A total of 234 people were found aboard five boats off the Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos. The islands have experienced a rise in arrivals of people departing from the unstable region of Tobruk in eastern Libya.
More than 200 migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, have been occupying the steps of the Samu Social headquarters in Paris's 13th arrondissement for over a week. Almost half of them are children. The protest is being led by the1
Polish solidarity with Ukraine "is being destroyed right now if we allow thugs, hooligans and common criminals to beat and humiliate people simply because they have a slightly different accent," Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said,1
Refugees are becoming "scapegoats for wider social, economic and political anxieties," UNHCR has warned. People fleeing persecution and war are facing increasing barriers to seeking asylum against a backdrop of rising global economi1
Lithuanian officials suspect the passage was intended to provide a covert route across the border, potentially for irregular migrants to pass through. Lithuania, along with Poland and Latvia, have accused Belarus and Russia of using1