Four days after a deadly shipwreck involving migrants off the Greek Aegean island of Mykonos, the reported number of fatalities has risen to nine – three times as high as the original count.
A significant number of persons from main asylum countries were turned away at Germany’s borders. Refugee rights groups say these are 'clear indications that the federal police are illegally rejecting people seeking protection'.
Roughly 18 months after the deadliest Channel migration accident to date, French magistrates filed charges against five French military staff who work at a maritime rescue center responsible for the English Channel.
Some 88 migrants rescued off the Libya coast four days prior arrived in the Italian port city of Livorno on May 30 on board the Humanity 1 ship. Among them are 11 minors, 10 of whom are unaccompanied.
Some 4,000 refugee children and teenagers who fled to Germany from Ukraine and other countries are currently not able to attend public schools due to a lack of available spots.