Two people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain over migrant deaths
Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced
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Pedro Sánchez wants Spain to recognise Palestinian State ‘this year’
Spain’s socialist-led coalition government is determined for parliament to recognise Palestinian statehood by July this year, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said during a visit to
Pedro Sánchez demands Israel explain ‘brutal’ strike that killed 7 aid workers
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has demanded Israel ‘clarify as soon as possible’ a strike which killed seven aid workers unloading desperately needed food in Gaza as
At least three dead after migrant dinghy runs into trouble off south of Spain
Three people died and seven were listed as missing when a dinghy carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Algeria ran into trouble off southern Spain,
Over 1,000 migrants reach the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past 3 days
Over 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said on Monday.
Supreme Court says Spanish government broke law sending child migrants back to Morocco
The Spanish Supreme Court ruled on Monday that authorities acted illegally when they sent unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco, after thousands of people forced
Over 6,600 migrants died or disappeared trying to reach Spain last year
A migrants rights group has reported that at least 6,618 people died or went missing while attempting to reach Spain by sea during 2023. This
Four migrants die after being pushed out of a boat just metres from beach in Andalusia
Four migrants have died just metres from the shore in Andalusia after being forced out of the boat they were travelling in, officials confirmed on
32,000 migrants have reached the Canary Islands this year, a new record
A record number of migrants – 32,000 – have managed to make the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands this year,
Over 1,400 African migrants reach the Canary Islands in one weekend
Over 1,400 African migrants reached the Canary Islands over the weekend, with one vessel bringing a single-boat record of 321 people, as the Atlantic archipelago struggles
