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At least four dead as migrant boats capsize off Libya's Al-Khums coast
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
At least four migrants died after two boats capsized off Libya's Al-Khums coast, with dozens more missing or unaccounted for, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The vessels carried people from Bangladesh, Egypt and Sudan. Libya remains a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Eu
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Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan soar 146 per cent amid border reop
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan rose by 146 per cent in a week, mainly due to reopened border crossings, a UNHCR-IOM report said. Most detentions occurred in Balochistan, while returns and deportations also doubled, driven by fear of arrest and government repatriation orders, Dawn re
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2024 sees record migrant deaths, IOM reports
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The year 2024 witnessed a record-breaking number of migrant deaths, with at least 8,938 lives lost globally, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency.
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