Several migrants missing after rescue mission off Crete
The Greek coast guard along with crews from four passing ships picked up at least 37 migrants from a boat off Crete on Thursday evening. Several people are reportedly still missing.
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Italy: Actionaid launches campaign against discrimination of migrants, homeless people
Many migrants do not have access to state support and health care in Italy because they cannot register their residency, according to Action Aid. The NGO is demanding local authorities end the practices that exclude many migrants from city registries.
Joint Italy-Slovenia border patrols to resume
Italy and Slovenia have reached an understanding to continue joint patrols at their border, according to the Trieste police commissioner. League politicians praised these plans.
Norway to stop deportations to Afghanistan
Norway has temporarily suspended deportations of failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan, according to the country's two immigration authorities, UDI and UNE. The country follows similar decisions taken recently by Sweden and Finland.
NGOs demand Europe stop deportations to Afghanistan
Thirty NGOs have called on the European Union and its member countries to suspend deportations of Afghans. The security situation in Afghanistan has worsened significantly in recent months, nearly 300,000 people have been newly displaced since the start of the year.
At least 17 migrants dead off Tunisian coast
At least 17 Bengali migrants have drowned in a shipwreck off the Tunisian coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya. Some reports say that the number of deaths may yet rise.
France: Three Nigerian migrants die in Marseille building fire
Three Nigerian migrants have died over the weekend in a fire in the southern French city of Marseille. Panicking, they jumped out of windows of the public housing building where they were squatting, officials said. A young child was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
IOM: Migrant deaths at sea towards Europe doubled
In the first six months of 2021, the number of migrants who died at sea in an attempt to reach Europe more than doubled compared to the same period in 2020, according to UN migration agency IOM. Most migrants died on the central Mediterranean route or en route to Spain's Canaries.
Refugee girl puppet will travel 8,000 kilometers across Europe
A giant puppet representing a Syrian girl is set to travel 8,000 kilometers – from a Turkish city near the Syrian border to England – to raise awareness for the plight of refugee children. Several of her puppeteers are refugees.
Ocean Viking picks up 572 migrants in 9 rescue missions since last week
The humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee has rescued a total of 572 migrants and refugees in Maltese and Libyan waters in recent days. Their vessel Ocean Viking is now looking for a port to disembark the rescuees, as further boats continue to depart from North Africa.
Austrian Chancellor vows not to halt deportations to Afghanistan
Austrian authorities have arrested three Afghans as suspects in the rape and killing of a 13-year-old girl. The Austrian Chancellor has vowed 'never to stop' deportations to Afghanistan.
Migrant victims of violence rarely get justice, UN says
Human smugglers often subject migrants to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping. Authorities take little action to persecute these crimes, according to a new report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.