Thursday, 21st September 2023
<To guardian.ng
Search

Greece: At least 16 people killed in migrant shipwreck

A migrant boat carrying 80 people capsized off the coast of the island of Paros, leaving at least 16 dead. It is the third shipwreck this week involving migrants in Greek waters.

Related

28 Apr
In Tunisia, the number of migrants leaving for Italy has increased since the start of the year. Coastguard officials in the southeastern Sfax region say there's been a 300 percent increase compared to 2022.
14 May
Italian police brought dozens of suspected human smugglers into custody, after a nearly four-year-long probe. The suspects helped migrants travel by sea to Italy, then faciliated their journey to northern Europe.
3 Jun
The Philippines and Kuwait are locked in a row over the rights of migrant labor following the brutal killing of a Filipino domestic worker.
14 Jun
Donzens of people have drowned after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek coast, and dozens more are feared missing. Around 100 others have been rescued.
24 Jun
UN agencies called for investigating and holding to account smugglers and human traffickers. Nine Egyptian men were arrested for allegedly trafficking the migrants on the boat into Europe.
26 Jun
We look at how racism may have played a role in differences in media coverage between the Titanic sub accident and the drowning of hundreds of migrants. We also discover the French player who's taken the NBA by storm. The papers are taking stock of abortion rights in the US, a year after the overturning of Roe v Wade. We end with articles about Africa's first marijuana school and French parenting.
23 Jun
One year since tens of migrants and refugees died in a crush at the border between Spain and Morocco, Amnesty International has accused the two countries of a "cover-up."
28 Jun
The four men were allegedly part of a "patchwork association" of smugglers. In July 2022, 53 migrants from Latin American countries were found dead in Texas after they were shut inside a truck amid hot temperatures.
7 Jul
Archaeologists have displayed the contents of the wreck of a 400-year-old Hanseatic trading ship found near the city of Lübeck in northern Germany. Experts say the contents of the ship offers a unique insight.
5 Jul
Dozens of people have drowned or disappeared in the past weeks crossing from West Africa to the Canary Islands as Spain and Morocco attract criticism for slow sea rescues.
12 Jul
Three boats with dozens of migrants left Kafountine, in the South of Senegal, for the Canary Islands over a week ago. One of the boats had about 200 people on board.
31 Jul
Child trafficking and exploitation is on the rise along the route that undocumented migrants take from the Horn of Africa to Saudi Arabia, the UN says. Boys and girls aged 13 to 17 are particularly vulnerable.