Six migrants die of exposure in Turkish-Greek border region
The bodies of six migrants were found on the Greek-Turkish border in the Evros region in recent days. They appeared to have died from exposure, a Greek coroner said.
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Law on migrant children in Italy outdated, Save The Children
Save The Children has urged Italy to reform its citizenship law for children from migrant families. There are hundreds of thousands of young people who were born in Italy, but don't have citizenship because their parents were migrants....
Germany sends aid to Greece
Germany has sent goods worth more than €1.5 million to Greece to help address the recent influx in refugee and migrant numbers there. However, the German government rejected requests to take in any of the 100,000 asylum seekers stuck...
Up to 200,000 undocumented domestic workers in Italy
There were 530,000 non-EU citizens in Italy without a valid stay permit in late 2018, according to the organization Assindatcolf. That included up to 200,000 domestic workers, such as caregivers for the elderly and children and cleaners.
Italy supports projects for refugees, migrants and returnees in Niger, Ethiopia
Almost 1.5 million more euros will be added to a fund set up by Italy to help African nations, specifically for projects in Niger and Ethiopia.
Bosnian authorities remove hundreds of migrants from infamous Vucjak camp
Bosnia-Herzegovina has begun to move migrants from an informal camp near the country's northern border with Croatia. The site in Vucjak fell into international disrepute for its squalid living conditions.
Augsburg landlord fined for only renting to Germans
An 81-year-old landlord advertised that he would only let his property to Germans. Discrimination is an under-punished problem in the real estate market.
Migrants at Vucjak camp face uncertain future
No running water, no electricity, putrid toilets, no heating – many have long called for the Vucjak migrant camp in Bosnia to be closed. Today, authorities reportedly started transferring migrants out of the camp, after announcing its...
Tripoli migrant center no longer serves intended purpose, UNHCR
According to the UN refugee agency, the Gathering and Departure Facility in the capital of Libya is so overcrowded that it can no longer functions as a transit center for vulnerable migrants.
Number of migrants on Greek islands peak at more than 40,000
The number of migrants and refugees stuck on the Greek islands has peaked at above 40,000. The Greek government hopes that the introduction of new laws next year will help bring the numbers down — by deporting many asylum seekers back...
70% of Italians think racism on the rise
Almost 7 out of every 10 Italians believe that racism towards migrants in the country has risen over the past year, according to the latest report by the social and economic research institute CENSIS.
'Black sardines' debut in Naples as migrants protest
Over 200 members of the migrants and refugees movement in Naples, Italy, held a protest on Saturday. They fashioned themselves after the left-leaning 'sardines' protest movement.