Asylum seekers ‘routinely’ restrained during deportation flights from Germany
Germany’s federal police shackled asylum seekers in more than 300 cases of deportations on charter flights last year, the German government said.
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UNHCR: 4 million children not attending school, number rising
A total of four million refugee children around the world go without schooling, with numbers rising, according to a report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). It said girls are the most discriminated against.
Sea Watch rescue ship docks in Italy with 47 migrants
The latest standoff between Italy and the EU over sea rescues has ended with 47 migrants landing in Sicily. The German charity Sea Watch now fears it could be prosecuted and its boat impounded.
Humanitarian corridor brings 10 Syrian refugees to Rome
Ten Syrian refugees, all members of the same family, arrived on Wednesday at Rome's Fiumicino airport through a new humanitarian corridor from Lebanon. They will request asylum in Italy.
Turkey aims to form safe zones in Syria for 4 million refugees to return
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government is aiming to create safe zones in northern Syria to allow four million Syrian refugees currently living in Turkey to return.