The ‘death boat’ to Europe where migrants are bound and beaten with hammers
Mujhait Muhammad would brace himself as evening fell, when the five smugglers manning the boat bound for Europe would begin beating him and the other migrants with hammers. Each one of them was bound by rope.
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Spain says over 550 migrants reached its Canary Islands in 2 days
In 2024, Spain received a record number of migrants ... The majority last year departed from Mauritania, which is at least 473 miles (762 kilometers) from the closest Canary Island, El Hierro.
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Another migrant boat tragedy in Spain, 44 Pakistanis dead among 50
Pakistanis, lost their lives when boat carrying illegal migrants from Mauritania to Spain met with tragic accident.
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44 Pakistanis among 50 migrants drown in tragic boat disaster en route to Spain, says NGO
A tragic incident involving migrants attempting to reach Spain from West Africa may have claimed the lives of up to 50 people, including 44
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Irregular migration to Europe is down — except on Spain’s Canary Islands
In 2024, an average of nearly two migrant boats reached the Canary Islands each day. 692 boats in all carried more than 46,000 people that year, mostly from Mauritania, Senegal and Morocco. The majority arrive to the tiny,
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44 Pakistanis among 50 feared dead in tragic boat disaster on way to Spain
A tragic incident involving migrants attempting to reach Spain from West Africa may have claimed the lives of up to 50 people, including 44 Pakistanis, according to the migrant rights group Walking Borders.
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Dozens of Pakistanis on small boat en-route Spain feared dead
As many as 50 migrants attempting to reach Spain by boat from West Africa may have drowned, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday.
Spain says over 550 migrants reached its Canary Islands in 2 days
Spain’s marine rescue service on Thursday said that more than 550 migrants have reached its Canary Islands in boats over the past two days
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Pakistani immigrants return after months-long ordeal
Four migrants, who were stuck in Mauritania for months, arrived at Sialkot International Airport, while the return of 22 Pakistanis, who survived the tragedy near Morocco earlier this month, would begin on Monday.
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Spain says over 550 migrants reach its Canary Islands in past two days
Spain says more than 550 migrants have arrived on its Canary Islands off the north-west coast of Africa in the past two days. At least one body was found in one of the boats, Spain’s maritime rescue service said Thursday. It says it continues to experience the arrival of large numbers of migrants on the archipelago, mostly from West Africa.
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As Pakistanis die in fresh Mediterranean tragedy, a question lingers: Why?
Pakistani men, including some with a level of financial stability, are embarking on a dangerous new route to Europe.
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Dying to survive: African migrants swallowed by the Atlantic
Of the five bodies in the fishing boat seen by oil workers off Trinidad’s east coast on Saturday, one was of a person who appeared to have lived long after