HRW says France migrant bill puts protection at risk
Human Rights Watch is denouncing a bill on immigration and asylum before the French Parliament. It said the bill could put migrant protection at risk in the country.
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Tunisian Marzoug, 'fisherman' of migrants, gives speech at EU Parliament in Strasbourg
Chamseddine Marzoug is a Tunisian fisherman who buries the bodies of those die trying to cross the Mediterranean and end up on the shores of the country in a cemetery in southern Tunisia. He is on a visit to the EU Parliament.
Germany wants to facilitate repatriation of thousands of Iraqis
The German development minister, Gerd Müller, says Germany and Iraq will step up cooperation on the reintegration of Iraqi refugees. He said up to 10,000 Iraqis would be helped to return home.
French parliament passes sweeping immigration law
The bill aims to ease bureaucracy, support migrant integration and speed up deportations, among other measures. But it was not without controversy on the left, right and within Emmanuel Macron's governing LREM party.
HRW report highlights mass expulsions of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
A report released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW) details mass evictions of over 3,500 Syrian refugees from various regions of Lebanon. Hostility towards Syrians is rising and other discriminatory restrictions have been introduced1