Migrants: Bosnia, hosting center in north-west shuts down
Operations have begun to close the migrant hosting center of Bira in Bihac, in north-western Bosnia, near the border with Croatia.
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Migrant found dead on ferry had requested refugee status
A 24-year-old Afghan migrant, who was found dead inside the garage of a ferry that reached Ancona from Greece on Sunday, had an application in his pocket asking for the possibility of obtaining the status of political refugee in Gre1
Lombardy NGO rescues migrants from gangmasters
An NGO based in the northern Italian region of Lombardy has rescued two migrants who were exploited by gangmasters. Kali, a 23-year-old Indian man, and Irina, a 27-year-old Romanian woman, became victims of gangmasters after they mi1
Fires erupt at Greece's largest refugee camp
Several fires have mostly destroyed the Moria refugee camp, home to more than 12,000 asylum seekers. There are no known casualties so far. Authorities are now investigating reports of arson.
Hundreds of migrants picked up in Channel on Monday
British and French authorities are reporting having picked up hundreds of migrants in the English Channel on Monday, September 7. Kent border force vessels said they had intercepted more than 200 and French authorities reported resc1