Man faces 4 years jail for kicking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car
A MAN who kicked Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car and hurled insults during a protest in Spain’s African enclave of Ceuta faces up to four
TRAGIC TOLL: Number of migrant drownings on perilous crossing from Africa to Spain ‘doubled’ in 2021
MORE than 4,400 migrants died trying to reach Spain last year, double the 2020 figure, according to a monitoring group. Caminando Fronteras (CM) claims that
Migrant crossings to Spain: Number reaching Malaga last year dropped by 75.45%
THE number of people who made dangerous journeys across water to reach Malaga in 2021 has dropped by 75.45%. Some 231 migrants succeeded in reaching
Andalucia migrant death tragedy in Spain as dinghies sink off Almeria coast
SPAIN’S Salvamento Maritimo(Maritime Rescue) is searching for ten migrants who disappeared from two dinghies off the Almeria coast. The Salvamar Spica is spearheading the search
Group of 19 immigrants rescued off Spain’s coast and taken to Granada
A GROUP of 19 desperate refugees have been rescued off Granada this morning. It comes after a dinghy boat was spotted southeast of Cape Sacratif
Child dies during migrant boat rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands
AUTHORITIES in Spain have confirmed that a child who was among a boatful of migrants rescued off Gran Canaria on Sunday did not survive the
‘They have abandoned us’: Spain’s Balearic Islands plead for help to tackle ‘avalanche’ of migrant arrivals
At the beginning of the month, Formentera, the smallest of all the Balearic Islands, registered a record number of migrants, with almost 150 arriving in
Gibraltar police arrest 11 migrants who crossed Strait in inflatable kayak
ELEVEN Moroccan migrants have been arrested in Gibraltar after being rescued from a kayak and a dinghy in waters close to The Rock (September 1).
Sole survivor found floating off Spain’s Canary Islands after migrant boat carrying 50 people overturns
A 30-year-old woman was found clinging to an overturned dinghy 135 miles off the coast of the Canary Islands and airlifted to safety. The woman,
Two arrested for over death of more than 20 migrants attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands
TWO men were arrested for their alleged roles in the deaths of more than 20 migrants including a five-year-old girl who perished last month while
Campaign to get Spanish legal status for hero migrant who saved pensioner from drowning
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for officials to regularise the immigration status of a Senegalese man who saved the life of a pensioner who fell into a
Migrant girl, 5, dies during rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands after 17 days at sea
A GIRL died during a helicopter flight to hospital after dozens of African migrants were rescued from a boat off the Canary Islands. The five-year-old,
EXPLAINER: Is the Spanish border with Morocco in crisis?
MORE than 8,000 people, including around 1,500 minors, risked their lives swimming or wading around the border fence to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Spain’s coastguard finds 17 migrants dead in boat off Tenerife
A SPANISH lifeboat found 17 people dead in a boat along with only three suvivors that had crossed from Africa towards the Canary Islands. The
Migrant who wants Africans to stay at home wins top award in Spain
Dumped in the Sahara Desert by traffickers, Ousman Umar believed he was going to die like scores of other immigrants. However, he survived against the
Toddler revived on quayside by medics after migrant rescue in Spain’s Canary Islands
RED Cross workers resuscitated a toddler, one of nine children among 52 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands on Tuesday evening. The young girl, thought
500 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands over the course of Christmas
AROUND 500 migrants have arrived in the Canaries over the course of the Christmas period so far. In the course of 24 hours 404 people
CANARY ISLANDS: Migrant arrivals surge to more than 1,000 in 48 hours
MORE than 1,000 migrants have arrived in hundreds of small boats on the coats of Spain’s Canary Islands in just 48 hours. It is thought
Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers
A MIGRANT boat was intercepted off the Torrevieja coast on August 28, with 16 people onboard – four of whom were children, one a pregnant
Guardia Civil officer busted smuggling migrants into Spain’s Andalucia inside his car
The man has been arrested, together with his 23-year-old Moroccan wife and two other collaborators,
Number of migrants arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands in first half of 2020 increases sixfold compared to 2019
THE number of migrants arriving to the Canary Islands in the first half of this year has increased sixfold compared to the same period in
Ministry of Interior authorises first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain since the lockdown started
THE Ministry of Interior has authorised the first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain.
Around 50 migrants successfully jump the fence and enter Spain’s Melilla, in the largest illegal entry since May 2019
AROUND 50 migrants have successfully entered Melilla illegally this morning from Morocco.
Spain refuses 94% of all refugee applications rescued by Aquarius rescue ship
INFORMATION released through Spain’s transparency act has revealed that the country has refused almost all applications from refugees rescued by the search and rescue vessel,
Family donates flat to migrants on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A FAMILY in Malaga has donated its flat to three migrants.
Spain launches rescue bid for over 60 migrants missing off Costa del Sol
Two vessels were intercepted containing 50 and 69 migrants from Africa, including 26 women and five children