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Syrian refugee in Turkey says he is not ready to return

Many Syrians remain unsure about what steps they should take after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad. One Syrian living in Istanbul highlights that many questions remain about the country's security situation.

Italian by birth, foreigner by law

Abe received her Italian citizenship in high school, while her older brother, Alan, had to wait until he turned 18 to apply. Under Italian law, children like Abe who are born in Italy to immigrant parents are not automatically granted citizenship.

Italy: Egyptian teen to attend school, no place for migrants

Sarour is an Egyptian teen who is about to turn 14 and has travelled to Italy on his own. He is currently part of Sai Gea, a hosting program in Rome for asylum seekers and individuals granted international protection. Since the start of the academic year, organizers have been trying to enroll him in school, but no place has been found for him yet.

'Where's the humanity?' – the story of one Yemeni migrant's journey to Europe

Saleh Othman from Yemen arrived in Latvia in 2023 as an asylum seeker. InfoMigrants recently spoke with him there about his dream to live in Germany, the trials and tribulations of his eight-year journey, injustice – and how he wishes Europeans treated migrants.

'My father disappeared in the Channel': A survivor recalls migrant boat sinking off Calais

Osama Ahmed, a 20-year-old Syrian, attempted to cross the Channel with his father last month. The inflatable boat they were in capsized on October 23, while they were still just two kilometers off the coast of Calais. Osama survived, but his father disappeared.