More migrant sea crossings to Spain
About 8,000 migrants arrived in Spain in September, breaking a monthly record for this year. The number of tragedies at sea is also rising.
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Lampedusa: Remembering the dead as more migrants arrive
More than 600 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa at the weekend, as the island marked the anniversary of the tragic shipwreck which claimed the lives of over 360 migrants eight years ago.
More than 185 migrants rescued, calls for EU to prevent Mediterranean deaths
Over the past few days nearly 190 migrants have been rescued by private rescue ships. Protesters who formed a human chain at the weekend, stretching from the North Sea to Italy, have demanded a coordinated European sea rescue operation.
Libya: Moroccan families demand safe return of detained migrants
Hundreds of Moroccan nationals are being held in inhumane conditions in Libyan detention centers, a human rights group reports. The families are urging the Moroccan government to intervene.
Spain's Balearic Islands see uptick in migrant boat landings
Of late, more migrant boats have been arriving on Spain's Balearic Islands compared with the normally more frequented route to the Canary Islands. This indicates that migration routes to Spain from Africa could be shifting.
NGO Sea-Watch releases images of a migrant shipwreck
The reconnaissance aircraft Seabird filmed the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Libya on August 27. The harrowing footage shows people trying to cling for their lives to the keel of an overturned boat.
'My own wife left without any warning': clandestine departures from Tunisia
Illicit crossings between the Tunisian port of Zarzis and the Italian coast have increased sharply in 2021. Chamseddine Marzoug, an activist who has been involved for years with migrants' rights, faced an unprecedented situation. His own wife, accompanied by two of his grandchildren, decided to cross the sea to Europe -- without telling him.
Mediterranean: Migrant arrivals in Italy continue to soar
The number of migrants arriving in Italy from Tunisia and Liby has doubled in the first eight months of this year compared to last year. In August alone, more than 10,000 people arrived. Over the last few days, dozens of people were rescued from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean.
Italy: Victims of torture among Lampedusa arrivals
More than 500 migrants arrived on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa at the weekend. A nurse from the medical charity MSF said many were injured and some had scars from torture.
Lampedusa transfers halted due to COVID-positive sailor
The transfer of 110 migrants hosted at the Lampedusa hotspot, who were to have left the island Thursday via ferry to Porto Empedocle, has been suspended after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19.
Morocco navy rescues more than 400 Europe-bound migrants
Morocco's navy says it has recently rescued hundreds of migrants on their way to Europe. Attempted sea crossings in the Mediterranean and Atlantic continue to increase.
Rescue ship Geo Barents docks in Augusta, torrent of landings in Italy
The rescue ship Geo Barents operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) docked Monday at the Sicilian port of Augusta, after requesting a safe port for days for the 322 people aboard, including 95 minors.