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This man from Cameroon told the BBC he was thrown into the sea by the coastguard - his two companions drowned. Photo: BBC
Europe

Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say

The 15 incidents the BBC analysed - dated May 2020-23 - resulted in 43 deaths. The initial sources were primarily local media, NGOs and the Turkish coastguard

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World+Biz

At least 34 migrants missing off Tunisia, two die after boat sinks

Dozens of wooden boats used by migrants to reach the Canary Islands are seen at the Port of Arinaga, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, June 7, 2022. Picture taken June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez/File Photo
World+Biz

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands, aid group says

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Europe

More than 30 feared dead as dinghy bound for Spain's Canary Islands sinks - migrant groups

Dead bodies, lying in bags, which according to hospital official belong to migrants, are pictured at the entrance of Habib Bourguiba hospital morgue in Sfax, Tunisia 26 April, 2023. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
Africa

Tunisia retrieves 41 drowned migrants as death toll soars

Migrants rescued by the Libyan Coast Guards in the Mediterranean Sea arrive in Garaboli, Libya 25 April, 2023. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Africa

Dozens of bodies float ashore in Libya after migrant boats sink

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World+Biz

Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta, support service says

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Europe

More than 1,000 migrants brought ashore in Italy after multiple rescues

A life boat returns to the Port of Dover amid a rescue operation of a missing migrant boat, in Dover, Britain December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Europe

Migrant boat sinks off English coast, at least 3 fatalities reported

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Europe

Migrant rescue ship leaves French port as EU tensions flare

A group of migrants huddle, wrapped in emergency blankets, after being rescued from the water off the island of Evia, Greece, November 1, 2022. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Dozens feared missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek island

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Middle East

Families mourn as at least 71 die on Lebanon migrant boat

Men react next to the coffin of an Iraqi Kurdish migrant who drowned while trying to cross the channel between France and Britain, at Erbil International Airport, in Erbil, Iraq, December 26, 2021. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
World+Biz

'Back to me in a coffin' - bodies of migrants drowned in Channel reach Iraq