Italy: European committee on torture says detained migrants given psychotropic drugs
A European human rights committee has criticized the treatment and conditions of detention of foreign nationals held at pre-removal centers in Italy.
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Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini says she hopes to return home
Swimmer Yusra Mardini, who fled Syria and became a flagbearer of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, has expressed the hope of returning home.
Geo Barents leaves central Med, cites 'absurd laws'
MSF has announced it will cease migrant rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean due to "absurd laws". But it has vowed its Geo Barents ship will return to sea.
Surgery restores Ghanaian migrant's smile after abusers broke his jaw
An 18-year-old Ghanaian who could not open his mouth after his jaw was broken during beatings is finally able to eat, smile, and speak again, thanks to surgery in the town of Caserta in southern Italy.
Two migrants among five killed on French coast
Two migrants, reportedly Kurds from Iran, were among five people shot dead near Dunkirk over the weekend. A French man suspected of carrying out the shootings has turned himself in.