The civil migrant rescue fleet condemns Europe’s border policies after the UNHCR publishes the shocking data THE civil refugee rescue fleet has denounced Europe’s border policies after a United Nations report published today found that the EU-funded Libyan coastguard has returned over half of the people who have tried to flee the war-torn country byContinue reading “EU-funded Libyan Coastguard has returned over half the refugees who tried to flee the country by sea”
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Civil refugee rescue fleet searches for survivors of migrant shipwreck
Meanwhile Malta agrees to take in rescued migrants on board the Open Arms THE civil refugee rescue fleet was searching for survivors in the Mediterranean today after a wooden boat carrying approximately 70 people sank near Lampedusa on Sunday night. The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) reported in the morning that 40 people had been rescuedContinue reading “Civil refugee rescue fleet searches for survivors of migrant shipwreck”
Over 1,000 refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean in 2019
This marks the sixth year in a row that so many refugees have died attempting to cross over to Europe OVER one thousand refugees have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean in 2019, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today. UNHCR spokesman Charlie Yaxley told the Star: “Reaching this milestone once isContinue reading “Over 1,000 refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean in 2019”
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