Tag: migrant
Man in police custody after migrant dies during crossing attempt
As part of the investigation into the death of a migrant found lifeless on a beach in Sangatte (Pas-de-Calais) on Friday after an abortive attempt to cross the Channel, a…
Electrocuted migrant dies in freight train fire
The tragedy occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday evening near Calais. Firefighters intervened to put out a fire on a freight wagon which contained paper, reports the daily la Voice…
Junta repeals law criminalizing migrant smuggling
The standoff between Europe and Niamey is crystallizing this time on the migration issue. The junta has just repealed a law passed in 2015 criminalizing the illicit trafficking of migrants…
Syrian migrant injured by soldier’s shooting on Polish-Belarusian border
He heard a scream then felt “a shot which hit him in the back”. A 23-year-old Syrian migrant was injured by the shooting of a Polish soldier while trying to…
A young migrant found dead in the Durance
A young migrant was found dead in the Durance river on Sunday morning near Briançon (Hautes-Alpes) after crossing the border from Italy with a companion rescued “in hypothermia” by firefighters,…
Migrant boat capsized off Sicilian coast
As of: October 28, 2023 5:06 p.m A fishing boat with migrants on board overturned off Sicily for unknown reasons. At least five people were killed. The boat is said…
Migrant employment rate reaches new high
As of: October 24, 2023 5:24 p.m The employment rate of immigrants in Germany reached a new high in 2022. This emerges from the current OECD migration report. However, the…
“Migrant Mom”: What I learned from a migrant mom
Elina Penner is a Mennoite-Plautdiet German – a German with a Russian passport. Or Russian Germans. Her exact “Migra” background is less important in her book “Migrant Mom”. All that…
Federal Police: Number of migrants entering illegally is twice as high as in July
Germany Federal Police Number of migrants entering illegally twice as high as in July As of: 3:21 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Significantly more unauthorized entries into Germany The…
Paddington Bear is not quintessentially British, but a migrant from Peru
65th birthday He’s so British – but Paddington the bear is actually a migrant On the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, many people also offered condolences with Paddington plush toys…