Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement that "the Italian government should firmly reject a proposal to fine shipmasters up to 5,500 euros for every person they rescue and take to Italy." The measure is included in the government's forthcoming second security decree, known as "security decree bis".
The European Council has stepped up information exchange between EU countries on the issue of migration flows through regulations that improve the efficiency of border checks and help to fight against irregular migration.
Political decisions, persecution and economic conditions force Afghan refugees in different regions across the globe to return home, despite serious security and economic challenges in Afghanistan. InfoMigrants takes a closer look.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban praised Serbia for having accepted a border barrier between the two countries. The Hungarian government erected the barrier to stem the continual flow of unauthorized migrants into Hungary, and Orban said Serbia also benefits.
Four people have been arrested in Italy over the alleged exploitation of asylum seekers as security officers at rock concerts. The concerts included shows by the Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode and Italian rock star, Vasco Rossi.
As the decree passed the Senate, Italy's upper house, Matteo Salvini tweeted it was an "historic day." The decree still needs to pass the lower house by the end of November before it is enshrined in law. At the moment, that looks likely, so what will change for migrants if it is passed?
A decree adopted by the Italian government will make it easier to expel migrants and strip them of Italian citizenship. Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini says the bill will make the country safer.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has compiled a list of ten challenges that young refugees face. These include things such as difficulty getting legal recognition and access to instruction, discrimination, difficulty in finding work, and a lack of safety and security.
A German appraisal that Afghanistan remains "volatile" has rekindled a row over whether to reject asylum-seekers. Bavarian CSU conservatives want more expulsions. Asylum advocates want returns fully stopped.
The German interior minister, Horst Seehofer, wants the first of the proposed asylum- and deportation centers to be open within the next five months. But his plans have come under fire from the police as well as refugee advocates.
How far should the EU go to reach its migration agenda? Researchers in Berlin looked at the cooperation between the EU and authoritarian states in Africa.
This picture shows a bulldozer as it clears a migrant camp in Ventimiglia. The Italian town bordering France sent bulldozers to the makeshift migrant camp on the bank of the Roja River.