Tag: Migrants
Migrants rejected by Italy were tortured, raped – UN
African migrants rejected by Italy in a standoff with the European Union on Aug. 15, said they had been held…
Italy threaten not to return 177 migrants to Libya
Italy threaten not to return to Libya 177 migrants at the centre of a diplomatic stand-off if the European Union…
Spain rescues 123 migrants
Spain’s maritime rescue service says it has saved 123 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa. The…
1,500 migrants died in Mediterranean – UN
The UN says for the fifth straight year, 1,500 migrants perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and…
EU offers to shoulder cost of taking in migrants
The European Commission offered on Tuesday to shoulder the cost of taking in migrants from boats in the Mediterranean, seeking…
Libya stops Nigerians, other migrants from crossing to Europe
Libyan coastguard has intercepted 156 migrants, including Nigerians, in two separate incidents as they tried to reach Europe by sea,…
Migrants’ standoff: UNHCR welcomes EU’s deal
The UN High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, has given a cautious welcome to the decision by several EU…
Libyan Coastguard intercepts 156 migrants
Libya’s Navy said on Thursday that the North African Nation’s Coastguard intercepted 156 migrants on a rubber boat.
156 migrants intercepted in Libya
Libya’s Navy said on Thursday that the North African Nation’s Coastguard intercepted 156 migrants on a rubber boat.
Shipwreck victims taken to Spain instead of Italy
A Spanish aid group said on Wednesday that it would not take a survivor and two bodies it recovered from…
8 migrants found dead in lorry container
Authorities on Monday say eight migrants including six children were found dead, after suffocating from petrol fumes while packed into…
Italy Minister blocks migrants on ship in Govt. tug-of-war
Dozens of migrants rescued at sea and brought to an Italian Port on Thursday were blocked on ship in Government…
60,000 migrants died since 2000 – UN
No fewer than 60,000 migrants have perished in desperate attempts to escape from the difficulties in their countries and have…
Pope Francis reacts to migrants suffering
Pope Francis on Friday celebrated a special Mass for migrants and refugees in which he denounced the “sterile hypocricy” of…
Over 1,000 migrants drowned in Mediterranean – IOM
More than 200 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean from January to June, bringing the overall death toll so far…