Turkish authorities have relocated more than 4,500 Syrians from an Ankara neighborhood where anti-migrant mobs rioted last August. Syrian refugees in Turkey continue to face public resentment amid growing economic woes in the country.
Refugees living in Turkey are increasingly facing xenophobic attacks as shown by the most recent riots in Ankara. Experts warn that things could escalate in the future.
An attempted revolt and escape took place at a migrant repatriation center in Gradisca d'Isonzo, northeastern Italy. The incident occurred during the night between Friday and Saturday and ended in three arrests as well as serious damage to the facility.
Two Afghan men have been found guilty by Greek courts and sentenced to jail for six years and nine months each. The men are alleged to have taken part in riots on Tuesday at a migrant detention center in northern Greece. They deny any wrongdoing.
Five police officers were slightly injured during a protest at the Turin migrant repatriation center in northern Italy on Monday. Some migrants set fire to mattresses and other objects; five people were arrested.
In Vathy, in the overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, news agencies are reporting that riots have broken out. Fires were started and the police were met with stones and protests when they arrived to break up the unrest.
About 100 migrants have been arrested in Malta for taking part in a riot in which parts of a reception center were seriously damaged. Two teenagers from Sudan and Nigeria and a 20-year-old from Chad are accused of instigating the riots.