World
53 migrants feared dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya’s coast
IOM: 53 dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes off Libya; two women survive Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, are dead or…
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migrants
East-Africa
Eritrean National Gets 20-Year Prison Term for Smuggling Migrants in Netherlands
The Netherlands has sentenced an Eritrean national, Amanuel Walid, to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of leading a transnational…
World
Spain plans to grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants
Spain’s left-wing government has approved a decree to grant legal status to an estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants, a sweeping regularisation that underscores…
World
Court orders North Korea to pay compensation to Japanese migrants
Tokyo court orders North Korea to pay €440,000 to victims of ‘paradise on Earth’ repatriation scheme Tokyo — A Japanese court has…
Central-Africa
Libya Rescues More Than 200 Migrants, Including Somalis, from Kufra Secret Prison
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan security forces have rescued more than 200 migrants from a clandestine underground prison in the southeastern town of…
East-Africa
Libya Rescues Over 200 Migrants, Including Somalis, from Kufra Secret Prison
Libya rescues more than 200 migrants from underground prison in Kufra as abuse allegations mount TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan security forces have…
North-Africa
Libya deports Somali migrants as Tripoli steps up crackdown on irregular migration
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan authorities have deported a group of Somali migrants detained in the capital, the country’s Anti-Illegal Migration Agency said…
North-Africa
Trial Begins in Tunisia for NGO Staff Charged with Helping Migrants
Tunisian authorities have charged six staff members of the Tunisian branch of the France Terre d’Asile aid group and 17 municipal workers…
World
Seventeen migrants found dead aboard boat off Crete, Greek coastguard reports
Seventeen migrants were found dead Saturday after their vessel was discovered drifting off the Greek island of Crete, Greek coast guard officials…
North-Africa
Tunisia Under Fire for Systemic Human Rights Violations Against Migrants
Tunisia’s treatment of migrants and the EU’s quiet deal: a test of values For three years, human rights researchers listened to stories…
East-Africa
Rwanda Welcomes Its First Group of U.S. Deportee Migrants
Rwanda’s New Role in Global Migration: A Controversial Partnership with the U.S. In a significant and controversial development in global migration policy,…
