Lone child migrants in Greece and other parts of Europe are selling themselves to people smugglers in order to pay for their onward travel to countries such as the UK,... read more →
People smugglers are openly selling migrants and refugees from West Africa into modern slavery in Libya, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Survivors who manged to either escape... read more →
Ruthless smuggling gangs’ ever-riskier use of overloaded, unseaworthy boats to traffic people across the Mediterranean to Europe contributed to a significant rise in the number of migrant deaths last year,... read more →
Evidence has emerged that people smuggling gangs operating in Libya are killing migrants who refuse to board overcrowded boats due to set sail for Europe on rough waters. Earlier this... read more →
The EU’s task force in the Mediterranean is failing to fulfil its primary role of tackling people smugglers, French MPs have warned. A French parliamentary report says that while Operation... read more →
The Italian and Libyan governments have signed an agreement designed to stop migrant boats setting off from the North African country’s shoreline. As part of the deal, Italy will provide... read more →
Police in Turkey yesterday freed six Pakistani nationals who were reportedly being held hostage by a people trafficking gang in Istanbul. The six captives - named as Fazal Amin, Adil... read more →
More than 5,000 refugees have perished while attempting to cross the Mediterranean this year, a new record as Europe’s migrants crisis continues. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) revealed the figure... read more →
Scores of migrants have been hospitalised in Croatia after being pulled from the back of a people smuggler’s van displaying British registration plates. In all, the vehicle contained 67 asylum... read more →
A Tunisian people smuggler has been sentenced to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of causing the deaths of 700 migrants. Italian prosecutors argued that Mohammed Ali Malek... read more →
