EU policies partly to blame for 3,000 deaths in Mediterranean last year, say rights groups
Rescue organisations warn decree requiring their boats to return directly to a given port – often far away – prevents them from helping others in...
Category : Global development
Uncertainty surrounds Turkish post-quake rebuild – despite bold promises
A year on from the devastation, questions remain about the pace of reconstruction amid the rubble Days before the anniversary of twin earthquakes that devastated...
Björk turns up the volume in attack on industrial salmon farming in open pens
Icelandic singer condemns ‘terrible suffering’ of salmon farming with proceeds from her new single with Rosalía going to activists The Icelandic singer Björk has condemned...
Italian PM steps up crackdown on migrants with deportation decree
Giorgia Meloni sets sights on foreigners who lie about their age to benefit from protection scheme for unaccompanied minors Europe live –latest updates Foreigners who...
Dam fine work: record number of barrier removals helps restore rivers across Europe
More than 300 barriers were taken down last year, boosting the health of waterways and the wildlife they support, say experts A record number of...
Abusive working conditions endemic in Spain’s strawberry farms, report claims
UK supermarkets heavily reliant on strawberries from southern Spain, where workers allege they are regularly underpaid, have passports withheld and are forced to live in...
Long-awaited trial of 24 aid workers accused of espionage starts in Lesbos
Trial of Sarah Mardini and fellow defendants lifts lid on ‘farcical’ treatment of humanitarians, say campaigners Sarah Mardini, the refugee immortalised in the recent Netflix...
Iranian chess player ‘moving to Spain’ after competing without headscarf
Sara Khadem and family plan to set up residence in an unnamed Spanish city, according to reports One of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players is...
Women lose landmark challenge to sexual abuse in Spanish meat industry
Two workers in an abattoir in Catalonia alleged to have suffered unwanted sexual advances and are now appealing court decision A court in Spain has...
Afghan refugee freed in Greece after two years of wrongful imprisonment
Campaigners hope overturning of Akif Rasuli’s 50-year sentence will be ‘first victory’ for criminalised migrants in Greek jails An imprisoned Afghan refugee wrongfully accused of...
