100 migrants detained while attempting to leave Tunisia
Tunisian authorities stopped about 100 people who were trying to reach Italy without a visa over the weekend, according to the Tunisian interior ministry.
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France: 'Black Vests' migrants detained after staging protest for right to remain
21 African migrants were detained by French police Saturday after they surged into the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris to push their claims for regularized status. The detainees will be held pending investigation into potentially "violating legislation on foreigners," the local prefecture said.
Bosnia: Migrants blocked from returning to Bihac
Groups of migrants in Bosnia were blocked by authorities in the attempt to return to Bihac near the border with Croatia after being transferred to the area of Vucijak where authorities plan to set up a large hosting center.
Paris: Discounts on public transport for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers
Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers often don’t know that they are entitled to fare reductions. Within the Île-de-France transport system, discounts may be available for them.
Undocumented migrants apprehended at Slovenia-Croatia border
Slovenian authorities over the last few days have stopped dozens of undocumented migrants who were trying to cross the border from Croatia, police said. Most of the foreigners were Afghan citizens.
Migrant trafficking ring uncovered in Italy
Police in Salerno and in other areas across Italy have carried out an operation against a criminal ring allegedly exploiting undocumented migrants and forcing them into slavery.
Salvini decree a health hazard for migrants, psychologists say
The Italian Association of Psychology (AIP) has warned that Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's migrants-security decree, which clamped down on migrants' stay permits, will lead to an ''increase in irregular'' migrants and in psychological disorders. It said the decree would also have a negative impact on Italian society at large.
Significant rise of illegal entries to Bosnia in 2018
Bosnian authorities said migrants attempting to enter the country illegally increased by 500 percent last year, compared to 2017.
Germany: At least 38,000 unauthorized arrivals in 2018
Figures seen by DW show how many people were caught by the German Federal Police after they entered the country irregularly between January and November 2018. The total number is probably higher.
'I fear Spain will not be the same in a few years from now'
Pakistani migrant Rashid Ali moved to Spain in 2014 after spending almost eight years in Italy. In a conversation with InfoMigrants, he talks about how things are beginning to change for migrants and refugees in Spain as well.
Numbers of migrants on the streets of Paris grows
More than 2000 migrants are sleeping on pavements and in illegal camps in the French capital, Paris, according to the organization France Terre d’asile (FTA -France, land of asylum). And the numbers are increasing, warns the organization.
5,116 migrants arrive in Bosnia this year
The government of Bosnia-Herzegovina reports that some 5,116 irregular migrants have arrived in the country, over 4,500 of whom have said that they want to request asylum. The number of Iranian migrants in the country is rising.