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Racism's role contested as marches held for Nigerian beaten to death

Local people have largely accepted investigators' belief that street vendor Alika Ogorchukwu was killed in the street by a man known to have psychiatric problems.

Italy

Salvini tries to put focus on migration ahead of Italy's snap election

"Lampedusa is the gateway to Europe, it cannot be the refugee camp of Europe," said Salvini.

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Rescue ship with 659 migrants onboard to disembark in Italy

A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) rescue ship with 659 migrants on board has been allowed to disembark in Greece after nine days stuck at sea.

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Overcrowding not a reason to detain migrant rescue ships, says ECJ

The German NGO Sea Watch hailed the ECJ decision as a "clear win for sea rescue".

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Italy

Italy shocked by graphic video of African migrant beaten to death

Macerata, the town where the attack took place, was the site of a shooting spree targeting African immigrants in 2018, that wounded six people.

World News

Hundreds of migrants arrive at Italian port after days at sea

The has been a sharp increase this year in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe.

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Migrants crossing the Mediterranean rescued by an NGO

The German charity Sea-Watch conducted four operations in less than 24 hours, rescuing 428 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.

Italy

'No rights' for some 10,000 migrant workers in Italy, says ANCI

Around 10,000 migrant farm workers in Italy live in "informal settlements" where they lack rights and are exploited, report the National Association of Italian Ministries (ANCI).

Morocco

Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to prison over Mellila crossing

The trial is centred on the deadliest-ever crossing attempt between Morocco and Spanish enclaves.

Spain

Two migrants including a child found dead off Spain's Canary Islands

Spanish authorities say the bodies were found on board an inflatable boat near Lanzarote.

Europe News

Europol dismantles network smuggling migrants through Belarus into EU

Law enforcement authorities arrested 11 people for smuggling migrants through Belarus into the European Union.

Culture news

Who are these people? A London museum needs your help

A search has been launched for members of Britain's so-called 'Windrush generation' of Caribbean migrants who featured in photos long thought to have been lost

World News

Police arrest 39 people on suspicion of smuggling migrants to UK

The suspects are accused of trafficking up to 10,000 people across the English Channel in small boats in the last year.

Smart Regions

The project in Spain helping refugees rebuild their lives

In partnership with the European Commission

The Spanish region of Murcia has set up a programme to help refugees find work. Smart Regions went there to find out more.

France

French authorities arrest 15 over migrant deaths near Calais

The boat wreck in November 2021 was the deadliest since migrants began trying to cross the Channel.

Poland

Poland completes 186-kilometre border wall with Belarus

The EU has accused Belarus of waging "hybrid warfare" by pushing migrants towards the bloc's borders in an attempt to destabilise it.

Spain

Spain's Pedro Sánchez blames traffickers for Melilla migrant deaths

The Spanish prime minister condemned last week's crossing from Morocco, which led to the deaths of 23 migrants, as "an attack on Spain's borders".

USA

Texas: 51 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio

A fire official said "stacks of bodies" were found along with no signs of water in the truck, which was discovered in extreme heat on the city's southern outskirts.

Greece

Greece prevents 1,130 migrants crossing Aegean Sea from Turkey

Athens has regularly accused Ankara of violating international law and helping migrants cross the border.

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Border post between Spanish enclave and Morocco where 23 died in breach attempt

Ripped clothing and sticks are seen stuck on barbed wire at the border post of Barrio Chino that separates the Moroccan town of Nador from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.