Tag: migration
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...
ANALYSIS: How 2021 became the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing from west Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands
A RECORD number of people have died whilst trying to cross from West Africa to the Canary Islands during 2021.
Data suggests that the route...
Photo of Red Cross woman hugging migrant sparks far-right row in Spain
By Nickacia Forrester
A YOUNG Red Cross volunteer who became a social media sensation when a photo of her hugging a frightened and distraught immigrant...
Storks choose to winter in Spain instead of Africa due to warmer weather and more food
STORKS have stopped migrating to Africa for winter but instead have been spending the cold months in Spain.
Irregular migration to Spanish coasts falls by 39% after EU and Spain grant €170m to Moroccan authorities
IRREGULAR migration to Spanish coasts has fallen by 39% after the EU and Spain granted €170m to Moroccan authorities in a bid to boost...
Migrants arriving in Spain by boat quadruple in number as route becomes most popular into Europe
A total of 98 boats arrived on Spanish coasts in the month of January, almost double on the previous year
300 mainly African migrants dock in Spain after a week at sea saw them refused entry by Italy and...
A BOAT carrying 300 migrants docked in Spain this morning after being refused entry twice into Europe.
Operated by Spanish charity NGO Proactiva Open Arms,...
Birds eye view on the Costa del Sol
Downtown Duquesa a birdwatcher’s paradise as tourists spots over 3,000 from his rooftop terrace
Birds choose migration to UK over Spain thanks to bird-feeding Brits
Birds are choosing to spend winter in the UK over sunny Spain
The migration game
Plans to use Algeciras as a clearing port for Europe’s migrant quotas could leave Spain carrying the can
Amnesty International slams Spain in annual human rights report
The report goes on to criticise the PP for attempting to legalise summary deportations at the border
Amnesty International slams Spain for migrant overcrowding
Temporary accommodation centres in Ceuta and Melilla are significantly over-capacity
ONE YEAR ON: Today marks the anniversary of the drowning of 12 migrants in Ceuta, but there is still...
Human Rights Watch insist Spain has done nothing to help the families of the dead
Spain ends search for missing migrants – including eight babies
The estimated 23 missing people were swept from their boat in stormy weather
VIDEO: Spanish police beat an African migrant in Melilla before carrying him unconscious back to Morocco
The man was one of 100 migrants to rush the six-metre-high fence
Flood of migrants in past 48 hours in Strait of Gibraltar
Emergency services have picked up nearly 1,000 migrants in dozens of boats and rafts
Tarifa’s new bird lab to become world leader for migration
The centre will study the effect of global change on bird migration
Spain slammed by Amnesty for putting borders before people
Spain spends 30 times more on defending its borders than on improving conditions for would-be migrants
EU grants €10 million to fight immigration at Spain’s borders
Spain is bearing the brunt of immigration from Africa into Europe
Pressures escalate at Spanish-Melilla border
Waves of sub-Saharan migrants have attempted to break through onto European soil this week
African migrant smuggled in a suitcase
Border police spotted his friend struggling with the weight of the bag
Romanian migrants snub UK in favour of Spain
Migrants opt to live in Spain and Italy over the UK
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EXCLUSIVE: Expat couple vow to leave Spain after beloved dog shot by hunters and police ‘did nothing’
AN expat couple have slammed police inactivity after their dog was shot dead by hunters on an evening stroll.
Jennifer and Victor Gebhardt, 67 and...
