UK court refuses appeal by migrant boat pilot
A man from Senegal who was jailed for piloting a migrant boat across the Channel to the UK has failed in his bid to appeal. At least four people died when the boat broke apart during the crossing.
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EU to boost security, restrict asylum right at Russia, Belarus borders
The EU is to boost spending on surveillance at its borders with Russia and Belarus. The move is intended to stop the two countries sending migrants over the borders in what the EU says is 'hybrid warfare'.
Alleged smugglers convicted over Cutro shipwreck
Earlier this week, a court of first instance in the Calabrian city of Crotone sentenced three alleged smugglers of the migrant vessel to between 11 and 16 years in prison. They were on board a ship that sank off Cutro in 2023, causi1
'Hasty repatriation of refugees from Syria must be avoided' says Council of Europe
While EU countries are proceeding separately on whether to pause asylum applications for Syrians, the EU's leading human rights organization, the Council of Europe, has urged members to "avoid the hasty repatriation of refugees from1
EU: 11-year-old is only survivor from capsized migrant boat
An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone says she was one of 45 who set off from Tunisia, all others are feared dead. The girl was rescued at sea after a three-day ordeal.