migrants
Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home
BEIRUT (AP) — In a damp room with a few rotting pieces of furniture and old mattresses on the floor,…
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
World
November 5, 2020
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a strengthening of border controls in the European Union’s Schengen…
Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants
Middle East
October 11, 2020
Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan armed group is holding hostage at least 60 migrants, including two dozen children, in “appalling”…
Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
Egypt
October 2, 2020
Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — From a filthy cell in Saudi Arabia, the Ethiopian migrant spoke on a smuggled phone,…
Amnesty: Migrants face ‘vicious cycle of cruelty’ in Libya
Middle East
September 24, 2020
Amnesty: Migrants face ‘vicious cycle of cruelty’ in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International said Thursday that thousands of Europe-bound migrants who were intercepted and returned to Libyan shores…
One family’s desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon
Middle East
September 19, 2020
One family’s desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to…
Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants
World
September 15, 2020
Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants
KARA TEPE, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration minister said Tuesday that the government will use force, if necessary, to move…
Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity
World
September 13, 2020
Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis expressed solidarity Sunday with the thousands of migrants who were left homeless by fires…
Greece: Homeless migrants will be housed ‘in coming days’
World
September 13, 2020
Greece: Homeless migrants will be housed ‘in coming days’
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Sunday that some 12,000 migrants and asylum-seekers left without shelter after fires gutted…
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire
World
September 12, 2020
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a…