Several unions and NGOs have called on the Italian government to "act immediately to protect the health of migrants" amid the coronavirus emergency. Migrants who live in shantytowns often can't take the necessary precautions agains1
The Italian interior ministry has said that pushbacks of migrants at the French border have been "in sharp decline in recent days." This comes after the mayor of an Italian border town claimed that French officers were bringing mig1
After authorities from EU member state Cyprus refused to let a migrant boat dock due to the corona crisis, police in the northern part of the island, which is under Turkish control, said they rescued over 170 migrants a day later. E1
Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is no longer conducting in person asylum hearings to reduce the risk of infection with the coronavirus. However, BAMF said written applications would still be processed and1
Greek authorities have denied at least 625 people who arrived on the island of Lesbos between March 1 and 18 the right to seek asylum, the organization Human Rights Watch claims.