Seedy Saidykhan – 'As a migrant, I put myself into their shoes'
Seedy Saidykhan fled Gambia as a teenager six years ago. Now in Germany, he is trying to help young migrants to find their feet and believe in themselves.
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Being an Afghan women is enough to get refugee status, says EU agency
All women and girls from Afghanistan are eligible for refugee status, the European Union’s agency for asylum has declared. But it's up to each country to decide whether it agrees.
Do NGO ships encourage more migrants to cross the Mediterranean?
A recent fact-checking investigation into the claim that NGO search and rescue operations act as a pull factor for migrants has concluded that it is 'mostly false'.
Charged with saving migrants' lives – rescuers facing criminal prosecution
A case against search and rescue volunteers Sarah Mardini and Sean Binder in Greece has been shelved for now. But hundreds more people across Europe still face charges such as migrant smuggling, despite growing calls to end the criminalization of humanitarian assistance.
Germany: Focus on ethnic background creates false perception of migrants
Debate continues over immigration and integration following New Year's Eve riots in Germany. A researcher has warned that media focus on the ethnic origin of perpetrators of crimes creates a false picture of migrants.
Germany: Report notes worsening situation in Iran but fails to ban deportations
A internal report by the German foreign ministry gives a bleak assessment of the situation in Iran. But it stops short of a ban on deportations.
Greece: ESTIA housing scheme for vulnerable asylum seekers to close for good
A housing program in Greece funded by the EU is set to close down for good at the end of 2022. Rights groups say hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers are being forced to move to isolated camps, where they have little or no chance of integration.
Migrant children especially vulnerable on Central Med route
Coping strategies used by migrant children to shield themselves from the consequences of abuse can expose them to even greater danger, says the charity Save the Children.
Italy introduces new rules for NGO sea rescues
Italy plans to launch a compulsory code of conduct for NGOs involved in rescues of migrants in the Mediterranean. Humanitarian groups warn that it will stop them from saving lives at sea.
Small child found dead after migrant shipwreck off Lesbos
A two-month-old baby was recovered dead from the wreckage of a migrant boat off Lesbos on Friday. The child's mother is believed to have reached the island and is now missing.
Extreme cold forces evacuation of migrants from Bremen's tent city
In the north German city of Bremen hundreds of asylum seekers living in a tent city were moved to alternative accommodation on Thursday after the water pipes froze and the heating broke down.
Despite border fences, irregular migrant arrivals to EU rise again
The number of migrants entering the EU irregularly has continued to rise, according to the border agency Frontex. The largest number -- around 140,000 -- traveled through the Western Balkans.