4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (525+ words) According to figures from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, 1, 640 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands between January 1 and March 31 of this year. This represents an 82 percent decrease compared to the same period last year, when 9, 424 migrants arrived. For the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (767+ words) Yekta Jamali was 17 when she became the first female weightlifter to win a medal for Iran. It was also then that she decided to flee and seek asylum in Germany. She's already competed for the Olympic Refugee team, now she…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (456+ words) Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) took several individuals into custody on March 30, on suspicion of assisting migrant smugglers. Further arrests connected to that case took place in France with the help of European anti-crime agencies. The UK and its European…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (12+ words) Poll suggests 'majority of Germans wary' of possible refugee movements from Iran'Info Migrants...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (985+ words) Reported cases of gender based violence cases reached record levels in 2024, and migrant women face heightened risks -- but Germany's legal system and support network offer protection regardless of immigration status. On Wednesday, (March 25), the German parliament debated the issue of…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (392+ words) Gebremedhin carefully unfurls a plastic banner on the dusty ground. A portrait of his 26-year-old son, Jonas, is displayed next to text written in Tigrinya, the language of Tigray. "It says that my son is in prison in Libya, and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (792+ words) As the EU hands Nigeria 290 million euros and market access, a new returns pact promises "dignified" repatriation -- but critics warn of human rights issues and risks for migrants fleeing violence. The European Union and Nigeria have signed a readmission and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (359+ words) IOM Director General Amy Pope met with senior Spanish officials in Madrid to discuss migration governance, labor mobility and international cooperation. Spain is turning to managing migration through regular pathways and integration, as broader European debates on migration policy continue....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (602+ words) Britain has struck a new return agreement with Nigeria, designed to ease the return of rejected Nigerian migrants with no right to remain in the UK. At the heart of the deal, Nigeria pledged to accept UK identification documents of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (341+ words) At least 18 people drowned while trying to reach the French island of Mayotte. Many others were stranded hundreds of kilometers short of their destination. At least 18 African refugees'drowned off'Comoros'after smugglers dropped them into the water some distance from shore as…...