Info Refugee Migrations in(to) Europe: November 1-15. Increasing importance of Tunisia in migration departures!


Ann Trappers, 16 November 2020

November 2. 129 refugees rescued by Spanish coast guard near Gran Canaria.

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28311/one-migrant-dead-71-rescued-off-canary-islands

November 3. Bosnia reports that the number of refugees arriving in Bosnia between January and the end of October has halved compared to the same period in 2019.

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28271/bosnia-reports-drop-in-migrant-arrivals-compared-to-2019

November 4. Between November 1 and 3,  935 refugees were intercepted in the Mediterranean and returned to Libya.

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28284/libya-nearly-1-000-migrants-intercepted-at-sea-and-returned-to-libya-in-3-days

November 4. On November 3, 114 refugees arrived, spread over 3 small boats, at Lampedusa and on November 4 refugees in a small boat were rescued by the Italian coast guard near Lampedusa . http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/cronaca/2020/11/04/gommone-sta-per-affondare-migranti-salvati-da-gdf_79ddd531-969f-46fb-8ed7-3d3b72e9c2c8.html

November 4. 1 dead and 71 rescued from a refugee boat in the area of Canary Islands.

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28311/one-migrant-dead-71-rescued-off-canary-islands

November 4. 4 young Afghans discovered in Cremona in a truck coming from Slovenia and headed in the direction of Lombardia in Italy. https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28353/four-migrants-discovered-in-lorry-from-slovenia-to-italy

November 5. Czech police find 48 Syrian refugees in a Turkish truck on their way to Germany and the Netherlands. .https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28369/czech-police-stop-truck-carrying-48-migrants

November 5. Germany deports 10 Ethiopian asylum seekers back to Ethiopia .

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28309/germany-deports-ethiopian-asylum-seekers

November 6. Syrian refugee sets himself on fire in the front of UNHCR building in Beirut.

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28365/syrian-refugee-sets-himself-on-fire-in-front-of-unhcr-office-in-beirut

November 6. 4 Moroccan migrants die trying to reach Europe via Melilla.   https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28349/four-migrants-die-trying-to-reach-spanish-enclave-in-africa

November 8. More than 1,600 refugees have arrived in the Canary Islands this weekend.

https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_plus-de-1600-migrants-sont-arrives-sur-les-iles-canaries-ce-week-end?id=10627686

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28394/over-1-600-migrants-reach-canary-islands-over-the-weekend

November 9. A 6-year-old child refugee drowned near Samos. The mother and 10 other refugees were found close to the sunken boat. 6 other refugees either came ashore or are missing. https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28382/child-drowns-as-migrant-boat-runs-into-trouble-off-samos

November 9. Greece wishes to amend its asylum  legislation so that Turkey can pass off as a “safe country”, which should facilitate returns to Turkey. https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28386/greece-plans-to-increase-safe-country-returns-reduce-benefits-for-refugees

November 10. The Dutch government is reviewing several dozen Ugandans’ files with false LGBTQ claims. https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28401/dutch-government-cracks-down-on-ugandan-asylum-seekers-after-fake-lgbt-claims

November 10. In Saint-Denis, north of Paris, more than 2.000 refugees live in an abominable refugee camp. Their living conditions are deplorable. https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28324/situation-about-to-explode-in-locked-down-paris-migrant-camp

November 11. In fact, 2,000 refugees arrived in the Canary Islands between Saturday and Monday.  https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28406/record-number-of-2-200-migrants-arrive-on-canary-islands-between-saturday-and-monday

November 12. The NGO ship Open Arms rescues on the Mediterranean a boat with 100 refugees on board; 5 dead persons.

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/notizie/regioni/sicilia/2020/11/11/migranti-open-arms-almeno-5-vittime-in-naufragio_eb5188ed-d4f4-4b7d-8536-a7166820d2ef.html

InfoMigrant speaks about 13 dead persons and 88 persons saved on November 10 in the middle of the Mediterranean, they were coming from Libya and going to Malta.

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28450/same-day-different-fates-88-rescued-at-least-13-drowned-in-central-mediterranean-on-tuesday

It concerns 2 different actions.

November 13. At least 75 refugees drowned when a boat carrying 120 people sunk off the coast of Libya. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/12/at-least-74-migrants-dead-in-devastating-shipwreck-off-libya

November 13. Shortly after, another 20 refugees drowned at some distance from the Libyan coast. https://www.lareference-paris.com/8975

November 14.  The  205 rescued refugees (see November 12-13) have been transfered to a quarantine ship in the harbour of Trapani. https://trapani.gds.it/articoli/cronaca/2020/11/14/migranti-lopen-arms-rimane-davanti-al-porto-di-trapani-in-zona-ce-la-nave-quarantena-d4aa2478-1369-4880-bfae-0a54ef032619/

November 14. A report by a Tunisian n.g.o. shows that in October 2020 1,328 migrants without documents left Tunisia for Italy, while only 381 did so in October 2019. file:///C:/Users/Johan%20Leman/Desktop/en.octobre2020.pdf

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