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...