Death at the Border
1. According to a press review undertaken by Fortress Europe, 7,180 migrants have died at the borders of Europe since 1988, and 2,141 of them have been lost at sea.
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2. Some of the migrants who recently arrived in the Canary Islands claim the journey took them from 6-8 days because of the Frontex surveillance programme, and some died due to the border controls. According to police sources the arrivals will increase in April. All information indicates that migrants keep arriving despite the Frontex programme. (Source El Día, D. M., S/C de Tenerife, 2007-03-15)
Spanish coast guard officials said on 9 March 2007 that three undocumented migrants died on a boat bound for the Canary Islands. Of the 49 on board, two others were seriously ill and the remaining 44 were en route to port aboard a rescue vessel. http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=37439
Fonte: PICUM Newsletter, April 2007.
2. Some of the migrants who recently arrived in the Canary Islands claim the journey took them from 6-8 days because of the Frontex surveillance programme, and some died due to the border controls. According to police sources the arrivals will increase in April. All information indicates that migrants keep arriving despite the Frontex programme. (Source El Día, D. M., S/C de Tenerife, 2007-03-15)
Spanish coast guard officials said on 9 March 2007 that three undocumented migrants died on a boat bound for the Canary Islands. Of the 49 on board, two others were seriously ill and the remaining 44 were en route to port aboard a rescue vessel. http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=37439
Fonte: PICUM Newsletter, April 2007.
