Hussein K., who sought asylum in Germany, has received a life sentence for a crime that made international headlines. He had previously been convicted of assaulting a woman in Greece, but was released from prison early.
A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has alleged that Turkey has been carrying out mass deportations of Syrians. The organization has called on the European Union to raise the issue at a conference in Bulgaria at a summit on Mar1
The Somali government, together with the EU and IOM has launched an initiative to support returnee migrants as they integrate back into their country of origin.
In the first major speech of her new term, German Chancellor Angela Merkel struck a conciliatory tone on immigration while offering an inclusive message on Islam. "Germany can do it," she said, and "we are all Germany."
A journalist aboard the search and rescue ship of the NGO Proactiva Open Arms says the Libyan Coast Guard threatened rescue workers and migrants with death if the workers didn't turn over rescued migrants to the Libyan authorities.1