Two centers for asylum seekers in Mainz and Regensburg have reported scores of new COVID-19 cases -- even though the number of new infections in Germany overall has decreased. Researchers warn that the virus can spread rapidly in asylum centers.
British authorities say they have recorded a surge in attempted boat crossings in the English Channel this year - a trend that appears to be reinforced by coronavirus travel restrictions forcing migrants on boats rather than trucks. On Wednesday, a Sky News reporter witnessed the rescue of around 65 migrants traveling to UK shores on tiny dinghies. Meanwhile, human rights lawyers are concerned that migrants are being returned from the UK to France illegally.
To combat the coronavirus pandemic, many European countries have gone into lockdown. People can no longer move around freely, and many administrative services have been significantly reduced. How is this affecting asylum seekers in Italy, Germany and other countries across Europe? InfoMigrants asked its Facebook users.
Several migrants living in asylum shelters in Germany have tested positive for coronavirus. Strict social distancing measures to combat the virus outbreak are hard to adopt in centers where people live together in tight spaces.
The organization Cambalache wants to help refugees and migrants understand what Italian authorities are doing to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The campaign #NONSEISOLO provides them with information in different languages and a chance to connect.
The United4Rescue initiative backed by the Protestant Church in Germany has inaugurated a new ship to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. The 'Sea-Watch 4' is set to go on its first mission in April.
The protection rate for asylum seekers in Hungary has dropped to 12% in 2019. A Hungarian newspaper reports that only 60 asylum seekers were given protection in 2019, compared to around 360 in the previous year.
Two migrants have died in an attempt to reach the Spanish Canary Islands in a rickety wooden boat. 18 migrants traveling in the same boat survived and were taken by a cargo ship to the island of Gran Canaria. The migrant boat had been adrift around 800 kilometers southwest of the Canaries when it was spotted.
If you don’t have legal documents in a European country, it’s often extremely complicated to see a doctor. But in most European countries, there are ways to get help if you’re sick. We take a look at Germany.
An investigative report by German magazine Stern alleges that UNHCR staff in Uganda and Kenya are engaged in fraud. The report said refugees were paying about $2,500 (2,250 euros) each to get resettled to western countries, with the corruption also including fake medical certificates to ease entry.
Norway says it will take 600 asylum seekers recently evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centers. The Norwegian immigration minister told media that his country wants to stop the sometimes deadly smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea.
The German-run private rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3 has picked up around 120 migrants in three rescue operations in the central Mediterranean on Thursday and early Friday morning.