1+ week, 1+ 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, 1+ 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, 1+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (344+ words) According to the latest data from the Home Office, between August 2025 and March 2026, 377 migrants were returned to France and 380 were admitted to the UK under the "one in, one out" agreement between the two countries. This corresponds to an average…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (800+ words) Two Ukrainian men who ran a yacht-based migrant smuggling operation across the English Channel have been jailed after authorities intercepted their vessel carrying five migrants to the UK. Authorities said the smugglers were driven solely by profit, charging tens of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (442+ words) Recognition rates for Afghan men aged between 18 and 40 have dropped sharply in Germany over the past year. The decline comes as the federal government adopts a more restrictive approach to asylum claims from Afghanistan. Young men from Afghanistan are now…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (712+ words) Three migrants are confirmed to have died after their rubber boat sank off the Turkish coast near the seaside resort town of Foca. Search efforts continue for four others believed to be missing, after the Turkish coast guard succeeded in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (274+ words) An inflatable vessel carrying migrants collided with a Turkish coast guard vessel off the southern coast of Turkey, leaving at least 14 people dead. Several survivors were rescued while others were later detained after reaching land. At least 14 people died after…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (287+ words) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has said he is willing to engage in wide-ranging dialogue with local administrations on a migrant repatriation center in the city of Bologna. However, he stressed, "there needs to be clarity on the objectives." Read…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (320+ words) The Locri court in southern Italy has acquitted three foreign nationals charged with being smugglers in relation to a migrant boat disembarked in the area in September 2023. Three foreign nationals were acquitted by the Locri court in the southern Italian…...