The sinking of an inflatable boat has claimed at least six lives off Lesbos, the Greek island whose refugee camps have been slammed by Pope Francis. At one camp on the island, Syrian refugees have gone on hunger strike.
In the first two months of 2017, Germany has granted asylum to only 48 percent of Afghan migrants, local German media has reported. This is a drop of 30 percent since 2015.
A number of women who arrive at the CARA holding center for asylum seekers in the southern Italian city of Bari, mainly Nigerian nationals, are asking for an abortion saying they became pregnant after they were raped, according to1
The leader of the Catholic Church went off script to denounce the conditions refugees face after entering Europe. Pope Francis was leading a service in Rome for modern-day Christian martyrs when he made the comparison.
©ANSA Migrants in Rome made a prehistoric-style collective mosaic representing modern objects , during series of workshops titled "Mosaic as a Bridge to Cultures." This was held at the National Roman Museum in cooperation with the1