Migrant transits resume at Ventimiglia border
The Caritas charity in Ventimiglia denounced that the passage of migrants has resumed in the border area between Italy and France, as well as pushbacks of foreigners by French authorities.
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Migrants say Greece is conducting illegal deportations
New findings suggest Greek authorities are illegally deporting refugees across the Turkish border. As part of an international research team, DW identified and met some of the victims who were forced back.
Greece: Two Afghan migrants receive jail terms following riots
Two Afghan men have been found guilty by Greek courts and sentenced to jail for six years and nine months each. The men are alleged to have taken part in riots on Tuesday at a migrant detention center in northern Greece. They deny any wrongdoing.
In 12 hours, 140 migrants arrive in Trieste
Authorities in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia are concerned about a new increase of irregular migrants in the area, coming from Slovenia through the Balkan route. In 12 hours between Monday and Tuesday, about 140 migrants were registered.
Migrants must be transferred from Ventimiglia camp, ASGI
The Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) in Italy has urged authorities to transfer migrants from the Roja camp in Ventimiglia, at the border with France.
Not just migrant disembarkations, Balkan route resumes
While migrant disembarkations continue in southern Italy, authorities are concerned over an increase in the arrival of foreigners using the Balkan route, passing through Slovenia to arrive in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Greece: Rights watchdogs report spike in violent push-backs on border with Turkey
A Balkans-based network of human rights organizations says that the number of migrants pushed back from Greece into Turkey has spiked in recent weeks. The migrants allegedly reported beatings and violent collective expulsions from inland detention spaces to Turkey on boats across the Evros River.
Afghanistan probes Iran border migrant deaths
Iran is denying its border guards beat, tortured and forced Afghan migrants into a river where some drowned. The Afghan government has launched an investigation and promised "necessary" action.
Hundreds of Tunisians return home from Libya after being stuck at border
Hundreds of Tunisians, stuck in Libya, have started to legally cross a Tunisian frontier post, according to Tunisia's interior ministry. The border between the two north African nations had been closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Migrant accommodation on Hungarian border classified as 'detention' by ECJ
On Thursday, a top official at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) branded the accommodation housing asylum seekers on the Hungarian-Serbian border ‘detention.’ The statement by the advocate general is non-binding and a decision will be reached by the court at a later date.
Slovenia to erect more fences along Croatia border to curb illegal crossings
Slovenia will reinforce its border with Croatia and by putting up more fencing to stem the number of illegal crossings, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. Since 2015, Slovenia has erected about 196 kilometers of fencing along its 670-kilometer-long border with its eastern neighbour.
North Africa: Dozens climb border fence into Spanish enclave
53 migrants have climbed a barbed-wire fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa. Spanish guards stopped more than 200 others from entering.