UN criticizes Austria's treatment of asylum seekers
Traumatized refugees in detention-like conditions and without access to medical care: this practice must stop, demands a report by the UN Committee Against Torture.
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Saxony: More than 80 migrants, and three suspected smugglers, stopped by police
German police in Saxony said they stopped more than 80 migrants and three suspected smugglers over the last week. Many of those stopped were returned quickly to Poland.
Inquiry into 'inhuman' conditions at Milan migrant center
An inspection in December by the Italian financial police in the Via Corelli CPR migrant center in Milan found "inhuman" conditions and legal proceedings will go forward.
Iranian dissident Maysoon In Italy on trial as 'smuggler'
In Crotone, Italy, Maysoon Majidi, an Iranian Kurdish women's rights activist, is on trial for allegedly assisting with clandestine immigration after fleeing Iran. She was arrested on charges of being a "smuggler" of the boat she ar1
Germany: Migrant clinging to coach falls onto highway
Two migrants were traveling as stowaways under a coach in the state of Bavaria as one of them fell onto a motorway. Both men suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital.