Protests in Greece against migration policy
Hundreds of refugees protested in Athens on Saturday to mark their opposition to the Greek government's migration policy. Migrants held up banners accusing the government of having "blood on your hands."
Hundreds of refugees protested in Athens on Saturday to mark their opposition to the Greek government's migration policy. Migrants held up banners accusing the government of having "blood on your hands."
An anti-migrant crackdown and rise in racist attacks in Tunisia has pushed some sub-Saharan migrants to fly back to their home countries. Meanwhile, protests against President Kais Saied's anti-migrant statements continue.
There have been more public protests against plans to build accommodation for refugees and migrants in northeastern Germany. Far right extremists joined a demonstration of around 500 people on Monday.
The French artist JR has brought photos of children he met on visits to refugee camps in locations including Rwanda and Greece to Turin in northern Italy. The exhibition runs until July 16.
There have been riots in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as part of a protest against plans for asylum accommodation.
A internal report by the German foreign ministry gives a bleak assessment of the situation in Iran. But it stops short of a ban on deportations.
The PEN writers' association NGO in Germany has called on the government to accept Iranian opposition figures as refugees. It said the government should create a special program similar to the way Ukrainians and Afghans have been treated.
Some 500 people gathered in Geneva on Thursday to highlight the suicide of an 18-year-old Afghan asylum seeker. He reportedly had taken his own life last week after being informed that he was to going be deported from Switzerland to Greece.
Hundreds of people gathered in Paris on Thursday evening during protests organized by French far-right politician Eric Zemmour to denounce the murder of a twelve-year-old girl last week.
Protests have erupted in the coastal Tunisian city of Zarsis, following an apparent attempt by local authorities to bury the bodies of migrants who died in a boat accident without first identifying them.
Activists gathered in Italian cities, including Rome and Naples, to protest against the Italy-Libya agreement, citing concerns over human rights abuses.
Hundreds of citizens in the northern Italian city of Trieste signed an open letter asking authorities to guarantee shelter to asylum seekers who live on the city's streets.