After being impounded in Sicily's Licata port on September 3, the Court of Palermo on Tuesday ordered the release of the migrant rescue vessel Mare Jonio. The ship is run by the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, which has said that it1

One woman has suffered severe burns after a gas canister exploded in a shack situated in the Borgo Mezzanone shantytown, in which many migrants live, not far from the southern city of Foggia.

Greece's government has hardened its position after protests by migrants at the Moria camp on Lesbos demanding "freedom and asylum". On Monday, a group of around 300 migrants marched to the village of Moria clashing with police who1

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says less than five percent of refugees in urgent need of resettlement last year were moved to safety. The agency has repeated a call for governments around the world to offer more resettlement opportun1