About 140 migrants drown in 2020’s deadliest shipwreck

At least 140 migrants have drowned after a boat carrying about 200 Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, according...
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Greece finalises plan to extend border wall to prevent migrant crossings

The Greek government has finalised plans to extend a wall along its northeast border with Turkey to prevent migrants and asylum...
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Spanish police dog finds five migrants crammed into shipping container

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, with the assistance of a police dog, caught five men hidden among sacks of clothes in a...
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Turkish authorities rescue 70 irregular migrants suffocating inside minivan

Turkish authorities say they have rescued and detained 70 irregular migrants in the eastern province of Van on Sunday, 4 October...
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Nearly 300 irregular migrants held in Turkey

Nearly 300  irregular migrants in western and eastern parts of Turkey have been detained, according to security sources in the ...
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Spain’s Canary Islands see largest number of migrant arrivals since 2006 

More than 1,000 African migrants landed in Spain’s Canary Islands over a 48-hour period, according to a statement issued by the R...
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UNHCR calls for urgent action over worsening conditions in Greek migrant camps

After a devastating fire destroyed Europe’s largest refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has ...
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Pope Francis canvasses support for migrants

Pope Francis has urged the world to pray and support migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons who are “forced to...
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Seven European countries topped the world’s least accepting countries for migrants

Seven European countries were among the ten countries considered least accepting of migrants in 2019, a Gallup poll revealed on...
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