As the investigation of the killing of Walter Lübcke intensifies, Cologne's mayor and several other German politicians have had their lives threatened. Police say the threats likely also stem from right-wing extremists.
Four years ago, the bodies of 71 migrants were found inside an abandoned truck in Austria. The main suspects had already been sentenced, but now an appeals court in Hungary has delivered the final ruling on the case.
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, says she is worried about the Italian government's attitude towards NGOs that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. The commissioner also said EU states should1
An inquiry has begun in Italy into whether the NGO vessel Sea Watch 3 was involved in illegal migrant smuggling. The ship has been stuck in the Mediterranean since June 12 when its crew rescued 53 migrants off the coast of Libya.
75 migrants who were allowed to disembark in Tunisia after nearly three weeks on board the commercial ship Maridive 601 are being helped to return to their countries of origin. The migrants from Bangladesh, Egypt, Morocco and Sudan1