60 More African Migrants Believed Dead After Shipwreck
Dozens of African migrants bound for Europe are missing and believed dead after a shipwreck off the coast of west Africa.
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President of Italian Bishops’ Conference Calls for Softer Immigration Policy
Bologna Cardinal Matteo Zuppi declared Tuesday that immigration is no longer an “emergency” in Europe, a situation that calls for gentler migration policies.
Smugglers Led Over 3,000 To Their Deaths at Sea Last Year Trying To Reach Europe
Over 3,000 people are said to have gone missing or died at sea trying to reach Europe over the course of last year, according to the UNHCR.
Murderous People-Smugglers Led Up to 1 in 10 Women to Their Deaths on Spanish Migrant Route
As many as ten per cent of the women who attempted to reach Spain illegally by boat in 2021 were killed, double the death rate of male migrants, according to statistics compiled by a Spanish NGO.
Spanish Migrant Routes Saw Doubling of Deaths In 2021, Says NGO
According to a human rights group, there were at last 4,400 deaths along migrant routes to Spain in 2021, a figure double of 2020.
Thirty-Nine African Migrants Drown in Mediterranean Shipwrecks
Twin shipwrecks off the coast of Sfax, in eastern Tunisia, claimed the lives of at least 39 African migrants Tuesday including 9 women and 4 children.
German Cardinal Criticized for Church Donations Made to Migrant NGOs
Leading German Cardinal Reinhard Marx has come under fire for donating €50,000 of Catholic Church funds to United4Rescue, a coalition of NGOs engaged in migrant sea rescues.
