Tag: migrants
Spain: Canary Islands overwhelmed by influx of migrants from Africa
The Spanish government of socialist Pedro Sánchez is facing a spectacular increase in the arrival of illegal migrants this fall, mainly in the Canary Islands, which feels abandoned by Madrid…
Canary Islands in trouble with number of migrants, Spanish Prime Minister to Africa | News in brief
The Spanish Prime Minister will start a three-day trip to Africa tomorrow, during which he will try to find solutions to boat migration. 19:42•Updated 20:13 Prime Minister of Spain Pedro…
A boat carrying migrants capsized in Yemen – at least 13 dead | News in brief
At least 13 people have died and 14 are still missing when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)…
Balkans: Several migrants die during river crossing between Serbia and Bosnia
In the Balkans, several migrants drowned on Thursday, August 22, in the river separating Serbia from Bosnia, the Drina. Originally from Egypt and Syria, they were trying to reach Bosnia-Herzegovina…
Police find nearly 90 Ethiopian migrants held captive in Johannesburg
In South Africa, nearly 90 people were found by police in the suburbs of Johannesburg. According to the South African authorities, they were living in ” inhumane conditions ” and…
Off the coast of Haiti, dozens of migrants die in a fire on their boat
At least 40 migrants died when their boat caught fire off the coast of Haiti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Friday. The tragedy, which occurred on July…
At least 116 migrants dead in three years on the border between the European Union and Belarus
On Europe’s eastern border, the death toll has been rising for three years. Since 2021, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been pushing migrants towards the border to put pressure on…
Armed forces can shoot migrants without criminal liability
In Poland, the migration crisis on the border with Belarus continues to escalate. This summer, the government set up a fully militarized buffer zone along the border to prevent migrants…
To cross the Channel, migrants are taking ever more risks
Departures far from the coast, dangerous weather conditions, overloaded boats… Faced with the security of the Franco-British border, migrants are resorting to new ways of avoiding police checks and are…
Libya has 2.5 million migrants on its soil, more than a third of its population.
Libyan Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi assured on July 10, 2024 that his country of 7 million inhabitants has 2.5 million migrants on its soil, 70% to 80% of whom are…