Around 5,000 migrants are currently being held in Libyan detention centers, according to official numbers. The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says this figure is just the tip of the iceberg, with many more suffering in unofficial detention facilities.
Twenty-two Syrian migrants who have spent more than five months in Libya are on a hunger strike to demand their release, a human rights group has said. Thousands of migrants are detained under appalling conditions in the north African country.
The Tuscan branches of the Migrantes foundation and Caritas have said that they are against the building of a migrant repatriation center in the city of Florence.
France has halted deportations to Iran due to repression and instability in the country. In spite of that policy, officials in the eastern French region of Savoie contacted the Iranian consulate in Paris to obtain a consular pass for an Iranian woman who escaped the country's regime. Rights groups say the move has put the woman and her family in danger.
An investigation by the Italian police has led to the arrest of five people, three Bangladeshi nationals and two Sudanese, on charges of torture in Libyan detention centers of migrants that disembarked on the Italian island of Lampedusa on December 26 with them.
There is growing controversy about government plans to build a new asylum processing center at Berlin's new airport. A group of refugee charities has now issued a statement against the so-called entry and exit center, saying it amounts to little more than a detention facility.
A 14-year-old Sudanese refugee boy, Mazen, was abducted in August near his house in Warshafana, Libya. He was first held in a militia prison and he is currently detained in a juvenile prison in the Tajoura area, east of Tripoli. His father told ANSA that he still doesn't know why his son is being held and that the boy is in poor health.
The UK's official borders watchdog has decried the "wretched conditions" encountered at a migrant processing center in Kent, UK. The facility in Ramsgate has been under fire for days, following reports of a diphtheria outbreak.
Following the Belarus-EU border crisis, thousands of asylum seekers entered Lithuania. A year later, many still remain in detention with little contact with the outside world. These are stories of several artists who are trying to create connection through their art.
InfoMigrants speaks to journalist Gabriela Ramírez about the detention of refugees in Lithuania and a creative project that seeks to help them cope with their situation.
Dozens of migrants were reportedly rounded up in the Libyan capital, Tripoli on Monday. Such raids have become more regular, as migrants stuck in Libya are increasingly being scapegoated for the country's problems.
The German NGO, Pro Asyl, has urged the government to halt the deportation of asylum seekers from Germany back to Poland, citing concerns over conditions in detention centers and violations of international law.