The bodies of more than 100 people have been recovered off the coasts of Libya and Tunisia following several shipwrecks. At the same time, Tunisian authorities have been accused of stealing engines from migrant boats and leaving the1
Reports indicate that a conflation of factors including visa-free entry to Serbia and a climate of discrimination are driving the increase in migration.
A recent wave of deportations of Syrians from Lebanon is causing people to live in fear of leaving their houses, Amnesty International claims.
NGOs have warned about the risk of a new influx of people traveling to Italy from Sudan, torn by fighting between the regular army and a powerful paramilitary force, the Rapid Support Forces.
More than 20 people are missing after attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa. Hundreds of others were rescued and brought to Italy by the coast guard and the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship.