European left denounces EU Parliament vote outcome as attack on right to asylum
Left parties and activists warn the EU is dismantling the right to asylum while its border agency Frontex echoes ICE patterns.
EU advances new measures restricting right to asylum
EU institutions and member states are advancing initiatives that restrict access to asylum and externalize migration control.
Do EU countries purposely delay rescue missions to migrants lost at sea?
Humanitarian organizations and media investigations warn that EU coast guard services may be implicated in illegal pushbacks and intentional delays of rescue missions
At least 180 migrants feared dead in accident off Yemen’s coast
Every year thousands of migrants fleeing poverty, conflict zones or harsh climate conditions and in search of jobs and decent life face death and inhumane conditions in their journey
The unremarkable death of migrants in the Sahara Desert
Vijay Prashad reports on the latest IOM report on migrant deaths and the under-reported deaths of migrants crossing the Sahara
Over 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean this year: UNHCR
The land routes taken by migrants through Sub-Saharan Africa and the sea crossing points in Libya and Tunisia are also extremely dangerous due to wars and local conflicts. Those who survive the perilous sea crossing often face harassment by a web of agencies in European countries
At least 27 migrants expelled from Tunisia found dead in Libyan desert
Xenophobic violence against Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia has skyrocketed following the president’s comments that their presence is unwanted
At least 79 migrants dead and hundreds missing after boat sinks off Greece coast
The number of dead is expected to rise as rescue operations are still ongoing. The ship had an estimated 500 to 700 migrants, mostly from West Asian and Northern Africa countries
At least 57 migrants dead after two boats capsize off Libya coast
The first quarter of this year has been the deadliest since 2017 for migrants trying to cross over to Europe through the Central Mediterranean
First quarter of 2023 deadliest for migrants crossing central Mediterranean since 2017: UN report
The report also notes that delays by countries in launching Search and Rescue (SAR) operations and hindrances caused by them to private rescue operations were responsible for the deaths of over 200 people
At least 14 migrants killed as their boats sink off Tunisian coast
Most occupants of the twin boats that sank were migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, who are facing rising racism in Tunisia following the government’s crackdown against their presence in the country
Anger grows over anti-asylum measures after shipwreck kills 62 off Italian coast
Dozens are still missing after a boat believed to be carrying up to 200 asylum seekers sank near the region of Calabria on February 26. As the death toll rose on Monday, NGOs slammed Europe’s harsh anti-asylum policies for endangering people who were already vulnerable
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