Two adults and two young children who drowned when their migrant boat capsized in the English Channel were members of a Kurdish-Iranian family who were…
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Migrant crisis: Supporters gather in Kent to welcome new arrivals as good weather encourages crossings
Supporters gathered in Kent to welcome migrants arriving in the UK as dozens were expected to take advantage of good weather on Saturday to try…
Migrant rescue charities call on Italy to release impounded ships
Sea-Eye, Sea-Watch and SOS Mediterranee say ships were seized on ‘spurious grounds’ to prevent migrants from landing. Three migrant rescue organisations have called on the…
Banksy-funded migrant rescue vessel in distress at sea
Crew on Louise Michel, carrying 130 migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean, seeking urgent assistance. A migrant rescue vessel, funded by British street artist Banksy,…
Revealed: Channel migrant crossings five times higher than last year
Five times as many migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in the first eight months of this year compared with the same period last…
Italy, Malta reject 52 migrants stranded on animal cargo ship
Captain of Lebanese cargo ship carrying 52 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean says food and water are running out. A Lebanese cargo ship carrying 52…
Banksy migrant crisis paintings sell for £2.2m in charity sale
Three Banksy oil paintings which reference the European migrant crisis have sold for £2.2m in a charity auction raising money for a hospital in Bethlehem.…
Italy says it may take migrants rescued in the Mediterranean
Fights and suicide bids on board Ocean Viking carrying 180 migrants had prompted declaration of a state of emergency. Italy is carrying out tests on…
Banksy donates migrant crisis oil paintings worth up to £1.2m to charity auction
Banksy has donated three oil paintings referencing the European migrant crisis to a charity auction raising money for a hospital in Bethlehem. The works, titled…
Malaysia arrests migrant after critical interview
Malaysian authorities say they have arrested a Bangladeshi man who criticised on television the country’s treatment of undocumented migrants during the coronavirus pandemic. In a…