Since anti-immigrant riots broke out across England last year, similar protests have reportedly spread in Belfast. Despite a decline in the number of people seeking asylum in Europe, anti-migrant vigilante groups remain on the rise.
A migrant encampment on the banks of the Roya River in Ventimiglia on the Italian-French border was dismantled on Wednesday on the orders of the mayor after a shooting incident on September 7, in which two migrants were injured.
A Syrian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment for carrying out a deadly terrorist attack during a festival in Solingen last year. The case brought Germany's asylum policies and security loopholes into focus.
Two corpses were disembarked on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Monday night. Between Monday and Wednesday, almost 500 migrants arrived on board ten vessels, bringing the number of people hosted in the hotspot to a high not seen1
The Solidaire NGO rescue ship arrived on September 8 at Italy's Livorno port with 262 migrants rescued off the African coast. Among them were around 40 unaccompanied minors and two pregnant women.