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Close to 700 boat migrants reach Italy overnight

Almost 700 migrants reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in boats overnight, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday morning. According to the report, a total of 14 landings were registered. The boats either arrived at the port without help or the people were rescued at sea, off the …

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SAD VIDEO: At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after boat sinks off Libya coast

At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead after an inflatable rubber boat sunk off the coast of Libya, the UN’s International Organization for Migration said.   The boat, crammed with around 80 migrants, reportedly departed from the village of Qasr al-Akhyar, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of …

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VIDEO: Death on the border: BBC Africa Eye reveals violence on migrants on Morocco-Spain border

On 24 June 2022, disturbing videos started circulating online, showing violent clashes between African migrants and Moroccan border guards. The footage was filmed on a small piece of land where Morocco meets Spain – a gateway into Europe. These videos revealed shocking evidence of migrants being restrained and severely beaten. …

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Rescue ship with nearly 300 migrants aboard docks in Sicily

After several days of waiting, the Ocean Viking rescue vessel has been allowed to dock in Sicily with 294 migrants on board. The ship entered the port of Pozzallo on the southern tip of the Italian island on Monday morning. Some of the migrants, who were rescued in several operations, …

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At least four migrants drown, 10 missing off Tunisia’s coast

A boat mishap off the Tunisian coast has claimed four lives with 10 other migrants missing. According to the coastguard of the North African country, the illegal migrants were attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, when the incident occured. The coastguard managed to rescue 44 people from the …

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Bono East immigration repatriates 358 irregular migrants

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has repatriated 358 irregular migrants in the Bono East to their respective countries of origin, Chief Superintendent Mr. Enoch Abrokwa, the Bono East Regional Commander of the GIS, has announced. He said those irregular migrants had entered the country through unapproved routes and they were …

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Italy gives safe port to 558 migrants rescued at sea

Italy on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, allowed a charity boat carrying hundreds of migrants rescued at sea to dock in the Sicilian port of Augusta, with another vessel waiting offshore for permission to bring 440 more to land. The Geo Barents ship, run by charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), took …

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43 migrants missing in boat sinking off Tunisia

Forty-three migrants were missing off the Tunisian coast and 84 others were rescued after their boat sank while heading to Europe, a Tunisian Red Crescent official said on Saturday. A rescue operation started on Friday after the boat capsized near the coastal town of Zarzis in Tunisia’s Medenine province, Munji …

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Tunisia cracks down on migrants after deal with Europe

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. Two bodies were recovered and 178 migrants rescued during three operations off Tunisia’s south coast, a ministry statement said. The migrants, who the ministry said were …

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Tunisia cracks down on migrants after deal with Europe

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. Two bodies were recovered and 178 migrants rescued during three operations off Tunisia’s south coast, a ministry statement said. The migrants, who the ministry said were …

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