Authorities in Mali say a shipwreck off the coast of Morocco on December 19 left 70 people missing, including migrants from Mali. The vessel, carrying around 80 people, sank while en route to Spain. Eleven survivors were rescued.
Migrant advocacy group Caminando Fronteras says well over 10,000 died or disappeared trying to reach Spain in 2024.
French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants in the English Channel on Christmas Day in 12 operations along the northern coast. At least 73 migrants have died trying to cross the Channel this year, making 2024 the deadliest yea1
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has doubled down on her intentions to outsource some asylum procedures to Albania. Italy's centers there have been empty for weeks after several legal defeats. A final decision from the European1
In Sicily, Italian police have arrested a man suspected of being involved in a smuggling network active in Bangladesh, Libya and Italy. The suspect is accused of kidnapping, torturing and enslaving people in Libya. He had been ident1