Ocean Viking: More than 270 migrants rescued
The NGO rescue ship Ocean Viking took on board 274 migrants in three rescue operations off the coast of Libya on Tuesday and Wednesday. Among them are reportedly 22 women and 64 minors.
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14 migrants dead, dozens missing near Canary Islands
Spanish authorities are searching for migrants on three boats missing in the Atlantic Ocean. Another boat capsized on Tuesday en route to the Canary Islands. 14 people, including two children, reportedly died.
Baby born at sea on route to Canary Islands
Spanish rescuers picked up a total of 87 migrants in three different boats last week, including a baby who had been born in one of the boats just before the rescue.
Migrant rescue crew of Iuventa awarded human rights prize
The crew of German migrant rescue vessel Iuventa was awarded the Amnesty human rights award 2020 for rescuing more than 14,000 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, Amnesty Germany announced Tuesday.
Spain finds missing migrant boat, 69 people brought to shore
69 African migrants traveling on a rubber dinghy were located Tuesday south of Malaga after their boat had gone missing for one day. The migrants were brought to Motril, Granada, the Spanish maritime rescue service said.
Spain rescues 119 migrants, searches for 67 missing at sea
The Spanish maritime rescue service on Tuesday resumed the search for a boat with 67 migrants missing in the strait between Morocco and Spain. On Monday, 119 migrants rescued from two rubber boats in the Alboran Sea were safely disembarked in Malaga.
Germany: McDonald's CEO supports 'a clearer future' for refugees
The head of the fast-food chain McDonald's in Germany says refugees should be offered more certain future prospects. Holger Beeck also said that he could not understand why well-integrated migrants are deported.
90 migrants intercepted in and near English Channel
Ninety migrants were picked up by British authorities as part of a large search and rescue operation, according to UK media reports. Most of them were rescued from rubber boats in the waters between France and England.
Migrants fail to enter EU at Serbian-Hungarian border
About 200 migrants gathered at Serbia’s border with Hungary on Thursday. Their demand: To be let into the European Union. But on Friday, they were bused to asylum centers further inside Serbia.
Two Eritreans jailed for death of Sudanese migrant in France
Two Eritreans were handed 12-year jail sentences after the death of a Sudanese man during a fight in a migrant camp in France in 2016.
French police clear migrant camp in the north of Paris
A camp in the north of Paris was cleared by French police on Tuesday morning. Police said it was the "last one" to be cleared in the city. The more than 420 residents of the camp were taken to halls and welcome centers around the capital.
Migrant arrivals increase in Spain's Canary Islands
The number of migrants arriving in the Spanish Canary Islands increased last month to 18 times the number in January 2019, the AFP news agency reports. However, fewer migrants are trying to reach mainland Spain by boat.