Just a few years ago Astoun escaped his native Syria, crossing perilous waters to reach Europe. Now, aboard the Ocean Viking, he rescues people doing the same across the Mediterranean.
Misdemeanor charges files filed against activists were declared invalid after the UN called for them to be dropped. But some are still facing further investigations on felony charges, including people trafficking.
Humanitarian activists are back in a Greek court on Tuesday, accused of helping migrants cross the Aegean Sea.. Rights groups and EU lawmakers have called on Greece to stop criminalizing their lifesaving work.
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.
In a letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, prominent aid organizations have slammed Berlin's Afghan refugee admission program as "extremely questionable in terms of organization and content." The aid groups warned that Germany's selection process is "in danger of failing" and have threatened to withdraw from talks.
German NGO Pro Asyl has awarded its annual human rights prize to Polish refugee aid workers. The recipients called the situation at the Belarusian-Polish border a "state of emergency that threatens to become permanent".
The president of Rome-based migrant aid association "Baobab Experience", Andrea Costa, told reporters that he risks a sentence of 18 years in jail on charges of favoring illegal immigration. A court of first instance in Rome is scheduled to rule on the case on May 3.
The association Baobab Experience, which assists migrants in Rome, has said that its president, Andrea Costa, is on trial on charges of aiding and abetting illegal immigration.
Doctors Without Borders removed its team on the Belarus-Poland border after Warsaw blocked access to migrants trying to enter the European Union. Camped in harsh conditions, several people have died on the EU's doorstep.
In light of worsening conditions for migrants at the border area between Poland and Belarus, German activists have sent a bus with relief items including warm clothes to the border. Thousands of migrants have been stranded in the area for weeks.
Despite the takeover of the militant Islamist Taliban in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency UNHCR has announced that it plans to remain in the country — even after the devastating suicide attack on Thursday, which killed over 100 people.
Several Italian organizations have said that an eviction of an informal camp for transiting migrants in Rome was "ineffective" and have criticized the government for proving "no alternative solution ... for the people taking shelter there."