Overcrowded migrant centers in the Canary Islands host 36.5 percent of Spain’s unaccompanied minors. Political disagreements are stalling redistribution efforts, as Amnesty International warns of resource shortages.

Nine people have been arrested in Thessaloniki for holding seven Moroccan migrants hostage, several Greek media outlets reported. The suspects allegedly beat the migrants and demanded money for their release.

The Alarme Phone Sahara NGO published a press release on January 13, pointing to the number of migrant deportations conducted by Algeria to Niger during the year 2024. More than 30,000 people were turned back by Algerian authorities1

Svenja Schulze was in Damascus to discuss a new program that would see German doctors train Syrian colleagues. Many Syrian hospitals were destroyed during the 14-year-long civil war.