crime against refugees

• Germany

Property damage, propaganda, assault: at least one attack on a refugee reception center takes place in Germany per week. That's according to figures released by the German government. However, the number of attacks has been declining steadily since 2015.

• Greece
• Netherlands
• Syria

A Syrian NGO based in the United States has filed a case with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to demand an investigation into alleged abuse and mistreatment of refugees by Greek authorities.

• Ethiopia
• Italy

Ethiopian refugee Agitu Gudeta, the founder a successful agricultural company and a role model for successful integration in Italy, has died. An employee has confessed to her murder.

• Italy
• Libya

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has asked the UN in Libya to adopt concrete measures to end impunity in the country, and bring to justice those who have committed serious crimes and crimes against humanity.

• Sudan
• United Kingdom

What drove Sudanese migrant Badreddin Abadlla Adam to attack six people in Glasgow last week? There is increasing evidence that Adam was suffering mental health issues due to inadequate housing at the hotel where he was placed. Now there are calls for an independent inquiry to be launched.

• Italy
• Nigeria

Catania police have arrested ten alleged members of a criminal group suspected of trafficking and sexually exploiting young Nigerian women. The operation called 'Promise Land' led to the arrest of the suspected human traffickers, investigative sources said.

• Germany

Only 8% of racist attacks on asylum seeker accommodations in Germany from 2015 to 2018 resulted in convictions, according to a new TV documentary. The filmmakers accuse authorities of lax pursuit of 'cocky' far-right suspects.

• Italy

An Italian farmer has been reported to the police on charges of exploiting a young man from Mali. The migrant reportedly had to live in a cement cube measuring only a few square meters, without a proper bathroom.

• Germany

Xenophobia in Germany takes many forms: from insults to incitement, arson and physical attacks. The government has revealed details of the hundreds of such offenses this year.

• Germany

A police report seen by German media has found that extreme right protesters explicitly tried to violently chase down foreigners. Disagreement over whether such a "hunt" took place nearly toppled the German goverment.

• Italy

Jerry Essan Masslo was killed during the robbery that targeted migrant farmworkers. His murder shook Italy. It led the government to issue the first measures to regularize migrants.

• Eritrea
• Germany

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.