Migration

The drowning of more than 300 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea this week could have been prevented with better EU lifesaving provision, experts say.

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A couple in Malta have launched what they say is the world's first privately funded boat to help migrants in trouble at sea.

More on the 'Invasion of Europe,' or shall we call this archive the European death spiral? Reader Robin sent us this story from Yahoo News. Yes one more story about the tens of thousa...

The rescue of all persons in distress at sea – including illegal migrants – is an obligation under international maritime law, as well as

The death toll for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean has quadrupled in 2014.

The crisis in Greece, refugees in Lampedusa, revolutions in the Arab world, bombs in Gaza: The countries surrounding the Mediterranean haven’t exactly been quiet in recent years. Antwerp photographer...

More than 1,200 migrants enter Spain illegally by sea over two days as the government denies reports that Morocco failed to mount patrols.

Press Release - Facts and Figures on the arrivals of migrants in Europe

Europe doesn't want to encourage migrants - but doesn't want them to die trying to get here, says Richard Hamilton.

Be they refugees or illegal migrants, the flow of desperate people fleeing despair in their native countries for Europe is growing exponentially.

Migrants dreaming of Europe have their pick of social media sites that work like an online travel agent, advertising fares and offering tips on secure paym

Men accused of throwing at least 110 people overboard after panic broke out when migrants began running out of air in hold

Facebook is so ubiquitous—it has 1.19 billion monthly active users, or more than 15% of the Earth’s population—that it’s possible to detect huge migration patterns from a few snippets buried in its...

After days of coordinating with me over patchy cell phone connections, Hao Shengli arrived in Mozambique's capital city of Maputo. He'd come to load up on supplies and to collect me for the long ride...

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An overcrowded boat in the Mediterranean sea prompted a water rescue.

The U.S. Navy rescued 282 people from six small vessels in the Mediterranean Sea after one of the boats began to sink, the military said Saturday.

Over a thousand people rescued off the island of Lampedusa in the second such operation in two days.

Italy has threatened to allow refugees to cross its borders into neighbouring countries unless the European Union takes charge of a sea operation to manage the flow of migrants crossing in boats from...