A court in the western German town of Aachen has said that Syrian migrants between 18-42 years of age should be given full refugee status and not be sent back to their homeland. Authorities are likely to appeal against the verdict.
Increased European efforts to rescue people at sea have resulted in a worsening situation. As rescuers wait offshore, unscrupulous human traffickers create more perilous situations for refugees.
Syrian author Hamid Sulaiman's graphic novel "Freedom Hospital" is dedicated to his best friend who was tortured to death. His book depicts the horrors of the Syrian civil war - and the people living through it.
Angela Merkel's government has promised to send rejected asylum seekers home, but some local states aren't cooperating. Schleswig-Holstein, for example, has temporarily halted all deportations to Afghanistan.
Police in Switzerland have arrested an asylum seeker linked to the murder of a refugee helper in Germany. Rohingyas from Myanmar are trying to establish themselves in Bangladesh and refugees stranded in Greece have to face the freez1