There are renewed calls in Germany for a freeze on deportations of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan. Several groups are warning that as Afghanistan’s security situation worsens, the risks from COVID have become acute.
The United Nations has launched an alarm over deteriorating security conditions at Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, where there have been 12 murders in just under two weeks.
A group of 26 rejected asylum seekers deported from Germany has arrived in Kabul. Germany resumed deportations to Afghanistan last month, after a suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Authorities in Reggio Calabria (southern Italy) decided to strengthen security measures in relation to road accidents in the Gioia Tauro plain in which migrants were victims.
Experts warn that deportation of asylum-seekers from Germany to Afghanistan is putting their lives at risk amid increasing violent attacks in their home country.
Following the deadly attack by a Tunisian perpetrator in Nice last month, the mayor of Lampedusa announced tighter identification procedures for migrants landing on the island. A reported 2,430 migrants travelled to the island in the first six days of November.
Italian agriculture minister Teresa Bellanova has expressed concern for the security of foreign seasonal workers who travel from "red areas" affected by the coronavirus pandemic to Italy via so-called green corridors allowing them to fly in to help pick the country's ripening crops.
The Bosnian government is calling on the European Union to recognize that the migratory crisis in Bosnia "must not be treated only as a humanitarian question, but also as a security crisis".
A young Afghan migrant has been arrested over the stabbing of two others at the Moria migrant camp on Lesbos island on Tuesday evening. Since the start of last year, scores of people have been injured during fights at the overcrowded camp, and at least two have died from their injuries.
According to estimates by the Pakistani authorities, some 30,000 to 40,000 people from Pakistan attempt illegal passage to Europe via Iran and Turkey every year. InfoMigrants spoke to an expert to find out which factors lead to this trend.
More Afghans than Syrians have migrated to the European Union so far this year, according to official data. The number is expected to double next year.
German police have faced increased physical resistance while carrying out deportations. The police, in turn, are responding with increased force, sparking criticism from lawmakers and rights groups.