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📷Turkish authorities conducted 2 days of searches for missing Iraqi Kurdish children who died after the boat on which they and their family were traveling on the Evros river between Turkey and Greece capsized last week. Two children have been found, the third is still missing.
A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

ALT A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

ALT A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

ALT A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

ALT A search and rescue team conducts an operation in the Maritsa River to locate two missing children in Edirne, Turkey, on October 16, 2026. Search efforts continued for a second day after a boat carrying an Iraqi Kurdish migrant family attempting to cross into Greece capsized in the river.

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A total of 12 people, including one baby, died in the early hours of October 19 in the Aegean Sea, according to the Greek coast guard. One incident occurred near Lesbos and the other near Samos. infomigrants.net/en/post/742…

Twelve migrants die in Aegean Sea during attempted crossings to Greece

A total of 12 people, including one baby, died in the early hours of October 19 in the Aegean Sea, according to the Greek coast guard. Six people died near Lesbos after a migrant boat hit a coast...

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Fadia came to Greece after having fled Afghanistan. Now, she is 20 and lives in Germany. But she wants to return to the place she once called home. The refugee camp she lived at: Ritsona. We accompany her on her journey. infomigrants.net/en/post/742…

How does being a teenager in a refugee camp in Greece shape your life?

Fadia came to Greece after having fled Afghanistan. Now, she is 20 and lives in Germany. But she wants to return to the place she once called home. The refugee camp she lived at: Ritsona. We accomp...

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Sam*, from Eritrea, left his country in 2019 for a training camp in Uganda with the national football team. From there he fled to build a better life. Ending up in Libya, Italy and Spain. Now he lives in poverty and his dream of playing football is dead. infomigrants.net/en/post/741…

Sam's story: 'I dreamed of playing in the world's biggest stadiums, but now I have to fight to...

Sam*, originally from Beylul, a city in southern Eritrea, left his country in 2019 for a training camp in Uganda with the national football team. One night, he decided to flee to build a better...

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Sexual exploitation remains the most common form of trafficking. Overall, cases of human trafficking treated at special counselling centers are on the rise, indicates the latest report from German NGO Network against Trafficking in Human Beings (KOK). infomigrants.net/en/post/741…

Germany: The number of trafficking cases being treated is on the rise, as support services face...

Sexual exploitation remains the most common form of trafficking. For the first time since data collection started, cases of organ trafficking were recorded. Overall, cases of human trafficking...

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Over two thirds of underage migrants who reached Europe in 2025 were unaccompanied minors, the UN said. Several UN agencies stressed that these children and youths are particularly susceptible to suffering abuse and exploitation at the hands of smugglers. infomigrants.net/en/post/741…

UN: Most migrant children arriving in Europe are unaccompanied minors

The UN said that more than two thirds of underage migrants who reached Europe in 2025 were unaccompanied minors traveling alone. Several UN agencies stressed that these children and youths are...

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Swiss newspaper NZZ surveyed all 16 German federal state interior and migration ministries. Voluntary returns rose from 1,355 in 2024 to 6,243 in 2025, before dropping to 4,629 so far this year.
A total of 12,227 Syrian nationals have voluntarily returned to Syria from Germany since 2024, according to a survey of all 16 German federal state interior and migration ministries conducted by Swiss newspaper NZZ.

ALT A total of 12,227 Syrian nationals have voluntarily returned to Syria from Germany since 2024, according to a survey of all 16 German federal state interior and migration ministries conducted by Swiss newspaper NZZ.

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Pregnant and just days away from her due date, 25-year-old Sara swam from Morocco to Spain's north African Ceuta enclave. Shortly thereafter, she gave birth to baby girl. And she isn’t the only one.

25-year-old swam to Ceuta days before giving birth

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Spanish police have arrested 45 people in Ceuta over the alleged use of third-party identity documents to attempt to board ferries to mainland Spain. The enclave continues to grapple with the aftermath of July's mass migrant crossings. infomigrants.net/en/post/742…

Ceuta police arrest 45 over alleged use of third-party identity documents

Spanish police have arrested 45 people in Ceuta over the alleged use of third-party identity documents to attempt to board ferries to mainland Spain, as the enclave continues to grapple with the...

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📷 A Spanish rescue ship transported a small boat carrying migrants at La Restinga dock on the Spanish Canary Island of El Hierro on Friday. About 77 migrants of sub-Saharan origin were rescued while attempting to reach Spain.
A Spanish rescue ship transports a small boat carrying migrants at La Restinga dock on the Spanish Canary Island of El Hierro on Friday. About 77 migrants of sub-Saharan origin were rescued while attempting to reach Spain.

ALT A Spanish rescue ship transports a small boat carrying migrants at La Restinga dock on the Spanish Canary Island of El Hierro on Friday. About 77 migrants of sub-Saharan origin were rescued while attempting to reach Spain.

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38 organizations have warned against a possible temporary suspension of the right to asylum in the EU. They are calling on the German government to advocate for the protection of refugees amid some European parties calling for a suspension of asylum. infomigrants.net/en/post/742…

Can the EU suspend the right to asylum?

Almost 40 organizations have warned in an appeal against a possible temporary suspension of the right to asylum in the EU. They are calling on the German federal government to advocate for the...

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A grant totaling 45.3 million euros was announced on October 13. More than two months on after a mass arrival of people from Morocco, Ceuta's local services are strained, say local authorities. infomigrants.net/en/post/741…

Ceuta: Additional 45.3 million euros allocated to deal with aftermath of migrant arrivals

A grant totaling 45.3 million euros was announced yesterday (October 13) coinciding with the first ever visit of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the Spanish enclave. More than two months on after...

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Experts warn the true toll for 2014-2025 is likely much higher. That's according to a new report by the IOM's @MissingMigrants Project, supported by the International Data Alliance for Children on the Move (IDAC).
At least 4,414 children have died on migration routes worldwide over the past twelve years, according to a new report by UN migration agency IOM on the deaths of child migrants.

ALT At least 4,414 children have died on migration routes worldwide over the past twelve years, according to a new report by UN migration agency IOM on the deaths of child migrants.

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A new report by the IOM's Missing Migrants Project titled ‘Documenting the Deaths of Child Migrants’ highlights the risks children face on migration routes worldwide.
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3 children from a family from Sulaymaniyah in Iraq's Kurdistan Region have reportedly died. The deaths came after a migrant dinghy capsized in the Maritsa/Evros River on the Turkey-Greece border, leaving 2 of them missing and prompting an ongoing search. infomigrants.net/en/post/742…

Three children die after boat capsizes on Turkey-Greece border

Three children from a family from Sulaymaniyah have reportedly died after a migrant dinghy capsized in the Maritsa/Evros River on the Turkey-Greece border, leaving two of them missing and prompting...

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As Syria enters a fragile post-Assad recovery, large-scale returns from neighboring countries contrast with comparatively low numbers from Europe. Nevertheless, the German government hopes to accelerate the returns. infomigrants.net/en/post/742…

Germany still grappling with the issue of Syrian returns

As Syria enters a fragile post-Assad recovery, large-scale returns from neighboring countries contrast with comparatively low numbers from Europe -- where many Syrians still face uncertainty over...

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📷 Migrant are disembarking a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin after being rescued early on Thursday. The group included one woman and three minors, according to news agency Reuters. Arguineguin is located on Spain's Canary Island of Gran Canaria.
Migrant are disembarking a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin after being rescued early on Thursday. The group included one woman and three minors, according to news agency Reuters. Arguineguin is located on Spain's Canary Island of Gran Canaria.

ALT Migrant are disembarking a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin after being rescued early on Thursday. The group included one woman and three minors, according to news agency Reuters. Arguineguin is located on Spain's Canary Island of Gran Canaria.

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The EU has approved 25 million euros to eastern Libya for border control. This additional funding signals widening cooperation with authorities in eastern Libya to try and increase migration controls from that part of the country too. infomigrants.net/en/post/741…

EU green lights 25 million euros to eastern Libya for border control

This additional funding, together with other agreements this year, signal widening cooperation with authorities in eastern Libya to try and increase migration controls from that part of the country...

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The 'Houses of Hope' turn inclusive housing into a reality by encouraging integration. Here, people from both migrant and non-migrant backgrounds live together under one roof. infomigrants.net/en/post/742…

Germany: Inclusive housing for migrants and non-migrants

The "Houses of Hope" turn inclusive housing into a reality by encouraging integration. Here, people from both migrant and non-migrant backgrounds live together under one roof.

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📷Spain's King Felipe ‌and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta's Muslim cemetery on Tuesday (October 13), where most of more than 100 migrants who died in July's mass crossing into the North African enclave from Morocco are buried. They also visited the Vicente Aleixandre school.
Spain's King Felipe visits Vicente Aleixandre school in Ceuta, Spain, October 13, 2026

ALT Spain's King Felipe visits Vicente Aleixandre school in Ceuta, Spain, October 13, 2026

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain listen to a speech by Mayor Juan Jesus Vivas during their visit to Ceuta Town Hall in Ceuta, Spain on October 13, 2026, as part of their solidarity trip following the influx of over 80, 000 migrants from Morocco.

ALT King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain listen to a speech by Mayor Juan Jesus Vivas during their visit to Ceuta Town Hall in Ceuta, Spain on October 13, 2026, as part of their solidarity trip following the influx of over 80, 000 migrants from Morocco.

People react as Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrive at Sidi Embarek Cemetery, where people who died at sea on July 30 and 31 are buried, during their visit to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

ALT People react as Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrive at Sidi Embarek Cemetery, where people who died at sea on July 30 and 31 are buried, during their visit to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

Spain's King Felipe VI. and Queen Letizia stand in front of graves at the Sidi Embarek cemetery, where those who died after trying to enter Ceuta on July 30 and 31 this year are buried.

ALT Spain's King Felipe VI. and Queen Letizia stand in front of graves at the Sidi Embarek cemetery, where those who died after trying to enter Ceuta on July 30 and 31 this year are buried.

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