Paris migrant camp evacuated
Police in Paris have evacuated more than 1,250 people from a migrant camp on the bank of a canal in the suburb of Aubervilliers. Migrant support groups condemned the move and said permanent solutions needed to be found.
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Sicily: Shanty town in Cassibile evacuated
The local administration in Cassibile, near Siracusa in Sicily, announced that it has evacuated the area that was hosting a shanty town for seasonal migrant workers.
Spain to build camp for migrant strawberry pickers after UN calls out 'deplorable conditions'
Following fires in cramped migrant worker settlements in southwest Spain and subsequent criticism by a UN official about "deplorable conditions" there, Spanish soldiers were deployed over the weekend to build a camp for migrant strawberry pickers.
Sick children from Greek migrant camps flown to Germany
83 migrants, including more than a dozen sick children, have been flown to Germany from Greece. The migrants are the latest group to be relocated from overcrowded Greek camps under a government commitment to shelter hundreds of vulnerable people.
France: Dramatic growth of informal migrant camp at Aubervilliers
In just one month, the number of migrants living in the Aubervilliers camp in the Paris region has more than doubled, from 400 in mid-June to around 1,000 in mid-July. While arrivals are expected to continue over the next few weeks, NGOs denounce the failure of the French reception system.
Lockdown in refugee camps on Greek islands 'discriminatory', MSF says
Asylum seekers and migrants in reception centers on the Greek islands continue to be under lockdown although no COVID-19 cases have been registered at the camps. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says this is discriminatory, given that anti-coronavirus measures have been eased in the rest of Greece.
Greece transfers more migrants from islands to mainland
The Greek authorities on Thursday announced that they have transferred 784 migrants from the overcrowded camps on the Greek islands to the mainland since July 1.
Greece extends migrant camp lockdown again amid criticism
Greece has extended a coronavirus lockdown on its migrant camps for the fifth time. The move has prompted accusations that the government is using the pandemic to limit the migrants' movement.
Camp set up in the heart of Paris for young migrants
A group of associations and NGOs set up a camp for young migrants in the heart of Paris on Monday evening to highlight the plight of young people who claim to be minors. While they wait for their paperwork to be handled, they do not benefit from any care.
Despite the ‘chaos’ on Ventimiglia’s streets, Italian migrant camp remains closed
The Roja transit camp closed its doors to new arrivals on April 18, when Italy imposed a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. While the camp remains shut, up to 200 migrants are forced to sleep on city streets.
Shâyân, a migrant in Bosnia: 'People are quarantined in containers and no one is tested for COVID-19'
InfoMigrants spoke to Shâyân*, an Iranian engineer who lives with his family in a migrant camp near Bihac in Bosnia. Although the rest of Bosnia is no longer under lockdown, the migrant camp remains in quarantine after a doctor at the camp tested positive for the coronavirus.
MSF: Virus 'government excuse' to extend migrant lockdown
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has accused Greek authorities of using the coronavirus as a pretext to continue a lockdown on migrant camps. The government in Athens has extended the lockdown until July 5, while lifting restrictions across the country.