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Spain’s Andalucia guarantees “immediate schooling” for refugee children from Ukraine

THE Junta has announced it will make Andalucian educational centres available for refugee children from Ukraine. The measure was announced earlier this week by the

4 Mar, 2022 @ 09:15

Education·Lead·Other News

Housing association to provide 100 unoccupied flats for fleeing Ukrainians in Spain’s Alicante province

COMPANIES associated with the Alicante Provincial Housing Promoters Association (Provia), are to provide over 100 unoccupied rental flats to house fleeing Ukrainian citizens that arrive

3 Mar, 2022 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Five-point plan unveiled by Spain’s Valencia region to help Ukraine and refugees

A five-point plan has been announced by the Valencian government on Tuesday to help the Ukraine and refugees that are already in Spain. Details were

1 Mar, 2022 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Refugee Children Escape From Malaga, During The Spanish Civil War

Highway to hell: The tragic story of how thousands of people were slaughtered by Franco’s forces as they fled Malaga during Spain’s Civil War

IN one of Spain’s darkest chapters, thousands of civilians were massacred whilst fleeing from Malaga to Almeria in what has been dubbed ‘southern Spain’s Guernica’.

20 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca Based People Smugglers Operated Sea And Land Route Between Spain And Algeria

Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria

AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca people smuggling gang charged €5,000 for dangerous boat journey to Spain

ANALYSIS: How 2021 became the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing from west Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands

A RECORD number of people have died whilst trying to cross from West Africa to the Canary Islands during 2021. Data suggests that the route

16 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will give 2 million COVID-19 vaccines for refugees around the world

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will donate 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate refugees

SPAIN will donate two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to humanitarian causes. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, made the announcement this Monday in Madrid’s Casa de

8 Nov, 2021 @ 15:30

Health·Lead·National News

Migrants Crammed Into Lorries Operated By Spanish Trafficking Gang That Made Millions Of Euros Offering Passage To European Union Countries

Migrants crammed into lorries operated by trafficking gang in Spain who ‘made millions’ for journeys to European Union countries

THE Policia Nacional have smashed a migrant trafficking gang based in Spain that charged up to €20,000 per person to gain access to a European

4 Nov, 2021 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

290 Evacuees From Afghanistan Land At Torrejón De Ardoz Air Base In Madrid, Spain 24 Aug 2021

Spain pledges to evacuate more Afghans and their families from Taliban threat

SPAIN has said it will launch a new evacuation operation to extract those Afghans who worked for Spanish authorities and are now at risk from

11 Oct, 2021 @ 12:59

Lead·National News

Afghan Refugees Arrive At TorrejÛn De Ardoz Military Base In Madrid, Spain 19 Aug 2021

Two military bases in southern Spain will receive Afghan refugees who worked for US government

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has struck an agreement with President Joe Biden to allow two military bases in southern Spain to receive Afghan refugees

23 Aug, 2021 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Lead·National News·Sevilla

Two more refugee boats intercepted off Costa Blanca as migration continues through pandemic

MIGRANTS continue in their attempts to land on the Spanish mainland, with two more boats intercepted yesterday, September 23. Torrevieja Maritime Rescue rescued the groups

24 Sep, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

A MIGRANT boat was intercepted off the Torrevieja coast on August 28, with 16 people onboard – four of whom were children, one a pregnant

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:01

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

28 arrested in Spain for smuggling migrants from Morocco to the Canary Islands in rubber boats

SPANISH police have arrested 28 people who were part of a ring that smuggled migrants to the Canary Islands in rubber boats. The operation, which

10 Jul, 2020 @ 16:22

National News

Number of migrants arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands in first half of 2020 increases sixfold compared to 2019

THE number of migrants arriving to the Canary Islands in the first half of this year has increased sixfold compared to the same period in

29 Jun, 2020 @ 14:46

Lead

Spanish Government tightens restrictions on Yemeni refugees entering Spain, amid civil war that has killed 100,000 people

The Yemeni Civil War which has been ongoing since 2015 has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people

7 Jan, 2020 @ 11:53

Lead·National News·Politics

17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol

The total death toll of migrants travelling to Spain now reaches 566, a UN Migration Agency report confirmed today, while the number of arrivals to

6 Nov, 2018 @ 13:33

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Spain among most welcoming countries for refugees

SPAIN is officially one of the most welcoming countries for refugees. According to a new study by the Pew Research Centre, 86% of Spaniards support

28 Sep, 2018 @ 12:13

Lead·National News·Politics

PODEMOS: Spain must do more to protect ‘climate refugees’

SPAIN’S Podemos and Equo parties have called on the government to protect refugees fleeing climate change, now becoming a more significant migration trigger than war.

30 Jun, 2018 @ 12:57

Environment·Lead·Politics

Spain sees increase in migrant mortality

THE death rate among undocumented migrants in Spain has risen 15% since reforms denied them access to free public healthcare. Migrants were excluded from access

20 May, 2018 @ 16:00

Lead·National News