Rescue ships carrying over 500 people land in Italy
The two vessels were allowed to dock amid bad weather despite antagonism from Italian authorities. Dozens of children were among the rescued survivors.
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Suicide of Afghan asylum seeker in Switzerland raises questions about deportation policy
Some 500 people gathered in Geneva on Thursday to highlight the suicide of an 18-year-old Afghan asylum seeker. He reportedly had taken his own life last week after being informed that he was to going be deported from Switzerland to1
Three migrants found dead off southern Spain
On Thursday, Spanish officials confirmed they found the bodies of three migrants off the south-eastern coast. Six people from the boat were rescued.
More migrant arrivals on Lampedusa
A boat reportedly carrying 149 migrants arrived on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Thursday. It was the second one to arrive that day. More than 1,200 people are now in the reception hotspot on the island.
All three rudder migrants to be assessed for asylum in Spain
Spain’s Ministry of the Interior has agreed to re-examine the cases of all three Nigerian nationals who had arrived in the Canary Islands on top the rudder blade of a cargo ship last week. This allowed them to have the status of as1