How Europe's housing crisis impacts migrants
Countries across the European Union are grappling with its worst housing crisis in decades. Migrants are feeling the sharp end of the housing shortage.
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Germany: Appalling living conditions in asylum centers near Cologne
Mold and rats are allegedly plaguing several accommodation centers for asylum seekers in a German city near Cologne. That's according to media reports citing complaints by refugees living there.
Syrian woman dies following suspected arson attack on refugee home in Berlin
A Syrian woman in Berlin has died more than two weeks after a fire at a residential building that also housed refugees. While authorities are still investigating for a possible arson attack, activists and different media are questioning the police's handling of the case.
Germany: Eritrean asylum seeker suspected of fatally stabbing girl
Two girls on their way to school were attacked by a man wielding a knife in a town in southern Germany. Police have said they arrested an Eritrean man inside a refugee home near the scene of the attack, as well as detained two other men. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack.
Germany: Refugee home attacked in arson crime
A residence for refugees in Leipzig became the target of an arson attack while Germany commemorated 30 years since the Rostock-Lichtenhagen racial violence. Leipzig's mayor has said the timing of the attack was not a coincidence.
Unaccompanied minors face neglect in UK refugee accommodation
Charities have raised concerns over the welfare of lone refugee children in the UK, who have been placed in accommodation by the Home Office.
Migrants: Footballer Gary Lineker opens house to refugees
Former England footballer Gary Lineker has announced that he is ready to welcome asylum seekers in to his home at the invitation of the scheme "Refugees at Home," a refugee sheltering charity that is trying to find hospitality for 2,250 people in the UK.
Refugees Welcome project to host refugees resumes
The Refugees Welcome project, which offers the possibility for families to host refugees in their personal homes, has resumed following the coronavirus lockdown in Italy. Eighty families that applied for the programme are currently being evaluated to participate.
Germany: As coronavirus cases at asylum facility soar, residents describe the situation as worrying
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases among migrants in a center for asylum seekers in Sankt Augustin near Bonn has risen to 165. Residents told us about a lack of separation and delayed relocations. According to a new study, asylum facilities are prone to become hotspots for infections due to the high density of people.
Temporary migrant housing projects in Greece up in the air
Arrivals continue on eastern Aegean islands but outlook on funding for housing projects is uncertain.
Local football hero among migrants sent away from center
Anszou Cissé is a young Senegalese migrant in Italy, who will soon be evicted from the Castelnuovo di Porto CARA reception center and sent away. He is also the pride and glory of the local football club, which is trying to keep him against all odds.
Hundreds evicted from Italy refugee home
More than 500 migrants have been forcibly removed from Italy's second-largest refugee center. Italy's populist government claims it is "helping Italians," but the town complains that years of hard work are being ruined.