Aug 16 George Grant

Refugees dying needlessly, says Human Rights Watch

Tripoli, 16 August:Dozens of refugees die needlessly in the Mediterranean every year, according to a paper published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) today...

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Seven more asylum-seekers die in quest for better life
May 9 Nigel Ash

Seven more asylum-seekers die in quest for better life

Malta, 9 May: Seven Somali asylum-seekers have died whilst attempting to reach Malta from Libya by boat, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said.After...

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Mar 17 Michel Cousins

Five die heading from Libya to Europe

Italian coastguards report that five illegal immigrants heading to Europe were found dead today on a boat stranded in Libya waters 137 kilomertres sou...

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Jan 31 Michel Cousins

Over 1500 drown in 2011 trying to cross Mediterranean

Over 1,500 migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe from Libya and Tunisia downed or went missing last year according to the UN refugee agency UN...

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