Suspected migrant smugglers arrested in Romania
Eighteen people from Afghanistan and Romania have been arrested in a major cross-border police operation. The men are suspected of smuggling mostly Afghan migrants in lorries from Romania into Germany.
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Allegations of rubber bullets fired at migrants on French beach
Newspapers are reporting that a group of eight Iranian Kurdish migrants were fired at by French police as they attempted to launch a boat on the French coast near Dunkirk. The migrants, who were hoping to make it to the UK, were hit by rubber bullets. At least two were injured.
German police shoot Sudanese man dead in asylum-seeker home
A 40-year-old Sudanese man, armed with a knife, has died after being shot by German police. The incident took place at a home for asylum seekers near the German city of Bremen.
Italy: Pro-migrant activists evicted from occupied house at French border
Italian authorities have evicted a group of anarchists from a former customs house in northwestern Italy. The activists had occupied the house to assist migrants trying to cross into France.
Germany arrests alleged Syrian war criminal
A 54-year-old Syrian man in Berlin is accused of firing a grenade in Damascus in 2014, killing at least seven people. German prosecutors have pursued several war crimes cases.
Serbian police dismantle migrant camp and detain suspected people smugglers
Serbian police announced on Sunday that they had discovered an "illegal migrant camp" on the border with Hungary and Romania. The police said that they had detained "suspected people smugglers" at the camp.
North Macedonia: 82 migrants 'hidden in vehicles' discovered by police
Police and border forces from North Macedonia and Slovenia conducted two operations on Friday in which they found a total of 82 migrants hidden in various vehicles.
Woman arrested for driving migrants from Slovenia to Italy
A Slovenian woman was arrested by Italian police in border city of Trieste this week. She allegedly drove five immigrants from Slovenia to Italy in exchange for 1,500 euros.
Calais: Aid organizations condemn dismantling of camps without access to alternative shelter
Last week, six camps with some 300 migrants were dismantled in Calais in a single day. No alternative shelter was provided while temperatures fell just below 3 degrees Celcius. The move has been condemned by eight aid organizations active in northern France.
Migrant stowaways discovered on ship bound for UK
A child and four adults were discovered hiding on board a ship bound for Dover on April 4, reported the British press. The suspected migrants reportedly told emergency services they were from Morocco.
Afghan girl hospitalized in shock after border pushback
An Afghan girl suffering from shock was assisted by Turin's Regina Margherita children's hospital on Saturday. It is thought the girl was pushed back with other migrants on the border between Italy and France by French police last week.
Italy: Migrants evicted from occupied building near French border
In northern Italy, authorities have evicted migrants from a shelter set up by activists. The occupied building had been turned into a center to assist migrants trying to cross the border to France.