Italian coast guards rescued more than 550 migrants from stormy seas at the weekend from two separate boats. The rescued people were brought ashore in the southern state of Calabria. More than 100 migrants also made it in several bo1
The bodies of eight people who died on the journey from Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands were brought to Gran Canaria at the weekend, along with dozens of survivors. Emergency services also rescued more than 75 people on board t1
The NGO Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) has expressed concern for a potential agreement between Tunisia and France to accelerate the expulsion process of Tunisian migrants in an irregular situation.
Thousands of migrants are stuck at the Poland-Belarus border in dire conditions. Meanwhile, the UAE is stopping Afghan, Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from boarding flights from Dubai to Minsk.
Winter's arrival has sparked calls for urgent aid to the migrants stranded at the Belarus-Poland border. The EU is preparing fresh sanctions against Belarusian authorities.