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23.08.2026, infoMigrants
A boat carrying 15 people sank off Zarzis, 12 bodies have been recovered, two people remain missing. Protests broke out in Ben Guerdane, home to many of the victims, with blocked roads and burning tyres. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Tunisia
21.08.2026, infoMigrants
Three weeks after the border crossing, most of the roughly 72,000 people have returned to Morocco, but between 5,000 and 8,000, including an unclear number of children, remain in Ceuta. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Marocco, Spanien
Finland announced it would resume transfers of certain asylum seekers to Italy under the new EU-wide mechanism, following Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Italien / Malta
21.08.2026, InfoMigrants, unter Berufung auf Amnesty International
A 34-page Amnesty report documents arbitrary detention, inadequate healthcare, and obstructed legal assistance in the Albanian centres. Amnesty calls for the immediate termination of the agreement. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
More than three weeks after the border crossing, families are still waiting for news of their loved ones, searching hospitals, police stations, and the border itself for information. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Marocco, Spanien
21.08.2026, ECRE
Italy reintroduced internal border checks with Spain following the Ceuta events, and the government is reportedly considering migration reception centres in Rwanda. read more
Five years after the Taliban seized power, Reshad Jalali asks whether Europe has forgotten Afghanistan, as deportation debates continue. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
21.08.2026, BALKANINsight
As the EU awaits final approval for plans to set up ‘return hubs’ in third countries for migrants awaiting deportation, it’s predicted that Balkan countries could end up hosting such holding centres despite concerns about human rights violations. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten
21.08.2026, PROAsyl
Another PRO-ASYL victory against deportations: The Federal Police has rescinded the deportation orders for two Afghans, allowed them to enter the country, and will cover the costs of the proceedings. Courts had previously ruled on multiple occasions that such deportations were unlawful. Dobrindt’s deportation policy is turning into a legal disaster—despite prior warnings from the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Naher Osten
20.08.2026, infoMigrants
A report on the motivations of young Moroccans who continue to dream of crossing into Ceuta despite the recent deadly events. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Marocco
20.08.2026, ECRE
The aftereffects of the Ceuta crisis are still felt in Morocco. The EU has agreed plans for a maritime rescue centre in eastern Libya, while NGOs urge the EU to cancel migration control support to Tunisia. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Libya, Marocco, Tunisia
20.08.2026, Aljazeera
Ceuta leaders want children returned to Morocco, but Madrid says deporting them is ‘outrageous’. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Spanien
19.08.2026, infoMigrants
Three separate boats carrying a total of 245 people were rescued off Lanzarote by Spanish maritime rescue services. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien
Rescue vessels found numerous bodies in the central Mediterranean within days. Sea-Watch 5 discovered 8 bodies in advanced decomposition, another crew spotted 21 more adrift. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Libya
19.08.2026, netzpolitik.org
A proposed law aims to increase automation at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), immigration authorities, and other agencies. The Commissioner for Integration welcomes the use of AI in migration administration. However, human rights organizations warn against discrimination and decisions that affect people’s lives. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
19.08.2026, Frankfurter Rundschau
Despite an Italian veto, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt intends to deport a Somali woman to Italy. The woman has now found sanctuary in a church—and her case has sparked a debate over the interpretation of European asylum rules and the limits of Germany’s deportation policy. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Italien / Malta
19.08.2026, nd
According to the Schengen Code, border controls are actually only permitted in emergencies. The interior minister intends to use this measure to hinder migration. read more
18.08.2026, PERSPEKTIVE
Activist Paula Maier recently went public with her story of how she was raped while in Turkish deportation detention. Sexualized torture as a means of repression is nothing new. But the history of revolutionary movements also shows us that the struggle against it can be successful. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Naher Osten, Weltweit
17.08.2026, SOS MEDITERRANEE Deutschland
The Ocean Viking rescued 55 people, including 8 women and 9 children, from an overcrowded inflatable boat in distress in the Maltese search and rescue zone; the alert was relayed by a Frontex aircraft. Most of those rescued are from war-ravaged Sudan. In recent days, the monitoring aircraft Albatross UNO and Seabird have also spotted several bodies in the central Mediterranean. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Sudan
17.08.2026, InfoMigrants (Original: DW, Autor Oliver Pieper)
Ten years after Germany's Integration Act came into force (August 2016), the balance sheet is mixed: refugees who arrived in 2015 now have an employment rate of 65–67%, just 3 percentage points below the national average, among the best in Europe. The residency requirement draws the sharpest criticism, having distributed many people to economically weak, high-unemployment regions and thereby hindered labour market integration. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
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