'Hot returns': Are pushbacks at Europe's land borders lawful?
Spain's practice of pushing back migrants from its North African enclaves to Morocco is controversial. But is it permitted by law?
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At least 15 migrants die in Libyan Sahara desert
At least 15 migrants have been found dead in the desert region along the country’s southeastern border with Sudan. Some sources claim there could be more victims.
Eight months' jail for 14 migrants in Morocco
Fourteen people have been sentenced to eight months in prison in Morocco for offenses connected to a mass crossing into Melilla in June. The men were arrested the day before around 2,000 migrants tried to scale the fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave.
Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to jail over Melilla border crossing
A court in Nador has sentenced 33 migrants to 11 months behind bars for "illegal entry" and "disobedience." Rights groups have slammed the decision, urging the court to overturn the decision.
Ten migrants found dead in Niger
A group of ten migrants was found dead in Niger, not far from the Libyan border, confirmed the Nigerian military. Authorities are investigating the cause of death but thirst is one supposition.
Baobab chief risked 18 years for helping migrants, acquitted
Andrea Costa, the head of the Baobab Experience organization, which provides assistance to migrants transiting through Rome, has been acquitted of charges of aiding and abetting clandestine immigration.
How Germany manages EU funds in Africa
Germany is the biggest state donor to the European Union's Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, which was established in 2015 to curb irregular migration to the EU. Where did that money go? And what comes next?
UN human rights office 'deeply concerned' at Libya migrant expulsions
Libya has been forcibly expelling groups of migrants, transporting them to the border and leaving them stranded there, the UN human rights office says. It has called on Libya to stop the practice immediately.
Conflict being driven by ecological damage, report finds
Countries hit by ecological damage and conflict are trapped in a vicious cycle where one problem reinforces the other. And climate change is expected to make things worse.
120 refugees resettled from Africa to France by IOM
A total of 120 refugees from Sudan and the Central African Republic were resettled to France through the International Organization for Migration (IOM), according to a statement published by the UN agency on December 1. The refugees left N'Djamena (Chad) with a chartered flight on November 25.
Charter flight leaves UK with one migrant on board
At the beginning of October, a flight chartered by the British Home Office left the UK for France with just one migrant on board. Under the Dublin agreement, the UK authorities say he should pursue his asylum claim in France. On Wednesday, October 7, the man’s lawyers went to court in France to try and stop his repatriation to Africa.
UN urges rethink after 45 migrants drown off Libya
The UN says countries must review their approach to migration across the Mediterranean after 45 people recently died in a ship sinking off Libya. It said it was the largest confirmed shipwreck in the area this year.