An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui to 10 years in prison, media reported, in a case that sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries.
Cypriot police arrested 33 people after violence erupted at a migrant camp between Syrians and Africans. The island has ordered the deportation of any asylum seeker found to be responsible for the outbreak of violence.
Germany is reexamining its refugee policy. With many cities overwhelmed by the number of migrants coming in, the government has now announced changes.
Senators in France started debating a bill Monday that is intended to toughen the country's immigration law but advocacy organizations have criticized as a threat to the rights of asylum-seekers and other migrants.
Tripoli-based authorities are sending hundreds of migrants back to the border with Egypt on buses. Libya has become a popular transit country for migrants on the central Mediterranean route seeking to reach Europe.