A migrant boat carrying around 160 people suffered shipwreck off the coast of Mauritania on Wednesday, August 27. The Mauritanian coast guard managed to rescue only 17 people, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR),1
The Italian Prime Minister has stated that no one will be able to stop her government from moving forward with measures against "illegal immigration".
Europol has helped Spain's Guardia Civil to dismantle a criminal network smuggling migrants by boats from Algeria to Spain and then onwards to other EU countries, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation announced o1
Bulgarian border police intercepted two separate vehicles carrying a total of 48 Afghan migrants in the seaside village of Lozenets on consecutive nights, according to reports from a number of national Bulgarian outlets.
Refugees in Germany are increasingly concerned about xenophobia and feel less welcome, according to a new long-term study. At the same time, citizenship applications among refugees have risen sharply.