The International Organization for Migration (IOM) fears that more than 30 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. So far, only six bodies have been recovered.
Syrians in Jordan received 62,000 work permits in 2021 – a record high number. The country hosts more than 700,000 refugees, most of whom come from Syria.
Following the deaths of nine migrants headed towards the Canary Islands in March 2021, two people have each been sentenced to nine years in prison. Two young children were among those who died.
A fire broke out in a warehouse underneath a migrant hosting facility in Turin, northwestern Italy. Eighty migrants were evacuated.
A humanitarian group has reported that 18 migrants have died while they were trying to reach Lanzarote in the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, Spain's sea rescue service picked up more than 300 people – some clinging to a sinking boat.