Tunisian NGO condemns arbitrary arrests of sub-Saharan students
Two Tunisian associations have lashed out over what they say are arbitrary arrests of students of sub-Saharan origins, which they have called "xenophobic".
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MSF treats 68 migrants after mass arrest in Libyan capital
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said that it treated 68 people who had been injured during a mass arrest some days prior in Libya. This proves once again "how migrants are subject to random and arbitrary detention," MSF operations manager Ellen van der Velden said.
Two men arrested on suspicion of steering migrant boat to Canary Islands
Spanish police have arrested two men suspected of "steering and navigating" a migrant boat that capsized last week off the Spanish Canary Islands archipelago. Four bodies were recovered following the accident.
Migrant worker exploitation: Two people arrested in Florence, Italy
Police have arrested a couple that allegedly exploited workers at a leather processing company in central Italy. Chinese, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants reportedly had to work 14 hours per day without breaks, for just over three euros per hour.
Nigerian mafia busted in 14 Italian provinces, 30 arrests
A massive police operation against the Nigerian mafia in Italy that was carried out in 14 provinces led to the arrests of 30 foreign citizens. The leader of the organization, who arrived on a migrant boat from Libya in 2014, was also caught.
Turkish national sought for human trafficking arrested in Italy
A man sentenced to 25 years in prison in Greece for human trafficking was arrested in Italy this week. He reportedly smuggled migrants from Turkey to Greece.
Greece: Arrest of migrants dressed as fake volleyball team
Greek police have arrested a group of migrants who were dressed up as a sports team and were headed to Vienna using fake passports. The incident was the third in two years.
Five arrested for migrant smuggling in North Macedonia
Five men are accused of running a smuggling ring in North Macedonia and have been arrested. Police suspect them of having smuggled at least 100 migrants over the border from Greece towards Serbia.
Milan police arrest 3 and investigate 78 for fake marriages
A lucrative racket involving fake marriages and falsified exams of Italian language to aid clandestine immigration have been discovered by Milan police. Five people were arrested and 78 were placed under investigation on July 3.
Migrant exploitation: 52 people arrested in southern Italy
Italian authorities have arrested 52 people who allegedly belonged to an organisation that exploited hundreds of migrant farmworkers, who were called "monkeys" by their gangmaster bosses.
Bosnia and Croatia arrest eight suspected migrant smugglers
Bosnian authorities on Wednesday said they arrested eight people suspected of migrant trafficking and prevented the smuggling of 45 migrants into the European Union.
Police arrest 26 over UK Vietnamese migrant truck deaths
Police in France and Belgium have arrested more than two dozen suspects over the deaths last year of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the UK. The suspects are accused of belonging to an illegal smuggling organization.