Sudan updates: UN says conflict may trigger refugee crisis
The UN refugee agency warned that bloodshed in Sudan could cause 800,000 people to leave for neighboring countries. Meanwhile, clashes in Khartoum have undermined an extended truce.
Russia
Germany: Sharp increase in number of Russian asylum seekers
The number of Russians seeking asylum in Germany has risen sharply, according to a media report. In the first three months of this year alone, almost 2,400 Russian nationals filed for asylum, which is close to last year's total number of Russian applications.
Italy blames Russia's Wagner group for surge in migration
More than 20,000 people have reached Italy's shores this year and the government says the influx is deliberate. It now wants NATO's help.
Germany: 'I no longer have a house, I no longer have a home' -- Ukrainian war refugee bears all (2/3)
Oleksandra and her son barely managed to escape the massacre in Bucha on their way out of Ukraine. Now, she is trying to rebuild her life in Aachen, Germany. She shared her story with InfoMigrants.
Germany: Hundreds with unconfirmed identity escape deportation
Stepping up deportations has been a key objective of Germany's coalition government. But the policy continues to suffer setbacks and it is particularly problematic in the city state of Berlin.
Finland begins construction of Russian border fence
The Finnish government has declared it will commence building a 200-kilometer fence on its border with Russia. Finland says the war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed its security situation, and fears Moscow could use migrant flows at the border to exert political pressure on the country.
Czech border checks to end after limited success
The Czech Republic has announced that it will end conducting border controls with neighboring Slovakia, which had been introduced in a bid to control irregular migration patterns. But elsewhere in the bloc, border controls remain on high alert.
How two Ukrainian refugees support their home country from their Latvian exile
Close to 8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion on February 24. In Latvia, Irisha and Iryna are doing their best to help fellow Ukrainians in exile and back home. They're also part of a photo exhibition on Ukrainian refugees mounted in the capital, Riga.
Refugee helpers soldier on despite rise in conflict and migration
As the UN registers more than 100 million people trying to escape war, persecution and hunger, those trying to help migrants and refugees may feel like they have little to celebrate. But the fight for better humanitarian assistance and peace-building continues.
Migrants attempt risky Kaliningrad route to Europe
People fleeing the Middle East are taking a new route to reach Europe via the small Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, according to research by German journalists. Armed with visas from Moscow, the migrants are putting their lives at risk to make the difficult journey.
A 'barbed wire curtain': Poland fortifies border with Russia
Poland has begun building a razor wire fence along its 210-km-long border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to keep out migrants from the Middle East and North Africa and give locals a greater sense of security.
Berlin to create 10,000 extra beds for Ukrainian refugees
Berlin is among the cities in Germany to take in the most Ukrainian refugees. But it's running out of room, especially as refugees leave homes of volunteer hosts after months of sleeping in someone else's living room.