Italy: Migrant landings decreased in March
The number of migrants landing on Italy's coasts is dropping amid the coronavirus crisis, new government statistics show. In March, 241 migrants landed in Italy.
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Coronavirus: Mediterranea stops migrant sea rescues
The organisation Mediterranea Saving Humans has announced the suspension of its migrant rescue operations at sea due to the coronavirus emergency.
Irregular migrant arrivals up from last year, Frontex
The EU agency Frontex has reported that the number of irregular border crossings on Europe's main migratory routes in January and February 2020 rose by 27% compared to the same period last year.
Prominent Kurdish artist donates work to migrant rescue organization
Artist und activist Zehra Doan is auctioning of one of her artworks to help fund the migrant rescue missions of NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans.
Over 400 migrants returned to Libya over weekend
Over 400 migrants have been picked up by the Libyan coast guard and returned to Libya over the weekend. That’s according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which called the action “unacceptable.”
Over 20,000 migrant deaths in Mediterranean since 2014 -- IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that more than a dozen recent shipwrecks off the coast of Libya and elsewhere have pushed the death toll in the Mediterranean Sea since 2014 to over 20,000.
Migrants face harsh conditions in Edirne, Turkey: IOM
Migrants stranded in the Turkish province of Edirne at the border with Greece face "death and desperation," according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Libya: 2,000 migrants held in deplorable conditions, IOM
The UN Migration Agency IOM said in a statement that over 2,000 migrants "remain detained in deplorable conditions" in Libya. They called on EU states to ensure that migrants rescued at sea are not sent back.
Europe has turned Mediterranean into migrant graveyard, NGO president claims
The president of Mediterranea Saving Humans has said that European policies have turned the Mediterranean "into a graveyard." An estimated 20,0000 migrants have died on the Mediterranean Route since 2014.
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.
Migrant numbers doubled between December and January in central Mediterranean
The EU agency Frontex reported Wednesday that migrant crossings using central Mediterranean routes doubled between December 2019 and January 2020 to about 1,500.
Spanish police arrest 26 for human smuggling
Spanish police announced on February 3 they had arrested 26 suspected smugglers. The group is thought to have brought more than 900 migrants from Algeria to Spain during 2019, earning at least €1.5 million.