Tag: migrants
Migrant arrivals to Italy soar by nearly 150 percent over the past year
Migrant arrivals to Italy increased by nearly 150 percent over the past year with an overwhelming majority arriving from Tunisia and war-riven Libya, Italy’s interior…
UK says illegal migrant crossings from France are unacceptable
Illegal migrant crossing from France to Britain are unacceptable so there needs to be action to prevent smugglers from exploiting people who risk the perilous…
Channel migrants: Eight boats attempt crossing to UK
Eight boats have been stopped in the Channel and 120 migrants brought to the UK, the Home Office has said.Border Force intercepted three boats in…
Thousands of migrants dying on trek across Africa: UN
Thousands of migrants have died after suffering “extreme” abuse while crossing Africa, according to a UN report on Wednesday that estimated 72 people perish each…
Migrants return to ‘Balkan route’ to chase European dream
The first rays of the morning sun reveal entire families lying on the railway line or in abandoned wagons but when Greek police patrols appear,…
Coronavirus: Cyprus warns against infected migrants illegally crossing into the EU
Asylum-seekers infected with coronavirus could be seeping through the porous cease-fire line in the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the country’s health minister warned…
In Yemen, thousands of Ethiopian migrants stranded, COVID-19 likely widespread
Tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants have been stranded in war-ravaged Yemen where they continue to be subjected to arbitrary detention and exposure to COVID-19…
Migrants leave Ocean Viking ship in Sicily
Almost 200 migrants rescued by a humanitarian aid boat in the Mediterranean Sea began to leave the vessel in Sicily late on Thursday after nine…
Italy to allow 180 migrants to leave ship: charity
Italy has authorised charity vessel Ocean Viking to disembark 180 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean in Sicily, ship operator SOS Mediterranee said on Sunday. “We…
Migrants test positive for coronavirus after arriving in Italy
Eight migrants who disembarked in Sicily this week after being rescued in the Mediterranean by a charity boat are in quarantine after testing positive for…
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