To mark World Refugee Day this June, the UNHCR is encouraging people around the world to count the steps they walk, run and cycle and register on a website. The aim? To cover the distance that refugees are forced to walk every year in order to reach safety. The campaign aims to honor the efforts families make to survive, the UNHCR says.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted in the voluntary repatriation of a first group of migrants who survived shipwrecks off the coast of Tunisia between May 10 and May 12, as part of an assisted voluntary return program.
A court in Berlin has sentenced two people, living in Greece and accused of trafficking minors, to almost two years on probation. The Asian couple, however, only played a small role in a major trafficking ring, the court found.
Refugees travel 2 billion kilometers each year to escape war and persecution. The UN Refugee Agency now wants people to walk, run or bike that distance to demonstrate their solidarity.
Prithu Sanyal is a blogger and an atheist – both things are considered unacceptable in his country Bangladesh. He received death threats by Islamic militants and even his family members were against him. In Germany, he is relieved to be able to write about social issues, free speech and religious freedom again.
This is the story of Ruhid Ahmed, who arrived in Italy from Bangladesh via Libya. He nearly lost his hearing due to beatings he was subjected to during detention in the African country.
Could the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh impact the number of Bangladeshis migrating to Europe : InfoMigrants looks for answers. According to investigative reports by German media ZDF, security staff at reception centers in Berlin have lured refugees into prostitution and a case of family separation in Spain has now made it to the European Court of Human Rights. This and more in the daily InfoMigrants news roundup.
Hundreds of thousands of people belonging to the Muslim Rohingya community have fled to Bangladesh after being pushed out by local ethnic groups in Myanmar. Could the crisis spill over to Europe?
Bangladeshi migrants take the tough route from Libya to Italy's coasts in the hope of finding asylum and eventually, employment in Europe. Greece is extending its housing program for refugees and Libya's detention centers get another rap for "terrible" conditions.
Two years ago, there were hardly any Bangladeshi migrants like Ahad heading for Europe, but falling oil prices and reports of human rights abuses in the Gulf region are prompting many Bangladeshis to head for European shores.
Migrant arrivals in Italy are down for the first time in 2017, according to Italian Interior Ministry figures.
The German chancellor has rejected a refugee limit for Germany. Bangladesh is becoming one of the largest countries of origin for migrants to Italy. And in Kenya, war refugees are practicing to become athlete champions. This and more in today's news roundup.