Italian authorities rescue 220 migrants crossing from Libya
Italian authorities intercepted a fishing vessel crossing the Mediterranean about 50 nautical miles off southern Italy and rescued 220 migrants...
Migrants
Libya: 53 migrants dead or missing after shipwreck off coast
At least 53 migrants are dead or missing after a boat carrying dozens of people capsized off Libya’s coast, the...
Libyan Red Crescent rescues 45 irregular migrants
The Libyan Red Crescent rescued 45 irregular migrants, including women and children, after their boat was found in the Mediterranean...
Authorities detain over 2000 irregular migrants in Libya
Security forces in Libya detained more than 2000 irregular migrants in one day during a large-scale security operation in the...
Rwanda files arbitration case against UK over asylum deal
The Rwandan government has said that an arbitration case has been filed against the UK as the Keir Starmer government...
Libya rescues over 200 trafficked migrants from ‘secret prison’
In the town of Kufra, south-east Libya, national security authorities uncovered a 'secret prison' which unlawfully held migrant workers, according...
West Africans deported twice under US third-country policy
More than 30 people were deported to Ghana in 2025 from the US as part of the Western nation's third-country...
Netflix ‘swimmer’ acquitted from humanitarian charges in Greece
Part of a larger group helping migrants gain passageway to Lesbos, Greece, Sarah Mardini has been acquitted of charges held...
Tunisia frees NGO workers in migrant case
On 6 January 2026, a Tunisian court freed a group of humanitarian workers after handing down suspended sentences over charges...
Greece: 17 migrants drown south of Crete
Greek authorities stated on December 8 that at least 17 migrants have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in...
Libyan anti-migration authorities expand operations in the south
Libya’s Anti-Illegal Migration Authority has expanded operations across southern cities and valleys as part of a new security plan which...
Almost 25,000 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in 2025
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported that so far in 2025, 24,673 migrants travelling across the Mediterranean Sea have...
Four dead as boats carrying migrants capsize off Libyan coast
The Libyan Red Crescent has revealed that at least four people have died after two boats carrying 95 migrants capsized...
Maghreb states call on Libyans to unite and end political rift
In Algiers during a trilateral meeting, Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria's foreign ministers urged all Libyan parties to participate meaningfully in...
Tunisia announces deportation numbers for sub-Saharan migrants
On November 4th, Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti announced that Tunisia conducted the deportations of approximately 10,000 sub-Saharan Africans,...
