A migrant woman who arrived in Reggio Calabria pregnant, gives birth to twins the day after her arrival: This is Mariama's story, she is one of the 584 migrants who reached Reggio Calabria on March 11.
According to the most recent report issued by Pakistan's National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), Afghan citizens who have entered the country illegally have been held in local prisons. There are many women and children among those who are suffering under this situation, including multiple pregnant women seeking medical attention.
'Being pregnant or a minor guarantees you asylum in the European Union.' This is a common myth told by smugglers to people who wish to reach the EU. InfoMigrants takes a look at the facts.
A baby girl named Ghazal, which means "poetry", was born in Rome, the city her mother reached after endless difficulties in order to give her a better future. Ghazal is the first-born of a 31-year-old Afghan woman who fled Kabul.
Some believe that if they give birth on European soil, they will somehow receive a residency permit or some form of protection. Let's look at what the law says about this.
A pregnant woman appealed to be released from the shelter, saying it was impossible to socially distance in the crowded facility. The court in Münster agreed — criticizing the double standard in rules at refugee homes.
Pregnant and afraid, refugee and migrant women worry that they could catch the coronavirus when they give birth in Greece's public hospitals. But they have little choice.
Many young women embark on dangerous migration journeys. Some of them become mothers along the way. InfoMigrants spoke to a few of these new mothers about their experiences. Fatoumata is Senegalese. She got pregnant in France unexpectedly. In great difficulty, she needed the support of the Mother-Child Hospital of Eastern Paris.
Many young women embark on dangerous migration journeys. Some of them become mothers along the way. InfoMigrants spoke to a few of these new mothers about their experiences. Hadil fled Syria with her husband. Today, she is a refugee in France; not even 20 yet, she already is the mother of two little girls.
Zeinab and her husband fled Afghanistan two years ago and arrived at the overcrowded Moria refugee camp in October. Eight months into her pregnancy, Zeinab sleeps in a tent on rough terrain, surrounded by what international NGOs and the EU have slammed as appalling conditions. Zeineb is scared about the future but tries hard not to be discouraged. InfoMigrants' reporter Holly Young spoke to Zeinab on Lesbos.
Groups of Nigerian women who tried to make the journey north to Europe have been forced to return south, after having been trafficked and held captive as prostitutes in Libya. Lucky to have escaped with their lives, they're trying to make the best of a difficult situation back home alone with fatherless babies. But now they say they're being punished for having "Libyan" children.
A highly pregnant migrant from Ethiopia currently residing in Germany is expected to be deported to Poland, where she had first filed for asylum. The case is considered to be a particularly challenging implementation of the so-called Dublin agreement.