Tag: refugees
Pedro Sanchez says Spain will donate 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate refugees
SPAIN will donate two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to humanitarian causes. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, made the announcement this Monday in Madrid's Casa de...
Migrants crammed into lorries operated by trafficking gang in Spain who ‘made millions’ for journeys to European Union countries
THE Policia Nacional have smashed a migrant trafficking gang based in Spain that charged up to €20,000 per person to gain access to a...
Spain pledges to evacuate more Afghans and their families from Taliban threat
SPAIN has said it will launch a new evacuation operation to extract those Afghans who worked for Spanish authorities and are now at risk...
Two military bases in southern Spain will receive Afghan refugees who worked for US government
SPAIN'S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has struck an agreement with President Joe Biden to allow two military bases in southern Spain to receive Afghan...
Two more refugee boats intercepted off Costa Blanca as migration continues through pandemic
MIGRANTS continue in their attempts to land on the Spanish mainland, with two more boats intercepted yesterday, September 23. Torrevieja Maritime Rescue rescued the groups...
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...
28 arrested in Spain for smuggling migrants from Morocco to the Canary Islands in rubber boats
SPANISH police have arrested 28 people who were part of a ring that smuggled migrants to the Canary Islands in rubber boats. The operation, which...
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 2019.
Spanish Government tightens restrictions on Yemeni refugees entering Spain, amid civil war that has killed 100,000 people
The Yemeni Civil War which has been ongoing since 2015 has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people
17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol
The total death toll of migrants travelling to Spain now reaches 566, a UN Migration Agency report confirmed today, while the number of arrivals to Spain now stands at 49,013
Spain among most welcoming countries for refugees
SPAIN is officially one of the most welcoming countries for refugees. According to a new study by the Pew Research Centre, 86% of Spaniards...
PODEMOS: Spain must do more to protect ‘climate refugees’
SPAIN’S Podemos and Equo parties have called on the government to protect refugees fleeing climate change, now becoming a more significant migration trigger than...
Spain sees increase in migrant mortality
THE death rate among undocumented migrants in Spain has risen 15% since reforms denied them access to free public healthcare. Migrants were excluded from access...
Spain wants to take less refugees than agreed in EU deal after only resettling 6% of amount promised
The country had said it would take 16,200 refugees
Spain lambasted by Amnesty International for torture, mistreating refugees and curtailing free speech
A report accuses Spain of using the 'glorifying terrorism' offence to limit free speech
More than 160,000 protest in Barcelona to demand Spain takes in more refugees
Spain has so far taken in just 1,100 of the 17,300 refugees it promised to accept
Remembering the thousands killed by Franco forces during Malaga’s N340 massacre
The anniversary has been marked by a series of events
Protests erupt after ‘Spain’s Alan Kurdi’ washes up on beach in southern Spain
He died with his mother when their inflatable boat sank
Body of ‘young migrant boy’ washes up on beach in southern Spain
Authorities say the lifeless body was found on Friday
Costa del Sol residents being asked to take in refugees this summer
It is hoped locals will open their doors to the families for 10 days
Spain slammed for ‘failing refugees’ in damning report
The report urges Spain to make ‘radical changes’ to its migration policy
Moving exhibition of art by Syrian children raising money in Barcelona
Art by Syrian refugee children being sold in Barcelona to benefit the artists
Young British expat is feeding hundreds of refugees in Greece out of his van
He is now aiming to raise €4,500 in order to feed and clothe refugees across Greece
British expat converts van into mobile kitchen to feed refugees in Greece
EXCLUSIVE: Man with a van and a plan
British Embassy staff in Spain help raise thousands for Syrian refugees
Ambassador Simon Manley and his staff helped raise €41,000
Olive Press blogger meets Syrian refugees in Jerez
Luke Andrews says we should do be doing more to help them
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