The latest events in Germany have once more put a spotlight on crime among refugees and migrants in Germany. However, official statistics tell a different story than the media.
Violent, racist attacks on migrants and refugees in Greece have skyrocketed in the last year, according to the findings of a new report released by the Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) organization.
The Italian authorities have dismantled a Nigerian human trafficking ring that operated between Nigeria, Libya and Italy, forcing women and children to sell their bodies by using voodoo rituals as a form of coercion.
Four asylum-seekers reportedly assaulted a dozen people in the Bavarian town of Amberg over the weekend, renewing debate over migration. The mayor rejected fears of vigilantism by the far-right NPD.
Two months after far-right violence and ensuing demonstrations rocked Germany, the German president has made a subdued if cordial visit to the city now associated with far-right extremism. His message: We need to talk.
Amnesty International has spoken out against Moroccan authorities' treatment of thousands of sub-Saharan migrants and refugees, saying that its ''relentless crackdown'' is ''cruel and unlawful''.
Five people have been arrested on charges of fraud against the state for allegedly getting rich on funds destined for migrant receptions in the province of Benevento in southern Italy. In all 36 people have been placed under investigation in the thre year probe, including entrepreneurs and public officials.
There are about 430,000 undocumented workers in Italy's agricultural sector, 100,000 of whom are victims of exploitation, according to a recent Oxfam Italy report titled "Maturi Per Cambiamento" (Ripe for Change).
Three years after the discovery of 71 suffocated migrants in the back of a truck in Austria, the smugglers responsible have been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The ringleader was accused of "frightening indifference."
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said there has been a "positive turn" in 2018 for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. In a statement, it said that although negative rhetoric and unlawful evictions escalated in late 2017, policy changes that give more refugees a chance at legal residency are "reasons for optimism."
Greek police said on Wednesday that they have rescued a group of 50 migrants who were allegedly held hostage near the northern city of Thessaloniki by a group of Pakistani men who were attempting to extort money from their families.
A report released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW) details mass evictions of over 3,500 Syrian refugees from various regions of Lebanon. Hostility towards Syrians is rising and other discriminatory restrictions have been introduced, the report finds.