102 migrants, including two pregnant women and a seven-month-old baby, were disembarked from the Aita Mari rescue ship at the Sicilian port of Augusta on Monday. They had all been rescued on Friday in the Mediterranean Sea.
The heated debate over alleged pushbacks of migrants on the Greek-Turkish border continues: After the Greek government denied allegations on Sunday, rights groups on Monday deplored the lack of "an efficient investigation" by Greece.
Tomo Knezevic, director of the "Caritas" charity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is taking Europe to task: His chapter of the global Catholic charity has received "far too little support" in its efforts to care for migrants, he said in an interview. He is appealing for more help from sister organizations across Europe.
Beatings, threats and abandoning people at sea: According to human rights group Mare Liberum, the violence against migrants at the hands of European border guards has "reached an entirely" new dimension. In a new report, the organization documented close to 10,000 pushbacks in 2020.
As a newly arrived migrant in France, where do you turn for food, warm clothes, accommodation or legal advice? InfoMigrants has drawn up a list of some of the main NGOs and aid groups that can help make your life in France easier.
For the past three days, migrants have been occupying a church in the center of the Belgian capital, Brussels. They are demanding talks with the government and to be granted legal status.
The arguments over Napier Barracks in the UK are worsening. Since September, the former army barracks have been housing migrants, most of whom made it across the Channel from France. The residents, NGOs and now politicians are criticizing government policy of housing asylum seekers there.
Local volunteer Zlatan Kovacevic says that the situation in Bosnia is slowly going from bad to worse, as helpers begin to encounter corpses and growing violence against migrants. Children are particularly at risk, according to Save the Children.
French authorities are continuing regular clearances of migrant tent camps in Calais and Dunkirk, despite snow and freezing conditions. A volunteer from the charity Care4Calais told InfoMigrants that pressure by the French police unit, the 'CRS', is continuing to build.
Every evening, migrant families make their way to Porte d’Aubervilliers, one of the many entry points into Paris, which has become a meeting point for homeless migrants, in the hope they will be given a bed for the night. Each has a different story, InfoMigrants tells their stories in pictures.
The Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship operated by SOS Mediterranee left the port of Marseille on January 11 to travel to the central Mediterranean and resume rescue operations for the first time after six months. Over the next few days, the 22 members of the medical and rescue team will prepare for new operations at sea, the NGO said.
Near the Louvre Museum in Paris, an unusual housing project is underway. Eleven refugees and thirteen French people are spending a year living together as a unique 'family'.