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Italian coast guard finds 6 bodies, 40 migrants missing
An inflatable dinghy carrying 56 people had left the Tunisian port of Sfax before getting into trouble in the central Mediterranean.
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Latvia: Border controls tightened once more
Latvia's government announced on Tuesday that it will strengthen border controls with Russia and Belarus once again, citing security concerns over an influx of migrants orchestrated by Russia. Entry at checkpoints will be restricted1
Tunisia's 'bad management of migration crisis' denounced by NGO
The Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) has expressed deep concern for the grave deterioration of the situation of sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia.
Italy: Penitentiary police union warns against rise in suicides, many foreigners
The penitentiary police union SPP has sounded the alarm on the record number of suicides reported in Italy's prisons in the first two and a half months of the year which it described as an "endless state massacre".
Cyprus: Two survivors and at least seven dead after migrant boat capsizes
Late on Monday night, Cypriot authorities reported recovering seven bodies from the sea off Cyprus after a migrant boat capsized. A search and rescue operation followed, with more people feared to be missing.