At least 39 migrants died in shipwrecks off Tunisia earlier this week. Now, the UN migration and refugee agencies are calling for a new rescue system in the Mediterreanean. On average, there have been three deaths on the route from1
The government of Cyprus is building a barrier to prevent migrants and refugees from crossing over from the northern, Turkish Cypriot part of the island. The southern, Greek-administered part of Cyprus is part of the European Union.
The Libyan army says it has freed 120 migrants from traffickers in northern Libya. In a Facebook post, the army says the mostly Egyptian migrants were held captive and tortured in hideouts in the city of Bani Walid.
Two Afghan youths have been sentenced to five years in prison each. A juvenile court on Lesbos found them guilty of starting the fire that destroyed the Moria refugee camp in September last year.
Italy's government is launching a new national project to fight the exploitation of migrant farmworkers.