HRW says Burundian refugees pressured to leave Tanzania
The organisation Human Rights Watch denounced that authorities in Tanzania have threatened and forced many of the 163,000 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers in the country to leave.
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Portugal: Target of a new migrant route?
After arriving in a small wooden fishing boat from Morocco, eight young North Africans are due to be offered asylum in Portugal. Some say the group had been aiming for Spain and got blown off course, others warn that Portugal could1
1 in 4 children's births globally never recorded, UNICEF
In a new report, UNICEF says the births of 166 million children worldwide have never been recorded. Although the number of birth registrations has increased in recent years, in Nigeria, for instance, up to 17 million children remain1
France declares readiness to accept 400 asylum seekers waiting in Greece
The French government announced on December 12 it was ready to accept 400 identified refugees, waiting in Greece, over the coming months.
Busted: Italian and Greek police arrest suspected migrant traffickers
13 people have been arrested in a joint Italian-Greek police operation to break up an alleged smuggling gang. The gang specialized in sailing small groups of migrants between Greece and the south-east Italian coast.