On December 31st, in the presence of dozens of police, coast guard officials and medics, the Ocean Viking rescue ship disembarked the last of 113 migrants at the port of Ravenna in northern Italy. Frey Lindsay reports for InfoMigrants.
21-day-old Godan Raim Bahie from Ivory Coast died from hypothermia as his family was trying to cross the Central Mediterranean. Over 80 children have died at sea this year, en route to Europe. Faced with an increase in migrant arrivals, Italian authorities are struggling to find humane solutions.
On the eve of the opening of the Italian parliament, former Ivorian migrant Aboubakar Soumahoro has said he wants to make sure no one has to live on the streets like he did. That’s bound to put him at odds with Italy’s new rulers.
They are undocumented, live in social hotels and seedy apartments, and eat with the help of food banks. InfoMigrants met with Uber Eats riders who work for a meager income in Paris. Many had their accounts kicked off the restaurant delivery platform following 'fraud' dismissals.
Spain's practice of pushing back migrants from its North African enclaves to Morocco is controversial. But is it permitted by law?
In a letter to Emmanuel Macron, a young asylum seeker camped out for more than two months in a Paris square reminds the president that he vowed to prioritize the protection of children.
Save The Children published a new report denouncing the fact that one in four victims of human trafficking in Europe is a minor, and launches the alarm on e-trafficking.
Authorities in Laayoune, Morocco have been subjecting sub-Saharan migrants to constant harassment, an Ivorian in the city has told InfoMigrants. He said scores of migrants are being arrested and detained every day and "danger is everywhere."
An investigation by Greece’s national transparency watchdog has found no basis for reports that Greek authorities have pushed back asylum seekers trying to enter the country from Turkey.
Four African migrants have been found dead in eastern Tunisia. They likely died of cold or hunger after crossing over from Algeria, according to local authorities.
Cisse, Christian and Narcisse were among the first migrants to be rescued by the NGO vessel Sea-Watch 4. One year later, they are still fighting for a future in Europe.
More and more human rights groups, NGOs and international bodies are joining calls to free three migrants who convinced the captain of a merchant ship to not return more than 100 migrants to Libya two years ago. Meanwhile, a new report Malta and the EU's treatment of migrants overall.