Briefs

Briefs

Short news briefs on African migration.

Italy: rejected asylum seekers must pay to avoid detention
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Italy: rejected asylum seekers must pay to avoid detention

From now on, “Migrants rejected for asylum in Italy will have to pay 5,000 euros or be sent to a detention center while their appeals are examined“. The Italian Government provided for this measure in a decree dated 22 September. This amount will be used for a person’s accommodation and living expenses for one month, as …

Berlin says 6,000 migrants arriving in Lampedusa a “strong migratory pressure”
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Berlin says 6,000 migrants arriving in Lampedusa a “strong migratory pressure”

After the arrival of more than 6000 migrants in just a few hours on the island of Lampedusa in Italy, Germany has decided to suspend the voluntary reception of asylum seekers from Italy on Wednesday 13 September. Despite being provided for by the European agreements in terms of migration, Berlin cites “strong migratory pressure” to …