The vessel capsized on its way to the Italian island | Photo: Marco Gulla/AFP/Getty Images
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Italy

Italy: Migrant shipwreck off Lampedusa leaves 41 dead

More than 40 people have been killed after a migrant vessel sank, survivors of the shipwreck told Italian media.

From file: Senegalese fishing boats. | Photo: DW screenshot
  • Morocco
  • Senegal

Morocco recovers five bodies, intercepts 245 migrants in two rescue operations
Sailboat with migrants off the Greek island of Falconera, photographed on August 8, 2023 | Photo: hcg.gr
  • Greece

Greece: 52 migrants on sailboat rescued off remote island

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Migrants rescued by Open Arms at sea near the coast of Libya | Photo: ARCHIVE/EPA/OPEN ARMS
  • Cameroon
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt

Open Arms arrives in Brindisi with 194 migrants on board
From file: Senegalese fishing boats. | Photo: DW screenshot
  • Morocco
  • Senegal

Morocco recovers five bodies, intercepts 245 migrants in two rescue operations
A section of the electronic barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border near the village of Nomiki, Poland | Photo: ARCHIVE/EPA/ARTUR RESZKO
  • Belarus
  • Poland
  • Russia

Poland accuses Belarus and Russia of deliberately 'prepping migration crisis'
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Features

From file: A boat traveling to Lampedusa with migrants on board | Photo: ANSA/Alessandro Di Meo
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Migrant shipwreck survivor asks for help to find his brothers
From file: Refugees and migrants say that they suffer mental health issues but don't feel always comfortable discussing them | Photo: D. Lipinski/empics/picture-alliance
  • Germany

Germany: Traumatized migrants could lose access to 'essential' psychosocial support

From file: Eritrean refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan are seen outside the White Nile Hotel in the Upper Nile State town of Renk, South Sudan, on May 13, 2023 | Photo: EPA/AMEL
  • Eritrea

Eritreans experience torture and sexual violence during national service, UN investigator says
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Personal stories

Kaya Jafari: 'The power is in the detail'

Kaya Jafari, an Afghan artist who grew up in Iran, now wants to teach her skills in hyperrealistic art to artists in Munich. After moving to Germany over two years ago, she realized that the art form may be in need of a revival.

Kicking the ball for freedom: Arezo Rahimi's story of hope

After the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021, former Afghanistan Women Football Federation president Arezo Rahimi left for Spain, where she remains dedicated to the sport. Despite many challenges in her new life, Rahimi continues to shine a light on refugees and women's football.

Mustafa Hussein from Sudan: 'Germany, do the right thing, evacuate the people'

Mustafa Hussein is a Sudanese refugee now living in Berlin. He was granted political asylum in Germany on March 10, just over a month before war broke out in his home country.
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Understanding Europe

From file: A seasonal worker in the countryside of Puglia, Italy | Photo: ARCHIVE/ANSA
  • Italy

Italy: How to apply for a seasonal work visa
From file: Many Bangladeshi migrants undertake seasonal agricultural work in Greece | Photo: Arafatul Islam
  • Greece

Greece: How to apply for a seasonal work visa
From file: A migrant worker picks fruit in Spain's greenhouses in Andalucia in 2019 | Photo: Emilio Morenatti / AP
  • Spain

Spain: How to apply for a seasonal work visa
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The European Union

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  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Are you seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine? Beware of human traffickers when on the move
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  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
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  • European Union

Fighting migrant smuggling: 2021-2025 EU action plan

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