Cyprus calls on EU, Lebanon to help combat migration 'crisis'
The president of Cyprus has traveled to Lebanon to discuss the situation of migrants arriving on the island. The number of Syrian refugees reaching Cyprus is at a record high.
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Tunisia: Coast guard recovers 13 bodies of migrants in Mediterranean
The Tunisian coast guard on Sunday said it retrieved the bodies of 13 migrants off Tunisia and rescued 1,867 others.
Libyan patrol boat fired shots at Mare Jonio rescue ship, NGO says
On April 4, Mediterranea Saving Humans called on the Italian government to intervene following an incident where a Libyan coast guard patrol boat fired on their migrant rescue vessel.
Over 300 migrants arrive on Italy's Lampedusa in one night
Over the night between April 4 and 5, 333 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The hotspot there is once again overcrowded despite rapid transfers of migrants elsewhere.
Italy: Delays in asylum proceedings mark serious rights violations, NGO claims
Asylum seekers in Italy face widespread delays and obstacles in submitting applications for international protection, the International Rescue Committee claims in a new report. Some of the migrants allegedly live rough for up to eig1