Coronavirus: Video explainers in foreign languages for migrants in Italy
A social cooperative in Bologna has launched a social media campaign in more than ten languages to explain the coronavirus emergency to foreigners living in Italy.
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Malta ignores distress calls from migrants at sea: NGO
Malta is ignoring pressing calls for help from migrants at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean Sea, Sea rescue organization Alarm Phone has said. Their inflatable boat is out of fuel and losing air.
Three jailed in Turkey over death of Alan Kurdi
A Turkish court has sentenced three suspects to 125 years in prison each for the death of three-year-old Alan Kurdi. The toddler drowned along with four others in 2015, Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported.
Frontex deploys additional border guards in Greece
The European border and coast guard agency Frontex announced on Friday that it has deployed 100 additional border guards to the Greek land border with Turkey. The additional guards, says Frontex, “are part of a rapid border interven1
Migrants on Greek islands to receive €2,000 in new voluntary return initiative
The EU has announced a financial incentive of €2,000 to migrants on five Greek islands to voluntarily return to their home countries. The goal of the initiative is to reduce severe overcrowding in migrants camps like Moria. InfoMigr1