world news Over 3,000 migrants died at sea on their way to Europe in 2021 — UN The number of migrants who died or went missing was twice as high as in the previous year, the UN's refugee agency said. 29/04/2022
Spain One migrant dead, 24 missing in shipwreck near Spanish Canary Islands The Spanish coastguard said they had rescued 36 people from the stricken vessel. 26/04/2022
no comment Migrants pulled from the sea during dramatic Mediterranean rescues The rescue ship Sea-Watch-3 was called into action over the past days as a number of migrants found themselves in trouble in the Mediterranean Sea. 12/04/2022
View 'If you are Black you can walk': Africans are facing racism in Ukraine Africans have faced racial discrimination while trying to flee Ukraine, but this is not an isolated issue. Systematic racism has set Africans up to receive maltreatment, even in times of crisis. 01/04/2022
Spain Twenty-five migrants feared dead off Spain's Canary Islands Spanish police say several people may have been thrown overboard during the attempted sea crossing from Mauritania. 31/03/2022
Spain Hundreds of migrants push across border to Spanish enclave of Melilla Around 350 people successfully climbed the border fence on Thursday after a record crossing attempt on Wednesday. 02/03/2022
Spain One migrant dead, 16 missing after boat sinks near Canary Islands More than 20,000 migrants tried to reach the Spanish archipelago on boats last year. 03/02/2022
Libya EU report calls for Libya training to continue despite abuse claims The European Commission and the EU’s External Action Service declined to comment on the report. 25/01/2022
Cry like a boy Male returnees challenge the stigma of deportation | View Masculine ideals can be both painful and empowering, argues Ph.D. candidate Karlien Strijbosch, who looks at the cases of two Senegalese deportees. 04/11/2021
Italy Migrants 'must not be sent back' to danger, says Pope Francis “How they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said. Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.” 24/10/2021
Poland In Poland's borderlands, ignorance and hate echo Europe's darkest era Elżbieta used to travel to Włodawa to go mushroom picking. Now she helps save the desperate as they try to reach Europe. 11/10/2021
no comment An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, traveling from Libya to Europe on a crowded, wooden boat. 03/10/2021
Lithuania In Lithuania, both anti-migrant rhetoric - and solutions - harden Hungary and other states hostile to migrants and refugees are waiting to see whether the EU will act as Lithuania flaunts European law. 01/10/2021
Italy Fishing boat crammed with over 500 migrants arrives in Lampedusa Accommodation for migrants on the Italian island designed for 250 people now has to cater for over 1,200. 28/08/2021
Spain 52 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Spain's Canary Islands The sole survivor so far told Spain's Maritime rescue services the boat had left Africa last week carrying 53 people. 20/08/2021
Libya A hotbed of squalor and torture, Libya's detention centres are closing The country's provisional government says it wants to end lawlessness in the camps, but migrants still dream of a life in Europe. 30/07/2021
Tunisia Tunisia: Another 21 African migrants found dead in Mediterranean The bodies of nearly 50 migrants have been recovered from the waters off Tunisia after a series of shipwrecks in recent days, while dozens have been rescued. 05/07/2021
Tunisia At least 43 migrants drowned after boat capsises off Tunisia 84 people were rescued by the Tunisian coast guard. 03/07/2021
Libya At least 11 dead after migrant boat capsises of Libya coast “The continuous loss of life calls for an urgent change in approach to the situation in Libya and the Central Med.,” the IOM said in a Twitter post. 02/05/2021
Italy Hundreds of migrants headed for Italy after being rescued at sea SOS Mediterranee said some passengers told rescuers they were beaten by smugglers based in Libya and forced to embark despite high waves. 01/05/2021
Spain Two-year-old dies after migrant boat capsizes near Canary Islands was among 52 people who departed from Dakhla in the Western Sahara coast and spent five days in the Atlantic Ocean before Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service saved the group. 21/03/2021
world news Europe must share the burden of migrant flow, say EU border nations “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta's Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain. 20/03/2021
Djibouti At least 20 dead after smugglers throw migrants from boat The drama unfolded as the migrants were travelling from Djibouti to Yemen. 04/03/2021
world news Hundreds of rescued migrants taken to Italian port A small number of migrants who were among hundreds rescued in the Mediterranean test positive after tests by Italian authorities. 07/02/2021
Libya Migrant shipwreck off Libyan coast leaves at least 43 dead, says UN The shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea is the first maritime disaster in 2021 involving migrants and refugees seeking better lives in Europe. 21/01/2021
Tunisia Twenty bodies found as migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Tunisian coast remains a major departure point for migrants and asylum-seekers searching for a better life in Europe. 24/12/2020
