Italian court scraps Riace exclusion from refugee protection system
A court in Calabria has ruled that it was wrong of the interior ministry to exclude the town of Riace from its refugee and asylum seeker protection system, known as SPRAR.
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Yazidi women victims of IS resettled from Iraq to France
More than 130 members of Iraq’s Yazidi community have been flown to Toulouse to be resettled in France. The families include women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State group.
Facebook removes false anti-migrant posts
Facebook has taken down dozens of pages spreading fake news about migrants and immigration. The move came after the online activist group Avaaz discovered virtual networks of disinformation operating across Europe.
Niger: IOM opens recreational center for children
The UN agency for migration IOM has opened a new recreational center for minors in Niger to support families and help the reintegration of children returnees.
Suspects arrested for trying to take 6 migrants from Italy to France
Italian authorities have arrested two Pakistani nationals as they were allegedly attempting to take undocumented migrants to France.