11 Jan
A group of 24 volunteers have gone on trial on the Greek island of Lesbos more than four years after they were arrested for carrying out-migrant rescue missions off Greece. Their case was denounced in a European Parliament report as Europe’s “largest case of criminalisation of solidarity.” Among the defendants accused of a string of…
11 Jan
Download logoAfter 18 months of activities, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to close our projects in Lithuania and Latvia, where restrictions and circumstances prevented our teams from providing care to migrants with full confidentiality and in accordance with our principles. MSF started operations in Lithuania in September 2021, with the aim of providing medical and humanitarian…
16 Jan
Rescue teams in Cape Verde have saved 88 migrants adrift in a canoe, but two others aboard the vessel have died, the national press agency Inforpress reported.
18 Jan
Byline: Imane Charioui, Director of Francophone Africa & Middle East, WorldRemit YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon, 18 January 2023 /African Media Agency/– In the last decade, the cross-border remittance market has undergone tremendous changes evolving from traditional offerings to much faster, easier and safer payment methods, thanks to digital disruptors. With the rise of globalization and migration, followed by the demand for cross-border payments…
20 Jan
Greek police said Friday that they had broken up a network trafficking illegal migrants on the Turkish border, making seven arrests. Police said the suspects were due to appear later Friday before the public prosecutor in the city of Thessaloniki, where they were detained Thursday on allegations of “illegal transport of at least 155 foreigners”…
21 Jan
In what is considered a major win and a great stride for the Nigerian Motion Picture Industry dubbed Nollywood, three Nigerian born filmmakers- CJ Fiery Obasi, Wale Oyejide and Funa Maduka will be ‘repping’ Nigeria at the 2023 Sundance International Film Festival…