Thanos Plevris was appointed as the new Greek migration minister on Saturday, June 28. He has described his approach to immigration as "hard on migration". Members of the opposition have criticized the appointment, citing incendiary1
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russel on June 23 concluded a visit to eastern Chad, where over 700,000 of the two million children displaced by the ongoing conflict in Sudan have fled.
The German government has passed its first law to limit migration numbers to the country. MPs signed off on a temporary suspension of family reunification for refugees, affecting those who have only limited subsidiary protection sta1
Migrants hoping to reach the Canary Islands appear to be taking new — and more dangerous — routes to evade detection, as Spain has beefed up sea patrols between the islands and the African mainland.
An MSF report issued on the eve of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture details torture suffered by migrants on the Mediterranean route towards Europe.