The central Italian city Macerata witnessed protests against refugees earlier this week, when activists from the newly formed "Macerata ai Maceratesi," [Macerata for the city's residents] held a flash mob in front of the Catholic r1
In 2015, Yusra Mardini and her sister swam for hours to reach Europe after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean. Since then, the 19-year-old has participated in the Olympics and is now representing the UN refugee agency.
Britain's Lord Dubs, who was rescued from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, told DW he fears the plight of child refugees is getting lost amid electioneering and Brexit concerns. He called Germany the "conscience of Europe."
In a late night sitting, the lower house of parliament has approved a raft of security measures and a draft ban on face veils. The ban would only apply to civil servants in Germany.
An Italian court has acquitted the 28-year-old humanitarian activist Felix Croft, who had faced a possible prison term for trying to help a family of Nigerian migrants cross over from Italy into France.