Ocean Viking: Italy to transfer migrants to quarantine ship after suicide attempts
After multiple suicide attempts over the past few days, migrants aboard the private rescue ship Ocean Viking will be moved to a quarantine vessel in Sicily.
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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.
'EU wants migrants to drown', says German captain Carola Rackete
A year after she was arrested for bringing 53 rescued migrants ashore in Italy without permission, sea captain Carola Rackete says nothing has fundamentally changed for migrants crossing the Mediterranean. The German activist also endorsed a campaign against the EU border agency Frontex.
Greece reduces funding for migrant housing program
Several NGOs and human rights groups in Greece have spoken out to criticize the government's decision to cut spending on a housing program for asylum seekers by up to 30%. The groups warn that this means less safe living places for vulnerable groups.
'During COVID-19, don't forget about migrants'
Berthin Nzonza, a refugee in Italy and founder of the association 'Mosaico,' which works in refugee support in Turin, is calling on the public to not forget about the migrant crisis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. His appeal comes just ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20.
NGOs in Greece told to register or cease operations
In Greece, new rules mean that NGOs have to register with the government to continue working in migrant camps. 22 have been asked to cease operations.
Sea-Watch rescues 165 migrants from central Mediterranean
The German-run rescue organization Sea-Watch has picked up 165 migrants from rubber dinghies off the coast of Libya on Wednesday. Several migrants including women and children were in need of immediate medical attention, the NGO said.
Amnesty warns of human rights situation in Italy, crimnalization of rescue NGOs
In its 2019-2020 report, Amnesty International reported that Italy continued its policy of criminalizing of NGOs rescuing migrants in 2019 and that more policies hostile to refugees were introduced across Europe.
Migrant rescue organization Sea-Watch: 'We shouldn't even exist'
Sea-Watch has been rescuing refugees from drowning in the Mediterranean for five years. An exhibition at the Frankfurt Weltkulturen museum aims to remind people of the issue. DW talked to curator Jelka Kretzschmar.
Italy: Court confirms that Italy's ports aren't 'safe'
The Lazio regional administrative court (TAR) has rejected a request to suspend the decree with which the government established that Italian ports cannot be considered "places of safety" following the coronavirus emergency. Judges set a hearing on the matter for July.
Coronavirus in Jordan: Hotline provides information for refugees
The organisation Action Against Hunger has launched a free telephone hotline in response to the coronavirus emergency in Jordan. It offers updated information on the risks tied to the pandemic for vulnerable groups, in particular Syrian refugees.
Coronavirus: Aid workers and migrants on Lesbos concerned but not afraid
Despite recent transfers of migrants to the Greek mainland, some 19,000 people are still living in and around the Moria camp on Lesbos. InfoMigrants spoke to Rosa Duran from Dutch NGO Movement on the Ground to find out more about the actual situation for aid workers, migrants and refugees.