Over 2 million Syrians have returned home, UNHCR
Over two million Syrian refugees and IDPs have returned home since the fall of the Assad regime in December, said UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi in Beirut on June 19.
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Open Arms case: Spain should have assigned port, not Italy
Spain and not Italy should have assigned a port for the Open Arms migrant rescue ship, Palermo judges said in a ruling for which the motivations were filed on June 19.
Italian police deny migrant beaten in repatriation center
A video allegedly showing a migrant after being beaten by police in riot gear at a repatriation center in Gradisca d'Isonzo has sparked debate within Italy’s interior ministry, while the central police station denies that any beatin1
Refugee numbers reach record high as global aid funding drops
Aid and human rights agencies gathered on Friday under the umbrella of World Refugee Day to call for solidarity with people forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution or famine at a time when global funding for aid is droppi1
'Hundreds of migrants' rescued in several locations in the eastern Mediterranean
A Greek news source has reported the arrival of "more than 350 migrants" on or near the small island of Gavdos, in the south-eastern Mediterranean on Thursday. On the same day, the Turkish coast guard confirmed it had picked up arou1