Tag: Melilla
In Morocco, more than a thousand migrants were arrested in the north of the country, near the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla
As part of various operations, units of the Moroccan army arrested, on the night of December 31 to Monday 1er January, more than a thousand migrants who, in the north…
Amnesty International accuses Spain and Morocco of covering up the tragedy in Melilla
The border between northern Morocco and the Spanish enclave, in Melilla, in June 2022. FADEL SENNA / AFP Amnesty International on Friday 23 June accused Spain and Morocco of “camouflage”…
In Spain, the investigation into the death of at least 23 African migrants in Melilla closed
In Madrid, demonstration on June 26, 2022, two days after the tragedy in Melilla which resulted in the death of at least 23 people. Activists reenact the display of bodies…
A migrant enters the Spanish enclave of Melilla on a paraglider
The migrant, who was reported to the Civil Guard, has not yet been located. A migrant managed to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Thursday from neighboring Morocco by…
Melilla drama: prison closed for 13 migrants
Thirteen African migrants were sentenced on Wednesday August 17 by Moroccan justice to two and a half years in prison following the attempt to force entry of nearly 2,000 of…
In Morocco, the drama of Melilla at the heart of a battle of stories
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Drama of Melilla: the Spanish Prime Minister sends the ball back to Morocco
The question of the violation of human rights in the tragedy of Melilla, which claimed the lives of around thirty migrants on June 24, must be raised in Rabat, said…
Demos in Spain – Spain: Thousands protest over deaths of migrants in Melilla – News
Protests broke out in several Spanish cities on Friday. Thousands of people took to the streets in Malaga, Barcelona and Madrid, for example. At least 23 migrants were killed in…
No unity of the UN Security Council on the drama of Melilla
The UN Security Council met on Wednesday June 29 behind closed doors on the tragedy in Melilla which claimed the lives of at least 23 African migrants who tried to…
Melilla drama: Spain promises “full collaboration” with investigations
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday promised “full cooperation” from his government with the investigations into the deaths of 23 African migrants who were trying to enter the Spanish…
Rush on exclave Melilla: allegations against security forces
Hundreds of migrants attempted to cross into the Spanish exclave of Melilla from Morocco on Friday. At least 23 people died and dozens were injured. The events mainly triggered outrage…
Morocco Drama of Melilla: the balance sheet climbs to 23 dead migrants, Spain denounces “the mafias”
Twenty-three migrants died during an attempt to force nearly 2,000 illegal immigrants of African origin on Friday into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in northern Morocco, according to an updated…