Migrant baby and mother found dead off Canary Islands
A woman and a baby drowned near the Canary Island of Gran Canaria last week. A second woman is still missing from the boat the migrants were traveling on.
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Sunken migrant vessel displayed at Venice Biennale
A central theme at this year's Art Biennale in Venice, Italy, is migration - despite the increased clamp-down on migration by the Italian government. Several countries chose to display works related to migration at the biannual event, chief among them Switzerland.
2 bodies wash up on shores of Lesbos
The Greek coast guard said it recovered the bodies of a girl and a woman on the shores of the island of Lesbos Sunday. The child is believed to have drowned in a migrant boat accident last month.
Two children die trying to reach Samos island
A boat carrying migrants has sunk off the Greek island of Samos. Greek authorities said three people drowned, including two small boys. Nine others were rescued.
Why migrants cross the Mediterranean without life jackets
Many readers of InfoMigrants wonder about the safety of the migrants who cross the Mediterranean by boat. One of the most frequent questions we receive is why many migrants, and especially women and children, embark on the perilous journey without the added safety of a life jacket. We take a closer look at the reasons for why many migrants seem to avoid them.
Sissoko, from Mali: 'I put the child on the edge of the boat for two seconds. When I turned back around, he was no longer there'
For two years, Sissoko, a 31-year-old Malian, has been trying to recover from his crossing of the Mediterranean. Of around 130 people who boarded the ship, 62 died, including all the children on board.
UNHCR says death toll at sea on the rise
The migrant death toll in the Mediterranean on the Libya-Europe route rose sharply in 2018, from one death per 38 arrivals in 2017 to one death per 14 arrivals last year, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in its report titled "Desperate Journeys."
Fresh hope for SOS Méditerranée rescue missions in 2019
The operators of the migrant search and rescue vessel "Aquarius," which had to discontinue its operations in early December 2018 after losing its flag registration, are hoping to find another ship to continue their work in the Mediterranean.
Refugee art focuses on importance of dealing with trauma
Can you create art out of the traumas many refugees had to undergo to reach Europe? An exhibition in a small village in northwest Germany sponsored by the Malteser charity is doing just that in hopes of helping refugees to process their experiences.
More than 100 feared dead in recent shipwreck near Malta
Reports say that a boat accident earlier this month may have claimed the lives of more than 100 migrants trying to reach Europe from Libya. Only two bodies have been recovered thus far.
Dozens drown as migrant boat sinks off Cyprus
At least 30 people drowned when a boat carrying about 150 migrants sank off the coast of northern Cyprus on Wednesday. Around 20 are still missing.
The Mediterranean: Europe's new frontier
The European Union is seeking ways to manage migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea and ensure their safety. Some EU member states have meanwhile decided to close their ports to NGO migrant aid organizations operating on open seas.