The rate at which people are fleeing war and persecution has soared from 6 per minute in 2005 to 24 per minute in 2015, according to a new report released today by the UN Refugee Agency. The picture given by the UN agency appears dire and worsening. Wars...
A boat with about 700 people has overturned about 75 nautical miles south of Crete. The Hellenic Coastguard said it rescued 342 migrants so far. Four bodies were recovered from the site, which is in international waters. Sources in Egypt, say, the boat is likely a...
The Libya Red Crescent says it recovered 117 bodies from beaches of the coastal town of Zuwara on Thursday in an operation that started early in the morning and ended at 10:30pm. The latest tally was confirmed by the LRC in the morning. They bodies are believed to be migrants...
At least 1,000 migrants are now believed to have died in a series of shipwrecks that took place off Libya in the last week of May, making it the deadliest week for a year and one of the worst on record. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=7ggx-wtIwoE The tally was revised upward by the International...
One in every ten respondents in a global survey said they would welcome refugees in their homes, while 80% overall said they would want their country to provide shelter. [caption id="attachment_5786" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo: Moas.eu/ Jason Florio[/caption] Respondents in China, Germany and the UK emerged as overall...
A group of 41 migrants who were rescued from a drifting vessel off Greece have reported that as many as 500 people may have died when their vessel sunk at an unconfirmed location between Libya and Greece. [caption id="attachment_5746" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Stock photo of migrant boat off Libya...
Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has confirmed reports of a tragedy off Egypt in which up to 400 migrants are feared dead but said he is still waiting for details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ZKdNesnXg "We are looking for more details and information but what is sure is that we are...
The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) mission has been torpedoed by Thai Authorities who have prevented the transfer of drones which were vital to the research mission. [caption id="attachment_5664" align="alignnone" width="1024"] MY Phoenix in the Andaman sea, off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. Photo: Mathieu Willcocks/MOAS.eu[/caption] The...
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for an investigation into the shooting of four migrants during a breakout from a detention centre in a detention centre in Zawiya, Libya. The incident was revealed on Saturday April 2 by Migrant Report. The shooting took place overnight...
The Italian Coastguard launched an overnight rescue on Thursday to rescue some 300 migrants from a vessel that left from Egypt. https://youtu.be/ZsWkhnqWbOM Rome's coordination centre received a May Day call from satellite phone on board the vessel on Wednesday April 6 at around 3pm. They were reached by coastguard vessels at around...