Spain's ministry of equality says racism and discrimination against people from minority ethnic backgrounds has worsened in recent years. According to a new study, this is being fuelled by far-right politicians and fake news.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that refugee resettlement was at a "record low" in 2020. The agency called on more countries to offer resettlement places in the future in order to save lives.
Bosnian police on January 23 arrested 17 migrants accused of organizing violent protests in the hosting center of Blazuj, near Sarajevo, where incidents and clashes with police were recorded last week.
Italian Catholic charity Caritas is promoting an initiative to raise money for migrants who are stranded in the Lipa camp, in northwestern Bosnia, as the humanitarian situation is worsening along the Balkan route.
On Monday, January 25, 373 migrants on board the Ocean Viking were disembarked in the port of Augusta in Sicily. The migrants had been rescued from three different small boats in the space of 48 hours.