Death toll rises following Italian shipwreck, as criticism mounts
The death toll following the migrant boat shipwreck off the Italian coast on February 26 has risen to 86. Authorities found five more bodies, including those of two children.
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EU forces return of 64 Bangladeshi migrants to Dhaka
The EU has promised that it will step up its rate of returns for migrants and asylum seekers who are refused the right to stay in the bloc. On Wednesday, a plane carrying more than 60 Bangladeshi migrants landed in the capital Dhaka.
EU: 'Safe and legal routes ... save lives'
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has reiterated that the EU needs migration. During a press conference announcing future EU migration policy, she declared that "investing in safe and legal routes is the only sustainable s1
Video: Tunisia sees surge in attacks on migrants
Xenophobic violence against people from sub-Saharan Africa has increased after widely criticized remarks by Tunisia's president. In February, President Kais Saied said migrants from the south were part of an international plot to ch1
Denmark's declaration of parts of Syria as 'safe' is dangerous for refugees
The Danish Immigration Service declared two more areas of government-controlled Syria as "safe" for refugees to return to. Rights groups say it is another way to make refugees unwelcome.