EU reports significant increase in asylum applications
Figures have increased for the first time since the refugee influx in 2015. However not all countries of origin have the same acceptance rates.
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Greek islands shut down in strike as locals protest migrant camps
Several Greek islands, including Lesbos, have launched a labor stoppage following "extremely aggressive" clashes between police and anti-refugee protesters. Locals continue to call for an end to migrant camps.
Asylum seekers take part in archaeological dig in Italy
An archaeological dig in southern Italy has also become an integration project for young asylum seekers. They are part of a project that uncovered over a hundred tombs from the third and fourth century.
Migrants face harsh conditions in Edirne, Turkey: IOM
Migrants stranded in the Turkish province of Edirne at the border with Greece face "death and desperation," according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
People smugglers jailed in the UK
Four British men accused of smuggling 29 people have been jailed in the UK. The men received sentences totaling 16 years between them for their part in sailing the migrants from France to the UK.