Irregular migrant crossings into Europe fall 30% in first quarter of 2025
Human rights groups say drop is partly due to EU policies that turn blind eye to rights abuses in countries such as Libya and Tunisia...
Category : Refugees
Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told
National security committee is investigating whether secret services breached law by using surveillance tool to monitor activists and journalists The Italian government approved the use...
Merz’s gamble: Germany’s centre-right leader splits voters by flirting with hardline AfD
Would be chancellor Friederich Merz breaks post-war convention of no political deals with far right On a foggy, frigid morning in Saxony, far-right MP René...
Refugee shot in eye during deadly 2014 crossing into Spain files complaint to UN
Survivor of Ceuta incident that ended with 14 deaths asks why use of anti-riot equipment was never investigated A refugee who was almost blinded in...
Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death
Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring...
More than 2,200 people died in Mediterranean in 2024, UN finds
Figure includes hundreds of children, who make up one in five migrants trying to reach Europe fleeing war and poverty More than 2,200 people either...
At least 12 people dead after migrant boat capsizes, French minister says – video
At least 12 people have died and two others are in a critical condition after a boat carrying dozens of people seeking asylum in the...
Refugee NGOs attack EU shipwreck ‘double standard’ after Bayesian effort
Organisations who try to save lives in Mediterranean say Sicily response showed what can be done The tremendous resources and global attention dedicated to the...
Spanish police boat appears to run over dinghy carrying four people
Calls for inquiry as video appears to show Guardia Civil boat knocking at least one person out of dinghy bound for Spain Human rights campaigners...
Two people die attempting to cross Channel in dinghy
Fifty-three people were rescued by helicopter on Sunday morning, French authorities have said Two people have died attempting to cross the Channel in a dinghy,...
