| Deadlock continues for ship carrying rescued asylum-seekers and migrants off coast of Tunisia. A Tunisian commercial ship carrying 40 people rescued at sea, including two pregnant women, has now been at sea on the Mediterranean for nearly two weeks. Most of the passengers are reportedly refusing to disembark and seek asylum in Tunisia at this stage. The Tunisian-flagged offshore supply vessel is the latest to be caught up in a deadlock over what to do with refugees and migrants rescued on the Mediterranean. Last week, UNHCR reiterated that while States have obligations to save lives and provide protection to refugees, people who are rescued at sea do not have an unfettered right to choose where they wish to seek asylum. | | |
| In Turkey, early marriage among refugees drives adolescent pregnancies underground. Midwives in Turkey, who are required to report marriages involving girls under 16 to the authorities, are concerned that child marriages are going unregistered and driving adolescent pregnancies underground, according to UNFPA. With many refugees mired in poverty and struggling to rebuild their lives, some resort to marrying off their underage daughters. Recent studies show the practice increasing among some Syrian refugee communities, putting young brides at risk of early and often dangerous pregnancies. | | |
| Hundreds cross border fence into Spain's north Africa enclave of Ceuta. Spanish police say around 800 people tried to enter Spain on Thursday morning via a border fence that separates Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in north Africa, from Morocco. The incident came hours before Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was due to meet the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to discuss the EU’s response to people crossing the Mediterranean Sea. | | |
| Stranded refugees rescued by tourists and locals on Italian beach. Holidaymakers and locals at a beach in Italy sprang into action this week to help dozens of Syrian and Iraqi refugees whose boat ran aground, according to The Independent. The vessel reportedly got into difficulty off the coast of Calabria, in southern Italy, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Independent and the Italian daily La Republica report that some beachgoers jumped into boats and helped the shipwrecked passengers to shore. | | |
| Terrified that he would be recruited to fight in a deadly war, Numeir fled his home in Syria three years ago. In May, cameras captured the moment the 18-year-old was finally reunited with his family at a German airport after years apart. | | |
New research, based on interviews with 1,516 Syrians between the ages of 18 and 32, found that Syrian refugees resettled in the UK with the support of local authorities report having ‘more positive experiences’ than those coming through the asylum route.
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