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Africa: Pope Urges EU to Help Migrants
RFI, 25 November 2014
On a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg in France, the Pope urged lawmakers to help the thousands of migrants who try to reach EU shores. Read more »
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Nigeria: 10 Nigerians Thrown Off Spain-Bound Boat for Praying
Leadership, 17 January 2015
About 10 Nigerian Christians migrating to Spain for a better life met their death when they were allegedly thrown overboard for praying. Read more »
Pope Calls on Europe to Assist Migrants
Pope Francis has called upon Europe to rediscover its leadership role and urged lawmakers to help the thousands of migrants who try to reach EU shores.
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A UN human rights expert on migrants has urged British authorities to reconsider a decision not to support search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Read more »
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Italian authorities say the number of migrants crossing from Libya to Europe has increased, with over 100 000 arrivals in 2014. This as 3,500 migrants were rescued and at least 18 ... Read more »
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Currently, Europe has no centralized system for identifying the bodies of migrants, who often travel without documentation, nor for informing their families in their countries of ... Read more »
Newly elected Pope Francis I, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
