Serbia: Migrants die in shooting near Hungary border
A shootout between migrants at an abandoned warehouse complex has left three people dead and one person seriously injured. It came in an area known to be used by people smugglers.
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Spain plans to use military barracks to house migrants
Spain has revealed it plans to convert sites such as military barracks into new accommodation for 3,000 migrants. The shelters will house some of the migrants being transferred from the Canary Islands, where more than 23,500 people1
UK evacuates Afghans from Pakistan ahead of deportation deadline
A plane bringing Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan since the Taliban takeover has landed in the UK. Evacuations are being stepped up as Pakistan prepares to deport unauthorized foreign nationals.
Republic of Congo adopts conventions to tackle statelessness
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) applauds the choice of the Republic of Congo to adhere to the 1954 Status of Stateless Persons Convention and to the 1961 Convention on the reduction of statelessness.
Italy: Asylum seekers exploited as field laborers, three arrests
Italian authorities have arrested three Pakistani nationals accused of exploiting low-wage agricultural laborers who were recruited among the asylum seekers in the region of Marche.