| Thousands flee violence and tensions in Nicaragua. The number of Nicaraguans seeking asylum in neighbouring Costa Rica and other countries has increased in recent months as thousands flee mounting political tensions, violence and serious human rights violations at home. UNHCR has today called for international solidarity and support for host countries. According to Costa Rican authorities, nearly 8,000 asylum claims have been registered since April and, with processing capacities overwhelmed, some 15,000 more have been given appointments for later registration. | | |
| Spain to invest millions to manage new arrivals. Spain has asked the European Union for EUR35 million in emergency funds to help manage new arrivals, as media report. The government plans to invest funds toward covering the initial costs of managing arrivals on the beaches, including staff to hand out blankets and food, managing the process of identification and determining whether people qualify for asylum. New arrivals to Spain have totalled almost 28,000 so far this year, almost as many as those who made the trip throughout all of 2017. | | |
| Former Australian border chief calls for investigation into deaths in offshore detention. The former head of the Australian Border Force, Roman Quaedvlieg, has said all deaths within Australia’s offshore immigration regime should be investigated by an Australian judge or coroner. Since 2014, 12 people have died in offshore detention, according to the Guardian, due to murder, medical neglect, misadventure and suicide. However, only one death has been brought before a coroner. | | |
| New data reveals employment rates for migrants in Europe. New figures released by Eurostat reveal that 63 per cent of migrants who have moved into the EU are employed. Non-EU migrants fared best in the Czech Republic where their employment rate tallied 79.4 per cent, while the employment rate for non-EU migrants was at its lowest in Belgium. | | |
| In Bangladesh, traditional healers help refugees overcome trauma. With 900,000 Rohingya now living in Bangladesh’s refugee camps, aid groups say there are crucial gaps in recognising and treating trauma, and now traditional healers are helping to fill the gap. UNHCR estimates that only half of Rohingya refugees who need trauma counselling or other mental health services have access to it. | | |
| This Guardian podcast takes a walk with a group who are using Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to tell the stories of the displaced, and speaks to a publisher who wrote a novel with refugees in a camp outside Beirut. | | |
Many Nicaraguans arriving in Costa Rica are being hosted by an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 Nicaraguan families already living there, who offer an initial safety net for friends, relatives and fellow citizens.
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