Germany: Theatre production puts 71 people in truck to highlight plight of refugees

A German theatre staged a controversial protest work on 2 September, cramming 71 people into the back of a small truck to highlight the plight of refugees turning to people-smugglers. While Europe has been rocked by migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, last week the perils of the overland journey were hammered home when 71 people were found dead in an abandoned refrigerated lorry in Austria. Sep 3, 2015

Calais crisis: UK reinforces border controls to prevent illegal migrants

The UK has recently reinforced its border controls around the French port of Calais to curb the illegal entry of migrants. An average of 2,000 migrants from the Middle East and African countries have entered the UK every day through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France in recent months. Sep 1, 2015