Two boats that reportedly set out from Libya on 22 and 25 March, one carrying 335 Eritreans and the other 68 Eritreans and Ethiopians, have disappeared. Click on the Link to Read the Story in Full: Guardian UK Related Report: Libyans shooting Sub-Saharan African refugees seeking to escape
Bedouin smuggling gangs are holding over a hundred African migrants for ransom in the Sinai desert. BBC’s Rupert Wingfield-Hayes has had rare access to smugglers close to the Israeli border.
Vatican City – Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged an end to the plight of dozens of migrants, mainly from Eritrea, believed to be held hostage by human traffickers, along the Egypt-Israel border.
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is trying to find ways of repatriating or relocating African migrant workers whose illegal influx via Egypt is alarming authorities, a senior government official said on Thursday.
Some 100 migrants are to start a new life in
Some 100 migrants are to start a new life in
EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian border police shot dead two African migrants trying to slip into Israel, security sources said, pushing the number of African migrants killed this week at the sensitive border to four.
EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian border police shot dead two African migrants trying to slip into Israel, security sources said, pushing the number of African migrants killed this week at the sensitive border to four.
Reuters and AlertNet (Jerusalem) – Israel’s High Court should order an end to the government’s policy of forcibly returning to Egypt migrants who enter Israel at the Sinai border without giving them an opportunity to claim asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt has forcibly returned hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers to countries where they face torture and ill-treatment.
Reuters and AlertNet (Jerusalem) – Israel’s High Court should order an end to the government’s policy of forcibly returning to Egypt migrants who enter Israel at the Sinai border without giving them an opportunity to claim asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt has forcibly returned hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers to countries where they face torture and ill-treatment.
The boat, 15 meters in length, was picked up at midnight CET around 75 kilometres off Capo Passero in Sicily and escorted to shore.
The boat, 15 meters in length, was picked up at midnight CET around 75 kilometres off Capo Passero in Sicily and escorted to shore.
BOSSASO, Somalia Oct 22 (Garowe Online) – The president of Somalia’s Puntland State government has publicly criticized Eritrea for the first time, while warning against perceived threats posed by economic migrants, Radio Garowe.
BOSSASO, Somalia Oct 22 (Garowe Online) – The president of Somalia’s Puntland State government has publicly criticized Eritrea for the first time, while warning against perceived threats posed by economic migrants, Radio Garowe.
CAIRO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — Egypt defended on Monday its shootings of illegal migrants on its borders with Israel, saying it defends its borders within the framework of “respect” for international laws.
CAIRO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — Egypt defended on Monday its shootings of illegal migrants on its borders with Israel, saying it defends its borders within the framework of “respect” for international laws.
Officials in Costa Rica have said that a boat with 54 African migrants on board has been intercepted off the country’s Caribbean coast.
Officials in Costa Rica have said that a boat with 54 African migrants on board has been intercepted off the country’s Caribbean coast.
BOGOTA – Colombian navy personnel detained Saturday in Caribbean waters 34 citizens of Eritrea who were sailing towards Central America after entering the country illegally, regional military officials said.The foreigners were in an unlicensed vessel with two Colombian crew members, who were also taken into custody, Colombia’s navy commander for the Caribbean, Adm. Roberto Garcia, said.
BOGOTA – Colombian navy personnel detained Saturday in Caribbean waters 34 citizens of Eritrea who were sailing towards Central America after entering the country illegally, regional military officials said.The foreigners were in an unlicensed vessel with two Colombian crew members, who were also taken into custody, Colombia’s navy commander for the Caribbean, Adm. Roberto Garcia, said.
Over 230 migrants were feared drowned at the end of last month when their overcrowded boat capsized in high winds around 30 miles off the coast of Libya. According to the International Organization for Migration, nearby oil platform workers rescued about 20 people. However, the majority of the more than 250 would be migrants on the boat are feared drowned. Over 100 bodies have now been recovered, but the search for survivors was called off Thursday, April 2.
Over 230 migrants were feared drowned at the end of last month when their overcrowded boat capsized in high winds around 30 miles off the coast of Libya. According to the International Organization for Migration, nearby oil platform workers rescued about 20 people. However, the majority of the more than 250 would be migrants on the boat are feared drowned. Over 100 bodies have now been recovered, but the search for survivors was called off Thursday, April 2.
Here, a migrant who previously survived the same treacherous sea crossing to Italy describes his life-threatening voyage. The unnamed migrant, from Eritrea, was speaking to the BBC World Service. He explains the mindset which drives Africans to undertake the perilous journey to Europe.
Here, a migrant who previously survived the same treacherous sea crossing to Italy describes his life-threatening voyage. The unnamed migrant, from Eritrea, was speaking to the BBC World Service. He explains the mindset which drives Africans to undertake the perilous journey to Europe.
Egypt must not deport dozens of Eritrean asylum seekers without allowing the U.N. refugee agency opportunity to assess their claims, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
Egypt must not deport dozens of Eritrean asylum seekers without allowing the U.N. refugee agency opportunity to assess their claims, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel has forcibly returned to Egypt dozens of African migrants who had slipped into the Jewish state, and rights activists say they fear some are refugees who risk torture if Egypt sends them home as expected.
CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel has forcibly returned to Egypt dozens of African migrants who had slipped into the Jewish state, and rights activists say they fear some are refugees who risk torture if Egypt sends them home as expected.
13 August 2008– Turkish security forces intercepted 67 migrants in the
western provinces of Aydin and Izmir as they were trying to proceed to
Greece illegally late Wednesday.
western provinces of Aydin and Izmir as they were trying to proceed to
Greece illegally late Wednesday.
13 August 2008– Turkish security forces intercepted 67 migrants in the
western provinces of Aydin and Izmir as they were trying to proceed to
Greece illegally late Wednesday.
western provinces of Aydin and Izmir as they were trying to proceed to
Greece illegally late Wednesday.
The would-be migrants are believed to be from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia and were run out of fuel and water.
The would-be migrants are believed to be from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia and were run out of fuel and water.
..some of the 53 people on the boat, all of them from Eritrea, were begging their friends and relatives in Europe by satellite phone to help them, saying the boat’s engine had stalled, that the sea was rising and that the boat risked being swamped…
..some of the 53 people on the boat, all of them from Eritrea, were begging their friends and relatives in Europe by satellite phone to help them, saying the boat’s engine had stalled, that the sea was rising and that the boat risked being swamped…