Body of woman found as migrant boat overturns off Samos
One woman reportedly died as a boat overturned on the rocky coast of the Greek island of Samos. 50 migrants survived.
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Dramatic drop in migrant arrivals in the Central Mediterranean
The European border agency Frontex says the number of migrants arriving in Europe by boat via the Central Mediterranean has nearly halved. In the past three months, the agency says the number of arrivals has fallen by 92 percent.
Migrants clash with authorities in Greece and Turkey
Greek authorities have used tear gas to disperse migrants who gathered on the country's border with Northern Macedonia in hopes of crossing into the Balkans. In the Greek capital Athens, police clashed with migrant protesters squatting on the tracks of the city's main train station. Authorities in Turkey, too, clashed with migrants mobilizing on the border with Greece.
IOM responds to complaints from Iraqi refugees in Turkey
The UN migration agency, the IOM, has responded on Twitter to complaints from Iraqi refugees who say they have been stranded in Turkey for up to six years. The refugees want to be given homes in third countries under the United Nations resettlement program.
Alleged human traffickers operating on Balkans Route arrested
Authorities in three countries on the so Balkan Route have arrested the alleged members of a migrant trafficking network operating in the region. Among those arrested were two Turkish nationals.
Police save migrants in lorry trailer from suffocation
Eight migrants have been rescued from a lorry near the border crossing in Ventimiglia. The migrants, who were from several African countries, had been having trouble breathing and were unable to open the truck from inside.
3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey struggle with access to education
The city of Adana in Southern Turkey near the border with Syria is indicative of the situation of the currently 3.5 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey, including hundreds of thousands of minors who are often not enrolled in school. But a UNICEF program aims to change that with money from the EU-Turkey deal.
EU-Turkey deal: 12,000 people transferred in 2018
Around 7000 Syrian refugees were transferred from Turkey to EU countries in 2018 as part of the EU-Turkey deal, while just over 5000 asylum seekers were sent from Greece to Turkey. Critics of the deal say it turns a blind eye to the detrimental conditions in Greece and Turkey.
Turkey: 268,000 undocumented migrants apprehended in 2018
The Turkish interior ministry said they apprehended around 268,000 undocumented migrants in 2018. The ministry also released estimates for how many Syrian refugees have returned home: roughly 310,000. But more than ten times as many Syrians remain in the country.
Swedish anti-deportation activist avoids jail time
Elin Ersson prevented a plane from taking off that had an Afghan man aboard who was supposed to be deported back to his country. A Swedish court ruled that she will not have to spend time in jail, but ordered her to pay a fine.
Turkish coast guard saves 69 migrants
The Turkish coast guard said Monday that they rescued 69 migrants just off the west Turkish coast, among them were 36 children.
Fears of brain drain as Turkey’s brightest flee to Germany
Asylum seekers from Turkey have much higher levels of education than the average among migrants in Germany. More than 10,600 Turkish nationals applied for asylum in Germany in 2018 – nearly half of them said they already had university degrees.