To mark International Women's Day, three refugees living in Germany spoke to DW about how they perceive their economic, political rights. Social life now, the women said, often mirrors life in their native countries.
This picture shows the "Tracing Bus": a mobile office of the Red Cross that connects refugees with separated loved ones. Users of the service can make a telephone call of up to three minutes free of charge with assistance from1
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has called for increased pressure on countries shirking their responsibility in the redistribution of refugees. "Solidarity is not a one-way street," the Social Democrat said of the EU.
Two Syrian families arrived on Wednesday in Italy from Jordan's Za'atari camp as part of the first resettlement phase in a program managed by the Italian Interior Ministry.
Uproar has greeted the European Court of Justice's decision on asylum law in Europe. Last year, more than 5,000 people drowned in the Mediterranean en route to Europe.