Germany criticized over forced returns to crisis-hit Pakistan
Refugee groups in Germany have condemned the deportation of Pakistani asylum seekers while the country is experiencing catastrophic flooding.
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Mediterranean: Boat missing with dozens of Lebanese and Syrian migrants
The fate of around 60 Lebanese and Syrian migrants on a sinking fishing boat in the Mediterranean is unknown after contact was lost on Monday. They had reported running out of food and water, and that two young children on board had1
Probe requested after migrant commits suicide in northeastern Italy
The migrant reception network of the Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region in northeastern Italy has requested an "adequate and in-depth investigation" into the suicide of a young Pakistani migrant inside the center for repatriation an1
Germany's Pro Asyl awards human rights prize to Polish refugee aid workers
German NGO Pro Asyl has awarded its annual human rights prize to Polish refugee aid workers. The recipients called the situation at the Belarusian-Polish border a "state of emergency that threatens to become permanent".
UNHCR chief calls naval blockades and pushbacks 'racism'
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at an event in Italy said that "restrictive legislation, barbed wire, naval blockades, and pushbacks" are "racism". He stressed the legal and moral duty to welcome refugees and warned1