London: A blanket ban on asylum seekers from countries designated by the United Kingdom (UK) as being “safe” places to live is suggested by British Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Under plans to tackle what the UK government describes as a “migrant crisis,” she is said to
London: A row is brewing in the United Kingdom (UK) after Amnesty International condemned a group of Conservative MPs who called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to return Albanian asylum-seekers to their home country.
Geneva: At least 50,000 migrants died while undertaking risking journeys in search of a “better life” across the world since 2014, according to data released by International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday.
Palaiochora: A rusty fishing boat carrying around 500 migrants docked at the Greek island of Crete after being dramatically rescued during near gale-force winds.
Athens: Greece’s coast guard was rescuing a fishing boat with up to 500 migrants onboard in strong winds southwest of Crete.
Toulon, France: A rescue ship carrying 230 migrants docked at the French port of Toulon , according to French maritime authorities.
London: A manhunt has been started by United Kingdom (UK) and Belgian police to find a crime boss who attempted to smuggle more than 100 migrants across the English Channel.
London: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Italy for refusing entry to two NGO rescue vessels carrying hundreds of people from Libya, labeling the move a “violation” of the European country’s human rights obligations.
Hanoi: More than 300 migrants belonged to Sri Lanka were rescued off the coast of Vietnam after their boat began taking on water.
Sicily, Italy: The captain of a charity-operated migrant rescue ship refused Italian orders to leave a Sicilian port after Italian authorities conducted a medical selection of the passengers and did not allow 35 to get off. The Humanity 1 was ordered to vacate the port of