Last Monday a Tunisian coastguard operation off the coast of the port town of Sfax, 250km (200 miles) south of capital Tunis, intercepted 372 migrants attempting to leave the shores of the north African country in small and unseaworthy boats.
The coast…
By Sarah Chander, Senior Policy Adviser, EDRi, and Alyna Smith, Deputy Director, PICUM • Updated: 24/04/2023 – 11:21
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, commonly known as the AI Act, is the first of its kind[1].
Not only will it be a landmark as the …
Many of Joe Biden’s earlier immigration-related statements have somehow gone down the memory hole, like his promotion of border fences[1] to stem drug smuggling, demand[2] for accountability by the Mexican government to stem illegal migration, or conce…
Municipal police officers placard a prefectural decree at the “Talus 2” slum in the Majicavo slope, near Koungou, in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, on April 21, 2023. Called “Wuambushu”, the “secret” operation is no longer secret:…
Abu Yazan used to sell electronics in Beirut. At some point he tried his hand as a recruiter, and now works as a smuggler. He said he makes about $45,000 a year through the 25% markup he charges for each person. “I try to do my job at my best,” he said…
Sikh separatist leader and head of Waris Punjab De Amritpal Singh was finally arrested on 23 April from Rode village in Punjab’s Moga. The arrest comes after a month of Amritpal being on the run. File image/AP
He was on the run since 18 March, but the…
The number of Chinese tourists to Thailand has increased since China lifted COVID travel curbs. Among legitimate tourists, some Chinese nationals have entered the kingdom to execute criminal activities such as abduction for ransom which, in some cases,…
Jodhpur: No one was responsible for the mass suicide of 11 people of a family of Pakistani migrants at Lodta village under Dechu tehsil of Jodhpur on August 9, 2020, investigations by police have concluded.The final report police submitted in court las…
STORY: The migrants, mostly Venezuelans, started their march north early in Tapachula, the city bordering Guatemala whose detention centers have been overwhelmed by their vast numbers.Fleeing violence and poverty in Central America, thousands of migran…
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Around 3,000 migrants set out Sunday on what they call a mass protest procession through southern Mexico to demand the end of detention centers like the one that caught fire last month, killing 40 migrants.
The migrants started…