“After six years in Sweden, I was forcibly deported back to Iraq without my children”

On the morning of 31 January 2018, 45-year-old Zhyan Ahmed*, a mother of three children living in Sweden opened her door to find...
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Gambian irregular migrants in Europe distressed by EU’s deportation plan

Many Gambian irregular migrants in Europe are feeling uneasy after news broke out in July that they may soon be deported. The...
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Six hundred migrants drowned in the Mediterranean over a four-week period

In the four-week period between mid-June and mid-July, more than 600 migrants have drowned or are presumed to have drowned in the...
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More than 1,500 die in the Mediterranean in 2018 alone

For the fifth year in a row, more than 1,500 migrants have perished while trying to cross the Mediterranean so far, the UN has...
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Children account for a third of identified trafficking victims globally

Child migrants continue to be most vulnerable group in human trafficking, according to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)...
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Migrant minors forced to sell sex at Ventimiglia crossing

Migrant children in Italy are being driven into prostitution to obtain safe passage to France, a new report from the...
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Italy to invest 1 billion euros in North Africa

Italy plans to invest in a 1 billion euro “development fund” for North African countries, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Sal...
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Ethiopia, UK sign 115 million GBP deal to finance job creation and tax system reform in Ethiopia

The United Kingdom has signed a 115 million GBP grant to Ethiopia, in a bid to create 100,000 jobs and improve the country’s tax s...
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Italy to give Libya more patrol boats

Libya is set to receive 10 patrol boats and two vessels from Italy to stem the flow of irregular migrants to Europe. The...
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