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Monthly Archives: August 2014
EU to Launch “Frontex Plus”
“EU to help Italy rescue migrants at sea,” by Nina Hasse for Deutsche-Welle: Initially, the new mission, dubbed “Frontex Plus”, will supplement Italian efforts in the Mediterranean Sea to rescue migrants, the EU’s Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström said … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, European Union, Frontex, Frontex Plus, Italy, Lampedusa, Mare Nostrum, Middle East, Migrants, Migration
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EU to Bolster Frontex
“EU to Beef up Border Agency to Deal With Migrants,” by Nicole Winfield for the Associated Press (reposted by ABC News): The European Commission agreed Wednesday to Italian demands to replace Rome’s politically unpopular emergency operation for rescuing would-be refugees … Continue reading
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Tagged Brussels, Europe, European Union, Frontex, Immigration, Italy, Lampedusa, Mediterranean, Migrants, Migration, Sicily
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UN Calls on Europe to Act on Migrant Flood
“U.N’ Urges Europe to Act on Flood of Migrants,” by Nick-Cumming Bruce for the New York Times: Record numbers of people from the Middle East and Africa are putting their lives in the hands of smugglers to get across the … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Asylum, Human rights, Immigration, Libya, Middle East, Migrants, Migration, Tripoli, United Nations
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The Lives of Migrants After They Reach Shore
“What happens to African migrants once they land in Italy during the summer,” by Memphis Barker for the Independent: We look at them. They look at us. Nobody waves. On the deck of the Tichy, a 150m cargo ship just … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, France, Human rights, Italy, Lampedusa, Middle East, Migrants, North Africa, Senegal, Sicily, Spain, Turkey
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170 African Immigrants Missing
“Libyan authorities: 170 African immigrants after boat was lost at sea,” from the AFP (reposted by the Raw Story): A Libyan coastguard official said on Friday a boat carrying 200 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa was feared lost at sea … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, European Union, Fortress Europe, Human rights, Italy, Lampedusa, Libya, Migrants, Migration
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The Human Tsunami 