Italy: Humanitarian corridor agreement set to bring in 700 Afghan refugees
The Italian state and the Community of Sant'Egidio on April 7 signed an agreement to bring 700 Afghans into the country via humanitarian corridors.
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Germany orders halt on UN refugee resettlement program
Berlin has put a freeze on applications as it prepares for a new government with new immigration priorities. The scheme focuses on particularly vulnerable refugees who cannot stay in their initial country of arrival.
Germany: Somali asylum seeker who showed bravery in deadly knife attack won't be deported, authorities say
A Somali migrant who showed "outstanding determination and courage" in the face of January's deadly knife attack in Aschaffenburg will be allowed to stay in Germany. The rejected asylum seeker was allegedly told his deportation was1
Governor says new Turin immigration office 'respects dignity'
At the end of last week, the governor of Italy's northwestern province Piedmont, Alberto Cirio, paid a visit to the new temporary immigration office facilities in the region's capital Turin.
Greek court acquits migrants accused of lighting Moria fire on Lesbos
Found guilty as adults, innocent as minors: Four years after the fire that destroyed the notorious Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, three of the four migrants accused of starting the fire have been cleared.