Regional governors of Greece's North Eastern Aegean islands are making fresh calls on the state to transfer thousands of refugees and migrants from overcrowded camps to the mainland, claiming the government is breaking its promises.
An association of Italian jurists has said that the migrants who reached Italy aboard the Italian coast guard ship Diciotti cannot be forced to move to Albania as the country is not part of the European Union and the European asylum1
The number of migrants officially missing is higher than it has been for more than a decade. The German Red Cross reports that nearly 100,000 people are registered as missing as a result of war and persecution worldwide.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called for humanitarian aid for the Nigerian population in Borno State, stressing that the crisis is ongoing and at risk of deteriorating.
Bavaria's new border officers have drawn up some 1,750 criminal and civil charges since coming into force in July. Bavarian ministers hope to expand the controversial unit along the Austrian border to 1,000 officers.