Refugee Crisis Storyboard
Share the Refugee Crisis Storyboard with FriendsEU's asylum agency warns Iran turmoil could lead to migrant crisis of 'unprecedented magnitu...
Daily Mail - 4 Mar 2026 14:18
The EU described Iran as a 'potential flashpoint' in a report written before the United States and Israel launch...
Ukrainian man removes mine from roadway while smoking cigarette: video
New York Post - 28 Feb 2022 15:29
A fearless Ukrainian man removed a land mine from a bridge with his bare hands while casually puffing on a cigarette, st...
At least six dead after third migrant boat in three days sinks in Greek waters
The Guardian - 25 Dec 2021 00:31
More than a dozen people still missing despite major rescue effort as smugglers switch to more perilous route from Turke...
Up to 60 migrants are picked up in English Channel by Border Force
Daily Mail - 18 Oct 2020 15:37
Unconfirmed reports say around 60 were brought into the Port of Dover in Kent during the morning after they were interce...
Refugees accuse Greece of pushing them back out to sea
Al Jazeera English - 25 Sep 2020 16:18
Greek authorities are shoving refugees into life rafts and abandoning them at sea, according to an AP investigation.
France and Germany join forces to welcome refugees after Lesbos camp blaze, says Macron
CNN - 10 Sep 2020 16:43
France and Germany are working together to find a solution to welcome migrants from the Greek island of Lesbos after Eur...
Taking Hard Line, Greece Turns Back Migrants by Abandoning Them at Sea
The New York Times - 14 Aug 2020 15:56
Many Greeks have grown frustrated as tens of thousands of asylum seekers languished on Greek islands. Now, evidence show...
French coastguard rescues 31 migrants in Channel as boats hit trouble
Sky News - 29 Dec 2019 15:00
French officials have revealed that coastguards rescued 31 migrants in the Channel overnight after their small boats hit...
300 migrants rescued off Spain over two-day Christmas period
Al Jazeera English - 27 Dec 2019 04:02
More than half of those who were rescued were found off the Costa Blanca on Spain's southeastern coast.
At least 20 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes near Lampedusa
The Guardian - 24 Nov 2019 15:57
Five reported dead and 149 rescued from vessel attempting to carry group from Libya to Europe At least 20 people are fea...
I'd have rather died at sea than return to Libya, says rescued migrant
Reuters - 23 Nov 2019 16:03
An African migrant recently rescued from a crowded dinghy drifting in the Mediterranean said he would have rather died a...
Italy grounds two planes used to search for migrant boats
The Guardian - 27 Aug 2019 16:43
NGOs Pilotes Volontaires and Sea-Watch blocked from using aircraft for Mediterranean rescues Italy has grounded two plan...
Migrant rescue ship heads for Italy after judge overrules Salvini
Al Jazeera English - 15 Aug 2019 04:52
Far-right interior minister announces swift appeal of ruling as rescue ship hopes to reach Italian waters by Thursday.
Italy migrants: Rescue ship captain arrested at Lampedusa port
BBC - 29 Jun 2019 06:48
The ship, carrying dozens of rescued migrants, entered Lampedusa port despite being banned by Italy.
Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock
Miami Herald - 20 Jan 2019 16:48
A private rescue boat with dozens of migrants aboard sought permission for a second day to enter a safe port Sunday, but...
Spain rescues 549 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean
Miami Herald - 6 Jan 2019 16:41
Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 549 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The service says i...
Italian coalition chiefs spar over stranded migrants
Fox News - 5 Jan 2019 15:48
The leaders of Italy's populist coalition parties are sparring over migrants stranded at sea aboard private rescue vesse...
Spanish rescuers recover dead baby, save 520 migrants at sea
Fox News - 28 Oct 2018 15:28
Spain's maritime rescue service says a baby has died despite efforts by rescuers to save it after a small boat carrying ...
Child dies as migrant boat capsizes off Lebanese coast
The Guardian - 22 Sep 2018 15:10
Army says all 38 other passengers rescued from boat trying to reach Europe A child has drowned after a boat carrying 39 ...
The Latest: Greek police find some 150 migrants in trucks
Miami Herald - 11 Sep 2018 16:53
The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Greek police have detained more than 150 m...
Italy's call for France and Spain to open ports to migrants is rejected
The Guardian - 30 Aug 2018 17:08
EU high representative refuses to give backing despite threat to pull plug on rescue mission A call by Italy for France ...
Italy migrant row: Rescue ship allowed to disembark in Sicily
BBC - 26 Aug 2018 05:39
Italy's government had refused to allow the migrants off a rescue ship in Sicily for almost a week.
UN calls on EU states to step in to end Italian migrant standoff
The Guardian - 25 Aug 2018 16:29
High commissioner for refugees urges other countries to take in the asylum seekers, stuck on a boat off Sicily for the p...
EU migration meeting ends with no deal on Italian ship with migrants: diplomats
Reuters - 24 Aug 2018 16:49
Ten European Union states meeting over their latest migration tussle in Brussels on Friday agreed no solution for disemb...
Aquarius migrant rescue ship invited to dock in Malta
The Guardian - 14 Aug 2018 16:30
Five European countries will take a share of the 141 people on board, rescued off Libya Malta has agreed to let the Aqua...
Migrants rescued by an aid group in the Mediterranean claim FIVE ships ignored them
Daily Mail - 13 Aug 2018 01:37
More than 140 migrants rescued by an aid group as they drifted in the Mediterranean have claimed five ships passed them ...
The Latest: Tunisia opens port to boat with 40 migrants
Miami Herald - 29 Jul 2018 16:19
The Latest on Europe's response to mass migration (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed is...
Spain Rescues Nearly 1,000 Migrants Over the Last 2 Days
Time - 28 Jul 2018 15:49
Many migrants cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe from North Africa
The Latest: 751 migrants plucked safely from boats: Rescuers
Miami Herald - 27 Jul 2018 16:35
The Latest on migration in Europe (all times local): 4:35 p.m. Maritime rescue authorities say 751 migrants have been pl...
Libya rejects EU plan for migrant centres
The Guardian - 20 Jul 2018 16:23
Blow to Italy as Tripoli snubs proposal to set up reception centres for migrants in Africa Libya has rejected a European...
At Least 16 Dead After Missing Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Cyprus, Officials Say
Time - 18 Jul 2018 16:08
An estimated 147-150 people were aboard the boat
Rescued migrants questioned in Sicily about alleged threats
Fox News - 13 Jul 2018 16:37
Italian prosecutors on Friday investigated alleged threats by some of the 67 migrants against a tugboat crew who rescued...
Germany: Demonstrators march to support migrant sea rescues
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 16:50
Demonstrators are marching in Germany's capital in support of the private aid ships that rescue migrants in the Mediterr...
Germany, Austria and Italy to discuss closing Europe's southern doors to migrants
Daily Mail - 5 Jul 2018 16:40
Germany's hardline Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said talks would take place between the three nations on how to clos...
Spanish rescue boat saves 60 migrants off Libyan coast
Daily Mail - 30 Jun 2018 16:27
The vessel, run by Spanish humanitarian group Proactiva Open Arms, rescued the migrants, including five women, a nine-ye...
Migration Deal in Europe Makes No Commitments. Victory Is Declared.
The New York Times - 30 Jun 2018 03:12
The resolution of a long and bitter debate over E.U. migration rules seems to have saved Angela Merkel and bolstered the...
Don't ignore the migrant boats just because they're not landing here | David Miliband
The Guardian - 24 Jun 2018 07:00
Britain has a responsibility to refugees and Brexit won't change that It's not Portsmouth or Dover where the Aquarius, t...
The Latest: Malta tells aid boat with migrants to go away
Fox News - 23 Jun 2018 15:46
The Latest on immigration issues in Europe (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Malta's premier is telling a German aid group to...
Spain takes in boat packed with hundreds of refugees after Italy turns it away
Fox News - 19 Jun 2018 04:30
Hundreds of migrants who were turned away from seeking refuge in Italy arrived in Spain on Sunday, where the government ...
1st boat of Aquarius convoy with 630 migrants docks in Spain
Miami Herald - 17 Jun 2018 07:13
The first Italian government ship accompanying the migrant aid boat Aquarius has docked at the Spanish port of Valencia....
Spain saves 933 migrants, waits for another 630 on Aquarius
Miami Herald - 16 Jun 2018 14:54
Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 933 people and recovered four bodies from dozens of migrant boats atte...
Italy's New Populist Government Turns Away Ship With 600 Migrants Aboard
The New York Times - 11 Jun 2018 16:49
Matteo Salvini, the country's powerful interior minister and the leader of the anti-immigrant League, showed he planned ...
At Least 46 Migrants Drown After Their Boat Sinks off Tunisia's Coast, Officials Say
Time - 4 Jun 2018 04:39
A boat carrying migrants toward Europe sank off the coast of Tunisia and at least 46 people drowned, though dozens more ...
Refugee crisis: The Syrians abandoning Europe
BBC - 25 May 2018 04:35
These refugees have come all the way from Syria. Now they're smuggling themselves back.
Amid protests, Greece vows to reduce migrants on islands
Fox News - 2 May 2018 16:30
Government officials have vowed to reduce severe overcrowding at migrant camps on Greek islands, amid mounting protests ...
90 migrants feared dead after smuggler's boat capsizes near Libya
NY Daily News - 3 Feb 2018 03:37
"We are told that two survivors swam to shore, and one person was rescued by a fishing boat," a spokesperson said.
Eight people die and 86 rescued from sinking dinghy off Libya
The Guardian - 7 Jan 2018 06:21
About 150 migrants were on board when dinghy was launched from Libya, according to authorities, with a search continuing...
Spain saves 66 migrants crossing Mediterranean Sea
Miami Herald - 31 Dec 2017 15:11
Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 66 migrants from two boats in the Mediterranean Sea. The service says ...
Greece: Man sentenced to 1,489 years for migrant smuggling
Miami Herald - 18 Dec 2017 17:07
A court in northern Greece has sentenced 23 people to prison terms ranging from eight to 1,489 years for smuggling Iraqi...
Migrants die as boat capsizes off Libya
BBC - 26 Nov 2017 02:12
At least 31 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya.
The Latest: Spain slammed as migrants put in unopened jail
Fox News - 22 Nov 2017 16:45
The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 4:40 p.m. Spanish authorities have come under fire for...
Sale of Migrants as Slaves in Libya Causes Outrage in Africa and Paris
The New York Times - 20 Nov 2017 02:20
CNN footage of migrants being auctioned off in the Libyan capital prompted a protest in Paris, condemnation by the Afric...
Spain saves 500 migrants crossing Mediterranean in 46 boats
Miami Herald - 18 Nov 2017 14:28
Spanish authorities say around 500 migrants have been saved by rescue boats as they attempted the perilous crossing of t...
Rome defends evacuation of migrants as UN complains
Fox News - 23 Aug 2017 16:22
Rome officials are defending their decision to evacuate hundreds of refugees occupying an abandoned building in the city...
Spain rescue 600 migrants from Meditteranean in one day
Daily Mail - 18 Aug 2017 04:40
They had travelled on 15 vessels including toy paddleboats and a jetski on Wednesday and 593 were picked up by Spanish c...
Three NGOs halt Mediterranean migrant rescues after Libyan hostility
The Guardian - 14 Aug 2017 15:47
MSF, Save the Children and Germany's Sea Eye suspend operations after repeated clashes with Libyan coastguard vessels Th...
Another ship suspends migrant rescues citing Libyan threats
Fox News - 13 Aug 2017 14:04
A second humanitarian group is suspending migrant rescues in the Mediterranean Sea due to Libyan threats.
Stranded Anti-Immigration Ship Gets Help From Refugee Rescue Boat
Time - 11 Aug 2017 16:41
After a mechanical failure
Italy: Navy Support for Libya May Endanger Migrants
Human Rights Watch - 2 Aug 2017 15:32
Expand Migrants on a boat that they tried to take to Italy, after being detained at a Libyan Navy base in Tripoli on Sep...
Refugee aid dries up in Greece as media interest wanes
Al Jazeera English - 2 Aug 2017 04:19
The EU claims refugee flows from Turkey to Greece have slowed, so it is cutting funding to aid agencies and paying the G...
Women and children among dead migrants in Mediterranean
Daily Mail - 26 Jul 2017 16:56
A Spanish charity found 167 migrants alive and 13 dead in yet another rescue operation involving rubber boats crossing t...
Spain rescues 57 migrants on two boats in Mediterranean
New York Post - 22 Jul 2017 16:28
MADRID -- Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 57 migrants from two boats trying to cross the Mediterranean...
The Latest: French PM outlines plan for migrants
Miami Herald - 12 Jul 2017 14:47
The Latest on migrants and Europe (all times local): 2:35 p.m. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has outlined a pla...
EU naval mission has failed to end people smuggling - peers
BBC - 12 Jul 2017 05:52
Operation Sophia appears to have had little effect in deterring migration, peers conclude.
Italy Is Pleading With Europe to Help Deal with a Record Influx of Refugees
Time - 11 Jul 2017 16:41
15,000 migrants have reached Italy's shores since early June, and the country is struggling to cope
Greece: Protest and fire break out at Lesbos migrant camp
Fox News - 10 Jul 2017 16:15
Authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos say a fire has broken out at a large migrant camp following a protest at the s...
Amnesty International report blames EU for rising migrant death toll
The Week - 6 Jul 2017 04:46
A scathing new Amnesty International report pins the climbing number of migrant deaths in the central Mediterranean on "...
Spain rescues 224 migrants from 5 boats in Mediterranean
Miami Herald - 24 Jun 2017 15:45
Spain's maritime rescue service says it has rescued 224 migrants from five different boats trying to cross the Mediterra...
Spanish NGO boat rescues 420 migrants close to Libyan coast
Miami Herald - 15 Jun 2017 17:00
A Spanish aid organization has rescued 420 migrants attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea to Europe ...
Europe's child refugee family reunion system is failing
Al Jazeera English - 11 Jun 2017 13:58
Asylum-seeking minors with relatives in other EU countries are entitled to be reunited with them, but it rarely happens.
Refugees, migrants evacuated from old Athens airport site
Miami Herald - 2 Jun 2017 08:59
Greek police were evacuating hundreds of migrants and refugees Friday from a makeshift shelter set up inside the abandon...
Dozens of Migrants Have Died of Thirst While Crossing the Sahara Desert to Get to Europe
Time - 2 Jun 2017 04:49
Niger is a major route for West African migrants making their way toward Europe
Italy refugee crisis: Gangs running child prostitution rings
Al Jazeera English - 1 Jun 2017 07:55
Reports children are sexually exploited emphasise need to ensure refugees are welcomed and receive same care offered to ...
Migrant boat dramatically catches fire in Mediterranean
CNN - 30 May 2017 16:37
Footage captured by the Portuguese Air Force shows the moment a migrant boat was engulfed in flames in the middle of the...
Migrant crisis: Packed dinghy catches fire off Spanish coast
BBC - 30 May 2017 05:10
The 34 people, who were travelling to Europe in the boat, were saved by the Spanish coast guard.
EU: Older Refugees Stranded in Greece
Human Rights Watch - 23 May 2017 04:55
Expand A family from Afghanistan pushes their older mother in a wheelchair near Roszke, Hungary after crossing the borde...
5,000 refugees rescued on route to Italy from Libya
Al Jazeera English - 20 May 2017 16:33
Libyan and Italian coastguards pick thousands of people from dozens of boats in the Mediterranean in 48 hours.
Tim Farron makes pledge for UK to take 50,000 more Syrian refugees
The Guardian - 11 May 2017 07:00
Liberal Democrats challenge Labour to match their election manifesto commitment on refugees, with the resettlement likel...
For refugees in Greece, waiting is the hardest part
Al Jazeera English - 8 May 2017 07:49
'This is like a zoo and we're like animals,' says one refugee as others say a 'mental war' is being waged on them.
Spanish naval ship saves 651 migrants in Mediterranean
Miami Herald - 6 May 2017 17:07
Spain's defense ministry says a Spanish navy ship has rescued 651 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from North ...
Refugee boat sinks between Greece and Turkey, 16 drown
Al Jazeera English - 24 Apr 2017 15:54
Search operation continues after two people are rescued and 16 bodies are recovered off Greece's Lesbos island.
Game of Thrones star speaks out against 'horrendous' treatment of refugees
The Guardian - 24 Apr 2017 07:00
Lena Headey was talking about new film The Flood, which focuses on refugees coming to the UK Game of Thrones actor Lena ...
Libyan coast guard says 97 missing after migrant boat sinks
Fox News - 13 Apr 2017 16:26
The Libyan coast guard says 97 migrants are missing and believed drowned after their Europe-bound boat sank on a perilou...
Australia rejects 500 Syrian refugees on security grounds
Miami Herald - 23 Mar 2017 07:52
Australia rejected 500 Syrian refugees on security grounds during more than a year of vetting while accepting 12,000 eli...
Red Crescent: 74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya
Miami Herald - 21 Feb 2017 14:36
Scores of bodies of African migrants washed ashore in Libya's western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean, the Libyan Re...
EU: Migrant deaths in central Mediterranean rise despite aid
Miami Herald - 15 Feb 2017 15:37
The chief of the European border and coast guard agency says migrant deaths in the Mediterranean on the Libya-to-Italy s...
High Court challenge to UK's child refugee efforts
BBC - 10 Feb 2017 05:05
Campaigners go to the High Court over the government's handling of unaccompanied child refugees.
Migration crisis: plight of people stuck in 'new Calais' laid bare
The Guardian - 7 Feb 2017 16:45
Two Afghan ex-US army translators stranded in freezing and squalid Belgrade camp tell their tale in Guardian video Two f...
The Latest: 500 migrants on way to Europe rescued off Libya
Miami Herald - 6 Feb 2017 16:39
The Latest on Europe's migration influx (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Spain's defense ministry says one of its frigates h...
In Germany, a Syrian Refugee Sues Facebook Over Fake News Posts
The New York Times - 6 Feb 2017 15:37
Anas Modamani's 2015 selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel came to symbolize her decision to welcome migrants. But it has...
Police: Boat with 93 migrants lands on Cyprus' north coast
Miami Herald - 4 Feb 2017 11:40
Cyprus police say a boat loaded with 93 migrants --including 42 children and 17 women -- has landed in the island's nort...
Pope demands protection for migrants as sea rescue continues
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2017 13:47
Pope Francis is demanding that "every possible measure" be taken to protect young refugees as he marks the church's Worl...
EU Commission: 'untenable' situation in Greek refugee camps
Miami Herald - 9 Jan 2017 15:56
The European Commission says conditions for refugees on Greek islands and in other camps where they are housed in tents ...
UNHCR concerned over refugee conditions on Greek islands
Miami Herald - 6 Jan 2017 15:52
The United Nations refugee agency urged Greek authorities Friday to quickly move asylum-seekers to the mainland from ove...
Hundreds of refugees try to scale fence dividing Morocco and Spanish enclave
The Guardian - 2 Jan 2017 04:22
An estimated 1,100 people from sub-Saharan Africa try to reach Europe by climbing over the border fence with Ceuta on Ne...
British sailors have rescued 15,000 migrants from the Mediterranean during their 18-month mission an...
Daily Mail - 2 Jan 2017 03:28
The commanding officer of HMS Enterprise, one of the ships given the job of rescuing migrants, has praised the work done...
Record migrant death toll increases after two boats capsize off Italy
The Guardian - 23 Dec 2016 15:42
At least 100 people missing, feared dead, as UN refugee agency says number of deaths in 2016 has passed 5,000 About 100 ...