UN refugee compact receives a mixed scorecard a year on
On December 17, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Global Compact on Refugees. Has the protection of refugees around the world improved since then?
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Inside Europe: A new migrant crisis in Greece
Greece is living a new migrant crisis. The number of people arriving, mainly on the islands close to Turkey, has more than doubled since July. The reception facilities on these islands are now massively overcrowded and conditions ar1
'Living from day to day' in Bordeaux's migrant squats
As the western French city of Bordeaux struggles to accommodate its growing migrant population, more and more squats have popped up to keep the city's legal and illegal migrants off the streets. However, since the region appointed F1
No, migrants in Libyan detention centers are not more likely to be resettled in Europe
In Libya, traffickers allegedly make migrants pay for a place in a closed detention center. They claim this is a fast-track method for the migrants to be evacuated and resettled in Europe. This information is false, but several hund1
Italy: A refugee app, made by refugees
Migrants in the northern Italian city of Turin can now access a virtual map showing services from the closest toilet to the opening hours of the legal aid office. 'OASI on the street' - the app - was launched last week. Its creators1