Austria: Young Afghan men convicted in brutal murder of 13-year-old girl
An Austrian court has convicted three Afghan men for the rape and death of a 13-year-old girl named Leonie. Her dead body was found next to a tree in Vienna last year.
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UK arrests suspect in connection with 27 Channel deaths
Police in the UK have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of having played a key role in the fatal Channel crossing incident one year ago. The man was detained in southwestern in the UK town of Cheltenham following a joint investigation by UK and French authorities.
Germany: Suspect arrested after fire in refugee accommodation
A firefighter has been arrested as a suspect in a presumed arson attack at a hotel hosting Ukrainian refugees in northeastern Germany. Investigators believe that the man was a serial arsonist and that the attack was not politically motivated.
Migrants: Four arrested in probe into 'fake marriages'
Four people have been arrested and five others have been placed under investigation in Tuscany on charges of favoring illegal immigration by organizing fake marriages between Italians and non-EU citizens.
UK arrests suspected smuggler in operation against criminal gangs
Police in Britain have arrested an Albanian woman who is suspected of helping migrants to cross the English Channel by irregular routes. The UK is doubling down on its fight against illegal entries into the country.
'Migrants need to come before propaganda' – Milan's deputy mayor
As large numbers of migrants continue to reach Italian shores, many of those who end up in the northern region of Milan are minors traveling alone. That poses special challenges for the city, the deputy mayor Lamberto Bertolé tells InfoMigrants.
Germany: Refugee home attacked in arson crime
A residence for refugees in Leipzig became the target of an arson attack while Germany commemorated 30 years since the Rostock-Lichtenhagen racial violence. Leipzig's mayor has said the timing of the attack was not a coincidence.
Alleged Tunisian trafficker arrested on train in Italy
A Tunisian citizen accused of transporting migrants illegally from North Africa to Italy has been arrested by border police in Ventimiglia, northwest Italy. The suspect was wanted over a migrant landing at the end of July on the Sicilian island of Pantelleria.
False migrant age claims skyrocketing in UK
Over the past ten years, 52 migrants coming to the UK have succeeded in falsely registering as underage upon arrival - while in fact allegedly aged 30 or older. Under 18s are eligible for special protections, now the UK government says it wants to crack down on potential exploitation of this loophole.
Italy: CISL union leader attacked in Puglia 'ghetto'
A local leader of labor union CISL in the Puglia city of Foggia says he was "violently attacked and abducted for nearly an hour by a group of foreign migrants" inside the so-called 'ghetto' of Rignano. The CISL official was visiting the large shantytown to activate measures of support and inclusion entrusted to the union by the regional government of Puglia.
Italy: Smuggled migrants died on boat of heat and thirst, prosecutor says
Italian authorities have charged five Egyptian nationals with aiding and abetting clandestine migration as well as death as the result of an additional crime committed. The Egyptians are believed to have smuggled migrants on board a fishing boat that arrived in Sicily on Sunday with 179 migrants and the bodies of five persons presumed to have died from heat and thirst.
From Nigeria to Italy to work as 'cleaning slaves'
Five people were arrested in Italy on charges of exploitation and underpayment of Nigerian migrant women. The women were living in shelters and were employed by a consortium in the cleaning sector in Sicily.