Migrants attempt suicide, threaten crew in the Mediterranean Sea
Almost 200 migrants rescued by a humanitarian aid boat in the Mediterranean Sea began to leave the vessel in Sicily late on Monday after nine days stuck on the ship…
Italian police detain 10 Nigerians accused of trafficking girls for prostitution
Italian police have detained 10 Nigerians accused of running a human trafficking ring that allegedly used voodoo rituals and promises of jobs to lure migrants to Italy, where they were…
Better to die in the sea than return to Libya, says ‘husband’ of rescued Nigerian migrant
An African migrant recently rescued from a crowded dinghy drifting in the Mediterranean said he would have rather died at sea than return to Libya, highlighting the desperation driving the…
1,500 migrants die in the sea in 7 months – UN agency
No fewer than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of 2018, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)…