The death of a Syrian refugee at a detention facility in Lebanon has caused outrage after photos and video allegedly showing his dead body riddled with wounds surfaced. Now, Amnesty International is demanding a civilian trial agains1
UNHCR special envoy for the Western and Central Mediterranean situation Vincent Cochetel had to give an apology after making disparaging remarks about migrants and their families. Cochetel’s comments had ignited a major row on Twitt1
Swiss police have found 23 refugees crowded inside a van coming from northern Italy. The driver has been arrested.
Greek authorities confirmed that a total of 61 migrants have reached the Greek island of Crete after at least one child died of unspecified causes while being airlifted to hospital. The group had earlier been rescued by a cargo vess1
The rescue ship Geo Barents has landed in Taranto, southern Italy, to disembark 267 people rescued over the last week. Meanwhile, the Humanity 1 currently has 111 persons on board, following its first rescure operation.