Kalina Yordanova is a clinical psychologist in Bulgaria who has been working with refugees since 2009. She has recently been applying her expertise to help Ukrainians via an online platform called 'Кожа'.
Three private rescue ships in the Mediterranean are now waiting for ports in which to disembark the more than 500 migrants they collectively rescued. Sea-Watch 4 has 145 on board, the Geo Barents 470, and 34 people are on deck the Sea-Eye 4.
The British government announced on May 10 that it would be informing the first group of migrants destined to be relocated to Rwanda of their fate “this week.”
The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Iran on Monday to discuss the situation for Afghan migrants there, as tensions between Iran and Afghanistan intensified.
On Sunday evening, the private rescue ship, Sea-Watch 4 announced it had rescued "88 people from distress at sea." The ship's crew reported they now have 145 on board. The Sea-Eye 4 also picked up 34 people from a cargo ship, after the migrants had spent at least four nights at sea.
Libyan militias have rejected claims that they are responsible for human rights abuses against migrants. They have threatened to sue Amnesty International over the accusations of unlawful killings, interceptions and arbitrary detention.
The UK’s National Crime Agency has arrested a man in east London who they suspect was a "leading figure in an organized crime group supplying significant numbers of small boats to people smugglers."
Tensions are mounting between Ukraine and Hungary after a top Ukrainian official claimed that Moscow had warned Budapest of its plans to invade Ukraine. The accusations follow allegations that Hungary has inflated the number of Ukrainians actually residing in Hungary in order to receive more EU aid.
In a report, the Greek Refugee Council, Oxfam and Save the Children criticized Greece for running a "two-tier system for refugees." They say the Greek government’s response to Ukrainian refugees "stands in stark contrast to their approach to asylum seekers from other countries."
Lena* is a communications professional. She ran her own agency in Ukraine and was used to being independent. Five days after the war started, she felt she had no other option but to flee Kyiv with her son. She is now in Bulgaria, attempting to put her life back together again "from scratch."
The body of a man, believed to be a young migrant, was found on Saturday close to one of the seawalls in the port of Melilla, said the Moroccan Human Rights Association. The news came as Spain announced it would extend the closure of the borders between its enclaves and Morocco for at least 15 more days.
The UK government has confirmed that 254 migrants crossed the Channel in seven small boats on Sunday, May 1, after an 11-day pause in crossings. More than 100 are reported to have arrived already on May 2.