More than 70 migrants die in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea near Libyan coast
The small dinghy was reportedly carrying over 120 people of whom at least 47 were rescued. Every year, hundreds of migrants are killed in similar accidents while trying to reach Europe from Libya or other countries in the region
Greek residents mark shutdown against construction of detention centers for refugees
The residents of Lesvos, Samos and Chios islands in Greece are observing a complete shutdown on Thursday, in opposition to the government’s move to build more detention centers for refugees and asylum seekers
23 die as two migrant boats capsize in Mediterranean region
One of the boats capsized in the Ionian Sea near Paxi, Greece while the other accident took place in the Aegean Sea near Cesme in Turkey. 29 people were rescued
Migrant rescue ship denied permission to dock in Italy
The German charity organization Lifeline also said that Malta had refused their request to supply water and food for migrants aboard the rescue ship, which is carrying over a hundred people on board.
83 migrants aboard rescue ship Open Arms finally land in Italy
The Spanish rescue ship was stranded at sea for 19 days, awaiting permission to dock. Finally, the prosecutor’s office in Sicily ordered the evacuation of the boat due to deteriorating health conditions.
Migrant rescue ship Open Arms stranded in the sea for seventh day
The ship, with 121 migrants onboard, now awaits the Spanish government’s approval to dock at a safe port after being denied permission by Malta and Italy.
Refugee boats from Libya capsize in the Mediterranean, nearly 150 feared dead
The tragedy, the biggest of its kind this year, has intensified the UN refugee agency’s calls to open safe pathways for refugees who otherwise take perilous journeys to escape poverty and war.
Malta receives migrants aboard the rescue ship Alan Kurdi
The number of migrants attempting the perilous Mediterranean crossing has increased after the recent escalation of civil war in Libya.
82 refugees missing after boat capsizes in the Mediterranean
The people on the boat had set off from Zuwara in Libya towards Europe in an inflatable boat, which sank nine miles away from the Tunisian port town of Zarzis.
Sea rescue is not a crime: Capt. Carola Rackete released
On June 29, Italian authorities arrested Carola Rackete, the captain of an NGO rescue ship, Sea Watch 3 carrying 42 migrants to the Italian port at Lampedusa.
Captain of migrant rescue boat faces 10 years in jail
Carola Rackete is the captain of the Sea Watch 3 which rescued 53 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea around 30 NM off the Libyan coast. The boat was denied permission to dock in Lampedusa for 14 days following which it approached the port without permission
64 of 75 migrants stranded off Tunisian coast agree to return home
The Bangladeshi nationals and their fellow refugees were headed to Europe when their boat capsized. They were rescued by another vessel which was not allowed permission to dock by Tunisian authorities
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