Lampedusa aid workers condemn UK’s Rwanda plan after Cleverly visit
Rescuers on Italian island say European governments must open more safe routes to claim refuge Aid workers on the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is...
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UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures...
‘This pact kills!’: protests as European parliament votes to tighten migration laws – video report
The European parliament has passed sweeping changes to the EU’s migration laws. Supporters called the move historic but NGOs said it was a step backwards...
EU passes asylum and migration pact after eight years of deadlock
European parliament president says ‘history made’ with vote to pass changes, which have been criticised by NGOs Europe live – latest updates Sweeping changes to...
Revealed: UK-funded French forces putting migrants’ lives at risk with small-boat tactics
Exclusive: newly obtained footage and leaked documents show how a ‘mass casualty event’ could arise from aggressive tactics employed by border forces French police funded...
Missing migrants’ families say they were asked to pay hundreds for information on relatives
Families say they were promised details of relatives’ whereabouts after contacting people they thought were linked to NGO in Spain Families of people who disappeared...
EU seals €7.4bn deal with Egypt in effort to avert another migration crisis
Six of bloc’s leaders sign agreement in Cairo aimed at boosting economy and bringing stability to region EU leaders have sealed a €7.4bn (£6.3bn) deal...
Watchdog urges EU rescue rules change after migrant boat disaster off Greece
Ombudsman says papers show EU agency made four offers to help Greece with surveillance of boat that sank, but got no response Opinion: Emily O’Reilly...
Ukrainians can extend UK visas by 18 months in new scheme
Refugees will have ‘certainty and assurance’ says Home Office, but charities say move insufficient as many face homelessness Ukrainians who sought sanctuary in the UK...
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...
