Iraq repatriates 40 Kurdish migrants from Libya as embassy expands return efforts

Iraq’s embassy in Tripoli announced the return of 40 Kurdish migrants from Libya to Erbil on Saturday, with another 35 set to follow soon.

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14 migrants dead, three rescued after boat sinks off Turkey’s Mugla coast

The boat sank off the coast of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea, a major route for migrants attempting to reach Europe.

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Kurdish migrants in 'dire' conditions at Turkish camps after Aegean Sea rescue: Activist

“They are left in a secluded camp where they only get one meal a day made up of bread and water,” activist Ranj Pzhdary told The New Region

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25 Kurdish migrants return home after Libya jail release

Dozens of would-be migrants from Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have been returned from Libya after being caught and arrested

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Dinghy carrying 70 Kurds stranded in English Channel: Activist

Refugee rights activists Ranj Pshdary told The New Region that he was contacted by Kurdish migrants left stranded in the English Channel "for several hours" on Friday after their vessel experienced an engine failure.

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Six Kurds detained in Libya while trying to reach Europe

Six young men from the Kurdistan Region were arrested in Libya while trying to migrate to Europe, and are currently being held in an unknown prison under poor conditions, according to their families.

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KRG confirms 17 Kurdish migrants disappeared in Libya

“We are aware that a number of migrants have faced difficulties in Libya. However, we do not know if they are arrested or kidnapped,” a DFR official told The New Region

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EU border agency urges disciplinary action against Greece over migrant pushbacks

Frontex, the European Union's border agency, has called on Brussels to initiate "infringement proceedings" against Greece over its recurrent implementation of pushback tactics against migrants crossing into its borders, a policy Athens stringently denies it carries out.

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Seven migrants dead, 23 rescued after boat capsized off Greek island

Migrants attempting to cross into Greece in the Aegean Sea drowned after their inflatable boat capsized, marking the latest fatal episode arising from the dangerous maritime migration route.

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