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La ‘ruta canaria’ mata en seis meses más migrantes que en todo 2020 Desde enero han muerto en su intento por llegar a las Islas 1.922 personas en 57 tragedias | Caminando Fronteras denuncia laxitud de Marruecos en los rescates Llegada de migrantes al puerto de Santa Cruz de Tenerife de una embarcación con numerosos menores el 1 de julio. | | A. GUTRIÉRREZ Pedro Fumero La ruta canaria, la que trae a las Islas migrantes desde África en cayucos,...

Spain: Government must take action to protect human rights defender Helena Maleno 13 April 2021 An open letter is calling on the government of Spain to act to protect Helena Maleno, a human rights defender who has saved tens of thousands of lives and who was recently violently deported from Morocco, where she has lived for 20 years, and separated from her daughter in the process. The letter, coordinated by the organisation that Maleno founded, Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders), calls for t...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Migration activist says Spain, Morocco trying to silence her A renowned Spanish activist for migrants’ rights says she has been barred from returning to Morocco, where she has lived and worked for two decades, in what she says is the latest attempt by Moroccan and Spanish authorities to silence her By ARITZ PARRA and TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press April 12, 2021, 3:07 PM • 4 min read The Associated P...

Migration activist Helena Maleno says Spain, Morocco trying to silence her Helena Maleno said she had waited until now to reveal the January events to protect her family and allow time for authorities to find a solution. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Walking Borders founder and activist Helena Maleno, right, poses for a photo with Spanish actress Alba Flores during a press conference in Madrid. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press MADRID: A renowned Spanish activist for migrants rights says ...

Tarajal memorial protests: "Faced with their deadly policies: we remember, defend life and demand rights" 08 February 2021 On 6 February the eighth annual march to commemorate the deaths of at least 14 people trying to cross the border at Tarajal beach, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, took place. Demonstrations were held in Ceuta and Melilla, cities across the Spanish mainland, as well as in Frankfurt and Dakar. A manifesto published on the day of the protests calls for "a Europe that is open ...