The three siblings left Libya on a rubber dinghy to seek help for the youngest brother, who has leukemia. They were picked up at sea by the NGO, Proactiva Open Arms.

Chances of being granted asylum may depend on the state that the application is filed in. Figures provided by the German Office for Migration and Refugees reveal significant differences in protection rates in individual states.

A fire broke out at a hotspot for migrants on the island of Lampedusa. No one was injured but there was light damage.

A migrant assistance organization in Sicily has denounced discrepancies between administrative practices and regulations regarding residency permits in Italy. Asylum seekers, they say, were caught in vicious circles due to bureaucra1