Libya: 70 migrants freed from Bani Walid secret prisons
Seventy migrants who were reportedly beaten and tortured in six secret prisons in the Libyan city of Bani Walid have been released. The city is considered a hub of human trafficking in Libya.
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Dozens of migrants scale fences into Spain's Melilla enclave
In the second major attempt this year, some 60 migrants have crossed the border fence separating the Spanish overseas enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Melilla and nearby Ceuta are chosen by many sub-Saharan Africans as a gateway int1
Clandestine migration ring dismantled in northern Italy
Italian police has dismantled an organization that worked to bring migrants from Kurdish areas to Europe, including through the procurement of fake ID documents. Among those arrested was an Iraqi national linked to a Syrian responsi1
Italian court rules to protect those fleeing forced marriage
The Italian Court of Cassation on March 5 upheld an appeal filed by a young Nigerian woman who had fled her homeland after being pressured by a relative to marry someone she did not want to. The court ruled that women migrants fleei1
Migrant killed by Balkans' War landmine in Croatia
A landmine exploded in central Croatia killing one migrant and injuring several others. The place where the incident happened remains full of explosives left over from the war nearly three decades ago.