Tag: Melilla
UN accuses Morocco and Spain of ‘excessive use of force’ against migrants in Melilla
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric accused Morocco and Spain on Tuesday of having resorted to “excessive use of force” against migrants in Melilla last weekend. A slippage that resulted in “the…
Dead migrants near Melilla: sharp criticism of Sánchez
As of: 06/27/2022 5:41 p.m Up to 2,000 people tried to climb the border fence to the Spanish exclave of Melilla on Friday. Dozens died as a result. Prime Minister…
Dozens of migrants die in Melilla and Sánchez praises border guards – Opinion
Spain’s Prime Minister finds no word of regret at 37 dead migrants in Melilla. Instead, he praises his security forces. It is no longer just the far right who are…
After the attack on the Melilla exclave: serious allegations against security forces
Status: 06/26/2022 11:46 a.m At least 23 people have died in the recent attack on the Spanish exclave of Melilla. Human rights organizations sharply criticized the security forces. The Spanish…
Spanish enclave of Melilla: dead in attack on border fence
Status: 06/25/2022 00:23 Again, numerous migrants tried to cross the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. According to the authorities, 18 people died. There were many arrests.…
Spanish enclave of Melilla: dead in attack on border fence
Status: 06/24/2022 7:40 p.m Again, numerous migrants tried to cross the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. According to the authorities, five people died in the crowd.…
Spanish exclave: Hundreds of migrants storm Melilla
Status: 06/24/2022 2:47 p.m Hundreds of people tried again to climb the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Security forces pushed most of them back –…
Nearly 2,000 migrants try to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco
More than 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco on Friday morning and “a significant number” of them succeeded, the prefecture said, without specifying their…
Hundreds of migrants manage to enter the enclave of Melilla
Spain is facing for the second day in a row a massive influx of migrants from the African continent to the enclave of Melilla. 1,200 migrants “began, around 07:25 (06:25…
Spanish exclave Melilla: 238 migrants overcome border fence
Status: 07/22/2021 1:34 p.m. In the early hours of the morning hundreds of migrants stormed the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish exclave Melilla. 238 of them managed to…