New Agrigento leader pledges to prioritize Lampedusa
The new Prefect of Agrigento, the Sicilian region that includes the island of Lampedusa, pledged to beef up intervention on the island in his inauguration speech on Tuesday (May 23).
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Analyst: 'Turkey wants to repatriate Syrians'
Analyst Omar Kadkoy discusses the position on Syrian refugees maintained by the two Turkish candidates facing off in the run-off for Turkish presidential elections on Sunday.
Poland again registers increase in irregular migrant arrivals from Belarus
The Polish border force says the number of migrants trying to enter the country irregularly via Belarus is on the rise again – despite a 5.5-meter border wall.
NGO reports abuse of 18 Syrians near Turkish-Syrian border
18 Syrian migrants attempting to cross irregularly into Turkey were arrested and abused by Turkish officials, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, reports. Meanwhile, Ankara said it doesn't intend to1
Germany: Federal police report strike against migrant smuggling ring
German federal police have reportedly busted a globally operating migrant smuggling gang in two German states. Over the past 18 months, the gang members allegedly smuggled 80 migrants to Germany via the Balkan route.