Europe is the dream destination for many refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Many try to cross the Mediterranean Sea by boat — some landing on a Greek island. But it's not easy for refugees in Greece, with overcrowded camps and bad living conditions. Yet on the little Greek island of Leros, it's different. But how? This report by Michael Lehman is presented by Kathleen Schuster.
The Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster, according to Italian NGO "Un Ponte Per", which is one of the few international organizations on the ground. The camp hosts people who have fled the most recent fighting against ISIS.
Sea-Watch 3 captain Carola Rackete has pleaded with authorities not to be distracted from the humanitarian crisis off the coast of Libya. She said the EU needs to stop cooperating with the Libyan coast guard.
A German rescue boat has picked up 44 people that were stranded off the Libyan coast. The rescue comes a day after the same boat handed over 65 migrants to Malta.
The 65 migrants on board German-flagged rescue ship Alan Kurdi have been taken ashore to Malta, the Maltese government has said. They will be relocated to other EU countries. The ship is operated by the Sea-Eye charity.
The private search-and-rescue organization Sea-Watch made headlines when its captain Carola Rackete defied orders by Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and docked a ship in Lampedusa with 40 rescued migrants on board. What’s next for the NGO and its captain, who has fast become a heroine for migrant supporters?
An Italian coast guard vessel has safely landed 55 migrants on the island of Lampdusa after rescuing them from nearby waters. However, Rome has also refused entry to a ship that rescued migrants in distress off Libya.
The standoff between Sea-Watch 3 and the Italian government ended with the arrest of Captain Carola Rackete, who now faces prosecution. But international maritime law and a country's own laws often don't chime.
The global organization's comments come after the arrest of German captain Carola Rackete. The 31-year-old contravened Italian law when landing with 42 rescued passengers last week.
The crew of the Sea-Watch rescue ship committed "an act of war" by ramming a police boat to enter port, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said. German captain Carola Rackete reportedly apologized to the police.
Italian police arrested the German captain of a migrant rescue ship after she docked at the port of Lampedusa. Sea-Watch told DW Italy is the safest option and bringing migrants to Germany is risky and time consuming.
Two migrants have been evacuated from the German Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue vessel overnight for medical reasons, leaving 40 passengers who were saved off Libya 16 days ago still blocked offshore by Italy's refusal to let them disembark. In a gesture of solidarity, five Italian left-wing MPs spent the night onboard the Sea-Watch 3.