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Asra, 3, holds Jasmina’s hand, in the transit center of Vinojug, in southern North Macedonia, near the Greek border. Jasmina is a worker for the NGO Legis. Guevgueliya, North Macedonia, October 2025 | Photo: InfoMigrants

North Macedonia: A stopover for vulnerable migrants on their way to western Europe (1/3)

North Macedonia is a transit country for migrants coming from Greece hoping to reach Western Europe. Asylum is rarely granted in this small, non-EU country, and it's mostly vulnerable persons like the wounded, families or unaccompan1

Migrants in Tunisia, predominantly hailing from sub-Saharan countries, have recounted serious cases of human rights abuses in a recent report by Amnesty International. Seen here protesting for UN protection [FILE: January 25, 2024] | Photo: Hasan Mrad/ZUMAPRESS/picture alliance

Tunisia: Amnesty flags 'horrific' abuses against migrants

A new report by Amnesty International details human rights abuses against migrants in Tunisia including sexual violence and torture. The rights group has called on the EU to suspend cooperation with Tunisia.

© France Médias Monde graphics studio | Suspected migrant smuggler Karzan G. died on February 8, 2025, during a shootout with RAID police officers at a highway rest stop near Dijon.

On the trail of migrant smugglers 3/3: Gang war shootouts on a trafficking highway

EXCLUSIVE. A motorway rest stop near Dijon became the site of a deadly bid for vengeance between migrant trafficking gangs in February 2025. An Iraqi migrant was killed and a police officer from France’s elite tactical unit wounded1

Salvatore Sortino, director of the International Organization for Migration's Mediterranean coordination office | Photo: IOM

Migrants give more than they cost, says IOM's Sortino

Immigration is more of a resource than an expenditure, and it is necessary to integrate migrant workers for the benefit of all, according to Salvatore Sortino, the director of the International Organisation for Migration's (IOM) Med1

Germany relies heavily on nursing staff from other countries | Photo: Bonninstudio/Westend61/IMAGO

How can Germany make immigrant nursing staff want to stay?

Germany is recruiting nursing staff abroad: Thousands of people are coming, but they will only stay if they feel comfortable. Researchers have shown that this is about more than just employment contracts.