Frustrated by more than a year of picking up people they say Greece has illegally pushed out, Turkish officials invited journalists to witness rescues firsthand.
Tag: Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis
He Saved 31 People at Sea. Then Got a 142-Year Prison Sentence.
Greece is prosecuting migrants on charges of people smuggling, and imposing heavy jail terms. Rights groups say many migrants are being unfairly accused and sentenced.
Denmark Would Push Asylum Seekers Outside Europe for Processing
A new law is the latest in a series of hard-line measures that have been introduced in recent years to discourage migration.
A Wave of the Hand Sets Off Spain-Morocco Migrant Fight
Spanish officials say Morocco increasingly sees migrants as currency for financial and political gains after it let up to 12,000 flood into a Spanish enclave in North Africa over two days.
‘Come On In, Boys’: A Wave of the Hand Sets Off Spain-Morocco Migrant Fight
Spanish officials say Morocco increasingly sees migrants as currency for financial and political gains after it let up to 12,000 flood into a Spanish enclave in North Africa over two days.
German Officer Goes on Trial, Accused of Plotting Far-Right Terrorism
The military officer, known as Franco A., is charged with plotting political murder in a case that has spotlighted networks of far-right extremists inside German security services.
Spain Sends Troops to Ceuta After Migrant Crossings Jump
More than 8,000 people have crossed from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since Monday, creating a humanitarian emergency and deepening tensions between the two countries.
With Official Housing Scant, French People Open Their Homes to Migrants
A shelter system supported by private individuals highlights the French government’s difficulties managing a backlog of asylum cases.
The Refugee Who Fought Germany’s Hard Right
Alassa Mfouapon was falsely accused by a German tabloid and a far-right leader of starting a violent protest. So he sued them, and won.
More Than 100 Migrants Are Feared Dead as Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean
The shipwreck off Libya comes as the number of attempts to cross the sea from Africa to Europe increases in the warmer weather.