refugees

Italy seeks to relocate 450 refugees to other EU states

Jul 14, 2018 12:29

Italy seeks to relocate 450 refugees waiting off its shores to other countries of the European Union as Rome struggles to stick with its policy of banning humanitarian rescue ships from docking at its ports.
Algeria stops expelling refugees into Sahara after condemnation

Jul 14, 2018 12:16

Algeria has nearly stopped the expulsions of refugees into the Sahara Desert after widespread anger and the dismissal of several senior security officials.
'Hijacker' migrants detained by police upon arrival in Italy

Jul 13, 2018 07:57

Migrants on board the Italian coastguard ship 'Diciotti' were allowed to disembark at Sicily's Trapani port, early on Friday morning, after being held up for hours due to a police inquiry.
Desperate refugees search for seasonal jobs in Italy

Jul 12, 2018 10:18

A recent influx of refugees into the Piedmont region of northern Italy means that up to 400 are now sleeping rough in the town of Saluzzo, according to local authorities.
German ministry says one of deported Afghans committed suicide

Jul 11, 2018 11:50

The German Interior Ministry says one of 69 Afghan refugees it deported last week has committed suicide on the way back home.
Austria urges setting up 'hot spots' outside EU for processing refugees

Jul 07, 2018 14:29

Austria has proposed that the European Union should entirely move its refugee application processing system outside the bloc.
Italy's closure of ports to worsen refugee crisis: MSF

Jul 07, 2018 00:46

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that Italy's decision to close its ports to humanitarian rescue boats would entrap more refugees in Libya's detention centers and in the hands of traffickers, where they face torture.
European Commission analyzing German deal on refugee row

Jul 03, 2018 14:26

The European Commission is analyzing a German deal on migration after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rebellious interior minister reached a compromise on a refugee dispute that threatened to disintegrate her coalition government.
Refugee deaths in Mediterranean surpass 1,000 this year, says UN refugee agency

Jul 02, 2018 14:55

The United Nations refugee agency says a total of more than 1,000 refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year.
Malta detains second charity ship as death toll at sea rises

Jul 02, 2018 12:01

For the second time in a week, Malta has detained a humanitarian vessel that normally rescues boat refugees off the coast of Libya, where two shipwrecks have claimed the lives of as many as 200 people in recent days.