Gorgui Lamine Sow, a street vendor from Senegal, could be granted residency in recognition of his actions.
Tag: Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis
They Came to Play Table Tennis. They Were Deported at Gunpoint in the Dark.
Two Nigerian students, in Croatia for a sports tournament, were mistaken for undocumented migrants. They were robbed of their money and clothes and expelled to a country they had never heard of.
At Least 58 Migrants Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania
The boat left Gambia last month aiming for Canary Islands, part of Spain. But it approached the coast in West Africa seeking fuel and food.
More than 50 Migrants are Killed in a Sinking off the African Coast
A ship carrying about 150 migrants from Gambia to Europe sank on Wednesday off the coast of Mauritania, the United Nations migrant agency said.
France Announces Tough New Measures on Immigration
With municipal elections approaching, President Emmanuel Macron hopes the stricter stance will lure voters away from the far right.
Greek Refugee Camps Are Near Catastrophe, Rights Chief Warns
Conditions in overcrowded, unsanitary camps on the Aegean Islands have turned into “a struggle for survival.”
Turkey’s Border Towns Pay Deadly Price for Erdogan’s Syria Incursion
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s campaign against the Kurdish militia in Syria has led to at least 20 deaths at home and has reopened old wounds in southeast Turkey’s traumatized population.
Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Italy, Killing at Least 13 Women
Rescue vessels picked up 22 survivors from the boat, which had set off from Tunisia, but the Italian Coast Guard said it feared that many others might have died.
Riots Erupt at Greek Migrant Camp on Lesbos After Deadly Fire
The authorities said the situation had stabilized, but others saw a need for more urgent action at the chronically overcrowded facilities.
Europe Tries to Seize Momentum for a New Deal on Migration
With a populist leader ousted in Italy, many see the chance to reach an agreement on distributing arrivals around the Continent, suffocating far-right arguments.