Last week, Italian President Sergio Mattarella pardoned a Libyan citizen who came to Europe in hopes of becoming a professional football player but then found himself sentenced to 30 years in prison as a human trafficker.
Greek authorities have rescued hundreds of migrants in a series of operations off Crete and in the Aegean Sea over the Christmas period, including one incident in which the coast guard has been searching for a missing child.
Dozens are feared missing after a boat carrying around 100 migrants capsized off Senegal’s coast near Joal last week, highlighting the ongoing dangers of the Atlantic migration route toward Spain's Canary Islands as well as the grow1
On 18 December 2025, the UN General Assembly elected former President of Iraq Barham Salih as the new High Commissioner for Refugees. He is expected to assume office on January 1, 2026.
As Germany has moved to tighten border controls while also stepping up deportations in 2025,, the number of refugees seeking sanctuary in churches has fallen sharply, highlighting how political decisions are reshaping an age-old hum1