Stories of migrants that landed on Lampedusa at weekend
The difficulties, hopes and the fear of drowning imbue the stories of the migrants who landed on the Italian coast over the weekend. One of them, a woman, weighs only 35 kilos.
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Ireland adopts new rules on asylum seekers
On July 6, Ireland adopted new rules on reception of migrants in its national laws after signing the European directive on the issue.
Were Austria's Brenner border checks a Schengen Area trap?
Officially, random checks at the border with Italy were to ensure the security of EU interior ministers in Innsbruck. In reality, they were probably a test run for finding migrants. Bernd Riegert reported from Brenner.
Turkish provinces suspend registration of Syrian asylum seekers, HRW
A report released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims that 10 provinces have stopped registering Syrian asylum seekers. HRW argues that this is yet another attempt by the Turkish government to curtail the rights of asylum seeke1
Hundreds of migrants found abandoned on Algeria-Niger border
Nearly 600 African migrants were rescued Sunday after being stranded in the Algerian desert. Algeria has been accused of pursuing a tough deportation policy of African migrants.