Fight breaks out in Bosnian migrant reception center
Less than a week after a fire broke out in the Miral migrant reception center, the center is back in the news. A fight broke out among about 100 migrants and resulted in injuries.
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Asylum-seekers left in 'inhumane' conditions in German refugee center
Inhabitants of Fürstenfeldbruck, a refugee processing center near Munich, told DW of overcrowding, filth and bureaucratic limbo, leading to at least one suicide attempt. Bavarian officials say conditions are adequate.
Migrant youths left homeless because of Salvini Decree, aid organization warns
Humanitarian organization Intersos has said that the implementation of the Salvini Decree has created an "emergency" because thousands of youths over the age of 18 can now no longer stay in reception centers. The situation in Sicily is reportedly particularly bad.
Paris’ new activity center for migrants to open in June
The City of Paris has announced that it is opening the doors of its long-awaited “Refugee House”, an activity center aimed at migrants and refugees, in June. The center will house a library and a café, and offer a host of activities, including computer workshops and conversational French classes.
Local football hero among migrants sent away from center
Anszou Cissé is a young Senegalese migrant in Italy, who will soon be evicted from the Castelnuovo di Porto CARA reception center and sent away. He is also the pride and glory of the local football club, which is trying to keep him against all odds.
Castelnuovo CARA closes, priest calls for humane treatment
Controversy is swirling in Italy over the closure of the CARA refugee center in Castelnuovo di Porto, just north of Rome, as well as the eventual transfer of the nearly 500 migrants currently housed at the structure.
NGO says migrants in Rome are freezing because centers open too late
Migrant women and children in Rome are left to fend for themselves in the freezing cold because the centers for them open only late in the evening - that's what the organization Baobab Experience, which helps migrants in Rome, claims. They want the town council to do more to meet the needs of the homeless during the winter.
Spain: Migrants expulsions from centers up 39 percent in 2018
The number of expulsions and forced repatriations of undocumented migrants in Spain has risen significantly in 2018 compared to the previous five years.
Asylum seekers in Germany: Life at the Schweinfurt anchor center
What is life like for asylum seekers in anchor centers in Germany? We visited one in Schweinfurt, Bavaria, to find out. Three German states recently introduced the so-called anchor centers, where asylum seekers are supposed to stay while their applications are being processed — and they are either given asylum or are deported.
Disturbance and fire at Bavarian migrant center leaves 11 injured
Four residents of the hostel are to appear in court charged in connection with a disturbance. A fire at the facility caused some damage and eleven people were injured.
Danish deportation island proposal draws condemnation and ridicule
The Danish government and the right-wing populist DF party have announced plans to send rejected asylum seekers pending deportation to a remote island in the Baltic Sea. The proposal faces widespread opposition.
Report slams accommodation standards for UK asylum seekers
A report by a UK government immigration watchdog has revealed that many properties for asylum seekers are dirty, damp and infested with vermin. Inspectors also found that much accommodation is unsuitable, putting vulnerable migrants under further strain.