Thousands in Italy march against racism

About 200,000 people turned out in the northern Italian city of Milan to protest against racism on 2 March 2019. Protestors were...
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Nigerian returnee from Libya cautions others against taking the irregular route to Europe

Since the launch of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) voluntary return programme, more than 8, 000 Nigerian...
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Migrants stranded at sea for 19 days finally brought to port

After spending 19 days stranded at sea, 49 migrants picked up by two German rescue ships were finally allowed to disembark in...
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Libyan coastguard said it intercepted and rescued 15,000 migrants in the Mediterranean in 2018

Over 15,000 migrants have been intercepted or rescued in the Mediterranean in 2018, said a spokesperson for the Libyan coastguard...
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Eritrean diaspora unites against abuse of Eritreans in Libya

Outraged by the scale of the suffering endured by Eritrean migrants trapped in Libya, 200 representatives of the Eritrean...
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Nigeria: Migration action must address root causes

The Government of Nigeria has pledged to eradicate the drivers of irregular migration in a bid to deter Nigerian migrants from...
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Migrants in Niger: new routes, shorter, more dangerous

To fight against irregular migration, the Nigerien authorities adopted a law in 2016 that strongly penalises smugglers and all...
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Kidnap, torture and deportation: The perilous journey of a Nigerian migrant

Since the launch of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) voluntary return programme in May 2017, more than 7,600...
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Somali man kills himself in Libyan detention centre

A 28-year-old Somali man set himself on fire on 24 October 2018 at the Tariq Al-Sikka detention centre in the Libyan capital of...
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