Police use 'indiscriminate violence' on Calais migrants: A year after the dismantling of a refugee camp commonly known as 'The Jungle' in Calais, violence by police against migrants in northern France has risen to excessive, life-threatening levels, and the overall situation for unaccompanied minors has deteriorated considerably, according to a report by Refugee Rights Data Project (RRDP). Titled 'Twelve Months On,' 233 migrants in the area were interviewed with 94 of them being minors. Click here to read more.

Greek government investigating refugee flag-bearer incident: Greece's government launched an official investigation on Monday into the reasons why Amir, an 11-year-old refugee student from Afghanistan, did not get to carry the Greek flag during the school's annual parade as part of the celebrations for Ochi Day on October 28. This was despite him having been selected via a draw. Click here to read more.

What is the Schengen area and how does it impact refugees: The Schengen area allows individuals to travel freely and without border controls around 26 European states - the majority of which are EU members. With the influx of refugees into Europe in 2014 and 2015, border controls were reintroduced in some of these countries and were just recently extended. The tightening of border controls means that there will be more restrictions on movement between these states. Click here to read more.

Proposal to involve migrants in archeological site conservation: One of the proposals to emerge from the 20th edition of the Mediterranean Bourse of Archaelogical Tourism in Paestum was to involve migrants in the conservation of major archeological sites like Pompeii. It was also suggested that greater cooperation be fostered between UNESCO World Heritage sites throughout the Mediterranean. Click here to read more.