Lawyers representing the families of victims of the migrant boat shipwreck off Cutro have presented a brief to prosecutors in which they urge the state attorney office to look into specific facts regarding the deadly incident that took place off the coast of Calabria on February 26.
Father Massimo Biancalani, well-known for his intense activity to host migrants, announced on February 20 that he applied to the court of Pistoia, in Tuscany, to adopt a young Gambian named Lamin who was recently repatriated to Gambia.
Judges could announce this week if authorities broke the law when they combed an asylum seeker's phone to find out where she was from. The searches are common practice — and the ruling could have major consequences.
In Greece, an Afghan asylum seeker who tried to kill herself by setting herself on fire two years ago has received a 15-month sentence, suspended for three years.
A group of 22 migrants who fled a plane in 2021 after it made an unscheduled landing on the island of Mallorca have been provisionally released after spending 14 months in pre-trial detention.
A group of Afghan families evacuated to the UK are challenging in court the implementation of the government's 'Operation Warm Welcome'. Like more than 9,000 other Afghans, their stay in temporary hotel accommodation has been longer than promised, hampering their ability to hold down jobs or continue education.
Misdemeanor charges files filed against activists were declared invalid after the UN called for them to be dropped. But some are still facing further investigations on felony charges, including people trafficking.
The trial of Mohammad Hanad, a Somali migrant sentenced to 142 years in prison in 2021 for "facilitating illegal entry" into Greece, took place on Monday on the island of Lesbos. The following day 24 volunteers and aid workers, also accused of people smuggling, appeared before the same court. Charlotte Oberti reports for InfoMigrants.
A newly released report published by two NGOs denounces the criminalization of migrants accused of being so-called 'scafisti,' or human smugglers.
Legal proceedings began in Germany and Spain on Wednesday against suspected former members of IS. In Spain, two women repatriated from Syria after marrying IS members were remanded in custody on terror-related charges. In Germany, a woman accused of being an IS-member went on trial in Koblenz.
On Wednesday, the Dutch government announced it would be turning back restrictions it had placed in 2022 on family reunions for asylum seekers who had been granted residency in the Netherlands. The temporary suspension will last until a definitive ruling is made by the Dutch courts.
Three Italian men were given a suspended sentence of two years in prison for violently beating an immigrant of African origins who hanged himself a few days later.