Finland urges EU to help stop migrant arrivals from Russia
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen visited the Nordic nations border with Russia, accusing Moscow of weaponizing migration to settle a score with the new NATO member.
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Centro Astalli report highlights challenges to asylum in Italy
Migrants are ever more discriminated against and the right to asylum is "disappearing" for refugees, according to a report issued on April 18 in Rome by Centro Astalli, the Jesuit service for refugees in Italy.
More than half of African migrants remain in Africa, report finds
People in African countries primarily migrate within the continent rather than trying to leave it, new analysis shows. A report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the African Union seeks to counter misconcepti1
Italian court drops charges against crew members of migrant rescue ships
A court has dismissed the charges against ten crew members who worked on migrant rescue ships in the Central Mediterranean. Prosecutors had asked for the case to be thrown out. They had been unable to find sufficient evidence that t1
UK: Home Office official arrested, suspected of 'selling' residency
The BBC has revealed that an official at the Home Office has been suspended from their job and arrested, after being accused of attempting to sell residency to at least one asylum seeker.