There has been a slight rise in the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to the Turkish migration authorities. The city of Istanbul alone hosts more than half a million Syrian exiles.
Many migrants in Italy are finding it hard or even impossible to get a Green Pass – the certificate of COVID-vaccination which they need in order to work. The aid group Intersos is trying to help.
The European Commission says a request from the UNHCR to resettle 42,500 Afghans in the next five years is "doable" but down to individual EU member states.
Following days of mass arrests in Tripoli, the population of Libya's already overcrowded detention centers has tripled, say the humanitarian medical charity Doctors without Borders, MSF.
An investigative project by various media organizations reveals that Croatia, Romania, and Greece have been using EU funds to push migrants back across their borders, through violent and illegal tactics.