As many as 25,000 Syrian refugees in the Lebanese city of Arsal have been told that their homes are to be demolished from July 1. The government has extended a June 9 deadline to begin removing all refugee shelters built with materials other than timber and plastic sheeting. InfoMigrants visited one of the settlements in the city, where residents fear they will soon be left homeless.
Morocco says it has reduced irregular migrant departures to Europe. This comes after Spain and Morocco boosted joint efforts to curtail migration. Still, Spain has called for more EU aid to help Morocco tackle migration. NGOs have criticized Morocco's treatment of migrants.
Accusing EU officials and politicians of knowingly creating the “world’s deadliest migration route,” a group of international lawyers has submitted a legal document to the International Criminal Court. They are calling for the prosecution of EU member states over the deaths of thousands of migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean.
22 civil society organizations in Germany have signed an open letter to federal Members of Parliament, calling on them to reject a draft law aimed at facilitating deportations of rejected asylum seekers.
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has launched a series of consultations to better protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees. Consultations will take place over the next few months in different parts of the world.
A European watchdog raised concerns after German police allegedly squeezed the genitals of an Afghan deportee. While deportations are professionally conducted, there is room for improvement, the rights committee said.
In Cyprus, a military officer has confessed to killing seven foreign women and girls, four of whom were Filipino. As authorities in the EU member state are being called to account by protestors, advocates for foreign workers say rampant racism contributed to police bungling.
Each individual country in Europe has its own set of rules to naturalize into the country. No matter where you end up, it will take years and some money. In part 2, InfoMigrants takes a look at Poland, Finland, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Luxembourg.
Gender-based violence is the main reason why Nigerian women leave their home country and try to reach Italy, according to a new report. In Italy, these women aren't safe either - the IOM estimates that 80 percent of them are potential victims of human trafficking.
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled in favor of a homosexual migrant from the Ivory Coast. He had been denied refugee status in Italy even though he said he faced serious threats from his family back home.
Moroccan authorities were responsible for 340 'irregularities' against migrants in 2018, the Moroccan Association for Human Rights claims. It accuses Morocco of turning reception centers into "collection centers ahead of expulsion."
Moroccan authorities have dropped a case against Spanish journalist and human rights defender Helena Maleno Garzon. Maleno works for the NGO Walking Borders which alerts Spanish and Moroccan rescue authorities to migrant boats in distress at sea.