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Deaths at sea, violence against migrants and government investment are increasing simultaneously along the EU's external maritime border. Over the last decade, the Mediterranean has become not only a ...
Many migrants embark on dangerous sea journeys in search of better lives in foreign countries. Too often, these voyages end in tragedy, with lives lost in the middle of the ocean far from any help.
Twenty African migrants are believed to have drowned off the coast of Libya when their boat sank as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, while more bodies washed ashore on Libyan beaches ...
Spain will expand naval patrols around the Canary Islands and set up more migrant centres in response to a surge of arrivals from Africa, including more than 2,000 people last weekend, the regional ...
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -At least 61 bodies of migrants have been recovered over the past two weeks on the coast west of the Libyan capital Tripoli, a medical center said in a statement on Saturday. The ...
"With over 32,700 deaths since 2014, the Mediterranean has become a death trap for those seeking safety, a dramatic reminder of the risks faced by migrants and refugees," Stephane Dujarric, ...
At least 50 people have died after a vessel carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire near the Libyan coast on Sunday, ...
Sea-Watch, a German humanitarian group, says that a migrant drowned in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast.
The weekly report released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed the continued interception of ...
Recovery crews worked with local authorities to recover the remains which were located around 550 kilometres south of Tobruk ...