Migration

73 migrants rescued off of Libya coast

August 9, 2024 Sarah Mcgeachie

As Libya and Tunisia urge Europe to increase aid to help tackle their migration crisis, 73 migrants were rescued off...

Over 300 sub-Saharan migrants reach Spain in 24 hours

July 22, 2024 Sarah Mcgeachie

Despite the migration deal that Spain and the EU signed with Mauritania in early February 2024, aimed to reduce the...

Tunisia asks EU for financial aid for migration crisis

July 18, 2024 Jessica Stevens

Tunisia's prime minister asked the EU for financial aid in tackling the migration crisis at a conference on July 17th,...

12 Syrian migrants found dead in Algerian desert

July 9, 2024 Rahul Dev

On July 8th, an official from the Syrian embassy announced that 12 Syrian migrants had been found dead in the...

Maghrebi doctors consider leaving France amid far-right’s rise

July 7, 2024 Rahul Dev

June 30th saw the far-right National Rally (RN) win 34% of votes in the first round of French elections, causing...

Libya repatriates 174 irregular migrants to Nigeria

June 26, 2024 Rory Fleming-Stewart

Libyan authorities have continued repatriations of sub-Saharan irregular migrants, as the North African country struggles to contain its illicit people...

Tunisia: Migrants plead for safe passage

May 22, 2024 Georgia Dennis

Migrants in Tunisia suffer starvation, sweltering heat, and appalling conditions as the EU neglects the primary point of its own...

Libya: 107 migrants freed from captivity in police raid

May 11, 2024 Rory Fleming-Stewart

A security forces spokesman said at least 107 migrants were freed from captivity in south-eastern Libya on May 6th, according...

Tunisia: 37 migrants missing after vessel capsized

May 7, 2024 Rory Fleming-Stewart

The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) claimed on May 3rd that 37 people are missing after a migrant vessel...

Tunisia: Europe remains just out of migrant’s reach

May 4, 2024 Georgia Dennis

The EU’s anti-immigration deals with Tunisia do not seem to deter migrants from continuing their attempts to enter Europe. Seeking...

Tunisia: authorities recover 19 bodies at sea

April 25, 2024 Georgia Dennis

The Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 19 people who hoped to cross the Mediterranean Sea and migrate into Europe,...

Tunisia: Italy PM talks migration in state visit

April 17, 2024 Rory Fleming-Stewart

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised Tunisia and her country’s shared priorities on fighting human trafficking and repatriating African migrants...