At least 17 migrants dead off Tunisian coast
At least 17 Bengali migrants have drowned in a shipwreck off the Tunisian coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya. Some reports say that the number of deaths may yet rise.
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Dozens of corpses found off Tunisia after several shipwrecks
Forty-nine bodies have been recovered off Tunisia after a total of four boats with migrants from sub-Saharan countries sank between Wednesday and Sunday near the coastal city of Sfax, a spokesperson of the local security forces has told German news agency dpa.
Ocean Viking picks up 572 migrants in 9 rescue missions since last week
The humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee has rescued a total of 572 migrants and refugees in Maltese and Libyan waters in recent days. Their vessel Ocean Viking is now looking for a port to disembark the rescuees, as further boats continue to depart from North Africa.
Libyan coast guard fires live ammunition at migrant boat
The non-profit sea rescue group Sea-Watch on June 30 said it witnessed the Libyan coast guard fire live ammunition at a migrant boat in an apparent effort to stop the crowded boat from crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe.
Two migrants dead, 178 rescued by Tunisian navy
The Tunisian navy has rescued 178 people who were trying to cross the Mediterranean by boat. The bodies of two other migrants were also recovered.
Hundreds more migrants arrive in Lampedusa
A little under 700 people arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa early on Tuesday. The reception facility on the island, designed to accommodate around 250, is full to capacity and the mayor of the island has asked for help.
Record number of migrants returned to Libya, UN says
UN officials intercepted over 1,000 migrants in one day off the coast of North Africa attempting a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea towards Europe.
Fact check: Is sea rescue a pull factor for refugees?
For years there have been claims that sea rescue is a pull factor in asylum-related migration. But is this theory true?
Migrant rescue ship Sea-Eye 4 impounded by Italian coast guard
A private rescue ship, the Sea-Eye 4, has been detained in Sicily for violating safety rules. The Sea-Eye organization says the real reason is that it rescued "too many people."
Migrant in Libya: 'The coast guard is complicit with the traffickers'
Salif* has attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea six times in the past four years in the hope of reaching Europe from Libya. The 19-year-old Sub-Saharan migrant told InfoMigrants how the departures from the Libyan coast work. He says traffickers and Libyan coast guard officers are sometimes the same people.
Aita Mari disembarks 50 migrants in Sicily
The humanitarian rescue ship Aita Mari disembarked 50 migrants in the Sicilian port of Augusta on June 1. All COVID tests from the migrants on board resulted negative, said the organization that runs the ship.
Over 260 migrants rescued off Tunisia
At least 262 people were intercepted by the Tunisian navy and coast guard on Friday. The migrants were trying to reach Europe from Tunisia and Libya.