Refugee numbers worldwide at record high
The number of refugees in the world has hit a record of 70 million, the United Nations said in a statement. That’s the highest figure since World War II.
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Turkey intercepts hundreds of migrants on way to Lesbos
The Turkish coastguard has intercepted hundreds of migrants on the way to Greece in seven overnight operations on Saturday. 330 people were detained by security forces, state news agency Anadolu reported.
18 migrants injured on Bosnian border with Croatia
Eighteen migrants were injured while trying to reach the European Union across Bosnia's border with Croatia, local media and police said on Wednesday. The case has been put under the jurisdiction of the state prosecutor.
Unaccompanied minors in 'catastrophic conditions' in Greece, report
Unaccompanied minor refugees and migrants in Greece are at risk of violence and abuse and often live in catastrophic conditions, a new report by the Germany-based organization "Equal Rights Beyond Borders" finds.
European police on Albania border to stem migrant flows
Two months ago, the EU border and coastguard police Frontex deployed 50 officers to the Greek-Albanian border to intercept migrants headed north. So far, migrants have been apprehended on a daily basis, Frontex says.
6,000 migrants arrested in Istanbul
A crackdown on unregistered migrants in Istanbul has seen 6,000 arrests in the past two weeks, the Turkish interior minister said Wednesday.
German man shoots Eritrean before turning gun on self in 'xenophobic' attack
Police said Tuesday that the drive-by shooting of a 26-year-old man from Eritrea in a small town in western Germany was "very clearly" motivated by xenophobia. While the Eritrean survived the shooting, the suspected shooter later died, presumably from a self-inflicted wound.
France: 'Black Vests' migrants detained after staging protest for right to remain
21 African migrants were detained by French police Saturday after they surged into the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris to push their claims for regularized status. The detainees will be held pending investigation into potentially "violating legislation on foreigners," the local prefecture said.
More than 40 migrants on fishing boat taken to Lampedusa
The Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms on Sunday said it had identified a fishing boat with more than 40 migrants in a state of severe dehydration near Lampedusa. Italian police and coast guard accompanied the boat to the tiny Italian island where the day before, local authorities had impounded the migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 and arrested its captain, Carola Rackete.
He was deported. But he's determined to return to Europe.
665 Moroccans were deported from Germany in November 2018. Naseem was one of them. Now, he's willing to do whatever possible to return to Germany.
Migrants brought to Spain after search and rescue operation
Two boats carrying over 100 migrants were reported missing in the Alboran Sea Tuesday. The Spanish charity Caminando Fronteras has since reported that one boat has returned to Morocco while the other was accompanied by the Spanish maritime rescue service to Motril in Spain.
Seven migrants dead after boat capsizes off Lesbos
At least seven people including two small children have been reported dead after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Aegean Sea. 57 others were rescued, the Greek coast guard said.