Germany: Asylum seekers say mobile phone searches violate their rights
A civil rights group in Germany says migration authorities may have violated the rights of tens of thousands of asylum seekers by analyzing their mobile phone data.
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Vaccine amnesty in UK for undocumented migrants
The UK government has announced that undocumented migrants can register with their doctors for a vaccine against COVID-19 without fear of being ejected by the Home Office.
Critical situation for migrants at Italian-French border
The Italian organization Doctors for Human Rights (MEDU) has denounced the critical situation of migrants who attempt to reach France from Italy through the Alpine border.
68% of returnee migrants in 6 African countries in debt, IOM
The UN migration agency, IOM, says that more than two-thirds of West African migrants returning to their home countries are in financial debt. Many also feel that shame prevents them from reintegrating in their communites, an IOM st1
Spain: Migrant smugglers arrested in Melilla
Spanish police have arrested eight members of a gang they say is engaged in trafficking hashish and transporting migrants from the North African enclave of Melilla to the Spanish mainland.