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27.11.2024, SOS Mediterranee
On November 26, the Ocean Viking rescued 48 people, including mostly unaccompanied minors, from an overcrowded rubber boat in the Libyan search and rescue zone, despite dangerous maneuvers by the Libyan Coast Guard, and is now heading to the safe port of Ravenna, 1,575 km away. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika
27.11.2024, taz
14 NGOs have presented a proposal for an EU program on Mediterranean search and rescue, aimed at creating safe migration pathways and ending the deaths at sea. The proposal calls on the European Commission, under the new Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica, to take a politically decisive step towards establishing a rescue program. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
27.11.2024, infomigrants
Migrant arrivals in the Canary Islands continue: Between Sunday and Tuesday, at least 340 people were rescued from five boats off the coasts of El Hierro and Tenerife, with the total number of arrivals this year surpassing 40,000, making 2024 the highest on record. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien
26.11.2024, AP
In Libya, the 444 Brigade apprehended over 300 migrants who were crossing the desert in hopes of reaching the Mediterranean Sea. This highlights the dangers migrants face in a country marked by political chaos, where many suffer torture, forced labor, and starvation in detention. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
26.11.2024, taz
Attacks on refugee shelters in Germany are set to surpass last year’s total, with 155 incidents recorded by October, while assaults outside shelters have decreased by half, highlighting regional disparities and sparking criticism of both right-wing rhetoric and government migration policies. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
26.11.2024, infomigrants
At least eight migrants, including six minors and two women, drowned when their boat sank off Samos. Another 36 people managed to reach the shore or were rescued. Greek authorities have arrested two suspected facilitators, aged 19 and 25, as air and sea rescue operations remain underway. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
24.11.2024, The Guardian
Dozens of Italian police officers and social workers deployed by Italy’s far-right government in migrant centres in Albania have returned home, after it emerged that the facilities, praised as a model to reduce refugee arrivals, have been empty for weeks. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Osteuropa
21.11.2024, Mediendienst
Several EU countries are declaring a "state of emergency" to justify special asylum policies, even though the number of asylum applications has decreased overall in 2024; the strain lies instead in underfunded reception systems. read more
21.11.2024, Zeit online
Spain plans to grant residency and work permits to 300,000 undocumented migrants annually to boost economic growth and ensure the sustainability of its welfare state. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Spanien
21.11.2024, infomigrants
Italy has extended border controls with Slovenia until mid-2025, citing the risk of terrorist infiltration along the Balkan route. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
20.11.2024, taz
Around 500 companies are urging the German government to continue funding integration courses for refugees and migrants, as planned cuts would jeopardize their integration into the labor market. They emphasize that qualified workers are essential to address the labor shortage and demographic challenges in Germany. read more
20.11.2024, infomigrants
Over the weekend of November 16-17, at least 44 migrants, including 35 minors, swam to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta despite adverse weather conditions with strong winds and high waves. The migrants, all of Moroccan origin, were assisted by Spanish authorities and the Red Cross upon arrival and transferred to the overcrowded Migrant Temporary Stay Center. read more
19.11.2024, Mediendienst
Sudan is currently experiencing the world's largest humanitarian crisis. 11 million people are displaced and the health system is collapsing. Numbers and categorisation of Sudanese refugees on the continent, in the EU and in Germany. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Afrika
19.11.2024, Infomigrants
On November 17, the ship Life Support arrived at the port of Ancona with 49 rescued shipwreck survivors on board, including six women and six unaccompanied minors from Syria, Egypt, and Bangladesh. read more
Nine doctors are under investigation for manslaughter in the case of Bangaly Soumaoro, a 33-year-old migrant from Guinea and guest at the Bari shelter center in Bari, who died at the San Paolo hospital on November 4. Soumaoro is the third migrant to die at the Cara center in Bari in 2024. read more
19.11.2024, cba.media
An interesting podcast from the Supporting Migrants Across Borders Conference in Izmir. It gives through many interviews a good overview of the event itself. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
18.11.2024, Deutsche Welle
Italy's right-wing government has once again failed to outsource the processing of asylum applications to non-EU countries. The costly project has already drawn legal fire. Now, the Court of Auditors has intervened. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Italien / Malta
Overloaded smugglers' boats attempting the risky journey across the Mediterranean — the image springs to mind when African migration to Europe is discussed. In reality, they're only a small part of the bigger picture. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europa, Afrika
18.11.2024, ilPost
A single journey of the Libra ship from Lampedusa to Shengjin in Albania costs 25,000 euros in fuel alone. The estimated cost of the entire operation in 2024 alone is 15 million euros, or 41,000 euros per day. This is certainly a modest figure. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
18.11.2024, Infomigrants
Two bodies discovered in waters off the island of Lanzarote have been identified as a young man and a woman from Morocco. Their bodies are to be repatriated next week. read more
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