SPAIN MIGRATION
-
Politics
Spanish coastguard, Hong Kong ship rescue 56 migrants near Canary Islands
Gran Canaria, Spain, Apr 27 (EFE).- Spanish coastguards and a Hong Kong merchant ship have rescued 56 people traveling aboard…
Read More » -
Politics
Hundreds of migrants breach Spain’s Morocco border
Melilla, Spain, Mar 3 (EFE).- Hundreds of migrants on Thursday scaled a border fence to enter the Spanish autonomous territory…
Read More » -
Politics
Western African migration route deadliest in world, over 4,000 deaths in 2021
Las Palmas, Spain, Jan 5 (EFE).- Baby Mohamed would have turned seven months old this month. But instead, the Ivorian…
Read More » -
Politics
Spain police search for 12 people who fled plane during emergency landing
Palma, Spain, Nov 6 (EFE).- Spanish police have arrested 12 people and are searching for 12 others who fled a…
Read More » -
Politics
525 migrants have died on Atlantic route to Canary Islands this year: UN
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Aug 31 (EFE).- At least 525 people have died trying to make the Atlantic crossing…
Read More » -
Politics
West African fish-deprived fishermen turn the bow towards Spain
By Eloy Vera Puerto del Rosario, Spain, Aug 11 (EFE).- What started as a day like any other for Mohammed,…
Read More » -
Politics
African women demand visas to avoid perilous Europe crossings
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Jun 16 (EFE).- African women are calling on European authorities to grant them visas that…
Read More » -
Politics
A record 6,000 migrants enter Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco
Ceuta, Spain, May 18 (EFE).- At least 6,000 migrants have illegally entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco by…
Read More » -
Spanish police find migrants hiding in bottle container, sealed bag of ash
Melilla, Spain, Feb 22 (efe-epa).- Spanish police on Monday said they recently discovered 41 migrants attempting to smuggle themselves to…
Read More » -
Politics
The young migrants turning to Canary Island wrestling
By Laura Herrera Gáldar, Gran Canaria, Spain, Dec 14 (efe-epa).- Mahamadou Toure, 16, is from Mali and prefers to go…
Read More »