Tag: migrants
Italy orders coronavirus tests on boat migrants
Italy ordered migrants on a rescue ship off its coast quarantined on another vessel to test for the coronavirus instead of allowing disembarkation.
The Alan...
ISS: COVID-19 responses in Africa must include migrants and refugees
Migrants and displaced people across Africa are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 transmission. Governments should resist nationalist responses that could put vulnerable people more at...
ISS: Fewer migrants to Europe, bigger problems for Africa
Migration from Africa to Europe is increasingly being framed as a security threat to states and societies. The result is tighter border controls and...
Second Greek migrant camp quarantined
Greece quarantined a second migrant facility on its mainland after a 53-year-old man tested positive for the new coronavirus, the migration ministry said.
The Afghan...
Quarantine for migrants in Malta
A thousand African migrants were placed under mandatory quarantine on Sunday after an outbreak of COVID-19 and their camp in the south of Malta...
Alleged migrants die in Mozambique
Sixty-four people believed to be migrants from Ethiopia were found dead in a container on a truck in Mozambique, provincial migration authorities and police...
Migrants blocked from entering Greece
Greece repulsed 35 000 migrants trying to cross into its territory illegally since Turkey opened its border a week ago, government sources said, as...
Greece wants floating fence to keep migrants out
Greece wants to install a floating barrier in the Aegean Sea to deter migrants arriving at its islands’ shores through Turkey, government officials said...
Ocean Viking allowed to port in Italy
A charity ship carrying people rescued in the Mediterranean said it had permission to dock in Italy as European governments tried to agree where...
ISS: Tunisia must put its human trafficking laws to work
Tunisia has made significant advances since 2016 to stop human trafficking. Laws have been passed, anti-trafficking institutions created, and growing numbers of victims identified...