European migrant crisis
Danger, Extortion, Suffering On Migrant Route To Europe
Extortion, corruption and fear; violence, hunger and sometimes even death: for west African migrants dreaming of...
Migrants Dice With Death On Flimsy Boats and In the Desert
Maria gave smugglers all her family savings and crossed three countries and the searing Libyan desert, but when she...
EU Sanctions Hungary, Poland, Czechs Over Refugees
The EU launched legal action Tuesday against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in their share...
Migrant Influx Shifting But No Let-Up
The migrants pouring into Europe have changed routes: the crossing between Turkey and Greece is practically closed, but...
EU Reassures Turkey Over Its EUR3bn Migrants Package
The EU's 3-billion euro package to help migrants in Turkey will have been fully assigned to projects by the end of the...
Seven Dead Migrants Found In Abandoned Libya Truck
Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital,...
‘We Locked Ourselves In’
It is not an experience he's keen to repeat but Carmelo Cuzzolino is resigned to the inevitable as stretched resources...
Some 10,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast In 4 Days
More than 3,400 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Friday, bringing to about 10,000 the total number...
Thousands of Migrants Trying To Reach Europe
At least 20 boats carrying thousands of migrants on their way to Italy were spotted on Friday off the coast of the...
Australia Declares Game-Up For ‘fake Refugees’
Australia Sunday gave 7,500 boatpeople until October to prove they are genuine refugees or be kicked out, declaring the...
Italy Rescues 484 People From the Mediterranean
Seven bodies were recovered and 484 people were rescued from boats in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to cross...
Thousands of Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Illegal migrants, who were rescued by the Libyan coastguard in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan Some 6,000 migrants...
More Than 7,000 Migrants Detained In Libya
Between 7,000 and 8,000 migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa are being held in Libyan detention centres after...
Nearly 200 Asylum Seekers Feared Dead Off Libya Coast
Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats carrying asylum seekers sank off the coast of...
3,000 Rescued In Mediterranean Sea
About 3,000 people have been saved in the Mediterranean Sea in a single day while trying to make the journey from...
6,000 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Some 6,000 migrants hoping to head to Europe were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in dozens of...
Growing African Repression Causing Migrant Exodus
African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity...
Migrant Rescues, Deaths In Med As NGOs Cry Foul
Rescuers in the Mediterranean raced Friday to the aid of more than 20 migrant dinghies in distress as the debate in...
Exhibition of AFP Migrant Crisis Photos Opens In Brussels
An exhibition showcasing the work of Agence France-Presse photographers who have documented the hope and heartbreak of...