As the situation for refugees and migrants in Turkey is going from bad to worse, particularly for Afghans, a growing number of them is trying to reach the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. Many of these islands are mere kilometers aw1
An art installation titled "Acqua Passata¿" in Palermo, Italy, is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Lampedusa migrant shipwreck on October 3, 2013 - as well as all 18,000 migrants who have died in the Mediterranean since1
Thirty European cities will hold events to promote a petition to declare October 3 "European Day of Memory and Welcoming," in commemoration of a shipwreck off Lampedusa on October 3, 2013, in which more than 360 migrants died.
For the sixth year in a row, the number of migrants who have died in the Mediterranean Sea has eclipsed the 1,000 mark, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Mediterranean route remains the most fatal1
Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. During the mass he called for particular attention to be paid to "all those on the periphery who, together with migrants and refugees, are victims of a th1