Germany to accept asylum seekers from Malta and Italy
Germany will begin taking in migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea from Malta and Italy after a pause during the coronavirus pandemic. It is not clear how many will be accepted.
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Man killed for 'protecting farmworkers from gangmasters'
Adnan Siddique was stabbed to death on June 3 in his apartment in the Sicilian city of Caltanissetta. Investigators say he was murdered because he was protecting farmworkers who were being exploited by gangmasters.
IOM publishes global recruitment guidelines
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has published new guidelines for the recruitment and protection of migrant workers, stressing that these people are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.
Tunisia: Migrants file complaint over arbitrary detention
A group of migrants has filed a legal complaint against their arbitrary detention in the el Ouardia Center in Tunis. Four human rights groups have issued a statement saying that the facility is operating as an illegal detention cent1
France, Luxembourg, Portugal to accept migrants disembarked in Malta
Three EU member states will take in some of the 425 migrants disembarked in Malta this weekend after they were held offshore for more than a month. According to the European Commission, France, Portugal and Luxembourg have agreed to1