Pope to arrive in Marseille with message of tolerance amid EU migrant
[ad_1] Pope Francis heads Friday to Marseille for a two-day visit focused on the Mediterranean and migration, and bringing a message of tolerance amid bitter debate...
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Italy extends detention period to deter migrant crossings after
[ad_1] The Italian government, struggling with a surge in arriving migrants, on Monday passed measures to lengthen the time they can be detained and ensure more people who...
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‘We are very, very, very tired’: Migrants describe their journeys to
[ad_1] Issued on: 17/09/2023 – 10:54Modified: 17/09/2023 – 11:36 01:46 Migrants have spent four days at sea to arrive at Italy’s Lampedusa island. © France...
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Italian island struggles to cope as migrant surge doubles population
[ad_1] A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people...
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‘Whoever targeted my eye knew exactly who I was’
[ad_1] Saman, a 31-year-old export consultant, fled from a Tehran hospital when Iranian security officers came to arrest him in October. His left eye was...
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Lebanon’s army says it prevented 1,200 Syrian migrants from crossing
[ad_1] The Lebanese army said Thursday it had prevented the entry of around 1,200 Syrians this week, at a time both countries are beset by...
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Saudi Arabia migrant killings: ‘Burial sites have grown in size over past year’
[ad_1] Issued on: 21/08/2023 – 09:39Modified: 21/08/2023 – 12:04 08:09 Saudi border guards fired “like rain” on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross through Yemen into...
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Saudi border guards killed hundreds of migrants, HRW report says
[ad_1] Between March 2022 and June 2023, Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross the border from Yemen into the oil-rich...
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Several dead and more than 50 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in
[ad_1] Six Afghan males died when a migrant boat heading to Britain sank in the Channel early Saturday, French officials said, as a search continued...
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Scores dead in migrant shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa island
[ad_1] Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who...
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Italy’s Meloni hosts conference on immigration with regional leaders
[ad_1] Italy hosted Mediterranean leaders in Rome on Sunday at a conference aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of...
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Number of refugees, displaced people hits record high worldwide
[ad_1] On World Refugee Day 2023, the numbers of refugees and displaced people worldwide are higher than ever before. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the...