Record number of migrants arrive in Britain by boat on a single day
London, UK Reuters The number of migrants arriving in Britain in small boats hit a record for a single day on Monday, as the rise in dangerous journeys across the English Channel continues despite UK Government plans to deport those arriving illegally to Rwanda. Britain’s Ministry of Defence said 1,295 people in 27 boats were […]
France expands sea monitoring as migrants vow to pursue UK dream
Dunkirk, France/Zagreb, Croatia Reuters France pledged on Thursday to step up surveillance of its northern shores, but migrants huddling in makeshift camps said neither that nor a tragic drowning the day before would stop them from trying to cross the channel to Britain. Seventeen men, seven women and three teenagers died on Wednesday when their dinghy […]
Church taskforce joins in calls for independent investigation into allegations of mistreatment of refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce has renewed calls for a royal commission into the detention of asylum seekers and refugees on Nauru after The Guardian published a series of leaked files concerning inmates at the detention centre which it says corroborate previous allegations submitted to the government as far back as 2014. The more than […]