Tag: migrants
World
Channel migrants imprisoned following violence on small boat trip
Two men have been sent to prison for being recorded while participating in an assault on French police officers who were attempting to prevent...
World
41 migrants killed in shipwreck off Italian coast
Survivors have revealed that a shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa Island, Italy, has tragically claimed the lives of 41 migrants , according to...
Independent Africa
Migrants in Barzil salvaged after 14 days at sea on ship’s rudder
Four migrants from Nigeria were saved by Brazilian federal police at this same minute after spending 14 days at sea on a ship's rudder.The...
Independent Africa
Nearly 900 migrants rescued by Moroccan navy, one drowned
A source from the military the Moroccan navy has saved about 900 illegal migrants in recent days, the majority of whom were from sub-Saharan...
Independent Africa
Hundreds of migrants perish at sea near Tunisia in first half of 2023
Tunisian authorities have reported a devastating number of migrant drownings off its coast in the first half of the year.The exact figures differ slightly,...
Independent Africa
37 in Libya jailed for human trafficking
37 persons found guilty of human trafficking in Libya have been sentenced to prison after 11 migrants perished in the Mediterranean Sea.Five members of...
Independent Africa
Tunisia: Hundreds of migrants moved from desolate border area
A local rights group reported on Tuesday that Tunisia has relocated hundreds of migrants to shelters in two cities after complaints about the circumstances...
Independent Africa
Tunisia accused of dumping migrants on border
The situation in the Tunisian port city of Sfax has become increasingly tense and dangerous.Recent events include the reported killing of a Tunisian...
Independent Africa
Tunisian migrants in police grips over stabbing of man
Three African migrants have been apprehended as suspects in the fatal stabbing of a local man in the coastal city of Sfax, Tunisia.The...
Independent Africa
Spain: Several victims presumed dead after boat sunks off Canary Islands
Over 30 individuals may have drowned, according to migration organizations, after their boat capsized while trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands in the north-east...