Italian parliamentarian Aboubakar Soumahoro has suspended himself from his party amid embezzlement and exploitation accusations against his mother-in-law and wife. The migrant rights activist himself is not under investigation.
Turkish authorities say they have rescued two groups of migrants who they claim were pushed back by Greek authorities.
The director of Caritas in San Severo in southern Italy told an Italian daily that thousands of euros in funds raised by persons near the newly elected parliamentarian Aboubakar Soumahoro were intended to buy toys for a migrant settlement that in fact had very few children.
Greece on Wednesday urged the European Commission to urgently intervene and relocate the 500 migrants that Greek authorities rescued at sea on Tuesday in the latest high-profile migrant search and rescue operation in the country.
On Procida, an island near Italy's southern port city of Naples, a musical ensemble has been created made up of migrants from seven nations on three continents. A free concert will be held in the Marina Grande square on November 26.
UNHCR has reiterated a call for a ban on forced returns, including of asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected, to the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The call comes amid attacks on civilians and an escalation of armed conflict after a resumption of fighting.
In Italy, Green Left Alliance party MP Aboubakar Soumahoro's mother-in-law and wife have spoken out about a graft probe into a cooperative linked to the family of the former migrant crop picker activist and unionist.
Zaki Hannache, an Algerian activist who applied for asylum in Tunisia, has said that he has obtained refugee status in Tunisia. The UN refugee agency UNHCR has not commented so far.
Over two million people have fled South Sudan due to fighting and extreme weather events; well over one million South Sudanese nationals have been internally displaced. One of them is Alok, whose story was recently recounted by IOM (UN Migration Agency).
This week, a group of 51 refugees arrived in Rome. They were granted visas and scholarships through the 'UNICORE - University Corridors for Refugees project'. They will study at 33 Italian universities.
Police in southern Italy say that they have uncovered a migrant smuggling ring operating between Tunisia and the Italian island of Sicily. Twelve people were reportedly arrested, police were unable to track down six other suspects.
In a report on the investigation of last year's Melilla border tragedy, Spain's national ombudsman has questioned the official version of the facts provided by the interior ministry. Several aspects emerged from the inquiries concerning the Spanish police, including the use of force and a failure to rescue.