Afghanistan probes Iran border migrant deaths
Iran is denying its border guards beat, tortured and forced Afghan migrants into a river where some drowned. The Afghan government has launched an investigation and promised "necessary" action.
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57 migrants rescued, held off Malta
Malta has rescued 57 migrants who had been stranded in a dinghy. The migrants were picked up in Malta's search and rescue zone by a fishing boat and taken to a tourist ferry on Thursday evening, according to local media reports. Mal1
Austria sends containers to house migrants on Greek islands
Austria has delivered 60 containers to Greece to help it shelter migrants in eastern Aegean island camps. Most will go to Samos, where fires destroyed several containers this week.
COVID-19: ‘Crisis on top of a crisis’ for refugees, aid group warns
The Danish Refugee Council has warned that the COVID-19 crisis will have devastating long-term consequences for displaced people. It wants to raise $75 million to protect these communities beyond the current pandemic.
At least 60 migrants feared stranded off Malta
A group of at least 60 people remains stranded in Malta's search and rescue zone, according to the emergency rescue hotline, Alarm Phone. At the same time a Maltese official has admitted to coordinating the illegal pushback of 51 mi1