Rights group Amnesty International says French authorities are harassing, intimidating and even assaulting people offering aid to migrants in the north of France. Activists report that this "deliberate attempt" to discourage their w1
Over the past year, Saudi authorities have reportedly arrested over 50,000 migrants without papers. Almost all of them hailed from Yemen or Ethiopia.
Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees says some 27,000 EU Blue Cards for skilled non-EU migrants were awarded in Germany in 2018. In many of the cases, they were extensions for existing residents.
Morocco says it has reduced irregular migrant departures to Europe. This comes after Spain and Morocco boosted joint efforts to curtail migration. Still, Spain has called for more EU aid to help Morocco tackle migration. NGOs have c1
A French court has sentenced an imam to two years in prison for helping migrants try to cross the English Channel in inflatable boats. The Iranian national had arranged several crossings from northern France to England.