| Rescued passengers on Italian ship Diciotti finally allowed to disembark. Some 140 asylum-seekers and migrants who had been stuck aboard an Italian coast guard vessel for almost a week were finally allowed to disembark on Sunday. UNHCR, which welcomed the decision , had appealed to EU Member States to offer relocation places to those on board. “The Diciotti situation is now resolved, but what happens next time?” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. “We need a collaborative and reliable European approach towards persons rescued at sea.” | | |
| Overcrowding and lack of resources on Lesvos cause conditions to deteriorate. A report by Refugee Rights Europe warns that thousands of refugees on Lesvos are living in fear and at risk of developing serious illnesses, as conditions deteriorate and desperation grips the men, women and children who live there. In June, UNHCR called for measures to ease overcrowding and improve security in tense reception centres for refugees and migrants on the Aegean islands. | | |
| Nauru child refugee paints pictures of despair. Medicated, terrified and traumatized, seven-year-old Ahoora has been held for five years on Nauru island after fleeing Iran. Experts say Ahoora’s drawings show that his detention on the island is damaging his mental health. | | |
| Germany mulls year of national service for young people and refugees. Germany is floating the idea of a new form of compulsory national service for all young people, as well as adult asylum-seekers and refugees, reports The Guardian. The programme would see have them join the military or the fire service, help with disaster relief or volunteer as care workers. | | |
| UN report says senior officials must answer for Myanmar killings. A report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar says senior military officials in Myanmar must be investigated and prosecuted for “genocide in the north of Rakhine State, as well as for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States”. The report, based on hundreds of interviews, documents crimes including murder, imprisonment, torture and rape that "undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law”. | | |
| Watch an interview with the creator of the BAFTA-nominated film 'Aamir', which explores the life of an unaccompanied minor who ends up in one of Europe's largest refugee camps after fleeing Mosul, Iraq. | | |
Already in 2018, more than 1,600 people have lost their lives trying to reach European shores, even though the number attempting to cross the Mediterranean is significantly lower than in previous years.
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