France to allow Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock, canceled accord to take 3,500 immigrants from Italy

France has canceled plans to take 3,500 immigrants turned away by Italy, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday. However, Paris will allow more than 200 migrants stuck on a boat in Italian waters to dock in the country.

Italy’s stance on migrant ship ‘unacceptable’ – Paris

Italy has breached EU norms by refusing to allow a charity-run rescue ship with more than 200 migrants on board to dock in its ports, the French government has said. After being turned away by Italy, the vessel requested permission to offload the migrants in France.

Germany urges Italy to help migrants stranded onboard NGO boats

 

Germany has urged Italy to help migrants who have been onboard a German-flagged NGO boat for more than a week, saying charity vessels operating in the Mediterranean play an important role in saving lives at sea.

Migrant Death Toll Rises To 14 In Greece Shipwrecks: Coastguard

Greece's coastguard on Wednesday said it had recovered 14 bodies from two migrant boat sinkings earlier this week.

UK home secretary slammed for asylum seeker ‘invasion’ remarks

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under heavy criticism for describing the arrival of asylum seekers on the United Kingdom’s southern coast as an “invasion”, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum and non-governmental organisations denouncing her choice of language as “inflammatory” and “heinous”.

UN ‘Distressed’ over 92 Stripped Refugees at Greece-Turkey Border

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it “is deeply distressed by the shocking reports and images” of 92 people found at the Greek borders from Turkish land border stripped of their clothes.

Italy is favorite destination: Hellenic Coast Guard rescues over 50 migrants refused to be rescued

 

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Bulgaria declares partial state of emergency due to migratory pressure

 

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Non Ukrainian refugees face discrimination: Conditions worsen for homeless refugees in Brussels

 

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Global displacement hits record 89.3M in 2021: UN report - China.org.cn

The number of people forced to flee their homes reached 89.3 million by the end of 2021, a record high since records began, up 8 percent year on year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.

Prince Charles criticizes UK's Rwanda migrants policy calls it 'appalling'

 

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Turkey: Man arrested after kicking elderly Syrian woman in video, army bombarded Syrian villages

 

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UK to send Channel asylum seekers to Rwanda: Reports | Al Jazeera

The United Kingdom is expected to sign a deal to send male asylum seekers who cross the English Channel in small boats to Rwanda while their claims are processed in the UK.

UNHCR’s Angelina Jolie Urges Yemenis ‘Deserve Same Compassion’ as Ukrainian Refugees - Sputnik International

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Sunday that its special envoy, actress Angelina Jolie, had arrived in the Yemeni port city of Aden “to help draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of the seven-year conflict on the people of Yemen.”

UN Calls On Combatants To Spare Ukraine Civilians As Conflict Intensifies - UrduPoint

UN humanitarian officials Tuesday appealed for protection of civilians from further bloodshed amid fighting in Ukraine since the start of last week's Russian military offensive that has driven out over 600,000 people from the country.

Should Europe brace for a new refugee crisis? – EURACTIV.com

Could an escalation in Ukraine trigger a new European refugee crisis? The answer to that question is yes.

Cameroonian refugees seek safety in Chad

 

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Fighting desertification in Cameroon: Refugees to the rescue • FRANCE 24...

 

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Hundreds of Afghan refugees walk away from US military bases to parts unknown rather than complete resettlement process – reports — RT

 More than 700 Afghan refugees have reportedly left the American military bases where they were being hosted after being evacuated from their country, finding their own way in the US rather than awaiting resettlement services.

US halting use of horses in Texas border town after pictures stir outcry

The US will no longer use horses to patrols the border town of Del Rio in the state of Texas amid a mass influx of predominantly Haitian refugees, the White House announced Thursday.