The suspension of 10 international humanitarian organisations in Libya, part of a broader crackdown on African migrants, is seen by analysts as an attempt to divert…
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Last year was the deadliest on record for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people losing their lives worldwide, according to the United Nations. The International Organisation for…
Tunisian authorities have rescued 612 migrants and recovered 18 bodies in multiple operations overnight off the country’s Mediterranean coast, the National Guard announced on Monday. The…
Guatemala has extradited Rigoberto Miranda, the alleged leader of a human smuggling network linked to the deaths of 53 migrants found inside a sweltering truck in…
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday that EU member states be allowed to set up “return hubs” in non-EU countries where migrants whose asylum claims have…
SOS Mediterranee, a French migrant rescue organisation, successfully rescued 25 individuals stranded off the Libyan coast on Sunday aboard its Ocean Viking vessel. Among those saved…
The UK government has confirmed that no further payments will be made to Rwanda for the now-abandoned migrant deportation scheme, despite Kigali claiming it is still…
Thirty-two migrants who had been stranded on a Tunisian offshore gas platform for several days were finally rescued on Tuesday, a non-governmental organisation said. “Nobody went…
A boat carrying 21 individuals, including 19 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia and two crew members, sank off Panama on Friday night due to strong waves…
Spanish police have arrested seven crew members of a migrant boat that arrived in the Canary Islands from Senegal in December, after eight passengers, including a…