A submarine found the remains of at least ten migrants who drowned when their boat sank off northern Lebanon in April with an estimated 30 people on board. The circumstances of the boat's sinking remains disputed. It marks the grea1
Migrants in Turkey have told ANSA they were refused entry by Greek authorities as they were trying to reach the island of Lesbos. Illegal pushbacks against migrants at the hands of Greek authorities are well-documented.
Spanish police believe the suspected migrants are of north African origin, and may have drowned while trying to reach Spain in a boat. Their bodies have been taken for autopsies to determine the cause of death.
UN refugee agency UNHCR has denounced Tajikistan for its continued "forced" repatriation of Afghan refugees. The Central Asian country reportedly keeps deporting Afghans despite the human rights violations in their home country.
Libyan authorities combatting illegal migration said the boat embarked from Egypt and overturned off Libya. Officials did not say what caused the shipwreck.