Tag: Migrants
500 migrants rescued from Mediterranean sea, taken to Lampedusa
Four boats carrying more than 500 migrants landed in Lampedusa after being intercepted by Italian authorities off the coast of…
Migrants should seek asylum from home before coming to U.S. – Biden
Majority of migrants crossing the border with the U.S. are immediately sent back, so the better option for them would…
43 Europe-bound Nigerians, Ghanaians drown in Mediterranean sea
A Europe-bound migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday killing at least 43 people, including Nigerians and…
Tunisian president urged to protect migrants’ rights
Tunisian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have written a letter to President Kais Saïed, on the occasion of International Migrants Day, calling…
Banksy’s Louise Michel issues SOS in the Mediterranean
Louise Michel, a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy is stranded in the Mediterranean, with 219 migrants aboard.
Coronavirus: Greece to tighten border controls
Greece will tighten border controls to prevent the spread of coronavirus, focusing on island routes used by migrants to enter…
Nigerian migrant shot in Libya over piece of bread, 3 torturers arrested in Italy
Migrants who landed in Lampudesa, Italy last weekend have narrated a shocking catalogue of abuses, rape, murder and torture by…
New Italian government allows migrants disembark from boat
Italy on Saturday agreed to allow rescue ship Ocean Viking to disembark 82 migrants on southern islands Lampedusa after six…
Greek Police nab smuggler with 13 migrants in fake ambulance
The Greek Police said on Friday they arrested a driver transporting 13 migrants crammed into a fake ambulance.
10 migrants dead in Turkey van crash
A van crash has killed 10 migrants in north-eastern Turkey, state news agency Anadolu reported on Wednesday.
Greece intercepts boat with migrants, 2 suspected smugglers arrested
The Greek coastguard on Friday said it has intercepted a boat with 77 migrants on board and detained two suspected…
Libya: 6,000 migrants need to be evacuated from detention camps
A medical charity, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says there are close to 6,000 migrants trapped in Libyan detention camps who…
70 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisia
No fewer than 70 migrants have drowned after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP…
Pope commends Morocco for accepting migrants
Pope Francis has commended the people and government of Morocco for accepting and being hospitable to migrants. The Pope who…
‘Let us in, we are not fish’: Migrants stranded at sea tell Italy, others
After two weeks stranded at sea and battered by winter storms, migrants onboard a rescue ship are growing frustrated as…