At least five people have been killed and dozens more are believed to be missing after a boat capsized off the coast of the tiny island of Gavdos south of Crete Friday night. Greek authorities said they rescued 39 migrants from the1
Tunisian authorities have recovered the bodies of nine people who died trying to cross the Mediterranean. Sea rescue organizations also carried out several rescues in international waters off Libya.
A court in Germany has acquitted all five police officers accused over the fatal shooting of a teenage asylum seeker two-and-a-half years ago. The plaintiffs announced they would appeal the verdict.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has asked for 30 million dollars in funding to assist at least 700,000 people in northwestern Syria in a statement published on December 10.
The 2024 Migrantes Report on asylum rights was presented at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on December 11. The annual report, drafted by the Catholic Migrantes Foundation, included significant figures and analyses.