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Tunisian activist arrested amid deteriorating conditions for migrants and advocates

This week saw the arrest of an anti-discrimination activist in Tunisia amidst a money laundering inquiry, underscoring the worsening plight faced by migrants and...

Ethiopian authorities repatriates 70,000 stranded migrants from Saudi Arabia

On Friday, Ethiopian authorities initiated the repatriation of stranded migrants from the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia, facilitating the return of 842 individuals through...

Over 5,000 migrants have risked their lives this year trying to enter UK – Home Office

Over 5000 migrants have traveled across the English channel this year, and 800 crossed over during the Easter bank holiday weekend. 791 individuals traveled...

Wooden boat carrying 74 migrants discovered in Mediterranean Sea – Greece coast guard

Many migrants were found on a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea between Africa and Europe. They were taken to the Greek island of...

More than 8,500 migrants perished globally setting record since UN track in 2014

Last year, 8,565 migrants died while trying to travel by land and sea, which is the highest number of deaths recorded in the past...

Migrants from Eritrea speak of severe imprisonment in Ethiopia

Some Eritrean people told the media Tigrinya that they are with more than 100 others, including 13 kids, who have been kept in jail...

Investigation into human trafficking over discovery of migrants in shipping container

The police in Ireland are looking into human trafficking after finding 14 people in a shipping container in County Wexford. The finding happened at...

Pope urges migrants to be treated with more tolerance

Pope Francis has requested that European countries be more accepting of migrants during his trip to Marseille, a city in southern France. Speaking at...

Two migrants’ bodies found in river near US border

This week, two migrants, one of them being a three-year-old child, were found dead in the Rio Grande, which is the river that separates...

10% of recorded flood-related fatalities in Libya identified as migrants

Approximately 10% of the known fatalities resulting from the recent floods in Libya were migrants, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a...

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