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.
Tag: Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis
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.
After a Tragedy at Sea, a Wrecked Ship Becomes a Powerful Symbol in Italy
The relic of the deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean in living memory — in which some 1,000 migrants died — is being re-envisioned as a human rights monument.
After a Tragedy at Sea, a Wrecked Ship Becomes a Powerful Symbol in Italy
The relic of the deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean in living memory — in which some 1,000 migrants died — is being re-envisioned as a human rights monument.
In Orban’s Hungary, Some ‘Migrants’ Are Treated With Reverence
While Prime Minister Viktor Orban has demonized recent arrivals, a court ruled against a journalist who disparaged the nomads who settled in what is now Hungary a millennium ago.
Refugee Who Set Herself on Fire in Greece Is Charged With Arson
A woman set fire to her tent on the island of Lesbos in a suicide attempt after her family’s relocation to Germany was delayed.
Her New Life Started With a Robbery on a First Date
Nine months after she fled Syria, Maisam met Marvin in Germany. Their relationship gave her a surrogate family while she was separated from her own.