Five Eritreans take legal action against Italy over alleged pushback
Five Eritrean citizens have filed a lawsuit in the civil court in Rome against Italian authorities for what they claim was an illegitimate pushback to Libya on July 2, 2018.
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'I've lost contact with my family in Ethiopia': German marathon champion
This month Eritrean-born Amanal Petros claimed the German marathon record. But the former refugee's victory remains tinged with pain at having lost contact with his mother and sisters in Ethiopia.
France: Police violence against migrants 'has become the norm'
Following the demolition of an informal migrant camp on the Place de la République in central Paris, various NGOs have drawn attention to the fact that migrants are regularly victims of police violence across France. They also say that the use of force in such contexts is futile – especially without a coordinated migrant reception strategy.
German abbess in conflict with the law: 'I have no choice, I have to help'
In Germany, a Benedictine nun named Mother Mechthild has been threatened with a prison sentence for taking in asylum seekers who are facing deportation. She spoke to InfoMigrants about who comes to her for protection and why she feels a duty to help them.
Libya: UN condemns killing of asylum seeker in Tripoli
A 15-year-old asylum seeker was killed during an attack on a Tripoli shelter earlier this week. Now, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya has asked local authorities to investigate the killing and prosecute the perpetrators.
For Samuel, asylum in Greece is not worth waiting for
When Samuel left his home in Eritrea and began his long journey to Europe, his wife was pregnant. Now in Athens, he told InfoMigrants that he longs to meet the baby son he has never seen in person.
Germany: 'Suffocating' migrants discovered in truck
A lorry driver has been held on suspicion of people smuggling after eight people were found in the back of his trailer. An emergency call by one of the migrants due to a lack of oxygen sparked the rescue.
20 refugees arrive in Italy with university scholarships
Twenty refugees from Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Italy on September 11 thanks to the project University Corridors for Refugees. They will be able to continue their studies at 10 Italian universities through a scholarship.
IRC urges release of over 200 children in Libyan detention centers
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has urged Libya to release more than 200 migrant children who have recently been intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea and returned to Libya.
'Here in the Mediterranean, we can die once. In Libya, we die every day.'
There are currently 118 rescued migrants on board the Ocean Viking ship in the Mediterranean, the majority of them hail from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Eritrea. Some of those on board spoke to AFP, telling them about their experiences of slavery in Libya.
Eritrean refugees in Germany struggle to reunite with family
Under German law, recognized refugees have the right to bring their partners and children into Germany. But Eritreans often struggle to get the documents proving these family ties from their own government.
Farmer who helped migrants cleared of trafficking charges after yearslong legal battles
A court in the French city of Lyon has scrapped all charges against Cedric Herrou, a farmer in southern France who had helped about 250 migrants cross the border to France from Italy in 2015 and 2016. His case became synonymous with the term “crimes of solidarity.”