A new illustrated book called "AJAJA=ayeeyo: Words that unite the Mediterranean" tells the stories of people who crossed the desert and the sea on rickety boats amidst violence and fear. The stories are inspired by the true stories1
The Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras in a statement accused the Spanish authorities of illegally returning to Morocco 42 migrants who landed on the Spanish Chafarinas islands by boat on Friday.
An undocumented migrant from Senegal was granted residency in Spain on Friday after he was celebrated as a hero for having saved a disabled man from a burning building last month.
The first migrant arrivals on Italian shores in 2020, from North Africa, disembarked on the southern coast of the island of Sardinia. Altogether 45 migrants have been transferred to reception centers.
In its bi-monthly report published on January 2, Alarm Phone, the distress hotline for migrant boats in the Mediterranean, says it recorded 95 distress cases involving 3,184 migrants. The non-profit organization also recorded more t1