A migrant, in his 20s, was found dead on a ferry sailing from Tunis to Palermo, reported the Italian press on Tuesday (September 8). The young man had hidden himself inside a car that boarded the ferry, in order to reach Italy via i1
The incident came in the wake of two days of anti-migrant protests and scuffles in Portsmouth, where police clashed with protesters. A coalition of more than 150 civil society organizations condemned the increasing pattern of racist1
Lebanese military rescued at least 22 people after a migrant boat broke down and sank off the northern coast near Tripoli, in what authorities described as an attempted smuggling operation.
Spain declassified documents that showed warnings issued a day before more than 70,000 migrants rushed the Ceuta border fence. Meanwhile, the EU announced funds to strengthen the border and return migrants to Morocco.
The UN slammed "deeply aggressive acts" against migrants and staff of a humanitarian facility in Tripoli after videos surfaced showing people storming the International Organization for Migration (IOM) center in the Libyan capital.