UN urges European governments to allow in people stranded at sea
More than 500 remain on board rescue vessels amid a refusal by some countries to accept them.
Tag: Refugees
Dozens of bodies recovered after refugee boats capsize off Libya
Survivors have been transferred to a detention centre which has been targeted in airstrikes.
UN believes Libya strike killing 44 refugees could be a war crime
An air strike which killed at least 44 civilians at a refugee detention centre near the Libyan capital of Tripoli ...
Arrested captain of humanitarian rescue ship gets around €850,000 in crowdfunding donations
Carola Rackete is facing a prison term after her ship rammed an Italian police motorboat.
In a powerful speech, a refugee tells the UN the truth about Australia’s offshore gulag
A Sudanese refugee, locked up for six years by Australia on a remote island, has delivered a powerful speech to ...
After rescue boat captain’s arrest, crew member says Europe is guilty of ‘mass murder’
On 29 June, Captain Carola Rackete took 40 people to safety on the Italian island of Lampedusa aboard rescue boat ...
Refugees welcomed to presidential residence in Ireland and thanked for their ‘special contribution’ to the country
The Irish president has celebrated asylum seekers and refugees, and those who work to support them, by hosting a garden ...
Trump is holding thousands of people in ‘concentration camps’ on the US border
Donald Trump's administration is running "concentration camps" on the US-Mexico border, according to expert analysis. "Mass detention of civilians without ...
Students protest Ireland’s poor treatment of asylum seekers during visit by prime minister
Students at the University of Limerick (UL) protested against the poor treatment of asylum seekers during a visit by Irish ...
The Irish navy stops rescuing refugees from the Mediterranean after the EU ends its mission
A group of Irish NGOs have criticised the EU's decision to end rescue missions in the Mediterranean. The Irish navy ...
25 human rights organisations say EU policy has had ‘disastrous consequences on refugees’ rights’
This week marks the third anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal, which has left thousands of refugees stranded on Greece's 'prison' ...
Sajid Javid’s ‘callous and inhumane’ actions have ‘killed’ a three-week old baby
Home secretary Sajid Javid is facing widespread criticism after reports emerged that Shamima Begum's three-week-old baby died in a refugee camp ...
Jeremy Hunt must take action to save refugee lives, insist rescue crew in the Mediterranean
As The Canary recently reported, the only refugee rescue boat in the Mediterranean is currently stranded in Santa Panagia Bay, Italy. ...
Thousands of refugees are dying at sea and the UK is playing a deadly role
It's one month into 2019 and, according to UN figures, at least 185 people (refugees and asylum seekers) have been reported dead ...
Sajid Javid just got owned by Britain’s biggest foodbank
Home secretary Sajid Javid just got owned by Britain's largest foodbank. This came as he faced criticism over comments about ...
Syrian refugees in Lebanon need so much more than a toothless international agreement can give them
On 10 December this year, 164 of the United Nations’ 193 members adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and ...
‘Tommy Robinson’ shared fake news about Muslims, then laughed. He can f*** right off.
The heartbreaking video of a child brutally attacking a Syrian refugee has caused outrage. The alleged attacker has been summoned to appear ...
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