Tag: migrants

  • Migrants drown off Libya

    Militias had been stopping migrant boats off Libya. Dozens feared drowned off Libya coast At least 50 migrants are feared drowned after their boat ran out of fuel and capsized […]

  • India’s Rohingya fears

    Human Rights Watch monitoring events. Indian Maritime Forces Seek to Keep Out Rohingya Refugees India’s military is attempting to secure the country’s maritime borders to prevent the entry of Rohingya […]

  • Italy begins Libyan training

    Concerns remain over diligence of Libyan CG. Italy begins training Libyan navy and coastguard Italy yesterday received 87 Libyan navy and coastguard personnel as part of a European training programme […]

  • Italy bribing militias?

    Rome refuses to comment on claims that millions of dollars have changed hands, as migrant arrivals in Italy plummet Italy accused of bribing Libyan militias to stop migrants reaching Europe […]

  • Migrants face new threat

    Smuggling gangs in Sabratha face new threat. Exclusive: Armed group stopping migrant boats leaving Libya Aidan Lewis and Steve Scherer TUNIS/ROME (Reuters) – An armed group is stopping migrant boats from setting […]

  • Spain rescues migrants

    Spain could overtake Italy as migrant destination. Migrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 people in busiest day Spain’s coastguard says it has rescued 600 migrants crossing from Morocco in a 24-hour […]

  • NGOs in Med withdrawal

    If lives weren’t at stake, this would be ironic. Italy may ask for EU help after three NGOs suspend migrant rescues By Stefania Fumo ROME, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Italy […]

  • Libya creates SAR zone

    Warning aimed at NGO rescue vessels. Libya navy bars foreign ships from migrant ‘search and rescue’ zone The Libyan navy on Thursday ordered foreign vessels to stay out of a […]

  • More migrants killed

    Concern grows over migrant deaths. Yemen migrants killed in ‘second deliberate drowning’ At least 19 migrants have died after being deliberately drowned, the UN’s migration agency says. Many of the drowned […]

  • NGO threatened in Med

    Threats made to NGO group off Libya. ‘Next time you will be targeted’: Libyan coast guard threatens migrant rescue ship Nick Miller London: A Spanish aid group rescuing migrants in the […]