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UK Churches Back Amnesty for Illegal Migrants

Friday, May 08, 2009

Various churches in the United Kingdom are currently backing an intensive plea to ‘grant amnesty to thousands of illegal migrants’ in the country as...

ASFA sympathises with drowned illegal migrants

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Crossing the Mediterranean Sea from some part of North Africa countries, especially Libya and Morocco, in rickety boats in hopes of landing on the...

Gambians among Libya boat disaster

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Dozens of Gambians are reported to have perished in the Mediterranean sea in the wee hours of Friday when a boat carrying illegal migrants heading...

London Mayor Demand Amnesty for Illegal Migrants

Friday, March 27, 2009

Following very interesting and sometime heated debate about how to deal with the numbers of illegal migrants in the United Kingdom, the Mayor of...

7 Gambians die in Sahara Desert ...as vehicle hits landmine

Thursday, February 19, 2009

At least seven Gambian migrants have died and three seriously injured after their vehicle detonated a landmine in the Niger-Libya border, reports...

See migrants as part of solution during economic crises

Friday, December 19, 2008

- IOM on International Migrants’ Day On the occasion of the commemoration of the International Migrant’s Day, the International...

“I Shall Continue to Support African Migrants” - UK Deputy Party Leader

Friday, November 28, 2008

Following the series of immigration and other important debates currently taking place in the country, Harriet Harman, the deputy leader and party...

British Embassy announces new security measures

Thursday, November 27, 2008

As from Wednesday, November 26, foreign nationals applying for entry visa to the United Kingdom will have to comply with new rules. A dispatch issued...

EGYPT-ISRAEL: Government says it deported African migrants

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=80213

Saturday, November 22, 2008

EILAT Monday, September 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Israel deported to Egypt 91 illegal African migrants in four operations coordinated during the last two...

EGYPT: Migrants the weakest link in bird flu preparedness - report

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81078

Saturday, November 22, 2008

CAIRO Thursday, October 23, 2008 (IRIN) - The Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have...