Tunisia: 24 die at sea as drownings spike amid immigration crackdown

A surge in crossings and deaths in the Mediterranean Sea is linked to a crackdown on sub-Saharan African migrants and the worsening political and economic situation in Tunisia, says Bram Frouws, Director of the Mixed Migration Centre.

EU giving up search and rescue duties in Mediterranean

Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have died while attempting to reach Europe from North Africa, mostly Libya. The European asylum system and the whole approach to migration is in "poor shape," says Bram Frouws, Director of the Mixed Migration Centre.

UK Court of Appeal to reconsider Rwanda asylum plan

London's High Court has granted permission to appeal the UK government's controversial Rwanda asylum plan.