UN report says 100 million people forced to flee their homes
The UN Refugee Agency said this was the highest number of displaced people recorded since World War II. Refugees coming to the EU from Africa's Sahel region could rise, said the report.
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Fire destroys shelters in Athens migrant camp
At least two Afghan asylum seekers have been taken to hospital following a fire at a refugee camp in Athens. InfoMigrants reporters in the Greek capital say several shelters were destroyed.
Iraqi asylum seekers exploited in Austria
A German man from Saxony has been accused of exploiting over 230 Iraqi asylum seekers as cheap labor in Austria. Police say the case is linked to trafficking, illegal employment and fraud.
At least 80 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Two private rescue ships, the Sea-Eye 4 and the Aita Mari, have carried out rescues relatively close to each other not too far off the Libyan and Tunisian coasts. Sea-Eye 4 rescued 63 migrants on Tuesday and Aita Mari carried out a1
Italy: Over 60 asylum seekers in Trento homeless for months
The association Assemblea antirazzista (anti-racist assembly) of the northern Italian city of Trento has denounced that over 60 asylum seekers have been homeless for months while waiting for a place in the hosting system "amid the g1