14 January 2010

Death at the border. Press review 1988-2009

The following table is not complete. We are still working on it. Meanwhile you can find all the updated figures on the Italian edition

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14/01/10
Greece
Another body was found in the sea waters of Alexandroupoli, which bring to 22 the number of corpses found after the shipwreckKathimerini
07/01/10
Greece
The number of victims of the shipwreck of Alexandroupoli increased to 12. Greek authorities are still looking for people reported to be missingAnsa
04/01/10
Greece
Shipwreck off the coast of Alexandroupoli. Four bodies recovered from the sea, two close to the port and two near Rhodope. The Coast Guard is looking for missing peopleKathimerini
18/12/09
Egypt
Egyptian police kill two African migrants at Israeli borderReuters
15/12/09
France
Afghan guy killed by a car while he was trying to hide himself under a truck heading to the UKSos sans papier
13/12/09
Algeria
16 people were reported to be missing off Mostaganem on the route to SpainAnsa
11/12/09
Greece
Shipwreck off Leros Island. The body of a drowned man was found, while a woman is reported to be missingAnsa
09/12/09
France
Migrant corpse found in a lorry onboard a cargo ship landed in Marseille from MoroccoAP
01/12/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot and killed an African migrant as he tried to slip into Israel across the border of the Sinai peninsula desert. At least 17 migrants have been killed at the border since May.Reuters
19/11/09
Spain
One of the 12 passengers landed the day before in Tarifa, Cadiz, is reported to be missing after he fell in the seaEl Pais
16/11/09
Spain
10 people reported to be missing, after the shipwreck of two small boats off El Marsa, on the route to Algeria. Three bodies recoveredAnsa Med
14/11/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot and killed an African migrant on Saturday as he tried to slip across the border to Israel, and three others were detainedReuters
06/11/09
Turkey
Seven bodies found off the Turkish coasts of Bodrum, drowned on the route to GreeeceAnsa Med
02/11/09
Greece
Body found on the Island of Leros, bringing to 9 the death toll, caused by the sinking of a boat one week earlierAnsa
01/11/09
France
Migrant found dead in the back of a lorry as it prepared to enter the Channel Tunnel, towards UKDaily Mail
29/10/09
Spain
Two dead people found on a boat rescued 66 miles south east of CartagenaEl Pais
27/10/09
Greece
Boat sinks off Lesvos island. Three women and 5 children – all Afghans - were reported to be drownedAP
26/10/09
Italy
300 Eritreans and Somalis landed in Sicily after 5 days in the stormy sea. One man found dead on boardRepubblica
07/10/09
Italy
Migrants arrive in Gela, Sicily. Three bodies were recovered from the sea. Three other people were reported to be missingAnsa
23/09/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead one Eritrean trying to cross into IsraelReuters
19/09/09
Morocco
Shipwreck off the island of Perejil. 8 bodies recovered, other 21 people were reported to be missingReuters
16/09/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead two Eritrean refugees trying to cross into IsraelReuters
09/09/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead 4 African migrants as they tried to slip across the Sinai desert border into Israel. Here, at least 12 African migrants have been killed since May 2009Reuters
01/09/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot and killed an African migrant near the border with Israel and seriously wounded an 18 years old womanReuters
31/08/09
Spain
Boat landed on Canary Islands, in Granadilla (Tenerife), one dead onboardEl Pais
29/08/09
Malta
Body found off Bizzerbugia. It could be one of the passengers of the boat rescued two days before in the same areaAnsa
27/08/09
Malta
Migrants boat rescued off Malta, the body of a dead man was found in the sea during the operationsAnsa
22/08/09
Italy
The lifeless body of a man was found off Linosa, 24 miles on the north of LampedusaRepubblica
20/08/09
Italia
Five Eritreans rescued 12 miles south off Lampedusa claimed 75 passengers of the same boat died during the 20 days spent going adrift in the Mediterranean, between Libyan and Italian shores. Their bodies were thrown in the sea by the survivors. Malta's authorities found 7 bodies offshoreAnsa
20/08/09
Italy
A man hidden under a truck who had just disembarked in the port of Brindisi, fell on the road and died immediatelyAnsa
09/08/09
Libya
Libyan police killed at least 6 Somali refugees after a fight against a group of refugees who tried to escape from the detention camp of Ganfuda, near Benghazi. Other sources reported the victims would be 20Fortress Europe
13/08/09
Greece
Two bodies were recovered from the sea off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Kos, whilst another 3 people were reported to be missingKathimerini
11/08/09
Spain
Body found near Cartagena, between Cabo de Agua and the island of EscombrerasLa Verdad
10/08/09
Italy
A boat had its engine broken three miles off the island of Pantelleria. Four of the nine passengers tried to cover the distance by swimming. One of them is reported to be missingAnsa
07/08/09
Greece
Body found at Igoumenitsa port. He sneaked onto a truck believing it was about to board a ferry for Italy and he died after  jumping off once he realised that the truck was heading for mainland GreeceKathimerini
06/08/09
Algeria
A migrant died after an Algerian coast guard vessel collided with a boat carrying migrants to SardiniaEl Watan
31/07/09
Egypt
Egypt police kill African migrant at Israeli border. At least seven African migrants have been killed at the border since mid-MayReuters
27/07/09
Greece
Arivan Abdullah Osman, the Kurd refugee from Iraq who had been severly injured on the 3rd of April at Igoumenitsa port by Port police, while trying to reach Italy, died today at Thessaloniki hospitalReuters
27/07/09
Spain
Parts of a body in advanced state of decomposition were found along La Fontanilla de Marbella beach, where one week before a dead body was recoveredSur
24/07/09
Spain
One man is reported to be missing after he fell in the water during a rescue operation in front of Manilva coast, close to MalagaSur
23/07/09
Turkey
Three people killed in a road accident of a truck smuggling migrants near Kulp, in Diyarbakır provinceFrance Presse
22/07/09
Spain
A dead body was recovered on the beach of La Fontanilla de MarbellaSur
17/07/09
Spain
Lifeless body found in Cadiz sea, in front of Barbate. It could be the 10th victim of the shipwreck of 29th June Sur
15/07/09
Spain
A third passenger of the migrants boat landed in Canary have died in the hospital of El HierroDiario de Navarra
15/07/09
Spain
Migrants boat landed in the Canary island of El Hierro. One dead on board. A second man died soon after his hospitalizationDiario de Navarra
03/07/09
Egitto
Egyptian police shot dead two Somali migrants on Thursday who tried to slip across the Sinai desert border into IsraelReuters
30/06/09
Spain
8 people were drowned, including 2 women, after a boat capsized in front of the coast of Barbate, near CadizEl Mundo
28/06/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead an African migrant and wounded two others, including a 15-year-old, at the Israeli borderReuters
24/06/09
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead a migrant at the Israeli border in the Sinai desert. The victim, thought to be in his 20s, was the third killed since mid-MayReuters
23/06/09
Italy
Amir Rohol, a 19 years old Afghan, died after having fallen from a truck disembarked in the port of AnconaAnsa
17/06/09
Spain
Migrants' boat rescued off Murcia. A man is dead and a second one is reported to be missingAnsa
04/06/09
Spain
At least 18 people reported to be missing after their boat capsized 18 km from Tarifa (Cádiz)El Pais
03/06/09
Spain
A cargo ship intercepted the corpse of a drowned migrant off Cabo de Gata, in AndaluciaLa Verdad de Murcia
02/06/09
Egypt
Egyptian police killed an African migrant near Israeli border along the Sinai. A second one was shot in the back and is in critical conditionsReuters
22/05/09
Italy
The lifeless body of a migrant was found in the sea near the island of Cavoli, along the south eastern coast of SardiniaAnsa
02/05/09
Italy
One of the 140 migrants, rescued two weeks before by the Turkish Pinar cargo ship, died at the hospital of Caltanisseta for meningitisAnsa
30/04/09
Spain
One of the passengers of a boat intercepted the day before 14 miles from Tarifa (Cádiz), died in the hospital of Isla de las PalomasEl Mundo
23/04/09
Spain
Two dead bodies were found in the Strait of Gibraltar by the Spanish Coast GuardDiario de Navarra
20/04/09
Spain
One man drowned during the rescue operations of a boat departed from Senegal and directed to the Canary Islands, 27 miles off NouadhibouEl Dia
16/04/09
Italy
140 migrants rescued off Lampedusa by the Turkish Pinar cargo ship. During the operations, one 18 years old pregnant woman drownedRepubblica
08/04/09
Italy
Migrants' boat, rescued by the Italian fishing boat Cesare Rustico, capsized. 3 people missingAnsa
05/04/09
France
The dead body of a migrant was found in the Channel’s tunnel. He died after he fell off the train under which he was hiding whilst traveling towards EnglandLe Monde
03/04/09
Italy
Two bodies were found on a migrants’ boat intercepted 60 miles south of LampedusaApcom
29/03/09
Italy
An Iraqi was found dead in the port of Ancona, inside a Greek ferry coming from Patras, where he had embarked hidden under a truckAnsa
29/03/09
Libya
Three hours after it left Said Biilal Janzur, a suburb of Tripoli, a migrants' boat sank. 20 bodies were recovered, while 210 people were reported to be missingAnsa
27/03/09
Spain
According to the ngo Asociación Pro-Derechos Humanos de Andalucía, at least 581 migrants have died in 2008 trying to reach Spain: 239 off the Canary islands and 342 in the MediterraneanApdha
26/03/09
Italy
A migrant was found dead in the port of Venice, hidden inside a truck emarked on the Hellenic Master ferry, coming from GreeceGazzettino
26/03/09
Algeria
According to the Nigerian Ambassador to Algeria, 14 people died in the desert after they got lost, ran out of fuel and waterNigerian Tribune
22/03/09
Spain
Two people were reported to be missing after they fell in the sea during a rescue operationPublico
20/03/09
Tunisia
A shipwreck on the way to Lampedusa happened off Sfax, near the Kerkennah island. 17 bodies were recovered while around 50 remained missingAnsa
18/03/09
Spain
The lifeless body of a drowned migrant was found on La Línea de la Concepción seasideSur
07/03/09
Spain
A migrant was deadly injured trying to overcome the Ceuta border fenceAbc
France
A baby died few days after his birth near Dunkerque. His parents, Kurdish from Iraq, where traveling towards England and sleeping in the open air, in some barracks near the A16 highwayNord Littoral
Algeria
According to official figures, the Algerian authorities have recovered from the sea the dead bodies of 261 emigrants since 2005. In particular: 98 in 2008, 61 in 2007, 73 in 2006 and 29 in 2005Info Soir
Spain
One dead body found on a boat carrying 35 migrants, intercepted 18 miles off Motril, near GranadaLa Razón
Spain
25 drowned and one reported to be missing after a boat capsized 20 metres from the coast of Lanzarote island, in the Canaries. Among the victims there are 4 babies, 4 children (8 to 11 years old), and two women, one of which was 8 months pregnantAbc
Spain
Boat intercepted south of Gran Canaria island: 3 dead men on boardEl Pais
Tunisia
8 migrants were reported to be missing after their boat capsized off Hammam-Lif, 15 km south of TunisAnsa
Turkey
The bodies of 5 have been washed up on the southwestern coast of Turkey town of BodrumKathimerini
Algeria
12 men are reported to be missing at sea, since they left, on 2nd January, from the coast of Arzew heading for SpainQuotidien d’Oran
Italy
53 migrants arrived to Lampedusa. One dead amongst themAdnkronos
Tunisia
26 people were reported to be missing after their boat on the route to Italy, capsized off La Marsa, near TunisRepubblica
Algeria
4 men are reported to be missing after their boat sank off Gdyel, near OranQuotidien d’Oran
13/01/09
Greece
The bodies of 2 migrants were discovered on the island of Leipsoi close to a half-sunken plastic rowboatAnsa
Greece
An 18-month-old baby drowned off the island of Syros yesterday when a boat carrying 19 migrants capsizedKathimerini
Senegal
A canoe capsized off Dakar and 4 women drownedIht
08/01/09
Spain
A boat of migrants reached the island of Alboran, in Andalucia, one dead person was found on boardEl Mundo
Morocco
Migrant shot dead by the Moroccan police when trying to cross the border fence in the Spanish enclave of Melilla. He died after his hospitalization in El Hassani hospital, in NadorEl Pais
Spain
Body found along the coast of MelillaDiario Sur
Turkey
3 bodies washed ashore in Ayvacik in Canakkale province, on their way to Mytilini. 4 people were reported to be missingAfp
Italy
The lifeless body of a 13 years old Afghan boy was found in Mestre, near Venice. He had entered a Greek ferry under a truck, but once in Italy he fell down and was crushed by the truckCorriere
Turchia
Four migrants, including a woman, died off Turkey’s northwestern coast, close to AyvalikKathimerini
Spagna
A dead body was found on a migrants boat intercepted at the south of Gran Canaria islandKathimerini
Greece
A 4 years old child died after a dinghy carrying 24 migrants from Turkey to Samos sankEarth Times
Italy
Two migrants ship rescued off Lampedusa, in a stormy sea. The passengers reported 4 people fell in the sea and drowned during the travelRepubblica
Grecia
Police found two dead migrants and 30 people hidden in a refrigerator truckAssociated Press
France
4 people died and 17 went missing after a shipwreck off the French Indian Ocean island of MayotteNews24
Spain
A migrant arrived two days ago in the Canary, after a 12 days long travel from Guinea Conakry, died in Candelaria hospital, in TenerifeAbc
Algeria
The corpses of six migrants were found in the desert of Tanezrouft, between Regane and Bordj Badji Mokhtar. In september others bodies were discovered in the same areaAlgerie Monde
Italy
A migrant falled down to the sea ad went missing during a rescue operation 9 miles south of LampedusaLa Sicilia
Spain
A migrant arrived the past week in the Canary island, died in the hospital of TenerifeEl Dia
Spain
Migrants’ boat arrived in the Canary island of El Hierro. Two men were found dead on board. A third one – underage – died after having been hospitalized in critical conditionsEl Dia
Malta
5 corpses recovered at sea in just over two weeks, victims of an unknown shipwreckTimes of Malta
Malta
A third body was found south of the islandAnsa
Malta
Two corpses found off Delimara in the last four daysMalta Media
Spain
Two migrants have been found dead aboard a boat landed in the Canary island of Gomera. A third one have died after he was hospitalizedEl Pais
Greece
Coast guard retrieved the bodies of two migrants in the AegeanEkathimerini
27/10/08
Egypt
A boat carrying 200 Egyptians migrants disappeared in the Mediterranean on the route to Italy. Before the tragedy, one of the passengers, called Ahmed, had informed the police of the shipwreck with a phone call, telling they went adrift off RashidAl-Masry Al-Yawm
Albania
Divers have found the body of a 17-year-old who went missing on Sunday in a southern Albanian lagoon close to Greece after a boat capsizedReuters
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead a young Sudanese man on the border with IsraelReuters
Albania
Four people died and one were reported to be missing after a boat carrying 24 migrants capsized in the Butrinti lake in southern Albania. They were trying to reach the Greek borderAnsa
Spain
One dead man on a boat intercepted 8 miles from the Gran Canaria islandAbc
Spain
A migrant arrived in the Canary island of Tenerife, died in the hospital of La CandelariaAbc
France
A man drowned in a channel in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) while he was trying to hide himself inside a lorry which were about to embark to England. A French citizen also drowned trying to rescue him20 Minutes
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean man who tried to cross the Israeli border. At least 24 African have been killed at the border this yearReuters
Morocco
The corpse of a migrant was found along the Sidi Boughaba seasides, near Keitra. Another 48 people were reported to be missing after their boat capsized on the way to SpainEl Pais
Greece
18 bodies have been found in a coastal area near the borders of Turkey and Greece, between Alexandroupoulis (Greece) and Saros Bay (Turkey), after their boat sankUsa Today
Turkey
A truck carrying migrants overturned in Malkara, near the border with Greece, killing 18 people and injuring 23 othersTurkish Daily News
Spain
A migrant struck by car after he fell off the truck under which he was travelling hidden since Morocco, on the highway A-381 Jerez-Los Barrios, at the km 64El Pais
Spain
The decomposed bodies of two migrants were found along the coasts of Malaga. One in Estapona and the other in Marina de CasaresDiario Sur
Spain
The police of Melilla found a dead migrant in a hidden compartiment of a car trying to cross the Spanish borderLa Verdad
Syria
5 Syrian migrants drowned and 23 went missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea en route to Cyprus, off LatakiaKuna
Greece
Four migrants were killed when they strayed into a minefield in Evros, northeastern Greece, as they tried to make their way into the country from TurkeyKathimerini
Sudan
21 refugees from Eritrea and Somalia drowned after an overloaded boat that was smuggling them across the Atbara river capsized Reuters
Malta
35 migrants died after their boat capsized 30 miles south of Malta. Six bodies recoveredRepubblica
Egypt
A boat carrying 83 Egyptians migrants headed for Europe has gone missing off the coast of Greece after leaving Egypt from Damietta three days agoReuters
22/09/08
Egypt
A fishing boat carrying 80 migrants toward Italy were reported to be missing in the Mediterranean sea, after one of the passengers launched an sos by telephoneNahda Masr
Niger
A truck filled with migrants hit a mine 40km from the northern Niger military post of Madama, close to the Libyan border: 4 people diedIrin
Italy
Migrants boat intercepted off Portopalo, Siracusa, after 10 days going adrift. According to the passengers, 13 people died during the travel and their bodies were abandoned into the seaRai News 24
Italy
At Brindisi one Afghan 16 years old were found dead inside a truck on the Ionian Quuen ferry coming from the Greek port of IgoumenitsaAnsa
Antigua
The skeleton of 8 African migrants were found on a 12 meter wood craft going adrift about 7 miles off Falmouth Harbor. Several cell phones and a Malian passport were found, leading to suspect the travelers were sailing to Canary islandsAssociated Press
Malta
A woman died moments before a German rescue helicopter reached a boat 60 miles off Malta to airlift her to Mater Dei hospitalTimes of Malta
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead 2 migrants at the Israeli border, bringing to 22 the number of migrants killed at the frontier this yearReuters
Spain
One migrant have died in the hospital Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, in Gomera, after his arrival in the Canary islandsEl Pais
Mauritania
16 migrants have been found in the desert along the border between the Western Sahara and Mauritania, where the Moroccan authorities had deported them. They are the survivors of a shipwreck which made 33 people died. Two of them died in the desert. There’s no news about 21 else people who could have been deported in the same areaEl Pais
05/09/08
Egypt
A boat carrying migrants sank off Alexandria, on the way toward Italy. Three people were drownedAl-Massa'iya
Algeria
One body found at Oued Saboun, near Skikda, drowned on the way to SardiniaQuotidien d’Oran
Malta
The tanker Johann Schulte rescued 85 shipwrecked migrants on a dinghy 97 miles south of Malta. They claimed to have lost 5 peopleTimes of Malta
Spain
The bodies of 14 migrants who died from hypothermia were found on a boat intercepted 5 miles from Canary islands. The survivors said they had been adrift for 12 days El Pais
01/09/08
Egypt
A boat carrying 170 migrants towards Italy capsized. According to one of the survivors, from Minufiyah, the victims were 48Al-Karama
Algeria
14 migrants hailing from Skikda and Annaba provinces in eastern Algeria drowned in the open sea between Algeria and Sardinia after their boat overthrewEl Khabar
Tunisia
5 men drowned after their boat sank near the island of Zembra, off Sidi Da'udTunisa Watch
Western Sahara
Moroccan authorities intercepted a migrants boat with 51 passengers on board. Among them, the bodies of 6 people died during the travelLe Monde
Malta
70 migrants reported to be missing 55 miles south of Malta, after a large rubber dinghy taking them to Europe capsized. The eight survivors were rescued by the Maltese fishing boat Madonna di Pompei. Three corpses were discovered by a German helicopter of the Frontex patrollingReuters
Spain
A cargo ship rescued 25 migrants from a sinking boat off Almeria, but survivors said up to 35 others died as the boat drifted for three daysAP
Malta
77 migrants rescued from a drifting dinghy by the merchant vessel Stadt Goslar, 53 miles south of Malta. One of them said 27 people drowned two days before, after their boat capsized off LibyaAnsa
Algeria
56 immigrants were found dead in the desert, after they lost the way from Gao, in Mali, towards RegganeAlgerian Press
Iran
30 Afghans were killed and 83 injured when a truck overturned in southern Iran province of Fars, near the village of KhiarehAFP
Egitto
Egypt police killed a Sudanese migrant at Israel border. Since the beginning of 2008, bringing to 20 the number of Africans killed at the border so far this yearReuters
Turkey
A Somali national drowned off Didimi after a migrants boat capsizedReuters
Italy
According to a group of migrants landed in Ognina, near Siracusa, a man and a woman died during the crossing of the Strait of Sicily and their bodies were left in the seaAnsa
Spain
The body of a migrant washed ashore at Aguadú, in MelillaDiario Sur
Libya
75 Somali have been missed after the two tiny boats they were on board sank off the Libyan coastsMareeg
Spain
The corpse of a migrant was found in the sea of Rincón en las Palmas, on the island of Gran CanariaEuropa Press
Spain
The body of a migrant was found in the sea of Calahonda, in Motril, near GranadaIdeal
Spain
One man was reported to be missing after a boat of migrants landed in Cuevas del Almanzora, near AlmeriaEl Pais
Malta
The bodies of two women were recovered 79 miles off Malta, after a sinking migrants boat was rescued by the tug boat Vittorin and the merchant ship Northumberland. One of them was pregnantTimes of Malta
Turkey
The bodies of 13 migrants, mainly from Pakistan and Myanmar, were found dump in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district. They were part of a group of 140 people transported inside a container hauled by a truck from the southeastern province of Van to IstanbulTurkish Daily News
Algeria
According to the survivors, 38 people were reported to be missing between Algeria and Sardinia, after the two boats carrying them capsized in a stormy seaFortress Europe
Libya
7 people were missing after a migrants boat sank 150 miles south est off Lampedusa. The survivors were rescued by the Italian fishing boats Aries and VictoriaRepubblica
Italy
Two children, two and four years old, died crossing the Strait of Sicily. Their bodies were left in the seaCorriere
Spain
One dead man among the passengers landed on the Canary islands, in AlajeróEl Pais
Spain
The corpse of a four years old child was found along Algarrobo coasts, near MalagaEl Pais
France
An Eritrean refugee was killed along the A26 highway near Saint Hilaire Cottes, close to Pas de Calais, from where he was trying to reach EnglandFrance Presse
France
6 people died and several ones were reported to be missing after a boat sank off the French island of Mayotte, in the Indian OceanLe Monde
Italy
A 25 meters long empty boat, going adrift 27 miles off Porto Palo, in Sicily, was reported to be missing. It was supposed to have carried migrants to SicilyAnsa
Egypt
The Egyptian police shot dead one Sudanese man along the Israeli border. Since the beginning of 2008, at least 17 people have been killed along the Sinai frontierReuters
Malta
One corpse found off the islandTimes of Malta
Malta
Wreckage found 28 miles west off Malta. It could be the flotsam of a migrants boat reported to be missing in the past daysTimes of Malta
France
A man died under a truck on the A16 highway near Transmarck, close to Calais, from where he was trying to reach EnglandFrance Presse
Italy
Three people died and 30 were reported to be missing after their boat capsized 75 miles south est of Lampedusa, during the rescue operationsRepubblica
Spain
Two survivors of the boat rescued on July 11 off Canary have died in the hospital where they were in critical conditions. Meanwhile the survived passengers said they threw in the sea the bodies of 11 people died during the days spent adrift without waterGara
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead at the Israel border Ahmed Salim Oweid, an Egyptian bedouin man who was helping 30 African migrants reach the Jewish stateReuters
Spain
The bodies of 4 died people were found on a boat rescued off Gomera, in the Canary islands. The migrants spent several days adrift without waterEl Pais
Malta
Three women, one of them pregnant, drowned after their boat capsized off MaltaTimes of Malta
Spain
The Guardia Civil rescued a boat adrift 27 miles south of Punta Sabinal, on the west of Almeria. Passengers told 14 people have died after 5 days on the sea, including 9 babies. Another woman had died before they arrived in the port. Four people have been hospitalized in serious conditionEl Pais
Spain
14 migrants lost off Motril coast after their boat capsized during the rescue operations 50 miles off Motril, near Granada. Among the victims 4 women and one babyEl Pais
Libya
15 Somalis died of thirst in the Libyan desert near the border with Sudan after their vehicle got flawedTripoli Post
Italy
An Iraqi was found dead on a Greek ferry in the port of Venice under the truck where he was travelling hidden. He is the third victim in the last two weeks in the portReuters
Malta
A body was found off Zonqor Point south of the islandAnsa
Italy
The body of a second Iraqi was found on a truck on a ferry left from Greece, in the port of VeniceGazzettino
Egypt
Egyptian police shot and killed two African migrants, including a seven-year-old Sudanese girl, as they tried to cross the border into IsraelReuters
Malta
Shipwreck 32 miles south off Malta, 3 people diedSky
26/06/08
Egypt
60 families from the regions of Kafr El-Sheikh, Damietta and Alexandria denounced the disappearance of 60 people in the crossing of the Mediterranean sea towards ItalyAl-Masry Al-Yawm
22/06/08
Egypt
A man died after a migrants boat heading to Italy capsized, off Kafr Al-ShaykhAl-Masry Al-Yawm
Italy
Stowaway found dead on a container in the port of Venice coming from GreeceRepubblica
Algeria
The corpse of a migrant was found on the coast of Château Vert, near Skikda, close to Annaba. He died trying to reach SardiniaEl Watan
Spain
4 migrants arrived in Canary islands three days ago have died in La Candelaria and University hospitalNoticias de Navarra
Malta
According to Antonio Sardo, the commandant of the Italian fishing boat Gambero, one of the rescued women give birth to a dead baby during the travel by seaIl Tempo
Malta
The Italian fishing boat Gambero rescued again 25 shipwrecked migrants 52 miles south of Malta. One missingRepubblica
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead an African man on Thursday as he tried to slip across the desert border into Israel, bringing to 14 the number of migrants killed at the border this yearReuters
17/06/08
Libya
Repatriated in Egypt, mr. Mustafa Hassanin told the boat he was onboard was intercepted in the Sicily Channel from a Tunisian warship and returned to Libya. During the crossing, a guy fell in the water and drownedAl-Badil
Algeria
Ripescato un cadavere in avanzato stato di decomposizione 10 miglia al largo di Ras El Hamra, sulla rotta tra Annaba e la SardegnaEl Watan
Malta
28 Somali migrants has been rescued by the Italian trawler Gambero 55 miles off Malta but a further six, including some children, have been reported missingRepubblica
Malta
A corpse in an advanced state of decomposition was retrieved in MarsaxlokkTimes of Malta
Turkey
A Somali man named Adam Terry died of a gunshot wound during a riot at Kırklareli in a detention centre for migrants near the Bulgarian and Greek borderAnatolie
11/06/08
Egypt
A migrants boat sank off Egypt, on the route to Greece. One of the people on board, Mohammed Hassan Al-Shaykh, had asked for help with a phone call. At least 51 people disappearedAl-Masry Al-Yawm
Malta
An Italian coastguard vessel recovered a body 54 miles south off MaltaAnsa
Turkey
In Dogubayazit town of eastern province of Van, a bus carrying 20 migrants overturned and 2 peole diedHaber
Libya
At least 40 people died and 100 were reported to be missing after their boat sank off Zuwarah on the way to ItalyRepubblica
Italy
A second body was found on the island of Linosa. Another body was recovered from the sea, 2 miles south of LampedusaAnsa
Italy
A body was found along the coast of the island of LinosaAnsa
Libya
Shipwreck off Libyan coasts. The Italian authorities recovered 13 bodies. Three of the corpses were in an advanced state of decomposition and might be died in another unknown shipwreckRepubblica
Italy
The body of a woman was recovered 36 miles off Agrigento. It is the eighth corpse found off Sicily in the last three daysAnsa
Italy
A woman lifeless body was found on the beach of Maluk, on the island of LampedusaAdnkronos
Italy
One body was found 300 meters from Punta Sottile, in Lampedusa. Another lifeless body was previously recovered 14 miles off the coast, while on the night of Friday another body was found off LampedusaAdnkronos
Italy
A man's corpse was found on mile on the est ofLampedusaAnsa
Italy
The corpse of a man was found along the beach of Castelvetrano (Trapani) close to the river BeliceAnsa
Cyprus
One man was killed as he tried to escape an immigration swoop by running across a motorway and was hit by a carTurkish Daily News
United Kingdom
The bodies of two stowaways were found in the hold of a cargo ship at Ayr harbour. The vessel left Sfax, in Tunisia, 12 days agoGuardian
Malta
The Italian fishing trawler Pegaso has rescued 13 migrants but another 5 are believed to have drowned when their boat capsized in rough seas some 85 miles south east of MaltaTimes of Malta
Spain
2 dead people found among 68 migrants picked up from a boat one mile off Gran Canaria. Another migrant have died after he had been transfered to a hospital in critical conditionsAbc
Malta
A search for another boat in distress reportedly carrying 28 illegal immigrants about 70 miles off Malta over the past three days proved unsuccessfulTimes of Malta
Italy
The body of a drowned migrant were recovered off Pozzalo, Ragusa, in SicilyAdnkronos
Algeria
The bodies of two drowned migrants were recovered from the sea close to Cherchell, between Alger and OranQuotidien d'Oran
Malta
Another corpse was recovered from the sea 50 miles southwest off Malta. It was the sixth body to be found in Maltese waters over recent daysTimes of Malta
Greece
The corpse of a drowned migrant was found near the island of SamosYen
Greece
21 people are reported to be missing after their boat was returned to Turkey by the Greek Coast Guards of Samos. According to the only passengers who managed to reach the island, by swimming, they drowned after the boat sankReuters
10/05/08
Tunisia
Three bodies were found and 47 were reported to be missing after a shipwreck off Teboulba. The survivors were hospitalized in MonastirReuters
10/05/08
Tunisia
According to evidences collected by the Ligue tunisienne des droits de l’homme, the number of the victims of the shipwreck, happened on April 24 off Chebba, rises to 37Ltdh
Malta
Three corpse found floating in the sea close to a cave in DelimaraTimes of Malta
Morocco
7 of the 42 survivors of the shipwreck happened on April 28 off Hoceima, died once deported and abandoned along the Algerian border near OujdaFortress Europe
Algeria
A migrant body was recovered from the sea in Cap Carbon, near Arzew, on the route to SpainEl Watan
Belgium
Ebenizer Folefack Sontsa, 32 years old, from Camerun, committed suicide in the migrants detention centre of Merksplas. He was kept in an isolation cell after a first attempt of repatriation failed because of the protestS of some passengers of the flightLe Soir
Morocco
A shipwreck off Al Hoceima on the way to Southern Spain caused the death of 36 people, including 2 women and 4 childrenEl Pais
Turkey
In the attempt to deport 18 migrants to Iraq, Turkish authorities forced them to swim across a fast flowing river near the Habur (Silopi) official border crossing in Şırnak province. 4 people drowned as a resultTurkish Daily News
Italy
One man drowned during a rescue operation 80 miles south off LampedusaAnsa
Tunisia
Tunisian coastguards recovered the corpses of 3 migrants off Chabba, while 20 people went missing when the small boat carrying them to Lampedusa capsizedReuters
Spain
Three more stowaways could have died on board the “Rosa Delmas” container shipCanarias 7
Spain
Two stowaways have died on board the “Rosa Delmas” container ship, which reached Canary Island. They were part of 13 people hidden on the ship, four of them were hospitalizedLa Provincia
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean as he tried to slip across the frontier into Israel, bringing to 11 the number of migrants killed at the border this yearReuters
Algeria
The bodies of 13 drowned migrants were found and 3 people were reported to be missing after a shipwreck off Béithioua, close to Oran, on the way to SpainAlgeria Watch
Algeria
The bodies of 8 drowned migrants were found two miles off Cap Carbon, close to Arzew, on the way to SpainEl Khabar
Algeria
According to the Algerian authorities, the bodies of 94 drowned migrants were recovered along the Algerian shores in 2007. Since the beginning of 2008, 13 bodies have already been picked upJana
Spain
The body of a drowned migrant were found along the beach of Melilla. It is the second body found along the Beni Enzar beach, another one was recovered on March 22Diario Sur
Algeria
Left three weeks ago from Mostaganem trying to reach Spain, 3 men from Tiaret are reported to be missing. The bodies of two other victims, from Tiaret and Rahouia, have been repatriated from SpainQuotidien d’Oran
Egypt
Egyptian security men shot dead two African migrants as they tried to slip across the frontier into IsraelReuters
W. Sahara
The bodies of 3 men and a woman were recovered near Dakhla, after a shipwreck on the way to Canary. Tens of people could be missingAssabah
Turkey
The bodies of 6 migrants were found in Tekagac headland of Didim town of western province of Aydin. One of them was identified as a Somali woman, Ayse AbdurrahmanXinhua
Libya
According to a Tunisian witness living in Metlaoui, who survived to the shipwreck, a boat carrying 380 people sank near Zawiyah on the way to Italy. About 40 people could have be diedCorriere della Sera
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead a 25-year-old Eritrean woman trying to slip across the border into Israel. At least 8 migrants have been killed in the same way since the start of the yearReuters
Turkey
A boat carrying illegal migrants capsized in Iskenderun town of southern province of Hatay killing 4Turkish Press
Spain
The bodies of two dead men were found on a migrants boat landed in Canary, at the port of Los Cristianos on the island of TenerifeAfp
Algeria
The body of a drowned migrant was recovered from the sea near Béthioua, close to OranLe Quotidien d’Oran
Spain
The body of a drowned woman was found at sea at Caños de Meca, near CádizAbc
Egypt
Egyptian police killed an Eritrean woman as she tried to cross Egypt's desert frontier and enter IsraelReuters
Egypt
Egyptian security forces shot dead a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel after he ignored orders to stop as he attempted to cross barbed wire near the border town of Rafah, in the north of the Sinai PeninsulaAmnesty
Egypt
Egyptian security forces shot dead an Eritrean woman, Mervat Mer Hatover, after she ignored orders to stop as she was attempting to jump over the barbed wire in the El Kuntilla border region, in south-eastern Sinai PeninsulaAmnesty
Morocco
24 people were reported to be missing after a shipwreck off Tarfaya, on way to CanaryAbc
Spain
A migrant died in Ceuta crushed under the wheels of a tour bus under which he was hidden to cross the Strait without being detectedEl Pais
Spain
The bodies of 2 drowned migrants were found on the southern Spanish coast. One in La Barrosa, near Chiclana (Cadiz) and the other one in Isleta, near TarifaEl Pais
Algeria
Six people are reported to be missing after a shipwreck off Annaba on the way to SardiniaLe Quotidien d’Oran
30/01/08
Egypt
The Court of Al-Fayum sentenced with 5 years of jail the smuggler of a group of migrants from Al-Fayum who drowned in the Mediterranean, after their boat capsized off the Italian coastsAl-Ahrar
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead two migrants trying to get over barbed wire dividing Egypt and Israel. The victims are a 22 years old man and a 18 years old woman. Another migrant was shot dead at the beginning of the monthReuters
Greece
The decomposing body of a man was found on board a passenger ferry sailing from Patras to Venice, in a storerooms where he was hidden to reach ItalyEkathimerini
Algeria
Body found in La Marsa, near SkikdaLe Quotidien d'Oran
22/01/08
Italy
A 14 years old Afghan died falling from the truck, coming from Greece, under which he was hidden, near ForlìRomagna Oggi
22/01/08
Spain
2 people drowned after a boat capsized few meters from the seaside in Torre del Puerco, at Conil (Cadiz)El Pais
Eritrea
Ethiopia says Eritrea forces shot at two Eritrean army deserters trying to flee across the two rivals' disputed border. One of them was killedReuters
Mali
Interviewed by Le Monde, mr. Balihar Singh says he saw 8 migrants died trying to cross the desert of Sahara, 14 months ago, in order to reach the Mediterranean coastLe Monde
17/01/08
Egypt
186 migrants drowned in two shipwreck on the route from Egypt to Italy. The tragedies happened in the previous months, causing 139 and 47 victims. They had left from the region of Al-Fayum, from the villages of Tatun and Shid MuhuNahda Masr
15/01/08
Greece
A woman drowned while attempting to cross Evros River, northeastern Greece, along the borders with Turkey, on board a rowboat, falling into the frozen river waters when the boat capsizedAna
15/01/08
Spain
Another body found in Barbate, in Andalusia. It is the eighth victims of an unknown shipwreckEl Pais
14/01/08
Turkey
20 Egyptians were repatriated from Turkey. They are the survivors of a shipwreck between Turkey and Greece, in which 8 Egyptians from the village of Bisat Karim Ad-din, diedAl-Dustur
13/01/08
Spain
The bodies of three dead migrants were found on board a boat rescued 90 miles south off Gran Canaria islandEl Pais
11/01/08
Italy
A dinghy crossed courses with an Italian fishing boat, 50 miles south off Lampedusa. One migrant dived into the water and managed to reach the fishing boat in order to ask for help, but the craft prevented him from staying on board. Then the captain, Mariano Ruggiero, threw him back into the sea and he drownedRepubblica
10/01/08
Spain
Another body found in BarbateAbc
06/01/08
Spain
Discovered near Los Caños in Barbate, the bodies of 6 drowned migrantsEl Pais
06/01/08
Egypt
A group of families from Minufiyah and Daqliyah, denounced the disappearance of their sons in the Mediterranean sea: 51 young Egyptians who are reported to be missing since they took a boat toward GreeceAl Wafd
05/01/08
Libya
A boat carrying migrants toward Italy sank off Libyan coasts. Only one survivors, 45 people were reported to be drownedAl Badil
04/01/08
Western Sahara
The bodies of 4 drowned migrants were found by a fisher boat, off Cap Barbas, 270 km south of DakhlaPanapress
01/01/08
Egypt
The Court of Alexandria confirmed the detention for a group of smugglers responsible for the death of 30 Egyptians in a shipwreck happened off GreeceAl Wafd
28/12/07
Spain
The body of a young migrant were found in the port of CeutaAbc
31/12/07
Algeria
According to the Algerian authorities, the bodies of 83 drowned migrants were recovered along the coasts of the Country during 2007. They had been 73 in 2006, and 29 in 2005Le Quotidien d’Oran
28/12/07
Greece
Two boats capsized in the Evros river separating Turkey from Greece, killing one migrant and leaving several missingAnatolia
26/12/07
Tunisia
2 migrants died and 3 were reported to be missing after a shipwreck off SfaxAs-Sabah
26/12/07
Turkey
The death toll of the 10th December Izmir shipwreck rose to 51, after another body was found washed up on the shore in CesmeTurkish Daily News
24/12/07
Greece
A fisherman found a body and rescued a migrant off the Aegean island of Lesvos. The survivor said he had been on a boat with another 31 people, reported to be missingKathimerini
19/12/07
Turkey
Another body was found off Bodrum, where yesterday a migrants boat sankKathimerini
18/12/07
Turkey
7 migrants drowned and one was reported to be missing after a boat trying to reach the Greek island of Kos sank off the coast of BodrumTurkish Daily News
12/12/07
Algeria
Migrants boat rescued 30 miles off Cap Falcon by the Algerian LNG vessel "Abbane Ramdane". 3 people found deadLe Quotidien d'Oran
10/12/07
Turkey
50 migrants drowned and 29 were reported to be missing after their 50-foot boat sank in rough weather late on Saturday off the coast of Seferihisar, a town south of the city of Izmir, heading to the Greek island of ChiosTurkish Daily News
10/12/07
Senegal
Left from the island of Djogué, in Casamance, and heading towards Canary islands, a pirogue with 130 migrants aboard turned back to Yoff Tonghor, in Dakar, after 12 days spent going adrift. Aboard one man were found dead. According to the survivors, 39 people died in the travel and their bodies were abandoned in the seaWalfadjri
10/12/07
W. Sahara
50 migrants were reported to be drowned after a shipwreck off Dakhla, on the way to Canary islands. 6 bodies were found along the coastEl Pais
10/12/07
Algeria
The body of a drowned migrant were found near BouzedjarLe Quotidien d'Oran
09/12/07
Spain
One man were found dead on a pirogue landed in El Hierro island, in CanaryEl Pais
06/12/07
Greece
A diabetic person was found dead due to lack of insulin aboard a small cargo ship landed in Kato Zakros in Lasithi on the island of CreteIn
05/12/07
Spain
Three dead migrants found aboard two boats landed in Tenerife, in the Canary islandsEl Pais
04/12/07
France
2 people died and 8 were reported to be missing after a collision between a motorboat of the French police and a migrants boat coming from the Comoro islands, off the French island of MayotteLe Monde
04/12/07
Algeria
The Dutch vessel Fairepartner rescued migrants going adrift 76 miles off Mostaganem. The body of a drowned man were found at sea, while 11 people were reported to be missingLe Quotidien d’Oran
01/12/07
Spain
2 men were found dead on a migrants boat rescued off Las Palmas, in Canary islandsEl Pais
29/11/07
Algeria
The body of a drowned migrant was washed ashore on a beach in Marsa, 30 km west from TénèsLe Quotidien d’Oran
16/11/07
Cyprus
A man was shot dead during a police operation to arrest suspected illegal migrantsTurkish Daily News
14/11/07
Algeria
Body found along Draouch coast, close to GhazaouetLe Quotidien d’Oran
14/11/07
Morocco
7 migrants died and 30 were reported to be missing after their boat heading to Canary capsized 100 km south of Agadir, near Sidi IfniCanarias 7
13/11/07
Gambia
8 migrants drowned and 50 were reported to be missing after a shipwreck off The Gambia, 1.700 km south off CanaryAfrol News
10/11/07
Mauritania
Five migrants died in Nouadhibou hospital, where they had been hospitalised after the La Güera shipwreck of the past weekAbc
10/11/07
Spain
The bodies of two men and a woman were found at Alborán, close to El Ejido, in Andalusia. 9 corpses have already been found along Almeria’s coasts since OctoberAbc
09/11/07
Greece
Migrant shot dead by a border guard after he had illegally crossed into Greece from the Albanian frontier close to FlorinaKathimerini
06/11/07
Mauritania
56 people died from hunger, cold and thirst after three weeks spent adrift off Mauritania coast, as their vessel lost power trying to reach Canary islands. The 101 survivors were rescued at La Güera, close to Western Sahara. They were departed from Ziguinchor, in SenegalEl Pais
06/11/07
Italy
A sixteenth body of the Vendicari shipwreck were found at Cittadella dei Maccheri, close to SiracusaAdnkronos
02/11/07
Italy
Found the body of the thirteenth victim of the shipwreck of SiracusaAnsa
31/10/07
Italy
The body of two other migrants drowned near Roccella Jonica, in Calabria, were found. The bodies found are 11 until nowAdnkronos
30/10/07
Italy
Two corpses were found near Marina di Gioiosa Jonica, in Calabria. The bodies found until now are 9, while 20 people are reported to be missingAgi
28/10/07
Italy
The bodies of 9 drowned migrants were found and 8 were reported to be missing after their boat sank near Siracusa, in SicilyRepubblica
28/10/07
Italy
The bodies of 7 drowned migrants were found along Calabria coast (in the south of Italy) after their boat, thirty meters long, broke down 200 meters from the coast at Roccella IonicaRepubblica
25/10/07
Spain
7 dead and 50 missing, as the Spanish trawler “Tiburón III” rescued just one survivor from immigrants boat off Cabo Verde, 300 miles from Senegal El Pais
22/10/07
Greece
17 would-be migrants reported to be missing since their boat sank amid gale-force winds off SamosKathimerini
22/10/07
Senegal
150 migrants were reported to be missing after their boat sank on the way to Canary island, according to their families who celebrated, in Kolda, their collective funeralSeneweb
18/10/07
Libya
According to a Frontex report , 360 migrants corpses were recovered during 2006 by the Libyan authorities. The report doesn’t explain how they died, but probably the majority of them lost the life crossing the desert in order to reach the MediterraneanIl Manifesto
16/10/07
Tunisia
Three bodies found along Sejnane coast, in the north east of the countryQuotidien d’Oran
16/10/07
Spain
Another body brought up in the nets of “La Pastora” fishing boat off Níjar coast, near AlmeríaEl Mundo
15/10/07
Spain
Died in “La Candelaria” hospital one of the 90 migrants rescued 14 miles south of Tenerife, Canary, the 14th OctoberEl Pais
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead a Sudanese refugee trying to get over the Egypt-Israel borderAhn
11/10/07
Italy
Body found 5 miles south off LampedusaAnsa
09/10/07
Spain
The third body in a week has been brought up in the nets of “La Pastora” fishing boat off Níjar coast, near AlmeríaEl Mundo
01/10/07
Italy
Body sighted 105 miles sout west off MaltaAdnkronos
01/10/07
Turkey
16 people were reported to be drowned after a shipwreck off Balikesir coastKuna
26/09/07
Spain
A migrant drowned trying to reach Ceuta by swimmingEuropa Press
25/09/07
Algeria
Three bodies found off Ghazaouet, on the way to SpainLe Quotidien d’Oran
24/09/07
Greece
The bodies of 4 migrants, including a child, were recovered off the islands of Samos and LesvosKathimerini
24/09/07
Turkey
5 people were missing and feared dead after their boat sank off Kusadasi, close to the Greek island of SamosKathimerini
23/09/07
Spain
Boat landed Canary islands in Las Vistas seaside, in Tenerife, one dead aboardEl dia
21/09/07
Greece
Migrant smuggler dies in car crash in Thessaloniki fleeing police, nine immigrants in vehicle injuredKathimerini
18/09/07
Spain
Discovered at Níjar the body of one of the 6 missing passenger of a boat which sank a mile off Cabo de GataEl Pais
Egypt
Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean along the Israeli borderReuters
15/09/07
Egypt
8 people died when a boat attempting to bring nearly 90 Egyptians to Italy capsized in Egyptian waters, off Edko, near Al-IskandariyaAssociated Press
14/09/07
Poland
Three children, 6, 10 and 13 years old, froze to death on the mountains over the Ukraina-Poland border, in order to pass by foot the frontierL'Orient Le Jour
14/09/07
Italy
Body found off Pantelleria island, the survivors told they were throwned into the sea by the captain of the shipRepubblica
12/09/07
France
4 drowned and 15 reported to be missing after a shipwreck between Anjouan (Comoro islands) and the French island of MayotteJeune Afrique
09/09/07
Spain
Body found at Sacratif, close to MotrilAbc
07/09/07
Spain
Ten migrants bodies found along Agüimes coasts, in Gran Canaria, drowned while landing on the islandEl Pais
03/09/07
W. Sahara
4 people died and 28 were reported to be missing after their boat, heading to Canary islands, capsized off DakhlaBbc
01/09/07
Italy
One migrant died and 3 were reported to be missing after a boat capsized 15 miles off Portopalo (Siracusa)Repubblica
30/08/07
Greece
Body found in the sea off the island of SamosKathimerini
30/08/07
Malta
Migrants boat capsized after a Greek vessel rescued them 72 miles south off Malta. 25 people reported to be missing, including 4 womenReuters
30/08/07
Algeria
Algerian authorities found in the first half of 2007 the bodies of 42 dead migrants along their coasts, drowned sailing to SardiniaReuters
29/08/07
Italy
Boat rescued off Lampedusa, going adrift for 4 days. The passengers said 2 pregnant women died in the travel and their bodies were left in the seaIl Messaggero
28/08/07
Italia
Migrants boat save a man floating in the middle of the sea, 50 miles off Lampedusa. He told his boat capsized during a stormy night with a broken engin. All the passengers are reported to be missingAnsa
25/08/07
Italy
Migrants landed at Cala Pisana, in Lampedusa, told 6 of them died after 8 days adrift. Their bodies were throwned in the seaAnsa
23/08/07
Algeria
Migrant body found at Mers El-Hadjadj, ArzewLe Quotidien d’Oran
23/08/07
Greece
The crew of a passing boat pulled a man out of the sea off Hios island and he told them that his vessel had sunk with 14 migrants aboardKathimerini
23/08/07
Italy
Sicilian fishermen rescue a man in the open sea, 70 miles south off Lampedusa. He's the only survivor of a shipwreck which caused the death of 45 migrantsAdnkronos
22/08/07
Italy
The bodies of 6 drowned migrants were found 60 miles off Lampedusa islandCorriere della Sera
19/08/07
Spain
13 migrants died on the way to the Canary islands, after 6 days adrift. The bodies of 11 of the victims were thrown overboard by the other passengersEl Pais
17/08/07
Turkey
6 people drowned and 5 were missing after a boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast, about 100 meters offshore of IzmirKathimerini
15/08/07
Italy
The bodies of 14 drowned migrants were found 55 miles south of LampedusaCorriere della Sera
14/07/08
Libya
According to their parents, Ahmed Al-Nassar and Hamad Abdul Monsef Mohammed, two Egyptian citizens from Minufiyah, are reported to be missing in the Mediterranean, since they left Libya toward Italy, five years agoAl-Karama
14/08/07
Turkey
32 migrants were injured and 2 were killed when a truck carrying them capsized near Yukari Bakracli village, in the eastern province of VanThe New Anatolian
13/08/07
France
17 migrants were drowned and 19 missing after their boat capsized off French island of Mayotte, in the Indian OceanLe Monde
12/08/07
Italy
Body found off LampedusaAdnkronos
11/08/07
Italy
During the rescue operation of a boat carrying 250 migrants, 28 miles south of Lampedusa, the Italian authorities recovered a body from the seaAnsa
11/08/07
Malta
11 people were reported to be missing after their boat capsized, 60 miles south of Malta, and was rescued by the Spanish cruise liner Jules VerneTimes of Malta
11/08/07
Malta
A Russian cargo ship rescued 25 migrants 50 miles off Malta's shores. They said one of them had diedTimes of Malta
11/08/07
Italy
Gjon Kusani, 28 years old, Albanian, had died crossing by foot the Carso mountains trying to enter illegally in Italy from SloveniaIl Piccolo
10/08/07
Turkey
Boat sank off Ayvalik, near Balikesir, heading to Lesvos. A man died, another one was missingKathimerini
09/08/07
Italy
One man drowned after a boat capsized 35 miles south off Capo Passero, in SicilyAdnkronos
07/08/07
Spain
An immigrant who was trying to get into Spain died at Algeciras port, when he was hit by the truck under which he had been hiding during the ferry ride from MoroccoEl Pais
04/08/07
Italy
Two men arrived in Pantelleria island by swimming, told 3 people were drownedAdnkronos
02/08/07
Greece
A boat sank off Samos causing the death of a 27-year-old womanKathimerini
31/07/07
W. Sahara
Two migrants were shot dead by Moroccan border police along El Ayun’s coast. The policemen opened the fire over a group of 37 people who were embarking towards Canary islands, during the nightAfrik
28/07/07
Malta
A boat with 25 illegal immigrants had disappeared in choppy waters between Malta and LibyaTimes of Malta
27/07/07
Tunisie
Heading to Sardinia, a man died on a boat went adrift off Tabarqa, near the Algerian borderFrance Presse
25/07/07
Malta
9 people reported to be missing after their boat capsized off Sicily, close to Maltese territorial watersTimes of Malta
26/07/07
Algeria
Migrant body found along Arzew coast, near OranLe Quotidien d’Oran
25/07/07
Italy
Body found near a capsized boat, 18 miles south off Sicily. No news concerning the other passengers, who maybe were also drownedLa Sicilia
Egypt
A Sudanese woman was shot dead after Egyptian police opened fire on a group of 26 migrants intercepted along the Israeli border, 15 km from RafahAFP
23/07/07
Italy
Two migrants drowned as a boat rescued by the Sicilian fishing boat “Salvatore Caterina”, 80 miles north off Libya, capsizedRepubblica
22/07/07
W. Sahara
At least 40 Saharawis were reported to be missing while two bodies were found, after a shipwreck off Naa'ila, at the north of El Ayun, on the way to Canary islandsAlter Forum
22/07/07
Malta
A man disappeared and 2 drowned as a group of Africans were being transferred to an Army vessel, 30 miles south off MaltaTimes of Malta
21/07/07
France
Two migrants were drowned and 27 missing after their boat capsized off French island of Mayotte, in the Indian OceanLe Monde
19/07/07
Spain
Three bodies recovered from the sea, 90 miles south off Canary, where the day before 50 people were reported to be missing after a pirogue capsizedEl Pais
19/07/07
Spain
At least 50 people died after a pirogue capsized during the rescue operations, 90 miles off Canary island of Tenerife All the bodies were lost in the stormy seaEl Pais
18/07/07
Italy
Three men and a child drowned after a boat capsized 40 miles at south of LampedusaRepubblica
18/07/07
Libya
One body found and 11 people reported to be missing after a shipwreck 187 miles at south of LampedusaRepubblica
17/07/07
Spain
Man found dead on a migrants boat landed in Canary islands, at Los CristianosEl Pais
16/07/07
Niger
According to a migrant landed in Lampedusa, in Italy, 34 people died dehydrated one month before, between Madama and the Libyan border check point of ToumouFortress Europe
14/07/07
Italy
The bodies of three suffocated stowaways were found in a truck, where they were hidden, travelling towards GermanyRepubblica
08/07/07
France
A twenty years old woman died hit by a car, trying to escape police in CalaisAssociation Salam
08/07/07
Malta
Two corpses recovered at sea, one about 110 miles off the island, and the other one in Marsascala’s bayMalta Media
04/07/07
Tunisia
Tunisian Coast Guard found the bodies of 20 drowned migrants off Ben Guerdane, near the Libyan border, shipwrecked on the way to SicilyLe Monde
04/07/07
Spain
Two migrants were found dead aboard a boat landed in Canary islands, in TenerifeEl Pais
03/07/07
Algeria
4 migrants were reported to be missing after a boat was rescued off Arzew, on the way to SpainLe Quotidien d’Oran
29/06/07
Italy
The body of a drowned migrant was found 10 miles off LampedusaRepubblica
29/06/07
Italy
Migrants boat landed in Pozzallo, in Sicily. According to the passengers, 3 people died during the navigation and their bodies were thrown into seaAnsa
29/06/07
Malta
20 migrants ended on a tuna pen towed by the Icelandic vessel Eyborg, after their boat capsized. A woman had died and at least 7 people were lost at seaTimes of Malta
29/06/07
Italy
According to the 23 shipwrecked rescued yesterday off Malta, 4 other people of their group drowned and were lost at sea: a man, two women and a childAdnkronos
28/06/07
Malta
A woman died after 23 migrants were rescued clinging to a tuna pen off the islandAnsa
28/06/07
Malta
The decomposed body of a man was recovered 8 miles off DingliTimes of Malta
27/06/07
Spain
Migrant found dead among the passengers aboard a boat landed at Gran CanariaEl Mundo
26/06/07
Malta
The body of a drowned woman was pulled out off Mgarr sea, in Gozo islandAnsa
26/06/07
Malta
Migrants boat land in Malta. The passengers said they threw into sea the bodies of 2 men died after 7 days of navigationTimes of Malta
26/06/07
Italy
Migrants boat land in Sicily, near Siracusa. The passengers said they threw into sea the bodies of 3 people, a child, a man and a woman, died after 12 days of navigationRepubblica
21/06/07
Malta
The Italian fishing boat Valeria, rescued a man hanging on a capsized boat, 80 miles south of Malta since three days. According to him, 24 people drowned in the shipwreckRepubblica
21/06/07
Malta
4 corpses were spotted at sea, 55 miles south west of Malta, maybe victims of the shipwreck of yesterdayTimes of Malta
20/06/07
Malta
21 illegal immigrants are believed to have been lost at sea as 4 survivors and a corpse were picked up by the Armed Forces of MaltaTimes of Malta
18/06/07
Italy
Body found 53 miles south of Lampedusa, maybe a victim of the shipwreck of yesterdayAnsa
17/06/07
Italy
The bodies of 11 drowned migrants were found 60 miles south of Lampedusa, while 3 others were reported to be missingRepubblica
15/06/07
Tunisia
The bodies of 2 drowned migrants were pulled out of Zarzis sea, close to the Libyan borderSea Memory
15/06/07
Libya
The Spanish fishing boat “Nuestra Madre de Loreto” rescued 25 migrants went adrift 90 miles off Libya. A man was found dead aboardReuters
14/06/07
Malta
A man fell overboard and was lost at sea before a migrants boat were rescued off the islandTimes of Malta
13/06/07
France
A man suffocated, hidden on a truck coming from Italy. His body was found near Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (Savoie), close to the Italian borderNouvel Observateur
11/06/07
Spain
A 23 years old man died during a deportation flight to NigeriaEl Pais
11/06/07
Greece
The bodies of 2 drowned migrants were pulled out of the sea off Samos islandKathimerini
11/06/07
Libya
25 people could be drowned, 47 miles off Libyan coasts, three day after Malta, Libya and an Iranian cargo ship failed to go to their aid despite requests from the migrants boat, citing bad weatherTimes of Malta
09/06/07
Spain
Pregnant woman suffered abortion along the route to Canary islands, the fetus was left in the seaEl Pais
05/06/07
Algeria
Sailing to Sardinia, a boat sank along Algerian coast, near the Tunisian border. 8 bodies were found in the sea, but other 20 are still missingReuters
05/06/07
Spain
2 dead people among the passengers aboard a boat landed at Canary island Gran CanariaEl Pais
01/06/07
Malta
The French Navy ship “La Motte Picquet” found 21 bodies of drowned migrants 120 south of MaltaRepubblica
31/05/07
Western Sahara
Departed three weeks ago from Boujdour, sailing to Canary islands, 8 Moroccans are reported to be missingAlter Forum
25/05/07
Tunisia
A fisherman found the body of a drowned migrant in the sea of ZarzisSea Memory
22/05/07
Senegal
3 dead people and 2 survivors found aboard a boat going adrift off Lompoul. Tens of people coul be missingAps
22/05/07
Malta
Malta lost contact with a boat carrying 57 people, including 6 children, after it sank 90 miles south of the islandRepubblica
21/05/07
Malta
A man was reported to be missing after a boat capsized 70 miles south of MaltaAnsa
20/05/07
Italy
Boat rescued off Lampedusa, the survivors said 2 people died and their bodies were throwned in the seaAnsa
18/05/07
Malta
28 people, including 3 children, reported to be drowned after their boat capsized 75 miles off MaltaTimes of Malta
11/05/07
Morocco
13 people drowned after their dinghy sank off Nador, sailing toward SpainLe Journal
07/05/07
Italy
Boat rescued off Palermo. One passenger aboard found dead for dehydrationItalpress
30/04/07
Spain
A migrant died in Las Palmas Insular hospital, where he had been hospitalised in critical conditions of hypothermia and dehydration after being rescued the day before 60 miles off Gran CanariaEl Pais
28/04/07
Spain
3 dead people among the passengers aboard a boat landed in Canary islands, in Gran CanariaEl Pais
27/04/07
Greece
A 15-years-old girl drowned and two others, including a one-year-old infant, were reported missing after the guides forced the passengers to jump into the sea close to the island of LerosKathimerini
26/04/07
Spain
2 dead people among the passengers aboard a boat landed in Canary islands, in TenerifeEl Pais
23/04/07
Mauritania
Migrants boat rescued off Nouadhibou, on the way to Canary islands, 2 persons aboard were found dead and 11 were reported to be missing. 13 passengers have then been hospitalised in Dakar, 6 of them in critical conditionsEl Pais
21/04/07
Algeria
2 people drowned before their boat was rescued off Annaba, on the way to SardiniaEl Watan
05/04/07
Sahara
Rescued off Laayoune a migrants boat departed from Mauritania, the bodies of 2 dead people were abandoned into the sea by the other passengers after 8 days in the seaAlter Forum
04/04/07
Spain
A man drowned and another was reported to be missing after they fell in the sea during the rescue operations near MalagaEl Pais
28/03/07
Turkey
Found the bodies of 7 people frozen to death in the east of the country after sneaking across the border from IranTurkish Daily News
26/03/07
Italy
Lampedusa, a man is reported to be missing after a small boat sank near Muro vecchioL’Unità
17/03/07
Greece
The coast guard retrieved the bodies of 7 people washed ashore on the island of Samos after their boat sank. 4 others people were reported missingKathimerini
08/03/07
Spain
Boat rescued off Tenerife, in the Canary islands, 3 people aboard were found dead, another one died in the first days of a one week travelEl Pais
21/02/07
Italia
Inflatable boat rescued off Lampedusa island. According to the passengers, 19 among people aboard died after 5 days adrift. Their bodies were thrown in the seaIl Manifesto
21/02/07
Morocco
A migrant deported to Oujda, along the Algerian border, died of a renal failureMountada Rihab
17/02/07
Greece
5 people died, including 2 women, and 20 were missing after a boat sank off Samos islandKathimerini
13/02/07
Sahara
A boat was rescued off Boujdour. A man was found dead aboardNews 24
11/02/07
Algeria
Migrant body found along Sidi Yacoub coast, near GhazaouetLe Quotidien d’Oran
05/02/07
Greece
7 bodies were found and 12 people were missing after a shipwreck off the island of SamosKathimerini
18/01/07
Greece
Two migrants died and 5 were missing after a boat capsized off Samos islandKathimerini
18/01/07
Algeria
The bodies of 33 drowned people were found off Annaba coast after a shipwreck along the new sea route to Sardinia, in Italy La Nuova Sardegna
17/01/07
Belgium
Brussels, Zaventem airport. The frozen body of a young man was found in the undercarriage of a Brussels Airlines airplane arrived from GambiaAngola Press
08/01/07
France
Two migrants were drowned and 19 missing after their boat capsized off French island of Mayotte, in the Indian OceanLe Monde
07/01/07
Tunisia
Migrant body found near BizerteLe Quotidien d’Oran
02/01/07
Morocco
Between the 23rd and the 29th of December 2006 at least 450 people were deported by Moroccan police and abandoned along the Algerian border in the desert near Oujda. Among them 10 women, including 3 pregnant ones, and 11 children, including a disabled one. Once they came back in Oujda, 6 women denounced they were raped by Moroccan and Algerian policemen, and by a Nigerian gang. One of them she was pregnant at the sixth month and lost her child after the violenceMigreurop
01/01/07
Spain
Migrants boat lands to Canary islands, one dead man aboard; thrown in the sea the bodies of others 2 victimsEl Mundo
30/12/06
Sahara
The bodies of 9 drowned people were found along Tarfaya coastAbc
26/12/06
Sahara
Shipwreck off Tarfaya, on the way to Canary islands. According to the survivors, 20 people drowned in the sea and are reported to be missing, among them 4 children and 4 womenAlter Forum
24/12/06
Morocco
Trying to cross Spanish double border fence at Melilla, a man was shot dead by Moroccan soldiers Migreurop
21/12/06
Morocco
A migrant deported to Oujda, along the Algerian border, died of a renal failureMountada Rihab
17/12/06
Senegal
At least 102 people were missing off Saint Louis after an overcrowded pirogue sailing to Canary Islands capsized twice and drifted for two weeks without food and waterEl Pais
14/12/06
Malta
A decomposed torso, probably that of a woman, was washed ashore on a beach next to MarsascalaTimes of Malta
13/12/06
Senegal
54 people died dehydrated after 9 days adrift and their bodies were thrown in the sea by the other passengers. They had been sailing without water since their boat, sailed from Senegal, was forced to invert the route by Frontex patrols in Morocco 20 Minutos
10/12/06
Senegal
A migrant boat wrecked off Dakar, 1 person died at sea and 3 people later died in the hospitalHerald Tribune
10/12/06
Morocco
One man drowned after a migrant boat sailing to Spain from Restinga Smir, in Tetouan, capsized Europa sur
09/12/06
Italy
The bodies of 2 dead stowaways were found at Ancona in a truck, ferried from Zara (Croazia), in which they travelled hiddenRepubblica
08/12/06
Morocco
A man was shot dead by Moroccan army’s fire during an attempt to cross the border fence in MelillaEl Telegrama
07/12/06
Spain
Two people died for hypothermia after a migrant boat landed in Canary IslandsEl Mundo
03/12/06
Spain
A man hospitalised the day before in Candelaria hospital, after his arrival in Tenerife, in the Canary islands, died because of his hypothermiaEl dia
02/12/06
Turkey
Three missing after a boat sailing to Samos Greek island sank off Edremit gulfTurkish Daily News
30/11/06
Spain
Rescued a boat off Canary island, aboard 1 migrant found deadEl Mundo
30/11/06
Spain
A migrants boat was rescued 300 miles off Canary islands. 1 man was found dead aboard, 18 others ones died in the travel and their bodies were thrown in the seaAbc
28/11/06
Sahara
14 people died and 17 were missing after two boats directed to Canary islands sank along Laayoun coastEl Mundo
27/11/06
Algeria
According to the Algerian Navy, in the first 10 months of 2006, at least 42 migrants drowned and 27 were missing trying to reach Spain sailing from the western coast of the CountryAFP
21/11/06
Spain
A migrant died in Ceuta hospital, where he was hospitalised from the 9th of november, when he was rescued in the seaAbc
19/11/06
Turkey
A migrant died after a boat sank of IzmirKathimerini
02/11/06
Tunisia
Migrant body found near Fouka, at least 10 people reported to be missing on the way to SpainLe Quotidien d’Oran
26/10/06
Algeria
6 migrants died after a boat heading for Spain sank off WahranKuwait News Agency
26/10/06
Malta
4 people were missing after a boat sank off the islandTimes of Malta
25/10/06
Malta
Found the decomposed bodies of 3 drowned migrantsTimes of Malta
25/10/06
Malta
The body of the third victim of yesterday shipwreck was recoveredAnsa
24/10/06
Malta
A pregnant woman and a men drowned after a boat capsizedTimes of Malta
11/10/06
Greece
40 migrants were missing after a boat sank off Antikythera's coastsKathimerini
05/10/06
Spain
20 migrants were missing after their inflatable boat sank off Canary islandsEl Mundo
27/09/06
Morocco
At least 25 young people drowned after their boat sailing to Spain capsized near Moulay Bousselham coast, in Kenitra Pateras de vida
27/09/06
Spain
One among the 106 migrants arrived on Monday in Canary islands, died for an infarct in Candelaria hospital, in Tenerife Noticias de Alava
26/09/06
Turkey
6 people drowned and 2 were missing off Izmir coast in controversial circumstances. Survivors said they were dumped into the sea off Turkish coast by a Greek authorities vessel, after they reached the Greek island of Chios the day beforeTurkish Press
24/09/06
Italy
A woman and her child drowned after a boat capsized off Lampedusa islandRepubblica
22/09/06
Spain
The body of a drowned man was found along El Ejido beachs, in Almeria Hoy
21/09/06
France
One migrant was drowned and 10 missing after their boat capsized off French island of Mayotte, in the Indian OceanLe Monde
17/09/06
Spain
A migrant landed the day before at Canary islands, died in police safe keeping. Many times he asked for a doctor, but in vainEl Mundo
17/09/06
Italy
A migrant died and 12 were missing after a boat sank between Tunisia and LampedusaRepubblica
16/09/06
Spain
A boat landed at Canary islands, a man aboard diedEl Mundo
13/09/06
Libya
In three cases, witnesses told Human Rights Watch that physical abuse by Libyan security forces led to a detained foreigner’s deathHrw
12/09/06
Greece
2 people died over Evros mine-fields along the turkish greek borderKathimerini
08/09/06
Italy
The body of a drowned migrant was found 40km off LampedusaAnsa
07/09/06
Libya
17 people died after their boat went adrift off Sicily Channel, among them 5 women and 3 childrenAgrigento web
06/09/06
Italy
Man's body found afloat by tourists sailing for LampedusaAnsa
05/09/06
Italy
The bodies of 2 drowned migrants were found along Mazara del Vallo reef, in SicilyAnsa
03/09/06
Spain
The body of a drowned man was found near an abandoned boat along Teguise beachs, in Lanzarote, Canary islands Lanzarote digital
03/09/06
Italy
The body of a drowned migrant was found off LampedusaAnsa
03/09/06
Italy
A man hospitalized in critical conditions in Trigona di Noto hospital after his arrival in Sicily the day before, diedIl Tempo
03/09/06
Greece
A boat ran aground close to Hania, Crete, resulting in the death of one migrantKathimerini
02/09/06
Italy
A boat was rescued off Siracusa. According to the 19 survivors, 8 people would be died in the travel and their bodies thrown in the seaRepubblica
01/09/06
Greece
7 people were missing in Creta after a boat crashed against the reef and sankAnsa
01/09/06
Italy
The bodies of 2 drowned migrants were found 5km off Lampedusa islandRepubblica
01/09/06
Spain
A boat carrying 87 migrants landed in Canary islands, 3 people aboard were found deadEl Mundo
01/09/06
France
A man died and 6 were injured after riots in Calais' port between migrants trying to hide themselves into trucks directed to United KingdomLiberation
30/08/06
Italy
A boat was rescued off Lampedusa island. According to the 13 survivors, 10 people would be died in the travel and their bodies thrown in the sea Ansa
30/08/06
Mauritania
The number of bodies which have been recovered along Nouakchott coast after the last week shipwreck, rise to 84, including the 15 which were found last 27 August. Others 50 persons could be missingEl Pais
29/08/06
Morocco
A man died after more than 50 West African migrants were expelled by Moroccan authorities onto a desert strip of no-man's land between Western Sahara and MauritaniaReuters
28/08/06
Spain
Froilán Rodriguez, viceadvisor of Immigration and Social policy of Canary Islands' Government, confirmed that the bodies of 490 drowned immigrants have been found this year along African and Spanish coastsEl Pais
27/08/06
Mauritania
The bodies of 15 dehydrated people were found along Nouakchott seaside. They sailed from Senegal aboard two boat later intercepted by mauritanian policeEl Pais
26/08/06
Mauritania
A boat sailed from Senegal was rescued, aboard 8 people were found deadEl Mundo
25/08/06
Italy
Three children died off Lampedusa island after 5 days sailing in the Sicily channel. Their bodies has been thrown in the seaRepubblica
25/08/06
Italy
A boat landed at Portopalo di Capopassero, Siracusa, a man aboard was found deadRepubblica
24/08/06
Uk
Two men were found dead near a road in Essex. Police said both died from heat exhaustion, after being brought into Britain through a seaport in a confined space in the back of a van or articulated lorryIndia eNews
23/08/06
Spain
One of the 12th august Motril shipwreck survivors died in Motril hospitalMotril digital
22/08/06
Spain
The body of a dead man was found on the bottom of a pirogue disembarked two days before in the Canary islandsAbc
20/08/06
Italy
10 people died and 19 were missing after a boat sank 70km off LampedusaRepubblica
20/08/06
Italy
A man drowned after he fell in the sea during the Sicily Channel crossing Repubblica
19/08/06
Italy
A boat sank off Lampedusa island after it had been rammed during the rescue by italian military Navy's ship. 10 people died and 40 were missing, including 10 childrenRepubblica
18/08/06
Libya
24 bodies were recovered after their makeshift boat broke down in the Libyan territorial watersAngola Press
17/08/06
Spain
Two people were found dead aboard a boat rescued off Canary islandsAnsa
12/08/06
Spain
Inflatable boat rescued off Motril. According to the survivors, 2 people died during 2 weeks spent adrift without engine and 2 other ones drowned after desperately jumping in the seaMotril digital
12/08/06
Mauritania
28 people died dehydrated off the mauritanian coast. They had been sailing without water neither food from days, since their boat, sailed from Senegal, was forced to invert the route by the spanish Coast guard off Canary islandsEl Mundo
11/08/06
Mauritania
19 people died after a gas cylinder exploded aboard a boat directed to Canary island. 16 migrants died immediately and 3 others died in the hospital of Nuadibù, where they were hospitalized after 15 days went adrift. Only 2 of the bodies were recoveredEl Mundo
08/06/08
Egypt
The survivors of a shipwreck on the route to Greece, from the village of Bani Khalid, told 27 passengers of his boat were drowned, about one year agoAl-Masry Al-Yawm
04/08/06SpainA man aboard a boat rescued off Canary island diedEl Mundo
02/08/06Germany6 migrants died as the car in which they were hiding had an accident to avoid a police check point on the road to Koenigs Wusterhause(Brandenburg)Ansa
02/08/06
Senegal
12 people died and 22 were missing after a pirogue heading for Canary islands sank off Daros KhoudosEfe
01/08/06Morocco28 bodies were found on Blibilat coast, 40 km at the north of El-Aiun, drowned trying to sail towards Canary islandsEl Mundo
30/07/06ItalyThe man who was hospitalized in Palermo in critical condition after the tragedy which happened on the 29 of July off Lampedusa island, diedRepubblica
29/07/06MaltaA ship went adrift for 6 days, was rescued off Malta. According to the 13 survivors, 17 people died in the travel, among them 8 children and a baby. Their bodies were thrown over board by the fellow migrantsRepubblica
29/07/06ItalyA ship went adrift for 20 days, was rescued 130 miles off Lampedusa island, south of Sicily. According to the 14 survivors, 13 people died in the travel, their bodies were thrown over board by the fellow migrantsRepubblica
28/07/06SpainA boat was rescued off Canary Island: during the rescue operation 2 people drowned and 2 others died later on the rescue shipEl Mundo
27/07/06SpainA boat carrying 100 people landed in Canary Island: aboard were found one bodyEl Mundo
26/07/06TunisiaA boat sailed from Libya to Italy sank off Mahdia. According to the 8 survivors, 17 people died, all of them were missingEl Mundo
25/07/06SpainA boat landed in Canary islands: aboard were found the bodies of 2 migrants, a third one was in critical conditionsEl Mundo
24/07/06ItalyThe bodies of 3 drowned migrants were recovered along the coast of Gela, in Sicily, near Drillo river mouth Corriere della Sera
23/07/06
Spain
Boat sailing to Canary islands rescued. According to the survivors, 4 people died after 10 days spent adrift and 2 other ones drowned after desperately jumping in the seaDiario de avisos
23/07/06SpainA man who was hospitalized two days earlier after his boat sank off Canary island, died El Mundo
Spain
A migrant was found dead aboard a boat rescued off Canary islandsEl Mundo
Spain
A seven months old baby, rescued with his mother from a boat off Fuerteventura, diedEl Mundo
Spain
A boat was rescued off Canary islands, 3 dead people were found aboardEl Pais
Morocco
A boat heading for Canary islands sank off El-Aaiun: 21 people died and 9 were missingEl Mundo
Morocco
3 migrants died in the attempt to cross Melilla spanish enclave's border fenceEl Mundo
01/07/06
Libya
Two Nigerians were shot dead by the Libyan policemen in al-Fellah migrants detention center, in Tripoli, after days of riots occurredFortress Europe
27/06/06
Sahara
Laayoun fishermans found the bodies of 2 people an a 3years old child, drowned along Canary’s routeEl Mundo
27/06/06
Sahara
16 people drowned after their fishing boat sank off Naila, 200 km north from LaayounMigreurop
Malta
A boat were rescued off Malta, aboard the bodies of 2 dead peopleAnsa
Turkey
Turkish Coast guard found in the sea off Kusadasi the bodies of 5 people, including 3 children, drowned after their boat sankTurkish Press
Malta
3 people died and 8 were missing after a boat sank off MaltaRepubblica
Greece
A children drowned yesterday after sailing in a boat that sank off island of SamosKathimerini
05/06/06
Spain
A guy died aboard a boat sailing to Almeria from Morocco, after going adrift for 4 days
Malta
14 people were missing and only 1 body was recovered from the water after their boat capsized in rough sea off MaltaTimes of Malta
Italy
The bodies of 4 drowned men were recovered from the sea along the southern sicilian coast near RagusaTimes of Malta
30/05/06
Morocco
433 Senegalese citizens deported from Morocco by plane. On the airplane there is also the bodies of 7 dead migrants Le Soleil
Turkey
A truck carrying immigrants collided with a transport truck in southern Turkey, near Osmaniye in Adana province: 44 people diedTurkish Daily News
Tunisia
Left from Libya and directed in Italy, a boat inverts the route for fuel lack, but a storm sends it to the drift off tunisinian coasts, near Sfax: 7 people diedAs-Sabah
Atlantic Ocean
A boat went adrift for three months were rescued off Barbados island, in Caribbean. Left from Cape Verde and directed in Spain, aboard were found 11 bodies and the documents of 26 missing menEl Paìs
Turkey
A man drowned and one is missing after a little boat sank off Kusadasi while trying to reach neighboring greek island of SamosKathimerini
Spain
A man retained in an immigrants detention centre of Tarajal, in the spanish enclave in Morocco of Ceuta, died after an asthma attack. He passed away the border the day before and he was expected to be expelledEl Mundo
25/04/06
Morocco
The body of a drowned man was found along Tarajal beach. He died trying to reach Ceuta coast by swimmingDiario Sur
25/04/06
Morocco
At least 25 people drowned after a shipwreck near Moulay Bousselham beachs, near Kenitra Pateras de la vida
Spain
32 people died after their boat sank off Canary islandEl Mundo
Morocco
A man is hospitalized in intensive therapy after he fell from a height of 8 meters trying to overcome the fence along the spanish - moroccan border of CeutaEl Mundo
20/03/06
Sahara
According to their families, at least 13 young people drowned in a shipwreck last December Afvic
18/03/06
Mauritania
Esperanza del Mar humanitarian ship recovered 25 bodies in the sea 120 km off Nouadhibou, 50 other people could be missing after the same shipwreckEl Pais
18/03/06
Mauritania
The bodies of 3 drowned people were found along Cap Blanc beaches, in NouadhibouEl Pais
Italy
The bodies of 3 dead stowaways were found at Bari in a truck, ferried from Durazzo (Albania), in which they travelled hidden Repubblica
13/03/06
Cape Verde
A boat went adrift while sailing to Canary islands was rescued. The bodies of 12 dead men were found aboardAfrol News
08/03/06
Sahara
A boat sailing to Canary island was rescued 350 km south from Dakhla. One dead man aboard El Pais
Mauritania
45 people drowned after their boats sank off Mauritanian coastEl Mundo
Malta
Migrant drowned, and 9 missing after their boat capsized off Ahrax Point.The whole group had escaped from the Hal Far and Safi detention centres some days agoTimes of Malta
05/03/06
Spain
A man drowned after he fell in the sea from a migrants boat 100 meters from Tenerife beach, in Canary islands El Pais
27/02/06
Spain
At least 28 people drowned after a shipwreck off Cabo de Gata, in AlmeriaAfvic
Greece
An immigrant drowned close to Chios after an inflatable dinghy sunk 30 meters from the shoreKathimerini
Spain
Two people drowned after a boat sank close to Alboran islandEl Mundo
Algeria
9 people missing off Oran (western Algeria), they were trying to reach SpainAujourd'hui Le Maroc
24/01/06
Morocco
3 migrants died and 5 were missing near al Hoceima, after an inflated boat sailing to Spain capsizedEl Pais
Greece
Three dead immigrants were found in two rubber boats near the greek island of Evia, died from exhaustion and dehydrationKathimerini
07/01/06
Morocco
Injured by Spanish police’s fire during an attempt to cross Melilla border fence, a young man died in the hospitalEl Mundo
Greece
One man drowned off the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos after the boat sankKathimerini

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Egypt
Egyptian riot police rushed into a crowd of 3.500 unarmed Sudanese migrants killing at least 26 people, including 7 women and two children, after the group refused to leave the public park of “Mustafa Mahmoud” in Cairo , which they had occupied for three months hoping to pressure United Nations officials to relocate them in a third safe CountryNew York Times
Spain
Two bodies of dead would-be immigrants have been discovered in the sea off TarifaEl Mundo
Belgium
Two stowaways were found dead in the water on Wednesday in the Belgian port of Antwerp. They spent the 10-day trip from Lagos in an unheated machine room on board of a cargo vesselNews 24
Mauritania
Thirty West African migrants drowned off the coast of Mauritania when their boat sank as it headed for Spains Canary IslandsReuters
Greece
2 dead migrants were pulled out of a minefield in Kastanies, after they attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderKathimerini
Turkey
A minivan carrying migrants refused to stop at a check point near Igdir's Carikci. The police opened fire. A man was killed and 4 seriously woundedTurkish Press
Spain
6 african would-be immigrants drowned off the coast of Spains canary islands as storm waves swept their boatEl Mundo
Spain
22 missing immigrants after their small rubber boat capsized in stormy weather off the southern spanish coastEl Mundo
Spain
The body of 1 migrant has been found aboard a boat off the sea of AlmeriaEl Mundo
Italy
The italian coast guard recovered 11 bodies along the coast of Ragusa, in SicilyRepubblica
18/11/05
Italy
The bodies of 9 migrants have been recovered and 40 are missing after their boat ran aground in stormy weather, near Ragusa, on Sicily southern coastCorsera
Greece
1 migrants died and 2 are seriously wounded as the truck, in which 12 stowaways were hiding, had an accident to avoid a police check point on the road to AthenKathimerini
Greece
12 people drowned and 18 are missing after a boat carrying migrants to Greece capsized off Cesme on the Turkish coastKathimerini
Holland
11 people have burnt to death looked up in their cells when a fire broke out in the detention center on Amsterdams airport, they were expected to be expelledThe Guardian
Malta
6 corpses have been discovered floating in the sea off CirkewwaMalta Media
Greece
The greek coast guard found 1 body aboard a boat that sent out a distress call as it was taking 150 migrants to ItalyKathimerini
18/10/05
Algeria
Two Guineans having finally given up their migration project towards Europe, died of dehydration and heat on the truck bringing back them from Tamanghasset to Mali Algeria Watch
Spain
The body of 1 migrant had recovered near Grenada coastEl Mundo
Morocco
6 migrants died and 30 were injured when moroccan troops opened fire over 400 migrants trying to enter the spanish enclave of MelillaLa Repubblica
UK
1 migrant died as he fell from a truck in which he and 5 other stowaways where hidingPeter bourough today
01/10/05
Spain
According to a witness, 3 died migrants were thrown in the sea after Spanish coastguard intercepted their boatArdh
Spain
3 migrants died and 14 were missing, after their boat capsized off the spanish canary islandEl Mundo
Morocco
During a mass attempt to cross the border fence of the spanish enclave of Ceuta, 5 migrants died and 28 were wounded as the moroccan troops onpened fire on themLa Repubblica
Turkey
A person died and 33 were missing after a boat departed from Mersin, Turkey, and directed to Greece sank off Cyprus Turkish Press
Italy
A damaged boat off the island of Lampedusa, on south of Sicily, was rescued by italian authorities. According to the fellow migrants 6 people were missingLa Repubblica
Turkey
Lorry carrying migrants plunges into ravine killing 6 people and injuring 50 others, in Erzurum provinceTurkish Press
Greece
Turkish coast guard opened fire on a boat carrying 30 immigrants which refused to stop and attempted to escape toward the Greek island of Chios, 1 migrants was killed and 2 others injuredKathimerini
15/09/05
Morocco
During a mass attempt to cross Melilla border fence, a man died once hospitalised. Another one died after critical injuries caused by a fall trying to escape Moroccan police Ardh
Turkey
4 people died after a Greece bound boat sank in Saros gulfTurkish Press
Italy
The body of 1 migrant was recovered on the coast of Agrigento, on southern Sicily Il Manifesto
Macedonia
Macedonian police shot a woman trying to cross the greek border and seriously injured herKathimerini
Morocco
1 man died after he wounded himself in the attempt to cross the border fence of the spanisch enclave of MelillaEl Mundo
Italy
The bodies of 11 migrants found on the southern coast of Sicily, near Gela, and 10 were missing. They drowned after they jumped overboard when the trawler carrying them ran aground a few hundred meters away from the shoreLa Repubblica
Greece
Hidden inside a truck in the attempt to pass the greek border, 4 stowaways died after it had an accidentKathimerini
Turkey
Turkish security forces intercepted 47 migrants who entered the country illegally, in Ercis, near Van. One of the migrants died in the hospitalTurkish Press
Morocco
1 migrant is shot dead near the border fence of the spanish enclave of Melilla. According to eye witnesses, Spanish police opened fireEl Mundo
Morocco
2 migrants died in the attempt to cross the border fence of the spanish enclave of MelillaBbc
Greece
2 people died and 7 were missing after the boat they were sailing capsized off the coasto of Lesvos islandKathimerini
Spain
Boat rescued off Tenerife, aboard the bodies of 2 migrantsEl Mundo
Greece
A boat sank off Crete, 1 person drownedKathimerini
West Sahara
23 bodies recovered after a boat heading to spanish canary island capsized off West Sahara coastEl Mundo
Italy
A boat carrying 130 people was missing in the Sicily Channel, after it called for helpLa Repubblica
Belgium
In Bruxelles airport the body of a man was found in the undercarriage of an airplane from MoroccoAgi
22/07/05
Gambia
Some 50 migrants, including 44 Ghanaians, were arrested along the river Gambia while travelling to Canary islands, and then killed. The massacre was reportedly ordered by the Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, after they were accused of trying to plot a coup against The Gambia government. Ghanaian authorities vowed to strain relations with The GambiaAfrol News
18/07/05
Mali
Making one's way across the Sahara desert to Europe, more than 2,500 migrants could have died in the last five years, said Malian ngo AideNews 24
Turkey
A boat directed to Greece capsized off izmir, 3 people diedKathimerini
Malta
Boat caspized off Malta, 7 people were missingIl Manifesto
Italy
The bodies of 2 stowaways wew found in the truck where they was hiding, near VicenzaLa Repubblica
Turkey
Boat heading to Greece capsized off Dikili, 2 people diedKathimerini
Malta
A boat off Malta was missing, after it called for helpIl Manifesto
Spain
A boat capsized off the canary island, 12 people diedEl Mundo
Morocco
A crowded rubber vessel capsized off the Moroccan coast, 12 people drowned, included 6 childrenEl Mundo
Greece
2 dead migrants were pulled out of a minefield in Evros after they attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderKathimerini
Turkey
4 people were missing after a boat heading to Greece sank off Ayvacik, near CanakkaleTurkish Press
Italy
A boat capsized off Lampedusa, on south of Sicily, 2 people drowned ad 14 were missingLa Repubblica
Libya
A boat heading to Italy sank off libyan coast, 14 people drowned and 3 were missingIl Manifesto
Spain
Boat rescued off canary islands, found aboard the body of 1 migrant deadEl Mundo
Niger
The bodies of 11 people were discoverd 600km far from Agadez, close to the 4x4 car with which they were trying to reach AlgeriaAir Info
Greece
Incident in the Eagean sea between a cargo vessel and a little boat carrying migrants, 2 people drowned and 5 missingKathimerini
Greece
Boat rescued off island Farmakonisi, 2 people were missingKathimerini
Spain
Boat rescued near Tarifa, aboard 4 children, 1 was deadEl Mundo
Turkey
A man died and 3 others were injured after the gendarmery opened fire in Muradiye, near Van, on a minibus carrying 36 migrants refusing to stopTurkish Press
Malta
2 bodies were recovered in the sea off in the Sicily ChannelTimes of Malta
Spain
Two boats sank off the canary island, at least 14 people drownedRainews24
Greece
2 migrants died and 1 was wounded in a minefield in Evros after they attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderKathimeriini
Spain
13 people died of dehydration and 5 were found in critical conditions after their boat became lost and drifted at sea for a week off canary islandsNews Yahoo
Italy
Ragusa, southern Sicily: 6 migrants drowned and 3 were missing after human traffickers forced them to jump in the sea from the vessel, to escape from the italian coast guard controlsRainews24
24/03/05
Libya
According to the Red Crescent Moon at least 106 people had died during the repatriation of migrants through the Sahara desert, from Libya to Niger, included people deported from the Sicilian island of LampedusaL’Espresso
Italy
A crowded boat carrying about 100 migrants was lost off Sicily channel after a fisher gave the alarm calling for helpLa Repubblica
Morocco
A boat sailed from al-Hoceima to Almeira, sank off the moroccan coast, 37 people drownedInter Press Service
Spain
Boat found off Canary island, aboard the bodies of 10 dead migrantsNews.Com.Au
Greece
A boat heading Samos island sank in the Egean sea, 3 people died and the 13 survivors were immediately arrestedThe Australian
Turkey
A boat heading to Greece capsized off the turkish coast, 2 people died and 1 was missingTurkish Press
01/01/05
Libya
Between 1997 and 2004 the Sudanese Popular Congress, a Sudanese association based in Kufra, south-eastern Libya, recorded 486 deaths of travellers on the journey from the Sudanese border to Libya. This figure relates only to those who died and were discovered and buried inside Libyan territoryAmerican University in Cairo (African transit migration through Libya, Sara Hamood, page 48)
Spain
Landing at Lanzarote, 1 man diedEl Mundo
Spain
Two boats were rescued off Canary island, found aboard the bodies of 15 migrants deadIl Manifesto
Turkey
A migrant froze to death in Gurpinar township in eastern city of Van as he was trying to enter Turkey through the mountains tracksTurkish Press
Malta
The body of 1 dead migrant was found near the Malta's coast, probably drowned during the last landing of 90 people on the islandLa Repubblica
Greece
The body of a drowned migrant was recovered from the sea along the coast of Barbalia islandKathimerini
Greece
A little boat sank near Samos, 3 people drownedThe Australian
Greece
2 dead migrants were pulled out of a minefield in Evros after they attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderKathimerini
Spain
A boat capsized off Fuerteventura, 2 people drowned and 14 were missingEl Mundo
Italy
A boat carrying about 10 migrants sank off 12 miles sout of Malta, all the people were missingLa Repubblica
Libya
5 people drowned after their craft sank off TripoliNews24
Spain
A boat capsized off Canary islands, 7 people drownedThe Guardian
Greece
3 migrants died on a minefield in Evros after they attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderDer Standard
Turkey
A little boat capsized, 11 people drowned and 6 were missingXinhuanet
Greece
A man was found dead of suffocation, hidden in a dutch truck on a greek ferry docked in the italian port of AnconaKathimerini
Italia
A boat capsized off Lampedusa island, south of Sicily, 1 migrant drowned and 1 was missingCorsera
Niger
Libyan authorities say they have deported in Niger about 5.000 illegal migrants transported on trucks through the Sahara. According to Niger's police, 12 people died and 50 were seriously injured during an incident Ansa
Tunisia
A boat sank off Bizerbe, 2 people missingTunezine
Greece
1 dead migrants was pulled out of a minefield in Evros after he attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderDerStandard
Tunisia
62 migrants drowned and 2 were missing after a boat sank off Chott MeriemTunezine
Tunisia
Tunisian cost guard found the bodies of 4 dead people aboard a vessel heading to Italy, a fifth is dyingTunezine
Tunisia
A little boat sank off Kélibia, 5 people missingAfrology
Greece
Recovered along Lesvos coast the bodies of 5 people drownedKathimerini
Greece
A little boat sank off Samos, 5 people drowned and 7 were missingKathimerini
Spain
A boat sailed from Morocco sank off Canary islands, 5 people drownedNews24
Libya
2 egyptian immigrants died from excessive heat after being deported by libyan authorities to the egyptian borderWhashington Times
Turkey
1 would-be immigrant died and 5 were missing after a boat sank off turkish coastTurkish Press
Spain
Landing at Fuerteventura, 4 people drownedEl Mundo
Spain
1 would-be immigrant died and 32 were missing after a boat capsized off FuerteventuraIl Manifesto
Italy
Lost from 2 days two boat carrying 41 migrants off Sicily ChannelLa Repubblica
Italy
28 people died of exhaustion during a trip from Libya towards Italy and had been thrown over board by the fellow migrantsLa Repubblica
Libya
18 people died and 23 were missing after a boat capsized off ZelidI.C.S. (Rapporto Asilo 2005, pg 50)
Spain
5 people died and 25 were missing after a boat sank off CadiceRainews24
Germany
The dead body of a man has been found in the undercarriage of a german airbus, where he was hidden to enter Europe, at Duesseldorf airpotWDR
Italy
30 people drowned after a boat sank off Sicily ChannelLa Repubblica
Tunisia
6 people drowned and others 4 were missing after a boat sank off SfaxLa Sicilia
Turkey
A truck carrying 110 migrants overturns in Kozluk, Batman. One man died and 61 were injuredTurkish Daily News
Tunisia
1 would-be immigrant drowned off Kerkenah after a boat sankNews Yahoo
Spain
14 people drowned after a boat carrying 60 migrants capsized off Canary isalnds and the 46 survivors were immediately arrestedIl Manifesto
Libya
At list 30 people were missing after a boat sank off Libyan coastI.C.S. (Idem)
Turkey
13 people drowned and 15 were missing after a boat heading to Greece sank off turkish coastHerald Sun
Malta
16 would-be immigrants drowned and 20 were missing after a boat sank off the islandI.C.S. (Idem)
Greece
The bodies of 5 men were found in Thrace, close to the turkish border, frozen to death while trying to enter Greece clandestinely by foot during a blizzardKathimerini
Greece
4 people drowned and 14 were missing after a boat carrying migrants sank in a storm off EviaKathimerini
Libya
4 people drowned and 11 were missing after a boat sank off TripoliI.C.S. (Idem)
Italy
The bodies of a man was found along the coast of Lampedusa, south of SicilyI.C.S. (Idem)
Spain
3 people drowned after a boat sank off FuerteventuraEl Mundo
Albania
21 people drowned and others were missing after a rubber dinghy heading for Italy capsized off the albanian coast in stormy seas. A second craft heading for Italy was lostIl Manifesto
Greece
52 people drowned after a wooden craft sailing from Turkey and abandoned from his captain sank off RhodesKathimerini
Spain
16 would-be immigrants drowned after they fell overboard while being transferred from a fishing boat to a rescue launch by the spanish coast guardIl Manifesto
13/11/03
Libya
The bodies of 2 drowned migrants were found along libyan coastsPana
Italy
Fishers rescued a boat off Pantelleria island, aboard 6 people, 1 was dead, 3 others were admitted in bad conditionsIl Manifesto
Spain
The bodies of 2 man were found aboard a boat rescued off GrenadaEl Mundo
Spain
9 people drowned after a boat sank off Rota, southern SicilyEl Mundo
Tunisia
6 people drowned and 22 were missing after an overcrowded boat capsizedLa Repubblica
Italy
An empty boat was found off Lampedusa island, south of Sicily, noone aboardLa Repubblica
Italy
Ten of people died during their trip in an overloaded boat from Libya to Italy and were thrown overboard by their fellow migrants, according to the survivors landed at LampedusaLa Repubblica
France
The dead body of a man frozen to death during the flight was found in the undercarriage of an aircraft arriving from Congo at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airportL'Humanité
Italy
11 people drowned, included 3 children, after a boat carrying 30 migrants, sank off Lampedusa, south of SicilyLa Repubblica
France
Three guineese stowaways have drowned after they jumped ship when the vessel carrying them arrived in the port of Le Havre Liberation
Greece
7 dead migrants were pulled out of a minefield in Evros after they attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderBBC News
Turkey
Coast guard rescued a boat off Lesbos island, but at least 1 woman drownedTurkish Daily News
Tunisia
2 persons drowned and 2 were missing after their overloaded boat heading for Italy sank off tunisian coastDi-ve.com (Malta)
U.K.
At Dorset a stowaway was found dead, crushed by containers in the back of the lorry where he was hidden trying to reach England BBC News
Greece
5 people died and 10 were missing after an overloaded boat heading for Greece capsized off Lesbos island Melbourne Sun Herald
Spain
15 people were missing after a boat was rescued by spanish coast guard off Canary islandsThe Guardian
Spain
The body of 1 dead migrant was found along the coast of FuerteventuraEl Mundo
Spain
Landing near Tarifa, 2 people drownedEl Mundo
Tunisia
9 people died after a boat heading for Italy sank off Sidi DaoudMiddle East Online
Tunisia
3 people drowned after a boat heading for Italy sank off Cap BonLa Repubblica
Tunisia
A boat carrying 189 migrants sank off tunisian coast. Nobody survived, 20 bodies were recovered, the others were missingLa Repubblica
19/06/03
Libya
According to Ghanaian Embassy at Tripoli, about 200 Ghanaians have died of dehydration in Libya, from January to June, this year, in their attempt to cross the Libyan desert to EuropeModern Ghana
Italy
7 people drowned and 60 were missing after a boat sank off Lampedusa island La Repubblica
Spain
2 people died after a little boat carrying migrants crashed over the rock at SalobrenaEl Mundo
Italy
A fishing boat caught in the sea off Lampedusa island the bodies of 4 dead migrantsLa Repubblica
25/10/03
Spain
At least 40 people drowned after a shipwreck in Cadiz Pateras de la vida
Spain
12 migrants died of dehydration in a boat on the Atlantic Ocean. The boat, heading for Fuerteventura island, was abandoned by its chaptains after the craft engine failed The Guardian
Italy
6 people drowned and 23 were missing after a boat sank off Santa Maria di Leuca, on the Adriatic seaLa Repubblica
Morocco
18 people drowned off Tangeri after their boat capsized trying to escape from moroccan coast guardBBC News
18/01/03
France
Paris, Roissy airport. A 24 years old Somali is killed in the course of deportation. He died in the airplane after French border police bent his body double and pressed on his shoulder blades to prevent him from screaming and alerting the passengers. Three years later the policeman will be condemned at only six months of detentionCgt
Spain
9 people drowned and 5 were missing after a boat sank near Fuerteventura islandNews24
Slovakia
3 indian men were found dead at Vysna Rybnica, near the Slovak, Ukrainian border, frozen to death during their attempt to pass those icy mountainsKathimerini
Greece
2 migrants died and 1 was injured over a minefield in Evros after they attempted to pass through the mine-field along the Turkish-Greek borderKathimerini
Greece
The bodies of 6 dead migrants were recovered near Symi islandKathimerini
Spain
6 people drowned after a motorized rubber boat sank hitting rocks near the Strait of GibraltarThe Guardian
30/12/02
France
Paris, Roissy airport. A 52 years old Argentine is killed during his deportation. He died in the airplane after French border police bent his body double and pressed on his shoulder blades to prevent him from screaming and alerting the passengersLe Monde
Greece
4 people drowned and 4 were missing after a motorized rubber boat sank off ChiosKathimerini
Greece
A man injured on the head was found dead. He had been found from the driver of the truck where he was hidden trying to embark towards Italy Kathimerini
France
The body of a stowaway was found during a check point near Calais crashed under a truck where he was hidden trying to reach EnglandNouvel Obs.com
Greece
An immigrant who had entered Greece illegally from Turkey was found dead in Thrace yesterday, died of exposure and exhaustion during the long icy nighttime trekKathimerini
U.K.
At London Heathrow airport two 12 years old stowaways were found dead in the undercarriage of a Ghana Airways planeEdinburgh Evening News
Libya
51 immigrants drowned after two different boats sank off Libya and Morocco. 56 person were missingLa Repubblica
01/12/02
Morocco
Deported by Moroccan police and abandoned in the desert, along the Algerian border 15 km from Oujda, 8 people froze to death, among them 2 women Algeria Watch
Greece
The bodies of 2 dead migrants were found along the coast of Arkii islandKathimerini
11/11/02
Morocco
Forced to sail by the organisers, even there was a storm, 47 young people drowned 100 meters from Khemiss, in Larache, from where they were sailing to SpainPateras de la vida
Spain
13 people drowned after a boat sank off CadiceEl Mundo
Spain
5 stowaways were found dead inside the truck where they were hidden trying to pass the border in Algesiras portL'Opinion
Greece
A woman was frozen to death between her husband's arms, in their long nighttime treck over the icy mountains at the turkish greek borderKathimerini
Turkey
A boat flipped over in a storm shortly after sailing from the turkish port town of Ayvacik on its way to the Greek island of Lesbos. 3 people died and 10 were missingTurkish Daily News
Italy
14 people drowned after the captain abandoned a boat carrying 60 migrants, 300 meters from the coast of Ragusa, south of SicilyLa Repubblica
Italy
37 people drowned after their boat sank off Capo Rossello, near Agrigento, in the south of SicilyLa Repubblica
Italy
At Caserta, south Italy, 9 people were found dead inside the truck where they were hidden trying to pass the border. They probably asphyxiatedLa Repubblica
Greece
1 migrant died over a minefield after he attempted to pass the Turkish-Greek border. Since 1990 64 people died over greek minefieldsKathimerini
Spain
The bodies of 13 dead migrants were found near Tarifa, they might be throwned out boardEl Mundo
Albania
2 people drowned after a motorized rubber boat crash against a finance guard patrol motorboat off Valona La Repubblica
Greece
The bodies of 7 dead migrants were recovered from the sea off Corfù and near AthenKathimerini
Italy
At Brindisi, south Italy, 2 stowaways died soffocated inside the truck where they were hidden to pass the borderLa Repubblica
Turkey
Six people drowned and 6 were missing after a boat bound for the Greek island of Kos sankTurkish Daily News
Italy
Lecce, south Itlay, Adriatic sea: after being seen by the finance guard motorboat, the captains of a craft carrying 40 people throwned them out board ad stab 2 men who were opposing resistance. 4 people drowned La Repubblica
Turkey
The bodies of 19 dead migrants, included 9 children, were found along the iranian turkish border. They probably froze to death in their attempt to pass by foot the frontierKathimerini
Turkey
The bodies of 5 drowned migrants were found on the shore of Menderes, a district of IzmirTurkish Daily News
Cipro
The turkish coast guard shot against a vessel carrying 250 migrants after it refused to stop. The fire killed 1 people, 7 were injuredKathimerini
Croatia
8 people drowned, included 1 child, after a boat carrying 16 migrants sank in a river near the bosnian borderKathimerini
18/05/01
Libya
Libyan authorities found the bodies of 93 people near the country's southern border. They died of thirst after the truck they were travelling in from Niger broke down inside Libyan territory on 8 MayLe Monde
Spain
A boat crash against the reef near Lanzarote, 12 people diedEl Mundo
Greece
3 people drowned after a boat sank off Naxos, in the Egean seaKathimerini
Greece
2 people died and 1 was injured over a minefield at Evros, after they attempted to pass through the minefield along the turkish greek borderKathimerini
Italy
The bodies of 6 dead migrants were found bounded on a motorized rubber boat abandoned off Otranto, in the Adriatic sea, after the boat cought fireLa Repubblica
Italy
12 people died and 47 were missing after a boat sank off Lampedusa island, south of SicilyLa Repubblica
26/02/01
Libya
A truck going towards Libya got lost with its passengers trying to avoid Tidjeri border check point. Three people gave the alarm. The Libyan army rescued 40 survivors and Niger police found the bodies of 23 people died for dehydration. But the truck driver said they buried in the sand other 27 bodiesLe Monde diplomatique
France
The body of 1 dead migrant was found along the railway track in The Channel's tunnel. Since 2002, according to Eurotunnel, 12 stowaways died hidden under the trains trying to reach England, they were 7 in 2001Le Monde
Italy
1 man was injured after the chaptains of a motorized rubber boat carrying immigrants, escaping from the coast guards launched it against the rocks near Otranto, in the Adriatic seaGiornale di Brescia
Greece
4 people died over a minefield at Evros, after they attempted to pass through the minefield along the turkish greek borderKathimerini
Spain
The bodies of 2 dead migrants were found along the coast of Fuerteventura El Mundo
Italy
4 stowaways died suffocated inside the truuck where they were hidden trying to pass the borderLa Repubblica
Ireland
8 stowaways died suffocated inside the container where they were hidden trying to pass the borderLa Repubblica
Turkey
3 people died after a raft heading for Greece sank near CesmeKathimerini
Greece
2 people drowned and 4 were missing after a boat capsized off CesvosKathimerini
Turkey
13 people drowned after a boat heading for Greece capsized Le Monde
Turkey
5 people drowned and 12 were missing after a boat sank off BodrumKathimerini
Greece
1 people drowned after a motorized rubber boat sank off KosKathimerini
Morocco
5 people drowned after a boat sank off RabatEl Mundo
Morocco
14 people drowned after a boat sank off KenitraEl Mundo
Italy
Landing at Lecce, in the Adriatic sea, passengers were throwned outboard, 1 people drownedLa Repubblica
Turkey
2 people were killed and 7 injured when turkish paramilitary police opened fire on a minibus carrying migrants in Hatay region, near the Syrian borderTurkish Daily News
Italy
At Ragusa, southern Sicily, 4 people drowned after they were throwned outboard and weren't able to reach the coast swimming La Repubblica
Italy
The chaptains of a boat carrying migrants throwned them outboard in the Adriatic sea, near Trani, 12 people drownedLa Repubblica
Turkey
3 people died and 1 was seriously wounded over a minefield at Evros, after they attempted to pass through it to enter GreeceTurkish Daily News
France
1 would-be migrant died burnt out while he was trying to overcome the fence of The Channel's tunnel terminal, near Calais Le Monde
Morocco
The passengers of a boat carrying migrants were throwned in the open sea off Melilla, 1 people drownedEl Mundo
Spain
The bodies of 12 dead migrants were found after a boat sank off TarifaEl Mundo
Italy
6 people died soffocated inside a truck where they were hidden trying to pass the border at Foggia. Their bodies were abandoned on the roadLa Repubblica
Libya
An intense assault against the migrant workers in the northwest city of Zawiyah had resulted in the death of at least 500 nigeriansLa Repubblica
Libya
About 1.000 libyans attacked and set fire to a Ghanaian settlement in the northwest city of Zawiyah, killing 10 residentsBaltimore Sun
Libya
Anti-foreign riots in the northwest city of Zawiyah: a rampaging gang of libyans screaming "blacks must go" attacked an african settlement, killing at least 50 sudanese and chadian workersBaltimore Sun
Italy
2 people died and 2 were missing after the migrants carried on a boat were throwned outboard in the Adriatic sea, near BariLa Repubblica
Italy
During a landing near Lecce, in the Adriatic sea, a 9 months old child died falling on the reefLa Repubblica
Italy
3 people drowned after a motorized rubber boat crashed against a Finance Guard motorboat and capsizedLa Repubblica
U.K.
Dover: 58 stowaways died suffocated inside a refrigerator truck where they were hidden trying to reach EnglandLa Repubblica
Spain
6 people drowned after a boat sank off CadiceEl Mundo
Italy
2 people died and 10 were missing after a motorized rubber boat crashed against a police motorboat and capsized 4 km from Lecce's coast in the Adriatic seaLa Repubblica
Albania
59 people drowned after a motorized rubber boat sank off ValonaLa Repubblica
Italy
The Patrasso-Ancona ferry caught fire. 10 stowaways hidden in a truck died burntLa Repubblica
Montenegro
More than 100 people drowned after a craft carrying migrants sank off the coast of MontenegroLa Repubblica
Italy
4 stowaways died suffocated in a truck where they were hidden trying to pass the border, at Mantova. Their bodies were throwned on the roadLa Repubblica
Montenegro
17 people drowned after a boat sank off the coast of MontenegroLa Repubblica
04/08/99
Belgium
Brussels, Zaventem airport. The bodies of 2 young men were found frozen in the undercarriage of a Brussels Airlines airplane arrived from Guinea Angola Press
Spain
The bodies of 7 dead migrants were found along the coast of Fuerteventura islandEl Mundo
Italy
5 people died, included 2 children, after a motorized rubber boat crashed against a Finance Guard motorboat and capsized off OtrantoLa Repubblica
Albania
6 people drowned off Valona, after a motorized rubber boat hit the rocks and capsizedLa Repubblica
Spain
13 people drowned after 3 different boats sankEl Mundo
Italy
5 people were missing after a boat lost in the Sicily channel was rescued, as its motor engine failedLa Repubblica
Italy
7 people died after two motorized rubber boat crash against each other off Brindisi, in the Adriatic seaLa Repubblica
Albania
6 people died after a motorized rubber boat carrying migrants crashed against an empty rubber coming back from Italy off Valona, near Safeno islandLa Repubblica
Italy
Pantelleria: 8 morti affogati mentre tentavano di raggiungere a nuoto la rivaLa Repubblica
Marocco
Naufragio al largo di Melilla. 38 mortiEl Mundo
Italia
5 people drowned after a motorized rubber boat sank off the Adriatic sea in PugliaLa Repubblica
Italy
In Puglia two motorized rubber boat went adrift were rescued, 5 people were found dead and 16 were missingLa Repubblica
Spain
14 people drowned and 10 were missing after a boat sank off TarifaEl Mundo
Italy
2 migrants drowned after a boat sank off Pantelleria, south of SicilyLa Repubblica
Morocco
The bodies of 23 dead migrants were found and 20 were missing after a boat sank off TangeriEl Mundo
Italy
Otranto channel: the "Sibilla" vessel of the italian militar Navy crashed against the albanian craft "Kater I Rades" and made it sink. The bodies of 4 dead migrants were recovered and 54 were missing, 34 the survivors. 7 months after the wreck was found with the bodies aboardilPassaporto.it
Italy
1 people died after a boat capsized off Lampedusa island, south of SicilyLa Repubblica
Italy
283 people drowned in the Sicily Channel after the collision between the lebanese craft "Friendship" and the motorboat "Yohan"La Repubblica
1996
Niger
Coming back from Libya with 16 people aboard, a car broke down 300 kilometers from Agadez. Two men walked for 100 kilometers before being rescued by a military patrol near Arbre de Ténéré oasis. All the others ones died of thirstLe Monde Diplomatique
Italy
3 people drowned after a boat capsized in the Otranto channel, in the Adriatic seaLa Repubblica
Ungary
18 stowaways died suffocated in the truck where they were hidden trying to pass the borderLa Repubblica
Italy
1 person died after a motorized rubber boat exploded hit by a cost guard motorboatLa Repubblica
Italy
Landing on the Puglia coast, near Lecce, on the Adriatic sea, 2 newborn children froze to death in the tripLa Repubblica
Italy
4 people died and 11 were missing after a boat sank off OtrantoLa Repubblica
Spain
20 migrants drowned after a moroccan boat heading for Spain sank La Repubblica
Albania
12 people drowned trying to reach by swimming the crafts in Durazzo's portLa Repubblica
Jugoslavia
Jusgoslave soldiers shot dead 1 migrants who was trying to pass the italian border near TriesteLa Repubblica
Jugoslavia
Jugoslave soldiers shot on a girl trying to pass the italian border, near Lipica, and injured her at a leg. In march an other man was injured in the same wayLa Repubblica
Jugoslavia
1 person died and 1 was injured after jugoslave soldiers opened fire against a group of migrants trying to pass the italian border near MuggiaLa Repubblica
Spain
20 people drowned after a boat sank off Ceuta, spanish enclave in MoroccoEl Mundo
Spain
10 people died after a boat carrying migrants crashed against the rocks, near AlgericasEl Mundo
Spain
10 people drowned and 9 were missing after a boat sank off CadiceEl Mundo