Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Tripoli [Libya], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Six bodies have been found and 29 others remained missing after a wooden boat carrying 35 illegal migrants capsized off the country's western coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Saturday.
Tunis [Tunisia], March 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of bodies recovered off the Nabeul coast in northeastern Tunisia has grown to 20, the private radio station Shems FM reported Saturday.
Moscow [Russia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service launched a prejudicial inquiry into volunteers of the non-governmental Sienos Grupe organization, who allegedly harbored a migrant at the Belarusian border and might face up to 6 years, according to the cou
Tripoli [Libya], November 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 302 illegal migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.
Warsaw [Poland], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The daily number of illegal migrants that manage to make their way from Belarus through Poland to Germany has fallen to 40-70 people in November, according to data presented by the spokeswoman of the Polish Border Guard Anna Michalska.
Belgrade [Serbia], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Olta Xhacka denied on Thursday British media reports about plans to accommodate illegal migrants reaching the United Kingdom across the English Channel.
Warsaw [Poland], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian military tried to expel several dozen illegal migrants, mostly women and children, into the territory of Poland, Tomasz Krupa, a spokesman for Poland's Podlaskie Voivodeship police, said on Friday.
Berlin [Germany], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union will expand sanctions on Belarus and individuals and companies involved in transporting illegal migrants there, including sectoral sanctions, Acting Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
Tripoli [Libya], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 65 illegal migrants were rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Istanbul [Turkey], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish authorities captured 40 undocumented migrants and detained a suspected human smuggler in a boat off Turkey's biggest city Istanbul, local media reported on Wednesday.
Tripoli [Libya], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said that 92 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya.