Despite having lost both her legs in a road accident when she was four, a 39-year-old Moroccan woman in a wheelchair arrived in a boat along with 39 other migrants rescued off the Canary Islands on July 30.
The practice of church asylum in Germany is facing growing challenges, as an Afghan national sheltered in a church in Berlin was apprehended by plainclothes police officers to be deported to Sweden. The man had just stepped outside1
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been angered by a court decision issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on August 1, regarding the designation of 'safe' countries for repatriation. Now, she is hoping to pass new EU1
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government has stepped up border control with Germany and Lithuania after Poland became a transit country along a new migration route from Baltic nations towards Germany.
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The vessel was taking Ethiopians to Yemen, a popular transit country for migrants to reach wealthy Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia. The UN says Yemen is witnessing an influx of African migrants, despite a civil war.