List of 44,764 documented deaths of migrants

Documentation by UNITED as of 1 June 2021

Documentation total by UNITED as of 01 April 2019 was 36,570
Documentation total by UNITED as of 11 June 2020 was 40,555

found deadnumbername, gender, ageregion of origincause of deathsource
23/05/20211Musa Balde (man, 23)Guineahanged himself in solitary confinement in detention center in Turin (IT), did not get medical treatmentInfoMigrant
22/05/20211N.N. (man)Africadrowned while trying to swim to Hendaye in France, body found in border river Bidassoa in Irun (ES)MediaBask/NAIZ/IOM/Cope/Angulaberria
22/05/20213N.N. (baby, 6 m; toddler, 3; child)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies discovered on a beach in Zuwara (Libya), have been on Europe-bound boatVK/InfoMigrants/Guardian
20/05/20211Saber Azouz (man, 20)Moroccobody found with blood traces probably caused by Spanish Civil Guard, was on way to enclave of CeutaNewArab/Reuters/Aljazeera
18/05/20211N.N. (young man)Moroccodrowned, was 1 of rush of migrants who tried to swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of CeutaReuters/Aljazeera
17/05/202157N.N.Bangladesh, unknowndrowned when boat capsized off coast of Sfax (TN); 33 rescued by workers from oil platformAljazeera/InfoMigrants/IOMTunesia/Prens
13/05/202117N.N.unknowndrowned, inflatable boat sunk off coast of Zarzis (TN) when engine broke; 2 women rescuedWPost/APNews/Reuters/ABCNews/IOML
10/05/20211N.N. (man, 51)Irandied of unknown cause, had health issues, found dead in tent in Vial refugee camp on Chios (GR)KTG
10/05/202124N.N.unknowndrowned on way from Libya to Italy, 1 body recovered by Libyan Coast Guard; 23 missing, 42 rescuedUNHCR Libya/IOMLibya/WPost
10/05/20215N.N. (incl 1 child; 1 woman)unknowndrowned when boat capsized off Libya on way to Italy; 40 rescued by fishermenWPost/InfoMigrants
09/05/202122N.N. (incl 1 child; 2 women; 1 m)unknowndrowned in shipwreck near Castelverde (LY), bodies washed ashore next day; 22 missing, 40 rescuedIOMLibya
07/05/20211N.N. (young man, 20-25)unknowndrowned, decomposed body found at Evros river near Mandra (GR), tried to cross from Turkey to GREvrosNews/IOM
03/05/20211N.N. (man, 28)Somaliadied of unknown cause, found dead surrounded by rats in his tent in Vial refugee camp on Chios (GR)Guardian/Atexnos/KTG
03/05/20211N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, decomposed body found in Evros river near Petalos Feron (TR) at Turkish-Geek borderEvrosNews/IOM
02/05/202111N.N.unknowndrowned, inflatable boat wrecked off the western Libyan city of Zawya; 12 rescuedSwissCH/IOMLibya/Euronews/InfoMigran
in May 211Moussa (man, 46)Eritreadied of starvation, political refugee forced into street life in Bari (IT) without a real help networkGazzettaMezzo/BariToday/GazzettaMezz
26/04/202154N.N. (incl 2 minors; 24 men)Mali, Sub-Saharan Africadied of thirst and hunger, 24 bodies found in boat near El Hierro (ES) after 22 days on sea; 3 rescuedSpiegel/IOMSpain/EFE/Can7/Publico
22/04/2021129N.N. (7 women; 122 men)unknowndrowned, boat off Libya begged for help for 2 days but authorities knowingly left them to die at seaGuardian/Jornada/IPSAN/AlarmPhone/Va
22/04/20211Mubarak Jaber (man, 23)Sudandrowned, boat off Libya begged for help for 2 days but authorities knowingly left them to die at seaGuardian/Jornada/IPSAN/Swiss.ch/Vatica
21/04/20212N.N. (1 child; 1 woman)unknownsuffocated onboard over full boat left waiting for help for 1 day off Libya on way to Italy; 104 rescuedEuromed/AlarmPhone/IOMLibya/SafaMse
21/04/202140N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, fate of boat in distress at sea is unknown, search was without successGuardian/Euromed
20/04/20219N.N. (incl 1 baby; 1 woman)unknowndrowned after shipwreck off coasts of Mostaganem (DZ) on way to Spain; 5 missing, 3 rescuedHeroes/IOM
19/04/20211N.N. (young man)Eritreasuicide, hanged himself near river Bidassoa in Irun (ES) on Spanish-French borderMediaBask
19/04/20211N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, found frozen at Schiphol Airport (NL) in wheel bay of plane from Lagos (Nigeria)AD/IOM/Sputnik
16/04/202141N.N. (incl 1 child; 12 women)Tunesia, Sub-Saharan Africadrowned on way from Sfax (Tunisia) to Lampedusa (IT); 20 missing; 3 rescuedRefDagblad/Euromed/IOM/Reuters/Swiss
15/04/20211N.N.unknowndrowned, Evros/Meriç river, Edirne, TurkeyIOMTurkey
11/04/20214N.N.unknownfound dead on boat on way to Canary Islands (ES) from Mauritania; 19 rescued in bad conditionsHelenaMaleno/Euromed/InfoMigrants/IOM
11/04/202129N.N.unknownmissing, died of hunger/thirst during 18 days trip to Canary Islands (ES) from Mauritania; 19 rescuedHelenaMaleno/Euromed/InfoMigrants/IOM
11/04/20214N.N. (2 women; 2 men)unknownpresumed drowned, remains recovered on Plage d'Aghir, Djerba (Tunisia)IOM/Shems
11/04/20212N.N. (incl 1 women)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies recovered off the coast of Zarzis, Medenine (Tunisia)IOM/Shems
09/04/20211N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, tried to cross Evros River (GR-TR border) being blocked on island by border guardsECRE
08/04/20211N.N.unknownshot by guards during tensions in overcrowded Al-Mabani Collection & Return Centre in Tripoli (LY)MSF/InfoMigrants
07/04/20211M. S. (boy, 18)Moroccodrowned trying to get on ferry to Spain, body found in mouth of Río de Oro in Spanish enclaveof MelillaPublico/Jairo
06/04/20213N.N. (3 men)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found in the Evros river near Edirne (TR) on Turkish-Greece borderIOMTurkey
05/04/20211Akram Bathiesh (man)Syriaheart attack after decision of Danish authorities to withdraw his residence permit and asylum statusHassoun
05/04/20211N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africapresumed drowned, body wearing a life jacket found floating in the sea near Fuerteventura (ES)Euromed/EFE
05/04/20211N.N. (man)unknownseverely beaten body found near Evros river in Serem Village near Turkish-Greek borderIOMTurkey
01/04/20211N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, found dead on truck on parking lot in Rouvignies (FR) near Belgian border; 2 survivedVoixDuNord/IOM
in Apr 212N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found drifting in the Mediterranean Sea near LibyaIOMLibya
in Apr 213N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, trying to swim the risky 100 meters from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of MelillaMedium/Publico
30/03/20215N.N. (3 children; 2 women)unknowndrowned, fell overboard of partly deflated rubber boat off coast of Libya; 80 rescuedEuromed/AlarmPhone
29/03/20211N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africapresumed drowned, body wearing a life jacket found floating in the sea in waters near FuerteventuraAlarmPhone/EFE
28/03/20219N.N.unknowndrowned, 2 bodies found, boat on way from Algeria wrecked off coast of Murcia (ES); 3 rescuedVerdad/Euromed/AlarmPhone/EP
26/03/20211N.N. (man, 24)TurkeyKurd, suicide in protest of uncertain situation after 16 months in detention Centre in Corinth (GR)KTG/Euromed/InfoMigrants
26/03/20213N.N. (2 women; 1 man)unknowndrowned, dinghy capsized just before rescue boat arrived off the coast of Tenerife (ES); 41 rescuedEWN/EFE
25/03/20211Tali Hocudua (man, 30)Nigeriafound dead between alcohol bottles in Caravelle reception center in Riotorto (IT), got expulsion orderTelegrafo
25/03/202150N.N. (4 children; 10 women)unknownpresumed drowned, boat left from Laayoune (Western Sahara) heading for Canary Islands is missingAlarmPhone
24/03/20211Macky Diabate (man, 44)Guineadied of appendix inflammation in detention camp on Kos (GR) being refused medical help for 3 daysKTG/InfoMigrants/Euromed/EFSYN/Depo
22/03/20214N.N. (men)Syriatruck accident, on motorway near Okucani junction, Slavonia (HR) near Bosnian Border; 20 survivedBalkanInsight/Euromed/IOMCroatia/Welc
22/03/20211Nekri Mohamed Lamine (man)Algeriapresumed drowned, boat went missing on way from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)Euromed/FaroCeuta
22/03/20219N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, boat went missing on way from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)Euromed/FaroCeuta
21/03/20211Nabody (girl, 2)Malidied of cardiac arrest in hospital on Lanzarote (ES) after being 5 d. in boat on way from Dhakhla (EH)ABCNews/ArabNews//Aljazeera
18/03/202165N.N. (children; women; men)Sudan, Senegal, unknown60 presumed drowned, 5 drowned, when wooden boat caught fire near Zuwara (LY); 45 rescuedInfoMigrants/Euromed/IOMLibya
17/03/20211Alpha Oumar Bah (man, 27)Guineasuicide in refugee housing in Berlin (DE) in fear of deportation, however he had a residence permitND/Tagesspiegel/Oxion
17/03/20211N.N. (man, adult)Sub-Saharan Africadied of unknown cause on way from Africa to Canary Islands (ES), body thrown overboard; 36 rescuedEuromed/EFE
16/03/20219N.N. (incl 1 toddler; 3 minors)unknowndied, bodies thrown in ocean during 5 day crossing from Dhakhla (EH) to Lanzarote (ES); 52 rescuedABCNews/ArabNews/Aljazeera/EFE/ElPa
16/03/202138N.N. (incl 1 baby)unknowndrowned after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia on way to Italy; 17 missing, 3 rescuedAI-M
13/03/20211N.N. (boy, 17)Moroccodrowned, tried to swim to Cadiz (ES) from detention ship in Spanish enclave of Ceuta; 1 rescuedCeutaActualidad/AlarmPhone
11/03/20211Salah Tayar (man, 35)Chadsuicide in Eberswalde (DE) fell in a depression in fear of rejection of asylum application after 8 yearsTagesspiegel/Oxion
11/03/20211N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned trying to cross from Bulgaria to Serbia, body found in Nisava River near Pirot (RS)IOMSerbia
09/03/202139N.N. (incl 4 children; 9 woman)Ivory Coast, Sub-Saharan Afdrowned, 2 overloaded makeshift crafts capsized off Tunesia on way to Lampedusa (IT); 165 rescuedInfoMigrants/ABCNews/Aljazeera/USNew
08/03/20214N.N.unknowndied, during crossing from Mauritania to Canary Islands (ES) bodies thrown overboard; 48 rescuedAnsamed/Euromed/AlarmPhone/EFE
08/03/20211N.N. (woman)unknowndied, during crossing from Mauritania to Canary Islands (ES) body found aboard boat; 48 rescuedAnsamed/Euromed/AlarmPhone/EFE
04/03211N.N.Pakistanblown up by mine while crossing a mine suspected area in forest near Saborsko (HR); 2 survivedIndexHR/IOM/PoliceKarlovac
04/03/20211Nuref?an Teke (girl, 9)Turkeydrowned, was swept away by Meriç River trying to get on a boat to cross into Greece, near Edirne (TR)EuronewsTR/IOM
02/03/20211N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, trying to swim the risky 100 meters from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of MelillaInfoMigrant/Euromed/Publico/Medium
02/03/20211N.N. (man)unknowndied of unknown cause in his sleep, was living on the streets of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)El Diario/Provincia
02/03/20211N.N. (man)unknownelectrocuted between two train wagons coming from Sarajevo, body found at Bradina station (Bosnia)BLPortal/IOM
02/03/20211N.N.unknowndrowned, boat capsized at port of Calais (FR) on way to England; 3 rescued & transported to hospitalVoixDuNord/Care4Calais/IOM/Ya.UK
in Mar 211N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, trying to swim risky 100m from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Melilla, body washed ashoreInfoMigrant/Euromed/Publico/Medium
in Mar 211N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, trying to swim risky 100m from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Melilla, body washed ashoreInfoMigrant/Euromed/Publico/Medium
in Mar 211N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, trying to swim risky 100m from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Melilla, body washed ashoreInfoMigrant/Euromed/Publico/Medium
in Mar 213N.N. (3 men)Algeriadied of smoke inhalation due to fire in abandoned building where they lived in Thessaloniki (GR)APNews/ABCNews/DailySabah
28/02/202115N.N. (15 men)West Africadrowned when their rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya on way to Italy; 95 rescuedInfoMigrants/AlarmPhone/Euromed/IOMLi
25/02/20211N.N.Africadied of exhaustion/hypothermia after being rescued near island of Kerkenah (LY); 24 rescuedElCom
23/02/20211Zhwan (boy, 6)Irandied in fire in refugee camp in Thiva (Greece), mother rescued his 4 siblings from container they live inKTG/Euromed/PrensaLat/EFSYN
20/02/202133N.N. (3 children; 4 women; 26 m)unknowndrowned, during rescue operation by merchant vessel off coast of Libya on way to Italy; 77 rescuedGlobalist/Gossip/WatchTheMed/IOMItaly/I
20/02/20216N.N.unknowndrowned, fell in sea when rubber dinghy was taking on water on way from Libya to Italy; 77 rescuedGlobalist/Gossip/WatchTheMed/IOMItaly/I
20/02/20212N.N.unknowndrowned, tried to swim to boat in distance when dinghy on way to Italy was taking water; 77 rescuedGlobalist/Gossip/WatchTheMed/IOMItaly/I
19/02/202117N.N.Morocco, Algeriadrowned, boat capsized off the coast of Oran (Algeria) on way to Spain; 2 rescuedAlarmPhone
16/02/20211Nabi A. H. (man, 43)Afghanistansuicide in Potsdam (DE) after fighting for family reunification during nine years without successTagesspiegel/Oxion
14/02/20211N.N. (man)Turkeydrowned, body found at river Glina in northwestern Bosnia near Bosnian-Croatian border; 7 survivedTotHRNews/IOM/N1
13/02/202123N.N.Africadrowned, boat sank in Mediterranean sea off the Italian island of Lampedusa; 22 missing, 25 rescuedEuromed/AlArabia/IOM/Migazin/AlarmPho
07/02/20211Mohamed El Jebbari (man, 25)Moroccopresumed drowned, went missing while trying to swim from Fnideq (MA) to Ceuta; he wore a wetsuitElForoCeuta/AlarmPhone
06/02/20211Jawad Al-Muhammad (man, 25)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing since boat on way from Nador (MA) to Spain sank near Gibraltar (GB)ElForoCeuta/AlarmPhone/GBC
06/02/20211Hamid Al-Hassani (man, 29)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing since boat on way from Nador (MA) to Spain sank near Gibraltar (GB)ElForoCeuta/AlarmPhone/GBC
06/02/20212N.N. (man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing since boat on way from Nador (MA) to Spain sank near Gibraltar (GB)ElForoCeuta/AlarmPhone/GBC
30/01/20211Ayoub Fakhari (boy, 18)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to go from Castillejos (MA) to Spanish enclave of Ceuta by kayakAlarmPhone/ElForoCeuta
30/01/20211Dahani Bilal (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to go from Castillejos (MA) to Spanish enclave of Ceuta by kayakAlarmPhone/ElForoCeuta
30/01/20212N.N. (men)unknownfrozen to death, bodies found laying in the snow in forest near Ye?ilce at Turkish-Bulgarian borderEdirneMedya/IOM
29/01/20211N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found in river Evros near Edirne (Turkey) at Turkish-Greek borderIOMTurkey
29/01/20211N.N.unknowncar accident, overloaded vehicle overturned after ignoring police signal near Voio (GR); 10 survivedTheHuffGreece/IOM
26/01/20211Bader al-Mutawakl (man, 21)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing while trying to swim from Fnideq (MA) to the Spanish enclave of CeutaAlarmPhone/Menara
24/01/20211N.N. (man, 27)Afghanistandied in a fire in an building of asylum seeker center in Billstedt a suburb of Hamburg (Germany)InfoMigrants/Welt/Hamburger Abendblatt/
22/01/202117N.N. (incl 2 children; 5 women)unknowndrowned, in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on way to Europe; 82 rescuedEuromed/IOMLibya
22/01/20211N.N. (man, 26)Afghanistanhit by car while walking on road at night in Auchy-au-Bois near Calais (France); 1 survived but injuredVoixDuNord
20/01/20201N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied of hypothermia at hospital of island of El Hierro (ES) after arrival by boat from Africa; 50 rescuedEl Diario/Euromed/AlarmPhone/EFE
20/01/202112N.N. (incl 3 child; 1 woman; 1 m)Moroccopresumed drowned, on way from Dakhla (EH) to Canary Islands (ES), 4 bodies washed ashore; 14 rescDakhlaNews/IOM/Al Yaoum
19/01/20201N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied of hypothermia in harbour of island of El Hierro (ES) after arrival by boat from Africa; 50 rescuedEl Diario/Euromed/AlarmPhone/EFE
19/01/202142N.N. (42 men)West Africadrowned, boat capsized after engine failed off Libyan coast on way from Zawiya to Italy; 10 rescuedGuardian/Euromed/InfoMigrants/IOMLiby
19/01/20211Souleymane (boy, 18)Guineadrowned, boat capsized after engine failed off Libyan coast on way from Zawiya to Italy; 10 rescuedGuardian/Euromed/InfoMigrants/IOMLiby
18/01/20211Jamal Talhat (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to sail from Morocco to Spain in a 3,5m long inflatable boatAlarmPhone/FaroCeauta
18/01/20211Samad Talhat (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to sail from Morocco to Spain in a 3,5m long inflatable boatAlarmPhone/FaroCeauta
18/01/20211Salim Boulouad (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to sail from Morocco to Spain in a 3,5m long inflatable boatAlarmPhone/FaroCeauta
18/01/20211Jawad Boulouad (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to sail from Morocco to Spain in a 3,5m long inflatable boatAlarmPhone/FaroCeauta
18/01/20211Momoun (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to sail from Morocco to Spain in a 3,5m long inflatable boatAlarmPhone/FaroCeauta
18/01/20211Karim (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to sail from Morocco to Spain in a 3,5m long inflatable boatAlarmPhone/FaroCeauta
18/01/20212N.N. (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to sail from Morocco to Spain in a 3,5 meter long inflatable boatAlarmPhone/FaroCeauta
18/01/20213N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)unknowndrowned, boat capsized near the beach of El Cantal de Mojácar, Almería (Spain); 9 swam ashoreInfoMigrants/LV
15/01/20211N.N.unknowndrowned, washed overboard by waves in rough sea near Rhodos (GR), on way from Turkey; 6 rescuedAlarmPhone
15/01/20211Yaseen S. A. Al-Obaidi (man, 32)Iraqdrowned, washed overboard by waves in rough sea near Rhodos (GR), on way from Turkey; 6 rescuedAlarmPhone
15/01/20211Muhammad T. A. Suleiman (man)Palestinedrowned, washed overboard by waves in rough sea near Rhodos (GR), on way from Turkey; 5 rescuedAlarmPhone
15/01/20211A. (man)unknowndrowned, washed overboard by waves in rough sea near Rhodos (GR), on way from Turkey; 5 rescuedAlarmPhone
15/01/20211N.N. (elderly man)unknowndrowned, washed overboard by waves in rough sea near Rhodos (GR), on way from Turkey; 5 rescuedAlarmPhone
15/01/20211Y. (man)unknowndrowned, washed overboard by waves in rough sea near Rhodos (GR), on way from Turkey; 5 rescuedAlarmPhone
10/01/20211Alhassane (boy, 9)Guineadied of dehydration, twin sister watched him die & threw body into sea just before boat was rescued20ME/Euromed/InfoMigrant/ElPais
10/01/20211N.N. (adult man)unknowndied of unknown cause, onboard boat on way from Africa to Canary Islands (ES); 89 rescuedEldiario/Euromed/AlarmPhone/EFE
10/01/20211Mohamed Oulmid (man, 23)Moroccodrowned, tried to swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta, body in wet suit washed a shoreFaroCeuta/AlarmPhone
10/01/202137N.N. (incl infant; 5 woman)unknownpresumed drowned, boat went missing on way from Bouyafar Morocco) to Motril (ES)AlarmPhone
08/01/20212N.N. (2 women)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies washed a shore in Arekmane near Nador (MA) where on way to SpainAMDHNador
08/01/20212N.N. (baby; woman)unknownfound dead onboard boat on way to Spain, which got in problems off coast of Nador (MA); 19 rescuedAlarmPhone/EurPress
08/01/20211Naji Muhammad Hamida (man)Egyptdrowned, body found on the beach of Abu Shika area in al-Malahha (LY), was on way to ItalyWatNews/Sotmasr
07/01/20211Doumbia Mabana (young woman)Ivory Coastdrowned on way from Nador MA) to Spain; 3 missing, 7 bodies recovered from sea; 21 rescuedAlarmPhone/AMDHNador
07/01/202110N.N. (1 child; 2 women; 1 man)unknowndrowned on way from Nador (MA) to Spain; 3 missing, 7 bodies recovered from sea; 21 rescuedAlarmPhone/IOM/AMDHNador
06/01/20211Soufiane Afilal (man, 27)Algeriapresumed drowned, missing in Strait of Gibraltar, boat disappeared between Beliones (MA) and SpainFaroCeuta/AlarmPhone
06/01/20212N.N. (young men)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing in Strait of Gibraltar, boat disappeared between Beliones (MA) and SpainFaroCeuta/AlarmPhone
06/01/20212N.N. (babies)unknowndied of swallowing sea water in boat on way to Spain; 20 rescued off the coast of Arkman (MA)AlarmPhone/NadorCity
05/01/20211N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadied of cardiorespiratory arrest after arriving by boat from Africa at Canary Islands (ES); 43 rescuedEl Diario/Euromed/InfoMigrants/AlarmPho
05/01/20213N.N. (3 men)Sub-Saharan Africadied on way from Africa to Canary Islands (ES), boat arrived with dead bodies on board; 43 rescuedEl Diario/Euromed/InfoMigrants/AlarmPho
03/01/20208N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, missing when 79 migrants were intercepted and repatriated to LibyaMediterranea
02/01/20217N.N. (4 women; 3 men)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies washed ashore in advanced state of decomposition on an Algerian beachAlarmPhone/MEE
02/01/20211Redwan Rigat (man, 53)Egyptfound dead in cold underpass near railway station Garibaldi, Milano (IT), he was homelessNecropolis/Canal13/Ansa
in Jan 211N.N. (boy, 5)Afghanistanrun over by heavy duty truck while playing in Malakasa refugee camp north of Athens (GR)InfoMigrants
in Jan 211Saeed Abdel Hamid (man)Egyptdrowned, body recovered off the coast of Sabratha (LY), boat shipwrecked on way to ItalyWatNews
in Jan 211N.N.Egyptdrowned, body recovered off the coast of Sabratha (LY), boat shipwrecked on way to ItalyWatNews
in 202112N.N.unknownpresumed missing or have died in context of illegal pushbacks in Aegean Sea in 1st quarter of 2021ECRE
28/12/20201N.N.unknowndrowned, body in advanced state of decay found floating in port of Calais (FR)NordLittoral/IOM
26/12/20201N.N. (young man)Guineadied in hospital in Laayoune (EH) after being rescued from shipwreck, was on way to SpainHelenaMaleno/Euromed/AlarmPhone/Wat
25/12/202013N.N. (incl 1 child; 1 woman)Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigerpresumed drowned, missing, left on December 24 from Sabratha (LY) never arrived at Lampedusa (IT)ILM/Euromed/AlarmPhone/Mediterranea
24/12/20202N.N.unknowndied of unknown causes, bodies found on inflatable boat off El Aaiún (Morocco); 43 rescuedProvincia/Euromed
24/12/202018N.N. (incl 1 child)unknowndrowned in shipwreck off Laayoune (EH) on way to Canary Islands (ES); 17 missing, 44 rescuedHelenaMaleno/Euromed/AlarmPhone/Wat
24/12/202040N.N. (incl 19 women, 4 pregnant)Sub-Saharan Africa, Tunisiadrowned, boat sank near Sfax (TN) on way to lItaly; 20 missing, 20 bodies recovered; 5 rescuedEuromed/IOM/Reuters
23/12/20201N.N. (man)unknownpresumed suicide, despite mental problems denied access to asylum camp in Boudry (CH) in cold nightMigsol
22/12/20206N.N.Sub-Saharan Africapresumed drowned, bodies washed ashore on coast off a Taruma beach near El Aaiún (EH)Provincia/Euromed
18/12/20207N.N. (incl 3 minors; 4 women)unknowndrowned, when trafficker wrecked boat off the coast of Almeria (Spain); 18 managed to reach landEPress/AlarmPhone
18/12/20201Rafi al-Sayyid Ahmad (man, 19)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Hassan Hamdy Hassan (boy, 17)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Jamal Omar Mahmoud (man, 23)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Hassan Mahmoud Bakhit (boy,14)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Shaaban Muhammad Sadiq (m,55)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Ibrahim Saeed Muhammad (b,16)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Ahmed Abdel Salam Saad (m, 59)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Abd al-Rahman Faraj Salih (m, 23)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Saber Jaber Abdel Salam (m, 33)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Hammouda Faraj Abdel Hadi (28)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201Assem Farhat Abd al-Salam (19)Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
18/12/20201N.N.Egyptdrowned, remains washed ashore or recovered off coast of Salloum (EG) on way from Libya to ItalyYoum/Shorouk/IOM/WatNews
17/12/202023N.N.North Africapresumed drowned, boat disappeared on Balearic route on way from Béjaïa (DZ) to Spain or ItalyAlgerie Eco/IOM/AlarmPhone
16/12/20204N.N. (4 children)Egyptdrowned, bodies retrieved off the coast of Al-Zawiya (LY); victims of pushback by Libyan coast guardsEuromed/IOMLibya/SafaMsehli
10/12/20201N.N.Moroccofound dead in abandoned building were refugees seek shelter in Edirne (TR), near Greek borderEdirneMedya/IOMTurkey
06/12/202011N.N. (incl 1 baby; 1 woman)unknown2 bodies in remains of rubber boat washed a shore near Akhfennir (MA); 3 missing; 2 survivedWatchTheMed/Euromed/IOM/AlarmPhon
02/12/20202N.N. (2 women)Somaliadrowned after inflatable boat sank nearby Mantamados, Lesbos (GR); 1 missing; 32 rescuedIzzy/Euromed/Macau
01/12/202016N.N. (incl 12 young men)unknowndied of hunger/thirst during eight-day journey from Safi (MA) to Canary Islands; 4 missing, 11 rescuedPlus24/IOM/AlamPress
in Dec 201N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body washed up on Libyan shoreIOMLibya/Euromed
in Dec 202N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found on beach off Al Marsa near El Aaiún (Morocco)Provincia
in Dec 201Hussein Mubarak (boy, 17)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta; 1 survivedElForoCeuta/AlarmPhone
in Dec 201Muhammad Taniber (boy, 18)Moroccopresumed drowned, missing, tried to swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta; 1 survivedElForoCeuta/AlarmPhone
in Dec 2030N.N. (incl 4 children 5-10; 1 man)Egyptdrowned, bodies recovered off the coast of Libya after sinking of the boat carrying them to ItalyWatNews
27/11/20204N.N. (2 mothers with babies)Sub-Saharan Africadied of unclear causes on boat on way to Spain, bodies brought to hospital in Nador (MA)AMDHNador
25/11/202027N.N. (incl 1 child; 8 woman)unknownpresumed drowned, missing, boat left from Dakhla (EH) and went missing in the North Atlantic OceanAlarmPhone
24/11/20209N.N. (9 young men)Maghrebdrowned, boat capsized only a few meters from the shore of the island of Lanzarote (ES); 28 rescuedInfoMigrants/El Diario/WSWS/AlarmPhon
24/11/20208N.N. (3 children; 5 women)Maghrebpresumed drowned, boat capsized only few meters from shore of island of Lanzarote (ES); 28 rescuedInfoMigrants/El Diario/WSWS
24/11/202011N.N.Algeria, Sub-Saharan Africapresumed drowned, boat disappeared on Balearic route on way from Zeralda (DZ) to Spain or ItalyHeroes/IOM
23/11/202013N.N.unknowndrowned, rubber dinghy on way from Boumerdes (DZ) to Spain shipwrecked in Algerian watersHeroes/AlarmPhone/IOM
19/11/20201Mohamed Khamisse Zacharia (20)Sudanstowaway, hit by car trying to escape police tear gas aimed at him from back of a lorry in North FranceCMS/HelpR
16/11/2020104N.N. (children; women; men)Senegaldrowned/dehydrated, after being adrift for 10 days engine exploded on way to Canary Islands (ES)EP/Independent/Euromed
16/11/20201N.N. (boy)Senegaldied from effort swimming to shore to get help after being adrift for 10 days on way to Canary IslandsEP/Independent/Euromed
13/11/202020N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck off Sorman (LY) on way to Europe, only 3 woman survived, rescued by fishermanAljazeera/OpenMigration
13/11/20202N.N.unknownaccident, driver lost control, overcrowded minibus overturned near Van (TR); 29 survived but injuredDailySabah/IOM
12/11/202074N.N. (incl 1 baby)unknowndrowned in shipwreck on way to Europe, dozens of corpses washed up along Libyan shores; 47rescuedAljazeera/OpenMigration/DW
12/11/202011N.N. (young men)Algeriapresumed drowned, boat from Oran (DZ) disappeared, 4 bodies washed ashore in Algeria; 7 missingEl Watan/IOM/Heroes
11/11/202013N.N. (incl 1 child; 3 women)unknowndrowned after boat capsized off the coast of Libya on way to Italy; 11 rescued by the coast guardSafaMsehli/IOM/InfoMigrants
11/11/20201Yusuf Alì Kanneh (boy, 6 months)Guineagot lost in sea during rescue, was found alive but died on rescue ship a few hours later; 104 rescuedAljazeera/InfoMigrants/Infobae/OpenMigr
11/11/20205N.N.unknowndrowned on way to Italy, when dinghy with broken engine collapsed during rescue; 104 rescuedAljazeera/InfoMigrant/Infobae/OpenMigrat
10/11/202013N.N. (incl 1 child)unknowndrowned, boat capsized off the Libyan coastAljazeera
08/11/20206N.N. (incl 2 children; 2 pregn. w)unknowndrowned, while crossing the Aegean Sea in a makeshift boat from Turkey to Greece; 17 rescuedinfomigrants/IOMGreece/Euromed/KTG
08/11/20201N.N. (boy, 6)Afghanistandrowned in Aegean Sea (GR); father accused of ‘endangering life of others’ faces 10 years prisoninfomigrants/IOMGreece/KTG/Seen
07/11/20201N.N.unknowndied of unknown cause, body found on boat after arrival on Canary Islands (ES); 158 rescuedProvincia/Euromed/EFE
05/11/202014N.N. (2 children; 4 woman; 8 m.)unknowndrowned, disappeared in the Alboran Sea on their way from North Africa to SpainHelenaMaleno/Caminando/IOM
04/11/20204N.N. (1 man; all between 20-30)Moroccodrowned in sewage canal in Beni Ensar (Morocco) on way to Spanish enclave of MelillaInfoMigrants/MorWN/IOM/AMDHNador
03/11/20201N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found on bank of Drina river in Zvornik (BA) at Bosnian-Serbian borderRTVBN/IOM Bosnia
03/11/202092N.N.unknowndrowned, boat capsized on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES); 27 rescuedHelenaMaleno/AlarmPhone
01/11/20201N.N.unknowndied of unknown cause, in boat on the way or upon arrival in the Canary Islands (ES)El Diario
in Nov 202N.N. (boy)Senegalpresumed drowned on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES)RBD
in Nov 203N.N. (young men)Senegaldrowned on way from Saint Louis (Senegal) to Gran Canaria (Spain)InfoMigrant
in Nov 2015N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies recovered from sea by different boats & brought to hospitals in Dakar (SN)PressAfrik/IOM
31/10/20209N.N. (9 men)unknowndrowned, boat capsized in Mediterranean Sea, 6 bodies washed ashore at Bani Jawed (LY); 3 missingIOMLibya
30/10/2020150N.N.Africadrowned/missing in shipwreck off the coast of St Louis north of Dakar (Senegal); 150 rescuedAlarmPhone/Emergency
29/10/202050N.N.unknowndrowned/missing, boat from Senegal sank after 2 weeks at sea; 27 rescued off north MauretaniaAlarmPhone/Emergency
27/10/20201N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, missing after boat capsized and sank in English Channel on way to Great Britain; 14 rescuedDailyMail/BBC/Parisien/Euronews/IOM/G
27/10/20201Rasoul Iran-Nejad (man, 35)Irandrowned, Kurdish father, mother & 3 children died when boat capsized in English Channel; 14 rescuedDailyMail/BBC/Parisien/Euronews/IOM/G
27/10/20201Shiva Mohammad Panahi (w, 35)Irandrowned, Kurdish father, mother & 3 children died when boat capsized in English Channel; 14 rescuedDailyMail/BBC/Parisien/Euronews/IOM/G
27/10/20201Anita (girl, 9)Irandrowned, Kurdish father, mother & 3 children died when boat capsized in English Channel; 14 rescuedDailyMail/BBC/Parisien/Euronews/IOM/G
27/10/20201Armin (boy, 6)Irandrowned, Kurdish father, mother & 3 children died when boat capsized in English Channel; 14 rescuedDailyMail/BBC/Parisien/Euronews/IOM/G
27/10/20201Artin (boy,15 months)Irandrowned, Kurdish father, mother & 3 children died when boat capsized in English Channel; 14 rescuedDailyMail/BBC/Parisien/Euronews/IOM/G
27/10/20203N.N. (3 men)unknowndied after being pulled from water when boat sank in Channel on way to Great Britain; 15 rescuedDailyMail/BBC/Parisien/Euronews/IOM/G
27/10/202041N.N.unknowndroned, boat collided with patrol vessel on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES); 39 rescuedAlarmPhone/Emergency
26/10/202041N.N.unknowndrowned, boat on way to Canary Islands overturned after collision with patrol boat; 39 rescuedAlarmPhone/El Diario
26/10/202012N.N. (incl 2 little girls)North-West Africadrowned, boat shipwrecked in Moroccan waters on way to the Canary Islands (ES)Heroes/IOM/AlarmPhone
25/10/202014N.N. (1 woman; 13 men)unknowndrowned, boat capsized off the coast of Libya on way to Italy; 11 missing, 10 rescued by fishermanSafaMsehli/IOM
25/10/20201N.N. (man)Moroccodied of hypothermia, body found in a kayak in the Strait of Gibraltar near Algeciras (ES); 3 rescuedEurPress/ElForoCeuta/IOM
25/10/202011N.N. (incl pregnant woman)unknowndrowned, when boat capsized off the coast of Libya trying to reach Europe; 10 rescued by fishermanInfoMigrant
24/10/20201N.N. (man)unknowndied of unknown cause, body found with head trauma at Evros River between Turkey and GreeceIOMTurkey
24/10/20201N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, tried to swim in wetsuit to Spanish enclave of Ceuta, body found near Sarchal Beach (ES)ForoCeuta/IOM
24/10/2020100N.N.unknowndrowned, shipwreck on way from Senegal to Canary Islands; 56 rescued by Spanish Army patrol boatAlarmPhone/Euromed/Emergency
24/10/20204N.N. (men, 30-34)Moroccodrowned on way to Portugal, bodies found on beach in front of luxurious golf clubs in El Jadida (MA)CMJornal
24/10/20201N.N.unknowndied of heart failure in camp at Grand-Synthe (France), exact circumstances are not knownIRR/IOM
23/10/2020138N.N. (children; women; men)Senegal, unknownpresumed drowned, missing after boat exploded that left Senegal for Canary Islands (ES); 51rescuedProvincia/RFI/IOM/AlarmPhone/UN/Emer
23/10/20202N.N. (brothers, 21 & 27)Senegalpresumed drowned, boat exploded that left Senegal for Canary Islands (ES); their father survivedProvincia/RFI/IOM/AlarmPhone/UN/Emer
23/10/20201Zugar Hamza (young man)Algeriastowaway found in advanced state of decay in container in Paraguay, was on way from Serbia to ItalyGuardian/HLN
23/10/20201Sidahmed Ouherher (young man)Algeriastowaway found in advanced state of decay in container in Paraguay, was on way from Serbia to ItalyGuardian/HLN
23/10/20201Ahmed Belmiloudi (young man)Moroccostowaway found in advanced state of decay in container in Paraguay, was on way from Serbia to ItalyGuardian/HLN
23/10/20201Said Rachir (young man)Moroccostowaway found in advanced state of decay in container in Paraguay, was on way from Serbia to ItalyGuardian/HLN
23/10/20201Rachid Sanhaji (young man)Moroccostowaway found in advanced state of decay in container in Paraguay, was on way from Serbia to ItalyGuardian/HLN
23/10/20201Mohamed Hadoun (young man)Moroccostowaway found in advanced state of decay in container in Paraguay, was on way from Serbia to ItalyGuardian/HLN
23/10/20201Yessa Aymen (man, 19)Egyptstowaway found in advanced state of decay in container in Paraguay, was on way from Serbia to ItalyGuardian/HLN
22/10/20205N.N. (2 little girls; 2 w; 1 w preg)Lybia, Moroccodrowned, boat capsized near Lampedusa (IT); 15 rescued among whom a boy who lost mother & sisterSaraCreta/IOM/Euromed
22/10/20201Assane (man, 26)Senegaldrowned, boat caught fire and exploded on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES)RBD
21/10/202016N.N. (incl 7 men)Moroccodied of dehydration, corpses thrown overboard, boat found with 9 survivors after 15 days adrift at seaRTVC/IOM/ElDiario/Publico
21/10/20201N.N. (man, ± 20)Moroccodrowned, tried to swim in wetsuit to Spanish enclave of Ceuta, body found at La Ribera Beach (ES)Confidencial/IOM/FaroCeuta
20/10/202020N.N.unknowndrowned, boat capsized off coast of Libya on way to Italy; 5 survivors swam ashore to Sabratha (LY)IOMLybia
20/10/202015N.N.unknownmissing after their boat capsized of the coast of Sabratha on way to Italy; 5 rescued by fishermanSafaMsehli/IOMLibya/Euromed
20/10/20201N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, partly decomposed body found in Evros River near Alibeyköy (TR) at Greek borderHaberT/IOMTurkey
20/10/202015N.N.unknowndrowned, boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Sabratha; 5 rescued by local fishermanInfoMigrant
19/10/20206N.N. (5 men)unknowndied of thirst/hunger while drifting for week in boat on Mediterranean Sea, on way to Italy; 6 rescuedItCoastG/IOM/MedCronaca/Euromed/Alar
18/10/20201N.N. (man, between 20-40)Irandrowned, body wearing life jacket washed up on beach of Sangatte (FR), attempting to reach BritainGuardian/IRR/IOM/Sky/Euromed
18/10/20201N.N. (man)unknowndied of unknown cause in mountains near Ventimiglia (IT) on way to France; 2 survivedRiviera24/IOM
17/10/20201Abdoul Mariga (man, 30)Guineadied of lack of medical care in Guinea after being deported from Switzerland where he lived 10 yearsVivre/DroitRester/Courrier
16/10/202012N.N.unknowndrowned, went missing during 10 day odyssey at sea on way from Africa to Europe; 5 rescuedEHAR/IOM/AlarmPhone
11/10/202022N.N. (incl 3 children; 8 woman)Africadrowned, boat caught fire refugees jumped in the sea off coast of Sfax (TN); 11 missing, 7 rescuedAlarmPhone/Reuters/IOMTunisia
11/10/202030N.N. (3 children; 8 woman)Africadrowned, boat sank on way from Sfax (TN) to Lampedusa (IT); 19 missing, 11 bodies recoveredEuromed/Reuters
09/10/202020N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Laayoune (EH) to Canary Islands (ES)AlarmPhone/IOM
08/10/20201N.N. (man)unknowncar accident, on highway between Kavala and Thessalonik (Greece); 9 survivedIOMGreece
07/10/20202N.N. (2 men)Libya, unknownhit by passenger train in Poljavnice (BA), near the Bosnian-Croatian borderN1/Faktor/IOM
05/10/20204N.N. (incl 1 man)unknownblown up in minefield, after interference of border guards at Syrian-Turkish border near Kiziltepe (TR)Mezo/IOM
05/10/20201Abou Dakite (boy, 15)Ivory Coastlack of healthcare, died in hospital in Palermo (IT), kept on Covid-19 quarantine ship despite being illAGI/LR/IOM/BorderlineSic
04/10/20202N.N. (man)unknownstowaways, suffocated inside overcrowded 16 person minivan in Olvan, Van Province (TR); 70 survivedTRTHaber/IOM
02/10/202053N.N. (incl 6 children; 23 women)unknownpresumed drowned, boat went missing at sea on way from Dakhla (Morocco) to Canary islands (Spain)LV/AlarmPhone/WatchTheMed
in Oct 201Doudou (boy, 15)Senegaldied of illness on way to Spain; father who arranged his travel was arrested in Senegal over son’s deathInfoMigrants/BBC
in Oct 201N.N. (boy)Senegalpresumed drowned on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES)RBD
in Oct 201Talla (man, 28)Senegaldied of hunger and thirst on boat that went missing at sea on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES)NewHum
in Oct 201N.N. (man)Senegaldied of hunger and thirst on boat that went missing at sea on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES)NewHum
30/09/20201N.N. (man, 19)Maghrebpresumed hypothermia, body carrying a tire used as floating device was found at sea near Cadiz (ES)ElDiario/AndaluciaInfo/IOM
30/09/20202N.N.Pakistankilled during clashes between rival groups of refugees near a makeshift camp in Žegar, Biha? (BA)Klix/ANSA/IOMBA/InfoMigrants
28/09/20205N.N. (5 men)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies washed ashore near beach of Equestrian Club, Zuwara (Libya)IOMLibya
27/09/20201N.N. (man, 61)Afghanistandied of Covid-19 at a hospital in Athens (GR), he is the first Covid death living in a Greek migrant campInfoMigrants/Euromed
25/09/202016N.N. (incl 2 children; 5 w; 8 m)Syria, unknowndrowned, boat on way to Italy drifted 2 days at sea before being rescued; 13 missing, 22 rescuedIOMLibya/DailySabah
25/09/202015N.N. (incl 11 men)unknownpresumed drowned, boat found off the coast of Al Khums (Libya) on way to Italy; 120 rescuedIOMLibya
24/09/202010N.N. (incl 1 boy, 7)Comorosdrowned, boat capsized due to heavy waves near Mayotte (France) on way from Comoros; 14 rescuedDW/Le Monde/Ipreunion/IOM/La1ere
24/09/202059N.N. (2 children; 10 women)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Laayoune (EH) to Canary Islands (ES); 59 missingLV/IOM
24/09/20201Bryar Bakhtiar (man, 34)IraqKurd, stowaway, died of unknown cause traveling hidden under truck near Italian-French border; 1 survNRT/IOM/Rudaw
23/09/202031N.N. (1 child; 4 women)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Dakhla (EH) to Canary Islands (ES)LV
23/09/202070N.N. (70 men)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (ES)LV
16/09/202012N.N. (12 men)North-West Africa, Sub-Sahapresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Tarfaya (MA) to Canary Islands (ES)LV/IOM
15/09/20201Abdallah Said (boy, 17)Somaliadied of tuberculosis, in hospital on Sicilia (IT) after emergency transfer from Covid-19 quarantine shipBorderlineSic/ILM/MSF/20ME
14/09/202024N.N. (24 men)unknowndrowned, bodies found on unspecified location north of Alzzawiya (Libya); 22 missing, 45 rescuedIOMLibya
14/09/20204N.N. (incl 2 children; 1 woman)unknowndrowned, boat sank in the Aegean Sea off the southern Greek island of Crete (GR); 56 rescuedAPNews/IOMGreece
14/09/20201N.N. (man, 40)Pakistanfound dead, under blanket on improvised stretcher, by roadside near Cazin (BA) near HR borderSarajevoT
08/09/20201N.N.unknowndied during dangerous journey, body found on boat near the island of Tenerife (ES); 57 rescuedInfobae
07/09/20201Sufian (boy, 2,5)Lebanondied of hypothermia after being adrift several days on way from Lebanon to Cyprus; parents survivedAPnews/NewArab/IOM
07/09/202011N.N. (incl 4 men; 1 child)Lebanon, India, Syriadied of unclear reasons, bodies found during rescue on boat on way from Lebanon to Cyprus; 37rescuedUNIFIL/APnews/NewArab/IOM
07/09/20201Mohammed Mohammed (man, 27)Lebanonpresumed drowned, jumped of boat to get help after being a drift for days between Lebanon & CyprusUNIFIL/APnews/NewArab/IOM
06/09/20201S. J. (man, 24)Afghanistandied of asphyxiation, body found inside garage of ferry coming from Greece in Port of Ancona (IT)InfoMigrants
04/09/20201Anwar Sied (man, 20)Eritreahit by car, trying to escape from reception centre in Siculiana, Sicily (IT) due to Covid-19 quarantinePrensaLat/ANSA/Agrigento/BorderlineSic
03/09/20201Fallou Ndiaye (man, 20+)Senegaldied on way from Mauritania to Canary Islands during ten day trip due to bad weather (ES); 46 rescuedSeneweb/Dakaractu/IOM
03/09/20201Ablaye Thioune (man, 20+)Senegaldied on way from Mauritania to Canary Islands during ten day trip due to bad weather (ES); 46 rescuedSeneweb/Dakaractu/IOM
03/09/20201Gora Thioune (man, 32)Senegaldied on way from Mauritania to Canary Islands during ten day trip due to bad weather (ES); 46 rescuedSeneweb/Dakaractu/IOM
03/09/202011N.N.Senegaldied on way from Mauritania to Canary Islands during ten day trip due to bad weather (ES); 46 rescuedSeneweb/Dakaractu/IOM
30/08/20204N.N. (incl 1 woman; 2 men)unknowndrowned, boat exploded during rescue operation off the coast of Crotone (IT); 1 missing, 16 rescuedLR/Aljazeera/IOM/InfoMigrants
29/08/20204N.N. (incl 1 woman)unknowndied of unknow reasons off the coast of Libya on a ship on its way to Italy; 219 rescuedDailySabah/Reuters/NIUS
27/08/20201N.N. (boy)unknowndrowned, tried to swim to a ferry boat from Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES) to the peninsulaEPress
24/08/20208N.N. (incl 5 children; 1 woman)Comorosdrowned, amongst others a mother and her 3 children died when boat wrecked near Mayotte (FR)GazetteComores/AlWatwan/IOMMadagas
23/08/202022N.N. (20 men)unknowndrowned, bodies washed ashore near Abukamash (Libya)IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
23/08/20202N.N. (incl 1 man)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found in Tisza River at the Serbian-Hungarian borderIOMSerbia
23/08/20201Abdamaged Badawe (man, 42)Algeriasuicide, undocumented hanged himself with t.shirt at police station in Milano (IT), directly after arrestNecropolis/MilanoToDay/LR
22/08/202011N.N. (incl 2 children, 10, 14; 1 w)Algeriadrowned, speedboat on way from Algeria sank off the coast of Cabo de Gata (ES); 4 rescuedVozAlm/HelenaMaleno/SalvaM/IOM
22/08/20201Masoud Ghadiri (man, 31)IranKurd, suicide, throw himself against train at Ziegelbrücke station (CH) after asylum application rejectedMigsol/ANFDE
22/08/20201Mercy Baguma (woman, 34)Ugandafound dead in flat in Glasgow (GB) beside her starving baby, due to inhumane UK asylum systemYa.UK/ScotSun/BBC
21/08/20201Ayoub Mohamed (man, 24)Sudandrowned, while crossing the Mediterranean on his way to EuropeSaraCreta
20/08/20201N.N. (man)unknownfell to death, tried to jump border fence between Morocco and Spanish enclave of Melilla; 300 survivedOlive/InfoMigrants/El Diario
20/08/20201Mounder Fararaunknowndrowned, was on way to Europe in the Mediterranean Sea in boat with 29 refugees, all are missingSaraCreta
20/08/202029N.N.unknowndrowned on their way to Europe in a boat with 30 refugees; 29 missingSaraCreta
19/08/202015N.N.unknownlifeless bodies found on drifting boat, 81 miles south-west of Canary Islands (Spain)EFE/ElPaís/EurPress/IOM
19/08/20201Hamballah Abdufatah (man, 28)Sudandrowned, inflatable dinghy, with shovels for oars, capsized on way from Calais (FR) to England; 1 rescNecropolis/BBC/Independent/IRR/IOM/Gu
18/08/202030N.N. (children; women; men)Nigeria, Ghana, Eritrea, unkdrowned, rubber boat burst on way to Italy, coast guard refused to help; 65 rescued by fishermanAlarmPhone
18/08/20203N.N.unknowndrowned, engine stopped working close to Tunisia on way to Italy; 15 rescued by fishermenAlarmPhone
17/08/202044N.N. (incl 5 children)Senegal, Mali, Chad, Ghanadrowned, engine exploded off the coast of Zuwara (Libya); 33 missing, 37 rescuedVAM/IOMLybia/AlarmPhone/VK/Markous
17/08/20202N.N. (2 men)unknowndrowned, bodies found in Drina River at the Serbian-Bosnian borderIOMSerbia
17/08/20201Abdel Wahab Latinos (man)Sudandrowned, engine exploded off coast of Zuwara (Libya), Abdel was known poet; 33 missing, 37 rescuedVAM/IOMLybia/AlarmPhone/VK/Markous
16/08/20202N.N. (incl 1 man)unknownaccident, passenger car with 12 migrants drove into ‘stop truck’ in North Macedonia; 10 survivedMinistryMK/IOM
15/08/202039N.N. (children; women; men)Tunisia, Egypt, Gambia, Guidrowned, wooden boat in poor condition sank off Libyan coast; 33 missing, 1 rescued by fishermanAlarmPhone
09/08/20201N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found in Tisa River were it crosses the Hungarian and Serbian borderIOMSerbia
06/08/202039N.N.Guinea, Sub-Saharan Africadied of dehydration, bodies found in broken boat drifting at sea, on way to Spain; 12 missing, 1 resc.UNHCR/IOMMauritania/AlarmPhone
05/08/202010N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, when boat sank off coast of Dakhla (Western Sahara) on way to Canary islands; 10 rescuedPublico/IOM
05/08/20207N.N.unknowncar accident, car overturned and crashed into bars at road work near Alexandroupoli (GR); 5 survivedIOMGreece
03/08/202020N.N. (5 woman; 2 men)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, bodies found on coast of Tarfaya (MA) on way to Canary Islands (ES); 13 missing, 40rescuedCaminando/h24info/IOM
02/08/20208N.N. (incl 7 men)unknowndrowned, boat sank near Almería (ES) while engine stopped and water entered; 7 missing, 3 rescuedCaminando/HelenaMaleno/EurPress/Voz
01/08/202010N.N. (incl 9 men)unknownpresumed drowned, disappeared off the coast of Libya on way to Italy; 79 rescuedIOMLibya
01/08/202013N.N. (1 child; 1 woman)unknownpresumed drowned on way to Spain or Italy, bodies found off the coast of Oran (Algeria)IOM
31/07/20201N.N. (man)Cameroondied after violent intervention by the state police in the forests around Tangier (DZ)Ceutaldia
29/07/20209N.N. (incl 1 men)unknowndrowned at unspecified location off the coast of Libya; 6 rescuedIOMLibya
28/07/20201Ali Ghezawi (boy, 14)Syriasuicide, in refugee center in Gilze-Rijen (NL) after request for asylum was rejected for 3th timeDutchN/NOS/Trouw/InfoMigrants
27/07/20203N.N. (3 boys, between 15-18)Sudanshot at disembarkation site in Khoms (LY), trying to flee arbitrary detention after being taken at seaInfoMigrants/Welcome/Le360/IOM/UNHC
26/07/20201N.N. (man, 21)Afghanistanstabbed to death, attacked near Moria refugee camp, Lesbos (GR) by young man also living in MoriaInfoMigrants
22/07/20206N.N.unknowndrowned in the strait of Gibraltar on way from Tangiers (Morocco) to Cádiz (Spain); 8 rescuedCaminando/HelenaMaleno/IOM
22/07/202049N.N. (49 men)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Naudibú (Mauritania) to Canary Islands (ES)LV
21/07/20202N.N.Senegaldrowned, boat capsized in Strait of Gibraltar during rescue by Moroccan navy, on their way to SpainInfoMigrants/HelenaMaleno
20/07/20201N.N. (young man)Eritreadied of malnutrition in UNHCR centre in Tripoly (LY) after been held in a trafficking centreUNHCR
18/07/202063N.N. (incl 1 child; 20 women)unknownmissing, inflatable boat disappeared between Tarfaya (Morocco) and Canary Islands (Spain)AlarmPhone/HelenaMaleno/Can7/NYtime
13/07/20201N.N.unknownbody found in boat adrift for 15 days on way to Italy, despite several calls from NGO’s to rescue himNoticias
12/07/20201M.L. (woman, 22)Pakistanfound dead by Red Cross patrol under unclear circumstances in Kumanovo in North MacedoniaSloboden/IOMNorthMacedonia
10/07/20201N.N. (man)Syriadrowned, thrown over board by crew, trying to board ferry to Italy at port of Durrës (AL); 2 survivedShqiptarja/IOM
10/07/20201N.N. (man)Sudandrowned, found in Saint-Denis canal near Paris, not far from camp where he lived with 100s othersLDHF
08/07/20207N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found on unspecified location off the coast of Libya; 18 rescuedIOM
06/07/20201N.N.Ivory Coastdied in hospital near Moria refugee Camp, Lesbos (GR) after clashes broke out between migrantsLeCourrierdesBalkans
05/07/20201N.N. (man, 19)Ivory Coaststabbed to death by migrant at Moria camp Lesbos (GR) where they live in horrific conditionsInfoMigrants/KI
02/07/20201N.N. (man, 20)Afghanistanshot dead, under unclear circumstances in Kulen Vakuf (BA) near border with CroatiaFena/IOM/LeCourrierdesBalkans
in Jul 2027N.N.unknowndehydration, stranded off coast of Mauritania when boat engines failed, on way to Canary Islands (ES)GlobePost
29/06/20204N.N. (incl 1 child; 1 woman)unknowndrowned, rubber boat cut by Greek Coast Guard and pushed back to Turkish waters near Ayvalik (TR)TurkCoastG/IOM
27/06/202077N.N. (2 children, 6 women)Pakistan, Afghanistan, Irandrowned in shipwreck in Lake Van (Turkey) trying to cross from Iran; 16 missing, 1 survivorAA/NYTimes/InfoMigrants/Reuters
27/06/20201Servet Akbas (man)Iranmissing in shipwreck in Lake Van (Turkey) trying to cross from Iran; 1 survivorNYTimes
27/06/20201Mehdi Mosin (boy, 17)Pakistanmissing in shipwreck in Lake Van (Turkey) trying to cross from Iran; 1 survivorRTL
26/06/20208N.N. (8 men)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, swept overboard near Khums (LY) trying to cross to Europe; 94 rescuedAlJazeera/IOMLibya
26/06/20201Badreddin Abedlla Adam (28)Sudanshot by officers during knife attack in Glasgow (GB) his application for voluntary return was postponedGuardian
25/06/20202N.N. (young men)unknownpresumed drowned, police pulled bodies from Mrežnica River in Ogulin (HR) near Slovenian borderSeen/Jutarnji
19/06/20201N.N. (man)Pakistanaccident, car chased by police crashed on highway near Kavala (GR) on way from Turkey; 6 survivedAPNews/Xinhua/IOM
14/06/20201Eugene Moses (man, 35)Nigeriastabbed by fellow asylum seeker in self-defense during fight at reception centre of Orte, Viterbo (IT)Viterbo
13/06/202012N.N. (2 children, 1 women, 9 m)Sub-Saharan Africa, Egyptdrowned in a migrant shipwreck off coast of Zawiyah (LY); 20 rescuedInfoMigrants/SeaWatch/IOMLybia
03/06/20202N.N. (men)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found by passersby in Mrežnica River in Svoji? (HR) near Slovakian borderSeen/Jutarnji
12/06/20204N.N. (4 men)unknowndrowned on way from Tunisia to Italy boat drifted and capsized near Crete (GR); 4 missing, 1 rescuedIOMGreece
11/06/20201N.N. (man)unknownhit by train on railway from Veles to Gradsko near Zgropolci (MK) died on way to hospitalMinistryMK/IOM
09/06/20202N.N.Egypt, unknownpresumed drowned, decomposed bodies found in Mrežnica River in Svoji? (HR) near Slovenian borderVijesti/IOM/Jutarnji
06/06/202061N.N. (4 children, 29 w (1 preg.))Sub-Saharan Africadrowned in a migrant shipwreck off Kerkennah island near Sfax (TN) on the way to ItalyReuters/Guardian/EurPress/SeaWatch/Sw
06/06/20201N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found in Kolpa River near Sinji Vrh in Slovenia, at the border with CroatiaIOMSlovenia
in Jun 201Hadla (woman, 59)Syriadied of cardiac arrest after being threatened with eviction from accommodation by Greek governmentMSF/Guardian
31/05/20201N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found at the bank of the Drina River in Donji Šepak at the Bosnian-Serbian borderBanjaluka/IOM
28/05/20203N.N. (incl 2 men)unknowndied of stab wounds, after fight between migrants in Crnaja settlements (BA) near border with Croatia24sata/ SarajevoTimes/IOM/LeCourrierde
27/05/202030N.N.unknownshot to death by a trafficker in a migrant smuggling warehouse in Mezda (Libya)IOM
25/05/20202N.N.unknownbodies found on boat flooded with water on way to Europe; 55 rescued & returned to Tripoli (LY)IOMLibya/AlarmPhone/UNHCR
25/05/20201N.N.unknownbody, in advanced state of decay, found floating in the waters close to the harbour of Calais (France)CMS/IRR
24/05/20202N.N.unknowndrowned during a Mediterranean pushback operation of migrants to LibyaInfoMigrants
23/05/20207N.N.Tunisiadrowned, boat capsized off the coast of Sfax (Tunisia) on way to Italy; 6 missing, 13 rescuedPresse.tn/InfoMigrants/APnews/IOM
23/05/20201N.N. (woman, 23)Afghanistanstabbed to death by another woman in fight at overcrowded Moria refugee camp on Lesbos (Greece)GreekReporter
20/05/20207N.N.Ivory Coastdrowned, engine broke down near Tarfaya (MA) on way to Canary Islands (ES); 4 missing, 70 rescuedAMDHNador/IOM
20/05/20201Bilal Ben Messaud (man, 22)Tunisiadrowned, jumped off Covid-19 quarantine ship in Port Empedocle, Sicily (IT) after days prolonged stayANSA/MedCronaca/IOM/BorderlineSic
05/05/20201Adnan Olbeh (man, 30)Syriapresumed suicide, in hotel used to house asylum seekers in Glasgow (GB), was refused mental helpGuardian/NationalScot/InfoMigrants/NoEv
03/05/20201Ahmed Mahmoud Omar (man, 53)Kurdistan-IraqKurd, died after fight at Usivak migrant centre, Sarajevo (Bosnia); a security guard was involvedInfoMigrants/Rudaw/N1/Auweraert/IOM
in May 201N.N. (woman, 23)unknowndied in fight at notorious Moria refugee camp, Lesbos (GR); corona lockdown increased tensionsGuardian
in May 201N.N. (boy)unknowndisappeared after he contacted his mother from Island in Evros river (TR-GR), unaccompanied minorJosoor
18/04/20201N.N. (woman, 47)Iraqdied of unclear causes without medical help at overcrowded Vial refugee camp on Chios (Greece)Guardian/InfoMigrants/EFSYN/RFI/20MF
17/04/20209N.N. (men)Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Palestinedrowned, after boat capsized in Danube river trying to cross from Romania into Serbia; 8 missingDW/Zeit/IOMRomania
15/04/20201Mohamed Youssef (man)Egyptdrowned during attempt to return to Melilla, body recovered on beach near Melilla-Nador border (MA)AMDHNador/IOM
14/04/20201Nohom Mehari (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Kidus Yohannes (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Filmon Habtu (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Filmon Desale (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Debesay Rusom (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Filmon Mengstab (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned jumping from boat when MT/IT failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Mogos Tesfamichael (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned jumping from boat when MT/IT failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Hdru Yemane (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Huruy Yohannes (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Omer Seid (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Teklay Kinfe (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
14/04/20201Kidus Yohannes (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied on a migrant boat when Malta and Italy failed to properly rescue, survivors pushed back to LibyaAlarmPhone/ILM/SeaWatch/AVV/MornSta
08/04/20201N.N. (boy, 16)Afghanistandied after being stabbed in a fight at the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on Lesbos (Greece)InfoMigrants/Stonisi
06/04/20201Amadou (man)Malidied after fight in migrant slum of Taurianova (Italy), where irregular migrants live in terrible conditionsQuotSud
03/04/202040N.N. (incl 2 women)Guinea, Sub-Saharan Africadrowned in migrant shipwreck off Tan-Tan (MA) on way to Canary Islands; 38 missing, 21 rescuedLeMonde/ElDiario/Caminando/Le12/Alarm
03/04/20201Alseny Kouta (young man)Guineamissing in migrant shipwreck off Tan-Tan (Morocco) on the way to Canary Islands; 21 rescuedLeMonde/ElDiario/Caminando/Le12/IOM
01/04/20201N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body found on Al Maya Shore, Zawiyah (Libya)IOMLibya
in Apr 206N.N.unknowndrowned in the Mediterranean, according to survivors, when >20 ships left from Libya the same weekAlarmPhone
30/03/20203N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned in migrant shipwreck off Sidi Mejdoub beach, near Mostaganem (Algeria); 13 people rescuedRef/Oran/LibAlgerie/IOM
26/03/202022N.N. (incl woman)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned in migrant shipwreck between Dakhla (Morocco) and Canary Islands; 21 missing, 4 rescued2MA/IOM/Assabah
16/03/20201N.N. (girl, 6)unknowndied in fire in container at overcrowded Moria migrant camp in Lesbos (Greece)AlJazeera/KTG/Guardian
12/03/20208N.N. (incl small child)unknowndrowned in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Larache (Morocco); 5 missing, 39 people rescuedCaminando/IOM/HelenaMalo
12/03/20201Ihor Homenyuk (man, 40)Ukrainebeaten to death by immigration officers in detention centre at Lisbon (PT) airport;tried to enter illegalReuters/NYTimes/Euronews/Macau
10/03/202018N.N.Algeriadrowned in migrant shipwreck off coast of El Haouaria, Nabeul (Tunisia) on way to Italy; 15 missingEsSalam/IOM
09/03/20201Baqer Muslem Al-Haddad (boy,15)Iraqhit by train near Metz (FR), trying to reach UK; had been unaccompanied minor in Dunkirk camps (FR)CMS/IOM/IRR
08/03/20201N.N.unknowndecomposed body found on banks of the Evros river near Feres (GR) at Turkish-Greek borderKI/IOM
04/03/20201Muhammad Gulzar (man, 43)Pakistanshot by Greek border guard while trying to cross Turkish-Greek border at Kastanies/Pazarkule crossingBBC/AusBC/Fatto/SverigesT/AI/IOM/NatH
03/03/20202N.N. (men)Syriashot by Greek border guard while trying to cross Evros River from Turkey at the Ipsala crossing pointBBC
02/03/20201Muhammad al-Arab (man, 22)Syriashot by Greek border guard while trying to cross Turkish-Greek border at Ipsala/Kipi border crossingIndigo/Agenzianova/Telegraph/DailyBeast
02/03/20201N.N. (boy, 4)Syriadrowned, migrant boat from Turkey capsized off Lesbos (GR) in unclear circumstances; 47 rescuedIndigo/Telegraph/NYTimes/VanMX/InfoMi
02/03/20203N.N. (2 children, 1 woman)unknowndrowned off Sivrice Beach near Ayvacik (Turkey) on the way to Lesbos (Greece); 49 people rescuedIOMTurkey
01/03/202010N.N.unknowndrowned when boat sank between Anjouan (Comoros) and Mayotte (France); 9 missing, 15 rescuedOuest-France/IOM
29/02/20201Fatma (woman)Syriashot by Greek borderguard crossing Evros River to Greece near Edirne (TR), husband & 6 kids survivedAI/IOM/France24
28/02/20203N.N. (men)unknownsuffocated during trafficking, bodies found abandoned on rural road near Volvi, Thessaloniki (Greece)Ethnos
27/02/20201N.N. (man, 19)Moroccosuicide, hung himself at Bayonne prison (FR) after escaping from detention centre at FR/ES borderCimade/ActuFR
27/02/20201N.N. (man)unknownbody found in boat that arrived at a beach near Castillo del Romeral, Gran Canaria (Spain), 34 survivedSigloXXI/IOM
27/02/20201N.N. (child)unknowndied in hospital, after being pulled from sea when boat capsized off Greek island of Lesbos; 46 rescuedFrance24
22/02/20202N.N.Syriacar accident, driver lost control and careened off a cliff near Gramsh (Albania), 7 survivedNYtimes/IOM/LesCourierdesBalkans
22/02/20201N.N. (man)Algeriapresumed drowned, body in state of decomposition found by fishermen off isle Palma de Mallorca (ES)Hora/IOM
19/02/202053N.N.unknownmissing at sea on 2 migrant boats between Dakhla (Western Sahara) and the Canary Islands (Spain)AlJazeera
18/02/202014N.N. (incl 2 children)Guinea, Ivory Coastdrowned off Morocco when migrant boat sank on the way to the Canary Islands (Spain); 14 survivorsAlJazeera/Provincia/AlarmPhone/Camina
17/02/20201Mustafa Ramadan (man, 33)Syriafrozen, trying to cross in winter Sar Mountains (North Macedonian - Kosovo border) near Tetovo (MK)VOA/IOM
15/02/20201N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition in waters of Menorca (ES)Hora
14/02/202018N.N. (incl 3 young men)Algeriadrowned, boat leaving from Annaba (Algeria) disappeared; 4 bodies washed up in Tunisia; 14 missingInfoMigrants/ElW/IOM
14/02/20201M.I.D. (man, 20)Algeriadrowned, body found floating off coast of Collo (Algeria) was on way to Spain, parents identified bodyElW/IOM
10/02/20201N.N. (man)unknownbody found in advanced state of decay in Evros river near Thouri (Greece) on border with TurkeyAthMag/IOM
09/02/20201N.N. (woman)West Africadied in hospital after rescue from boat from Western Sahara drifting south of Canary Islands (Spain)EP/Caminando/EFE/ElDiario/IOM
09/02/202027N.N.Sudan, Niger, Mali, Iranpresumed drowned, rubber boat disappeared on way from al-Qarbouli (Libya) to Italy; 2 bodies foundAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone/Med
09/02/20201Mohamed Idris (man, 27)Sudanpresumed drowned, black rubber boat disappeared on the way from al-Qarbouli (Libya) to ItalyAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201N.N. (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, body in state of decay found in fishing net near Benabdelmalek Ramdane (DZ)Réf/IOM
09/02/20201Abdul Basit Adam Juma (boy)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Abdalaziz Hassan Ibrahim (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Aboubacar Abdallah Ahmed (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Adnan Saleh Zakariya (youngman)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ahmed Abaker Rijal (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Alfadhel Aloomda Moussa Bakrunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Alhaj Abdulrahman Jomaa Wadiunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Alseed Hasballah Eyas (young m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ayman Alhabshi (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Gazzafi Edris Hamad (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Hamd Hamid Adam Omer Shawunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ibrahim Abdelrahim Abdullah (m)Sudanpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ibrahim Adam (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Khaled Youssef Khafir Aka (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Muzamil Abdallah Khadir Osmanunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mudathar Ali Alzein Estik (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohamed Abood Bahraldin Wadiunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohamed Abdelkarim A. Bakhatunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohamed Haroon Hassan Khatrunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Hamad Dafallah Jomaa (young m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohammed Tamr (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Montassir Issa Adam Ahmed (m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mustafa Tanqis (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Nasrladin Adin Yahya (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Osman Babiker Osman ‘Alshibly’unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Rasheed Musa Jomaa Wadi (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Sameer Aldoma Adam Ibrahim(m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Wiz Yassin Aboo (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Yaqoub Ali Abdel-Qader (y man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Yasin Abaker Abdulr. Mostafa (m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ahmed Gamal Abdallah Bedi (m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Abu Baker Ibrahim (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohedine Salah Adam (young m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mubarak Haroon Mussa Yaakoobunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Adnan Salah (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ahmad Bakar Rijal (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Abacar Ibrahim Abacar (young m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohammad Haroon (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mahjoub Aboud Omar Musa (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Osman Yusife Jaro (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ammar (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Alnel Ahmed (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ismael Idrees Adam Abaker (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohamed Suliman Yagoub S. Nourunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Maathin Mahdi Moussa (young m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Badradin Eissa Mohamed Hamidunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Amir Abdulrahman Ahmad Omarunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mustafa Karbino (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Omrane Jabralla (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mohammed Abaker (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ibrahime Hissean (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Abdallah Sharif Hagar Jogle (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Abdulrahman Mustafa (young m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Othman Abkar Othman (young m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mobark Salim Abdallah Gaid Baharunknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Said Hasb Allah (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Karma Ebdallhamid (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Mobark Haroun Musa Yagoub (m)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Hamad Dafaallah Jomaa (man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ahmadah Difallah Djuma (y man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Ralid Yussif Khrif (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Abubakr Ibrahim Abdllah (y man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
09/02/20201Jamal Babiker Doda (young man)unknownpresumed drowned, boat disappeared on way from Libya to Italy, relatives collected names of missingAlJazeera/AP/IOMLibya/AlarmPhone
08/02/202010N.N.Afghanistan, Pakistandied in snowstorm in mountains of Sarcimen, Van region (Turkey) after crossing border from IranRedHaber/EurPress/Hurriyet/CNNTurk/IO
08/02/20201Sheikh Abdulrahman Abdo (man)Syriadied in snowstorm in mountains of Sarcimen, Van region (Turkey) after crossing border from IranRedHaber/EurPress/Hurriyet/CNNTurk/IO
08/02/20201Hendreen Ibish (man)Syriadied in snowstorm in mountains of Sarcimen, Van region (Turkey) after crossing border from IranRedHaber/EurPress/Hurriyet/CNNTurk/IO
08/02/20201Azad Hemze (man)Syriadied in snowstorm in mountains of Sarcimen, Van region (Turkey) after crossing border from IranRedHaber/EurPress/Hurriyet/CNNTurk/IO
07/02/20201N.N. (man)West Africadied on migrant boat from Western Sahara found drifting south of El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain)EP/Caminando/EFE/ElDiario/IOM
07/02/20207N.N. (1 woman, 6 men)West Africa5 jumped into water out of despair, 2 died during journey on boat drifting south of Canary Islands (ES)Caminando/EFE/ElDiario/IOM
02/02/20202N.N. (women 15-25)unknownbodies found in river Evros near Gemistoi (Greece) near border with TurkeyAthMag
02/02/20201N.N. (man)Bangladeshdied of hypothermia, found in a barn near Hacibey river in Derecik (TR) on Iraqi border, 3 survivedMilliyet/HaberT/IOM
01/02/20205N.N. (young adults)Algeria1 found in state of advanced decomposition, 4 missing off Mostaganem (Algeria), tried to reach SpainElW/Oran/IOM
01/02/20201Fayçal (man)Algeriabody found in advanced state of decomposition off Mostaganem (Algeria), he tried to reach SpainElW/Oran/IOM
in Feb 201N.N. (young man, 20-25)unknownfrozen to death, body found in forest in Evros in north-eastern part of Greece near border with TurkeyAthMag
in Feb 201N.N.Algeriabody recovered on the coast of Kerkera, less than 10 km east of Collo (Algeria), was on way to SpainElW
25/01/20205N.N.Syria, unknowndrowned off the coast of Mersin (Turkey); 2 missing, 1 rescuedTurkCoastG/IOM
23/01/20201N.N.unknowncar accident, vehicle overturned between Kavala and Amigdaleonas (GR), 8 survivorsKavala Web News/IOMGreece
21/01/20201N.N. (man, 28)Somaliafound dead inside his tent in clandestine migrant camp in Paris (FR); he was seeking asylumInfoMigrants
18/01/20201Vakhtang Enukidze (man, 38)Georgiadied in Gradisca (Italy) after fight at detention centre; not clear if police beating or painkiller overdoseILP/TriestePrima/Giornale/UmanitaNova/A
18/01/20201N.N. (young man)Syriastowaway, run over by train after falling off one near Thessaloniki Bridge (GR) on way to CentralEuropeKarfitsa/IOM
16/01/20201N.N. (man, 20)Yemenstabbed to death during an altercation at the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on Lesbos (Greece)KI
15/01/20201N.N. (man, 20)Congodied in hospital 15 days after being stabbed in fight at overcrowded Moria refugee camp, Lesbos (GR)KI/InfoMigrants
12/01/20201Aymed (man, 34)Tunisiadied of unknown causes at migrant centre of Pian del Lago in Caltanissetta (Italy); no adequate careSkyIT/MP
12/01/20201Adal Debretsion (boy, 16)Eritreadied at Sabaa detention centre (Tripoli, LY) due to untreated illness; previously tried to cross to EUGuardian
12/01/20203N.N.unknownmissing off the coast of Sabratha (Libya)IOMLibya
11/01/202029N.N. (incl 2 women)unknowndrowned when migrant boat sunk in Ionian Sea near Paxos island (Greece); 17 missing, 21 rescuedAP/HelCoastG/IOM
11/01/20201N.N. (man)unknownshot by Libyan authorities after migrants were forcibly returned to Libya and refused to disembarkAlarmPhone/IOM
11/01/202011N.N. (1 baby, 7 children, 3 w)Syriadrowned when migrant boat sunk off the coast of Cesme (Turkey) on the way to Chios island (Greece)Evrensel/IOM
10/01/2020252N.N. (incl 1 child, 2 women)unknownmissing from 3 migrant boats between Libya and Italy; sent distress calls but fate remains unclearWatchthemed
09/01/202013N.N. (incl 4 children, 5 women)unknownmissing at sea between Libya and Italy; after their distress call their boat was found emptyWatchthemed
09/01/20201M. (man, 56)Sudanfound dead in lake of former “Jungle” of Calais (FR), was disabled after stowaway accident 10 y beforeCMS/IRR
08/01/20201N.N. (boy, 14)West Africastowaway, found dead at Paris Roissy airport (FR) in landing gear of plane from Abidjan (Ivory Coast)Anafe/JapanTimes/IOM/Anafe
08/01/20201N.N. (newborn baby)Sub-Saharan Africaborn and died on boat with migrants from Africa found floating off Lanzarote, Canary islands (Spain)France24/LeMatinCH/Cabildo/IOM
07/01/20201N.N. (man)unknownwent missing during rescue operation of migrant boat rowing from Tangier (Morocco) to Tarifa (Spain)Watchthemed
06/01/20201N.N. (man, 31)Iranhung himself at detention centre in Moria (Greece); held in isolation, no medical/psychosocial servicesLesvosLegal/VIR
06/01/20201N.N.unknownfound dead on a beach in Sirte (Libya), unknown in which shipwreck they diedLR
06/01/202010N.N. (young adults)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
06/01/20201Addul Malik (young man)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
06/01/20201Omar (young man)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
06/01/20201Sufyan (young man)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
06/01/20201“Ganador” (young man)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
06/01/20201Jacob (young man)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
06/01/20201Bel Kaid (young man)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
06/01/20201Malek Mouzaid (young man)Algeriamissing from migrant boat on way from Cap Djinet, Boumerdes (Algeria) to the Balearic Islands (Spain)Ibiza/IOM
05/01/20205N.N. (1 boy, 4 men)unknowndrowned when migrant boat on way to Lesbos (Greece) collided with coastguard off Bademli (Turkey)ABR/DailySabah/IOMTurkey
05/01/20201N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead on a migrant boat sailing from Africa to Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)EP/EFE/CadSER/IOM
05/01/20201N.N. (man)unknownbody recovered in a state of advaned decay on Sidi Hssain beach in Tazaghine (Morocco)AMDH/Ariffino/IOM
04/01/20202N.N. (men)Algeria1 found dead, 1 jumped into water and went missing during rescue near Cartagena coast (Spain)ElDiario/Cope/IOM
03/01/20201Youland Hamdanunknowndrowned, after migrant boat sank off Fethiye (Turkey) trying to reach Rhodes (Greece)LUISS/Watchthemed/KI/DefenceWeb/IOM
03/01/202014N.N. (3 women; 11 men)Syria, unknowndrowned, after migrant boat sank off Fethiye (Turkey) trying to reach Rhodes (Greece); 7 missingLUISS/Watchthemed/KI/DefenceWeb/IOM
01/01/20201Sid Ahmed Bendisari (man, 29)Algeriafell into a ravine of Monte Carso near Socerb Castle (Slovenia) trying to cross border to Trieste (Italy)LR/RAI/AlpMol/IOM
in Jan 204N.N.unknowndrowned when migrant boat sunk in the Aegean Sea between Izmir/Mugla (Turkey) and a Greek islandEvrensel
31/12/201945N.N.unknownmissing, fisherman saw migrant boat in distress departed from Khoms (Libya), but it was never foundWatchthemed/AlarmPhone/Xinhua/IOM
30/12/201940N.N. (incl 1 child; 10 w (1 preg.))unknowndisappeared from boat in distress between Dakhla (Western Sahara) and Canary Islands (Spain)Watchthemed/AlarmPhone/Caminando/IO
30/12/20191N.N. (man between 25-37)North Africadied of hypothermia, foud dead in boat off the coast of Algeria; 11 (incl. his brother) rescuedElW/IOM
30/12/20191N.N. (man 25-30)Morocco or Algeriadrowned, body with floats made of bottles around waist found on Calamorcarro Beach, enclave CeutaElForoCeuta/El Pueblo de Ceuta/IOM
30/12/20191N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body found floating at unspecified location off the coast of LibyaIOMLibya
30/12/20191Saleh Tambushi (man, 36)Algeriasuicide, hanged himself in his cell in Blässlergut Deportation Prison Basel (CH), was mentally illNecropolis/WOZ
28/12/20195N.N.unknowndrowned in the Evros River, trying to cross from Turkey to GreeceEFSYN/IOM
26/12/20197N.N.Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghadrowned in Lake Van (Turkey) attempting to cross it after entering Turkey from Iran; 64 rescuedBBC/ElDiarioBol/IOM
26/12/20191N.N. (man, 29)Iraqhung himself in hallway of his hotel in Mouries, Kilkis (Greece) that hosts hundreds of refugeesGreekForum/InfoMigrant
25/12/20191N.N. (man, 32)Afghanistanhung himself on a bridge near his hotel in Mouries, Kilkis (Greece) that hosts hundreds of refugeesGreekForum/InfoMigrant
24/12/20191N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found floating in Strait of Gibraltar near El Sarchal, Ceuta (Spain)ElForoCeuta/IOM
23/12/20196N.N. (2 children, at least 2 w)unknowndrowned after boat capsized in Danube river while trying to cross from Serbia into Croatia; 4 missingWatchthemed/IOM
20/12/20191Ermiyas Ungessa (man, 28)Ethiopiadied on highway near Tournai (BE) trying to get to the UK; had wife & 4-year-old daughter in EthiopiaAdnK/IRR
20/12/20191N.N. (woman)unknownbody found in advanced state of decay on road between Alexandroupolis/Kirkis (GR) near TR borderIeidiseis/IOM
18/12/20191Atif (man, 32)Pakistandrowned in Isonzo river between Gradisca and Sagrado (Italy) while crossing the border from SloveniaLR/AlpMol/IOM
18/12/20194N.N. (3 women; young man)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found on beach in Driouch region (Morocco)NadorCity/IOM
17/12/20196N.N.unknowndrowned in the Alboran Sea off the coast of Motril, Granada (Spain); 5 missing, 40 people rescuedRepublica/IOM
16/12/20197N.N.unknowndrowned in migrant shipwreck in the Alboran Sea off the coast of Morocco; 84 people rescuedElDiario/Watchthemed/IOM
16/12/20191N.N.unknowndied in a migrant boat travelling from Morocco to Alboran Island (Spain); 72 other passengers rescuedElDiario/IOM
16/12/201956N.N. (incl 9 women)unknowndisappeared on a migrant boat in distress in the Alboran Sea, between Morocco and SpainCaminando/IOM
16/12/201915N.N.Algeriadrowned, trying to reach Spain from Bou Sfer beach near Oran (Algeria); 14 missingElW/Ref/Oran/IOM
16/12/20191Zakaria Ouilem (man, 28)Algeriadrowned trying to reach Spain from Bou Sfer beach, Oran (Algeria); found off Sidi Fredj near AlgerElW/Ref/Oran/IOM
16/12/20191N.N. (woman, 41)Algeriadrowned trying to reach Spain from Bou Sfer beach, Oran (Algeria); found on Manara beach in JijelElW/Ref/Oran/IOM
16/12/20191N.N. (boy, 17)Algeriamissing, tried to reach Spain from Bou Sfer beach, Oran (Algeria), his mother also died in the shipwreckElW/Oran/IOM
16/12/20191Ouilem (man)Algeriamissing, tried to reach Spain from Bou Sfer beach, Oran (Algeria), his brother also died in the sinkingElW/Oran/IOM
11/12/20191N.N. (man)Palestineelectrocuted while trying to climb train to Croatia after leaving Sid Reception Center (RS) father of 3Kitchen/IOMSerbia
10/12/20197N.N.unknowndrowned in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Maghdia, Tlemcen (Algeria); 6 missing, 3 rescuedBilad
05/12/20191N.N. (woman, 27)Afghanistandied in fire in her unsafe container at Karatepe camp, Lesbos (GR); leaves behind husband & 3 childrenInfoMigrants/KI
04/12/2019100N.N. (incl children and women)Gambia, Senegaldrowned when boat from Gambia capsized off Mauritania on way to Canary Islands (ES); 37 missingAlJazeera/DailyMail/AP/Dinheiro
04/12/20191Tida Gomez (woman, 29)Gambiadrowned with her child when boat from Gambia capsized off Mauritania on way to Canary Islands (ES)Aljazeera/AP
04/12/20191Gomez (child, 2)Gambiadrowned with mother when boat from Gambia capsized off Mauritania on way to Canary Islands (ES)Aljazeera/AP
04/12/20191Amie Dubio (woman, 21)Gambiadrowned when boat from Barra (Gambia) capsized off Mauritania on way to Canary Islands (Spain)Aljazeera
04/12/20191Jatta Mbye (boy, 17)Gambiadrowned when boat from Barra (Gambia) capsized off Mauritania on way to Canary Islands (Spain)Aljazeera
04/12/20191Sofiatou Barry (woman, 18)Gambiadrowned when migrant boat from Gambia capsized off Mauritania on way to Canary Islands (ES)Aljazeera/AP
04/12/20191N.N.Sub-Saharan Africabody found in Bouyafar area (Morocco) not far from the seaAMDHNador/IOM
in Dec 196N.N. (2 women, 4 men)Africa, unknowndied of hypothermia in Evros region while trying to cross Greek/Turkish border, between 5-8 Dec. 19LeFigaro/ViceGR
in Dec 192N.N.unknownfell, bodies found in Una-Sana canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina) near Croatian borderIOM
in Dec 193N.N.unknowncar accident in Una-Sana Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina)IOM
in Dec 191N.N.unknowndrowned, body found in Una-Sana Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina)IOM
29/11/201970N.N. (incl 10 children, 4 preg. w.)unknowndisappeared from migrant boat in distress between Libya and Italy; fate of boat unclearWatchthemed/AlarmPhone/IOM
28/11/20192N.N. (men)Syriacar accident, died being locked in trunk of the car near Vrhnika (SI) on way to Italy, 5 survivedTotSloveniaNews/Avenir/Orient/IOMSlove
28/11/20193N.N.unknownmissing at sea off the coast of Libya, as reported by survivors disembarked at Al Hamidya (Libya)IOMLibya
26/11/201973N.N. (incl 3 children, 20 women)unknowndrowned when migrant boat sunk in Alboran Sea on way from Al Hoceima (MA) to Spain; 70 missingWatchthemed/Caminando/EurPress/IOM
26/11/201923N.N.unknowndrowned in migrant shipwreck off the coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla; 19 missing, 58 rescuedCaminando/IOM
23/11/20191N.N. (man 30-35)unknownlifeless naked body found by passer-by in forest near Kotronias Soufli (Greece) near Turkish borderEEvros.gr/IOM
23/11/201926N.N. (15 women, 11 men)Eritrea, Morocco, Algeria, Nidrowned, boat from Zuwara (LY) sank off Isola dei Conigli, Lampedusa (IT); 19 missing, 149 rescuedItCoastG/RaRa/CourrierInt/IOMItaly/Necro
23/11/201913N.N.unknownmissing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Zuwara (Libya); 47 rescuedIOMLibya
22/11/20196N.N.unknownbodies washed ashore on Qasr Al Akhyar, east of Tripoli (Libya)IOMLibya
21/11/201994N.N. (incl children, 13w (3 preg.))unknowndisappeared on a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and ItalyWatchthemed/AlarmPhone
20/11/201970N.N. (incl 15 children, 5 women)unknowndrowned in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Libya; 30 people rescued by fishermen; 63 missingWatchthemed/AlarmPhone/IOM
16/11/20191N.N. (baby girl, 9 months)Congodied of fever and severe dehydration at Moria refugee camp on Lesbos (Greece)MSF/InfoMigrants/Euronews/MRAP/AA
16/11/20191N.N. (man)unknownhit by train while walking on the rail tracks near Soufli (Greece) close to Turkish borderKI/IOM
13/11/20191N.N. (young boy)unknowndecomposed body found on the shore of Grand Lighthouse beach, outside of Jijel (Algeria)LibAlgérie/IOM
13/11/20191N.N.unknowndecomposed body found on the shore of Oued Z'hor inear Jijel in the commune of El-Milia (Algeria)LibAlgérie/IOM
11/11/20194N.N.unknowndrowned when boat capsized, trying to cross Danube river to Croatia near Apatin (Serbia), 6 survivedANSA/EFE/IOM
08/11/20191N.N. (man, 20)Syriadied getting lost in woods in Iliza Bistrica (Sl) near Trieste (IT) trying to cross border avoiding policeInternazionale/Trieste/IOM
08/11/20191N.N. (man, 19)Tunisiafound dead in bed at detention centre of Vincennes, Paris (FR), had been taking medication and drugsInfoMigrants
08/11/20191N.N. (boy)unknownstowaway, fell from roof of cargo truck which entered a ferry to Europe in Port of Melilla (Spain)GranadaHoy/IOM
08/11/20192N.N. (men, between 18-30)unknowndied of hypothermia, bodies found outside Korymbos, Evros region (Greece)VICE/KI/SolSPace/IOM
08/11/20192N.N. (men, between 18-30)unknowndied of hypothermia, bodies found in wild terrain in Evros region (Greece)VICE/KI/SolSPace/IOM
08/11/20192N.N. (women, between 18-30)Africadied of hypothermia, bodies found near river Evros outside of Gemisti (Greece), near Turkish borderVICE/KI/SolSPace/IOM
07/11/20191N.N. (young man)Moroccofound floating in sea attached to kayak between Al Hoceim & Chefchaouen (MA), was on way to SpainAMDHNador/IOM
06/11/201911N.N.Moroccodrowned on way from Agadir (Morocco) to Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain); 2 missing, 4 rescuedLV/ElDia/CEAR/IOM
06/11/20191L.T. (man, 29)Moroccodrowned with 11 others on the way from Agadir (Morocco) to Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain)CEAR
03/11/20191N.N. (boy)Ghanamissing when migrants jumped off their rescue ship when Libyan vessel approached and fired in the airFlavio/IOM
03/11/20191N.N.unknowncar accident on Egnatia-Odos highway near Thessaloniki (Greece), 5 survivedIOMGreece
01/11/20192N.N. (2 men)unknownfound dead in Tyrrhenian Sea off Tertenia, Sardinia (IT) on small boat that had been drifting for daysRepubblica/VoxNews/SardiniaP/IOM
01/11/20191N.N. (man, 24)Nigeriadied of smoke inhalation after lighting fire in tent of maskeshift camp in Calais (France)SocialistWorker/CMS/ChooseLove
01/11/20191N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body found floating off the coast of Tobruk (Libya)IOMLibya
31/10/20192N.N. (men)unknowndrowned near Vukovci (Slovenia) while trying to cross Kolpa river to reach CroatiaABC/STA/IOM
29/10/20195N.N.unknowndrowned, 4 bodies found, fell from boat heading from Morocco to Canary Islands (ES); 29 survivedEurPress/EFE/IOM
26/10/20191N.N. (boy, 13)Moroccostowaway, crushed by truck attempting to cling to the undercarriage in Nador (MA) on way to SpainAMDHumainsNador/FaroCeuta/Ariffino/IO
26/10/20191N.N.unknownmissing from a migrant boat rescued by NGO off the Libyan coast; 91 people rescuedWatchthemed
23/10/20191Nguyen Huy Phong (man, 35)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Pham Thi Tra My (woman, 26)Vietnamfound dead with 38 others in refrigerated lorry in Purfleet (GB) that travelled from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Guardian
23/10/20191Nguyen Dinh Luong (man, 20)Vietnamfound dead with 38 others in refrigerated lorry in Purfleet (GB) that travelled from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Guardian
23/10/20191Nguyen Dinh Tu (man, 26)Vietnamfound dead with 38 others in refrigerated lorry in Purfleet (GB) that travelled from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Xinhua/Guardian
23/10/20191Le Van Ha (man, 30)Vietnamfound dead with 38 others in refrigerated lorry in Purfleet (GB) that travelled from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Guardian
23/10/20191Bui Thi Nhung (woman, 19)Vietnamfound dead with 38 others in refrigerated lorry in Purfleet (GB) that travelled from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/TheJournal/Guardian
23/10/20191Tran Thi Tho (woman, 21)Vietnamfound dead with 38 others in refrigerated lorry in Purfleet (GB) that travelled from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Guardian
23/10/20193N.N. (1 child, 3; 2 men)unknowndrowned when migrant boat from Turkey collided with Greek coastguard near Kos island; 2 missingTelegraaf
23/10/20191Vo Nhan Du (man, 19)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Tran Manh Hung (man, 37)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Tran Khanh Tho (woman, 18)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Vo Van Linh (woman, 25)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Van Nhan (man, 33)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Bui Phan Thang (man, 37)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Huy Hung (boy, 15)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Vo Ngoc Nam (man, 28)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Tran Thi Ngoc (man, 19)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Van Hung (man, 33)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Hoang Van Tiep (man, 18)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Cao Tien Dung (man, 37)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Cao Huy Thanh (man, 33)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Tran Thi Mai Nhung (man, 18)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Minh Quang (man, 20)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Le Trong Thanh (man, 44)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh(woman, 28)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Hoang Van Hoi (man, 24)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Tho Tuan (man, 25)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Dang Huu Tuyen (woman, 22)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Trong Thai (man, 26)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Van Hiep (man, 24)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Thi Van (man, 35)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Tran Hai Loc (man, 35)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Duong Minh Tuan (man, 27)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Ngoc Ha (woman, 32)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Tien Dung (man, 33)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Phan Thi Thanh (man, 41)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Nguyen Ba Vu Hung (man, 34)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Dinh Dinh Thai Quyen (man, 18)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Dinh Dinh Binh (boy, 15)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Tran Ngoc Hieu (boy, 17)Vietnamfound dead in refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet (GB) that had arrived by sea from Zeebrugge (BE)BBC/Breitbart/DailyMail/VK/BlitzBG/LV/Gu
23/10/20191Jude Nikshan Agusteen (man, 34)Sri Lankacommitted suicide at the open centre of Lanaken (Belgium)Necropolis/CMS/DansPensees
19/10/201957N.N. (incl 10 men)unknownmissing off the coast of Tripoli (Libya)IOM
15/10/20194N.N.unknowndrowned trying to reach Italy from Zuwara (Libya); 89 others were rescued off the coast of TunisiaSafa/IOMTunisia
14/10/20191N.N. (young man, 22)Iraqdrowned, body found on beach near Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais (FR), was on way to EnglandFrancetvinfo/Le Monde/IOM
14/10/20191N.N. (boy, 17 )Kurdistan-Iraqdrowned, body found on beach near Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais (FR), was on way to EnglandFrancetvinfo/Le Monde/IOM
14/10/20192N.N. (1 baby; 1 child)unknowndrowned when boat sank off the coast of Alt?nova (TR) on way to Greece; 1 missing, 33 survivedIOMTurkey/TurkCoastG/AA/Watchthemed
14/10/201980N.N.unknowndisappeared on a migrant boat in distress that left from Sabratha (Libya)Watchthemed
12/10/20191N.N. (young man)unknownstowaway, found electrocuted near railway station in Gevgelija (MK), died 11 days later in hospitalIOMMacedonia
09/10/20191N.N. (man)unknownfound dead in abandoned camp trailer used by migrants in Osmanagici (Bosnia, near Croatian border)Pogled/Medium/Dnevni avaz/IOM
09/10/20191Mahdi Sallak (boy, 17)Moroccohit by truck, near Béni Ensar (MA) on the way to Melilla (ES), driver did not stop and fledAMDHNador/IOM
09/10/20193N.N.unknowncar accident, traffickers' car on way from Turkey to Greece crashed and fell off a cliff near Areti (GR)KI/IOM Greece
07/10/201930N.N. (incl 8 ch.; 13 w.(incl pregn))Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Burkinadrowned when migrant boat from Tunisia sank near Lampedusa (Italy); 17 missing, 22 rescuedVOA/DW/AVV/TheJournal/IOMItaly
05/10/20191N.N. (man)unknownshot by accident in a panic after shepherd discovered ten migrants in farmhouse in Todorici (Bosnia)NoviList/Medium/Klix/IOM
04/10/20191N.N. (boy, 6)Sub-Saharan Africadied of hypothermia during medical evacuation after being rescued in Alboran Sea (ES); 65 survivedHelenaMaleno/EFE/EurPress/IOM
03/10/20191Omar (man, 35)Chaddied of illness in improvised migrant camp in the Jeanne-Bernard school in Saint-Herblain (France)OuestFrance
01/10/20192N.N. (men)unknowndrowned in Sot Lake, Sid, Vojvodina (Serbian/Croatian border), were registered at reception centreTelegraf/IOM
in Oct 191N.N. (man)Syriafound dead in river along the Croatian-Bosnian border, signs of violence on bodyMedium
30/09/20191N.N. (man)Pakistandrowned trying to swim across the Korana river from Bosnia to Croatia, found in village Crnaja (Bosnia)Klix/Medium/IOM
29/09/20197N.N. (incl 1 newborn, 2 chn, 1 w)Afghanistan, unknowndied in fire at Moria reception centre in Lesbos (GR), incl newborn and mother who had just given birthDW/InfoMigrants/KTG/Topontiki/MigSol/V
28/09/201950N.N. (incl 1 woman, 6 man)Moroccodrowned when migrant boat sunk in Atlantic Ocean between Casablanca (MA) & Spain; 38 missingInfoMigrants/Reuters/IOM/Caminando
27/09/20191Meltem Zenbil (woman, 40)Turkeydrowned with son and mother fleeing Erdogan’s purge, near Oinousses island (Greece); 12 rescuedReuters/Xinhua/TurkeyPurge
27/09/20191Mustafa Kara (boy, 6)Turkeydrowned with his sister while fleeing Erdogan’s purge, his teacher parents and baby brother survivedReuters/Xinhua/TurkeyPurge
27/09/20191Gulsum Kara (girl, 8)Turkeydrowned with her brother while fleeing Erdogan’s purge, her teacher parents and baby brother survivedReuters/Xinhua/TurkeyPurge
27/09/20191Mustafa Said Zenbil (boy, 12)Turkeydrowned with mother and grandmother fleeing Erdogan’s purge, near Oinousses island (Greece)TurkeyPurge
27/09/20191Kevser Sezer (woman, 58)Turkeydrowned with daughter and grandson fleeing Erdogan’s purge, near Oinousses island (Greece)TurkeyPurge
27/09/20191Mahir Isik (baby, 4 months)Turkeydrowned with brother near Oinousses island (Greece), parents were judges fleeing Erdogan’s purgeTurkeyPurge
27/09/20191Ibrahim Isik (boy, 3)Turkeydrowned with baby brother near Oinousses island (GR), parents were judges fleeing Erdogan’s purgeTurkeyPurge/IOMGreece
26/09/20197N.N. (men)Algeriamissing from an overturned migrant boat off the coast of Alicante (Spain); 3 people rescuedDiarioInfo/IOM
25/09/20191N.N. (young man)Algeriacommitted suicide at the asylum reception centre of Perreux, Boudry (Switzerland)ArcInfo/MigSol
24/09/20194N.N.Syriavehicle accident, military truck carrying Syrians to be deported fell out of control near Reyhanl? (TR)HurriyetDN/CNNTurk/IOM
24/09/20191N.N. (boy, 5)Afghanistandied run over by truck while playing in cardboard box around Moria refugee camp (Lesbos, Greece)MRAP/VK
19/09/20191N.N. (man)Sudanshot by stray bullet of Libyan Coast Guard when migrants returned to shore in Tripoli (LY) tried to fleeIOM/InfoMigrants
19/09/20191N.N.unknownstabbed to death during a fight in Vu?jak migrant camp near Biha? (Bosnia, near Croatian border)AP
19/09/20191A. I. (man, 23)Pakistanhit by train while walking on rail tracks near Gradsko (North Macedonia) on way to SerbiaGulfNews/IOM
18/09/20194N.N.unknownmissing after a migrant boat sank near Djerba (Tunisia); 6 people rescuedAlarmPhone/IOMTunisia
18/09/201910N.N. (10 young men)Algeriadrowned, 6 bodies found, boat sunk near Boumerdès (Algeria) on way to Spain; 4 missing, 5 survivedElW/Kabylie/Caminando/IOM
18/09/20191M. Rahal (young man)Algeriadrowned, body found by fisherman, boat sunk near Boumerdès (Algeria) on way to Spain; 5 survivedElW/Kabylie/Caminando/IOM
18/09/20191S. Daim (young man)Algeriadrowned, body found by fisherman, boat sunk near Boumerdès (Algeria) on way to Spain; 5 survivedElW/Kabylie/Caminando/IOM
18/09/20191A. Sid Ali (young man)Algeriadrowned, body found by fisherman, boat sunk near Boumerdès (Algeria) on way to Spain; 5 survivedElW/Kabylie/Caminando/IOM
18/09/20191Helal Ali Mohammed Alhajj (m,24)Yemendrowned travelling by boat from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Melilla, was Kung Fu Olympic athletePublico/Uprising
17/09/201914N.N.unknownmissing after a migrant boat sank near Sfax (Tunisia); 9 people rescuedAlarmPhone/IOMTunesia
17/09/20195N.N.Moroccopresumed drowned, boat capsized north of Cap Falcon (Algeria) on the way to Spain; 8 survivedAMDH/ElW/IOM
17/09/20191Labiad Mohammed (young man)Moroccodrowned, boat capsized north of Cap Falcon (Algeria) on the way to Spain; 8 survivedAMDH/ElW/IOM
17/09/20191Saada Abdelwahed (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, boat capsized north of Cap Falcon (Algeria) on the way to Spain; 8 survivedAMDH/ElW/IOM
17/09/20191Azzi Abdessalam (young man)Moroccopresumed drowned, boat capsized north of Cap Falcon (Algeria) on the way to Spain; 8 survivedAMDH/ElW/IOM
13/09/20194N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, jumped in sea trying to reach Sicily (IT) after boat engine broke; 1 rescuedANSA/IOMItaly
12/09/20191Oscar Okwurime (man, 34)Nigeriadied at Harmondsworth detention centre (GB), health issues worsened due to stress and were ignoredIndependent/AlJazeera/Guardian
12/09/20191N.N. (young man)unknowncar accident, car crashed into vehicle which was boarding migrants near Komotini (Greece); 8 survivedKI/Voria/IOMGreece
11/09/20191N.N. (man)Moroccodied upon arrival in Manilva (Spain) after sustaining severe injuries during boat journey from MoroccoIndependiente
11/09/20191Mohamed Ataif (man, 24)Sudansuicide in Mammagialla prison (Viterbo, IT); bureaucracy made contact from friends & family impossibleFanpage
07/09/20191N.N. (man)Africadied of head injury, body found on bank of river Dora in Bardonecchia (IT) near French borderLRT/CDS/LR/IOM
07/09/20191Ansou Keïta (young man)Guineadied of injuries resulting from violence during a military raid in Bolingo forest near Nador (MA)AMDH/Caminando/IOM
06/09/20191N.N. (woman, 65)unknowndied during crossing from Turkey, found in boat during rescue near Kokkari, Samos (GR); 13 rescuedKI/IOMGreece
05/09/20191Morad Zahmari (man, 27)Moroccomissing in Alboran Sea after leaving for Spain with 3 friends on a jet-ski from Bouyafar (Morocco)FaroCeuta/LV/DeadMA
05/09/20191Abdelouahab Allali (man, 24)Moroccomissing in Alboran Sea after leaving for Spain with 3 friends on a jet-ski from Bouyafar (Morocco)FaroCeuta/LV/DeadMA
05/09/20191Noureddine Allali (man, 31)Moroccomissing in Alboran Sea after leaving for Spain with 3 friends on a jet-ski from Bouyafar (Morocco)FaroCeuta/LV/DeadMA
05/09/20191Salih Zahaf (man, 30)Moroccomissing in Alboran Sea after leaving for Spain with 3 friends on a jet-ski from Bouyafar (Morocco)FaroCeuta/LV/DeadMA
03/09/201915N.N. (15 young people)Algeriadrowned, Algerian small boat capsized after 5 days drifting at sea near Cabo de Gata (ES); 2 rescuedRodrigo/VozAlm/ElW/IOM/El Diario
01/09/20191Mohamed (Chauni) M. (boy, 17)Moroccodied of Cardiac arrest in hospital, found unconscious by friends in Port of Ceuta (ES) on way to EuropeFaroCeuta/IOM
in Sep 191N.N. (boy)unknowndied as he tried to hang on to a bus heading to the Spanish enclave of Melilla (Spain) from MoroccoFaroCeuta
31/08/201923N.N.unknownmissing on a migrant boat that left the African coast to reach the Canary Islands (Spain)WatchTheMed
29/08/201924N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa, Moroccmissing, boat shipwrecked near Entrifit (MA) on way to the Canary Islands; 9 people rescuedWatchTheMed/Al Yaoum/AlarmPhone/IO
29/08/20191Tusar Al-Amin (man)Bangladeshdrowned, boat shipwrecked near Dakhla (EH) on way to the Canary IslandsCaminando
27/08/201940N.N. (incl child, woman, 3 men)Sudan, Somalia, Morocco, E5 drowned, 35 missing when migrant ship sank off Al-Khums (Libya) on way to Italy; 65 rescuedDemNow/EUObserver/NewDailyAU/InfoM
26/08/20196N.N. (men)Pakistan, Egyptdied in car crash when traffickers tried to avoid police in northeastern Greece near Turkish borderSpiegel/KI/IOMGreece
25/08/20191N.N. (woman)Afghanistandied after trafficker panicked in police chase & drove van into Kupa River (Croatia) on way to SloveniaInfoMigrants/IOM/Vijesti
25/08/20191Reza Ebrahimi (boy, 15)Afghanistandied from knife wounds in fight at overcrowded Moria reception centre, Lesbos (GR); 2 others injuredSting/MRAP/InfoMigrant/Mediapart
23/08/20191Massoud (man, 48)Iraqdrowned, tried to swim from FR to GB, failed to get asylum in DE; found floating near Zeebrugge (BE)Spiegel/Tijd/NOS/Parool/CMS/Ouest-Fran
23/08/20191N.N. (20, man)Bangladeshvehicle accident, van coming from Greece collided then caught fire near Demir Kapija (MK); 12 survivedIndependentBD/IOMMacedonia
22/08/20194N.N. (incl 1 man)Maghreb1 drowned, 3 missing in migrant shipwreck off Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz (Spain); 7 people rescuedCanalSur/ElForoCeuta/ABC/VozSur
20/08/20191N.N.unknowndrowned in the Drina river near Banja Kovilja?a (Serbia) while trying to cross from Serbia into BosniaWatchthemed
19/08/20195N.N. (1 child; 1 woman; 3 men)unknownvehicle accident on unspecified road in Ac?göl, Nevsehir (Turkey); 11 survivedIOMTurkey
18/08/2019100N.N.unknownmissing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Tripoli (Libya); 3 people rescuedWatchTheMed/InfoMigrants
12/08/201913N.N. (incl pregnant woman)Ghana, Ethiopia, Somaliamissing, died of hunger & thirst as boat from Libya was ignored drifting at sea for 11 days; 1 survivorTimesM/Ya.I/IOMMalta
12/08/20191Ismail (man, 20)Somaliadied of hunger and thirst, found on dinghy from Libya after it was ignored drifting for 11 daysTimesM/Ya.I/IOMMalta
09/08/20191Mitra Mehrad (woman, 31)Irandrowned while trying to save a baby from her dinghy, crossing the Channel from France to the UKKM/InfoMigrants/HLN/VK/CMS/IsleofThan
05/08/20191Hisham Mustafa (young man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Azmarin (SY), attempted to return after being deported from TRNewArab/SyrOb/IOM
05/08/20192N.N. (1 baby, 5 mo.; 1 man, 30)unknowndrowned, fell from boat during 2 day journey between Libya and Lampedusa (IT); 49 rescuedANSA/IOMItaly
in Aug 194N.N. (3 children, 1 woman)unknownmother & 2 kids drowned, 1 kid missing in the Evros River near Tychero (Greece, near Turkish border)SydHerald
31/07/20191N.N. (young man)unknownhit by train as he was sleeping on the tracks near Bihac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)AP/ANSA/IOM
25/07/2019177N.N.Eritrea, Sub-Saharan Africa,62 drowned, 115 missing when ship capsized off Al-Khums (LY) on way to Italy; 145 people rescuedReuters/Telegraph/NYTimes/BBC/InfoMig
23/07/20191N.N. (man, 30)North Africafound floating in the sea off coast of Tarajal, Spanish enclave of Ceuta; tried to swim from MoroccoMUGAK/LV
23/07/20191N.N. (child)Iraqmissing when migrant boat tried to reach Kos island (Greece) from Bodrum (Turkey); 8 people rescuedMUGAK/LV
22/07/20191Saber (young man)Algeriapresumed drowned, disappeared while swimming around border fence between Morocco/Ceuta (Spain)FaroCeuta/IOM
20/07/20191N.N. (man)unknownhit by train near Xanthi (Greece) while walking along Thessaloniki-Alexandroupolis railway, 2 survivedRSA/EFSYN/IOM
18/07/201916N.N. (5 children; 6 women; 6 m)unknownvan accident, 16-person minibus appeared to ride 67 people, driver lost control in Eastern TurkeyDailySabah/Orient/IOM
15/07/20191Marouane Abouobaida (man, 23)Moroccosuicide in isolation cell of detention centre in Valencia (ES); had medical issues due to aggressionLevanteEMV
08/07/20191Geri (man, 25)Eritreadied when jumping off a truck on the highway near Brugge (Belgium) in fear when the police arrivedCMS/VoiceOut
06/07/20191Géri (man, ±25)Eritreadied falling/jumping from smuggling truck at police check, on highway near Rotterdam (NL), 7 survivedNOS/VoiceOut/IOM
06/07/20191Kouadio (man, 21)Ivory Coastdrowned off the port of Grande-Synthe (France), probably tried to swim or fell off a boat to the UKCMS
03/07/201981N.N. (incl 1 child, 4 woman, 9 m)unknown1 died in hospital, 80 missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea near Zarzis (Tunisia)AlarmPhone/IOMTunesia
03/07/20191N.N. (man)unknowndied in Central Mediterranean, rescuers recovered his life jacket at sea and gave it as gift to the PopeRiformista
03/07/201953N.N. (incl 6 children)Africa, unknownkilled in a mis-targeted airstrike on Tajoura detention center near Tripoli (Libya)InfoMigrants/IOM
02/07/201960N.N. (incl small children & 20 w)unknownmissing from migrant boat off Zawiya (Libya) in distress shortly after departure; fate never establishedWatchthemed
01/07/20191Ilias Tahiri (man, 18)Moroccosuffocated when restrained for being violent in juvenile detention centre of Tierra de Oria, Almeria (ES)MUGAK/EP/LV/Publico
in July 191N.N. (man)Iraqdied hit by car on the highway to Grande-Synthe (France), probably wanted to clandestinely reach UKCMS
in July 191N.N. (boy, 5-6)unknownpresumed drowned on way to France, body found on a Mayotte (FR) beach after probable shipwreckDW
30/06/20191Mario Mokake (man, 30)Cameroondrowned near Fribourg (Switzerland) after leaving the migrant centre of Biella (Italy) to look for workEcoBiella/LRT
30/06/20191N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, fell frozen from landing gear of Kenya Airways flight to Heathrow Airport London (GB)BBC/NYTimes/IOM
27/06/20191N.N. (boy, 17)Guineafound dead after night of alcohol & drugs in hotel in Orleans (FR), was under charge of the stateFranceBleu
27/06/20196N.N. incl 1 child; 2 women)unknowndrowned, boat capsized after bad maneuver near Sidi Ifni (MA) on way to Canary Islands; 36 rescuedLe360/ElDía/TheHuffMaghreb/IOM
26/06/201910N.N.Pakistancar accident, driver fled police lost control and hit a wall in Edirne (TR) near Greek border; 30 rescuedDailySabah/Hürriyet/IOM
23/06/201924N.N. (incl 3 girls)Sub-Saharan Africa, Morocc3 drowned, 21 missing off the coast of Dakhla (EH), on way to the Canary Islands (ES); 13 rescuedElDía/LV/Público/IOM
23/06/20191Said Lili “Flitox” (boy)Western Saharadrowned off the coast of Dakhla, on way to the Canary Islands; was locally known rapper and activistElDia/Publico/LV
21/06/20191N.N. (man)unknownhit by train, near Greek border in Demir Kapija (North Macedonia) at the trainline Gevgelija-SkopjeIOMMacedonia
20/06/20191E.T. (man, 25)Tunisiahit by pick up truck while sleeping at side of the road in Eskikoy (Turkey) on way to Greece, 2 survivedHurGaz/IOM
18/06/201922N.N. (boys, men)Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Ivdrowned in migrant shipwreck in Alboran Sea near Morocco on way to Spain, nobody came to rescueMUGAK/LV/ElDiario/EP/HelenaMaleno/A
17/06/201912N.N.unknowndrowned after migrant boat sank between Bodrum (Turkey) and Kos (Greece); 31 people rescuedReuters
17/06/20191N.N. (man)unknownbody found by border guards in the Kupa river near Breg (Slovenia) near Croatian border24ur/IOMSlovenia
14/06/20191Sajid Hussain (man)Pakistansuicide by drowning in Isonzo River (Italian/Slovenian border), he was waiting for voluntary repatriationAlpMol
12/06/20197N.N. (incl 5 men)unknown3 died, 4 missing from boat from Morocco adrift in raging Alboran Sea south of Motril, Granada (Spain)ElDiario/SUR/AndaluciaInfo/IOM
11/06/20197N.N. (incl 2 children, 1 man)unknowndrowned after migrant boat sank on the way from Turkey to Lesbos (Greece); 57 people rescuedKI/IOMGreece
09/06/20191Al Hassane Bah (man)Guineadied of lack of access to medical help in Afrah Camp near Nador (Morocco)AMDH/IOM
07/06/20191Aminullah W. (man, 18)Afghanistansuicide, threw himself in front of train; being left to himself after turning 18 added to existing traumasWOZ
07/06/20191Iftikar Y. (young man)Afghanistandied run over by freight train when he ran after his friend to prevent him from committing suicideWOZ
07/06/20191N.N. (man)unknownbody recovered in state of decomposition on El Kef Lasfar beach, Sidi Lakhdar, Mostaganem (Algeria)Oran/Ref/ElW/LibAlgerie
07/06/20191N.N. (man, 30s)unknownbody recovered in state of decomposition on Chaabet Nacira beach, Mazaghran, Mostaganem (Algeria)Oran/Ref/ElW/LibAlgerie
07/06/20191N.N. (woman, 20s)unknownbody recovered in state of decomposition on Petit-Port beach, Sidi Lakhdar, Mostaganem (Algeria)Oran/Ref/ElW/LibAlgerie
02/06/201922N.N. (incl 1 child; 1 woman)unknown2 drowned, 20 missing, boat capsized off the coast of Garaboli, Libya on way to Italy; 73 rescuedIOMLibya
29/05/20191N.N. (girl, 5)unknowndied on a boat in distress in the Mediterranean between Libya and Italy; 90-100 people rescued lateWatchthemed
29/05/20192N.N. (men, ±20)Guinea, Senegaldrowned, near Cap Spartel (MA) trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar in small ‘toy’ boat; 5 rescuedCaminando/HelenaMaleno/IOM
25/05/20191Habib Soroush (man, 20s)Afghanistanhung himself in makeshift camp in Strasbourg (F) after desperately seeking help for his basic needsNecropolis/DNAfr/Reporterre
23/05/20195N.N. (men)unknownmissing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of LibyaIOMLibya
22/05/20193N.N. (3 women, 1 pregnant)unknowndrowned, in Strait of Gibraltar near Larache (MO) on way to Cadiz (ES), bodies not found; 69 rescuedEl Diario/HelenaMaleno/Caminando/IOM
22/05/20192N.N. (men 20-30)Afghanistansuffocated, found unconsious inside tank-truck in Futog, Novi Sad (Serbia), died in hospitalIOM Serbia/Novosti/Blic
21/05/20191N.N.Cameroondied on boat in distress off the coast of Cap Spartel (Morocco) trying to reach Spain; 8 people rescuedWatchthemed
21/05/20191N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africastowaway, truck smashed his head while he tried to climb under it in the port of Tangier (Morocco)Maghress/IOM
20/05/20191Mulue (man)Eritreadied after jumping off truck on highway between Calais & Dunkirk (FR), probably wanted to reach UKVoixDuNord/CMS/IOM
16/05/201960N.N.unknownmissing from migrant boat in distress on the way from Zawiyah (Libya), fate of boat never establishedWatchthemed
16/05/20195N.N.unknowndied when a truck full of migrants overturned on the Van-Ercis highway in Turkey, near Iranian borderHaberler/Urdu/IOM
15/05/20192N.N. (woman; man)unknown1 drowned, 1 missing from boat that arrived in Arguineguin, Canary Islands (ES) from MoroccoMUGAK/ElDia/IOM/ElEsp
15/05/20191Sahé Sephora (girl, 13 months)Ivory Coastdrowned, slipped off mothers back while she tried to rescue a drowning friend near Canary Islands (ES)MUGAK/ElDia/IOM/ElEsp
13/05/20195N.N.Syriamissing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Chekka (Lebanon) on the way to Cyprus; 3 survivorsAP/DailyStarLB
11/05/20191N.N. (woman, 31)Nigeriadied in refugee centre in Regensburg (DE), riot broke out when authorities came to collect the bodyNTV
10/05/201970N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa3 drowned, 67 missing when ship from Zuwara (LY) to Italy sank near Kerkennah (TN); 16 rescuedReuters/CNN/Guardian/SeaWatch/IOMTu
08/05/20191N.N.unknownfound dead on the Tinajo coast of Lanzarote, tried to reach the Canary Islands (ES) from MoroccoMUGAK
03/05/201912N.N. (incl 4 women; 5 children)unknowndrowned, 3 missing, boat sunk near uninhabited island of Ciplak (TR) on way to Greece; 5 rescuedAnsamed/IOMTurkey
02/05/20194N.N.unknowndrowned, boat missing for several days near El Estrecho (ES) in the Strait of Gibraltar; 8 rescuedEl Diario/IOM
01/05/20191N.N. (pregnant woman)Senegaldrowned, during rescue operation near Cape Espartel (MA) trying to cross to Spain; 4 rescuedEl Diario/HelenaMaleno/IOM/Watchtheme
01/05/20191N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found in River Kupa near Žakanje (Croatia)PoliceKarlovac/Dnevno/IOM
01/05/20198N.N. (1 woman; 7 men)Senegaldrowned in Strait of Gibraltar near Tangiers (MA) on way to Spain, came from same village; 3 rescuedAlarmPhone/APnews/IOM/Watchthemed
in May 192N.N. (incl 1-year-old baby)unknownfound dead on the coast of Mogan in Gran Canaria, tried to reach the Canary Islands form MoroccoMUGAK
in May 193N.N.unknowndied when candle caused fire in abandoned building where they sheltered on Bosnian-Croatian borderInfoMigrants
in May 191N.N. (man)unknowndied when he fell from the top floor of a building he was sheltering in on the Bosnian-Croatian borderInfoMigrants
in May 191N.N. (man)unknownsuicide, set himself on fire in desperation on the Bosnian-Croatian borderInfoMigrants
in May 192N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found on beach of Mayotte (FR) after shipwreckDW
29/04/20191Soufian Chaikh (man, 24)Moroccostabbed to death by refugee who wanted to rob him in the Port of Ceuta while trying to cross to SpainFaroCeuta/EurPress/IOM
27/04/20192N.N. (incl man, 25)Sub-Saharan Africadied with 19 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Rwess (28)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Abdoul Aziz Cisse (man, 23)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Issa Kaha (man, 24)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Kamara Siaka (man, 23)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Fofana Vagaba (girl, 15)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Diamande Amara (woman, 45)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Ahmed Traouri (man, 24)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Aleksiss (man, 20)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Dessir Mamadi (man, 25)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Dessire Trabe (woman, 22)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Inza (man, 24)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Nina Fofana (woman, 25)Ivory Coastdied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Galil Sungo (man, 23)Malidied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Traouri Benjabo (woman, 41)Malidied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Ibrahim Ngolo Khalil Koloba (man)Malidied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Sekou (man, 21)Senegaldied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
27/04/20191Mamadou Ba (man)Guineadied with 20 others when trafficker’s vehicle fell in canal in Laatamna, Berkane, on way to Nador (MA)LeFigaro/AMDH
22/04/20194N.N.unknowndrowned, after the wreck of a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar near Fnideq (MA); 9 people rescuedEl Diario/HelenaMaleno/IOM
19/04/20193N.N. (3 men)unknowndied of hypothermia, tried to cross Iranian-Turkish border in heavy snow, found near Ba?kale (TR)DailySabah/IOM
17/04/20191Amaneal (man, 33)Ethiopiafound dead on a railway at Silly (Belgium), probably tried to reach the UK clandestinelyCMS
12/04/20192N.N. (2 men)unknowndied of hypothermia, tried to cross Iranian-Turkish border in heavy snow, found near Ba?kale (TR)CNNTurk/Haber7/Takvim/IOM
12/04/20194N.N. (4 men, 20-25)unknownfound floating in Sultançay?r river near Ba?kale (TR), tried to cross Iranian-Turkish border in winterCNNTurk/Haber7/Takvim/IOM
10/04/20198N.N.unknownmissing, fell from migrant boat in distress off the coast of Libya/Tunisia; 28 survivors taken to LibyaWatchthemed
07/04/20191N.N. (boy, 8)Syriabody found on boat off the coast of Dikili (Turkey) on way to Lesbos (GR); 41 people rescuedIOMTurkey
07/04/20191N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body washed ashore on Afantou beach on the Island of Rhodes (GR)KI/HelCoastG/IOMGreece
07/04/20191N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body washed ashore on Faliraki beach on the Island of Rhodes (GR)KI/HelCoastG/IOMGreece
06/04/20191N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body washed ashore on Afantou beach on the Island of Rhodes (GR)KI/HelCoastG/IOMGreece
05/04/20191Hala Muhsin Sawan (girl, 9)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Bab al-Hawa (Syria); mother and 2 siblings survivedNewArab/SOHR/IOM
02/04/20191N.N. (aged woman)unknownfound dead near tent in unofficial migrant camp area, in between two highway arms in Paris (France)SMWilson
01/04/201950N.N. (children; women; men)unknownpresumed drowned, rubber boat disappeared off coast of Zuwara (LY), coastguard refused actionAlarmPhone/Sea-Eye/Avenire/IOM/Watch
01/04/20191N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadied of hypothermia, in Port of Tarifa (ES) after boat being rescued in Strait of Gibraltar; 12 survivedEuropaSur/ABC/IOM
31/03/20191N.N. (man)unknownfell from vehicle driving on Udovo-Demir Kapija road near North Macedonian-Greek border, 14 survivedIOM
31/03/20191N.N. (young man)Algeriafell into 70 meter deep karst cave in forest near Javornik (Croatia) comming from Bosnia-HerzegovinaNoviList/GSS/Lika/PoliceLika
29/03/20191N.N.unknowndrowned in the Evros River near Feres (GR), trying to cross Turkish-Greek borderIOM
28/03/20192N.N. (2 men)unknowndrowned, bodies recovered off the coast of Chios (GR); 36 people rescuedHelCoastG/IOM
27/03/20191Ali Reza (man, 18)Afghanistansuicide in shelter for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in Geneva (CH), bad housing conditionsVivre/RTS/Courrier/TribuneGeneve
26/03/20194N.N. (1 baby; 3 women)Afghanistan, Irandrowned when migrant ship sank on the way from Ayvacik (TR) to Lesbos (GR); 11 rescuedReuters/DailySabah/HurriyetDN/ArabNew
26/03/20191N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, found floating in advanced state of decomposition in sea in Tarajal area of Ceuta (E)FaroCeuta/Ceutaaldia/El Pueblo de Ceuta
26/03/20191N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, found dead on a beach in Azla (Morocco), probably tried to reach SpainFaroCeuta
26/03/20191N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, found in advanced state of decomposition on beach near Tetouan, Strait of Gibraltar (MA)El Pueblo de Ceuta/IOM
24/03/20191Mahir Mete Kul (man, 22)Turkeydrowned trying to flee Turkey via Evros River, student fleeing terrorism charges of Erdogan’s purgeTurkeyPurge/IOM/EEvros
23/03/20195N.N. (5 young men)Tunisiamissing after migrant boat sank on the way from Mahdia (TN) to ItalyTNnum/Kapitalis/IOM/Shems
23/03/20191Ons Zaouali (woman, 26)Tunisiadrowned in shipwreck on way from Mahdia (TN) to Italy; 3 other dead, 5 missing incl. her brotherTNnum/Kapitalis/IOM/Shems
23/03/20191Hanen Saidi (woman, 26)Tunisiadrowned in shipwreck on way from Mahdia (TN) to ItalyTNnum/Kapitalis/IOM
23/03/20191Ftima (woman, 26)Tunisiadrowned in shipwreck on way from Mahdia (TN) to ItalyKapitalis/IOM
23/03/20191Hamza Ben Nasr (man, 26)Tunisiadrowned in shipwreck on way from Mahdia (TN) to ItalyTNnum/Kapitalis/IOM
23/03/201941N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, no rescue operation after boat sent message of help of coast of Sabratha (Libya)IOMItaly/TPInews/Flavio/Mediterranea Re
21/03/20191Sylla Noumo (man, 32)Senegaldied in fire at new government-built migrant tent camp of San Ferdinando (IT)InfoMigrants
19/03/20198N.N. (incl 1 baby; 1 pregnant w.)unknown2 drowned, 6 missing when migrant ship capsized very soon upon leaving coast of Sabratha (LY)Ansamed/Libyan Express
18/03/20193N.N.Sub-Saharan Africafound dead on boat in distress in Alboran Sea off coast of Nador (Morocco); 53 people rescuedHuffPostMaghreb/HelenaMaleno/IOM
17/03/201919N.N.Moroccomissing in migrant shipwreck off coast of Sidi Warzeg (Morocco), were trying to reach Canary IslandsHams/Zoubeidi/IOM
14/03/201945N.N. (incl girl, 14; 6 w.(incl preg))Comoros, Congo, Mali, Maur1 died, 44 missing in shipwreck off coast of Bouyafar (Morocco) on way to Spain; 22 people rescuedAP/DailyMail/EurPress/ElDiario/WatchThe
12/03/20193N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)Sub-Saharan Africadied in Zintan detention centre (LY) due to lack of food and medical treatmentInfoMigrants
10/03/20191N.N. (girl 4-6)unknowndrowned, headless body found on Vatera beach, Lesbos (GR)HelCoastG/IOMGreece
10/03/20191N.N. (woman)unknowndrowned, body found in rocky shore area near Agios Theodoros, Akra Korakas, Lesbos (GR)HelCoastG/IOMGreece
08/03/20191Adam Usman Kiyar (man, 19)Ethiopiacrushed between pallets in trailer of truck, probably during displacement at port of Calais (FR)Necropolis/VoixDuNord/IOM/Parisien/Oue
08/03/20191K. A. (man, 30)Algeriastowaway, electrocuted while trying to board a train in Sid (Serbia) for CroatiaAPCSerbia/IOMSerbia
08/03/20192N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found on unspecified location off the coast of LibyaIOMLibya
06/03/20193N.N. (1 man; 2 boys, 4)unknowndrowned, two small boys as well as their father died when their boat sank near Samos (GR)AlarmPhone/AP/IOMGreece
03/03/20191N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body washed ashore at coast of Ceuta (Spain) in the Strait of GibraltarAlarmPhone
03/03/20191N.N. (man)unknownfound dead in waters of the Strait of Gibraltar off the Spanish enclave of CeutaEurPress/FaroCeuta/IOM
28/02/20194N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, missing after rubber boat capsized close to Tangier (Morocco)AlarmPhone/IOM
28/02/20195N.N. (1 woman)Guineadrowned, 4 missing, rubber boat capsized close to Tangier (MA); body of 1 woman washed ashoreAlarmPhone/IOM
28/02/20191Mboma Alefta (man, 25)Cameroondrowned, rubber boat capsized close to Tangier (MA); body washed ashore days laterAlarmPhone/IOM
24/02/20192N.N. (2 men)Middle East1 drowned, 1 missing; lost their way and tried to swim across Mreznica River (Croatia, near Bosnia)Ansamed/IOM/Xinhu/Vijesti
21/02/20193N.N. (3 women)unknownpresumed drowned in Afrin River near Davutpa?a district, Reyhanli/Hatay, TurkeyIOMTurkey
21/02/20191N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead in an inflatable boat on the shore of Punta del Guadalmesi, Tarifa (Spain)EuropaSur/IOMSpain
18/02/20191N.N. (man, 25-30)unknownfrozen to death, body found in shed in Ipsala Pa?aköy village near Evros/Meriç river at GR-TR borderCNNTurk/DailySabah/IOM
18/02/20191N.N. (man, 30-35)unknownfrozen to death, body found near Evros/Meriç river in Ipsala Pa?aköy village near GR-TR borderCNNTurk/DailySabah/IOM
18/02/20191Mulubrhane M. Kfleyosus (m, 19)Eritreacommitted suicide in Milton Keynes (GB) as the 4th of his group of young Eritrean refugee friendsGuardian
16/02/20191Moussa Ba “Aldo” (man, 29)Senegaldied in fire at migrant “ghetto” tent camp in San Ferdinando (IT), fire spread from makeshift campfireRAI/CDS/LR/InfoMigrants/LocalIT
15/02/20192N.N. (2 men, 25)unknownbodies found at Evros/Meriç river in Killi (TR) near Greece-Turkey borderCNNTurk/HurriyetDN/IOM
15/02/20191N.N. (man, 30-35)unknownbody found at Evros/Meriç river near a road, between ?psala and Meriç (TR) at Greece-Turkey borderCNNTurk/HurriyetDN/IOM
14/02/20191Ilias E.O. (boy, 15)Moroccostowaway, crushed by truck at port of Ceuta while trying to embark to mainland SpainAlarmPhone/Ceutaldia/20ME/Antena3/Es
13/02/20191N.N. (girl, 9)Afghanistanmissing after boat crashed into rocks off coast of Tsonia, Lesvos island (GR); 51 survivorsHelCoastG/IOM/ABR/Ekathimerini
11/02/20193N.N.unknowndrowned, rubber boat capsized close to Moroccan shore near Ashakkar; 9 rescuedAlarmPhone/IOM
09/02/20194N.N. (incl 2 men, 30s)Middle East, Maghreb, Yeme1 drowned, 3 missing in migrant shipwreck off coast of Kristel, Oran region (DZ); 13 rescuedAlgerie360/ElW/TheHuffMaghreb/IOM/AIP
09/02/20191Mohammed Al-Ahdal (man, 24)Yemendrowned in migrant shipwreck off coast of Kristel, Oran region (DZ); he was a sports journalistAlgerie360/ElW/TheHuffMaghreb/IOM/AIP
08/02/20191Ebuca Mama Subek (man, 34)Nigeriadied after police beat him up in escalated identity check, at Omonia police statoin, Athens (GR)KI/Migreurop/ExpressUK/EFSYN
07/02/20191Derman Tamimou (man, 29)Togodied of hypothermia in the Alps after crossing Italian/French border via dangerous mountain routeLocalFR/ANSA/Guardian/LRT/Dauphine/
06/02/20193N.N.unknown1 drowned, 2 missing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Tangiers (Morocco); 43 people rescuedHelenaMaleno/El Diario/IOM
06/02/20191N.N. (child, 3)unknownfound in advanced state of decomposition on “El Djebel” beach near El Kala (DZ)ElW/Algerie360/IntLignes/IOM
05/02/20191N.N. (young man)Sub-Saharan Africafroze to death, got lost in inaccessible forest area of Vodni Dol (Croatian/Slovenian border)IndexHR/NoviList/IOM/Vijesti/Tvistra/NetH
05/02/20191N.N. (man)unknowndied in fire in abandoned house in Sarajevo (BA) where he lived while waiting to enter EU, 1 survivedEurPress/IOM
04/02/20191H.S.Afghanistancommitted suicide at Gaziantep Removal Centre (Turkey)Birgun/aida
03/02/20191N.N. (man, 34)Algeriahit by car in Velika Kladusa (BH/HR), medical help late due to systemic overload of small border townEl Diario/Federalna/IOM
22/01/20191Yousef (man)Algeriadrowned after escaping from migrant centre of Ceuta and trying to reach mainland Spain in a kayakFaroCeuta/20ME/Alg24/IOM
22/01/20191N.N. (woman, 30s)unknownbody found in advanced state of decomposition at Bahara beach, Ouled Boughalem (DZ)ElW/IOM
21/01/20191N.N. (boy, 15)unknowndied in hospital in Al Khums (LY), 106 people were rescued from ship and brought back to LibyaMSF/IOMLibya/Watchthemed
21/01/20196N.N.unknownpresumed drowned near Al Khums (LY), 106 survived and brought to detention centre in LibyaMSF/IOMLibya/Watchthemed
21/01/20191Adel Mebrek (man)Algeriadrowned after escaping from migrant centre of Ceuta and trying to reach mainland Spain in a kayakRef/FaroCeuta/20ME/IOM
20/01/20192N.N.unknowndied after spending 24h on migrant boat off Libya; 140 survivors sent to Libyan detention centreReuters/IOM
18/01/2019117N.N. (incl 2 baby; 10 w.(1 pregn))Sudan, Nigeria, Ivory Coast,died in migrant shipwreck off coast of Garabulli (LY), rescue came very late, only 3 survivorsBBC/UNHCR/Reuters/LR/IOM/CNN/WPo
18/01/20191N.N. (man)unknowndrowned after falling overboard migrant boat on the way from Turkey to Farmakonisi island (GR)Watchthemed/IOM
17/01/201953N.N. (incl 3 women)Mauritaniamissing in migrant shipwreck in Alboran Sea (Morocco/Spain), only 1 person rescued by fishing boatLR/BBC/Reuters/UNHCR/IOM/CNN/Sun/
15/01/20191Zainab Fadel (girl, 4)Iraqdied when Greek coastguard towed migrant boat on way to Samos (GR) back to Kusadasi (TR)AA/HurriyetDN/DailySabah/Ansamed/KI/C
15/01/20191N.N. (man, 24)Maghrebstowaway, died run over by truck he hid in to get on boat from enclave of Melilla to mainland SpainFaroMelilla/COPE/IOM
15/01/20191Aman Ullah Khan (man, 19)Afghanistanfound dead in Paris (FR), lived 2 years in Norway fled to Paris after asylum application was rejectedNRK
14/01/201910N.N.unknownbodies recovered off the shore of Sirte (LY)IOMLibya/RCLibya
13/01/20197N.N.unknownbodies recovered off the shore of Sirte (LY)IOMLibya/Xinhua
11/01/20191N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africadied when migrant boat caught fire off coast of Beni Ensar (Morocco, near Melilla, Spain); 6 injuredZoubeidi/AMDHNador/Arififino
11/01/20191N.N. (man, 26)unknowndied hit by car on highway connecting Caen and Ouistreham (France) where ferries leave for the UKTendanceOuest/StBrieuc/IOM
08/01/20191N.N. (man, 24)Cameroonfound dead in Moria camp, Lesbos (GR) during cold snap. Lived in overcrowded heated containerKI/GreekReporter
08/01/20191Gjmile Shala (woman, 80)Serbiafound dead in tent in Reims (FR), got no emergency housing despite old age and recent hospital stayNecropolis/Francetvinfo/CNews
07/01/20192N.N.unknownbodies recovered off the shore of Sirte (LY); probably tried to reach ItalyIOM/AVV
05/01/20191N.N. (man)unknownfound dead in the Cabo de Sabinar area of Almerimar, a seaside town in Almeria (Spain)El Diario/IOM
04/01/20191N.N. (man)unknownfound dead on the beach of Luna de Calahonda, Mijas, Malaga (Spain) wearing a lifejacketLV/SUR/IOM
03/01/20196N.N.unknownbodies found washed up on the shores of Sirte (LY), probably tried to reach ItalyZaidy/RCLibya/IOM
02/01/20191N.N.unknownfound dead on a boat rescued between Morocco and Spain; 67 survivorsHelenaMaleno/IOM
02/01/20191N.N. (man, 30s)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead in the sea off Cape Trafalgar (Spain), probably tried to cross from MoroccoEurPress/CanalSur/IOM
Jan/Feb 191N.N.Irancommited suicide near Hof (Oberfranken, Germany) after his asylum application was rejectedKarawane
Jan/Feb 191N.N.Irancommited suicide near Nurnberg (Mittelfranken, Germany) after his asylum application was rejectedKarawane
in Jan 1917N.N.unknownbodies recovered during first weeks of 2019 in Gulf of Sirte (LY); probably tried to reach ItalyAVV/LR
in 20197N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied from Oct. 2018 to Mar. 2019 in Zintan detention centre (LY) from starvation & tuberculosisInfoMigrants
in 201950N.N.unknowndied of cold throughout 2019 between Ozalp, Saray & Caldiran (Van province, TR) crossing from IranEvrensel
in 201950N.N.Middle Eastdied throughout 2019 in traffic accidents around Van (Turkey) after crossing border from IranEvrensel
in 201916N.N.Middle Eastdied of hypothermia throughout 2019 trying to cross Iranian-Turkish border, found near Ba?kale (TR)Evrensel
in 20191N.N. (young man)Moroccowent missing when he tried to cross from Serbia into Bosnia through the Drina river; no news of himBalkanInsight
28/12/20187N.N.Syriadrowned in rough seas between Lebanon and Cyprus; ship ran out of fuel after GPS broke, 1 survivorCypMail/AlarmPhone/IOM
25/12/20181N.N. (boy)Afghanistanstowaway, strapped under lorry from Greece, was crushed when it disembarked at port of Ancona (IT)Zancan/CDS/IOM
24/12/20184N.N.unknownfound dead on a migrant boat rescued off the coast of Morocco; 52 people rescuedHelenaMaleno/IOM
23/12/201812N.N. (1 woman, 11 men)unknownmissing, from rubber boat between Tangiers (MA) and Spain, no rescue despite repeated alarm callsAlarmPhone/IOM
23/12/20182N.N. (1 baby, 12 m.; 1 girl, 4)unknowndisappeared in a shipwreck in the Alboran Sea; 69 people rescuedElDiario/RCSpain/IOM/ELM
21/12/20181N.N. (man, 20s)Algeriafound dead on Calamacarro beach, Benzú (Spanish enclave of Ceuta), probably tried to enter by seaCeutaldia/FaroCeuta/IOM
20/12/201824N.N. (incl 1 w.; 1 pregn. w.; 10 m)Sub-Saharan Africa12 died, 12 missing when migrant boat from Morocco to Spain capsized in Alboran Sea; 33 rescuedRepubblica/UNHCR/EP/RCAlmeria/IOM
20/12/201820N.N. (incl 2 baby; 1 girl; 2 w; 2 m)Algeria8 drowned, 12 missing, after leaking migrant boat caught fire off Algerian coast; 9 people rescuedAlgeriePresse/Réf/Algérie360/IOM/TheHu
20/12/20181N.N.unknowndied when a migrant boat from Morocco to Spain capsized in Alboran Sea; 56 people rescuedUNHCR/SalvaM/IOM
19/12/20181N.N. (man, 25)Tunisiastowaway, electrocuted on train at railway station in Sid (Serbia)Srbija Danas/IOMSerbia
18/12/20188N.N.Algeriafound dead off the coasts of Tabarka and Banzart (TN), tried to reach Spain from AlgeriaAlg24/IOM
18/12/20181N.N. (man)unknownfound dead on a migrant boat rescued in the Alboran Sea; 58 people rescuedSUR/Caminando/IOM
13/12/20183N.N. (3 men)unknowncar accident, vehicle caught fire on highway near Kavala (GR), driver lost control in fear of policeKI/IOMGreece
12/12/20181N.N.unknownfound dead, struck with a sharp object, near Moria refugee camp (Lesbos island, Greece)KI
11/12/20182N.N.unknownfound dead on a migrant boat rescued in the Alboran Sea; 53 people rescuedCaminando/HelenaMaleno/IOM
06/12/20181N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition 28 miles off Ceuta (Spain)CeutaActualidad/IOM
05/12/20181N.N. (man)unknownfroze to death near Edirne after Greek border guards forced him to walk back to TurkeyDailySabah/Ansamed/IOM
04/12/201815N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa, North Adied of hunger and thirst on a boat drifting for 12 days off the coast of Libya; 10 people rescuedAP/IOM/Reuters/InfoMigrants/LibOb
04/12/20181N.N.Afghanistanfroze to death after Greek authorities forced him to cross Evros River back to Turkey in freezing coldHurriyetDN/AP/Sky/DailySabah/BFMTV/I
04/12/20181N.N.Middle Eastfroze to death after Greek authorities forced him to cross Evros River back to Turkey in freezing coldHurriyetDN/AP/Sky/DailySabah/BFMTV/I
04/12/20181N.N.Middle Eastfroze to death after Greek authorities forced him to cross Evros River back to Turkey in freezing coldHurriyetDN/AP/Sky/DailySabah/BFMTV/I
04/12/20184N.N.Algeria1 died, 3 missing when a boat departed near Tigzirt (DZ) sunk on the way to Spain; 5 rescuedElW/Alg24/LibAlergie/IOM
04/12/20181Midour Mohamed (man, 29)Algeriadrowned when boat departed near Tigzirt (DZ) sunk on way to SpainElW/Alg24/LibAlergie/IOM
04/12/20181Zaoui Karim (man, 24)Algeriadrowned when boat departed near Tigzirt (DZ) sunk on way to SpainElW/Alg24/LibAlergie/IOM
02/12/20181Souaro Jaiteh (man, 18)Gambiadied in fire at migrant “ghetto” tent camp in San Ferdinando (IT), spread from makeshift campfireLocalIT/Fatto/OxfamIT/Soumahoro/Open
02/12/20182N.N. (2 men)Algeriadrowned when two rubber boats sunk off Arzew (DZ) on the way to Spain; 32 people rescuedOran/AlgeriePresse/IOM
30/11/20181N.N. (young man)Algeriafound as skeleton near Oued el Agueb beach Seraidi (DZ), tried to reach Europe 2 months beforeEIW/IOM
30/11/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned in Dobra river between Lipa and Protulipa southwest of Karlovac (Croatia), 3 survivorsHRT/IOMCroatia
29/11/20181N.N. (woman)unknownfound dead on a migrant boat rescued in the Alboran Sea; 56 survivorsEurPress/SalvaM/HelenaMaleno/IOM
28/11/20183N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa, Maghredied on migrant boats found drifting around Alboran Island (Morocco/Spain); 90 people rescuedLV/SalvaM/IOM
27/11/20181N.N. (man)Syriakilled when a smuggling car crashed on a highway near Kavala (northern Greece); 6 others injuredKI/Ethnos/IOM
27/11/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, while crossing Reka river, Ilirska Bistrica district Slovenia, 5 survivorsSTA/IOM
26/11/20184N.N. (2 women, 2 men; 30s)unknownhit by a train as they were sleeping on the tracks near Fylakas (Greece, near Turkish border)KI/BFMTV/AFP/IOMGreece
24/11/20181N.N.unknownmissing from migrant boat in the Alboran Sea (Morocco/Spain) adrift for 4 days; 13 people rescuedSalvaM/RCAlmeria/IOM
24/11/201829N.N.Cameroon, Guinea, Morocco20 died, 9 missing in shipwreck off Morocco; Spanish & Moroccan authorities had delayed rescueEP/WatchTheMed/France24/AMDHNador
23/11/20181N.N. (child, 5)Syriadied when bus carrying Syrian migrant workers crashed in Antalya (TR), 26 injuredHurriyetDN
22/11/201814N.N.unknownmissing in shipwreck off the coast of Almeria (Spain); 42 people rescuedEP/ChurchTimes/SalvaM/HelenaMaleno/
22/11/20181Fatoumata (pregnant woman)unknowndied after rescue in shipwreck off the coast of Almeria (Spain); 42 people rescuedEP/ChurchTimes/SalvaM/HelenaMaleno/
22/11/20181L. Slimane (man, 27)Algeriafound dead after boat from Oued el Agueb beach (DZ) sunk on way to EuropeEIW/IOM
22/11/20186N.N. (6 men, 18-34)Algeriamissing after boat departed from Oued el Agueb beach, Seraidi (DZ) sunk on the way to EuropeEIW/IOM
20/11/20189N.N. (incl 1 w., 30s; 1 young m.)Sub-Saharan Africa2 dead, 7 missing when boat from Tangiers (MA) sank near Vejer de la Frontera (Spain); 1 survivorEurPress/ChurchTimes/AndaluciaInfo/Voz
19/11/20181N.N. (man)Syriadied in migrant shipwreck between Bodrum (TR) and the Greek island of Kos; 10 people rescuedHurriyetDN
18/11/201822N.N.Moroccomissing after boat sunk in storm near Tiznit (MA) on way to Canary Islands (ES); 3 survivorsHuffMaghreb/AGI/IOM/EFE/2M/Medias/O
18/11/20181Mahammat A. Moussa (man, 25)Chadbody found trapped underneath bus at Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone, Kent (GB)Hurriyet/IOM/KM/CMS
18/11/20181Mohammadyar Hossaini (man, 22)Afghanistansuicide of temporarily admitted refuge in Buochs (CH), because of inhumane migration policyNecropolis/LuzernerZ/Watson
15/11/20189N.N.Algeria1 drowned, 8 missing when migrant boat from Annaba (DZ) sank near Islet of Toro, Sardinia (IT)ANSA/Stampa/IOM/ArmedForcesIt/Stamp
15/11/20181N.N. (man, 30)Algeriadrowned after a migrant boat from Annaba (DZ) sank near the Islet of Toro, Sardinia (IT)ANSA/Stampa
14/11/20181N.N. (young man)Syriadied in hospital in Belgrade from injuries sustained during journey to Serbia, due to lack of medicinesUNHCR/IOM
13/11/20189N.N. (incl children; women)unknowndisappeared on sea between West Algeria and Murcia (Spain), boat ran out of fuel, all contact lostWatchthemed
12/11/201810N.N. (incl 3 children)Afghanistan6 drowned, 4 missing after migrant ship sank between Dikili (TR) & Lesbos (GR); 5 survivorsDailySabah/HurriyetDN/KI/Azertac/ActuN
12/11/20181N.N. (woman)unknowncar overturned at Egnatia Odos motorway outside Thessaloniki (GR), 9 survivorsIOMGreece
11/11/20181N.N. (man)Irandrowned, body found on border of Drina river near Ro?evi? (BA), near Serbian borderUNHCR/IOMSerbia
10/11/20182N.N. (1 boy, 1 man)Moroccofound dead on a rubber boat which reached a beach near Malaga (Spain) from Morocco; 13 survivorsAP/SUR/EP/CadSER/IOM
10/11/20181N.N. (man, 20s)Sub-Saharan Africafound washed up in Ceuta (Spain), most probably a former resident of Ceuta’s detention centreFaroCeuta/ABC/CeutaActualidad/IOM
10/11/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned when boat from Libya sunk near Lampedusa (IT), couldn’t hold onto rescue nets; 40 rescuedANSA/NuovoSud/IOM
09/11/20188N.N. (8 young men)Algeriadisappeared on the way from Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT); all trace of their boat is lostANSA/Stampa/ElW/IOM
09/11/20181Mohamed Sami Kebaili (y. man)Algeriadisappeared with 12 others on way from Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT); all trace of boat is lostANSA/Stampa/ElW/IOM
09/11/20181Bouacha Sofiane (young man)Algeriadisappeared on way from Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT); all trace of boat is lostANSA/Stampa/ElW/IOM
09/11/20181Djouamaa Ahlem (young w)Algeriadisappeared on way from Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT); all trace of boat is lostANSA/Stampa/ElW/IOM
09/11/20181Djamel “L’Algerois” (young man)Algeriadisappeared on way from Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT); all trace of boat is lostANSA/Stampa/ElW/IOM
09/11/20181Zerrouri Yacine (young man)Algeriadisappeared on way from Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT); all trace of boat is lostANSA/Stampa/ElW/IOM
09/11/20181N.N. (boy, 4)unknownvan carrying migrants collided frontal with truck on highway near Thessaloniki (GR), 27 injuredEFSYN/Newsbomb/IOMGreece
06/11/201821N.N. (20-30 years old)Morocco, Algeriadied when a migrant boat from Morocco crashed into rocks at Canos de Meca (Spain); 22 survivorsInfoMigrants/AFP/EP/DailyMail/Ansamed/
06/11/20181N.N. (man, 25)North Africadied when a migrant boat from Morocco crashed into rocks at Canos de Meca (Spain); 22 survivorsEP/InfoMigrants/AFP/DailyMail/Ansamed/
06/11/20181Ayoub Mabrouk (man, 21)Moroccodied in migrant shipwreck at Canos de Meca (ES); Moroccan kick-boxing champion with great ambitionTheHuffPostMaghreb/EP/InfoMigrants/AF
06/11/20185N.N.unknownminibus with migrants fell along shoulder of a road near Saray (TR), 16 injuredAnadolu Agency/Sabah/IOM
06/11/20181Bakary Secka (man, 34)Gambiadied in fire at Borgo Mezzanone, a migrant slum near an asylum centre in Manfredonia/Foggia (IT)CDM/InfoMigrants
05/11/201831N.N. (31 men)Morocco, Algeriadied when two boats capsized near Alboran Island (Spain); 80 rescuedEP/AFP/DailyMail/LeMonde/El Diario/ElE
05/11/20181N.N. (man, 29)Iraqhit by car while walking on Egnatia Motorway in Igoumenitsa (GR), driver abandoned himpressPub/IOMGreece
29/10/20181N.N. (young man)Tunisiafound dead near Nador (Morocco) after he tried to reach Spanish enclave of Melilla through the seaAriffino/IOM
28/10/20181N.N. (baby)Sub-Saharan Africadied in shipwreck in the Alboran Sea (Morocco/Spain) despite efforts to reanimate; 55 rescuedAP/ELM/IOM
27/10/201817N.N. (17 young men)Moroccomissing after shipwreck of boat departed from Charrana Beach (Morocco) to reach Spain; 2 survivorsLocalES/HuffMaghreb/AMDHNador/Rifdia
27/10/201855N.N.unknowndisappeared on stormy sea on the way from Morocco to Spain, despite NGO’s alerting authoritiesAlarmPhone/Caminando/IOM
27/10/20181Mouch Navw (31, pregnan w.)Iraqdied in a migrant shipwreck between Bodrum (TR) and Kos island (GR); 12 people rescuedWatchthemed/IOM/AA
25/10/20181N.N. (man)unknownHit and dragged by train near Lutros, Alexandroupolis (GR)IOM Greece/Evros 24
25/10/20183N.N. (1 women; 2 ch, 3 & 12)Iraqwent missing when boat capsized while trying to cross Evros River near Orestiada (GR)KI/IOMGreece
25/10/20186N.N. (6 men, from same family)Syriafamily got swept away by floodwaters near K?z?lçat (TR) trying to cross to Turkey from Latakia (SY)APnews/HaberT/CNNTurk/IOM
25/10/20182N.N. (2 men, ±30)unknownBodies recovered near Plage de Trougout, Nador, MoroccoAMDHNador/Ariffino/IOM/Parisien
24/10/20181Abdulaziz (man, 28)Somaliasuicide, set himself on fire at Triq al Sikka detention centre (LY) after Italy had returned him thereIrishTimes/AlJazeera
22/10/20182N.N. (1 girl, 7; 1 child)Palestina, Somaliadied in hospital after migrant boat sank just minutes after leaving Bodrum (TR) to go to Kos (GR)Reuters/DailySabah/AA/IOM
21/10/20181N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadied of cardiac arrest trying to climb fence between Morocco and Melilla (Spain) with 300 othersAP/EP/CGTNAfrica/PedroSanchez/Helen
20/10/20181N.N. (man, 22)Eritreadied in Zintan detention centre (LY) due to lack of food and medical treatmentNationalAE
20/10/20181N.N. (woman)unknownfound dead at Amejaou beach, west of Nador (Morocco), probably tried to reach SpainAMDHNador/IOM
15/10/20181N.N. (woman, 30s)Sub-Saharan Africafound in advanced state of decomposition on rocky beach near La Madrague, Ain el Turck (DZ)ElW/Ref/Oran/IOM
15/10/20181Amadou Jawo (man, 22)Gambiasuicide in refugee centre of Castellaneta Marina, Taranto (IT), hopeless about his future prospectsNuovaBQ/Flucht
15/10/20181N.N. (woman)unknownfound dead of hypothermia, off coast of Tangier (MA); 38 survivorsHuffPostMaghreb
14/10/201822N.N. (incl 2 baby; 2 ch; 1 preg. w)unknowndied when their smuggling lorry had accident near Izmir (TR) on way to Samos island (GR); 13 hurtDevDiscourse/Rappler/AFP/IOM/DailySab
14/10/20181N.N. (man, 35)unknownfound in advanced state of decomposition in the sea off the coast of Arzew (DZ)Oran/Ref/IOM
13/10/201811N.N. (incl 3 children)unknowndied when their smuggling car collided head-on with lorry near Kavala on way to Thessaloniki (GR)BBC/Gulf/Iefimerida/IOM
12/10/20184N.N. (1 man, 26; 3 young men)Algeria2 dead, 2 missing; boat headed for Spain sunk shortly after leaving Mostaganem (DZ), 13 survivorsElW/Ref/LibAlgerie
12/10/201820N.N.unknown3 dead, 17 missing in a migrant shipwreck in the Alboran Sea; 35 people rescuedSalvaM/IOM
12/10/20182N.N. (1 child, 3; 1 woman, 30s)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead in the sea off Cape Falcon, Ain El Turck (DZ)Algerie360/Oran/IOM
11/10/20182N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied after rubber boat capsized near Sloukia beach, Tangier (Morocco) on way to Spain; 9 survivors2M
11/10/20181N.N. (man, 30s)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead in the sea off Cape Falcon, Ain El Turck (DZ) wearing lifejacketElW/Ref/Oran/IOM
11/10/20181N.N.unknownfound in advanced state of decomposition and headless, in the sea off Marsat el Hadjadj (DZ)ElW/Ref/Oran/IOM
10/10/201834N.N. (incl 11 children, 1 woman)Iraq, Afghanistan9 drowned, 25 missing after migrant ship sunk off Turkey on the way to Chios (GR); 1 survivorReuters/HurriyetDN/KI/Rudaw/IOM
10/10/20183N.N. (2 girls, 15, 17; 1 w., 35)Asiafound tied up with their throats cut near Evros River (TR/GR), believed to be mother and daughtersBBC/Guardian/KI/Sputnik/Parisien/IOM
10/10/20182N.N. (2 men, 30s)unknownfound in advanced state of decomposition off Cape Falcon, Ain El Turck (DZ) wearing lifejacketsElW/Ref/Oran/IOM
10/10/20183N.N. (2 women; 1 girl)North Africa, Middle East, Asfound dead with throats slashed near Evros river in Didymoteicho (GR) at border with TurkeyGuardian
09/10/20181Gebre Mariam (young man)Eritreacommitted suicide in detention centre, Vottem (BE); depressed & just been transferred to room aloneCire/CMS
07/10/20181Walid Boukhalda (man, 23)Tunisiadrowned when migrant boat from Tunisia to Italy capsized near Djerba island (TN); 9 survivorsArabNews/Kapitalis/Mosaique/IOM
02/10/20181N.N. (man)Pakistandied in hospital, found in a state of exhaustion near a forest at the Greek/Bulgarian borderBordermonBG/Xinhua/IOM
01/10/20181N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body spotted floating northeast of Zuwarah, LibyaSea-Watch/IOM/PilotesVol
01/10/201834N.N. (incl 1 baby; 1 child)unknown15 drowned, 19 missing, boat sank after 24h asking for help between Morocco & Spain, 26 rescuedCaminando/IOM/HelenaMaleno/LV
in Oct 183N.N.unknowndied in Sept/Oct in Zintan detention centre (LY) due to lack of food and medical treatmentNationalAE
in Oct 181N.N. (man, 20s)unknowndied in Triq al Sikka detention centre (LY) of lack of medical treatment and harsh living conditionsNationalAE
30/09/20187N.N. (4 woman; 3 men)Syriadrowned, 2 missing, bodies found off the coast of Enez, Edirne province in Turkey, 3 rescuedIOM/TurkCoastG
29/09/20181N.N. (man, 31)Syriakilled in a riot between Afgan and Syrian refugees at a camp in Malakasa (GR); 8 others injuredKI
29/09/20181Amad A. (man, 26)Syriadied after fire broke out in his prison cell in Bochum (DE); blatantly mistaken identity led to his arrestFlucht
28/09/20181N.N. (woman)unknowndrowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition on Peña Parda beach in La Herradura (ES)GranadaHoy/EFE/IOM
25/09/20181Hayat Belkacem (woman, 19)Moroccoshot by Moroccan navy as they intercepted a migrant boat leaving for Spain; 3 others injuredAnsamed/Aljazeera/DailyMail/NYTimes/In
25/09/20181N.N. (man)Africapresumed drowned, body found on the shore of Alboran Island, between Morocco and SpainLV/IOM
23/09/20181N.N. (woman)unknowndrowned, when boat capsized off the coast of Bodrum (TR) on way to Kos (GR), 16 rescuedHurriyetDN/DailySabah/IOM/KUNA
23/09/20181N.N. (pregnant woman)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body of pregnant woman found with missing head and hand at Cabo Negro beach (MA)Al-Sharq/Zoubeidi/IOM
23/09/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, fell into water trying to board Britain-bound ferry or dinghy at Port of Calais (FR), 2 rescuedOuest-France/NordLittoral/IOM/ExpressU
22/09/20181N.N. (boy, 5)Palestinedrowned, after boat capsized off the coast of Lebanon on way to Cyprus, 38 rescuedReuters/Guardian/IOM/Ya.UK
21/09/20181N.N. (man, 31)Tunisiasuicide at detention centre of Toulouse-Blagnac airport (FR) after his detention time was extendedFranceBleu/20MFR/KozPost
21/09/20181N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found by fisherman floating in sea 1.5 miles off Punta Almina, Ceuta (ES)CeutaActualidad/IOM
20/09/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition on La Rábita Beach, Albuñol (ES)LV/El Diario/IOM
20/09/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition at La Rabita beach, Albunol (ES)ElDiario/LV/IOM
20/09/20181N.N. (man, ±30)Iranfound dead by hiker at Staupslia in Levanger (Norway) by a hiker, his asylum application was rejectedaftenposten/NRK/Adressa/tv2NO/Avisa
19/09/20181N.N.unknownfound dead in sinking boat during rescue operations near Alboran Island (ES), 57 rescuedSalvaM/IOM/Caminando
18/09/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition 50 miles south of Port of Motril (ES)EP/GranadaHoy/IOM
17/09/20181N.N. (woman)unknowndrowned, found floating in Herradura Bay, Almuñécar (ES)EP/GranadaHoy/IOM
17/09/20181Arazu Tariq (woman)KurdistanKurd, drowned when boat sunk in Ba?lar Bay near Bodrum (TR), also her sister drowned, 18 rescuedRudaw/IOM/HurriyetDN
17/09/20181Hawnaz Tariq (woman)KurdistanKurd, drowned when boat sunk in Ba?lar Bay near Bodrum (TR), also her sister drowned, 18 rescuedRudaw/IOM/HurriyetDN
17/09/20181N.N. (woman)KurdistanKurd, drowned when boat sunk in Ba?lar Bay near Bodrum (TR), 18 rescuedRudaw/IOM/HurriyetDN
16/09/20181N.N. (woman)unknownpresumed drowned, was on boat with engine problem in Alboran Sea, 55 rescuedEl Diario/IOM
15/09/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found on Playa Castell de Ferro in Gualchos (ES)EP/GranadaHoy/IOM
13/09/20181Zenettin Hafez (man)Syriadied in hospital after accident with police bus transfering refugees in Aksaray (TR) 21 survivorsHurriyet/IOM
13/09/20182N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, fisherman located bodies in state of decomposition near Beni Ensar (MA), near Melilla (ES)MelillaHoy/IOM/Zoubeidi
13/09/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found on plage de Boucana near Beni Ensar (MA), near Melilla (ES)Zoubeidi/IOM
13/09/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, fisherman found corpse hooked in fishing nets near El Sarchal, Ceuta (ES)CeutaActualidad/IOM
12/09/20181N.N. (man, 24)Eritreadied of stab wounds after fight between migrants in transit on parking at E40 highway, Wetteren (BE)Avenir/IOM
11/09/20181N.N. (woman)unknownfound on Las Salinas beach near Roquetas de Mar, Almería (ES) in advanced state of decompositionIdeal/IOM
10/09/20186N.N. (1 child, 2 women, 3 men)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead on a beach near Driouch/Nador (Morocco), had probably tried to reach SpainAMDH/AlYaoum
09/09/20181Emeranullah Niazi (man, 25)Afghanistanhit by car, while trying to cross E40 highway near Mannekesvere (BE) on his way to CalaisNecropolis/RTLbe/IOM/Nieuwsblad
05/09/20184N.N.Sub-Saharan Africafound dead on Saidia beach (Morocco, near Algerian border), probably wanted to reach SpainOran/IOM
05/09/20186N.N.unknownmissing after migrant boat travelling from Nador (MA) to Spain sank in the Alboran Sea; 52 rescuedCaminando/IOM
05/09/20186N.N. (1 woman, 5 men)unknowndrowned after migrant boat travelling from Nador (MA) to Spain sank in the Alboran Sea; 53 rescuedSalvaM/Ideal/Watchthemed/IOM/Caminan
04/09/20188N.N.Sub-Saharan Africafound dead near Bider beach, Marsa Ben M’hidi (DZ), probably from ship of 50 that capsizedOran/LibAlgerie/IOM
04/09/20181N.N.Sub-Saharan Africafound dead off coast of Ghazaouet (DZ), probably from ship of 50 that capsized on way to SpainOran/LibAlgerie
04/09/20181N.N. (man, 42)Albaniasuicide, jumps from bridge in Iserlohn (DE) instead of picking up flight tickets for family expulsionIKZ
03/09/20185N.N.unknowndrowned, disappeared in wreck of boat in the Alboran Sea, between Morocco and Spain, 30 rescuedEldiario/IOM
03/09/201861N.N.unknownmissing after a migrant shipwreck in the Alboran Sea, between Morocco and SpainCaminando/GlobePost
01/09/2018130N.N. (incl 2 babies, 20 children)Sudan, Mali, Niger, Cameroo2 drowned, 128 missing after a boat deflated off the Libyan coast; 55 survivorsBBC/InfoMigrants/NationPK/IOM/TeleSur/
in Sep 186N.N.unknowndied of starvation or thirst while trapped by militia in building in Tripoli (LY) amid fightingIrishTimes
in Sep 183N.N. (incl 1 woman)Syria, Iraqdied in a car crash while driving through Northern Greece; 7 survivors incl. dead woman’s 2 childrenIRIN
in Sep 181N.N. (young man)Africasuicide, hanged himself in his room a windowless basement in Cyprus, due to social support systemUNHCR
in Sep 183N.N.unknownbodies found in advanced state of decomposition, some wearing life vests, in Granada region (ES)ElDiario/LV/IOM
30/08/201852N.N. (incl 5 women; 1 pregn. w.)unknownmissing after a migrant shipwreck in the Alboran Sea, between Morocco and SpainCaminando/GlobePost/Watchthemed
27/08/20181N.N.unknownfound dead in the Evros River, natural border between Turkey and GreeceWatchthemed
24/08/20182N.N. (incl 1 man, < 30)Sub-Saharan Africa1 drowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition off coast of Alboran Island (ES), 1 missingEl Diario/IOM/El Plural
22/08/20182N.N.unknownfound dead on boat in danger of sinking south of Malta, a patrol vessel rescued 100 personsArmedForces/IOM/JosephMuscat
20/08/20189N.N. (young men)Tunisia7 drowned, 2 missing, boat broke down off the coast of Ajim (TN), 1 rescuedKapitalis/IOMTunisia/Mosaique/TNnum
20/08/20181Ahmed Traouit (man, 26)Tunisiadrowned with 9 others, boat broke down off the coast of Ajim (TN), 1 rescuedKapitalis/IOMTunisia
18/08/20181N.N. (man, 19)Vietnamhit by car in Jabbeke (BE) probably wanted to cross to England by climbing truck at nearby parkingStandaard/Sudinfo/IOM/7sur7
17/08/20188N.N. (8 men)Ivory Coast, Congodrowned when maritime guard intercepted boat off the coast of Jebiniana (TN), 14 survivorsVOAafrique/IOMTunisia/Mosaique
16/08/20181N.N. (young man)Malidied of police brutality after he was arrested in Tangiers (MA) and taken away to southern MoroccoEl Diario/InfoMigrants/IOM/h24info/Watch
15/08/20181Moumine Traoré (boy, 16)Malidied of police brutality after he was arrested in Tangiers (MA) and taken away to southern MoroccoEl Diario/InfoMigrants/HelenaMaleno/IOM
14/08/201814N.N. (2 women, 12 men)Sub-Saharan Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Aline Mayamba Sita (woman, 42)Congodisappeared in Alboran Sea on way from Morocco to Spain, wanted to join her sister in FranceAra
14/08/20181Getou Mbala (woman, 28)Congodisappeared in Alboran Sea between Morocco &Spain with her daughter, on way to sister in FranceAra
14/08/20181Gemina Mbala (girl, 1)Congodisappeared in Alboran Sea between Morocco &Spain, with mother who wanted to join sister in FranceAra
14/08/20181Adja Cisse (woman, 30)Ivory Coastdisappeared in Alboran Sea with daughter, fleeing threats from military, on way to join husband in FRAra
14/08/20181Mariane Diabate (girl, 3)Ivory Coastdisappeared in Alboran Sea with mother, fleeing threats from military, on way to join father in FranceAra
14/08/20181Bah Ousmane (man, 28)Guineadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Morocco to Spain, had a cousin in FranceAra
14/08/20181Moussa Doukanassi (man, 30)Malidisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Morocco to Spain, husband and father of twoAra
14/08/20181Mustafa Kaba (man, 25)Guineadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Soukouna Fusseny (man, 30)Malidisappeared in the Alboran Sea, he was a farmer who fled the drought that made survival impossibleAra
14/08/20181Mamadou Traore (man, 28)Malidisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Mamadou Bente (man)Guineadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Anna Sylla (woman)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Aicha Ivoirienne (woman)Ivory Coastdisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Ismaila Fofana (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Ibrahima Diallo (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Boubacar Diallo (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Mamadou Bente (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Mamadou Diallo (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Ousmane Toure (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Ibrahima Pastore (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Famany ToureWest Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Sadio Sarr (woman)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
14/08/20181Fredy (man)West Africadisappeared in the Alboran Sea on the way from Beni Boughafer (Morocco) to SpainAra
12/08/20182N.N. (2 young men)Syriadied in landslide while sleeping in forest near Dreznica (Croatia) after illegal EU entry through BosniaDW/Balkaneu/IrishTimes/AP/IOMCroatia
10/08/20181N.N.unknownfound dead on board of rescued boat off the coast of Cabo de Gata (ES), 65 rescuedSalvamentoM/IOM
10/08/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, fallen of boat off the coast of Cabo de Gata (ES), 65 rescuedSalvamentoM/IOM
08/08/20185N.N. (4 children, 1 woman)Iraqdrowned on way from Turkey to Samos (GR); shipwreck due to panic caused by trafficker’s behaviourDailySabah/Ansamed
08/08/20184Rahad (3 children; 1 woman)Iraqdrowned on way from Turkey to Samos (GR); shipwreck due to panic caused by trafficker’s behaviourDailySabah/Ansamed
07/08/20181N.N. (woman, 20-30)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found by fishing vessel off the coast of Cape Trafalgar near Cádiz (ES)El Diarion/SalvaM/IOM
07/08/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found off the coast of Demre (TR)IOM/TurkishCoastG
05/08/20181Desmond Richard (man, 27)Benindrowned in Lake Lugano near Maroggia (CH) got mental ill after refusal of right to stayRSI/Seen
in Aug 181N.N. (man)unknowntortured to death by guards after he protested his living conditions in detention centre in LibyaNationalAE
30/07/20181Sena Aksoy (woman)Turkeydrowned in the Aegean Sea near Lesbos (Greece), was fleeing Turkish post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/TurkeyPurge/KI/LV/IOM
30/07/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, off the coast of Achakkar (MA), 2 rescuedTanja7/IOM
30/07/20181Sumeyye Avci (woman)Turkeydrowned in the Aegean Sea near Lesbos (Greece), was fleeing Turkish post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/TurkeyPurge/KI/LV/IOM
30/07/20181Yusuf Baha Aksoy (baby)Turkeydrowned in the Aegean Sea near Lesbos (Greece), was fleeing Turkish post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/TurkeyPurgeKI/LV/IOM
30/07/20181Burhan Yeni (baby)Turkeydrowned in the Aegean Sea near Lesbos (Greece), was fleeing Turkish post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/TurkeyPurge/KI/LV/IOM
30/07/20181Nurbanu Yeni (baby)Turkeydrowned in the Aegean Sea near Lesbos (Greece), was fleeing Turkish post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/TurkeyPurge/KI/LV/IOM
30/07/20181Gokhan YeniTurkeydrowned in the Aegean Sea near Lesbos (Greece), was fleeing Turkish post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/TurkeyPurge/KI/LV/IOM
30/07/20181N.N. (man)Turkeydrowned in Aegean Sea near Lesbos (GR), had co-organized the trip for those fleeing post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/TurkeyPurge/KI/LV/IOM
29/07/20181N.N. (boy, 14)unknownbody found in advanced state of decomposition in Evros river, Greece-Turkey borderKI/IOM
25/07/20182N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies recovered in Tajoura, LibyaIOMLibya
24/07/201810N.N.unknowndrowned, fell from raft after several days at sea off the coast of Al-Hoceima (MA), 32 rescuedCaminando/IOM/APDHA
24/07/20181N.N. (man)Egyptshot by security official when truck carrying migrants crashed into checkpoint in Al Baydan (LY)EFE/LibOb/IOM
23/07/20181N.N. (man, 29)Pakistanstabbed after being robbed by other migrants near Greek-North Macedonian border, on his way to GRLahoreDaily/IOM
22/07/20181N.N. (man, 20)Syriasuicide, found hanged at a migrant camp in Oinofyta, north of Athens (GR)KI
22/07/20181N.N. (man, 45)unknowndied in a shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea, was fleeing militia at home, father of threeTimesM
22/07/20181N.N. (pregnant girl, 16)unknowndied in the Mediterranean Sea, after she could not be used as sex slave anymore due to pregnancyTimesM
20/07/20182N.N.unknownhit by train near Antheia (GR), train track runs parallel to Greek-Turkish borderAPnews/KI/IOMGreece
20/07/20183N.N. (18-30y)Algeriapresumed drowned, were aboard a fishing boat that capsized off coast of Cherchell (DZ), 10 rescuedElW/AlgériePresse/IOM
19/07/20181Hatice Akcabay (woman, 36)Turkeydrowned with her 3 sons after crossing Evros river (TR/GR); the family was fleeing post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/PatrasT/Euronews/IOMTurke
19/07/20182N.N. (1 woman, 1 man)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found in Tajoura and Garabulli (LY)IOMLibya
19/07/20181Ahmet Esat Akcabay (boy, 7)Turkeydrowned with brothers and mother crossing Evros river (TR/GR); family was fleeing post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/PatrasT/Euronews/IOMTurke
19/07/20181Mesut Akcabay (boy, 5)Turkeydrowned with brothers and mother crossing Evros river (TR/GR); family was fleeing post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/PatrasT/Euronews/IOMTurke
19/07/20181Bekir Aras Akcabay (baby, 1 y.)Turkeydrowned with brothers and mother crossing Evros river (TR/GR); family was fleeing post-coup purgeInfoMigrants/PatrasT/Euronews/IOMTurke
18/07/201849N.N. (children, w. (1 preg.), men)Syria19 drowned, 30 missing in a migrant shipwreck between Turkey and Cyprus; 103 people rescuedReuters/AA/NationalAE/StarTribune/Spok
18/07/20181N.N. (man)unknowndied of sickness before he could attempt to get from Nador (MA) to Melilla (ES)AMDH/IOM
16/07/20188N.N. (6 children, 1 woman, 1 m)Sub-Saharan Africa, Pakistafound suffocated in a refrigerated truck container near Zuwarah (LY); 90 others taken to hospitalAljazeera/Carbonated/Reuters/Zuwara/IO
16/07/20182N.N. (1 boy, 4; 1 woman)unknowndied after they were abandoned at sea because they refused to board Libyan Coast Guard’s shipReuters/ANSA/BBC/Guardian/Independe
16/07/20181N.N. (baby girl)unknowndied on drifting migrant boat in Mediterranean; 165 rescued, 2 others were abandoned and died laterBBC/LibyanNavy/IOM
15/07/201817N.N.unknowndrowned at unspecified location off the coast of Sabratha (LY), 18 rescuedIOMLibya
13/07/20184N.N. (boy, 17; 3 adults)Somaliadrowned when they jumped into the Mediterranean to reach a rescue ship, near Linosa island (IT)ANSA/IOMItaly/StarTribune/Flavio
09/07/20189N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found at different locations on the Libyan coastIOMLibya
08/07/201845N.N. (incl 7 women)Sub-Saharan Africabodies found off Larache (Morocco), had attempted to cross to Spain via Atlantic Ocean; 33 rescuedMEM/MorWN
05/07/20181N.N. (man, 22)Pakistandrowned by temperature shock while bathing in River Uni in Biha? (BA near Croation borderN1/Klix/GlasSrpske/IOM
04/07/20181Yemane (man, 20)Eritreacommitted suicide in a park in Geneva (Switzerland), had been refused asylum a year beforeVivre
04/07/20181Jamal Nasser Mahmoudi (m, 23)Iransuicide, hung himself in Hotel Spinsar, Kabul (Afghanistan) after Germany deported him thereGandhara/Flucht/AZ/Spiegel
03/07/20181N.N. (man, 19)Senegaldied on boat in distress which left Morocco to Spain, fellow travelers want to send his body homeWatchTheMed/IOM
03/07/20187N.N.Africadrowned, passengers of sinking rubber boat were floating around it off coast of Libya, 125 rescuedLibyanNavy/Guardian/IOM
01/07/2018114N.N. (3 children, 20 w, 91 m)unknownmissing after a migrant boat capsized off Libya; 16 people rescuedIOMLibya/UN/ABC17/UNHCR/Guardian/S
01/07/201863N.N.unknowndied after a small rubber boat capsized off Al Khums (LY); 41 people rescuedSeaWatch/IOM/UN
in July 181Walid (man)Lebanoncommitted suicide in Amsterdam (NL) after getting papers and housing; had fled due to being gayNoelhuis
30/06/20181Mustafa Dawood (man, 23)Sudanfell through roof while trying to escape surprise immigration raid at his workplace in Newport (GB)Independent
29/06/2018103N.N. (3 babies, 30 w., 70 men)unknown3 drowned, 100 missing after migrant boat sank in Mediterranean Sea near Tripoli (LY); 16 rescuedIOM/UN/GreekReporter/UNHCR/ABC17/I
27/06/20183N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)unknowncar accident, Italian vehicle veered off course on highway near Alexandropoulis (GR), 7 injuredKI/IOM
25/06/20182N.N. (2 men)Bangladesh, Sri Lankavan carrying migrants hit bridge between Radovish and Shtip (MK), 17 injured, driver escapedXinhua/IOMMacedonia
24/06/20188N.N.unknownbodies recovered in Al Maya and Sayiad (LY)IOMLibya
22/06/20185N.N.Sudan, Nigeria, Chad, Egyptdrowned after a migrant dinghy sank near Garabulli (LY); 94 people rescuedDailyMail/IOMLibya
21/06/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned in Evros river (GR) which forms border between Greece-Turkey, body found after 3 weeksUNHCR/IOM
21/06/20181N.N. (man, ±35)Africadrowned, body found floating in front of beach in Ventimiglia (IT) near border with FranceLR/Giornale/IOM
21/06/201826N.N.unknownbodies recovered at various locations on the coast of LibyaIOMLibya
20/06/201850N.N.unknownmissing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Garabulli (LY)UNHCR/IOM/BBC/USAToday
20/06/20181N.N.Sub-Saharan Africafound dead during a rescue off the coast of Al Hamidiyah, Tajoura (LY); 82 people rescuedLibCoastG/IOM
19/06/201870N.N.unknownmissing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Dela (LY); 60 people rescuedUSAToday/BBC/IOM/UNHCR
19/06/20181Amadou Ourez (man, 20)Guineastowaway, hid under tourist bus to England got crushed under axle in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (BE)RTLbe/RTBF/IOM/Nieuwsblad
19/06/201895N.N.unknownmissing in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Mayia (LY); 5 people rescuedUNHCR/IOM/BBC/USAToday
19/06/20186N.N. (incl children)unknowndrowned when a rubber dinghy capsized off the coast of Al Maya (LY); 50 people rescuedIOMLibya
18/06/20181N.N. (girl, 4)Iraqdied after falling into a deep sewer drain at a refugee camp in Thiva, GreeceAnsamed
18/06/20185N.N. (2 little boys, 3 women)unknowndrowned trying to climb onto Libyan coastguard boat in panic during a shipwreck; 115 rescuedYa.N/LibyanNavy/IOMLibya/AFP
17/06/20181N.N.unknowndied on board a commercial ship after having been rescued off the coast of LibyaIlTempo/IOM
17/06/201843N.N. (incl 1 baby; 2 women; 5 m.)Sub-Saharan Africa5 drowned, 38 missing in shipwreck in the Alboran Sea between Morocco and Spain; only 4 survivorsIdeal/ElPais/SalvaM/EurPress/Watchthem
16/06/20184N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwrecks between Morocco and Spain; 986 people rescued that daySpectator
16/06/20181N.N.unknownshot by Turkish border guards west of Idlib (SY), trying to cross Syrian/Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
14/06/20181N.N.unknownfound dead during rescue operation in the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco, 11 survivorsSalvaM/IOM
14/06/20182N.N.unknownmissing after migrant boat from Tangiers (MA) capsized shortly after departure; 4 survivorsWatchthemed
12/06/201876N.N. (incl 1 child, 15 women)unknown12 drowned, 64 missing after a dinghy sank off the Libyan coast; 41 people rescuedDailyMail/SeaWatch/IOMItaly/USNaval
12/06/20181Louis (man, 19)Ghanasuicide, hanged himself in reception centre Croisilles (FR) was to meet psychologist prior to his actVoixDuNord/france3/KozPost/CMS
11/06/20181N.N. (man, ±25)unknownhit by unidentified vehicle on A16 motorway near Calais (FR) on his way to Great-BritainNordLittoral/IOM/LePhare/Radio6/CMS
10/06/20181N.N. (man, 18)unknownstowaway, fell from truck on highway near Falconara Marittima (IT), died of injuries in hospitalChronAncona/IOM/CorAdriatico
10/06/20181N.N. (man, 21)unknowngot crushed between two trucks in Port of Patras (GR) on his way to ItalyHelCoastG/IOM
09/06/20182N.N.unknowndrowned off the coast of Libya; 937 migrants from the same boat were rescuedCNN/IOMItaly
09/06/20184N.N.unknownfound dead during rescue operations between Morocco & Spain; 49 people saved from same boatNOS/EP/DailyStarLB/KSL
09/06/20181N.N. (young man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Iskenderun (TR), trying to cross Syrian/Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
09/06/20182N.N. (2 men)Sudan, Nigeriamissing during critical rescue off the coast of Libya, as reported by relatives; 229 people rescuedSOSMed/MSF/IOM
08/06/20186N.N. (incl 3 children 5, 9, 12)Iraq, Syriacar accident, minivan crashed into wall at Egnatia Odos highway, near Kavala (GR), 11 survivorsKI/CypMail/IOMGreece
08/06/20181N.N.unknownfell off a migrant boat off the coast of Libya, before the other 119 passengers were rescuedSeaWatch/IOM
06/06/20181N.N. (man, ± 35)unknownstowaway, died of asphyxiation, found on A57 highway near Venice in van traveling from Greece (IT)LaNVenezia/IOM/ANSA
06/06/20181N.N. (boy)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Iskenderun (TR), while trying to reach Turkey with his familySOHR/IOM
04/06/20181N.N. (man, 42)Georgiasuicide, hanged himself in deportation center in Büren (DE), was diagnosed with mental illnessInfoMigrants/NW/LZ
04/06/20181N.N. (man, 41)Georgiasuicide, hanged himself in detention center Büren (DE) despite mental illness not send to hospitalNW
03/06/20183N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)Syriadrowned, 1 missing, speedboat capsized off the coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), 5 rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
03/06/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found in state of advanced decomposition on Plage Sidi Rihane east of Algiers (DZ)La Dépêche de Kabylie/IOM
03/06/20181N.N. (young man)unknowndrowned, body found in Kupa river near Gornje Priliš?e (HR) on border with SloveniaKAPortal/24 sata/Radio Mreznica/Tportal/
03/06/20181Darin Rashid (boy, 13)Syriadrowned, with 4 siblings, speedboat sank off coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), parents rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
03/06/20181Dildar Rashid (boy, 10)Syriadrowned, with 4 siblings, speedboat sank off coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), parents rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
03/06/20181Shiar Rashid (twin, 8)Syriadrowned, with 4 siblings, speedboat sank off coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), parents rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
03/06/20181Dijwar Rashid (boy, twin, 8)Syriadrowned, with 4 siblings, speedboat sank off coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), parents rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
03/06/20181Amina Rashid (girl, 3)Syriadrowned, with 4 siblings, speedboat sank off coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), parents rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
03/06/20181Mohammed Bilal (boy, 14)Syriadrowned, 1 missing, speedboat capsized off the coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), 5 rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
03/06/20181Zahra Bilal (girl, 10)Syriadrowned, 1 missing, speedboat capsized off the coast of Kekova Geyikova island (TR), 6 rescuedTurkishCoastG/DailySabah/IOM/Ansamed
02/06/2018108N.N. (incl 6 women)Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Sub80 drowned, 28 missing when boat to Italy sank off coast of Kerkennah island (TN); 68 rescuedCNN/BBC/Reuters/VK/DailyMail/DailySab
02/06/20181Riadh Khalifa (boy)Tunisiadrowned with 111 others when boat to Italy sank off coast of Kerkennah island (TN); 68 rescuedMEOnline
02/06/20181Zoubeir (boy, 17)Tunisiadrowned with 111 others when boat to Italy sank off coast of Kerkennah island (TN); 68 rescuedMEOnline
02/06/20181N.N.unknowndrowned when migrant boat sank in Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and Spain; 41 rescuedStarTribune/Ansamed/Firstpost/Gulf
02/06/20181Tarek (boy)Tunisiadrowned with 111 others when boat to Italy sank off coast of Kerkennah island (TN); 68 rescuedWorldCrunch
02/06/20181Ammar (boy)Tunisiadrowned with 111 others when boat to Italy sank off coast of Kerkennah island (TN); 68 rescuedWorldCrunch
02/06/20182N.N. (1 woman, 1 man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, bodies found on beach in Tanger (MA)APDHA/IOM
02/06/20188N.N. (1 woman, 7 men)unknown7 died, 1 missing in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Morocco; 1 survivorWatchthemed
in June 181N.N. (man)Moroccostabbed to death at Velika Kladuša refugee camp (Bosnia/Croatia border)IrishTimes
29/05/20182N.N.unknown1 disappeared , 1 found dead on wrecked ship in Strait of Gibraltar near Tarifa (ES), 3 rescuedSalvaM/Caminando/IOM
28/05/20182N.N. (1 woman; 1 girl)unknowndrowned, wanted to cross Evros/Meriç river near Gemici (TR) to BulgariaKronos Haber/IOMTurkey
27/05/20181N.N. (man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Idlib Governorate (SY), trying to cross Syrian/Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
26/05/20181Mamadou ba Camara (young m.)Guineafound dead in his tent by other migrants, in forest near the Melilla border fence, Nador (MA)APSM/AMDH/IOM
26/05/20181N.N.unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Idlib Governorate (SY), trying to cross Syrian/Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
26/05/20181N.N. (man, 20)Eritreadied of illness & starvation on migrant boat travelling from Libya to Italy; other 720 people rescuedUNHCR/IOM
25/05/20181N.N. (man)Syriadrowned, taken by the current trying to cross Evros/Meriç river, near Uzunköprü (TR)HurriyetDN/IOMTurkey
25/05/20181Mohamed Fofana (man, 28)Guineadied of hypothermia at Col de l'Échelle mountain pass (IT), had been rejected at FR border, had polioNecropolis/Quotidiano/LR/Le Monde/Econ
25/05/20185N.N. (incl 2 boys, 2 men)unknownmissing, after panic broke out at sight of Libyan Coast Guard arriving to a rescue in MediterraneanSeaWatch
24/05/201818N.N. (incl 2 women, 2 men)Morocco4 drowned, 14 missing in a migrant shipwreck off Ben Mansour beach (Morocco); 12 people rescuedELM/Hespress
22/05/20181N.N.Afghanistanvehicle accident, box truck with migrants overturned near Bayramli, Van region (TR) 70 injuredAA/IOM
21/05/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, trying to cross Kolpa/Kupa river, Slovenian-Crotian border, near Rosalnice (SI), 2 survivorsDelo/IOMSlovenia
20/05/20181Ihsan Udin (man, 21)Afghanistandrowned near Cazin (BA) in Korana river that runs between Bosnia and Herzegovina and CroatiaNezavisne/InfoMigrants/AFP/IOM
18/05/20181Mamadi Conde (man, 43)Guineadied of exhaustion on mountain path in Les Alberts, Montgenèvre (FR) near Italian border20MFR/InfoMigrants/DICI/IOM/Anafe/LeM
17/05/20181Mawda Shawri (girl, 2)IraqKurd, killed by runaway police bullet near Mons (BE) in wild pursuit of migrant vehicle headed for UKAD/RTBF/RTLbe/DH/Sputnik/IOMZambia
14/05/20187N.N. (incl 3 children)Afghanistandrowned, small boat from Ayvalik (TR) capsized on way to Lesbos (GR); 13 rescuedDailySabah/TurkCoastG/IOMTurkey
13/05/20189N.N. (incl 2 men, 25 to 30)Syriadrowned, bodies found washed up on the shores of Karpaz region, Northern CyprusKibrik/Reuters/IOMTurkey
13/05/20181N.N. (man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Darkoush (SY), trying to cross Syrian/Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
12/05/20181N.N. (man)unknownfound dead in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Al Khums (LY)LibCoastG/IOM Libya
10/05/20181N.N. (woman)unknownbody recovered in well in Beni Chiker (MA) near Melilla border fenceAMDH/IOM
10/05/20181Osman Ahmed Nur (man, 19)Eritreacommitted suicide in London hostel (GB) due to heavy stress of protracted asylum decision processGuardian/DailyMail/CMS
08/05/20181N.N. (man, 20-25)Afghanistandrowned after he jumped drunk into canal in Paris (FR), had been living in nearby migrant campParisien/LeFigaro/FranceBleu/NouvelObs
08/05/20182N.N. (incl 1 man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Idlib Governorate (SY), trying to cross Syrian/Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
07/05/20181Blessing Matthew Obie (w., 21)Nigeriadrowned in Durance river near Briançon (Alps, French/Italian border) while fleeing the policeVivre/CDS/Francetvinfo/20MFR/IOM/DICI
07/05/20181N.N.unknowndied attempting to cross the Evros River from Turkey to Greece near Didymoteicho (GR)Watchthemed
06/05/20184N.N. (incl 1 man)Africa1 died off coast of Tripoli (LY) after Libyan coast guard banned ships from approaching; 3 missingAFP/IOM Libya/BangkokPost
06/05/20181N.N. (man)unknownfound dead in a canal near the “Millenaire” migrant camp in Paris (FR)NouvelObs/FranceBleu/Ya.N
05/05/201813N.N. (incl 1 woman)Comoros, Madagascar1 drowned, 12 missing when a boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (FR) from the Comoros IslandsComoresInfo
01/05/20181Faraidun Salam Aziz (man, 38)Iraqjumped out window of refugee centre, Apolda (DE); guards locked him up for being too loud on phoneVRF/FR/Flucht
in May 189N.N.Syriadrowned when their migrant boat capsized between Turkey and CyprusSpokesman
in May 181N.N. (young man)Afghanistandrowned trying to cross from Bosnia to Croatia via the Korana riverIrishTimes
30/04/20181N.N. (man)Algeriadrowned trying to swim across the Kolpa River on Croatian-Slovenian border; 7 intercepted by policeIOMSlovenia/TotSloveniaNews
30/04/20186N.N. (1 baby; 5 men)unknownbodies recovered in Zuwara (LY)IOM Libya
30/04/20181N.N. (woman)unknownbody recovered on Tajoura beach (LY)IOM Libya
30/04/20182N.N. (2 men)unknownbodies recovered in Gasr Garabulli (aka Castelverde) (LY)IOM Libya
29/04/201819N.N. (incl 1 man)Africa16 drowned in shipwreck off Cap Falcon, Oran (DZ) on way to Spain; 3 missing, 19 rescuedObsAlgerie/Caminando/EFE/Réf/Oran/IO
25/04/201817N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa4 drowned, 1 died after rescue, 12 missing when boat sank near Alboran Island on the way to SpainElDiario/Caminando/SalvaM/EuroPress/D
24/04/20189N.N.unknowndied in a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea, trying to cross from Turkey to Greece; 3 people rescuedGreekReporter
22/04/201811N.N. (1 boy; 10 men)unknowndrowned when rubber dinghy overturned in the Mediterranean Sea near Sabratha (LY); 83 rescuedMEE/Reuters/IOM Libya/JapanTimes
20/04/20181N.N. (man, 30)unknownstowaway, electrocuted when he climbed on roof of freight train in depot outside Thessaloniki (GR)AP/NYTimes/DailyMail/StarTribune
20/04/20181Snaid Tadese (woman, 19)Eritreasuicide, strangled her baby and hanged herself out of despair in Eckolstädt asylum centre (DE)Berliner Ztg/FR-th/OTZ/Flucht
20/04/20181Nahom Tadese (6 months, boy)Eritreastrangled by desperate mother who hanged herself afterwards in Eckolstädt asylum centre (DE)Berliner Ztg/FR-th/OTZ/Flucht
19/04/20182N.N.unknowndied in accident in Horasan (TR) when trafficker driving their truck saw control point and panickedHurriyetDN/PrensaLat
14/04/20181N.N. (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied of cardiac arrest, body found near border fence in Anyera in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)FaroeCeuta/APDHA/Ceuta TV/IOM
13/04/20181N.N. (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadied of cardiac arrest, body found near border fence in Anyera in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)FaroCeuta/APDHA/IOM/Ceuta TV
10/04/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned in the Kolpa River near ?rnomelj (SI) on border with CroatiaIOMSlovenia/AFP
09/04/201836N.N.unknown6 presumed drowned, 30 missing, off coast of Houara 20 km south of Tangiers (MA); 10 survivedEFE/Caminando/El Diario/IOM
09/04/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned in the Kolpa River near ?rnomelj (SI) on border with CroatiaDELO/IOMSlovenia
06/04/20181N.N. (woman)unknowndrowned, found on Jabonera beach in Tarifa, Cádiz (ES)Diario de Cádiz/IOM/EurPress/EFE
06/04/20181Omar Susi (boy, 16)Maghrebdeliberately crushed by truck near Port of Ceuta (ES) after driver chased after refugeesEl Faro de Ceuta/Ceuta Actualidad/IOM
04/04/20181Ahmed Fadhil (boy, 4)Iraqmissing after falling in Evros River (GR/TR), aunt and uncle tried to cross with him in dinghyUNHCR
02/04/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found 6 nautical miles north-w. of Port of Bouzedjar in Ain Témouchent (DZ)Liberté/Ouest Tribune/IOM
01/04/201811N.N. (incl 1 man)unknown4 drowned after boat capsized between Tangier (MA) and Tarifa (ES); 7 missing, 1 rescuedWatchTheMed/IOMSpain/SalvaM/ELM/Hi
01/04/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found off coast of Al Hoceima (MA)EFE/IOM/YYABI
01/04/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found near Habibas Islands off coast of Ain Témouchent (DZ)Réf/DK/OuestT/IOM
in Apr 181N.N.unknownbody of migrant found in the Alps on the French/Italian border after the snow had meltedCNN
31/03/20181N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body found west of Sbiaat beach, ommune de M'Said, Ain Témouchent (DZ)Réf/DK/OuestT/IOM
31/03/20181Dexter Bristol (man, 57)Great Britaindied of heart attack in London; stress of having to prove GB citizenship & fear of visiting “racist” GPDailyMail/Telegraph/Independent
30/03/201817N.N.unknowndied in vehicle accident in province of Igdir province (TR) near border with Armenia; 33 survivorsReu./LV/IOM
29/03/20187N.N. (7 men)unknownpresumed drowned, unspecified location in the Strait of Gibraltar between Morocco and SpainCaminando/IOM
28/03/20181N.N. (boy, 16)Eritreadied in hospital in Lille after jumping from truck on motorway near Port of Calais (FR)CMS/Parisien/VoixDuNord/IOM
24/03/20181Beauty S. (woman, 31)Nigeriadied in hospital in Turin (IT) after being turned away on IT-FR border, had lymphoma and was pregnantCDS/FrSoir/IOM/ANSA/LeMonde
22/03/20181N.N. (man, 22)Algeriastowaway, got stuck between 2 vehicles at Zeebrugge port (BE) while trying to get to Great BritainCMS
20/03/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found on shore of Tripoli (LY)IOMLibya
18/03/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body recovered on beach in Rota, Cádiz (ES)GuardiaCivil/EurPress/IOM
17/03/201811N.N. (inc baby, 4 children: 3,5,13)Afghanistan, Iraq8 drowned, 3 missing after migrant boat capsized off coast of Agathonisi (GR); 3 rescuedHellCoastG/IOM Greece/Reuters/AP/ProA
17/03/20182N.N.unknowndied in vehicle acccident on highway near Xanthi (GR) near Bulgarian border; 7 survivorsReu./AP/IOM/ChNewsAsia
17/03/20181Ejaz Khan (man, 25)Afghanistankilled by knife in Calais (FR) near the hospital where food distribution had been creating conflictsLeMonde/PassH/CMS
17/03/20184Malek (4 children)Afghanistandrowned with 15 others when migrant boat capsized off coast of Agathonisi (GR), 3 rescuedProAsyl/HellCoastG/IOM Greece/Reuters
17/03/20181Freshta Darvish (woman, 25)Afghanistandrowned with 18 others when migrant boat capsized off coast of Agathonisi (GR), 3 rescuedProAsyl/HellCoastG/IOM Greece/Reuters
17/03/20183Darvish (2 young adults; man,51)Afghanistanfather with adult children, drowned with 16 others when boat capsized off Agathonisi (GR), 3 rescuedProAsyl/HellCoastG/IOM Greece/Reuters
16/03/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found on Playa de la Madera beach in Tinajo, Lanzarote, Canary Islands (ES)EFE/La Provincia/IOM/VozDeL
15/03/20181Mame Mbaye Ndiaye (man, 35)Senegaldied of heart attack after police chased street vendor through Madrid (ES) until he collapsedLocalES/AfricaNews/TeleSur/Novinite
14/03/20181N.N.unknownwent missing during rescue operation in the sea near Tangiers (MA); 9 rescuedWatch TheMed
13/03/20181Tesfalidet “Segen” Tesfon (man, 22)Eritreadied of tuberculosis and malnutrition after being rescued from boat; was trapped 18 months in LibyaProactiva/IOM/ANSA/Reuters/LocalIT/HR
12/03/201812N.N.unknownfound dead on sinking boat in the Alboran Sea between Morocco and Spain; 22 rescuedCaminando/IOM
12/03/20181N.N. (man, ±30)Africa or Asiafound dead in delta of the Evros River on Turkish-Greek borderAP/MENAFN/IOM
10/03/20181N.N. (man, 32)Algeriadied after fall during conflict with personnel of his extra supervised asylum centre in Hoogeveen (NL)VK/GovNL
08/03/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body recovered on beach in Rota, Cádiz, (ES)Guardia Civil/EurPress/IOM
06/03/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned in the Evros River near Edirne (TR) near Greek borderIOMTurkey/HurriyetDN
03/03/20183N.N. (2 women; 1 man)unknowndrowned, bodies found off coast of Benzú in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta; 2 survivorsUNHCRSpain/Caminando/IOM/El Periódi
03/03/201823N.N. (2 babies; 4 w.; 17 men)Sub-Saharan Africa2 found dead on boat, presumed drowned off coast of Libya; 21 missing, 30 survivorsSOSMed/IOM/Reuters/Novinite
01/03/20181Lamine Condeh (man, 20)Sierra Leonedied due to lack of medical care in Passau (DE), was previously deported to Italy despite severe illnessmatteo/Flucht
28/02/20181N.N. (man)unknownfound dead by coast guard near Bouzedjar beach in Ain Témouchent (DZ)RadioAlg/IOM
28/02/20181Mike Ben Peter (man)unknowndied of head injury after fainting when police immobilized him during check near Lausanne station (CH)Renverse/Necropolis/StopRacialProfiling/
27/02/20186N.N. (4 children; 1 w.; 1 man)unknowndied of hypothermia near the Mergasur River (IQ) close to Turkish border; 4 survivorsKurdistan24/DailySabah/IOM/Rudaw
26/02/20181N.N. (man)unknowndied of cardiac arrest, body found in Tarifa, Cádiz (ES)EurPress/IOM/JuntaAndalucía
25/02/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found at Levante beach in Cádiz (ES)EurPress/AndalucíaInfo/IOM/CostaCádiz
21/02/20182N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found 25 nautical miles north of Béni-Saf in Ain Témouchent (DZ)SoirAlgerie/Algérie360/IOM/Réf
18/02/20182N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found 8 nautical miles north of Bouzedjar beach in Ain Témouchent DZ)Réflexion/IOM Algeria
17/02/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found 10 km off coast of Benabdelmalek Ramdane in Mostaganem (DZ)IOM Algeria/TheHuff
16/02/20181N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body found on Madagh beach, Aïn El Kerma, west of Oran (DZ)ElW/Réf/IOM
16/02/20181N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body retrieved in Tripoli (LY)IOM Libya
16/02/20181N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, body retrieved in Zawiyah (LY)IOM Libya
15/02/201811N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies retrieved in Zuwara (LY)IOM Libya
15/02/20182N.N. (2 men)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found on Andalouses beach, Bousfer, west of Oran (DZ)ElW/Réf/IOM
15/02/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found on Bouzedjar beach in Ain Témouchent (DZ)AlgériePresse/Oran/Réf/IOM
14/02/201825N.N. (4 children; 1 women; 14 m.)Somalia, Eritreadied in vehicle accident 60 km southeast of Bani Walid (LY); 159 survivorsDTM/NationalAE/Reuters/MENAFN/IOML
14/02/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found on Sassel beach near Ouled Boudjemaa, Ain Témouchent (DZ)RadioAlg/Oran/Réf/IOM
14/02/20181N.N. (man)unknownpresumed drowned, body found on Sbiaat beach in El Messaid, Ain Témouchent (DZ)RadioAlg/Oran/Réf/IOM
14/02/20181N.N. (boy, 17)Pakistandrowned in Seine river, Paris (FR); under state protection but not enough care given, psych. problemsLe Monde
13/02/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found at Sidi Mejdoub beach, west of Mostaganem (DZ)Alg24/IOMAlgeria
13/02/20181Ayse Abdulrezzak (woman, 37)Turkeydrowned when boat sunk in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; teacher fleeing crackdown in TurkeyReu./TDEMD/IOMTurkey/TurkeyPurge/TR
13/02/20181Enes Abdulrezzak (boy, 11)Turkeydrowned when boat sunk in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; son of teacher fleeing crackdownReu./TDEMD/IOM Turkey/TurkeyPurge/T
13/02/20181Halil Munir Abdulrezzak (boy, 3)Turkeydrowned when boat sunk in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; son of teacher fleeing crackdownReu./TDEMD/IOM Turkey/TurkeyPurge/T
13/02/20181Ugur Abdulrezzak (man, 39)Turkeymissing after boat sunk in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; was fleeing post-coup crackdownReu./TDEMD/IOM Turkey/TurkeyPurge/T
13/02/20181Fahrettin Dogan (man, 29)Turkeymissing after boat sunk in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; was fleeing post-coup crackdownReuters/TDEMD/IOMTurkey/CDS/Turkey
13/02/20181Asl? Dogan (woman, 27)Turkeymissing after boat sunk in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; was fleeing post-coup crackdownReu./TDEMD/IOM Turkey/TurkeyPurge/T
13/02/20181Ibrahim Selim Dogan (boy, 3)Turkeymissing after boat sunk in the Evros River on TR-GR border; was fleeing post-coup crackdown in TurkeyReuters/TDEMD/IOMTurkey/CDS/Turkey
12/02/20181N.N. (girl)unknownpresumed drowned, unspecified location in the Strait of Gibraltar between Morocco and SpainCaminando/IOM
12/02/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found near Port of Cabopino in Málaga (ES)Hoy/LV/Onda/IOM
11/02/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found off Bahara beach, Ouled Boughalem, 90 km east of Mostaganem (DZ)ElW/AlgériePresse/IOM
11/02/20185N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found 22 miles off Cape of Three Forks in Nador (MA); 29 survivorsCaminando/EurPress/IOM
10/02/20181N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found at Zeralda beach, near Algiers (DZ)Alg24/IOMAlgeria
09/02/20187N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies retrieved in Zuwara (LY)IOM Libya
09/02/20183N.N. (3 men)unknowndied of hypothermia, near Alboran Island in Alboran Sea between Morocco and Spain; 32 survivorsSalvaM/Caminando/IOM
08/02/20181N.N.unknowndrowned, body found off Kaf Lasfer beach, 36 km east of Mostaganem (DZ)ElW/Réf/IOM
08/02/20181N.N. (man, 30)Sudandied of cold and lack of health care in front of a migrant reception centre in Paris (FR)Le Monde
04/02/20189N.N. (incl 1 pregnant woman)Guinea, CoteD’Ivoire, Camedrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mamadou Laly Barry (man, 30)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Tidiane Jalloh "TJ" Bah (boy, 17)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Tahirou Barry (man, 22)Guineadrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mohammed Diallo (man, 21)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Abdul Karim Barry (boy, 17)Guineadrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Houseine Traoré (man, twin, 28)Ivory Coastdrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Hassane Traoré (man, twin, 28)Ivory Coastdrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Alpha Moron Diallo (man, 28)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Alhassane Barry (man, 21)Guineadrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Amoudoubailo Diallo (man, 20)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Bouboucar Bah (man, 32)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Ben Ali Bah (man, 24)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Alpha "Bambino" Bah (boy, 14)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mamadou Billo Diallo (man, 25)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Amoudou Taibou Diallo (boy, 16)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mamadou Aliou Diallo (man, 34)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Oury Diallo (man, 18)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mamadou Saliou Bah (man, 19)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Jalloh "JJ" Thierno Bah (man, 26)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mamadou Saliou Bah (man, 23)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Ali Keita (man, 27)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181"Junior" (29, man)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Tidjane Bah (man, 19)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Oumou "Belle" Bah (girl, 16)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Youssouf Diallo (woman, 18)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Marlyatou "Marly" Diallo (w, 26)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Aminatou Diallo (woman, 25)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Binta "Bobo" Baldé (woman, 21)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Djenabou Bah (woman, 19)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Safourata "Sofia" Sow (woman, 28)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Kaissa Camara (woman, 20)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Amadou Bah (man, 22)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Aladji Abdoulaye Diallo (man, 27)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mamadou Aliou Bah (man, 28)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Thierno Bah (man, 21)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Amadou Bailo Diallo (man, 19)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Mamadou Dian Diallo (man, 21)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
04/02/20181Alpha Oumar Diallo (man, 19)unknowndrowned when small wooden boat capsized off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 1 survivorPRI/PrivateSource/BBC/El Diario/Camina
01/02/2018100N.N. (incl 1 child, 5; 1 woman)Pakistan, Libya, unknown14 drowned after migrant boat to Italy capsized near Zuwara (LY); 86 missing, 3 survivedTelegraph/CNN/Guardian/NYTimes/Reute
29/01/20181Mohamed Ahmed (man, 40)Ethiopiahit by vehicle when he ran across motorway to avoid police check near Jabbeke (BE)Necropolis/France3/7sur7be/SudInfo/Nieu
28/01/201840N.N. (incl 3 women)unknown3 died after ship from Zuwara (LY) sank on way to Italy; 37 missing, 106 rescuedSOSMed/IOMItaly
28/01/20181N.N. (young man)North Africasuicide in reception center in Joutseno in eastern Finland, in fear of deportationXinhua
27/01/20181Becky Moses (woman, 26)Nigeriadied in a fire at a migrant camp in Rosarno (IT); had been denied asylumLocalIT
22/01/20183N.N. (3 children)unknown2 drowned after boat from Comoros Islands to Mayotte (FR) capsized; 1 missing, 11 rescuedIOM
20/01/20181Mohammed Kouji (man, 30)Moroccohit by train near Balerna station (Switzerland) as he and another man tried to enter the countryNecropolis/CDT/ComoFrontiere
19/01/20181Hakim Jamili (man, 23)Afghanistansuicide, jumped in front of train in Maintal-Dörnigheim (DE) fearing deportationFR/ND
18/01/20181N.N. (baby, 3 months)unknowndied of malnutrition and fever on board NGO ship that had rescued them between Libya and ItalyIOM/Reuters
16/01/20182N.N. (1 baby; 1 young man)unknownfound dead on overloaded wooden boat during rescue operation off coast of LibyaIOM
16/01/20182N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)Algeriadrowned in shipwreck north of Cap Falcon (DZ); 17 people rescuedIOM
15/01/20187N.N.North Africa5 bodies found in boat off Costa Teguise, Lanzarote (ES), 2 died after they arrived; 20 survivedVanguardNGR/IOM/BBC
14/01/20181N.N. (man, 28)Gambiastowaway, electrocuted on roof of train travelling from Ventimiglia (IT) to Menton (FR)Parisien/MidiLibre/TV5/IOM/IlMess/20MF
13/01/20181N.N. (man, 30)Moroccohit by train near city of Bolzano, South Tirol (IT) near Italian-Austrian borderANSA/Secolo/IOM
13/01/20181N.N.unknownfound dead on Zemmouri El Bahri beach near Boumerdès in AlgeriaIOM
12/01/20181N.N. (man, 23)Algeriafound dead by fishermen near Mostaganem, Algeria; went missing after trying to cross to SpainIOM
11/01/20181N.N. (man, 26)Afghanistanhit by vehicle on A14 motorway near Castel San Pietro (IT)GazzettaS/BolognaT/IOM
10/01/2018100N.N.Libyamissing after boat sank off coast of Libya; 17 rescuedEagle/NAN/DailyStar/SunNewsOnline/IO
10/01/20181N.N. (man)unknownjumped drunk from a bridge into a canal in Paris (FR), was an asylum seeker, not clear if suicideParisien
09/01/20181S. (young man)Eritreastowaway, hit by vehicle on A16 highway near Marck, between Calais and Dunkirk (FR)CMS/Guardian/VoixDuNord/Parisien/Fran
09/01/201811N.N.unknown3 drowned after boat sank on way from Morocco to Spain; 8 missing, 43 survivorsCaminando
07/01/201812N.N. (incl 2 women)Africa2 found dead on boat rescued off coast of Libya; 10 missing, 270 rescuedIOMLibya/Ansamed/USNews
06/01/201864N.N. (incl 5 children; 8 women)Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leo8 drowned after overcrowded dinghy sank north of Garabulli (LY); 56 missing, 86 rescuedGuardian/SOSMed/DW/TimesOfIsrael/Tel
05/01/20184N.N.unknownfound dead on sinking boat near Tangiers cargo port (MA); 4 rescuedIOM
05/01/20181Ali (29, man)Tunisiacommitted suicide after failing to flee from the refugee camp of Lampedusa (IT)CLUE/BorderlineEU/BorderlineSic
04/01/20181N.N.unknownfound dead off coast of Sanlucar de Barrameda, near Cádiz (ES)IOM
02/01/20181N.N. (woman)Somaliafound frozen to death, went missing from travel companions near Ravadinovo (BG)Novinite
02/01/20181N.N.unknownpresumed drowned in the Kolpa River in Crnomelj (SI); 1 survivorz24.si/IOM Slovenia
01/01/20181Taher Rezai (man, 22)Afghanistansuicide, jumped out of window of refugee accommodation in Abensbergen (DE) fearing deportationSDZ/Thruttig/Pressenza
in Jan 181N.N. (woman)unknowndied of illness, working in Great Britain without papers and too afraid of deportation to see a doctorTheHuff
in Jan 181N.N.unknownfound dead at land border between Turkey and Greece, probably died trying to cross the Evros RiverIOM
in Jan 181N.N. (young woman)N.N.found dead off the coast of Ben Abdelmalek Ramdane (DZ), probably tried to reach SpainRef
in 20181Kamara (baby boy)Liberiadeadborn on the Algeria/Niger border after Algeria expelled his mother with no food or waterPortPressHerald/CBS/WSWS
in 20181N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead in Algerian government bus expelling migrants back to Niger; she had 2 sick childrenCBS
in 201810N.N.unknownfound washed up by the sea and buried in Zarzis (TN) between January and September 2018TorontoStar
in 20182N.N. (1 woman, 1 child)unknownfound washed up together by the sea and buried in Zarzis (TN) in 2018, maybe mother and childTorontoStar
in 20186N.N. (incl 1 woman)Eritrea, Somaliadied in Triq al Sikka detention centre (LY) of starvation and lack of medical treatmentNationalAE
in 20182N.N. (2 young men)Sudandied in the hands of traffickers in Tripoli (LY) as reported by their brother/friendST
in 20181N.N. (man, 41)unknownfound dead in room by roommate in Irish Reception Centre, cause of death recorded as unknownIRR/TheJournal
in 20182N.N. (1 woman, 1 man)unknownwife and husband found dead on the Evros River near Tychero (Greece, near Turkish border)SydHerald
31/12/201764N.N. (incl 8 women)Libyafeared dead after they went missing from dinghy with 150 aboard; 8 bodies found, 86 rescuedUSNews/AP/FoxNews
29/12/20171Jabar (man, 31)Afghanistanstowaway, crushed by content of truck when it crashed near Calais (FR), trying to join his family in GBLocalFR/Guardian/Torondel/CMS/IOM
29/12/20171Mohamed Bouderbal (man, 36)Algeriasuicide in Archidona prison (ES) used as temporary migrant centre, was put in isolation for riotingEWN/Olive/ArabNews/LocalES/OtraAnda
28/12/20171N.N. (man, 20-25)Africadied trying to swim across the Evros River from Turkey to GreeceGreekReporter/NewArab/IOM
27/12/20171N.N. (man, 20)Africafell from shack he had been sleeping in above A8 motorway between Ventimiglia (IT) and Nice (FR)LocalFR/RivRadio/FranceBleu
25/12/20171N.N. (girl, 2)Syriadied crushed on overcrowded dinghy between Turkey and Mytilini, Lesbos (GR); 76 rescuedWatchTheMed/LesvoSol
25/12/20171N.N. (man, 20s)unknownstowaway, electrocuted on a train travelling from Italy to Austria, found at Brennero station (Italy)Larena/MSF
22/12/20171Abdullah Dilsouz (boy, 15)Afghanistanrun over by refrigeration truck while walking along motorway near Calais (FR) on way to Great BritainGuardianUn./CMS
20/12/20177N.N. (incl 2 children)unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Diriyah (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderHRW/IOM
21/12/20171Kantra Doucoure (man, 18)Malisuicide, threw himself under train in Paris (FR) after he turned 18, no help anymore, feared deportationMediapart/Abamako
20/12/20171M.G. (man, 18)Pakistandied of hypothermia after border guards sent him back from Greece to Turkey through cold riverDailySabah/SonHaberler/IOM/Milliyet
16/12/20171N.N.unknownfell into water when he tried to climb a cliff after boat was stranded in Tangiers harbour (MA)Watch TheMed
15/12/20171N.N. (boy, 12)Eritreahit by train as he walked along tracks near St-Triphon station (Switzerland), had escaped from a homeSwiss.ch
13/12/20173N.N.unknownwent missing in the Alboran Sea between Spain and Morocco; 32 rescuedWatch TheMed/IOM
13/12/20171N.N.unknownfound dead in boat near Alboran Island between Spain and Morocco; 68 rescuedIOM
08/12/20178N.N. (incl 3 men)unknown3 drowned, bodies found off Messida beach in El Kala (DZ); 5 missing, 4 survivorsOran/IOM
04/12/20173N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)unknowndrowned when boat overturned in waters close to Larache (MA); 40 rescuedLV/AsiaPacific/IOM/AfricaNews
04/12/20171N.N.unknownfound dead off coast of Nerja (ES), had probably attempted to cross from MoroccoIOM
03/12/201710N.N. (incl 6 children)unknowndied in vehicle accident in Altinozu district of Hatay (TR); 8 survivorsDailySabah/AsiaPacific/IOM/NewArab
in Dec 171Ali (man)Iraqshot in Baghdad (Iraq) just weeks after deportation, asylum denied by Finnish immigration serviceEuronews
in Dec 171Alexander Tekle (man, 18)Eritreacommitted suicide, found dead in London (UK), lost hope in fear of rejection by Home OfficeGuardian/DailyMail/CMS
in Dec 171Sharif (man, 40s)Kurdistan-Iraqsuicide, jumped out window of asylum centre in Yverdon (CH), wanted back to Iraq but was stateless20MCh
30/11/201728N.N. (1 boy; 4 women; 23 men)Sub-Saharan Africamissing after boat capsized in the Strait of Gibraltar between Asilah (MA) and Spain; 6 rescuedCaminando/ElPaís/IOM
29/11/20174N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa3 found dead during rescue operation 5 miles south of Tarifa (ES); 1 reported missing, 2 rescuedSalvaM/EFE/IOM/El Diario
28/11/20171N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead off coast of Cape Trafalgar near Barbate (ES)IOM
28/11/20174N.N.unknowndied after trafficker drove car off cliff near Kavala (GR); 4 survivedAP/PakToday/IOM
27/11/20171N.N.unknownstowaway, died in container on ferry going from port of enclave of Melilla (ES) to mainland SpainIOM
26/11/20171N.N. (young woman)unknownfound dead in boat drifting in the sea; NGO had to wait hours for rescue permission from ItalySOSMed
25/11/20171N.N. (10, boy)Afghanistantrampled to death on boat to Lesbos (GR), panic broke out at sight of Frontex patrol boatAljazeera/RTBF/GulfToday/IOM/Euronew
25/11/201731N.N. (incl 3 children; 18 women)unknowndrowned after boat capsized off Garabulli (LY); unknown number missing, 60 rescuedReuters/BBC/IOM/AFP/LibCoastG
25/11/20171N.N.unknownfound dead near Tarifa (ES); had probably attempted to cross from MoroccoIOM
25/11/20171N.N.unknownfound dead near Barbate (ES); had probably attempted to cross from MoroccoIOM
25/11/20176N.N.unknownbodies recovered over weekend of 25 to 26 November from shores of MoroccoIOM/Caminando
23/11/201720N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck in the Mediterranean SeaIOM/MSF/Proactiva/UNHCR
23/11/20171Lula (woman, 28)Eritreadied of illness in Libya before leaving to Italy; had been pregnant from rape and aborted at late stageIOM/MSF/Proactiva/UNHCR/CBC/RTBF
22/11/20171N.N. (man, 34)Algeriadied in hospital after police beat him at Kastrup airport (DK) because he refused deportationTheHuff/Vivre/ObsAlgerie/TheHuffMaghre
22/11/20176N.N. (incl 1 man)unknownmissing in shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy; 107 rescuedProactiva
21/11/20171Madina Hussini (girl, 6)Afghanistanhit by train after Croatian border police forced her family back to Serbia in unsafe conditionsUSNews/IOM/AP/FoxNews/TotalHRNews
21/11/20173N.N.Syriadied trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderIOM
21/11/20171N.N. (man, 20-30)Africa or Asiafound dead in abandoned building outside mountain village in Evros border region (GR)Fox/IOM
19/11/20171Arim Bakar (man, 27)Iraqsuicide, at Morton Hall detention centre (GB); he was on suicide watchIRR/No-Deportations
19/11/20174N.N. (1 child; 3 men)unknown3 drowned, bodies found near Santa Catalina in Ceuta (ES); 1 missingFaroCeuta/Caminando/IOM
19/11/20171Vitalis Ekene Unadike (young m)Nigeriadied from yellow fever shortly after deportation to Nigeria, Swiss authorities didn’t vaccinate himNecropolis/Watson
17/11/20171N.N. (boy, 17)Syriatortured by Turkish border guards near Iskenderun (TR) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
15/11/20171N.N.unknowndied in a fire in the asylum centre of Bamberg, (Germany); 14 other people got gas poisoningSP
13/11/20171N.N. (boy, 11)Afghanistansuicide, in refugee centre in Baden (AT); his confused 23 y. old brother looked after him & 5 siblingsORF/Heute/DerStandard/LocalAT/ElPerio
11/11/20171Huseyin Maden (man, 40)Turkeydrowned near Lesbos (GR) with wife and children; he was a teacher fleeing persecution in TurkeyGulfToday/RTBF/TurkeyPurge
11/11/20171Nur Maden (woman, 36)Turkeydrowned near Lesbos (GR) with husband & children; was teacher fleeing the post-coup purge in TurkeyGulfToday/RTBF/TurkeyPurge/IOM/HelCo
11/11/20171Nadire Maden (girl, 13)Turkeydrowned near Lesbos (GR) with siblings & parents (teachers) fleeing post-coup purge in TurkeyGulfToday/RTBF/TurkeyPurge/IOM/HelCo
11/11/20171Bahar Maden (girl, 10)Turkeydrowned near Lesbos (GR) with siblings & parents (teachers) fleeing post-coup purge in TurkeyGulfToday/RTBF/TurkeyPurge/IOM/HelCo
11/11/20171Feridun Maden (boy, 7)Turkeydrowned near Lesbos (GR) with siblings & parents (teachers) fleeing post-coup purge in TurkeyGulfToday/RTBF/TurkeyPurge/IOM/HelCo
10/11/20172N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Iskenderun (TR) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
09/11/20171Mostafa (man, 20)Afghanistanfell into ravine in Valzeina (Switzerland), possibly suicide, was depressed, maybe feared deportationFacebook/VMV/Necropolis/KantonGr
06/11/201755N.N. (incl 2 children)unknown5 drowned when rescue operation turned into panic in the Mediterranean Sea; 50 missing, 106 rescuedSeaWatch/Breitbart/IOMItaly/IOMLibya/Gi
04/11/20171N.N. (woman)unknowndied from severe fuel burns in hospital in Tangiers (MA) after being rescued from sinking boatIOM
03/11/201774N.N. (incl 21 girls-women, 14-18)Nigeria, Niger, unknown1 died of ruptured liver, 20 drowned in shipwreck off coast of Libya; 53 missing, 64 rescuedGuardian/Trouw/VK/Xinhua/IOM/CNN/Ne
03/11/201714N.N. (incl 3 girls-women, 14-18)Nigeria, Niger, unknown3 drowned in shipwreck off coast of Libya; 11 missing, 125 rescuedCNN/TheHuff/NYtimes/CTV/IOM/Xinhua/
03/11/20171Osato Osara (pregnant w., 20)Nigeriadrowned in shipwreck off coast of Libya with 25 other young womenCNN/TheHuff/NYtimes/CTV/IOM/Xinhua/
03/11/20171Marian Shaka (pregnant w, 20)Nigeriadrowned in shipwreck off coast of Libya with 25 other young womenCNN/TheHuff/NYtimes/CTV/IOM/Xinhua/
03/11/201710N.N. (incl 1 woman)unknown4 drowned in shipwreck near Kalolimnos (GR) close to Turkey; 6 missing, 15 rescuedWatchTheMed/IOMTurkey/Reuters
in Nov 176N.N.unknowndrowned after falling from boat overnight off coast of Libya; 107 rescuedIOM
in Nov 171N.N. (woman)unknowndied due to lack of medical care, found with survivors on boat off coast of LibyaIOM
in Nov 178N.N.unknownfound dead on rubber dinghy with 150 people aboard, on way from Libya to ItalyIOM
in Nov 1713N.N. (incl 1 child, 3)unknownbodies found in the Mediterranean SeaNYTimes
in Nov 171Filmon Yemane (man, 18)Eritreasuicide in sheltered refugee accommodation in London (GB), was in a state of crisis, did not get helpGuardian/DailyMail/CMS
30/10/20171N.N. (man, ±30)unknownbody found along emergency lane of A23 motorway Palmanova-Tarvisio, near Pagnacco (IT)ANSA/IOM
29/10/20175N.N.unknown2 died after boat capsized off coast of Tangiers (MA); 3 missing, 46 survivedCaminando/ElDiario/IOM/Publico
26/10/20171N.N. (man)North Africastowaway, fell from truck as it boarded ferry in port of the Spanish enclave of Melilla to mainland (ES)Público/IOM
25/10/20171N.N. (man)Syriabeaten to death by border guards at Ras al-Ayn (SY) near Syrian-Turkish border; 3 badly injuredSOHR/IOM
24/10/20171Lamine Fatty (man, 23)Gambiadied at La Blecherette prison in Lausanne (CH) after arrest due to mistaken identity; he had epilepsyLeTemps/BZ/StopRacialProfiling/Necropo
22/10/20178N.N.unknownfound dead near Al Khums (LY), probably drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean SeaIOM Libya
19/10/20171N.N.unknownfound dead in Al Maya (LY), probably drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean SeaIOM
16/10/20171N.N. (man, 26)Algeriastowaway, hit by bumper of truck he was hidden in near La Jonquera (ES) on border with FranceDiariGirona/IOM
16/10/20171John Milton Nagel (man, 48)USAcommitted suicide in deportation centre (NL); had to return to the USA, suffered from schizophreniaDVHN
14/10/20172N.N. (2 young men)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Dorriyeh (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
13/10/201728N.N.unknownbodies found in the sea off coast of Al Khums (LY)IOM Libya
11/10/20174N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies recovered off coast of Sfax (TN)IOM Tunisia
10/10/20171N.N. (man, 29)Chinasuicide, hanged himself in asylum transit zone of Frankfurt Airport (DE)FR
09/10/201752N.N. (incl 8 men)Tunisia45 drowned when boat to Italy collided with Tunisian navy ship; 7 missing, 38 rescuedReuters/Telegraph/Ansamed/DRS/News2
08/10/20171N.N. (man)Africastowaway, died when he jumped off freight train outside in Bavaria (DE); 2 survivorsSDZ/MainPost/IOM
07/10/20171Subramaniam H (man, 38)Sri Lankakilled by 3 shots during police interaction at the asylum accommodation in Brissago (CH)Swiss.ch/Necropolis/Ajour
03/10/20171Carrington Spencer (man, 38)Jamaicadied due to lack of medical care after suffering a stroke on 28 September in detention centre (GB)IRR/No-DFeportation/Symaag
03/10/201768N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, found off coast of Tripoli (LY)IOM Lybia
01/10/20173N.N. (1 child; 2 men)unknowncrushed to death at unspecified location between Sabratha (LY) and ItalyUNHCRItaly/IOM
in Oct 171N.N. (man)Kurdistandied trying to cross the Black Sea from Turkey to RomaniaRudaw
in Oct 175N.N. (5 boys)Senegaldrowned after 1 month at sea in the Mediterranean Sea; boys were from village in Pakour (SN)VK
in Oct 171Abbas (man, 19)Gambiastowaway, hit by train at Bolzano station (Italy) as he was walking on the tracksMSF
30/09/20171N.N.unknowndied on boat in distress near Tangiers (MA) while trying to reach Spain; 6 rescuedWatch TheMed
30/09/20176N.N. (2 children; 4 men)unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Diriyah (ST) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderHuman Rights Watch/IOM
28/09/20171N.N. (girl, 9)unknowndied in hospital after boat capsized between Turkey and Greek island of Kastellorizo; 6 rescuedIOMGreece
27/09/20171N.N. (boy, 17)Libyastowaway, clung to axles of truck, then fell off and was run over on A28 motorway near Abbeville (FR)Le Figaro/IOM
26/09/20171N.N. (man)Irandied of hypoglycemia at Romanian-Serbian border, Jimbolia (RO), border guards refused medical helpJurnalul/PressAlert/IOM
24/09/20171N.N. (man)unknowngassed by security forces when trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES) via sewer systemCaminando/FaroMelilla/IOM
24/09/20171Cheik (man, 25)unknowngassed by security forces when trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES) via sewer systemCaminando/FaroMelilla/IOM/IsabellaAN
23/09/20171N.N. (man, 28)Ukrainebled to death when resident of his refugee shelter castrated him as vengeance for being raped (DE)Wochenblatt
22/09/201737N.N.Iraqdrowned when boat from Kocaeli (TR) to Romania sank in the Black Sea; 40 rescuedDailySabah/HurriyetDN/ABCNews/IOM Tu
22/09/20171Lawend Shamal (boy, 3)Iraqdrowned with 37 others when boat from Kocaeli (TR) to Romania sank in the Black SeaDailySabah/HurriyetDN/ABCNews/IOMTu
20/09/20171N.N. (boy)unknownshot by Turkish border guards in Al-Muhasan (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
19/09/20171N.N. (man)Chinadied at Dungavel detention centre in Scotland (GB)BBC/IRR/TFN/SDV/IndCat
15/09/201797N.N.Africa9 died when ship from Sabratha (LY) ran out of fuel and sank; 88 missing, 35 rescuedNews24/VanguardNGR/USNews/IOM
15/09/20173N.N.unknownfound dead in dinghy during rescue operation at sea northwest of Tripoli (LY)IOM
15/09/20173N.N. (1 child, 3; 1 woman; 1 man)Cameroon, unknownfound dead on rubber dinghy during rescue operation 44 km off coast of Tripoli (LY); 139 rescuedDefenceForcesIRL/IOM/RCItaly
15/09/20171N.N. (boy, 12)Syriashot by Turkish border guards at unspecified location while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
14/09/20171Eyob Tefera (man, 27)Ethiopiasuicide by drowning in Swansea marina (GB) asylum claim failed, dream of studying in UK was dashedBBC
13/09/20177N.N.Algeria1 drowned after boat from Algeria capsized off coast of Almería (ES); 6 missing, 3 rescuedIOM/SalvaM
12/09/20172N.N.Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Iskenderun (TR) at Syrian-Turkish border; 10 injuredSOHR/IOM
07/09/20171Marcin Gwozdzinski (man, 28)Polandsuicide, found at Harmondsworth detention centre (GB) and died in hospital 4 days laterGuardian/IRR
07/09/20171Tashi Namgyal (man)Tibetsuicide, lay down on railway track in Lucerne (CH), because 300 Tibetan refugees got rejected in CHTibetEx
05/09/20171N.N. (man)unknowndied in his room in refugee centre of Lausanne (Switzerland), was discovered only after a few daysCourrier/EVAM
03/09/20171N.N. (girl)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Atmeh (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
02/09/20171N.N. (boy)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Hatay (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
31/08/20177N.N. (7 women)Congo, Guineadied when boat was intercepted by authorities near Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES); 13 survivedMEOnline/Caminando/IOM/Contexto
31/08/20171N.N.Syriashot by Turkish border guards while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
30/08/2017120N.N. (25 women; 95 men)Nigeria, unknownmissing in shipwreck off coast of Ben Gardane (TN) on way from Zuwara (LY) to Italy; 1 survivorIOMTunisia/AA
29/08/20171Mohamed Dahir (man, 18)Somaliasuicide in flat in Larnaca (Cyprus), got depressed when after long waiting his asylum was rejectedCNR/KISA
27/08/20172N.N. (2 men)unknownhit by train while walking along tracks in Evros border region between Alexandroupoli and Dikaia (GR)AP/IOMGreece/KI
27/08/20175N.N. (5 men)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies retrieved in Al Khums (LY)IOMLibya
26/08/20171N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, found electrocuted on train from Italy at Cannes-La Bocca station (FR)Parisien/IOM
24/08/20171N.N. (young man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards at unspecified location near Syrian-Turkish border; wife and child injuredSOHR/IOM
24/08/20171Amini Najee Buuam (man, 34)Afghanistanhanged himself in Reception Center in Milano (IT), sent back from Austria under Dublin agreementNecropolis/CDS
22/08/20171N.N. (boy)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Jisr al-Shughur (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderEASO/IOM
20/08/20179N.N. (3 children; 5 w.; 1 man)Comoros1 drowned after boat sank on way from Anjouan (KM) to Mayotte (FR); 8 missingHabComores
20/08/20171Mohamed "Govea" Assoumani (m)Comorosmissing after boat sank on way from Anjouan (KM) to Mayotte (FR)HabComores
20/08/20171Nassur Said Mhadji "DJ Silva" (m)Comorosmissing after boat sank on way from Anjouan (KM) to Mayotte (FR)HabComores
17/08/20171N.N. (man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards at unspecified location while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR
16/08/20171N.N. (man, 36)Iraqhit by train at entrance to the Peglia tunnel in Ventimiglia (IT)ANSA/IOM
11/08/20171N.N. (woman)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Darkush (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
09/08/20171N.N. (young man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards at unspecified location while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
08/08/20171N.N. (man)Syriatortured by Turkish border guards near Al-Malikiyah (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
07/08/20172N.N. (2 men)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Darkush (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
06/08/20178N.N.unknownfound dead in dinghy near Sabratha (LY)IOM Libya
03/08/20171Fisha (man, 22)Eritreastowaway, jumped out of van and hit by several vehicles on A16 highway near Calais (FR)VoixDuNord/Ya.N/CMS
01/08/20178N.N. (3 men; 5 women)unknowndied of asphyxiation on dinghy off coast of Libya; 500 survivedIOMItaly/Citizen
in Aug 172N.N.unknownfound dead between 15 and 18 of August in Zawiyah (LY)IOM
in Aug 171N.N.unknownfound dead in first days of August in the Strait of Gibraltar, south of Tarifa (ES)IOM
in Aug 171Tsegeweyni (man, 21)Eritreadied of starvation in the migrant camp of Bin Walid (LY)Flucht
in Aug 171Tekle (man, 18)Eritreadied of starvation and illness in the migrant camp of Bin Walid (LY)Flucht
31/07/20171N.N. (man)unknowndrowned in the Strait of Gibraltar, south of Isla de las Palomas, Tarifa (ES)DiarioCadiz
28/07/20174N.N.unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Darkush (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
27/07/20172N.N. (2 men)unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Harem (TR) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
27/07/20178N.N. (incl 5 children; 2 women)unknown7 drowned after boat capsized off coast of Cesme (TR); 1 missing, 9 rescuedIOMTurkey/AA
25/07/201716N.N. (incl 6 women; 2 pregn. w.)unknown10 found dead on crowded rubber boat off coast of Libya; 3 jumped into see (missing), 181 rescuedReuters/TheHuff/PBS/Proactiva/UNHCR/
25/07/20172N.N.unknownbodies recovered in Tripoli (LY)IOM Libya
22/07/20171Omar (boy, 17)Sudanstowaway, run over by bus he tried to catch to Calais (FR), at Gare du Nord Brussels (BE)BrusselsTimes/CMS
16/07/20171N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body retrieved near Mojácar, Almería (ES)20ME/IOM
15/07/20171N.N. (man)unknownfound dead on Calahonda beach in Mijas, Malaga (ES)Sur/IOM
15/07/20176N.N.unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Iskenderun (TR) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
12/07/20173N.N. (incl 1 child)unknownshot by Turkish border guards in province of Idlib (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
12/07/20171N.N. (man, 23)Gambiahit by truck after being expelled from France at Strada Statale 1 near Ventimiglia (IT)Stampa/IOM
12/07/20171N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body found 33 miles southeast of Málaga (ES)SalvaM/IOM
11/07/20173N.N.unknowndrowned off coast of Al Hoceima (MA); 48 survivorsCaminando/Ell Diario/IOM
10/07/20171N.N. (man)unknownfound dead in Al Maya (LY); probably drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean SeaIOM
08/07/20172N.N.unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Ayn al-Bayda (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
08/07/201735N.N.unknownmissing after rubber boat sank northwest of Garabulli (LY); 65 people rescuedAljazeera
06/07/201749N.N.Sub-Saharan Africamissing, after boat from Morocco to Spain capsized in the Alboran Sea; 3 survivorsSalvaM/EurPress/El Diario/IOM/VozAlm/M
03/07/20174N.N.unknownfound dead in Tajoura, east of Tripoli (LY); probably drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean SeaIOM Libya
01/07/20179N.N. (6 women; 3 men)unknowndrowned trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and ItalyCoastGuardS/IOM
01/07/20171N.N.unknownfound dead near Ventimiglia (IT) at Italian-French borderOpenMigration/IOM
in July 174N.N. (incl 2 men)Africafound dead on coast of Tunisia, drowned at least 2 months earlier; buried in Zarzis (TN)WorldCrunch
30/06/201760N.N.unknowndrowned at unspecified location between Libya and Italy; 80 survivorsIOM Italy
30/06/20171N.N. (man)unknowndied of unknown causes in hospital in Lampedusa (IT) after being rescued off coast of LibyaProactiva/IOM
28/06/20171N.N.unknowndied in shipwreck near Tajoura (LY)BDNews24
28/06/201729N.N. (2 women; 27 men)unknowndrowned, bodies recovered near Tajoura (LY)IOMLibya/BDNEWS24
28/06/20172N.N.unknownbodies recovered in Zawiyah (LY)IOM Libya
27/06/20177N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies retrieved in Tajoura, east of Tripoli (LY)IOM Libya
26/06/201710N.N.unknownshot by Turkish border guards in province of Idlib (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
26/06/20172N.N. (2 men)Syriashot by Turkish border guards near Darkush (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
21/06/201718N.N.unknownbodies recovered near Garabulli (LY); 2 survivorsIOM Libya
21/06/20175N.N. (5 men)unknownbodies recovered near Tajoura (LY)IOMLibya
20/06/20173N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found in advanced state of decomposition 20 miles north of Zuwara (LY)JugendR/IOM/Proactiva
19/06/201785N.N. (incl children)North Africa, Syriadrowned when migrant boat broke in two and sank between Libya and ItalyIndependent
19/06/20177N.N.unknowndrowned when migrant boat sank between Libya and ItalyIndependent
18/06/20179N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies recovered in Tajoura, east of Tripoli (LY)IOM Libya
18/06/20177N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies retrieved northwest of Zawiyah (LY)IOM Libya
17/06/2017110N.N.unknownmissing after boat sank off coast of Zuwara (LY); 25 rescuedIOM Libya
17/06/20175N.N.unknowndrowned off coast of Sabratha (LY); 135 rescuedUNHCR
16/06/2017129N.N.Sudan, Nigeriamissing after migrant boat from Libya had its motor stolen and sank; 4 rescuedIndependent/DW/DerStandard/IOM Italy/F
16/06/20178N.N.unknownbodies recovered in Al Mutred, west of Zawiyah (LY)IOM Libya
16/06/20175N.N.Sub-Saharan Africabodies found in advanced state of decomposition on boat adrift at sea, 70 miles off Cartagena (ES)SalvaM
15/06/20173N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies retrieved in Janzour, west of Tripoli (LY)RCLibya/IOM Libya
15/06/20174N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found decomposed on the beach in Zawiyah (LY)RCLibya/IOM Libya
14/06/20175N.N. (incl 1 child)unknownshot by Turkish border guards near Hassaniya Hattiya (SY) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
13/06/20171Alfatehe Ahmed Bachire(boy, 17)Sudandrowned while cleaning his shoes in the Roia river in Ventimiglia (IT), place where many refugees campGuardian/MSF/OpenMigration
12/06/20172N.N. (2 men)unknowndrowned, bodies found in advanced state of decomposition floating off coast of Aguadú (ES)APDHA/IOM
10/06/2017110N.N. (incl 6 women; 10 men)Africa10 drowned in several incidents on way from Libya to Italy; 100 missing, 1650 rescued that dayReuters/RT/NYTimes/Tagesschau/IOMIta
09/06/20171N.N. (boy, ±9)unknownbody found floating in the sea near Isleta del Moro, Almería (ES)EurPress/IOM
08/06/20171N.N. (man, ±20Africastowaway, fell from freight train travelling from Italy to Munich near Großkarolinenfeld (DE)AZ/IOM
04/06/201719N.N. (2 children; 9 women; 8 m.)unknowndrowned, bodies washed up to Zarzis (TN)IOMTunisia
04/06/20179N.N.Pakistan, Afghanistanaccident with minibus driven by 16-year-old near Pazardjik (BG), Turkish-Greek border; 7 survivorsDW/IOM
03/06/20171N.N. (boy, 5)Russiamurdered by man residing at same refugee shelter; authorities knew the man was dangerousSDZ/RT
03/06/20173N.N.unknownbodies found on deflating boat in the Strait of Sicily near Italy; 1 baby lost her mother, 125 rescuedSC/IOM/Necropolis
03/06/20171Blessing Eboigbe (woman, 26)unknownbody found on deflating boat in the Strait of Sicily near Italy; 1 baby lost her mother; 125 rescuedSC/IOM/Necropolis
01/06/20171N.N.unknownfound dead with burn wounds, probably of electric shock, at Sorghum railway station in Dialogi (GR)IOM Greece
01/06/201744N.N. (inc babies, children, women)Nigeria, Ghanadied of thirst after truck broke down in Sahara Desert in northern Niger on way to Libya; 6 survivorsBBC/IOM
31/05/20171Kim LeVietnamsuicide, in hospital in Angres (FR) after living in migrant camp nearbyCMS
31/05/201713N.N.unknownbodies found off coast of TunisiaIOM Tunisia
29/05/201730N.N. (incl 1 small child)unknown2 drowned after boat sank off coast of Libya; 28 missingVOA/USNews
29/05/201720N.N. (incl 2 women; 8 men)unknown10 drowned in shipwreck between Libya and Italy; 10 missingIOMItaly
27/05/201710N.N.unknowndrowned during 24 hour rescue operation between Libya and Italy; 2200 rescuedDailySabah
27/05/20171Rosa Maria (woman, ±20)Nigeriadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea, identified by survivors of her boat; buried in Zarzis (TN)Guardian/LAT
25/05/20171Mary Ipishbe (preg. woman, 27)Nigeriadrowned off Tripoli (LY), pushed off boat when rescue boat appeared; buried in Palermo (IT)Guardian
24/05/201782N.N.unknownmissing after rubber boat deflated in the Meditteranean Sea on way from Libya to ItalyUSNews
23/05/201734N.N. (incl 7 children; 13 women)unknowndrowned after boat of 500 capsized off Libya, sending 200 into the seaDailyStar/USNews/Xinhua
23/05/20171N.N. (man)Senegalstowaway, found electrocuted on train from Italy at Cannes-La Bocca station (FR)GazzettaMezzo/IOM/MMP
23/05/20171N.N. (man)unknownshot by Turkish border guards in province of Idlib (TR) while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/IOM
22/05/20172N.N.West Africa, unknown1 drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on way to Italy; 1 missingIOM
22/05/20172N.N. (2 men)unknownfound dead in Al Maya (LY)IOM
19/05/20171N.N. (man, 30)Malistowaway, found electrocuted on train from Ventimiglia (IT) to Cannes (FR)Parisien/Nice/DailyMail
19/05/20172N.N.unknown1 drowned during rescue operations between Libya and Italy; 1 missingIOM
19/05/2017157N.N. (children; women; men)unknown1 drowned when boat heading for Italy sank in the Mediterranean Sea; 156 missing; 4 survivedAustralian
19/05/20171N.N.Sub-Saharan Africamissing after boat sank near the enclave of Melilla (ES) when civil guard approached; 24 rescuedLV/El Diario
17/05/20172N.N.unknownfound dead in Tripoli (LY)IOM
16/05/20171N.N. (woman)unknownfound dead in Sabratha (LY)IOM
16/05/20172N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)unknownfound dead in Zawiyah (LY)IOM
16/05/20171N.N.unknownfound dead in Tripoli (LY)IOM
16/05/20177N.N.unknownmissing after boat attempting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar could not be foundLV/SUR
15/05/20171N.N.unknownmissing, in the Strait of Gibraltar off coast of Tangiers (MA); 6 survivedPerCat/LV/SUR/IOM
12/05/201720N.N. (incl 7 men)unknown7 found dead during rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea; 13 missing, 484 rescuedRTLNieuws/Diario de Noticias/IOM Italy/R
10/05/20171Farhad (man, 29)Afghanistanshot by the Taliban with his cousin after Germany deported him to AfghanistanAsyl in Not
07/05/2017163N.N. (incl 1 baby; 9 ch.; 40 w.)unknown11 drowned after ship sank off coast of Libya; 152 missing, 7 rescuedIndependent/PBS/Trouw/VK/IOM Libya/R
07/05/201711N.N. (incl 1 woman)Comoros1 drowned after boat from Anjouan (KM) to Mayotte (FR) sank; 10 missing, 13 survivorsGazetteComores
05/05/201782N.N.unknownmissing after overcrowded leaking boat capsized between Libya and Italy; 50 survivedIndependent/PBS/Trouw/VK
04/05/201719N.N.unknownfound dead by fishermen off coast of Libya coast near Subratah (LY)IOM
04/05/20171N.N.unknowndied of gunshot, found during rescue operation of 2 boats between Libya and ItalyIOM
02/05/20171N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, electrocuted in Paris while climbing on roof of Eurostar train to London (GB)Sun/Parisien/IOM/Independent/Francetvin
in May 176N.N.unknownfound dead during rescue operation between Libya and ItalyIOM
in May 1712N.N.unknownmissing in the Mediterranean Sea for recorded period of one weekIOM
26/04/20171N.N.unknownfound dead off coast of Tobruk (LY)IOM
24/04/201728N.N. (incl 2 ch.; 6 women; 8 men)Syria, Cameroon, Congo16 drowned when boat sank off Lesbos (GR); 12 missing, 2 rescuedRel/News24/ChAfrica
24/04/20171N.N. (man, ±30)Irandied after van coming from Turkish border crashed during police chase near Xanthi (GR); 13 survivorsAP/IOM/StandardHK
21/04/20171N.N. (man)unknownlack of access to medication in hospital in Bari (IT); arrived with high fever after rescue at seaMessogiorno/IOM
18/04/201799N.N.unknownmissing in several shipwrecks on same day in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and ItalyIOM Italy
18/04/20174N.N.unknownfound crushed on migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and ItalyIOM Italy
18/04/201728N.N. (incl 4 women)unknowndied of dehydration and starvation after boat broke down off coast of Sabratha (LY)Reuters
16/04/20177N.N. (inc. 1 boy, 8; 1 pregnant w)unknowndied during rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea travelling from Libya to Italy; 8,500 rescuedVK/FocusDE/IOM/Reuters
16/04/2017100N.N.unknownreported missing, 7 bodies found during rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea; 8500 savedMEOnline
16/04/201713N.N. (incl 1 child; 2 women; 4 m.)unknowndied at sea on way from Libya to Italy during a weekend of rescue operations; 8,500 people rescuedIOMItaly/BBC
15/04/20175N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found off coast of Garabulli (LY); 101 rescuedIOM Libya
13/04/201797N.N. (5 children; 15 w.; 77 men)Sub-Saharan Africamissing after boat sank off Tripoli (LY); 23 survivorsMetro/WorldBul/IOM Lybia/VOA
12/04/20175N.N.unknownpresumed drowned in the Strait of Gibraltar off coast of Spain; 6 survivorsAPDHA/IOM/Caminando
11/04/20173N.N. (1 child; 1 woman; 1 man)unknowndrowned after boat capsized off coast of Alboran Island (ES); 32 rescuedAEspagnola/IOM/SUR
10/04/20171N.N. (man, 29)Syriasuicide, set himself on fire at refugee camp on Chios (GR), died of injuries 11 days laterAnsamed
09/04/20171Branko Zdravkovic (man, 43)unknownsuicide, hanged himself in toilet at Verne detention centre (GB), believed to be at risk of self-harmBourEcho/IRR/DailyEcho
05/04/20171N.N.unknownfound dead in train near Portogruaro (IT)PrensaLat/IOM
02/04/20171N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, body recovered near Panagiouda, Lesbos (GR)HelCoastG/IOM
01/04/20171Mohammed Hassan (boy, 17)Iraqcrushed when truck he had been clinging to reversed over him in Banbury, Oxfordshire (GB)BBC/IOM
30/03/20171Faisal Imran (man, 28)Pakistansuicide, asylum seeker jumped from hotel roof in Leipzig (DE), died later in hospitalAlleBleiben/Geo
29/03/20173N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)unknowndrowned off coast of Sabratha (LY)IOMLibya
28/03/20175N.N.unknowndrowned when boat sank off coast of Libya; 141 survivedReu./Mic
27/03/20171N.N. (woman)unknowndrowned in river on border between Iraqi-Kurdistan and TurkeyEASO/IOM
26/03/20173N.N. (3 women)unknowndrowned in the Mergasur River (IQ) near Iraqi-Turkish border; 2 survivorsRudaw/IOM
25/03/20171N.N. (man, 20)Afghanistansuicide in Haar, Bavaria (DE) in fear of deportation after receiving refusal of asylum applicationAZ/Zhaghdablai
23/03/2017235N.N.unknownmissing after 2 boats capsized near coast of LibyaBBC/CTV/Sun
23/03/201711N.N. (incl 5 children)Syriadrowned when boat sank off Kusadasi (TR) trying to reach Greece; 9 rescuedBBC/CTV
23/03/20175N.N. (5 boys-men, 16-25)Africadrowned when 2 boats capsized near coast of LibyaBBC/CTV/Sun
23/03/20171Suzan Hayider (woman)Syriadrowned with her 2 children on the way to Greece; Germany didn’t let her husband bring them overBBC/CTV/Flucht
23/03/20172Hayider (1 boy, 1; 1 girl, 3)Syriadrowned with their mother on the way to Greece; Germany did not let their father bring them overBBC/CTV/Flucht
21/03/201766N.N.unknownmissing, boat capsized between Libya and Italy; 54 rescuedCTV
21/03/20171N.N. (boy, 17)Guineadied on mountain trail between Menton (FR) and Grimaldi (IT), rescue team did not find him in timeAFP/IOM/OpenMigration/Anafe
21/03/20171N.N. (boy, 17)Guineadied on mountain trail between Menton (FR) and Grimaldi (IT), rescue team did not find him in timeAFP/IOM/OpenMigration/Anafe
20/03/201710N.N. (1 woman; 9 men)unknownburned, bodies found at unspecified location off coast of Zawiyah (LY)IOMLibya
20/03/201710N.N.unknownmissing, presumed drowned after bodies found at unspecified location in Strait of Sicily; 117 rescuedUNHCR
19/03/20173N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found at unspecified location off coast of Zuwara (LY); 215 rescuedIOM Libya
18/03/20178N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found at unspecified location between North Africa and ItalyIOM Italy
15/03/20171Maslax Moxamed (man, 19)Somaliasuicide, hung himself in park near asylum reception centre of Pomezia (Italy), sent back from BelgiumMSF
11/03/20171N.N. (man, 20)Afghanistanstowaway, hit head when jumping out of truck heading wrong way on A16 near Dunkirk (FR)LePhare/IOM
09/03/201711N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies recovered on Tallil Seyahi beach near Sabratha (LY)UNHCR Libya/IOM
08/03/20173N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies recovered on coast of Al Khums (LY)IOM Libya
08/03/20171Mustafa Zumre (man)Turkeydrowned after jumping in Evros River to avoid police at Umurca (TR); engineer fleeing post-coup purgeTurkeyPurge
03/03/20171N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found at Camposoto beach in San Fernando, Cádiz (ES)APDHA/IOM/VozCádiz
03/03/20171N.N. (boy, 16)unknowndied on rescue boat in Mediterranean Sea near Catania, Sicily (IT) due to lack of access to medicinesReuters/IOM
03/03/201725N.N. (incl 6 women)unknownmissing after boat sank 5 km off coast of Tajoura (LY); 115 rescuedIOMItaly
02/03/20171Mamadou Konate (man, 33)Malidied in a fire at migrant camp in San Severo (IT); 100 huts destroyedExpressUK/LocalIT/Reuters/ANSA/Breitb
02/03/20171Nouhou Doumbia (man, 36)Malidied in a fire at migrant camp in San Severo (IT); 100 huts destroyedExpressUK/LocalIT/Reuters/ANSA/Breitb
27/02/20171Diakite Youssouf (man, 20)Somaliastowaway, electrocuted on roof of train from Como (IT) as electrical current changed in SwitzerlandNecropolis/WorldRadio/IOM/Provincia/MS
27/02/20171N.N. (man)Syriashot by Turkish border guards at unspecified location while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR
23/02/201714N.N.unknowndrowned in migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea off coast of Zuwara (LY); 400 survivorsIOM Libya
23/02/20171Lazragui Khalea (man, 27)Algeriadrowned while trying to swim to boat, resident of temporary immigration centre in Ceuta (ES)EFE
22/02/201715N.N. (incl 2 children)unknownfound dead in a shipping container near Al-Khums (LY), had been trapped inside for 4 daysRel/IOM Libya/GlobalNewsCA
22/02/20173N.N.Pakistandrowned, dinghy capsized on the Maritza River on the Turkish-Greek border; 5 survivorsHurriyetDN/IOM
20/02/2017101N.N.unknown80 drowned in shipwreck near Zawiya (LY), bodies and boat washed ashore; 21 missingVK
19/02/2017118N.N.unknownmissing after shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea off coast of Al Khums (LY)IOM Libya
19/02/20176N.N.unknownbodies recovered near Zawiyah (LY)IOM Libya
18/02/20171Frederick Ofosu (man, 33)Ghanasuicide, strangled with electric cable on building site in Qawra (MT), his last asylum claim was rejectedTimesM/ghanaweb
17/02/20171Daouda Bah (boy, 17)Africastowaway, found burnt on roof of train in Cannes (FR) coming from Ventimiglia (IT)Parisien/IOM/OpenMigration/Necropolis
17/02/20171N.N.unknowndied of hypothermia, body found near the Euphrates River in eastern TurkeySozcu/IOM
15/02/20179N.N.unknowndrowned when boat sank in the Strait of Gibraltar; 2 rescuedIOM
12/02/20172N.N.unknowndrowned when small craft sank between Morocco and Tarifa (ES); 3 survivorsIOM
12/02/20171N.N. (man)Pakistandied of hypothermia after being abandoned by traffickers near Pirot (RS), Serbian-Bulgarian borderUNHCRSerbia/IOM
06/02/20171N.N. (boy, 15)Ethiopiadied of dehydration in hospital in Vibo Valentia (IT) after being rescued from ship with 600 peopleLametino/IOM/ANSA
05/02/20171N.N. (man, 20)North Africakilled by French regional train in Latte, Ventimiglia (IT) while trying to cross the border by footLaguria/IOM
04/02/20171N.N. (woman)Ethiopiadrowned, boat sank because of faulty engine in Aegean Sea traveling from (TR) to (GR); 45 rescuedRel
03/02/20171N.N.unknowndrowned in the Tisza River near Subotica (RS) near Hungarian-Serbian borderIOM Bulgaria
30/01/20171N.N. (man, 20)Pakistandied of carbon monoxide poisoning from camp stove fumes at Moria refugee camp on Lesbos (GR)Reuters/Newsweek/KI/Sputnik/Infomob/Le
30/01/20173N.N.unknownmissing after boat sank near Almería (ES); 11 rescuedIOM
29/01/20171Mussie Hagu (man, 30)Eritreasuicide, jumped from window of reception center in Milan (IT) after waiting 12 months for asylumNecropolis/Giornale/LR
28/01/20171Mustafa Mustafa (man, 46)Syriadied of carbon monoxide poisoning, had made makeshift stove at Moria refugee camp, Lesbos (GR)Reuters/Newsweek/KI/Sputnik/Infomob/W
28/01/20172N.N. (2 children)unknownbodies found on boat in distress off coast of Libya; 132 rescuedIndependent
28/01/20171Noursan (girl, 2 months)Kurdistandied of cystic fibrosis in ambulance from Ritsona camp (GR) to hospital in Athens, no medical careInfomob/EFSYN
12/01/20171Samuel Kabamba (6, boy)Congodrowned, with his mother Veronique and 5 others after boat sank between Morocco and SpainBBC/Reuters/Cain/WatchTheMed/SofiaGl
25/01/20171Benjo Massoud (man, 42)Kurdistandied of heart problems in camp on Samos Island (GR), due to lack of medical care, father of 3 childrenInfomob/EFSYN
24/01/20171N.N. (man, 22)Egyptdied presumedly from inhaling camp stove fumes at Moria refugee camp, Lesbos (GR)Reuters/Newsweek/KI/Sputnik/Infomob/M
24/01/201710N.N. (1 child; 1 woman; 8 men)unknownbodies found in the sea off coast of Tripoli (LY); 135 rescuedRel/IOMLibya
22/01/20171Pateh Sabally (man, 22)Gambiasuicide in Grand Canal of Venice (IT) after asylum denied; onlookers shouted insults while he drownedIndependent/Fatto/VeneziaToday
21/01/20176N.N.unknown5 bodies found in the sea off coast of Sabratha (LY), 1 body found off coast of Tripoli (LY)Rel
21/01/20171Sani Siraj Jemal (20, man)Ethiopiahit by lorry while crossing A16 motorway leading to Calais (FR), attempting to stowawayNecropolis/Telegraph/Express/IOM/VoixD
17/01/20171N.N. (man)unknownfound dead, covered under a metre of snow near Feres (GR) on Turkish-Greek borderSofiaGlobe/KI
14/01/20172N.N.unknownfound floating in ocean near Algeciras (ES), tried to swim to Spanish enclave from MoroccoIndependent
14/01/20171N.N. (woman)Congodrowned after boat sank off coast of Nador (MA)SofiaGlobe
14/01/20173N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)unknownmissing in area of Nador (MA)SofiaGlobe
14/01/20173N.N.unknowndied from hypothermia, in dinghy rescued between Libya and ItalySofiaGlobe
14/01/2017176N.N.Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia4 drowned when boat sank due to engine failure off coast of Libya; 172 missing, 4 rescuedReu./SofiaGlobe/Newsaust/ScrollToday/In
14/01/20171Rawa (woman, 31)Eritreadrowned with her 3 children when boat sank off the coast of LibyaFlucht/Reuters/SofiaGlobe/Newsaust/Scro
14/01/20171Diamond (child, 8)Eritreadrowned with mother and 2 sisters when boat sank off the coast of LibyaFlucht/Reuters/SofiaGlobe/Newsaust/Scro
14/01/20171Sidona (girl, 6)Eritreadrowned with mother and 2 siblings when boat sank off the coast of LibyaFlucht/Reuters/SofiaGlobe/Newsaust/Scro
14/01/20171Kristina (girl, 3)Eritreadrowned with mother and 2 siblings when boat sank off the coast of LibyaFlucht/Reuters/SofiaGlobe/Newsaust/Scro
13/01/20172N.N.unknowncrushed to death in boat carrying 191 other passengers heading from Libya to ItalyIndependent
13/01/20173N.N. (1 woman; 2 men)unknown1 died on board a boat in distress to Tarifa (ES), 2 drowned while trying to swim to shore; 7 rescuedSofiaGlobe/WatchTheMed/Independent
12/01/20171Samir (boy, 17)Sudanheart attack at reception centre Ameugny (FR), problems went undetected while in Calais “jungle”Independent
11/01/20171Lukasz Debowski (man, 27)Polandsuicide, at Morton Hall detention centre (UK), he’d been refused bail to see birth of his childOpenDem/SocialistWorker/IRR/No-Depor
12/01/20171Veronique Kabamba (woman)Congodrowned, with her son Samuel and at least 5 others, boat sank between Morocco and SpainBBC/Reuters/Cain/WatchTheMed/SofiaGl
12/01/201710N.N. (incl 1 child; 1 w.; 7 men)Sub-Saharan Africa5 drowned, 5 missing, when their boat sank between Tangier (Morocco) and Tarifa (Spain)BBC/Reuters/Cain/WatchTheMed/SofiaGl
06/01/20171Talaat Abdulhamid (man, 36)Iraqdied of hypothermia after walking for 2 days through mountains near Turkish-Bulgarian borderIndependent
06/01/20171Hardi Ghafour (man, 29)Iraqdied of hypothermia after walking for 2 days through mountains near Turkish-Bulgarian borderIndependent
04/01/20171N.N. (man)unknownthrew himself into path of truck near Red Cross reception centre, Roja Park, Ventimiglia (IT/FR border)Guardian/OpenMigration
03/01/20171N.N. (man, 20)Afghanistandied of hypothermia after crossing the Evros River from Turkey to GreeceIndependent/KI
01/01/20172N.N. (young men)Cameroon, Guineadied trying to climb over the border fence between Morocco and Ceuta (Spain)Diario16/APDHA/IOM
in Jan 171N.N. (young woman)Somaliadied of hypothermia in the mountains near Turkish-Bulgarian borderIndependent
in Jan 171N.N. (boy, 8)unknownfound dead in the sea near Playa de Los Muertos, Almería (Spain)MirrorNews/Sun
in Jan 172N.N. (1 girl, 10; 1 w., mother)unknowntrapped under capsized migrant boat, Alboran Island (ES); 1 drowned, 1 died on way to hospitalMirrorNews
in Jan 171N.N. (young man)Pakistandied of hypothermia while trying to cross the mountains of the Turkish-Bulgarian borderTimesM
in 20171Basheer (man, 18)unknowndied trying to swim across the Evros River from Turkey to GreeceICRC
in 20172N.N. (1 boy; 1 woman)unknownmother and son died of hypothermia after crossing the Evros River from Turkey to GreeceICRC/Guardian
in 20174N.N.Ivory Coast, Congo, Nigeriabeaten to death while imprisoned in camp in Zawiyah (Libya)WorldCrunch
in 201712N.N. (12 teenagers)unknownunaccompanied refugee children and youths committed suicide in 2017 in asylum centres in SwedenDFunk/EpochTimesDE/Liberation/LocalS
in 20171N.N. (young man)Eritreasuicide, unaccompanied minor migrant, details have not been made public by Home OfficeGuardian/DailyMail
in 20172N.N. (boy, man)unknownbeaten to death around 2017 in Libyan prison camp by Nigerian human trafficker John “Rambo” OgaisLegit
in 20171N.N. (boy)unknowndied of torture in a Libyan detention camp around 2017BDNEWS24
25/12/20161N.N. (man)Kurdistanstowaway, fell off truck he was hiding in at port of Dunkirk (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainTimesM/RT
24/12/20161N.N. (boy, 17)Congostowaway, fell off truck he was hiding in near Calais (FR) trying to reach Great BritainVoixDuNord
23/12/20161N.N. (man, 25)Algeriahit by train walking along the tracks in Ventimiglia (IT) trying to get to FranceParisien/OpenMigration
21/12/20167N.N.unknowndied after 3 rubber dinghies and wooden boat were attacked at sea while traveling to ItalyAFP/Ya.N
20/12/20161N.N. (man, 35)North Macedoniadied of choking in fight with civilians & police, after refusing arrest in shopping mall, Maastricht (NL)RTLNieuws/MetroNieuws
19/12/20165n.n. (4 children; 1 woman)Afghanistandrowned, small boat capsized off the coast of Ayvalik (Turkey), 8 survivedDailySabah/UNHCR/IOM
16/12/20161N.N. (man, ±40)Malijumped out of migrant worker centre in Paris (FR) when a fire broke outAP
mid Dec 161N.N. (woman)Iraqdied of hypothermia while trying to cross the Bulgarian-Serbian borderUNHCR
14/12/201620N.N.unknowndrowned, on unspecified location in the Channel of Sicily between Tunesia and ItalyIOMItaly
13/12/20162N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found at unspecified location off the coast of LibyaUNHCR/IOM
13/12/201687N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies found off the coast of Zawiya (Libya); 27 survivedUNHCR/IOM
11/12/20166N.N.unknowndied during rescue operation at unspecified location in Central Mediterranean Sea; 165 survivedIndianExpress/IOMItaly
11/12/201615N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies washed up near Tajoura (Libya)IOMLibya
10/12/20168N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies washed up near Tajoura (Libya)IOMLibya
09/12/20161N.N. (woman)unknownpresumed drowned, body washed up near Zarzis (Tunisia)IOMTunisia
09/12/20162N.N. (2 men)unknownpresumed drowned, bodies washed up near El Ketef Port, Bengardane (Tunisia)IOMTunisia
08/12/20161Haji (man)Somaliafound dead under bridge he was living under, homeless refugee in MaltaTimesM
08/12/201610N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, bodies washed up near Tajoura (Libya)IOMLibya
07/12/20162N.N. (2 women)unknowndied of hypothermia on dinghy in spite of medical help at unspecified location in Central MediterraneanCamConNews/IOM
07/12/20167N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa4 drowned, 3 missing in migrant shipwreck on way to Spain off coast of Cala Bonita, Al-Hoceima (MA)EFE/Marea
06/12/20161Bai Ahmed Kabia (man, 49)Sierra Leonedied in hospital of untreated illness after being held in detention for 2 years in Morton Hall (GB)GuardianUn.
06/12/20165N.N.Sub-Saharan Africapresumed drowned, bodies washed up on the beach near Tajoura (Libya)IOMLybia
06/12/20161Paulo Morais Antonio (man, 28)Angolasuicide, hanged himself at night in bathroom of reception center in Milano (Italy)Necropolis/MilanoToDay
05/12/201616N.N.unknown11 drowned, 5 missing, rescuers recovered bodies 20km east of Tripoli (Libya) in Mediterranean SeaAfricaNews/IOMLibya
05/12/20164N.N. (incl woman)Syriashot dead by Turkish border guards on the border between northern Syria and TurkeySOHR/IOM
05/12/20163N.N.Syriashot by Turkish border guards as they tried to cross to Turkey from the Harem area of Idlib (Syria)SOHR/IOM
04/12/20162N.N. (2 women)unknowndied of hypothermia, after being rescued at unspecified location in the Central Mediterranean SeaMSF/IOM
04/12/201620N.N. (incl 3 children; 11 men)unknown14 drowned, 6 missing, bodies found at unspecified location in Mediterranean Sea; 120 survivedIOMItaly/NHCR
04/12/20164N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found at unspecified location in the Central Mediterranean Sea; 140 survivedUNHCR/IOM
03/12/20162N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)unknownstowaways, froze on freight train and got overrun by lorries at arrival in Wörgl station (AT); 1 survivedKN/jW/IOM/MSF
02/12/20161Tarek Chowdhury (man, 64)Bangladeshdied in hospital after assault by fellow detainees in Colnbrook removal centre (GB)Independent/Ya.N/Independent/ExpressU
in Dec 161N.N. (young man)Pakistanfroze to death along Turkish-Bulgarian borderTimesM
in Dec 164Kourbai (3 children 3-9y, mother)Guineadrowned in a migrant shipwreck off Libyan coastWorldCrunch
26/11/20168N.N.unknowndied of dehydration, bodies found on dinghy between Libya and Malta; 1 died in hospital, 1 survivedTimesM/IOM
25/11/20161N.N. (young man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found floating in sea by fisherman near beach of Almadraba, off coast of Ceuta (Spain)EFE/IOM
24/11/20162N.N. (1 boy, 6; 1 woman, 66)Turkeykilled at refugee detention centre in Lesbos (GR) in a fire started by cooking gas canisterIndependent/Telegraph/MNS/KI
23/11/20161N.N. (man, 18)Afghanistanfroze to death/undernourished, found in abandoned industrial complex near Bulgarian-Serbian borderSofiaGlobe/IOM
23/11/20162N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies recovered at shipwreck in Mediterranean Sea between Libya and ItalyMOAS/IOM
23/11/20161N.N. (man)unknownsuicide, body found in forest near Adaševci transit reception center in north-west SerbiaIOMBelgrade
22/11/20167N.N.unknownbodies found on rubber boat by coast guard ship at unspecified location between Libya and ItalyIOMItaly/Reuters
22/11/20161N.N.unknownbody found on rubber boat by coast guard ship at unspecified location between Libya and ItalyIOMItaly/Reuters
21/11/20161S.G. (man)Afghanistanstabbed to death in clash between migrants in centre of Belgrade (RS)APNews/b92/Tanjug/IOM
21/11/20161Abeil Temesgen (boy, 17)Eritreahit by train, running between tracks to get on train from Bolzano (IT) to Germany to reach his brotherExpressUK/IOM/MSF/OpenMigration
21/11/20161N.N. (man)unknowndrowned, swept away by current in the Roya River near Ventimiglia (IT) at the Italian-French borderOpenMigration/IOM/MSF
21/11/20161Tony Okoro (man, 40)Nigeriadied after years of psychological trauma, in fear of deportation in the Nördlingen Isolation Lager (DE)Ref4Ref
18/11/20166N.N.unknowndied when boat shipwrecked near Didim (TR) while travelling to Agathonisi (GR), 4 survivedWatch TheMed/HurriyetDN/IOM
18/11/20163N.N.unknownmissing after boat shipwrecked near Didim (TR) while travelling to Agathonisi (GR), 4 survivedWatchTheMed/HurriyetDN/IOM
17/11/201625N.N.unknownmissing in a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean on the way from Libya to ItalyUNHCR/IOM
16/11/20161N.N.unknowndrowned on way from Libya to Italy; 580 rescuedNewArab
16/11/20164N.N. (4 men, 20-40)unknowndied of hypothermia in boat found near Thassos (GR); 15 rescuedNewArab/HelCoastG/IOM
16/11/20167N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied when cargo boat carrying migrants drifted into the Strait of Sicily; 27 survivedTheHuff/ANSA/MSF/LR/STAMPA/Indepen
16/11/201696N.N.Sub-Saharan Africamissing after cargo boat carrying migrants drifted into the Strait of Siciily; 27 rescuedTheHuff/ANSA/MSF/LR/STAMPA/Indepen
16/11/20161Rawda Abdu (woman, 29)Ethiopiahit by train, while walking on tracks at night near Borghetto station (IT) on way to FranceOpenMigration/IOM/MSF/Fatto
15/11/201698N.N. (incl 9 women)unknowndrowned, 9 bodies recovered, after dinghy capsized on the way from Libya, 23 rescuedIndependent/Reu./UNHCR/SOSMed/AFP
15/11/20161N.N. (boy, 15)unknowndrowned, 9 bodies recovered, after dinghy capsized on the way from Libya, 23 rescuedIndependent/Reu./UNHCR/SOSMed/AFP
15/11/20161N.N.unknowndrowned when dinghy sank off coast of Libya; 114 rescuedIndependent/Reu./UNHCR/SOSMed/AFP
15/11/20165N.N.unknowncrushed, found on boat that sank off coast of Libya; 114 rescuedIndependent/Reu./UNHCR/SOSMed/AFP
14/11/2016135N.N.Sub-Saharan Africareportedly missing after dinghy to Italy sank in the Mediterranean Sea; 15 rescuedIndependent/AFP/UNHCR/MOAS/IOM
09/11/201626N.N.unknown4 drowned, 22 missing, bodies found at unspecified location between Libya and ItalyIOMItaly
06/11/20163N.N.unknowndrowned during shipwreck before they could be rescued, boat travelling to ItalyTheHuff/ANSA/Web Strait/Tgcom
06/11/20161N.N. (man)unknowndied in rubber dinghy while travelling to ItalyTheHuff/ANSA/Tgcom
06/11/20161N.N. (young man)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead in rubber boat that broke down North West of Khoms (LY) carrying 116 migrants to ItalyTheHuff/LibOb/DailyMail/IOM
06/11/20161N.N. (man)West Africadied of liver failure at Al Hamra detention centre in Gharyan (LY)IOM/VOA
06/11/20161Hervé Mandundu (man, 27)Congoshot dead by police when they intervened in an argument he had with a neighbour in Bex (Switzerland)24h/Necropolis/StopRacialProfiling/Le Te
05/11/201612N.N. (incl 2 children)unknowndied off coast of Libya in the Strait of Siciliy while trying to reach ItalyTheHuff/ANSA/LR/StampaIOM
04/11/20161Ali Mbengu “Mille Franc” (m, 22)Gambiadrowned in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean; he was a famous wrestling champion in GambiaFlucht
03/11/20161N.N. (woman)Malicrushed while trying to protect her 2 children on boat sinking in the Strait of SicilyTheHuff/ANSA
02/11/201612N.N. (9 children; 18 w; 75 men)unknowndrowned in shipwreck on way to Italy from Libya; 29 survivedIOM/RefDeeply/ANSA/TheHuff
02/11/2016128N.N.unknownreportedly missing after rubber dinghy capsized off Libya while travelling to Italy; 2 survivedIOM
02/11/2016111N.N.unknownreportedly missing after shipwreck on way to Italy, vessel contained 9 children and pregnant womenReu./MSF/UNHCR/IOM
in Nov 16200N.N.unknowndrowned over two days in the Mediterranean Sea on 4 migrant shipwrecksVK
30/10/201616N.N.unknownbodies decomposed beyond recognition, found washed up on shores of Zuwara (LY)LibyanExpress/RedCrescentLibya
27/10/20161Fatim Jawara (woman, 19)Gambiagoalkeeper of Gambia's national women's football team died off coast Libya while trying to reach ItalyBBC/AFP/Flucht
26/10/201629N.N.unknownsuffocated or drowned on dinghy flooded with fuel and seawater off Libyan shoreAFP/Aljazeera
26/10/201690N.N.Africadrowned after boat to Italy sank off coast of LibyaAP/NYtimes
21/10/20161N.N. (boy, 17)Somaliapressured by neo-Nazis to jump to his death from tower in Schmölln, Thüringen (DE)IBTimes/DailyMail/Independent/NWZ/Thü
21/10/20164N.N.unknowndied after rubber boat was attacked by Libyan coast guardSeaWatch/Reu./GuardianUn.
21/10/20163N.N.unknownfound dead on rubber boat trying to reach Italy from LibyaReu./SeaWatch
21/10/201615N.N.unknownmissing after struggling rubber boat was attacked by Libyan coast guardReu./RFI
21/10/20161N.N. (man)unknowndied hit by a car walking in tunnel through border between Italy and Menton (FR)MSF
18/10/20161N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, suffocated in back of truck travelling from Calais (FR) to Great BritainTelegraph/DailyMail/BBC/KM
17/10/20161Mohammad O. Eyman (man, 26)Sudanharassed and beaten to death by traffickers in camp near Norrent-Fortes in Calais (FR)Passeurs d’hospitalités/InfoMigrants
16/10/20162N.N. (1 boy, 10; 1 woman, 35)Syriahit by car in Greece, Kurdish mother and son, died after police refused to helpAP/KI
14/10/20161N.N.unknownhit by freight train near Calais (FR) while walking along railway tracks towards Great BritainVoixDuNord/Passeurs d’hospitalités
09/10/20161N.N. (man)Eritreahit by car on A16 highway in Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainReu./Ya.N/AFP/Le Monde/AFP/Europe1
07/10/20161Milet Tesfamariam (girl, 16)Eritreahit by truck, walking in tunnel with relatives through border between Italy and Menton (FR)LeMur/MSF/OpenMigration
04/10/201629N.N. (19 women; 10 men)Sub-Saharan Africacrushed to death in boat carrying over 1,000 passengers from Libya to ItalyNYTimes/BBC/DailySabah/IOM
04/10/201611N.N. (2 children; 9 women)unknowndrowned when small boat on way to Italy capsized off the shore of Garabulli (LY); 149 rescuedBusStan/IOM
03/10/20169N.N.unknowndied in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily (IT) and coast of Libya on the way to IT; 5650 rescuedReu./DailySabah/IOM/VK
03/10/201611N.N.unknowndrowned trying to reach Italy by boat, bodies washed up on beach near Tripoli (LY)Reu./DailySabah
03/10/20162N.N.unknowndrowned when boat to Italy capsized off coast of Libya near Sabratha (LY)Reu./DailySabah
03/10/20161N.N. (young woman, pregnant)Africadied from burns caused by spilled fuel during rescue of rubber dinghy on way from Libya to ItalyManilaBul/IOM
01/10/20161N.N. (boy)Eritreasuicide, unaccompanied child hanged himself in refugee accommodation in Zürich (CH)SchweizAmW
in Oct 161Aboubacar Sow (boy, 15)Guineadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
in Oct 161Sidy Bah (man, 20)Guineadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
in Oct 161Luwam (woman, 20)Eritreadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/09/201627N.N.unknowndrowned, 4 bodies recovered, off the coast of Bodrum (Turkey) on way to Kos (Greece); 4 rescuedDailyStarLB/VoxNews/IOMTurkey
24/09/20161Abdallah El Gonie Abdallah (m,37)Sudanhit by freight train near Port of Calais (FR) trying to get to Great BritainNecropolis/IRR/MNS
21/09/2016288N.N.Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Somadrowned, 84 missing, boat capsized near Rosetta in Nile Delta (EG), on way to Italy, 169 rescuedReu./IOM/Aljazeera/Alahram
16/09/20161Raheemullah Oryakhel (boy, 14)Afghanistanfound dead near Port of Calais (FR), was travelling alone from Afghanistan to Great BritainGuardian/VoixDuNord/MNS
14/09/20162N.N. (1 boy; 1 man)Iraqdrowned while trying to cross the Donau River (BG) on boat carrying 10 people to RomaniaLeCourrierdesBalkans
14/09/20164N.N. (2 children; 2 women)Iraqreportedly went missing while crossing the Donau River (BG) on boat to RomaniaLeCourrierdesBalkans
06/09/20161N.N. (young man)Africadied falling off viaduct of highway on “Death Pass” (French/Italian border) trying to flee border policeMSF/OpenMigration
05/09/201615N.N.unknowndied in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe from Libya in overcrowded rubber boatsReu./AFP/JIJI/Africa-News/ANSA
in Sep 162N.N. (2 teens/young adults)unknowndied in traffic accidents, walking on dangerous highway between Grimaldi (IT) and Menton (FR)LeMur
28/08/20161N.N. (woman, 36)South Koreasuicide in Kinsale Rd Accommodation Centre in Cork (IE), request for pain medication was deniedExaminer
23/08/20161Mohamed Abdallah Ali (man, 26)Sudankilled in fight between migrants near A16 highway in Marck, Pas-De-Calais (FR)Necropolis/IRR/AFP/LaDepeche/NordLitto
23/08/20161N.N. (man, 20)Afghanistanshot, possibly by a hunter near Pirot (RS), after crossing Bulgarian-Serbian borderSofiaNewsAgency/Novinite/AFP
18/08/20165N.N. (2 girls, 8 m., 5; 2 w.; 1 m.)Syriadied after small wooden boat carrying 27 people to Italy capsized off LibyaMOAS/AP
18/08/20161N.N.Syriamissing after small wooden boat carrying 27 people to Italy capsized off LibyaMOAS/AP
31/07/20161N.N. (man)unknownmigrant worker from Eastern Europe, died in a fire at farm in Scotland (GB)BBC/TheCourier
27/07/20161Ibrahim Mubarak (man, 34)Sudanhit by vehicle on A16 highway near Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainNecropolis/IRR/AFP/France3
26/07/20161N.N. (man, 37)Ethiopiastabbed to death in camp in Calais (FR) during fight between migrant groupsAFP/VoixDuNord/ExpressUK
24/07/201646N.N.unknowndrowned trying to reach Italy; 120 bodies found on Sabratha beach (LY) in July of which 46 todayAljazeera/Picum
23/07/201641N.N.unknowndrowned trying to reach Italy, 120 bodies found on Sabratha beach (LY) in July, of which 41 todayAljazeera
21/07/20161N.N.unknownfound dead on side of A16 highway near Calais (FR) trying to reach Great BritainAFP/France3/MigrStrug
21/07/201617N.N. (1 boy; 16 men)unknowndied in overcrowded wooden boat trying to reach Italy from LibyaIBTimes/Reu.
20/07/201622N.N. (21 women; 1 man)Nig, Guin, Ghana, Ivory Coadied in pool of water and fuel on the bottom of a vessel off the coast of Libya; 209 rescuedAljazeera/Le Monde/IOM
13/07/201615N.N. (incl 1 girl; 1 boy; 1 w.; 1 m)unknowndied when dinghy capsized off Turkish coast near Lesbos (GR); 11 missing; 6 rescuedAljazeera/AP/Independent/KTG
12/07/20161Samrawit (woman, 19)Eritreahit by truck on road near Port of Calais (FR) after being evicted from Steenvoorde camp (FR)CMS/VoixDuNord/Ouest-France
12/07/20164N.N.unknownsuffocated below deck on overcrowded wooden boat trying to reach Italy from Libya; 400 survivedReu./MOAS/HuffPost
12/07/20161N.N.unknowndied in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Italy from North AfricaWatch TheMed
08/07/20161N.N. (man)Cameroondied trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES) from MoroccoST/Faro
04/07/20161N.N.unknownhit by vehicle while trying to reach Great Britain, found dead on roadside in Calais (FR)VoixDuNord
02/07/20161Chokri Labiadh (man)Tunisiadrowned, boat with 28 Tunesians sank off coast near Sabratha (Libya) on way to Italy; 12 survivedBusinessNews/Kapitalis/MEOnline/IOMLi
02/07/20161Khaled Labiadh (man)Tunisiadrowned, boat with 28 Tunesians sank off coast near Sabratha (Libya) on way to Italy; 12 survivedBusinessNews/Kapitalis/MEOnline/IOMLi
02/07/20161Salah Bessaoud (man)Tunisiadrowned, boat with 28 Tunesians sank off coast near Sabratha (Libya) on way to Italy; 12 survivedBusinessNews/Kapitalis/MEOnline/IOMLi
02/07/20161Badr Ferji (man)Tunisiadrowned, boat with 28 Tunesians sank off coast near Sabratha (Libya) on way to Italy; 12 survivedBusinessNews/Kapitalis/MEOnline/IOMLi
02/07/20161Radhouane Ragued (man)Tunisiadrowned, boat with 28 Tunesians sank off coast near Sabratha (Libya) on way to Italy; 12 survivedBusinessNews/Kapitalis/MEOnline/IOMLi
02/07/20161Mabrouk Zitouni (man)Tunisiadrowned, boat with 28 Tunesians sank off coast near Sabratha (Libya) on way to Italy; 12 survivedBusinessNews/Kapitalis/MEOnline/IOMLi
02/07/201610N.N.Tunisiamissing, boat with 28 Tunesians sank off coast near Sabratha (Libya) on way to Italy; 12 survivedBusinessNews/Kapitalis/MEOnline/IOMLi
in July 161Zarzai Mirwais (man)Afghanistandrowned in the Isonzo river, Gorizia (Italy, near Slovenian border)AlpMol
in July 1617N.N.Tunesia, Sub-Saharan Africadrowned trying to reach Italy, 120 bodies in total found on Sabratha beach (LY) in JulyAljazeera/IOM
30/06/201610N.N. (10 women)unknowndrowned after inflatable dinghy carrying migrants to Italy sank in the Mediterranean Sea; 107 survivedAFP/Ya.N/IOM/GuardiaCosIT/Ansa
26/06/20161Pape NdiayeSenegaldied of neglect by Moroccan navy after boat bound for Tarifa (ES) capsized near Tangier (MA)WatchTheMed
26/06/20161Cheik NdiayeSenegaldied of neglect by Moroccan navy after boat bound for Tarifa (ES) capsized near Tangier (MA)WatchTheMed
26/06/20161Saliou FallSenegaldied of neglect by Moroccan navy after boat bound for Tarifa (ES) capsized near Tangier (MA)WatchTheMed
23/06/20161N.N. (man, 32)Egyptkilled in fight at Souda refugee camp in Chios (GR)GreekReporter
19/06/201611N.N. (incl 4 children)Syriashot dead by Turkish soldiers while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR/NYtimes/Libération
17/06/201634N.N. (incl 20 children; 9 women)Nigerdied near Algerian-Nigerian border after traffickers left them in desertEinNews/AfricanPO/AFP/France24/IOM
08/06/20161Sekine Traore (man, 26)Malishot by police after he stabbed officer in the eye who intervened in fight in San Ferdinando (IT)EqTimes/Diritti
07/06/20161N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadied in Morocco trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES) through sewer systemLe360
02/06/2016117N.N. (6 children; 75 w.; 36 m.)unknowndrowned trying to reach Italy by boat, bodies washed up near Zuwara (LY)Guardian/IOM/Reu./AFP/RedCrescentLib
01/06/20161Farhan al-Hwaish (man, 22)Syriadied in Tisza River (HU) after being attacked by police while trying to enter Hungary from SerbiaReu./LeCourrierdesBalkans/UNHCR
29/05/20161Ibrahim Jabuti (man, 19)Djiboutidrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/05/20161Hasan UK (man, 23)Somaliadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/05/20161Sharmake (18)Ethiopiadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/05/20161Ahmed (man)Ethiopiadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/05/20161Yusuf (man)Somaliadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/05/20161Hodan Ali Ahmed (man)Somalilanddrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/05/20161“Arab” (man)Somaliadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
29/05/20162N.N. (1 girl, 4 months; 1 woman)Somalilanddrowned in the Mediterranean, mother and daughterFlucht
29/05/20161Mahamed Sheik A. Shide (m, 21)Somaliadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
28/05/20161Ahmadzaï Zamat (man, 25)Afghanistanhit by truck bound for Great Britain on A16 highway near Calais (FR)Necropolis/IRR/VoixDuNord/Parisien/MNS
27/05/2016360N.N.unknown9 drowned after large boat carrying migrants sank near Crete (GR); 351 missing, 340 rescuedGuardian/AFP/DailySabah/FamagustaGa
27/05/201675N.N.Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudanmissing after rubber boat carrying migrants to Italy sank; 135 rescuedReu./MSF/UNHCR
27/05/201645N.N. (incl 3 babies)Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan45 bodies found after rubber boat carrying migrants to Italy from Libya sank; 135 people rescuedReuters/MSF/UNHCR
26/05/2016550N.N. (incl 40 children; 1 woman)Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudandrowned when fishing boat with 670 passengers sank off Libya; 15 bodies recovered, 114 rescuedReu./IOM/UNHCR/GuardianUn./AFP
25/05/2016100N.N.unknowndrowned or suffocated in hull when blue-decked vessel travelling to Italy capsized near LibyaNYtimes/Reu./IOM/UNHCR/Guardian/AF
19/05/201645N.N. (incl 7 women)unknownpresumed drowned, missing on unspecified location in Alboran Sea between Al-Hoceima (MA) & SpainConfidencial/IOM
14/05/201657N.N.Ivory Coast, Guineapresumed drowned, boat missing between Western Sahara and Canary Islands (Spain)CadSER/IOM
09/05/20161N.N. (young man)Syriashot by Turkish security forces trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderSOHR
09/05/20161N.N. (man, 24)Pakistanhit by vehicle bound for Great Britain on A16 highway near Port of Calais (FR)VoixDuNord
in May 161Awed (man, 26)Eritreadrowned in the MediterraneanFlucht
in May 1620N.N.unknowndrowned between Cabo Bojador (Western Sahara) and Canary Islands (Spain); 29 rescuedCadSER/IOM
29/04/201615N.N.Nigeria, Guinea, Mali, Ivoryreportedly missing after ship travelling to Italy wrecked off coast of LibyaAFP/Libération Maroc
29/04/201684N.N.West Africapresumed drowned after inflatable dinghy was taking on water between Libya and Italy, 29 rescuedBBC/AFP/IOM/Libération Maroc
27/04/201630N.N.Egypt, Syriashot dead by traffickers in Bani Walid (LY) after clash between migrants and traffickersNewArab
25/04/20161N.N. (boy, 17)Malisuicide, kept in solitary confinement in prison in Loiret (FR)Humanité
18/04/2016400N.N.Sub-Saharan Africamissing after 4 boats from Egypt sank trying to cross the Strait of Sicily; 30 rescuedBBC/RAI
17/04/20166N.N.unknowndied on semi-submerged rubber dinghy carrying migrants to Italy; 108 rescuedRTE/BBC/UNHCR/SOS Med
17/04/20161Maslah Mohamed (man, 22)Somaliadrowned trying to reach Italy on overcrowded boat after leaving refugee camp in KenyaRadioErgo
16/04/20166N.N.Cameroon, Gamb, Maurit, Cdied trying to reach Spain from North Africa; 21 rescuedElDiario
13/04/2016500N.N. (100 children; 400 adults)Ethiopia, Egypt, Somalia, Sydrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after traffickers tried combining passengers of 2 boats from EgyptNewsTrust/IOM/UNHCR/NYtimes/Guardia
13/04/20161Bilal Milyare (man)Somaliadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after traffickers tried combining passengers of 2 boats from EgyptReuters
13/04/20161Ramadan Abdullah (man)Ethiopiadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after traffickers tried combining passengers of 2 boats from EgyptReuters
13/04/20162Abdullah (son & mother)Ethiopiadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after traffickers tried combining passengers of 2 boats from EgyptReuters
13/04/20162Mahmud (baby, 2m; mother, 20)Ethiopiadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after traffickers tried combining passengers of 2 boats from EgyptReuters/NationalCA
13/04/20161AbdiAziz Shiyo (man, 23)Somalilanddrowned in the Mediterranean Sea during the chaotic loading of a migrant boat off Alexandria (Egypt)Reuters
13/04/20161Asad Elmi (pregnant woman, 20s)unknowndrowned in the Mediterranean Sea during the chaotic loading of a migrant boat off Alexandria (Egypt)Reuters
13/04/20161N.N. (6-month-old baby)unknowndrowned in the Mediterranean Sea during the chaotic loading of a migrant boat off Alexandria (Egypt)Reuters
13/04/20162Isman (baby and mother)Somaliadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea during the chaotic loading of a migrant boat off Alexandria (Egypt)Reuters/NationalCA
11/04/20161Mustapha Jatta (man, 19)Gambiadied from stomach disease at hospital in Naples (IT) while waiting on asylum decisionFreedomNews
03/04/20161N.N. (man, 32)unknownstabbed to death in a fight between asylum seekers in asylum centre Muffendorf, Bonn (DE)Welt
02/04/20164N.N.Africashot by Libyan guards while trying to escape detention centre in Zawiya (LY); 20 injuredMigrantReport
01/04/20161Safi Siyap (girl, 1)unknowndied during rescue operation on the Aegean Sea while trying to reach Lesbos (GR)CNN
01/04/20162N.N. (2 girls, 2, 7)Iraqdied trying to reach Lesbos (GR), siblings buried together on the islandCNN
01/04/20161Mohammed Hussain (man, 18)Kurdistanstowaway, crushed by truck after reaching Great Britain from Dunkirk (FR)Guardian/Passeurs d’hospitalites/BBC
in Apr 163N.N. (incl child)Syriashot by Turkish border police while trying to cross from Syria to TurkeyPresseTV
31/03/20161Ali Sarail (man, 22)Afghanistanhit by heavy vehicle on A16 highway in Marck, near Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainVoixDuNord
25/03/20161Sergey VladimirovRussiasuicide, found under bridge in Luxembourg, fled Russia being gay opposition politician & sought asylumQuotidienLU
20/03/20162N.N. (2 men)Syriaheart attack after arriving in Lesbos (GR), threatened with deportation to TurkeyMEOnline/WatchTheMed/DailyMail
19/03/20162N.N. (child, 8; young man)unknowndrowned, fell in water off Turkey, rescue teams not allowed near by Turkish coast guardSeaWatch
19/03/20161N.N. (girl, 4 months)unknowndied when vessel carrying migrants from Turkey to Chios (GR) sank in the Aegean SeaAA/HurriyetDN
19/03/20162N.N. (2 girls, 1, 2)unknowndrowned near Ro (GR) after leaving Turkey on boat carrying migrants to GreeceUNHCR/AFP/AA/HurriyetDN/KTG
19/03/20169N.N.unknownbodies recovered from under the sand on a beach in Alqarbula area east of Tripol (Libya)NST/IOM
14/03/20163N.N. (1 woman; 1 preg w; 1 man)Afghanistandrowned in the Suva River (MK) while trying to reach North Macedonia from GreeceAljazeera/WatchTheMed/NOS
12/03/20161N.N. (boy, 15)unknowndied in the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES) while trying to sneak aboard ship bound for Málaga (ES)ElDiario
11/03/20161N.N. (boy, 17)Egyptjumped from moving train near Munich (DE) after police discovered his deportation orderMNS
09/03/20165N.N.Sub-Saharan Africakilled during effort by Algerian authorities to round up and deport migrants; 30 injuredLe Monde/LADDH
09/03/20165N.N. (incl 1 baby)unknowndied after raft carrying Afghan and Iranian migrants to Lesbos (GR) sank off coast of TurkeyAFP/DHA
09/03/20162N.N.unknownmissing after raft carrying Afghan and Iranian migrants to Lesbos (GR) sank off coast of TurkeyAFP/DHA
08/03/20161N.N. (man, 40)unknowncommitted suicide in asylum centre of Luttelgeest, NetherlandsTelegraaf/NOS/OmroepFlevo
06/03/201625N.N. (incl 10 children)unknowndrowned, boat bound for Greece capsized off coast of Didim (TR) with 10 children aboard, 15 rescuedHurriyetDN/AA/AP/Independent/IOM/BBC
05/03/20162N.N.Syriashot by Turkish border police while trying to cross from Syria to TurkeyIBTimes
04/03/20161N.N. (man, 19)unknownstabbed to death in fight in refugee hostel in Lindesberg (SE)AFP/DailyStar
04/03/201620N.N.unknownmissing, presumed drowned in the Alboran See near Almería (Spain)IOM
02/03/20161Gamma Makeen (man, 53)Sudanfound dead in his tent in Calais (FR), possibly due to heart attackNecropolis/IRR/Passeurs d'hospitalités
in Mar 162N.N.Syriadrowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in Dogancay cemetery in Izmir (TR)VK
in Mar 161N.N. (boy, 5)Syriadrowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in Dogancay cemetery in Izmir (TR)VK
in Mar 161N.N. (baby, 8 months)Syriadrowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in Dogancay cemetery in Izmir (TR)VK
in Mar 163N.N. (3 children)Syriadrowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in Dogancay cemetery in Izmir (TR)VK
in Mar 162N.N. (2 young men)unknownfound dead along the Grimaldi (Italy)/Garavan (France) mountain pass, nicknamed “Death Pass”MSF
21/02/20161N.N. (man, 20)Senegalstabbed to death by roommate in asylum centre of Dorfen near Munich (DE)SDZ
17/02/20161Amir Siman-Tov (man, ±30)Moroccosuicide, while in solitary confinement in Colnbrook removal centre (GB)GuardianUn./Politics UK
14/02/20161N.N. (man, ±20)Afghanistanstabbed to death during fight between 2 migrant groups near asylum housing in Ljusne (SE)DailyMail
12/02/201628N.N.unknownreportedly went missing between Mauritania (MR) and Canary Islands (ES)El Diario/IOM/LV
12/02/20161N.N. (man, ±30)unknownstowaway, electrocuted after climbing onto freight train to Hungary near Subotica (RS)Blic
11/02/20161Mohamed (man, 36)Afghanistanfound dead in Port of Calais (FR) several days after disappearingVoixDuNord/NordLittoral
10/02/201656N.N.unknownpresumed drowned, boat missing on way from Dakhla (Mauritania) to Canary Islands (ES)LV/IOM
08/02/20162N.N. (1 girl, 14; 1 woman, 40)Iraqfroze to death after crossing the Rezovo River on Turkish-Bulgarian Border; 11 child refugees rescuedBalkanInsight/DailyMail
08/02/201636N.N. (incl 11 children)unknowndrowned, 9 missing, when boat heading to Lesbos (GR) sank in the Bay of Edremit (TR), 4 rescuedBBC/Guardian/IOM
07/02/20166N.N.unknowndied during 5 day journey from Western Sahara to Gran Canaria (ES); bodies where thrown in the sea20ME
07/02/20161N.N.unknowndied in hospital on Gran Canaria (ES) after 5 day journey from Western Sahara by boat20ME
06/02/20162N.N. (1 child; 1 man)Syriashot by Turkish border police while trying to cross Syrian-Turkish borderIBTimes
30/01/20163Kazem (1 baby; 1 boy, 4; 1 w.)Syriadied after boat from Turkey to Lesbos (GR) slammed into rocks in the sea; mother with childrenFR-BW/AP/NYtimes/WPost/AA/BBC/Inde
30/01/201641N.N. (incl 4 babies; 6 children)Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmardied after boat from Turkey carrying migrants to Lesbos (GR) slammed into rocks in the Aegean SeaAP/NYtimes/WPost/AA/BBC/Independent
30/01/201670N.N.unknowndrowned, 64 missing, in the Channel of Sicily on the way to Italy, 50 survivorsIOMItaly
28/01/201626N.N. (incl 10 children)Kurdistan-Iraqwent missing after boat traveling from Turkey to Greece capsized off Samos (GR)RTE/IOM/CNN/Reu.
28/01/20169N.N.Kurdistan-Iraqwent missing after boat traveling from Turkey to Greece capsized off Samos (GR)Reu./RTE/IOM/CNN
27/01/20167N.N. (1 girl; 1 boy; 2 w.; 3 m.)unknownfound dead near Kos (GR) after boat travelling from Turkey to Greece capsizedBelT/Reu.
23/01/20161N.N.unknownfound dead, possibly of hypothermia, after crossing mountains from Bulgaria to SerbiaUNHCR
22/01/20168N.N. (6 children; 2 women)unknowndied when wooden boat carrying 49 migrants from Turkey sank off Farmakonisi (GR); 41 survivedAP/NYtimes/IrishIndependent/Guardian
22/01/201648N.N. (incl 11 children; 17 women)Syria, Iraq38 drowned after boat from Turkey sank off Kalolimnos (GR); 10 missing, 32 rescuedAP/NYtimes/IrishIndependent/WatchTheM
20/01/20161N.N.unknownfound dead, possibly of hypothermia, after crossing mountains from Bulgaria to SerbiaUNHCR
20/01/20163N.N. (1 child, 5; 2 women)unknowndied of hypothermia after arriving in Lesbos (GR) from TurkeyIFRC
17/01/20161N.N. (man, 33)Indiafound frozen to death in car near Alakurtti (RUS) after waiting 5 days to cross border to FinlandBarentsObs
17/01/20161N.N. (man, 33)Indiafound frozen to death in car near Alakurtti (RUS) after waiting 5 days to cross border to FinlandBarentsObs
16/01/20161Hussein Ali Abdel Amer (man, 30)Iraqhanged himself in asylum centre in Alphen (NL)AD
12/01/20161N.N.Syriashot dead by Turkish border guards while trying to cross to Turkey from Hasakah (Syria)SOHR
11/01/20163N.N. (3 women)Somaliawent missing after traffickers threw group of 40 migrants into the Adriatic Sea near Puglia (IT)Xinhua/RAI/ANSA/LR
11/01/20161N.N. (woman)Somaliadrowned after traffickers threw group of 40 migrants into the Adriatic Sea near Puglia (IT)Xinhua/RAI/ANSA/LR
09/01/20167N.N.Syriadied when bus carrying migrants to boat to Lesbos (GR) overturned in Balikesir (TR)AFP/AlArabia/AA
08/01/20166N.N.Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmardied when bus carrying migrants to boat bound for Greece slammed into car in Canakkale (TR)AFP/AlArabia/DHA
06/01/201634N.N. (incl 7 children; 1 pregn. w.)unknownwashed ashore in Ayvalik (TR) and Dikili (TR) after 3 Lesbos-bound boats capsizedWatchTheMed/Irish Times/DailyMail/IOM
05/01/20161Faris Khidr Ali (boy, 4 months)Syriafroze to death in tent near Batman (TR) due to lack of fuel, electricity, and shelterCihanNews/NRT
04/01/20163N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat bound for the enclave of Ceuta (ES) was driven away by Moroccan border guardsEFE/Publico/WatchTheMed
03/01/20161Masud Naveed (boy, 15)Afghanistandied trying to reach sister in GB from Calais "Jungle", Home Office refused to hear asylum applicationGuardian/Daily Mail
02/01/20161N.N. (boy, 2)unknowndied after boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece slammed into rocks near Agathonisi (GR)AFP/AlArabia/RTE/WatchTheMed
in Jan 163N.N.unknownfound dead in dunes of Calais (FR), rumours that they were attacked by right-wing extremistsVK
In Jan 1666N.N.unknown35 drowned, 31 missing in migrant shipwreck between Turkey and Greece, 24 people rescuedReuters
in 201610N.N. (10 teenagers)unknownunaccompanied refugee children and youths committed suicide in 2016 in asylum centres in SwedenLocalSE
in 20162N.N. (boys, 8 months, 2 y)unknownbrothers, died on the way from Turkey to Greece, buried in Izmir (TR)WorldCrunch
in 20161N.N.unknowncommitted suicide in asylum seekers’ centre in the NetherlandsVK
28/12/20151N.N. (man, ±30)unknownstowaway, hit head trying to reach Great Britain from Grande-Synthe (FR)VoixDuNord/France3/Passeurs d’hospitali
25/12/20152N.N.Cameroondrowned trying to swim from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)FFM/Faro/Local.es/AFP/StraitTimes
25/12/20151N.N. (man, 41)Guinea-Bissaustabbed to death in the street in Roquetas de Mar, Almería (ES)LocalES
24/12/201520N.N.(incl 11 children, 1 pregn. w.)unknowndrowned when wooden boat to Lesbos (GR) sank near Izmir (TR)DailySabah/AA/AP/Irish Times
23/12/201513N.N. (incl 7 children)unknowndrowned near Farmakonisi (GR) after leaving Turkish coast; 12 rescuedSP/Reu./AFP/IrishIndependent
23/12/20151N.N. (man)unknownmissing near Farmakonisi (GR) after leaving Turkish coast; 12 rescuedSP/Reu./AFP
22/12/201511N.N. (incl 3 children)unknowndrowned when boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece capsized in the Aegean SeaSP/AP
19/12/20151N.N. (man, 24)Eritreafell from 3rd floor of Italian hospital during escape attempt; wanted to seek asylum in another countryLocalIT
19/12/20151Roger Kalemba (man, ±50)Congosuicide, in Vottem (BE), about to be repatriated after 15 years of seeking asylumMNS/JRS
18/12/201518N.N.Iraq, Syria, Pakistandrowned when boat to Greece sank off coast of Bodrum (TR); 14 rescuedKI/DHA/Reu.
16/12/201554N.N. (incl 3 women)unknownfound dead in fishing boat off coast of Libya; 3,000 rescuedObserverGazette
16/12/20152N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized off coast of Lesbos (GR); 90 rescuedSeaWatch
14/12/20151N.N.unknownstowaway, crushed while holding onto bottom of truck travelling from Calais (FR) to Great BritainVK
09/12/201512N.N. (6 children; 2 women; 4 m)unknowndied after wooden boat from Didim (TR) capsized near Farmakonisi (GR)HurriyetDN/DHA/AFP/AP/IrishIndependen
09/12/201513N.N.unknownmissing after boat from Didim (TR) capsized near Farmakonisi (GR)HurriyetDN/DHA/AFP/AP/INDie
08/12/20156N.N. (1 baby; 5 children)Afghanistandrowned when rubber dinghy to Chios (GR) capsized near Cesme (TR); 8 rescuedBBC/HurriyetDN/DHA/AP/IrishIndependen
08/12/20151N.N. (baby, 6 months)unknownfound dead after boat carrying migrants to Farmakonisi (GR) capsized in the Aegean SeaHurriyetDN/DHA
08/12/20151N.N. (child)unknowndied after vessel to Greece sank in the Aegean Sea near TurkeyHurriyetDN/DHA
08/12/20151Zakaria Abdelbanat Fered, (m,20)Sudanstabbed to death in migrant camp in Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Calais (FR)Necropolis/LocalFR/Passeurs d’hospitalité
07/12/20151Sajida Ali (girl, 5)unknownreportedly died in shipwreck while trying to reach Greece, body washed ashore in Cesme (TR)HurriyetDN/DHA/Telegraph/AA/Research
03/12/20151Youssuf (boy, 16)Sudanhit by truck on A16 highway in Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainNecropolis/Libération/AFP/VoixDuNord/D
03/12/20151N.N. (man)Moroccostowaway, electrocuted after climbing atop train at Greek-North Macedonian borderMail Online/Reu./AFP/DW/Sky
01/12/20151N.N. (boy, 17)Syriadrowned in an accident at refugee centre in Vestby (NO)Klassekampen
01/12/201520N.N. (incl 6 children)Middle Eastdrowned when a migrant boat capsized between Cesme (Turkey) and Chios island (Greece)WSJ
01/12/20151Lina Zinab (woman, 39)Syriadrowned with her mother and 20 others when migrant boat sunk between Cesme (TR) and Chios (GR)WSJ
01/12/20151Mrs. Zinab (woman, 62)Syriadrowned with her daughter & 20 others when migrant boat sunk between Cesme (TR) and Chios (GR)WSJ
in Dec 152N.N. (2 children)Iraqdrowned after boat capsized between Cesme (TR) and Chios (GR); 72 rescuedImkander
in Dec 1513N.N.unknown10 suffocated, 1 drowned after boat sank between Turkey and Greece; 2 missing, 15 rescuedImkander
in Dec 156N.N.unknown3 drowned after boat sank on way to Greece from Antalya (TR); 3 missing, 17 rescuedImkander
in Dec 154N.N.unknowndrowned, when boat sank on way from Bodrum (TR) to Greece; 58 rescuedImkander
30/11/20152N.N. (2 men, 23, 24)Cameroonasphyxiated when police burned down migrant encampent in Fnideq (MA), near Ceuta (ES)Obs.france24/EFE/YABI
24/11/201518N.N. (incl 2 children)Nigeriadied in a fire in camp for African migrants in AlgeriaAFP/BBC
20/11/20151N.N. (man, ±20)Iraqhit by a car on A16 highway in Grande-Synthe near Calais (FR)VoixDuNord
19/11/20151N.N. (man, 30)unknowndrowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard in LesbosReuters
19/11/20151N.N. (man, 35)unknowndrowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard in LesbosReuters
19/11/20151N.N. (boy, 7)unknowndrowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard in LesbosReuters
19/11/20151N.N. (boy, 12)unknowndrowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard in LesbosReuters
19/11/20151N.N. (girl, 17)Eritreastabbed to death by 18-year-old boy (possibly her lover) at Sunndal refugee centre (NO)VG
19/11/20151N.N. (woman, ±30)unknownfound dead after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)HurriyetDN/DHA
18/11/201514N.N.unknownmissing after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)HurriyetDN/DHA
17/11/20152N.N. (2 young men)unknownfound dead at warehouse in Branston (Great-Britain) inside a crate which had been delivered from ItalyBBC
14/11/20151N.N. (man, 29)Afghanistanfound dead after being hit by train in Cherbourg (FR)AFP/Le Figaro
11/11/201514N.N. (incl children)unknowndrowned after wooden boat sank between Turkey and Lesbos (GR); 27 rescuedReuters
01/11/201512N.N. (4 babies; 3 children; 5 w.)unknowndrowned when boat capsized near Samos (GR); 2 missing, 15 rescuedGuardian/VK
01/11/20152N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank off coast of Farmakonisi (GR)VK
in Nov 158Asaho (7 children, 0-9; 1 woman)Syriadrowned on way from Turkey to Greece; family fleeing ISImkander
in Nov 158N.N.unknowndrowned between Libya and Italy; 633 rescuedImkander
in Nov 1512N.N.unknowndrowned when boat sank in the Aegean Sea on way to Lesbos (GR); 25 rescuedImkander
in Nov 152N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)unknown1 drowned when boat sank near Didim (TR); 1 missing, 11 rescuedImkander
in Nov 1515N.N.unknownmissing, after dinghy sank near Bodrum (TR); 5 rescuedImkander
in Nov 152N.N. (children)unknowndrowned when 1 of 3 dinghies headed from Bodrum (TR) to Kos (GR) sank; 28 rescuedImkander
in Nov 1514N.N.unknowndrowned when boat sank near Ayvacik (TR) on way to Lesbos (GR); 27 rescuedImkander
in Nov 154N.N. (3 children; 1 woman)Afghanistandrowned when 3 boats from Ayvacik (TR) to Lesbos (GR) sank during storm; 135 rescuedImkander
in Nov 152N.N. (incl 1 woman)unknownbodies found on shores of Gerence (TR), Göreme (TR), and Datca (TR)Imkander
in Nov 151N.N. (baby, 8 months)Syriadrowned, when dinghy sank off Lesbos (GR); 34 rescuedImkander
in Nov 153N.N. (2 children; 1 woman)unknownmissing after overcrowded boat to Lesbos (GR) sank near Ayvacik (TR) in rough sea; 21 rescuedImkander
in Nov 151N.N. (man)unknownbody found on the Turkish coast around Ayvacik during rescue operations, 1300 rescuedImkander
in Nov 155N.N. (1 woman; 4 men)unknownbodies found near Ayvacik (TR)Imkander
in Nov 152N.N. (2 men)unknownbodies found in harbour near village of Behramkale, Ayvacik (TR)Imkander
in Nov 152N.N. (incl 1 woman)unknownbodies found on Acidere coast in village of Gulpinar, Ayvacik (TR)Imkander
in Nov 154N.N. (1 girl; 3 boys)unknowndrowned when dinghy to Lesbos (GR) sank near Ayvacik (TR) during storm; 51 rescuedImkander
in Nov 155N.N. (5 boys, 6 m., newborns)unknownbodies found in Ahmetce Koyu village, Ayvacik (TR)Imkander
in Nov 159N.N.unknowndrowned when dinghies capsized near Kos (GR)Imkander
in Nov 1511N.N.Syria9 drowned after dinghy capsized 1 km from Kos (GR); 2 missing, 7 survivorsImkander
in Nov 151N.N. (girl, 4)Syriahit by train while walking with family on railroad tracks near the Evros River on Turkish-Greek borderICRC
31/10/20151N.N. (woman, 63)Afghanistandied in camp in Opatovac (HR), possibly on way to GermanyAP
30/10/20153N.N.unknowndied in shipwreck off Rhodes (GR) in the Mediterranean Sea; 6 rescuedIOM/NBC
30/10/20153N.N.unknownmissing after shipwreck off Rhodes (GR) in the Aegean Sea; 6 rescuedIOM/NBC/AP/KI
29/10/201514N.N.unknowndied when boat capsized between Kalymnos and Kalolimnos (GR) in the Aegean Sea; 138 rescuedIOM/UNHCR/Xinhua
29/10/201539N.N. (incl 2 babies)Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali4 died after boat capsized in Alboran Sea between Al Hoceima (MA) and Málaga (ES); 35 missingEFE/ElPeriodico
28/10/20154N.N. (3 children, 1 baby)unknowndied when boat capsized near Agathonisi (GR); 372 survivedIOM/UNHCR
28/10/201534N.N.unknownmissing after wooden boat sank near Lesbos (GR); 242 rescuedIOM/Reu./UNHCR
28/10/20158N.N. (incl 5 children; 1 woman )unknowndied when wooden boat sank near Lesbos (GR); 242 rescuedIOM/Reu./UNHCR
28/10/20151N.N. (girl, 5)Syriadied in hospital, possibly due to hypothermia, after arriving in Samos (GR)IOM/UNHCR
28/10/20152N.N.unknownmissing after boat sank near Samos (GR), 47 rescuedIOM/UNHCR
28/10/20151N.N. (child)unknowndied in hospital, possibly due to hypothermia, after arriving in Lesbos (GR)IOM/UNHCR/CNN
28/10/20153N.N.Syria, Afghanistandied when boat capsized near Samos (GR), 52 rescuedIOM/UNHCR
28/10/20151N.N. (baby)unknownmissing after boat capsized near Samos (GR), 52 rescuedIOM/UNHCR
27/10/20151N.N.Syriahit by car on highway near Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great Britain; 3 injuredFranceSoir
26/10/20151N.N.unknownreportedly died from injuries sustained aboard vessel near Agathonisi (GR)WatchTheMed
25/10/20153N.N. (2 children; 1 woman)unknowndied after boat sank near Lesbos (GR)AFP/KI/WatchTheMed
25/10/201510N.N.Afghanistandied after boat sank near Lesbos (GR)AFP/KI/Watch TheMed
24/10/201570N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa40 bodies found dead, washed ashore in Zliten, Tripoli and Khoms (LB); 30 missingImkander/SBS
24/10/20151N.N. (boy, 2)Afghanistanmissing after falling into the sea while travelling to GreeceAFP/KI
22/10/20151Ahmed Hassan (boy, 15)Somaliamurdered in racist assault at school in Trollhattan (SE); another student from Syria injuredMail Online
16/10/20151N.N. (boy, 17)Afghanistanhit by freight train near the Channel Tunnel in Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainParisien/Lacote/MNS
15/10/20151N.N. (woman)Iraqdied on way from Turkey to Lesbos (GR); forced on boat after having heart attackPRI
15/10/20151Mohamed Januzi (boy, 4)Bosniamurdered after being kidnapped from migrant registration centre in Berlin (DE)AFP/LocalDE/DailyMail/Bild
15/10/20151N.N. (man)Afghanistanshot dead by border police in Sredets (BG) near Turkish-Bulgarian border; 53 detainedReu./Novinite/VOA/MNS
15/10/20151N.N. (man)Syriahit by car on A16 highway near the Channel Tunnel in Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainAFP/Ya.N/MNS
14/10/20151Mohammed Akram (man, 22)Afghanistanstowaway, hit by van and then car on M20 highway in Kent (GB)Mail Online/KM
14/10/20151N.N. (woman, ±30)Syriahit by car on A16 highway in Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainVoixDuNord/Passeurs d’hospitalités
10/10/20151N.N. (boy, 16)Afghanistanmurdered by Taliban after he and brother were sent back to Afghanistan from DenmarkVivre
09/10/20151N.N. (baby boy, 1 y.)Syriadied on sinking boat near Lesbos (GR)AFP/AlArabia
09/10/20151Olivier (man)Cameroondied when raft capsized near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES) due to brutal navy interventionCadSER/GADEM
09/10/20151Giorgio (man)Guineadied when raft capsized near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES) due to brutal navy interventionCadSER/GADEM
in Oct 151N.N. (man, ±20)Eritreahit by truck near the Channel Tunnel trying to get from France to Great BritainMNS
in Oct 1560N.N.unknowndied when boat sank in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Lesbos (GR)PRIME
in Oct 151N.N. (child)unknowndied on way from Turkey to Lesbos (GR)VK
in Oct 1513N.N. (incl 2 children)unknown3 drowned when boat from Turkey to Greece hit rocks; 10 missing, 45 rescuedImkander
in Oct 151N.N.Syriadrowned when boat from Cesme (TR) to Chios (GR) sank at Kara Mahmut Cape; 43 rescuedImkander
in Oct 152N.N. (incl 1 baby)unknownmissing after boat from Tasburun Bay (TR) capsized near Didim (TR); 93 rescuedImkander
30/09/20151N.N. (man, ±20)Eritreafound dead after being hit by shuttle train near the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles, Calais (FR)20 Mf/AFP/Passeurs d’hospitalités/Mirror/
29/09/20151N.N. (man, 20)Iraqstowaway, crushed under pallets in back of truck heading for Great Britain near Port of Calais (FR)Francetvinfo/France3/Passeurs d’hospital
27/09/201517N.N. (incl 5 children)Syriadrowned when boat sank near Bodrum (TR) on way to Kos (GR); 20 rescuedHurriyetDN/DHA/Independent/BBC/Reu./
24/09/20151Adam J. A. Abderahmane (m, 22)Sudanhit by freight train near the Channel Tunnel in Calais (FR) while trying to reach Great BritainNecropolis/IRR/VICE/Ouest-France/NordL
20/09/201513N.N. (incl 4 children)unknowndied after dinghy collided with ferry near port of Canakkale (TR) on way to Lesbos (GR)BBC
20/09/20151N.N. (man)Moroccofound dead near Port of Calais (FR) after trying to swim to ferryVoixDuNord/Passeurs d’hospitalités
20/09/20151N.N. (7, girl)unknowndied when boat to Greece sank in the Aegean Sea; 20 rescuedAFP/eNCA/BBC
20/09/201524N.N.unknownmissing after boat sank off Lesbos (GR); 20 survivedAFP
19/09/20151N.N. (woman)Africafound dead on boat off coast of Libya; 4500 rescuedMNS
19/09/20151N.N. (5, girl)Syriadied when boat to Greece sank in the Aegean Sea; 12 survivedAFP/Irish Times/Reu./Independent/AP/BB
19/09/201513N.N.Syriamissing after boat sank off Lesbos (GR); 12 survivedIndependent/Reu./AP/Irish Times/BBC/Gr
18/09/20157N.N. (incl 1 child)unknowndied when boat to Europe sank off coast of LibyaEuronews
17/09/20151Abdel Kader Hanna (man, ±30)Syriastowaway, electrocuted on top of freight train to Great Britain in the Channel Tunnel, Calais (FR)BBC/France3/Passeurs d’hospitalités/Exp
15/09/201522N.N. (4 children; 11 w.; 7 men)unknowndrowned when boat capsized off Bodrum (TR) while trying to reach Kos (GR)Irish Times/Reu./DHA/Ya.N/Clandestina/A
13/09/20151N.N. (man, 21)Syriastabbed to death in the street in Sofia (BG)Sputnik/BGNES
13/09/201534N.N. (incl 4 babies; 11 children)unknowndrowned near Farmakonisi (GR) when overcrowded wooden boat was hit in the Aegean SeaGuardian/AthensNewsAgency/DailyMail
12/09/20151N.N.Africastowaway, found dead in wheel bay of plane at Schiphol, Amsterdam Airport (NL)MNS
12/09/20154N.N. (4 children)unknownwent missing after boat capsized off Samos (GR)Guardian
06/09/20153N.N.Africadrowned off coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES); 1 missing; 1 body recoveredIOM/SP/Globedia
06/09/201515N.N.Sub-Saharan Africawent missing after boat travelling from Libya to Italy hit rough waters; 107 rescuedIOM
05/09/20151N.N. (baby, 2 months)Syriadied after boat crashed on rocks and capsized upon reaching Agathonisi (GR)IOM/SP
04/09/20151N.N. (man, 51)Pakistandied after falling and hitting head on train tracks in Bicske (HU) while running from policeExpressTribune/Independent/Mirror/IBTim
02/09/20151Galip Kurdi (boy, 5)Syriadrowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)IBTimes/Guardian/CBS/VK/NationalAE/Im
02/09/20151Aylan Kurdi (boy, 3)Syriadrowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)IBT/Guardian/CBS/VK/NYTimes
02/09/20151Rehan Kurdi (woman)Syriadrowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)IBTimes/Guardian/CBS/VK/NationalAE/Im
02/09/201510N.N. (10 children, 10, 11)Syriadrowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)IBTimes/Guardian/CBS/VK/Imkander/MN
in Sep 1528N.N. (incl 11 children)unknowndrowned near Didim (TR) while trying to get to Greece in fishing boatImkander
in Sep 152N.N.Syriadrowned near Seferihisar (TR)Imkander
in Sep 1522N.N. (incl 4 children; 11 women)unknowndied after boat sank near Datca (TR); 211 rescuedImkander
in Sep 151N.N. (girl, 4)Syriachoked to death while travelling on boat from Cesme (TR) to Greece; 14 rescuedImkander
in Sep 1512N.N.unknowndrowned after 2 boats sank near Bodrum (TR)Imkander
in Sep 1517N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized off Cavus Adasi (TR)Imkander
29/08/20151N.N. (boy, 17)Syriakilled in shootout between police and traffickers in Symi (GR)Enikos/Guardian/Telegraph/Imkander
27/08/201571N.N. (4 children; 8 women; 59 m.)Syria, Iraq, Afghanistansuffocated in back of truck found outside Parndorf (AT); abandoned by traffickersDerStandard/Guardian/Reuters/VK/MNS/
27/08/2015200N.N.unknownbodies found in boat and floating in water off coast of Zuwarah (LY); 200 rescuedGuardian/BBC/DerStandard
27/08/20152N.N.unknownbodies found on boat carrying migrants from Libya to Lampedusa (IT)SeaWatch
26/08/201552N.N.unknownsuffocated in hold of boat off coast of Libya, forced to stay below deck; 439 rescuedAljazeera/BBC/GuardianUn./VK
26/08/20153N.N. (3 women)unknownfound dead by rescuers on rubber boat off coast of LibyaAljazeera
26/08/20151N.N.unknowndied after being rescued from boat off coast of LibyaAljazeera/BBC/GuardianUn.
18/08/20156N.N. (incl baby)Syriadrowned after boat capsized on way from Turkey to Kos (GR)MorningJournal
17/08/20151N.N.unknownhit by freight train while walking along railroad tracks on North Macedonian-Serbian borderFox
15/08/201549N.N.unknownsuffocated after being prevented from leaving hold of ship off coast of Libya; 312 rescuedNYtimes/INDie
10/08/201548N.N.unknownmissing after rubber boat deflated in the Strait of Sicily; 52 rescuedImkander/Independent/BBC
07/08/20151Taimur Shinwari (man, 25)Pakistandrowned as he washed in Isonzo river, Gorizia (Italy, near Slovenian border), homeless asylum seekerMSF/AlpMol
06/08/2015200N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized off coast of Libya; 370 rescuedTelegraph/GuardianUn.
06/08/20151T.K. (man, 30)Ugandasuicide, in Verne immigration removal centre (GB) after being denied medicationDorset/DetainedVoices/Sputnik
03/08/20155N.N.unknowndied, reportedly of dehydration, aboard various boats off coast of LibyaLocal
02/08/20151N.N. (woman)Indiareportedly jumped from employer’s flat in Cyprus where she was held by force as a domestic workerKISA/Cyprus-mail
02/08/20154N.N. (4 men)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES) while swimming from MoroccoElDiario/EFE
in Aug 151N.N. (man, 27)Moroccostowaway, suffocated in suitcase stored in trunk of car travelling from Melilla (ES) to Almería (ES)BBC/SP/Welt
in Aug 151N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank near Bodrum (TR) on way to Lesbos (GR); 9 rescuedImkander
in Aug 153N.N.Syria, Afghanistandrowned after boat sank off Ayvacik (TR) on way to Lesbos (GR); 70 rescuedImkander
in Aug 159N.N.unknowndied in accident in vehicle while being transported through Ayvalik (TR); 30 injuredImkander
30/07/20151Haji Ahmed Takeb Ragueh (m,68)Djiboutidied after he was deported from Norway to Djibouti despite very severe health conditionHamar
29/07/20151Saleh Al Fadel (man, 22)Sudanhit by truck in Calais (FR) while attempting to board train from France to Great BritainNecropolis/IRR/Reu/BBC/IBTimes
28/07/20151Sadiq (man, 30)Pakistandied of injuries sustained in the Channel Tunnel travelling from France to Great BritainIBTimes
28/07/20151N.N. (boy, 16)Egyptstowaway, electrocuted while climbing on roof of Eurostar train heading from Paris to London (GB)MNS/LeMonde
27/07/201514N.N.unknownbodies found below deck of wooden barge off coast of LibyaRTE/HeraldIRL/Reu./Mail Online
24/07/20151Ganet (woman, 23)Eritreahit by car on highway in Calais (FR) after being teargassed by policeNewsweek/IBTimes
23/07/20151Husham Alzubair (man, 22)unknowndied of head injury, body found on roof of train travelling from France to Great BritainBirmingham Mail/Mirror/Independent/Gua
23/07/201540N.N. (incl 7 children)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after inflatable boat sank off coast of Libya; 88 rescuedReu/LocalIT/Imkander
19/07/20151Houmed Moussa (boy, 17)Eritreadrowned in Calais (FR) while trying to hide from policeVice/Socialist Worker/IBTimes
16/07/20151Achrat Mohamed (man, 23)Pakistandied in Calais (FR) after being badly burned trying to enter Channel TunnelExpress Tribune/MEM/SP/IBT
14/07/20151N.N. (girl, 10)Syriadied in diabetic coma after insulin bag was thrown overboard during trip to ItalyDW/AP/Reu./DPA/WatchTheMed
10/07/20151Jean Luyindula (man, 42)Russiasuicide in emergency shelter in Lucerne (CH), was without perspective after 12 years seeking asylumNecropolis/HumanrightsCH/ZentralPlus
08/07/201512N.N. (incl 2 pregnant women)Africadied after dinghy sank off coast of Libya on way to ItalyMigrantReport/IOM
08/07/20151N.N. (man)unknowndied when boat capsized in the Aegean Sea near Farmakonisi (GR); 21 rescuedMigrantReport/UNHCR/Imkander
08/07/201518N.N.unknownmissing when boat capsized in the Aegean Sea near Farmakonisi (GR); 21 rescuedMigrantReport/UNHCR/Imkander
07/07/20151Abdel Majid (man, 45)Sudandied in Calais (FR) while attempting to board freight train bound for Great BritainGuardianUn./IBTimes
07/07/201525N.N.Syria, unknown3 drowned after 2 boats capsized near Didim (TR) on way to Farmakonisi (GR); 22 missingDailySabah
04/07/20151Samir Khedija (newborn)Eritreadied after mother fell from truck near Calais (FR), triggering premature delivery at 22 weeksGuardian/IBTimes
01/07/20151N.N. (man)Ivory Coastjumped from window of apartment when police raided neighborhood in Boukhalef (MA)ElDiario/RFI/PICUM
01/07/20151N.N. (man)Ivory Coastdied during police operation to evict migrants from Boukhalef (MA)RFI/PICUM
in July 156N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank off Ayvacik (TR); 10 rescuedImkander
in July 151N.N. (girl, 16)unknowndied of exhaustion after rescue from a boat on the Mediterranean; rescuers failed to reanimate herCNN
30/06/20151Zebiba Ali Said (woman, 22)Eritreahit by car on A16 highway between Calais (FR) and Marck (FR)Necropolis/Libération/IBTimes
26/06/20151Getenet Legese Yacob (man, 32)Ethiopiadied after attempting to board moving train in Coquelles (FR)Parisien/Guardian/IBTimes
25/06/20151Muyasar Bashtawi (woman, 61)Syriadied of diabetics complications during Mediterranean journey from Egypt, arrived dead in Catania (IT)UNHCR/LiveSicilia
23/06/20151N.N. (man)unknownreportedly killed when inflatable dinghy to Italy was shot at by Libyan boatLe Figaro/AFP
20/06/201522N.N.Sub-Saharan Africawent missing after boat from Al Hoceima (MA) disappeared in the Mediterranean SeaEl Diario
18/06/20151N.N. (man, 24)South Africastowaway, fell from plane travelling from Johannesburg (ZA) to Great BritainBBC
15/06/20151N.N. (man, 28)South Africasuicide, hanged himself out of fear of deportation in Rotterdam (NL)Rijnmond/NU/Joop/Telegraaf/VK/NRC
01/06/20151N.N. (±25)unknownhit by car on A16 highway near Calais (FR)VoixDuNord/IBTimes
in June 156N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank near Kara Ada (TR), going from Bodrum (TR) to Kos (GR); 56 rescuedImkander
29/05/201517N.N.unknowndrowned after bodies found by rescue teams in and around various boats off coast of LibyaAljazeera/TimesofIsrael
25/05/20151Osama (boy, 17)Moroccofell from cliff while trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES) from MoroccoElDiario
12/05/20157N.N. (6 children 3-7; 1 woman)unknownfroze to death attempting to enter Turkey from Iran with 26 othersImkander/ANF
05/05/201540N.N.unknowndrowned after rubber dinghy deflated and sank off coast of Catania (IT)Telegraph/Reu./Local
03/05/201510N.N.unknownbodies found by rescue teams in and around various boats off coast of LibyaUSA Today/IBT
in May 152N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank near Egriliman (TR); 13 rescuedImkander
23/04/201514N.N. (1 boy, 14; young men, 20s)Somalia, Afghanistankilled by train near Veles (MK) while walking on narrow mountain pass to HungaryVK/MNS/ZEIT/ClandestinE/CBC/Imkande
20/04/20153N.N. (1 child, 4; 1 woman; 1 man)Syriadrowned near Zephyros beach, Rhodes (GR) after boat carrying 93 people was shipwreckedWB/VK/Imkander
20/04/20151Pinakin Patel (man, 33)Indiadied of heart attack while detained at Yarl’s Wood removal centre (GB)Guardian/No-Deportations
20/04/201520N.N.unknowndrowned when boat carrying 300 migrants to Italy sank off Libyan coastClandestinE
19/04/20151More Kebba Dibanneh (26)Gambiadrowned after boat capsized following collision with vessel near Gergarish (LY)VK
19/04/20151N.N.Africashot by trafficker and thrown overboard after standing up without permission near Gergarish (LY)VK
18/04/20151100N.N. (incl 50 children; 250 w.)Africa, Bangladeshdrowned after collision with vessel near Gergarish (LY); hundreds trapped in shipICRC/VK/MNS/NRC/AFP/Le Monde/Stam
16/04/201541N.N.unknowndrowned when vessel travelling to Italy sank off coast of Libya; 4 rescuedClandestinE
15/04/201512N.N.Ghana, Nigeriadrowned after Christians were thrown overboard by Muslims during religious fight on the way to ITVK/MNS/CNN
13/04/20151N.N. (pregnant woman)Sub-Saharan Africadied of exhaustion on rescue boat carrying 144 people from capsized vessel going from Libya to Italytaz
12/04/2015409N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadisappeared after vessel capsized off coast of Libya; 9 drowned, 144 rescuedTagesschau/MNS/Reu./NOS/taz/NRC/FF
06/04/20157N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized off coast of Symi (GR)Greek Reporter
02/04/20151Oumar Dansokho (man, 25)Guineasuicide, set fire to himself in Fedasil Agency in Brussels (BE) after being denied refugee statusBrusselsTimes/MNS/Knack
02/04/20151Benamar Lamri (man, 42)Moroccosuicide, hanged himself in detention centre in Merksplas (BE) while awaiting deportation to MoroccoBrusselsTimes/MNS/Knack
in Apr 152N.N.unknowndrowned, boat sank near Foca, Turkey, 6 rescuedImkander
in Apr 158N.N.unknowndrowned, boat sank near Mugla (TR), 9 rescuedImkander
in Apr 153N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank near Datca (TR); 28 rescuedImkander
27/03/20152N.N.Syriadied in a fire at detention unit of the border police station in Bajakovo (HR); 3 survivedDalje/UNHCR
03/03/201550N.N.Palestine, Lebanon, Syriadrowned after shipwreck near coast of Sicily (IT); had reportedly fled from SyriaMNS
in Mar 151N.N. (woman)Syriadrowned after boat sank between Libya and Italy; 2-year-old son missing, husband and 3 children survivedSP
in Mar 151Raif (boy, 2)Syriamissing after boat sank between Libya and Italy; mother drowned, father and 3 siblings survivedSP
in Mar 152N.N. (2 men)Iraqdied of hypothermia, following beating and push back by Bulgarian authorities back toward TurkeyUNHCR/ForcedMigration
in Mar 151N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck off coast of Tunisia; 79 rescuedImkander
in Mar 156N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank off Bodrum (TR); 8 rescuedImkander
in Mar 1510N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank on way to ItalyImkander
14/02/20151Tesfaye (man, 26)Ethiopiabody found in tent in migrant camp in Calais (FR)IBTimes
14/02/20151Fata Abdul (man, 23)Yemensuicide, hanged himself with t-shirt at detention centre in Thessaloniki (GR)KI/aida/IRR
13/02/20151Muhammad Nadim (man, 28)Pakistansuicide, hanged himself with towels in Amygdaleza detention centre (GR)KI/IRR
10/02/20151Sayed Mehdi Ahbari (man, 23)Afghanistandied after delay in receiving medical treatment at Amygdaleza detention centre in GreeceClandestina/IRR
08/02/2015300N.N.IvoryCoast, Mali, Senegal, Mdrowned after 4 Libyan dinghies travelling to Italy hit rough waters; 86 rescuedVK/NRC/UNHCR/IOM/GuardianUn./AI
08/02/201529N.N.IvoryCoast, Mali, Senegal, Mdied of hypothermia during rescue of boat from Libya off coast of Lampedusa (IT)VK/NRC/UNHCR/IOM/Guardian/AI/Imkan
07/02/20158N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized off Symi (GR)Greek Reporter/Clandestina
in Feb 151Shadi Omar Khataf (man)Syriawashed up on shore of Farsund (NO) months after attempting to swim from France to Great BritainIBTimes/MNS
in Feb 153N.N.unknownmissing after dinghy sank off Canakkale (TR); 7 rescuedImkander
in Feb 151N.N.Syriadrowned trying to reach Greece near Ayvacik (TR); 7 rescuedImkander
in Feb 158N.N.unknowndrowned after dinghy sank off Marmaris County (TR); 9 rescuedImkander
in Jan 152N.N. (incl 1 man, 35)unknowndrowned after boat sank in the Aegean Sea, bodies found on islands of Psemiros (GR) and Kalimnos (GR)Imkander
in Jan 1514N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck off Ayvalik, county of Balikesir (TR); 8 rescuedImkander
in Jan 1515N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck off Ayvalik, county of Balikesir (TR); 40 rescuedImkander
in 20151N.N. (man, 35)unknownfound unconscious in room in Irish Reception Centre, died in hospital cause of death unknownIRR/TheJournal
in 201520N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied of malnutrition and physical abuse in Gharyan detention centre in LibyaBBC
in 20156N.N. (young men)Sub-Saharan Africashot by Moroccan security forces while trying to enter Spain or its enclaves that springPRI
19/12/20146N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized near northern Morocco while travelling to SpainBS/AAN/MNS
19/12/20143N.N. (3 babies)unknowndrowned after boat capsized near northern Morocco while travelling to SpainBS/AAN/MNS
12/12/20141N.N. (man)Sudanstowaway, crushed by truck wheel while travelling from France to Great BritainBBC
05/12/201417N.N.unknowndied of hypothermia/dehydration while travelling from Libya to Italy by boatMNS/ANSA
05/12/201422N.N.unknownreportedly missing after falling into the sea after high waves, southeast of Almería (ES); 29 rescuedNDTV/The Age
01/12/20141N.N. (man)unknownkilled in Calais (FR) while trying to cross highway full of trucks heading to Great BritainCMS/NordLittoral
in Dec 14180N.N.Syria, Sub-Saharan Africa30 drowned after vessel capsized off coast of Libya; 150 missing, 70 rescuedMNS
19/11/20142N.N.unknownstowaways, killed during a fire inside truck while trying to enter Great Britain from BelgiumCMS/Mail Online/EastAFRO/Telegraph
16/11/20141N.N. (man, 29)Eritreadied of smoke inhalation during arson attack on migrant centre in Geneva (Switzerland); >40 woundedMNS/Vivre/WIKI
07/11/20142N.N. (2 men)Syriahit by train while walking along tracks between Greece and TurkeyHURRIYET/DailyMail
06/11/20141Mohamed Asfak (man, 26)Pakistandied after delay receiving medical treatment after a beating at Amygdaleza detention centre (GR)GR/infomob/Tribune
03/11/201424N.N.Afghanistan, Syriadrowned after boat on way to Bulgaria/Romania capsized in Black Sea near TurkeyHurriyetDN/NRC/Mail Online/Alakhbar/NU
03/11/201412N.N.Afghanistan, Syriamissing after boat capsized in the Black Sea near Turkey on way to Bulgaria/ RomaniaHurriyetDN/NRC/Mail Online/Alakhbar/NU
25/10/20141Afom (man, 26)Eritreadied after being hit by truck following release from police station, was in coma for 9 daysCMS
24/10/20141N.N. (man, 22)Sudanstowaway, died after jumping off bridge in attempt to access truck going from France to Great BritainCMS
20/10/20141N.N. (girl, 16)Ethiopiakilled in France trying to cross highway full of trucks heading to Great BritainCMS/EastAFRO
13/10/20142N.N. (1 boy, 8; 1 woman)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned in sinking boat from Morocco which lost its way to Spain; 52 people rescuedKouame
01/10/201410N.N.Senegal2 drowned after vessel capsized near Tangiers (MA); 8 missingMNS
in Oct 141Mouaz al Balkhi (man, 22)Syriabody found near Texel (NL) after attempt to swim in wet suit from Calais (FR) to Great BritainIBT
26/09/20141N.N. (man, 26)Sudandrowned in canal in the centre of Calais (FR)CMS
23/09/20141N.N. (man)unknowndied after fight at refugee centre near Wolfsburg (DE); another man severely injuredWAZ
22/09/201440N.N.unknownwent missing after vessel capsized off coast of Libya; 55 rescuedMNS
14/09/2014214N.N.Africadrowned after boat carrying 250 sank off Tajura (LY) while travelling to Italy; 36 rescuedReu./GuardianUn./BBC/Telegraph/NRC
13/09/201420N.N.Palestine15 drowned after boat capsized near El Agamy (EG); 5 missing, 72 rescuedUNHCR
10/09/2014487N.N.Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Suddrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after traffickers sank boat carrying 500 migrantsIOM/Reu./GuardianUn./MPG/BBC/Telegra
05/09/20141Rubel Ahmed (man, 26)Bangladeshsuicide, hanged himself in cell at Morton Hall detention centre, near Swinderby (GB)OpenDem/Guardian/Corporate/Symaag/N
31/08/2014105N.N.Africadrowned after rubber dinghy capsized shortly after leaving Libya; no survivorsMPG/DN
30/08/20141Roumian Tisse (man, 26)Cameroondied trying to climb fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)ProAsyl/ELM/MNS
30/08/20141N.N. (man)Cameroondied while trying to climb a fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of MelillaProAsyl/ELM/MNS
24/08/20141Nasir Galid (man, 32)Somaliadied in hospital in Amsterdam (NL) of head injury from attack on garage he was sleeping inWijZijnHier/VK/Parool
24/08/201422N.N.Africadrowned after boat carrying 400 capsized off coast of Libya due to bad weather; all bodies identifiedUNHCR
24/08/20141Rania Ayman Yaldani (w 27)unknowndrowned after boat carrying 400 capsized off coast of Libya, identified and buried in SicilyUNHCR/RefDeeply
24/08/20141Sireen Mekdad (woman)Syriadrowned after boat carrying 400 capsized off coast of Libya, identified and buried in SicilyUNHCR/AlJazeera
24/08/201412N.N.Africamissing after fishing boat carrying 400 capsized off coast of Libya due to bad weatherUNHCR
23/08/201418N.N.North Africadied, probably from dehydration and starvation, on dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea; 73 survivedDW/UNHCR
23/08/201410N.N.North Africamissing, feared drowned in the Mediterranean Sea; 73 survivedUNHCR/AP/MNS
22/08/20147N.N. (7 women)unknowndrowned after overcrowded boat capsized off Garibouli (LY); 19 survivedUNHCR/ AP/ MNS
12/05/20143N.N. (3 children)Africadrowned after boat carrying 400 migrants sank off coast of Libya while travelling to Italy; 206 rescuedBBC/LR/VK/DN/Aljazeera/Ya.N/UNHCR/M
22/08/2014239N.N.unknownmissing, feared drowned after overcrowded boat capsized off Garibouli (LY); 19 survivedUNHCR/ AP/ MNS
21/08/20141Abdelhak Goradia (man, 51)Algeriadied from violent treatment by police on way to be deported from Paris airport (FR) to AlgeriaMNS/OpenDem/Paris-luttes
18/08/20141Amdi Mostafa (man)unknownjumped from balcony of room in asylum centre in Haldensleben (DE)AyslstrikeBerlin/RefugeeProtest
16/08/20141Meet Singh Kapoor (man, 40)Afghanistanbody found among stowaways in shipping container at Tilbury Docks (GB); 34 survivedGuardian/AP/Telegraph/MNS/CMS/BBC
13/08/20141Toumani Samake (man, 23)Malireportedly beaten to death by Guardia Civil while trying to force entry to the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)ProAsyl/ MNS
in Aug 141N.N.unknownmissing after boat sank near Ayvalik (TR); 12 rescuedImkander
in Aug 141Ayman Karawani (man, ±30)Syriadrowned after old wooden fishing boat carrying approximately 600 people capsized off coast of LibyaGuardianUn.
28/07/2014153N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat sank near Al Khums (LY); 17 rescuedMNS/Imkander
28/07/2014128N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa20 drowned after boat sank off coast of Libya; 108 missing, 22 rescuedWMN/ISNA
27/07/20141N.N. (boy)Africastowaway, found dead in wheel bay of US military plane upon arrival at Ramstein Air Base (DE)MNS/CBS/CNN/DailyMail
24/07/20141Ahmed Osman (boy, 17)Eritreastowaway, hit by bus at depot in Bexwell (UK); had been hiding under it since Calais (FR)EDP24/CMS
22/07/20141N.N. (man, 52)Pakistandied after delay in medical treatment at Amygdaleza detention centre (GR)MNS/ Clandestina
22/08/20145N.N. (5 young children)unknowndrowned after overcrowded boat capsized off Garibouli (LY); 19 survivedUNHCR/ AP/ MNS
21/07/20141Sergio C.B. González (man, 26)Columbiasuicide, in Helsinki prison (FI) after being incarcerated for not having valid work permitMigrantTales/IRR
21/07/201419N.N.unknown5 drowned in shipwreck in the Strait of Sicily; 14 missing, 61 rescuedANSA
19/07/201429N.N.Syria, Pakistan, Nigeriareportedly suffocated from toxic boat engine fumes while travelling to ItalyIOM/UNHCR/NRC/GuardianUn./Independ
19/07/20141Mohamed (boy, 1)Syriadrowned after falling overboard from overcrowded vessel while travelling to ItalyIOM/UNHCR/LR/NRC/Guardian/Independ
19/07/2014151N.N.Syria, Pakistan, Nigeriareportedly murdered on overcrowded vessel in the Mediterranean Sea on way to ItalyIOM/UNHCR/NRC/GuardianUn./Independ
18/07/201460N.N.unknownwent missing after ship sank off coast of Libya; 62 rescuedLAInfo
14/07/2014109N.N. (incl 1 pregnant woman)unknownmissing after dinghy capsized off coast of Libya; 12 rescuedUNHCR
11/07/20146N.N.unknowndrowned when boat sank off Samos (GR); 13 rescuedClandestinE
06/07/20141N.N. (child, 6)Syriadrowned after boat capsized off coast of Tripoli (LY)UNHCR
06/07/20146N.N.Africadrowned after boat capsized off coast of Tripoli (LY)HurriyetDN/state.org
06/07/20141N.N. (child, 3)Syriadrowned after boat capsized off coast of Tripoli (LY)UNHCR
06/07/20141N.N. (woman)Syriadrowned after boat capsized off coast of Tripoli (LY)UNHCR
06/07/20143N.N.Eritreadrowned after boat capsized off coast of Tripoli (LY)UNHCR
04/07/20141Sara Neid (newborn girl)Syriapremature bith (8 months) during expulsion from Switzerland to Italy. No ambulance called by guardsVivre/RTS/TribuneGeneve/Courrier/Necro
02/07/201474N.N.Africareportedly drowned after overcrowded boat capsized off Sicily (IT); 27 rescuedBBC/Ans
in July 146N.N.unknowndrowned when boat sank off Samos (GR); 31 survivedImkander
in July 1419N.N.unknownsuffocated due to carbon monoxide poisoning on boat headed for Lampedusa (IT)Imkander
in July 145N.N. (incl 2 women)unknown4 drowned when boat sank off Ayvalik (TR); 1 missing, 12 rescuedImkander
29/06/201445N.N. (45 men)Syria, Senegal, Mali, Gambisuffocated in the hold of traffickers boat overcrowded with 600 African migrantsOOB/Ans/Guardian/Telegraaf/Aljazeera
23/06/20141T.B. (man, 27)Ethiopiadied of high fever and suspected tuberculosis in Rome (IT); was living in squat with 500 other migrantsCOR
23/06/20141N.N. (man)unknownfound dead day after arrival in Rome (IT), probably of dehydration and exhaustionCOR
13/06/2014100N.N.unknown10 died in shipwreck off coast of Sicily (IT); 90 missing; 40 rescuedAFP
07/06/20143N.N.unknowndrowned after dinghy carrying 112 migrants capsized during rescue operation near MaltaMT/Xinhua/MNS/GuardianUn./Rel
07/06/20144N.N.Africafell from rope ladder during rescue attempt in the Mediterranean SeaMNS/Rel/GuardianUn./SydHerald
07/06/20146N.N.unknownmissing after dinghy carrying 112 migrants capsized during rescue operation near MaltaBS/AAN/MNS
03/06/20141N.N. (man)Afghanistanbody washed ashore on northeast coast of Lesbos (GR)Lesvosnews
31/05/20141Lütfullah Tacik (boy, 17)Afghanistanbeaten to death by 2 police officers in migration centre in Van after being caught at Turkish borderHurriyetDN/state.org
23/05/20141Aroon Yoosif (man, 19)Sudanstowaway, died after falling from tourist bus while trying to get to Great BritainNecropolis/CMS/IRR
23/05/20141Jeanneath Beltran (woman)Nigeriadied after delay in receiving medical attention at hospital in Toledo (ES)MNS
22/05/20141N.N. (boy, 15)Afghanistanstowaway, found dead in back of truck bound for Italy in port of Igoumenitsa (GR)Infomob/CMS/NeosKos
12/05/20142N.N. (2 men)Africadrowned after boat carrying 400 migrants sank off coast of Libya while travelling to Italy; 206 rescuedBBC/LR/VK/DN/Aljazeera/Ya.N/UNHCR/M
12/05/201412N.N. (12 women)Africadrowned after boat carrying 400 migrants sank off coast of Libya while travelling to ItalyBBC/LR/VK/DN/Aljazeera/Ya.N/UNHCR/M
12/05/2014177N.N.Africamissing, presumed dead after boat carrying 400 migrants sank off coast of Libya; 17 bodies foundBBC/LR/VK/DN/Aljazeera/Ya.N/UNHCR
12/05/201438N.N. (incl children, 2 women)unknown35 drowned, 3 missing when smugglers deliberately sunk boat off Libyan coast to trigger rescueVK
11/05/201440N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat sank around 37 miles east of Tripoli (LY); 51 rescuedReu.
07/05/20141N.N. (man, 20)Eritreadied from blow to head near Pozzallo (IT) while being forced to board boatANSAmed
06/05/201444N.N. (incl 1 pregnant woman)Africadrowned after boat carrying 130 sank off coast of Libya on way to Italy; 53 survivorsUNHCR/Guardian/BBC/SP/Imkander
06/05/201433N.N.Africamissing after boat carrying 130 sank off coast of Libya on way to Italy; 53 survivorsBBC/LR/VK/DN/Aljazeera/Ya.N/UNHCR
05/05/201418N.N.Somalia, Syria, Eritreadrowned after boat travelling from Turkey capsized off coast of Samos (GR)SP/AP/MNS
05/05/20144N.N. (4 children)Somalia, Syria, Eritreadrowned after boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off coast of Samos (GR)SP/AP/MNS
05/05/201410N.N.Somalia, Syria, Eritreamissing after boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off coast of Samos (GR)SP/AP
02/05/20144N.N.Africadrowned after boat sprung a leak in the Mediterranean Sea near coast of Libya; 80 rescuedMT/GuardianUn.
02/05/20141Mengs Medhane (boy, 16)Eritreastowaway, died after jumping off truck on A16 in Condette (FR) on way to Great Britain; 3 survivedCMS/MigrStrug
30/04/201440N.N.Somaliareportedly drowned after boat sank off coast of Libya; 1 survivorMT/GuardianUn.
16/04/20147N.N.Syriadrowned after boat capsized while travelling from Turkey to Greece; 3 rescuedDN
16/04/20141N.N. (child)Syriadrowned after boat capsized on way from Turkey to Greece; 3 rescuedDN
16/04/20145N.N.Syriamissing after boat capsized while travelling from Turkey to Greece; 3 rescuedDN
15/04/20141N.N.unknownshot dead by Greek coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea travelling to Greece; suspected traffickerReu./JW
13/04/20141Joshua (baby, 1 month)Ghanadied in Hannover (DE) after mother refused medical care in German hospital due to lack of insuranceHAZ/ FR-NieSa/ BildZ
12/04/20141Artavazd GasparyanArmeniasuicide near asylum centre in Schalkhaar (NL) prior to deportation to DE; psychiatric problems ignoredNRC/21Miles/DutchN
09/04/20141N.N.unknownbody found during Italian rescue operation of boat bound for EuropeNBC/Zeit
in Apr 141N.N.Africabody found on ship in the Mediterranean Sea during Italian naval operation; 4,000 rescuedGuardianUn./SD/Local/IOL
30/03/20141Christine Case (woman, 40)Jamaicadied due to insufficient medical care in Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, Bedforshire (GB)Guardian/Independent/BBC/IRR/No-Depo
18/03/20145N.N.Syriadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after boat began to take in water off coast Lesbos (GR); 8 rescuedGuardian/Reu/Imkander
18/03/20141N.N. (4, girl)Syriadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after boat began to take in water off coast Lesbos (GR); 8 rescuedGuardian/Reu/Imkander
18/03/20141N.N. (man, 47)Syriadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after boat began to take in water off coast Lesbos (GR); 8 rescuedGuardian/Reu/Imkander
18/03/20142N.N.Syriadrowned in the Mediterranean Sea after boat began to take in water off coast Lesbos (GR); 8 rescuedGuardianUn./Reu.
14/03/20141Abdallah Jamal (man, 20)Ethiopiastowaway, died when he hit head in truck while trying to get to Great BritainNecropolis/CMS/IRR
14/03/20141Senay Berha (man, 25)Ethiopiafound dead in river near Eritrean refugee camp in Calais (FR); had been missing for several daysCMS
12/03/20141Mesfin Germa (man)Ethiopiahit by truck walking into Port of Calais (FR) while trying to get to Great BritainCMS/ DM
09/03/20141N.N. (man)Albaniastabbed to death on highway outside Calais (FR)CMS
07/03/20141N.N. (man, ±20)Sub-Saharan Africadied of hypothermia after being rescued from dinghy near Tarifa (ES); 9 others rescuedEP
in Mar 144N.N.unknowndrowned after boat sank off coast of Bodrum (TR) on way to Greece; 3 rescuedImkander
26/02/20142N.N. (2 men)Albaniamissing, reportedly drowned after jumping off ferry near Harwich (GB) while being deported from GBMirror/ BBC
20/02/20141Kahve Pouryazdan (man, 49)Iransuicide, set himself on fire in Tübingen (DE) after spending 10 years seeking asylum in GermanyKarawane
15/02/20141N.N. (man, 23)Indiajumped from window of asylum centre in Zeitz (DE)MZ/ MDR/ FR-S
14/02/20141Ahmed J. (man, 43)Libyadied of pulmonary embolism after security guard in Plauen (DE) refused to call an ambulanceMDR/MZ/ProAsyl/El Pais
06/02/201411N.N.Africashot by Spanish/Moroccan police in Fnideq (MA) while trying to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)BB/FFM/Reu./Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/EL
06/02/20141Ibrahim Keita (man)Africashot by Spanish/Moroccan police in Fnideq (MA) while trying to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE
06/02/20141Armand Debordo Bakayo (man)Africashot by Spanish/Moroccan police in Fnideq (MA) while trying to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)BB/FFM/Reu./Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE
06/02/20141Joseph Blaise (man)Africashot by Spanish/Moroccan police in Fnideq (MA) while trying to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE
06/02/20141Yves Martin Blong (man)Africashot by Spanish/Moroccan police in Fnideq (MA) while trying to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE
06/02/20141Ousman Kenzo (man)Africashot by Spanish/Moroccan police in Fnideq (MA) while trying to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE
06/02/20141Oumar Ben Sanda (man)Africashot by Spanish/Moroccan police in Fnideq (MA) while trying to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE
05/02/20143N.N. (2 boys, 6, 7; 1 woman, 33)Pakistandied in fire in their asylum home in Eimsbüttel (DE); mother and 2 childrenKarawane/ FR/ Tagesspiegel/ Hamburger
03/02/20141N.N. (30)Iranshot in chest in industrial zone of Marcel Doret in Calais (FR)CMS/VoixDuNord
30/01/20141N.N. (boy, 17)Iranstowaway, died falling from truck near Calais (FR) while trying to get to Great BritainCMS/LaVoixDuNord
24/01/20141N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized near Kusadasi (TR); 7 missing, 11 rescuedTodZam/Xinhua
24/01/20147N.N.unknownmissing, reportedly drowned, after boat capsized near Kusadasi (TR); 11 rescuedTodZam/Xinhua
20/01/20144Ahmadi (mother; 3 chn: 9;11;13)unknowndrowned, encounter with Greek coast guard caused boat to capsize near Farmakonisi (GR); 16 survivedProAsyl/ECRE/Infomobile/Euronews/Xinh
20/01/20148N.N. (6 children; 2 women)Afghanistan, Syriamissing, the boat capsized near Farmakonisi (GR) following clash with Greek coast guard; 16 survivedProAsyl/ECRE/Infomobile/Euronews/Xinh
16/01/20141N.N. (man, 54)Sudanfroze to death in river on Russian-Estonian border while attempting to cross into the EU from RussiaEXP/AFP
13/01/20143N.N. (3 men)unknowndrowned, bodies found on different beaches on Chios (GR)W2EU/ Greekreporter/ Newsit
in 20141N.N. (man, 35)unknownfound unconscious in room in Irish Reception Centre, died in hospital cause of death unknownIRR/TheJournal
in 20141N.N. (man)Guineastowaway, drowned after reaching Marseille (FR) by boat to ask for asylum and getting re-embarkedAnafe
28/12/20131N.N. (man)Syriasuicide, hanged himself fearing deportation following one-year prison sentence in CyprusIRR
21/12/20131N.N. (man, 28)Iransuicide, set himself on fire at a crossroad in central Athens (GR); died on his way to hospitalMNS/ Voice of Russia
11/12/20131N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africawent missing after small boat capsized in the Strait of Gibraltar near Cádiz (ES); 2 rescuedEP
09/12/20131N.N.Syriadrowned after boat carrying 36 migrants sank off coast of Izmir (TR) on way to Chios (GR)AdnK/TodZam
09/12/20131N.N.Myanmardrowned after boat carrying 36 migrants sank off coast of Izmir (TR) on way to Chios (GR)AdnK/TodZam
09/12/20131N.N.Afghanistandrowned after boat carrying 36 migrants sank off coast of Izmir (TR) on way to Chios (GR)AdnK/TodZam
09/12/20134N.N.unknowndrowned after boat carrying 36 migrants sank off coast of Izmir (TR) on way to Chios (GR)AdnK/TodZam
09/12/20131Yemane Gaberanguse (man, 22)Eritreadied while trying to travel from Calais (FR) to GB; did not had medical treatment before leavingCMS
08/12/20131Kallo Al-Hassan (man, 43)Ghanadied in refugee centre in Heiligenhaus (DE) due to delayed medical careKarawane/Westen
02/12/20133N.N. (3 men, 20-30)unknownwent missing after dinghy capsized in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; 1 survivorKI
30/11/20133N.N.Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistanwent missing after boat sank in the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border; 15 survivedGWM/TVXS
29/11/20135N.N. (3 children; 2 adults)Syriadrowned after boat carrying 14 migrants sank off coast of Turkey in the Aegean SeaTodZam/NewsD/Xinhua/AdnK/MNS
29/11/20131N.N. (woman, ±35)Asiadied trying to cross the Evros River on Turkish-Greek borderAvgi
21/11/20131Kathan al Omar (man, 35)Syriadied of heart attack in refugee camp in Sofia (BG) after complaints of chest pain were ignoredMNS/AP
15/11/201312N.N. (4 children; 8 adults)Syriadrowned after boat capsized off coast of Lefkada (GR); reportedly travelling to ItalyGuardianUn./Xinhua/AdnK/CBC/MNS
05/11/20131N.N.Africafell from border fence trying to cross from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)MNS/Naharnet/VOR
04/11/20131Robiel (man)Eritreafound floating in water near Port of Calais (FR) after trying to swim to Great BritainCMS/VoixDuNord
in Nov 131Dominic Man Addiah (man, 31)Liberiafroze to death sleeping in car near Rosarno’s migrant ghetto (IT). 118 support came only after 1 hourEqTimes/Terrelibere
30/10/201387N.N. (48 children, 32 w, 7 m)unknownfound dead of thirst in Sahara Desert after truck broke down on Niger/Algeria border; 21 survivorsMNS/HurriyetDN
11/10/2013268N.N. (100 children; 168 adults)Syria34 drowned after boat sank 113 km away from Lampedusa (IT); emergency call ignored; 234 missingLR/VK/BorderlineEU/Asyl in Not/Guardian
11/10/201312N.N.Syria, Palestine, Egyptdrowned after boat capsized near port of Alexandria (EG); 22 missing, 116 rescuedLR/BBC/AI/Nu
11/10/201322N.N.Syria, Palestine, Egyptmissing after boat of 150 capsized near port of Alexandria (EG)LR/BBC/AI/Nu
03/10/2013365N.N. (incl 2 children, 93 women)Africadrowned after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off the coast of Lampedusa (Italy); 155 rescuedVK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYtimes/BBC/
03/10/20131Tsegay Mahder Berk (man, 27)Eritreadrowned with 372 others after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off coast of Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
03/10/20131Teweldemedihin Samuel (m, 22)Eritreadrowned with 372 others after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off coast of Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
03/10/20131Fesehaye Zakarias Tewelde(m,23)Eritreadrowned with 372 others after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off coast of Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
03/10/20131Amanuel Habteslasie T. (man, 29)Eritreadrowned with 372 others after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off coast of Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
03/10/20131Delina Mahari (girl, baby)East Africadrowned with her mother and siblings after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
03/10/20131Milen Mahari (newborn)East Africadrowned with mother and siblings after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
03/10/20131Esrom Mahari (small boy)East Africadrowned with his mother and siblings after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
03/10/20131Helen Kebede (woman)East Africadrowned with her children after boat from Libya caught fire and sank off coast of Lampedusa (Italy)Necropolis/VK/NRC/ANP/AiN/Presse/NYti
in Oct 131Aref Hassanzade (man, 22)Afghanistanreportedly murdered by Taliban in Afghanistan after being deported from BelgiumIRR
30/09/201313N.N. (13 men)Eritrea, unknowndrowned after being forced to disembark off coast of Sicily (IT)AdnK/Reuters/TimesM/EP/VK/NRC/MNS/
28/09/20131N.N. (young man)unknownfound dead near Sidi Lakhdar (DZ); body had been at sea for monthsOran
17/09/20131Fadwa Taha Ali (woman, 50)Syriashot in the Mediterranean Sea when boat carrying 200 refugees was attacked by Egyptian navyAI/LR
17/09/20131Amr Dailool (man, 30)Syriashot in the Mediterranean Sea when boat carrying 200 refugees was attacked by Egyptian navyAI/LR
16/09/201312N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa1 dead, 11 missing after boat of 42 capsized off coast of the enclave of Ceuta (ES); 30 rescuedMNS/EP
16/09/20131Tahir Mahmood (man, 48)unknowndied of liver problems, was not given indicated diet in Towers DP centre in Dublin, left wife & 4 child.IRR/TheJournal/No-Deportations
10/08/20136N.N.Egyptdrowned after boat hit sandbank near Catania (IT) causing passengers to disembark too earlyAFP/SP/France24/Euronews/24News/MN
10/08/20131Moustapha Anaki (man, 31)Moroccodied of unknown causes in detention centre near Crotone (IT); ensuing protests caused centre to closeLR
06/08/20131Commandan (young man)Afghanistanstabbed by another Afghan at squat in Calais (FR); reportedly a reprisal attack without fatal intentCMS
04/08/20133N.N. (3 women)Africadied in rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea; bodies thrown overboardGlobalPost
01/08/20131N.N. (man)Moroccodied after receiving medical care during rescue operation (ES)ABC
in Aug 131N.N. (man)Indiasuicide, in refugee centre in Harbke (DE)Karawane
in Aug 131Lamis Abounahi (woman, 30)Syriadied in Samos (GR) after being abandoned by traffickers and neglected by authoritiesMNS/Infomob/Roarmag
in Aug 131Uday Abounahi (boy, 4)Syriadied in Samos (GR) after being abandoned by traffickers and neglected by authoritiesMNS/Infomob/Roarmag
in Aug 131Layan Abounahi (girl, 9 months)Syriadied in Samos (GR) after being abandoned by traffickers and neglected by authoritiesMNS/Infomob/Roarmag
31/07/201324N.N. (children; adults)Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Afghandrowned after boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off coast of Ezine (TR); 12 rescuedTodZam/VK/infomob/AD/GreekReporter/P
27/07/20131Mohammad Hassan (man)Afghanistandied in hospital in Athens from lung infection ignored for months by guards at detention centre (GR)Wordpress/ Kuwait Times
26/07/201331N.N. (incl 9 women)West Africadrowned after boat capsized on way to Lampedusa (IT) from Libya; 22 rescuedGuardian/Reuters/allAfrica/Vivre
25/07/20131N.N. (man, ±25)unknowndrowned after boat capsized off coast of Chios (GR); 46 rescuedXinhua/KI
25/07/20131N.N. (man, 25)Syriadrowned, body found off coast of Kos (GR); likely on boat that sank carrying 13 migrantsXinhua/ GR/ TodZam
25/07/20131N.N. (woman, 20)Syriadrowned, body found off coast of Kos (GR), likely on boat that sank carrying 13 migrantsXinhua/ GR/ TodZam
25/07/20131N.N. (woman, 40)Syriadrowned, body found off coast of Kos (GR); likely on boat that sank carrying 13 migrantsXinhua/ GR/ TodZam
25/07/20131N.N. (girl, 13)Syriadrowned, body found off coast of Kos (GR); likely on boat that sank carrying 13 migrantsXinhua/ GR/ TodZam
25/07/20131N.N. (boy, 5)Syriadrowned, body found off coast of Kos (GR); likely on boat that sank carrying 13 migrantsXinhua/ GR/ TodZam
25/07/20131N.N. (boy, 8)unknowndrowned, body found off coast of Kos (GR); likely on boat that sank carrying 13 migrantsXinhua/ GR/ TodZam
25/07/20131N.N. (man, 30)Sub-Saharan Africadied of cardio-respiratory attack during attempt to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)ABC
17/06/20131Samiyou Djimadou (man, 29)Beninsuicide, out of fear of deportation from Brussels (BE) after asylum claim took over 10 monthsMNS/ 21miles/ DH
16/06/20137N.N.unknowndrowned at sea clinging to tuna cage while attempting to reach ItalyABC/ Ansamed/ jW/ MNS
15/06/20131N.N. (woman)unknowndied during childbirth on boat between Turkey and Italy; newborn survivedLR
13/06/20131N.N. (man, 31)Somaliajumped out of window in Florence (IT) after asylum application was rejectedMNS/ Ansa
12/06/20131Fahezeh Ahmadi (girl, 17)Afghanistanstabbed by husband at her sister's house while she was on leave from Lyng refugee centre Grua (NO)Klassekampen, Hadeland
G
10/06/20131Apti Nazjujev (man)Chechnyatortured to death in Chechnya after Norway forced him to returnNy Tid
06/06/20131Vahide Selami (woman, 45)Afghanistandrowned after boat sank in the Aegean Sea; 9 rescuedGreek reporter/Khaama/HurriyetDN/Xinhu
06/06/20135N.N.Afghanistanmissing, reportedly drowned after boat sank in the Aegean Sea off coast of Ayvalik (TR); 9 rescuedGreekReporter/Khaama/DN/Xinhua
in June 131N.N. (man)Georgiastowaway, froze to death on charter flight from Russia; body on 7 flights before discoveryNews24/VK/Z24
30/05/20131Adams Bagna (man, 31)Nigeriadied due to lack of medical care for chronic asthma (DE)Indymedia/Karawane
28/05/20131Djamaa Isu (man, 21)Chadsuicide, in refugee camp in Eisenhüttenstadt (DE)Karawane/ VRF/ Berliner Ztg
20/05/20135N.N. (5 men)unknowndrowned after boat capsized off coast of Morocco on way to Spain; 7 rescuedMNS/ TheLocal
16/05/20131N.N. (girl, 6)unknowndrowned after small boat sank off coast of Farmakonisi (GR)KI/MigrantsGR
02/05/20131Moncef S. (man, 25)Tunisiasuicide, in Zurich (CH) awaiting pending deportationWsws/BildungFurAlle/LibertareA/WOZ/Wa
in May 131Hashim Yasbek (man, 34)Lebanondied of heroin overdose in asylum centre in Schonefeld Ost (DE); body found 6 weeks laterKarawane/ MDR
25/04/20131Cosmo Saizon (man, 33)Benindied in Bitterfeld (DE) due to lack of medical careKarawane
21/04/20131Alpha Pam (man, 28)Senegaldied of tuberculosis after being denied medical care in Mallorca (ES)IBT/MNS/TL
18/04/201323N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa10 drowned after boat sank off the Alhucemas Islands (MA/ES); 13 missing, 24 rescuedMNS
17/04/20131N.N.unknowndied on way to hospital in Tarifa (ES) after being rescued with 14 othersAFP/MWN/GP
17/04/20131Mohammed Kamiran (man, 33)Syriasuicide, in Arodes (CY) after concerns about his wife and 4 children were ignoredKisa/IRR
16/04/201311N.N. (incl 2 children; 3 w.; 6 m.)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat capsized near Al Hoceima (MA); 1 died on way to hospital; 23 rescuedDNE/AlArabia
in Apr 135N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied on boat that had been drifting in the Mediterranean Sea near Zawiyah (LY); 89 rescuedReu./MNS/MorWN
in Apr 131N.N. (boy)Cameroonstowaway, body found at Paris Roissy airport (France) in landing gear of plane from CameroonAnafe/JapanTimes
30/03/20132N.N.Africadied of hypothermia after being rescued by Italian coast guardPICUM/CDS
30/03/20131Khalid Shahzad (man, 52)Pakistandied after being released from Colnbrook removal centre (GB), left to travel alone despite poor healthGuardian/No-Deportations
16/03/20132N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)Sub-Saharan Africawent missing after boat sank near Tarifa (ES); 8 rescuedEP
15/03/20136N.N.Syriadrowned while travelling from Turkey to Lesbos (GR)MNS
15/03/20138N.N.Syriareportedly disappeared while travelling from Turkey to Lesbos (GR)MNS
11/03/20154N.N.Moroccofound dead in boat off coast of Tantan (MA)Ansamed/MNS
08/03/20131Jackie Nanyonjo (woman)Ugandadied after deportation to Uganda from Yarl’s Wood (GB) from injuries after being beaten upMFJ
03/03/20132N.N.Africadrowned while travelling to Spain; Moroccan ferry crew member also died in rescue attemptMNS/AlArabia
03/03/20132N.N.Africawent missing while travelling from Morocco to Spain; 2 rescuedMNS/AlArabia
17/02/20131N.N. (man)unknownbody found floating near Doumia (DZ); likely drowned trying to reach SpainOran
13/02/20131Marcelo Gomez Cortes (man, 29)Chileshot by police in Milano (IT) after being chased, run away in fear of being arrested or deportedNecropolis/LR/Qualcosa
10/02/20131Alois Dvorzac (84, man)Canada (Slovenian origin)fatal heart attack in hospital after brought in handcuffed from Harmondsworth detention center (GB)Independent/Guardian/BBC/MNS/DailyMa
01/02/20131Cheick Nydiaye (man, 37)Senegalpushed onto metro track by police officers during chase in Athens (GR)CS
22/01/20131N.N. (boy, 16)unknowndied of exposure on riverbank near Turkish-Greek border after being abandoned by traffickersKI
17/01/20131Alexander Dolmatov (man, 36)Russiasuicide, in Rotterdam (NL) out of fear of deportationVK/Telegraaf/ANP/NRC/Parool/MNS/Trou
17/01/20131Shehzad Luqman (man, 27)Pakistanstabbed by 2 Golden Dawn members on motorbike in Athens (GR)Reu/ MNS/ KTG/ CS
13/01/20133N.N. (3 men)unknown2 bodies found off coast of Chios (GR) by fishermen; another body found by coast guardKI/GRreporter
04/01/20131Ilhan O. (man, 20)Kurdistansuicide, hanged himself in police prison in Zurich (CH)Necropolis/Wsws/Watson/WOZ
03/01/201342N.N. (incl 8 children)Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistanmissing, trying to reach coast of Apulia (IT); 28 rescuedPICUM
in 20131N.N. (man, 20)Senegaldied in a fire in makeshift camp of seasonal workers in Campobello di Mazara, Sicily (IT)InfoMigrants
in 20131Dominic Man Addiah (man, 31)Liberiafroze to death in the car he slept in on the edge of Rosarno’s migrant ghetto (IT)EqTimes
in 201392N.N. (incl 48 children, 32 women)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead of thirst & exposure in desert on Moroccan/Algerian border after their truck broke downPRI
31/12/20121N.N. (man)Tunisiadrowned after being pushed in sea by traffickers off coast of Sicily (IT)LR/ PICUM
31/12/20121N.N. (man)Tunisiamissing, reportedly drowned, after being pushed in sea by traffickers off coast of SiciliyLR/ PICUM
26/12/20121Umar Bilemkhanov (man)Chechnyatortured to death after Norway deported him, was forcibly sent to Chechnya by Russian IntelligenceNy Tid
14/12/201225N.N. (incl 2 babies, 2 women)Afghanistan, Iraq19 drowned, 6 missing when boat from Turkey sank near Lesbos (GR); 2 survivedAljazeera/Reuters/Picum/MSF/Infomobile/
14/12/201228N.N. (incl boy, 17; man, 42)Afghanistan, Iraq21 drowned, 7 missing when boat from Turkey sank near Lesbos (GR); 2 survivedAljazeera/Reuters/Picum/MSF/Infomobile/
14/12/20121N.N. (man, 42)Afghanistan, Iraqdrowned with 26 others when boat from Turkey sank near Lesbos (GR)Aljazeera/Reuters/Picum/MSF/Infomobile/
13/12/20128N.N.Morocco1 drowned, 7 missing after patrol boat clashed with boat carrying 25 migrants near Lanzarote (ES); 7 missingPICUM/EP/FFM/taz
in Dec 121N.N. (man)Syriafroze to death near Kraynovo (BG) trying to cross Turkish-Bulgarian borderPICUM/Vreme
25/11/20121N.N. (man)unknowndrowned trying to get to Italy by boat from Libya; 500 rescuedLR/ PICUM
25/11/20122N.N.unknownmissing, assumed drowned while trying to get from Libya to Italy by boatLR/ PICUM
19/11/20121N.N. (man)Armeniasuicide, in hospital in Winterthur (CH) after asylum application rejectedProAsyl/Wsws/Courrier/WOZ
17/11/20121N.N. (woman)Eritreasuicide, in psychiatric clinic in Liestal (CH)ProAsyl/Courrier/20Min/WOZ/Necropolis/
17/11/20121Jakana Chowdhurydied in hospital after being released from detention at Colnbrook removal centre, Harmondsworth (GB)No-Deportations
12/11/20121Oleg N. (man, 28)Russiasuicide, hanged himself in Zurich (CH), asylum rejected; fear of being killed in Russia for being gayProAsyl/AiCH/MNS/Wsws/Courrier/WOZ
08/11/20121N.N. (man)unknownbody found floating in water 19 km from Tarifa (ES)MUGAK
07/11/20123N.N.unknownmissing, reportedly drowned, after boat sank in the Strait of Gibraltar near Tarifa (ES)MUGAK
05/11/20121Saar Yatta (man, 30)Sub-Saharan Africafound dead near coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)VDG
05/11/20121N.N.Sub-Saharan Africafound dead on coast of Nador (MA) near the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)AFP
03/11/201211N.N. (8 women; 3 men)unknowndrowned after ship travelling to Lampedusa (IT) sank 56 km off coast of Libya; 70 rescuedLR/ PICUM/ MNS
in Nov 1254N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck between Morocco and Spain; 6 survivorsFE
in Nov 122N.N. (1 young boy; 1 man, father)unknownfound dead on coast of Nador (MA) near the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)AFP
30/10/20121Prince Kwabena Fosu (man, 31)Ghanadied in isolation at Harmondsworth detention centre (GB) in psychotic crisis, dehydrated and starvedIRR/SchNews/Guardian/BBC/No-Deporta
26/10/20122N.N.Africadrowned while attempting to reach Spain by boat from Morocco; 50 rescuedFE
25/10/201214N.N.Africadrowned after boat sank near coast of Morocco while travelling to Spain; 17 rescuedEP/Aljazeera/MaltaToday
25/10/20124N.N.Africamissing after boat sank near Morocco while travelling to Spain; 17 rescuedEP/Aljazeera/MaltaToday
23/10/20121N.N. (man, ±25)Sub-Saharan Africareportedly fell into sea while travelling from Morocco; body washed ashore near Punta Almina (ES)ABC/FE
09/10/20121N.N. (girl, ±5)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found near Galapagos beach in the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)FE/SUR
08/10/20126N.N.Africadrowned after boat from Comoros capsized off coast of Mayotte (FR)VOA/UN/IRR
08/10/201210N.N.Africadisappeared after boat from Comoros capsized off coast of Mayotte (FR)VOA/UN/IRR
08/10/20125N.N. (2 children; 3 women)Sub-Saharan Africawent missing after boat capsized near the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)FE/SUR
08/10/20121N.N. (baby, 8 months)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat sank off coast of the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)FE/20Me/ MUGAK
01/10/20121N.N. (woman, 39)Nepalfell from 5th floor window in Larnaca (CY) while escaping police responding to a noise reportCypMail
in Oct 1221N.N. (children; women; men)Sub-Saharan Africa19 bodies found off coast of Tangier (MA) over 2 weeks; 2 missingAFP/FE
28/09/20121Newzad (man, 20)Kurdistan-Iraqsuicide, in Saltdal refugee centre, Rognan (NO) after final rejection of asylum claimNRK
27/09/20121Zelimkhan Isakov (man, 35)Chechnyasuffered fatal heart attack in deportation centre in Vienna (AT) after being refused treatmentIRR/DerStandard
19/09/20123N.N.Algeria1 drowned after boat capsized off coast of Spain; 2 missing, 9 rescuedMUGAK/El Pais
18/09/20121N.N. (young man)unknownreportedly fell overboard on way to Spain; body found off coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)ABC/FE
17/09/20121N.N. (young man)unknowndrowned on way to Spain when small boat sank off coast of Mostaganem (DZ)TSA/FE
16/09/20121N.N. (man, 30)Eritreadied when car driven by trafficker overturned near Alexandroupoli (GR) during police chasePICUM
09/09/20121Jose Matada (man, 26)Mozambiquestowaway, body fell from plane onto street in Mortlake (GB) during flight from Angola to EnglandBBC/IRR/Evening Standard/MNS/INDi/Gu
08/09/201227N.N.Africawent missing after boat from Comoros carrying 36 migrants sank off coast of Mayotte (FR)Universal/AFP
08/09/20126N.N. (1 child; 5 women)Africadrowned after boat from Comoros carrying 36 migrants sank off coast of Mayotte (FR)Universal/AFP/PICUM
08/09/20121N.N. (25, man)Eritreashot by Egyptian border guards in Rafah (EY) after fleeing towards Egyptian-Israeli borderGulfNews
07/09/201274N.N.Tunisiareportedly drowned after boat sank off coast Lampedusa (IT); bodies and boat missing, 56 rescuedPICUM/MAS/LRP/FE/BCC/CNN
07/09/20125N.N.Tunisiadrowned after boat sank off coast of Lampedusa (IT); 56 rescuedPICUM/MAS/LRP/FE/BCC/CNN
06/09/201230N.N. (18 women; 12 men)Palestine, Syria, Iraqdrowned after overcrowded boat from Ahmetbeyli (TR) sank in the Aegean Sea; 46 survivorsjW/Reu/AFP/Le Monde/Migreurop/SP/MN
06/09/201231N.N. (3 babies; 28 children)Palestine, Syria, Iraqdrowned after overcrowded boat from Ahmetbeyli (TR) sank in the Aegean Sea; 46 survivedjW/Reu/AFP/LeMonde/Migreurop/SP/MN
04/09/20121Samir Hashemi (man, 27)Iransuicide, in refugee centre in Kirchheim (DE) out of despair over living conditionsRTA/INDd/VRF/Karawane
in Sep 121Emmanuel Marcel Landa (man)Congofound dead in Mosney DP Centre (IE), suffered heart attacks during and after deportation attemptIRR/TheJournal
27/08/20127N.N. (2 children; 1 woman; 4 m.)Syriadrowned after shipwreck on way from Latakia (SY) to the CY; family of asylum seekersPICUM/UN/Migrants at sea/FE/CypMail
26/08/201232N.N.Africa, Bangladeshmissing, reportedly drowned after vessel from Tripoli (LY) capsized off coast of LibyaMNS/ICR/Ansamed
26/08/201210N.N.Africa, Bangladeshdrowned, bodies found after vessel from Tripoli (LY) capsized off coast of LibyaMNS/FE
26/08/201239N.N.Egypt3 drowned after boat sank near Bardia (LY) by Egyptian-Libyan border; 36 missing, 1 rescuedAP/FE/Alahram/VK
23/08/20121N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, found in landing bay of plane at Heathrow Airport (GB) after flight from South AfricaGuardian/IRR/BBC
18/08/20121N.N.unknownbody found in the Evros River (TR) after reportedly trying to cross into Greece from TurkeyFE
17/08/20122N.N.Somalia, Eritreadied in La Valletta (MT) after rescue from dinghy travelling from Libya that had been at sea for 4 daysFE/Ansamed/ PICUM/TimesM/MAS
16/08/20122N.N.Somalia, Eritreadied of starvation after 4 days at sea in dinghy travelling from Libya to MaltaFE/Ansamed/ PICUM/TimesM/MAS
16/08/20122N.N.Somalia, Eritreadrowned during rescue operation near La Valletta (MT) after spending 4 days at sea in dinghy from LYFE/Ansamed/ PICUM/TimesM/MAS
13/08/20121N.N. (19)Afghanistanbody found on banks of the Evros River in Marasia (GR)PICUM/ Clandestina/ Agelioforos/ Skai
12/08/20121N.N. (woman, 30)Asiabody in wetsuit found near Wimereux beach (FR); had tried to swim across the Channel to Great BritainIRR/DailyMail/21Miles/DailyRec/ThisIsKe
12/08/20121N.N. (man, 19)Iraqdied after being stabbed by 5 men on motorcycles in Athens (GR)KTG
in Aug 121N.N.unknowndrowned, when boat arrived at a Spanish island near MoroccoMUGAK
30/07/20121Bee Moyo (man, 45)Zimbabwesuicide, hanged himself in Rotherham Park (GB) after residency application was rejectedIRR/Star
12/07/20121N.N. (man, 23)Afghanistanstowaway, found dead of asphyxiation under truck on ferry travelling from Greece to Venice (IT)CDS/FE
10/07/201254N.N.Eritrea, Somalia, Sudandied of dehydration after 15 days at sea on dinghy from Libya to ItalyLR/MUGAK/EP/ELC/LV/PICUM/UNHCR/
09/07/20121Bernard Hukwa (man)Zimbabwesuicide, in the River Thames (GB) while waiting for asylum claim to be processedIRR/ZimEye
07/07/20121Noureddin Mohamed (man, 28)Sudanfound dead in suspicious circumstances in Calais city canal (FR)CMS/INDgb
05/07/20123N.N.unknowndrowned after shipwreck near Monastir (TN) while travelling to Italy; 22 rescuedTNnum
30/06/20121Mamadou Kamara (man, 32)Malidied of heart attack as reaction to intense beating by soldiers while in custody in Safi (MT)EUobserver/MaltaToday/MaltaStar/Times
28/06/20121N.N.unknownfound in advanced state of decomposition after drowning in shipwreck off coast of Leuca (IT)LR/FE
23/06/20122N.N.Afghanistanstowaways, died of asphyxiation and heat inside truck on ferry from Greece to Ancona (IT)PICUM/Infomob/FE/LR
19/06/20126N.N.unknownmissing, reportedly drowned, when boat sailing from North Africa capsized off coast of Leuca (IT)PICUM/LRB/FE/Infomob
in June 1255N.N.Somalia, Sudan, Eritreadied in attempt to reach Italy from Tripoli (LY); 1 survivorNOB/B4P/GuardianUn./MaltaToday
26/05/201220N.N.unknowndrowned after inflatable dinghy to Italy started to deflate off coast of LibyaMigreurop/LRP
25/05/201210N.N.Somaliamissing after dinghy from Libya capsized near SiciliyLR/FE
25/05/20121N.N. (man, ±30)Sub-Saharan Africabody in advanced state of decomposition washed ashore near Lampione Island (IT)FE/ANSA
22/05/20121N.N. (man, 45)Eritrea or Ethiopiastabbed to death in fight on Ny-paradis street, near refugee centre Ytrebygda, Bergen (NO)NRK
19/05/20125N.N.Comorosdrowned after boat carrying 43 migrants sank off coast of Mayotte (FR)Le Monde/AFP/Migreurop
19/05/201215N.N.Comorosmissing after boat of 43 migrants sank off coast of Mayotte (FR)Le Monde/AFP/Migreurop
02/05/20121N.N. (boy, 16)Afghanistanstowaway, suffocated in truck going from Greece to Venice (IT) while hiding to avoid border checksMigreurop/PICUM/AdnK/MP
in May 127N.N.Somaliadied during week-long voyage from Libya to MaltaUNHCR
29/04/20122N.N.unknowndied in car accident in Lykofi (GR) while trying to escape Frontex officersMigreurop/KTG/TF1/PICUM/Clandestina/
28/04/20121N.N. (boy, 16)Egyptdrowned after being thrown overboard by traffickers on boat of 80 migrants as patrol boat approachedMigreurop/LRP/ANSA
28/04/201230N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned near Al Hoceima (MA) when Moroccan marines deliberately sank boat carrying 70 migrantsPICUM/Afrik/El Pais
26/04/20121N.N. (man, 40)Afghanistandrowned after being thrown overboard by traffickers near coast of Calabria (IT)LR/Migreurop/PUCUM/FE
12/04/20121N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied of wounds after jumping from bus that was deporting him from Nador (MA)MUGAK
09/04/20121Alain Hatungimana (man, 36)Burundisuicide, in Culemborg (NL) just before being deported; presumably to avoid deportation of his childrenDutchN/Migreurop/RNW/PICUM/ENAR/V
09/04/20121Yonatan Abram “Zeneben” (m,27)Eritreafound dead in squat of abandoned lace factory in Calais (France), probably killed in a fightNecropolis/IRR/CMS/NR/Antidotezine/Ne
03/04/201210N.N.Somalia, Eritreadied at sea between Libya and Lampedusa (IT); bodies abandoned, 48 rescuedFE
in Apr 126N.N. (5 women; 1 man)unknowndrowned trying to reach rescue ship after Libyan boat ran out of fuel in the Strait of SicilyBBC
in Apr 121Samia Yusuf Omar (woman, 21)Somaliadrowned on Libyan boat travelling to Italy, was Olympic athlete facing death threatsBBC/Gulf/SP/WIKI/IlMess
31/03/201210N.N.Somalia, Eritreadied of starvation while travelling from Libya to Italy; bodies thrown overboardAFFIT/LV/Age
29/03/20121N.N.unknownbody found in advanced state of decay in Tichero area of Evros (GR)PICUM/Age/Clandestina
17/03/20121N.N. (±28)unknowndrowned while trying to cross the Evros River to enter Greece, body found in area of Nea Vyssa (GR)PICUM/Age
16/03/20125N.N.unknownfound in boat rescued by Italian authorities in Libyan waters carrying 57 to Lampedusa (IT)PICUM/LR/jW
15/03/20121N.N.unknowndrowned while trying to cross the Evros River into Greece, body found near Soufli (GR)PICUM
12/03/20121N.N. (man, 28)Eritreacrushed while hiding under truck near the port in Patras (GR)PICUM/patrasT
05/03/20121N.N. (man, ±24)Maghrebfound floating in Tajo-Segura water transfer in Torre-Pacheco (ES)MUGAK/Raz
02/03/20122N.N. (2 men, ±22)Sub-Saharan Africabodies with life jackets found in the sea near the Bay of Melilla (ES)MUGAK/Raz/Diario de Noticias/ElDia/SU
29/02/20121N.N. (man)Egyptdied of hypothermia, found in warehouse in Corinthia (GR)PICUM/Proto
21/02/20121N.N. (woman, ±20)Africadied of hypothermia while trying to leave Turkey via the Evros River, body found near Orestiada (GR)PICUM/Infomob/Skai/Clandestina
21/02/20121N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned while trying to enter the enclave of Ceuta (ES) by swimming along coast from MoroccoMUGAK/ElDia/FE
21/02/20121N.N. (woman, ±23)Africafound by border guards in the Evros River (GR)MNS
15/02/20121Arman Palani (boy, 17)Kurdistankilled with knife in fight at Dale asylum centre in Sandnes (NO)NRK
10/02/20121N.N. (±40)unknowndied of hypothermia while trying to cross the Evros River into Greece, body found near Tychero (GR)PICUM/Rizo
07/02/20121N.N. (25)unknowndied of hypothermia in health centre in Soufli (GR) after crossing the Evros RiverPICUM/Skai
06/02/20123N.N. (3 persons, ±20)Afghanistan3 bodies found on highway, died of asphyxiation, supposedly in truck on way to Igoumenitsa (GR)PICUM/TVXS/MNS/KI
in Feb 121Rexhep Salijaj (man)Kosovosuicide, his permit to stay in Belgium expired, was to be deported to Kosovo away from son and familyMNS
30/01/20121N.N. (man)Palestinedied of hypothermia trying to cross the Evros River (GR); 14 rescuedPICUM/Clandestina/Skai/ToV/Le Figaro/C
29/01/20122N.N. (1 girl, 9; 1 man, 55)Afghanistanmissing after boat overturned crossing the Evros River; young girl and her grandfatherCMau/KI/Le Figaro/PICUM/Infomob/Ta Ne
29/01/20121Mohammad Rahsepar (man, 29)Iransuicide, hanged himself with sheet in asylum centre in Würzburg (DE)FR-B/INDd/ARD/HRS/SDZ/MainP/U4IB/S
28/01/20125N.N.Afghanistanstowaways, died in car accident while hidden in truck travelling from Italy to GreeceAFP
22/01/20121N.N. (man, ±25)North Africafound floating in advanced state of decomposition 7 miles from Cape Palos (ES)MUGAK/Verdad
21/01/20122N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)Africashot by Egyptian border guards while trying to cross Egyptian-Israeli borderFE
16/01/20121Garolin Nesarajah (woman, 24)Sri Lankastarted a fire in refugee centre in Førde (NO) which killed her and her baby; asylum claim was rejectedNRK
16/01/20121Rojg Nesarajah (boy, 2)Sri Lankakilled in fire set by his mother in a refugee centre in Førde (NO); asylum was rejected; she also diedNRK
15/01/201215N.N. (1 baby; 12 women; 2 men)Somaliafound on beaches in Libya after 1 of 4 boats was shipwrecked on way to ItalyPICUM/FE/TimesM/AFP/jW
15/01/20121N.N.Somaliafound in shipwrecked boat that was in a group of 4 boats travelling from Libya to ItalyPICUM/FE/TimesM/AFP/jW
15/01/201240N.N.unknownmissing after shipwreck of 1 of 4 boats travelling from Libya to ItalyPICUM/FE/TimesM/AFP/jW
12/01/20128N.N.Afghanistanmissing after 2 plastic boats capsized while trying to cross the Evros River from Turkey to GreecePICUM/ClandestinE/Infomob/TK/MNS
12/01/20124N.N.Bangladeshmissing after 2 plastic boats capsized while trying to cross the Evros River from Turkey to GreecePICUM/ClandestinE/Infomob/TK/MNS
10/01/20121N.N. (man, ±25)unknowndrowned, body found floating 33 miles from Motril (ES)MUGAK/ElDia
10/01/20121N.N.unknowndrowned, body found 25 miles southeast of Cape Gata (ES)ElDia
09/01/20123N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned while attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)Solidaire
08/01/20121N.N. (man, ±28)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned trying to swim with life preserver, body found on beach in the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)MUGAK/LV
05/01/20121Idrissa Diallo (man, 21)Guineadied of cardiorespiratory failure, lack of medical help in detention centre in Zona Franca, Barcelona (ES)IRR/MUGAK/LV/18Des/EP/EurPress/Aso
03/01/20121N.N. (young man)Afghanistandied from smoke inhalation from fire lit to keep warm inside abandoned truck in Patras (GR)MNS/PICUM/KI
03/01/20121N.N. (55)Indiafound in container used as a shelter close to Thiva (GR); undocumented migrantPICUM
in Jan 121Samuel Festus (man)unknowndied of illness at hospital in Essen (DE) following deportation threatsVRF
in 20121N.N. (boy, 3)Sudandied of injuries after a cooker fell on him at Rondeslottet asylum centre (NO)Aftenposten
in 20121N.N. (man, 23)Eritreadied of heart problems, at Torshov transit centre, Oslo (NO)NRK
in 20121N.N.unknowndrowned in accident at Haugaland asylum centre in Haugesund (NO)NRK
in 201214N.N.unknowndied over the course of 2012 in Norwegian reception centresForeigner/MNS
in 201220N.N. (children; women; men)Syriadrowned, left by traffickers to cross the Evros River on Turkish-Greek border at night in 2 dinghiesGuardian
in 201225N.N. (25 young men)unknownsuffocated, locked by traffickers in the hold of boat carrying 250 others on way from Libya to ItalyRaz
in 20121N.N. (man, 53)unknownfound dead in bed by roommate in Irish Reception Centre, cause of death recorded as unknownIRR/TheJournal
29/12/20111N.N. (man, 41)Sri Lankasuicide, in registration centre in the airport in the (NL) one day after 2 asylum application was rejectedNOS/Vrijheid/AD
27/12/20111N.N. (boy, 12)Irandied of hypothermia, body found by police on shore of the Evros River (GR)MNS/PICUM
27/12/20111N.N. (woman, 59)Irandied of hypothermia, body found by police on shore of the Evros River (GR)MNS/PICUM
27/12/20111N.N. (man, ±30)Africadied of hypothermia, body found by police on shore of the Evros River (GR)MNS/PICUM
24/12/20111N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned while trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES) with 80 othersFE
22/12/20111Predrag Molnar (man, 40)Serbiapresumed suicide in police cell in Amsterdam (NL), was bitten by police dog in possible wrongful arrestVrijheid
22/12/20111Ismael (man)Ethiopiafound dead at bottom of bridge in centre of Calais (FR), cause of death unknownINDgb/CMS
19/12/20111Samba Martine (woman, 34)Congodied of HIV-facilitated pneumonia, the Aluche detention centre (ES) ignored her calls for medical helpIRR/ICARE/MUGAK/HispanTV/CapMex/
10/12/20112N.N.unknownbodies found in Petalo (GR) after trying to cross Turkish-Greek border via the Evros RiverMNS/PICUM
07/12/201154N.N.Sub-Saharan Africamissing after trying to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES) from coast of MoroccoAnsamed
06/12/20111N.N. (man, ±32)North Africareportedly tortured and shot by traffickers, found outside Thriasio hospital in Attik (GR)MNS
06/12/20112N.N.unknowndied of dehydration on vessel carrying 53 migrants and rescued near Dar Kebdani (MA)FE
06/12/20112N.N. (1 girl; 1 woman)Congodied of dehydration on vessel carrying 53 migrants and rescued near Dar Kebdani (MA)FE
06/12/20112N.N.Somaliadied at sea on way from Libya in boat carrying 44 migrants, found south of MaltaTimesM
06/12/20111N.N. (young man)Congodied of dehydration on vessel carrying 53 migrants and rescued near Dar Kebdani (MA)FE
03/12/20111Fares Chebchoub (man, 24)Algeriafound hanged in reception centre in Cagliari (IT), circumstances of death are unclearElW
01/12/20111N.N. (boy, 16)Syriakilled after car chase in Evros (GR) involving Greek border police and Frontex officialsMNS/PICUM
in Dec 1111N.N. (11 men)Algeriamissing after leaving Sidi Lakhdar (DZ) for Spain in makeshift boatFE/Le MatinDZ
28/11/20111N.N. (man, ±25)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, found in port of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES) in advanced state of decompositionFE/ElDia/MUGAK
26/11/201130N.N.Afghanistan, Kurdistanmissing, feared drowned after boat sank near Brindisi (IT) on way from TurkeyFE/LR/PICUM/LRB/Blitz/MUGAK/Raz/AB
26/11/20113N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found after boat sank near Brindisi (IT) on way from TurkeyFE/LR/PICUM/LRB/Blitz/MUGAK/Raz/AB
24/11/20111N.N.Afro-Asiandied of hypothermia, body found on banks of the Evros River in Peplos (GR)MNS
24/11/20111N.N. (man, 25)Asiadied of hypothermia, body found in Thymaria, Alexandroupoli (GR)MNS
23/11/20113N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after trying to swim to enclave of Ceuta (ES) with 87 others, found on beach in MoroccoMNS
09/11/201143N.N.unknownmissing after notifying Italian authorities that their boat was sinkingMNS
11/10/20112N.N.Irandied when traffickers' car overturned on way from Komotini to Kavala (GR) while avoiding policeMNS
07/10/20112N.N.unknowndied after being run over by train near Feres (GR) while walking along tracksMNS
in Oct 111Khaled Khodena (man)Iraqmurdered in his sleep in Iraq for being Yazidi after deportation from Sweden; asylum was deniedUNHCR/SverigesR
in Oct 111Michael Kelly (man)Liberiafound in his room 10 days after death at Gerstungen asylum centre (DE)VRF
28/09/20114N.N.Tunisiadied of asphyxiation from a fire caused by candle in Paris squat (FR)MNS/FTRC/Raz/Le Monde/Libération
28/09/20112N.N.Egyptdied of asphyxiation from a fire caused by candle in Paris squat (FR)MNS/FTRC/Raz/Le Monde/Libération
W
14/09/20111N.N.unknownpushed off jet ski by trafficker off coast of Andalusia (ES) as coastguard approachedSUR/MUGAK
in Sep 112N.N. (1 girl; 1 man)unknownthrown overboard by traffickers when approaching Samos (GR)MNS
24/08/20111N.N. (man)unknownshot by Frontex officers shooting at boats crossing Turkish-Greek border from the Evros RiverClandestinE/Son Dakika/MNS
22/08/20111James (man)Liberiaattempted suicide, died of wounds after setting himself on fire at Echt refugee centre (NL)Vrijheid/HartNL
13/08/20111Marius B. (man, 45)Romaniasuicide, hanged himself in detention centre in Nimes (FR) after being held for 15 days without chargeIRR
04/08/2011100N.N.Africabodies thrown overboard from Libyan boat rescued near Lampedusa (IT)Telegraph/MAS/CDM
02/08/20111Ianos Dragutan /John Yohona (m)Asiasuicide, hanged himself in a shower at Campsfield House removal centre in London (GB)MNS/No-Deportations
01/08/201125N.N. (25 men)Somalia, Nigeria, Ghanasuffocated while travelling on boat with 275 migrants near Lampedusa (IT)SP/FE/Le Figaro/BBC
31/07/20111Brian Dalrymple (man, 31)USAdied of health issues at Colnbrook removal centre, Harmondsworth (GB)IRR/No-Deportations
29/07/201130N.N.unknownbodies found on boat with failed engine that had left Alexandria (EG) 1 week beforeFE/Libero
13/07/20111N.N. (man, 23)Cubastowaway, found crushed to death in wheel bay of plane in Madrid (ES)MNS
05/07/20111N.N. (man, ±25)Maghrebdrowned, body found near Selinunte, Trapani (IT) in advanced state of decompositionANSA/FE
02/07/20111Muhammad Shukat (man, 47)Pakistandied from heart attack after medical neglect in Colnbrook removal centre, Harmondsworth (GB)Guardian/No-Deportations
29/06/20111N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africalikely died of hypothermia, found in the sea wearing life jacket near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)FE/VDG
25/06/201145N.N.Moroccomissing, feared drowned after they fell from boat found near Motril, Granada (ES)FE/PICUM/Diario de Navarra
25/06/20111N.N. (man, 20)Moroccodrowned, body found 4 miles from capsized boat near Granada (ES)FE/PICUM/Diario de Navarra
25/06/20111N.N. (man, 38)Ghanadied of epileptic seizure on boat from Lampedusa (IT) to mainland ItalyPICUM/FE/AdnK
03/06/20111N.N. (woman, 30)Nigeriafound dead in police cell after being detained in Zurich Airport (CH) for not having papersMigreurop/AP/Watson
01/06/20111N.N.unknowndied on way from Libya to Malta, body was thrown overboardANSA/FE
01/06/2011273N.N.Pakistan, W Africa, Bangladdrowned after overcrowded boat capsized while going from Tripoli (LY) to Lampedusa (IT)Migreurop/MUGAK/UNHCR/Reu./Univers
29/05/20113N.N.unknownreportedly died while travelling to Sant’Antioco (IT) from LibyaANSA/FE
29/05/20114N.N.unknowndrowned after 2 boats collided off coast of Libya while travelling to ItalyFE/ilClandestino
22/05/20111N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned in shipwreck, decomposed body found by Cape Gata (ES)ABC/MUGAK
12/05/20111Alim Abdul Manan (man, 21)Bangladeshdied after being stabbed by 2 men on motorbikes in Athens (GR)IRR/CS
11/05/20111Aminullah Mohamadi (boy, 17)Afghanistansuicide, hanged himself in Parc de la Villette in Paris (FR) after being told he would be deportedDRARI/INDf
10/05/20111N.N.Iranstowaway, fell near Calais (FR) out of truck that was travelling to Great BritainLePhare
09/05/20113N.N.unknownfound in hull of boat that sank near Lampedusa (IT); all 528 other passengers rescuedTelegraph
08/05/20111N.N. (man, 30)unknownstowaway, overheated in truck carrying cable wheels to Fulda (DE) from GreeceHessenR/HNA/Welt/SP
08/05/20111N.N. (man, ±25)unknownstowaway, overheated in truck carrying cable wheels to Fulda (DE) from GreeceHessenR/HNA/Welt/SP
06/05/201132N.N.Sub-Saharan Africawent missing when boat carrying 600 migrants to Italy sank off coast of Tripoli (LY)Corrispondenti/VF/LR/WP/ABC/UNHCR/U
06/05/20112N.N. (2 babies)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat carrying 600 migrants to Italy sank off coast of Tripoli (LY)Corrispondenti/ VF/ LR/ WP/ ABC/ UNHC
06/05/201113N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat carrying 600 migrants to Italy sank off coast of Tripoli (LY)Corrispondenti/VF/LR/WP/ABC/UNHCR/U
06/05/20111N.N. (baby, 4 months)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned after boat carrying 600 migrants to Italy sank off coast of Tripoli (LY)Corrispondenti/ VF/ LR/ WP/ ABC/ UNHC
05/05/201122N.N. (22 men)Sub-Saharan Africamissing, feared drowned after boat sank off Adra, Almería coast (ES); 29 survivedHumano/Publico/MUGAK/EP
05/05/20111N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africamissing, feared drowned after boat sank off Adra, Almería coast (ES); 29 survivedHumano/Publico//MUGAK/EP
05/05/20111N.N. (girl, 3)Sub-Saharan Africamissing, feared drowned after boat sank off Adra, Almería coast (ES); 29 survivedHumano/Publico/MUGAK/EP
05/05/20111N.N. (girl, 1)Sub-Saharan Africamissing, feared drowned after boat sank off Adra, Almería coast (ES); 29 survivedHumano/Publico/MUGAK/EP
17/04/20111Ifeanyi Nwokoye (man, 29)Nigeriadied in Safi (MT) on way to hospital after being beaten by soldiers, tryied to escape detention centreTimesM/MNS/MaltaToday
13/04/20111N.N. (man)Nigeriadrowned, found dead 3 days after Libyan boat shipwrecked near Pantelleria (IT)LR/FE
13/04/20111Leonie (woman, 38)Congodrowned after jumping off Libyan boat that had shipwrecked near Pantelleria (IT)LR/FE/DerStandard/MAS/DailyMail/VK
13/04/20111Cinie (woman, 28)Congodrowned after jumping off Libyan boat that had shipwrecked near Pantelleria (IT)LR/FE/DerStandard/MAS/DailyMail/VK
13/04/20111N.N. (man)unknowndrowned after Libyan boat shipwrecked near Pantelleria (IT)LR/FE/MAS/DailyMail
12/04/20111N.N. (pregnant woman)Nigeriadied after mother drank sea water during 7 days adrift in the Mediterranean SeaMNS
11/04/20111N.N. (woman, 29)Somaliabody found by patrol vessels in boat off coast of MaltaFE/AFM
11/04/201110N.N.unknowndied during journey from Libya to Lampedusa (IT), bodies were thrown overboardVK
10/04/201159N.N.Ethiopia, Nigeria, Eritreadied of dehydration and starvation near Zliten (LY),16 days in the sea, SOS ignored by NATOGuardianUn./MUGAK/ELM/VDG/Raz/ABC
10/04/20111N.N.unknowndied in prison near Misrata (LY) after 16 days in the Mediterranean Sea while NATO was ignoring SOSGuardianUn./MUGAK/ELM/VDG/Raz/ABC
10/04/20111N.N. (1 baby, 12 months)unknowndied of dehydration/starvation near Zliten (LY) after 16 days in Mediterranean Sea, NATO ignored SOSGuardian/MUGAK/ELM/VDG/Raz/ABC/AV
10/04/20111N.N. (baby)unknowndied of dehydration/starvation near Zliten (LY) after 16 days in Mediterranean Sea, NATO ignored SOSGuardian/MUGAK/ELM/VDG/Raz/ABC/AV
08/04/20111Kambiz Roustayi (man, 36)Iransuicide, set himself on fire in Amsterdam (NL) fearing deportation; asylum was rejected after 11 yearsNBK/VK/Eindhovens Dagblad/IMA/MNS/R
06/04/2011177N.N.Bangladesh, Chad, Ivory Cwent missing after Libyan boat carring 325 migrants sank off coast of Lampedusa (IT) in MaltaLR/ANSA/Reu./Migreurop/Raz/Irish Times
06/04/201137N.N. (37 women)Bangladesh, Chad, Ivory Cowent missing after Libyan boat carring 325 migrants sank off coast of Lampedusa (IT) in MaltaLR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/DailyMail/Ir
06/04/20111N.N. (woman, 24)unknownwent missing after Libyan boat carring 325 migrants sank off coast of Lampedusa (IT) in MaltaLR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/DailyMail/Ir
06/04/20113N.N. (3 minors)Bangladesh, Chad, Ivory Cowent missing after Libyan boat with 325 migrants sank off coast of Lampedusa (IT) in MaltaLR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/DailyMail/Ir
06/04/20111N.N. (boy, 3)unknownwent missing after Libyan boat carring 325 migrants sank off coast of Lampedusa (IT) in MaltaLR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/DailyMail/Ir
06/04/20111N.N. (boy, 1)unknownwent missing after Libyan boat carring 325 migrants sank off coast of Lampedusa (IT) in MaltaLR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/DailyMail/Ir
02/04/20111N.N. (man, 23)Afghanistanstowaway, died of asphyxiation in van on ferry that had travelled from Greece to port of Ancona (IT)PICUM/FE/ANSA/ClandestinE
02/04/20111N.N. (man, 20)unknowndrowned in Modica (IT) while disembarking from boat carrying 500 migrants, found by Punta ReglioniFE/PICUM
01/04/20111N.N. (man, 23)Eritreadrowned in Modica (IT) while disembarking from boat carrying 500 migrantsPICUM/FE
01/04/201127N.N.Tunisiabodies found off Kerkenneh (TN), reportedly from boat that had disappeared on trip to ItalyFE/PICUM
in Apr 1158N.N.Tunisiadrowned, bodies found by coast guard on beach in TunisiaMigreurop
31/03/201170N.N.Somalia, Eritreadrowned off coast of Tripoli (LY), may include passengers from 2 missing boatsQuotidiano/LR/Migeurop/Kaosenlared/RA
28/03/201110N.N.Sub-Saharan Africamissing, feared drowned, boat sank travelling from Libya to Italy; 6 rescued by fishermen in EgyptGuardianUn./PerCat/AdnK
28/03/201127N.N.unknowndrowned, found off coast of Kerkennah (TN) after 2 boats travelling from Libya sankPUB/TunisieSoir/GuardianUn./MUGAK/Q
28/03/20111N.N. (baby, 1 y.)Sub-Saharan Africamissing, feared drowned after boat to Lampedusa (IT) from Libya sank; 6 rescued by fishermen in EGGuardian/PerCat/AdnK
27/03/2011308N.N.unknownmissing, feared drowned when boat carrying 335 people from Libya to Italy was not seen in 2 weeksQuotidiano/LR/Migreurop/Kaosenlared/RA
26/03/20111Seydina Moh. Mbaye (boy, 5)Senegaldied of pulmonary embolism suffered on flight for surgery in Strasbourg (FR), consulate delayed visaSeneweb/Nouvel Obs
25/03/2011295N.N.unknownmissing, feared drowned after 2 boats travelling together from Sidi Bilal (LY) sank on way to ItalyPUB/TunisieSoir/GuardianUn./MUGAK/Q
25/03/201110N.N.Egyptmissing, feared drowned after 2 boats travelling together from Sidi Bilal (LY) sank on way to ItalyPUB/Reu./TunisieSoir/GuardianUn.
22/03/20113N.N.unknownmissing, feared drowned after sending distress signal near Paxoi (GR), jumping into sea during rescueORF
22/03/20111N.N.Bangladeshdrowned after jumping off Greek-bound ship from Libya; found near Crete (GR)MNS
18/03/20113N.N. (3 men, ±28)unknowndrowned, bodies found in Petalo near the Evros River (GR)clandestinE
18/03/20111Medina Yassin Suleyman (w, 26)Ethiopiasuicide in fear of deportation in Uznach (CH), days after migration service called to plan forced returnNecropolis/StopRacialProfiling/SüdostSch
14/03/201140N.N.Tunisia17 drowned, 23 missing after boat sank near Kerkenneh (TN) on way to Lampedusa (IT)LR/AFP/Le Figaro/EP/Diario de Noticias/T
06/03/201118N.N.Bangladeshdrowned after jumping off Greek-bound ship near Souda (GR); 3 bodies found; 15 missingKI/MNS
04/03/20112N.N.Tunisiadrowned after boat capsized during storm near Lampedusa (IT); 28 rescuedAFP/Le Monde/Migreurop/Romandie/LR
04/03/20112N.N. (2 boys)Tunisiadrowned, fell into sea during rescue of 22 migrants off coast of Marsala (IT)FE/GRR
02/03/20111N.N. (man, ±27)Sub-Saharan Africadecomposed body found floating near beach of La Carihuela, Torremolinos (ES)SUR/MUGAK
01/03/20111Shambu Lama (man, 40)Nepalsuicide, on train tracks fearing deportation after officials lied; lived 15 years in DE, had a sonKarawane/taz/jW/waz
in Mar 113N.N.unknowndied in a fire in shack in the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES) while waiting to travel to mainland SpainABC/MUGAK
in Mar 112N.N.unknownbodies found in advanced state of decomposition near Lampedusa (IT)LR
27/02/20111N.N. (boy, ±16)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned trying to cross border near Benzu to spanish enclave of Ceuta, body found hours laterFaro/FE/DiarioVasco
12/02/20112N.N. (2 men)unknown1 drowned, 1 missing after boat sank near Zarzis (TN) on way to Italy; 10 survivorsLESP
12/02/20114N.N. (4 men)unknowndied on boat travelling to Italy, found by coast guards near Sfax (TN)LR
11/02/201135N.N.Tunisia5 drowned, 30 missing after Tunisian coast guard rammed and sank their boatMNS/BBC/LESP/LR/Le Monde/Newsaust
31/01/20111N.N. (man, 54)Pakistanjumped from window during police inspection at his home in Nicosia (CY); failed asylum seekerCypMail
23/01/20111N.N. (man)Malidied in the Strait of Gibraltar after waiting 4 days for dinghy to SpainHumano
18/01/20111Garrach (boy)Tunisiadrowned after boat capsized near Metline (TN)FE
17/01/20112N.N. (2 men)Algeriadrowned after setting boat on fire and jumping overboard to avoid border patrol in Annaba (DZ)FE/Migreurop/ElW
16/01/201133N.N.Afghanistanmissing, feared drowned, after ship sank near Corfu (GR) on way to Italy; 230 survivedClandestinE/FE/AFP/KI/VK/MNS/BBC
08/01/20111N.N. (man, ±25)Africafroze to death, body found in Nea Vissa (GR) near Turkish borderClandestinE/Frontexplode
07/01/20111Borka T. (woman)Kosovodied of brain hemorrhage in Kosovo, had no access to treatment after deportation from GermanyWSWS/LV/MNS/Karawane
06/01/20112N.N. (2 men)unknowndrowned, bodies found in the Evros River after trying to cross Turkish-Greek borderFE/AFP
04/01/20111Alta Ming (woman, 34)Mongoliadied giving birth without medical help in Rennes (FR), was homeless since husband was detained in NLRue89
28/12/20101N.N. (man, 33)Cameroonstowaway, crushed by cargo of truck he was hiding in whilst travelling from enclave of Ceuta (ES)MUGAK/ELM
20/12/20101N.N. (man, ±28)Africafroze to death, bodies found in Nea Vissa (GR), near Turkish-Greek borderFrontexplode/MNS
17/12/20102N.N. (2 men)Africafroze to death, bodies found in Nea Vissa (GR), near Turkish-Greek borderFrontexplode/MNS
12/12/20101Saidou Gadiaga (man, 37)Senegaldied of delayed medical attention after asthma attack in Masotti police station in Brescia (IT)MNS/LR/AfricaNews
11/12/20105N.N.unknownwent missing when ship sank near Kani-Kéli, Mayotte (FR); 31 survivedinfo/FE
07/12/20102N.N.unknowndrowned, bodies found in the Evros region of Greece near Turkish-Greek borderClandestinE/Frontexplode
01/12/20101N.N. (boy, 16)Afghanistanstowaway, suffocated while hiding in truck on ferry from Patras (GR) to Ancona (IT)Migreurop/FE/Kinisi/CorAdriatico
29/11/20101Mahamadou Maréga (man, 38)Malidied from shock after police in Colombes (FR) used taser on him to stop a fightEurope1/MNS/Parisen
27/11/20101Sardar Ayari (man, 25)Afghanistanstowaway, crushed between 2 trucks in Patras (GR) while trying to board 1 of them bound for ItalyMigreurop/Kinisi/FE
23/11/20104N.N. (4 men)Iranstowaways, suffocated near Amfilochia (GR) in back of van travelling from ItalyEurope1/FE/PICUM/MNS
22/11/20102N.N. (2 men, ±20)Maghrebdied of burns and smoke inhalation in Santurtzi (ES) after starting a fire to heat up squatEP/ELC
16/11/20101N.N. (man, 23)Somaliadrowned after boat sank in the Adriatic Sea near Bari (IT); found holding Greek expulsion orderFE/PICUM
09/11/20101Brahim A. (man, 54)Moroccodied of brain hemorrhage, fall at work without papers; left at hospital gate, Spanish enclave Ceuta(ES)ElDia/LV/MUGAK/DiariodeNavarra/Diario
01/11/20102N.N. (2 men)Eritreakilled by traffickers in Sinai desert after trying to use phones to call for helpLR/ECRE
in Nov 106N.N.Eritreabeaten to death by traffickers in Sinai desert after trying to escapeECRE/LR
12/10/20101Jimmy Mubenga (man, 46)Angoladied of cardiac arrest on deportation flight from London (GB)Guardian/NR/IndGB/Demotix/BBC/Rue89
07/10/20101N.N. (man)Algeriastowaway, drowned while swimming from boat to Pinedo beach in Valencia (ES)Provincias
02/10/20105N.N. (5 men, 18-36)Algeriamissing, feared drowned, sailing with 30 survivors rescued off coast of Mostaganem (DZ)FE/Swiss.ch
23/09/20101Bertha Puentes Acosta (w, 74)Colombiadied in expulsion centre in Ter Apel (NL); was living without papers in the Netherlands for decadesTVblik/VK
21/09/20101N.N. (man, 22)Eritreastowaway, hit head jumping off truck near Foggia (IT), travelling from GeorgiaMigreurop/FE/FaiNoti
13/09/20101Andoine Bassoumga (man, 41)Congodied of heart attack in Nicosia (CY); diabetic asylum seeker, had poor diet after welfare was cutKISA/CypMail
08/09/201024N.N.Maghrebwent missing while travelling by boat from El Bouni, Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT)Les Temps D’Algerie/FE
08/09/201019N.N.Maghrebwent missing while travelling by boat from Seraïdi, Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (IT)Les Temps D’Algerie/FE
in Sep 103N.N.Sub-Saharan Africabodies thrown overboard and found in the Alboran Sea (ES)Humano
in Sep 101Nezam Azimi (man, 60)Afghanistanmurdered by Taliban after being denied asylum in the Netherlands, forcibly returned to Kabul in 2006MNS/Telegraaf
31/08/20102N.N.Maghrebbodies found in advanced state of decomposition by Guardia Civil in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (ES)SUR
28/08/20102N.N.unknownfound off coast of the enclave of Ceuta (ES), believed to have fallen off boats several months earlierMAC
27/08/201037N.N.unknown, Ivory Coast, Malireportedly went missing after boat travelling from Morocco to Spain disappearedMAC
25/08/20101N.N. (child)Afghanistandied while disembarking, body found by police on the Ionian coast near Calabria (IT)ANSA/Gazzettino
15/08/20103N.N.Cameroondied of dehydration in desert near Tamanrasset (DZ), while trying to reach Europe with 12 othersAFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
15/08/20103N.N.Malidied of dehydration in desert near Tamanrasset (DZ), while trying to reach Europe with 12 othersAFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
15/08/20102N.N.Ivory Coastdied of dehydration in desert near Tamanrasset (DZ), with 12 others trying to reach EuropeAFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
15/08/20102N.N.Senegaldied of dehydration in desert near Tamanrasset (DZ), while trying to reach Europe with 12 othersAFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
15/08/20101N.N.Gambiadied of dehydration in desert near Tamanrasset (DZ), with 12 others trying to reach EuropeAFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
15/08/20101N.N.Guineadied of dehydration in desert near Tamanrasset (DZ), with 12 others trying to reach EuropeAFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
12/08/20101N.N. (man, 55)Algeriadrowned, body recovered during helicopter rescue near Tabarca, Alicante (ES)Provincias/Deia/Diario de Navarra/Raz/El
11/08/20108N.N.unknown2 drowned while travelling from Algeria, found by sea patrol near Alicante (ES); 6 missingLes Temps d'Algerie/Migreurop
11/08/20102N.N. (2 men)Sub-Saharan Africabodies found in La Línea de la Concepción (ES) near Gibraltar (GB)EFE/SUR
11/08/20101N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found with head injuries near Levante beach (ES)EFE
11/08/20101Arslan Duzhiev (man, 37)Chechnyafound hanging from a rope in cell at detention centre in Traiskirchen (AT)IRR
07/08/20101N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck off Ibiza, body found 2 miles from Altea, Alicante (ES)Provincias/EP/MNS/RoundTown
07/08/20101N.N.unknowndrowned during shipwreck off Ibiza, body found on San Juan beach (ES)Provincias/EP/RoundTown
in Aug 101N.N.unknowndrowned during shipwreck off Ibiza, body found by fishermen in Calp, Alicante (ES)EP/Provincias/RoundTown
28/07/20102N.N.unknowndrowned during shipwreck off Ibiza, bodies found off Jávea coast (ES)EP/Provincias/DiarioVasco/RoundTown
25/07/20101Osman Rasul (man, 27)Iraqjumped from balcony in Nottingham (GB) after failing to find a solicitor for his asylum appealGuardian/BBC/IRR/ThisIsNott/TheHuff/No
17/07/20101Daniel Tewelde (man, 23)Eritreafound hanged in forest in Cantalice, Rieti (IT), was asylum seeker; never resolved if suicide or homicideEastwoodRieti/AriOnlus
11/07/20103N.N. (3 women)Sub-Saharan Africabodies found on damaged boat rescued off Motril coast near Granada (ES); 25 survivedDiario de Noticias/Diario de Navarra/ABC/
11/07/20102N.N. (2 babies)Sub-Saharan Africabodies found on damaged boat rescued off Motril coast near Granada (ES); 25 survivedDiario de Noticias/Diario de Navarra/ABC/
01/07/20101Dembo Fofana (man, 28)Guineadrowned in the Seine River (FR) after escaping from police, he was undocumentedParisen
in July 101N.N. (man, 20)Afghanistandied disembarking from boat, body found on Ionian coast, Calabria (IT)ANSA/Gazzettino
in July 101N.N. (boy, 14)Afghanistanwent missing on Ionian coast near Calabria (IT)ANSA/Gazzettino
25/06/20106N.N. (6 men)unknowndrowned after boat capsized while crossing the Evros River from Turkey, found in Orestiada (GR)TimesM/Migreurop/AFP
25/06/20105N.N.unknownmissing, boat capsized while crossing the Evros River from TurkeyTimesM/Migreurop/AFP
27/06/20101Zahara Bare (pregnant w., 42)Somaliadied in the Leersum asylum centre (NL) after being denied urgent medical careADUC/Doorbraak/SunaT/IRR
25/06/20104N.N. (4 women)mostly africandrowned after boat capsized while crossing Evros River from Turkey, bodies found in Orestiada (GR)TimesM/Migreurop/AFP
25/06/20101N.N. (man, 25)unknownkilled by another asylum seeker in Alvesta (SE) in apartment rented by migration officialsUNHCR/DS
03/06/20101N.N. (man)Ivory Coastdied of unknown causes in the asylum centre (BE), had mental health problems but was not monitoredMNS/FIDH/IRR
02/06/20101Slawik C. (man, 58)Armeniasuicide, hanged himself with kettle cord in Langenhagen Prison (DE) while facing deportation762/IRR/Blackbox
30/05/201020N.N.Chad, Egypt, Nigeriaexecuted in Tripoli (LY) for alleged criminal offences while travelling to EuropeLR
13/05/20101Mohamed Abagui (man, 22)Moroccosuicide, hanged himself with a sheet while awating deportation in detention centre in Barcelona (ES)SetDirecta/FAIV/EP/PerCat/IRR
03/05/20101Abdoulaye (man, 23)Ivory Coaststowaway, under truck, permitted but prevented from travelling to Málaga from enclave of Ceuta (ES)MNS/MUGAK/SUR
02/05/20101Alan Rasoul Ahmed (man)Iraqsuicide, hanged himself in Liverpool (GB) while waiting on asylum decisionIRR
in May 101N.N. (man, 34)Maghrebdied after deportation from the Netherlands, was trying to re-enter Europe on boat to Samos (GR)VK
in May 104N.N. (incl 1 woman)Somalia, Tunisia, Africadrowned after boat capsized while crossing the Evros River to enter GreeceMNS
18/04/20101N.N. (man, ±25)Algeriadrowned while swimming to coast, body washed up on El Chorrillo beach in the enclave of Ceuta (ES)Provincias/SUR/Can7
18/04/20104N.N.unknownbodies found by the Evros River near Edirne (TR) after boat capsized; 7 survivedPICUM/UNHCR
16/04/20101Yeni P. (woman, 34)Indonesiasuicide, hanged herself in deportation centre in Hamburg (DE)jW/Karawane/IRR/FR-H/Blackbox
15/04/20101Eliud Nguli Nyenze (man, 40)Kenyadied after being denied medical attention at Oakington immigration reception centre (GB)Guardian/IndyMedia/MornStar/IRR/No-De
13/04/201011N.N.Algeriareportedly drowned after boat from Algeria sank off coast of Almería (ES); 3 survivedPUB/SUR/Provincias/Can7/Nerja/MUGAK
11/04/20101Ramahdin (boy, 16)Afghanistanstowaway, fell under wheels of truck as it boarded boat in Dunkirk (FR) to Great BritainPICUM/IRR
10/04/20101N.N. (man, 27)Sri Lankastabbed by housemate in Venice (IT) who was jealous of his permanent residency and work permitLaNVenezia
07/04/20101Abdullaq Moradi (man, 30)Afghanistanstabbed in canteen queue fight about overcrowding in Sandholm asylum centre (DK)Necropolis/CPH/IRR/MNS
02/04/20101N.N. (man, 30)Chechnyastabbed by drunk asylum seeker using bread knife at asylum centre in Mostviertel (AT)DerStandard/Salzburger Nachrichten
in Apr 101N.N. (child)unknownsuicide, in Värmland Province (SE) after asylum claim was rejected and medical support deniedUNHCR/Sverinsge
in Apr 101N.N. (m)Africabody found in forest in Weisslingen (CH); stowaway, fell from landing gear of plane from Africa to CHNecropolis/NZZ/Watson/Zueriost/TA
30/03/20107N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized 3 miles from Kafr El Sheikh (EG) on way to Italy; 38 survivedLe Monde/MP/FE/KI
28/03/20101N.N. (boy, 15)Afghanistanasylum seeker, killed by bomb explosion in Athens (GR) while searching for food in the trashIRR/MNS
21/03/20103N.N.Somaliabodies thrown overboard on way to Sicily (IT); 20 rescued by border patrolLR/FE
17/03/20101Joseph Ndukaku (man, 29)Nigeriadied during deportation at Zurich Airport (CH), weak from hunger strike, forcibly restrained by policeAdnK/Swiss.ch/BBC/UNHCR/Augen Auf/D
10/03/20101Mrs. G. (woman)unknowndied of rare brain infection after being denied medical care; "no recourse to public funds" in GBGuardian
08/03/20101E. G. (boy, baby)unknowndied of starvation after family received asylum but no assistance in Westminster, London (GB)Guardian
07/03/20101David Mardiani (boy, 17)Georgiasuicide, asylum seeker hanged himself after hunger strike in Hamburg deportation centre (DE)WSWS/Migreurop/CaucKnot/SP/jW/taz/A
07/03/20101Serge Serykh (man, 43)Russiasuicide, jumped with family from 15th floor of building in Glasgow (GB) after asylum claim was rejectedGuardian/IRR/Migreurop/TheHerlad/MNS
07/03/20101Tatiana Serykh (woman, ±40)Russiasuicide, jumped with family from 15th floor of building in Glasgow (GB) after asylum claim was rejectedGuardian/IRR/TheHerlad/MNS/Migreurop
07/03/20101Stefan Serykh (man, 21)Russiasuicide, jumped with family from 15th floor of building in Glasgow (GB) after asylum claim was rejectedGuardian/IRR/MNS/TheHerald/Migreurop
03/03/20101N.N. (girl, 13 months)Nigeriadied after being refused hospital treatment in Cernusco sul Naviglio (IT) due to discriminatory lawsEveryone Group
21/02/20101Allan Koomson (man, 53)Ghanadied in hospital after lack of medical attention in detention centre in Amsterdam (NL)Ghanaweb/VK/RNW/Myjoyonline
11/02/20106N.N. (6 men)unknownreportedly drowned after dinghy from Turkey capsized off coast of Samos (GR)KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
11/02/20101N.N. (woman)unknownreportedly drowned after dinghy from Turkey capsized off coast of Samos (GR)KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
11/02/20101N.N. (girl)unknownreportedly drowned after dinghy from Turkey capsized off coast of Samos (GR)KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
11/02/20106N.N.unknownreportedly missing after dinghy from Turkey capsized off coast of Samos (GR)KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
16/01/20101Mohammed El Abbouby (man, 25)Moroccosuicide, inhaled gas in his prison cell in Milan (IT)Necropolis/LR/IRR
04/01/20101M. Yahya Tabbabi (man, 31)Tunisiadied in detention centre in Vottem (BE) due to lack of medical treatment; asylum seekerMigreurop/IRR/ST
04/01/201019N.N.unknowndrowned after boat capsized while travelling from Turkey to GreeceTodZam/NOB
in Jan 101Wadim S. (man, ±21)Latviasuicide, jumped in front of train in Hamburg (DE) after hearing that he would be deportedSP/Blackbox
in 20105N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck, bodies found on coast of Valencia (ES); 36 survivedLV
in 201013N.N.unknown10 drowned after boat sank off coast of Andalusia (ES); 3 missingLV
in 20102N.N. (2 babies)unknownmissing, feared drowned after boat sank off coast of Andalusia (ES)LV
29/12/200922N.N. (1 child, 2; 7 women; 14 m.)Asiadied in shipwreck near Alexandroupoli (GR) by Turkish-Greek borderClandestinE/TodZam/NOB/KI/ANSA/Le Fi
25/12/20091Diego Augusto S. Costa (w, 34)Brazilsuicide, transsexual hanged herself with a sheet in detention centre in Milan (IT)Necropolis/EveryOne Group/LR/Migreuro
15/12/20091Maiouad (boy, 15)Afghanistanstowaway, died crossing highway near Calais (FR) while trying to get to Great BritainNOB/FE
12/12/20092N.N.unknownreportedly drowned after boat sank off coast of Leros (GR); 25 rescuedNOB/TodZam
09/12/20091N.N. (man)Africastowaway, froze to death in truck trying to get from Tangier (MA) to Marseille (FR)AP/FE
24/11/20091Ibrahim M.B. (man, 35)Senegalmurdered by his employer in Vercelli (IT) who refused to pay him 3 months' salaryCDS
24/11/200923N.N.Comorosreportedly drowned after boat sank between Mayotte (FR) and Comoros Islands (KM)Publico/AFP/MigrantsOM
20/11/20091N.N. (man, 30)Boliviadied after spending 26 days in detention centre in Málaga (ES) following a deportation operationSur
18/11/20091N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africareportedly drowned after falling overboard off coast of Tarifa (ES)EP/FE
12/11/20091Jianping Liu (woman, 35)Chinajumped from bridge near Heathrow (GB) after police questioned her about immigration statusIRR/UxbGaz
06/11/20096N.N. (1baby, 3 children, 1w, 1m)Afghanistan5 drowned, 1 missing after overloaded boat sank off coast of Bodrum (TR)FE/Ansa/Le Monde/NOB
06/11/20091Abdelkader H. (man, 19)Algeriajumped in the Bilbao River (ES) while escaping from policemen who mistook him for a thiefEP
01/11/20091N.N. (young man)unknownstowaway, suffocated in back of truck entering the Channel Tunnel (FR) on way to Great BritainFE/DailyMail/IRR
in Nov 091N.N. (man, ±30)Somaliadied of swine flu due to lack of medical care in asylum centre in NorwayUNHCR/IRR
30/10/20091Mohammed Iqbal Safi (man, 18)Afghanistanjumped in the River Thames (GB) after police questioning in custody for immigration offencesIRR
30/10/20091N.N. (man, 25)Indiastowaway, asphyxiated in truck near Calais (FR) while trying to get to Great BritainLibération/PrivateSource/Libelille
29/10/20093N.N.Algeriabodies found on boat on southern coast of Spain near Cartagena (ES)EXP/UnSarda/EarthT/EP/PUB/PICUM/NO
27/10/20099N.N. (5 children; 3 w; 1 m., ±30)Afghanistandrowned after wooden boat from Turkey hit rocks on Mytilini, Lesbos (GR)LR/TDN/Le Figaro/CDS/Migreurop/ANSA/
27/10/20091N.N.unknownfound on boat escorted to Italy after Malta refused to receiveLR/Can7/PICUM/NOB
15/10/200916N.N. (incl 1 child; 1 woman)Kosovo11 drowned after boat capsized trying to cross the Tisza River (RS) to Hungary; 5 missingPicum/UNMIK/NOB
12/10/20097N.N. (3 children; 4 women)unknowndrowned after boat sank by Kani-Keli in Mayotte (FR) on way from ComorosMalanga
10/10/20091Mohammad Atif Kamran (m., 25)Pakistantortured to death at police station in Nikaia (GR)Anarkismo/IRR
06/10/20097N.N.Egypt, Somalia4 drowned trying to swim alongside a dinghy off coast of Gela (IT); 3 missingPICUM/EveryOne Group/NOB
06/10/20091Hasun Albaadzh (man)Syriadied of medical neglect in Busmantsi detention centre (BG) where he had been held for 3 yearsIRR
19/09/200928N.N. (incl 7 women; 1 man)Sub-Saharan Africa8 drowned after small boat sank off coast of Morocco near Perejil Island (ES); 20 missingAFP/EP/DiarioVasco/Razon/ELM/ELC/Pe
14/09/20091Gagandeep Singh K. (man, 32)Indiadied of heart attack after 1 month hunger strike in prison in Vienna (AT)DerStandard/FRO/WIKO/Asyl in Not/Rote
10/09/20091Hassan Rahimi (boy)Afghanistansuicide, unaccompanied minor hanged himself in London (GB) out of fear of evictionIRR
29/08/20091N.N.Maghrebdied during boat trip, found in Granadilla, Tenerife (ES)DiariodeNoticia/ElDia/ABC/Verdad/DNG/g
28/08/20091N.N. (woman)Africadrowned during rescue operation off coast of Birzebbuga (MT) travelling from AfricaGara/MUGAK/NOB
25/08/20091Mahmum O. (man, 26)Iraqfound hanged in prison cell in Nuremburg (DE)IRR
24/08/20091Mrs T. (woman, 32)Lebanonsuicide, overdosed after family was moved from Mittweida (DE) to an asylum campARI/ERA/RoterP
20/08/200972N.N. (17 women; 55 men)Eritreadied at sea after 23 days spent travelling from Libya to Lampedusa (IT), bodies thrown overboardLR/CDS/GE/FE/MUGAK/EP/AFP/GARA/A
17/08/200927N.N. (incl 1 man)Sub-Saharan Africa, Morocc7 drowned, 20 missing in shipwreck near Trafalgar beach (ES); 10 survivedLatinAHTribune
16/08/20091Jasraj Singh Kataria (23 months)Afghanistanfell from 3rd floor window of poor accommodation in Glasgow (GB) provided by government contractorIRR
12/08/20092N.N.Turkeydrowned after motorboat sank off coast of Kos (GR) while travelling from TurkeyFE/PICUM/Cesdop/NOB
09/08/200920N.N.Somaliakilled during escape attempt from Benghazi (LY) detention centre after guards opened fireFE/VOA/GiovaniE
09/08/20091N.N.unknownstowaway, body found between Brindisi and Lecce (IT) after being thrown out of truckCDS/NOB
09/08/20091Heval Huseyn Ismail (man, 28)Kurdistansuicide, failed asylum seeker hanged himself in park in South Shields (GB)ShieldsG/IRR
08/08/200912N.N.unknown1 died after boat collided with Algerian coast guard vessel in the port of Annaba (DZ); 11 missingBBC/Migreurop/NOB
06/08/20091F.A. (woman, 27)Moroccothrew herself in the Brembo River in Bergamo (IT) out of fear of deportationLR/IRR/ERA
03/08/200912N.N. (incl 1 man)Algeria1 drowned after wooden boat capsized 4 miles from Cabo de Palos (ES); 11 missingEP/Verdad/ELM/RAZ/MUGAK
27/07/20091Arivan Osman Asis (man, 20)Kurdistan-Iraqbeaten by border guards in Igoumenitsa (GR) attempting to reach Italy, died in hospital 4 months laterAFP
27/07/20091N.N.unknownreportedly drowned, body parts found along La Fontanilla beach in Marbella (ES)FE/SUR
25/07/20091Luis Beltran Larrosa (man, 56)Uruguaydied of heart attack in Tenerife (ES), employer did not call for assistance as Luis was working illegallyCan7/VDG/ElDia/Publico
14/07/20091N.N.Sub-Saharan Africadied in hospital in El Hierro, Canary Islands (ES) after arriving in SpainVerdad/Diario de Navarra
14/07/20091Azad Hayi (man, 28)Kurdistankilled by neo-Nazis while returning to Möhlau asylum centre (DE) at nighttaz
12/07/20092N.N.Sub-Saharan Africa1 died at sea, 1 from dehydration in hospital in El Hierro, Canary Islands (ES)Publico/EP/DiariodeNoticia/GARA/Diariod
01/07/20091N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadrowned, body found by Liberian ship 42 miles south of Cabo de Gata in Almería (ES)PICUM
29/06/20099N.N. (1 child; 3 women; 5 men)Maghrebdrowned after wooden boat hit rocks near Barbate (ES), traffickers were later imprisoned for murderPICUM/SUR/Publico/EP/ELM/Verdad/Dia
23/06/20091Amir Rohol (man, 19)Afghanistanstowaway, died in hospital in Ancona (IT) 3 hours after falling off truck he had been hiding inPICUM/LR/MP/NOB
19/06/20091Jonathan Sizalina (man, 20)Ecuadorreported suicide in Barcelona (ES) police cell after arrest for being "illegal", possibly beaten to deathEP/AVUI/MUGAK
17/06/20092N.N. (2 men)Algeria1 migrant drowned after shipwreck 30 miles south Cartagena (ES); 1 missingLV/Verdad/PICUM/NOB
04/06/200925N.N. (incl 8 babies; women; men)Sub-Saharan Africa, Moroccmissing after boat sank near Tarifa (ES) on way from Tangier (MA)ABC/MUGAK/EP/ELM/LV/EFE/Diario de
03/06/200934N.N.Comorosreportedly drowned after boat hit a rock between Anjouan (KM) and Mayotte (FR)Malango
03/06/20091M’manga SouleComorosdrowned after boat hit a rock between Anjouan (KM) and Mayotte (FR)Malango
03/06/20091AtikiComorosdrowned after boat hit a rock between Anjouan (KM) and Mayotte (FR)Malango
in June 091N.N. (boy, 16)unknownsuicide, at asylum centre in Värmland (SE) after his asylum claim was rejectedIRR
27/05/20091Mir Abbas Safari (man, 36)Afghanistansuicide, after 67 days in detention centre in Gävle (SE) out of fear of deportationIRR/UPP/NewsD
19/05/20091N.N. (man)Vietnamfell trying to jump onto moving truck in Téteghem (FR) on highway between France and BelgiumVoixDuNord
07/05/20091N.N. (woman, 49)Tunisiasuicide, at Ponte Galeria detention centre near Rome (IT)IlMess/IRR/ERA
in May 092N.N.Somaliadrowned while travelling from Turkey to Greece on the Evros River (GR)MNS
in May 091N.N.Tunisiadrowned while travelling from Turkey to Greece on the Evros River (GR)MNS
30/04/20091N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadied in hospital in Tarifa (ES) after Spanish authorities blocked their boat coming from Tangier (MA)EFE/NOB
23/04/200935N.N. (9 women; 26 men)Africabodies found after boat travelling from Somalia shipwrecked east of Aden (YE)MUGAK/Can7/EFE/UNHCR/LR/GARA
23/04/200920N.N.Africamissing after boat travelling from Somalia shipwrecked east of Aden (YE); 165 survivedMUGAK/Can7/EFE/UNHCR/LR/GARA
23/04/20092N.N.unknownreportedly died of hypothermia, found by Spanish authorities in the Strait of GibraltarMUGAK/EFE/Diario de Navarra/PICUM/E
18/04/20091N.N.Sub-Saharan Africabody found by Mauritanian guards on boat near Nouadhibou (MR) on way to Canary Islands (ES)MUGAK/EFE/ElDia/Diario de Navarra
16/04/20091Esat Ekos (pregnant woman, 19)Nigeriadied during rescue operation, boat waited 4 days to be allowed to reach Italian coastMUGAK/TimesM/Diario de Navarra/Verda
06/04/20091N.N. (±30, man)unknownfound dead on Eurostar trail tracks by police, presumably hit by a train or fallen from oneIRR
05/04/20091N.N. (man, 26)Afghanistanasylum seeker, stabbed during brawl in square Villemin, Paris (FR)Reu/Ya.F/MSF/MRAP/CSE10/AFP
05/04/20091N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, found dead in the Channel tunnel in Calais (FR), probably fell from a lorryReu/Ya.F/CSE10/NOB/7sur7.be
03/04/20092N.N. (1 woman; 1 man)Africafound on boat 60 km off the southern coast of Lampedusa (IT), had reportedly come from LibyaANSA/AVV/NOB
01/04/2009300N.N.Algeria, Somalia, Nigeriadrowned after 3 boats reportedly capsized while travelling from Libya to ItalyVK/Zeit/MET
29/03/2009213N.N.Africaassumed missing after boats sank due to stormy weather on way from Libya to ItalyABC/MUGAK/Deia/DiariodeNavarra/DNG
29/03/200921N.N.Africadrowned after overcrowded boats sank due to stormy weather on way from Libya to ItalyABC/MUGAK/Deia/DiariodeNavarra/APD
29/03/20091N.N. (man, 20)Iraqstowaway, found dead under Bulgarian truck in Ancona harbour (IT) after crossing the borderCDS/NOB
26/03/20091N.N. (man, 20)Iraqasylum seeker, run over by truck in Venice harbour (IT), was reportedly trying to avoid ID controlCDS/ANSA/AdnK/NOB
23/03/20091Mazir (man, 24)unknownfound in Votanikos stream near Aliens bureau in Athens (GR), was in coma for 3 monthsNR/IRR
22/03/20092N.N.Maghrebdisappeared when Spanish patrol intercepted and transferred passengers from boat off Cabo de GataMUGAK/EFE/PUB/NOB
19/03/200967N.N.Africa17 migrants died after shipwreck near Sfax (TN) on way from Libya to Italy; 50 missingLS/FE/ANSA/Ach/AFP/LSW/NOB
19/03/20091Salah Soudami (man, 42)Algeriareportedly beaten at Ponte Gallera detention centre in Rome (IT) after being denied medical treatmentElW/Migreurop
17/03/20091N.N. (young man)Sub-Saharan Africabody washed ashore near La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz (ES)MUGAK/DNA/SUR/PUB/EFE/ELM/NOB
16/03/200911N.N. (4 women; 7 men)Nigeriadied of dehydration in the Libyan/Nigerian desert while trying to reach Italy, abandoned by Libyan authoritiesNOB/LR
06/03/20091N.N. (man, ±20)Africacaught in razorwire trying to jump border fence between Morocco and the enclave of Ceuta (ES)REU/NOB
in Mar 091N.N. (pregnant woman)Nigeriadied giving birth to twins in the Oran desert (DZ) while travelling to EuropeFE/NAN/NT/ODILI
in Mar 0914N.N.Africadied in Sahara desert after they got lost, ran out of fuel and water while travelling to EuropeFE/NAN/NT/ODILI
21/02/20091N.N.Africadied when vessel tried to land near Motril (ES); 34 survivedReu./NOB
15/02/20092N.N. (1 woman; 1 pregnant w.)Maghrebdrowned after boat crashed into rocks and sank 20 meter from Lanzarote’s coast (ES)Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/
15/02/200919N.N. (4 girls; 15 boys)Maghrebdrowned after boat crashed into rocks and sank 20 meter from Lanzarote’s coast (ES)Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/
15/02/20094N.N. (4 men)Maghrebdrowned after boat crashed into rocks and sank 20 meter from Lanzarote’s coast (ES)Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/
15/02/20091N.N.Maghrebdrowned after boat crashed into rocks and sank 20 meter from Lanzarote’s coast (ES)Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/
02/02/20093N.N. (3 men)Gambiadied of dehydration near Canary Islands (ES) after 4 days at sea without water or foodABC/EP/MUGAK/ELM/Diario de Navarra/
in Feb 091N.N. (man)Africafound in boat that had drifted for 2 days near coast of Motril (ES); 34 survivedAFP/MAG
31/01/20091N.N. (woman)Sub-Saharan Africafound by Moroccan navy in boat sailing near coast of Al Hoceima (MA)Can7/MUGAK
29/01/20098N.N.Tunisiadrowned during shipwreck in the Gulf of Tunis (TN)ANSA
28/01/20095N.N.unknownbodies washed ashore near Bodrum (TR)AFP/Reu./NOB
22/01/20091Vivede (woman, 19)Nigeriadied of burns and exposure while sailing from Africa to Lampedusa (IT)LR/ASCA
21/01/20091N.N. (man)Africabody found in boat on Cala Pisana beach, Lampedusa (IT); 53 survivedLR/MP/AdnK/ANSA/NOB
21/01/20098N.N.Libyareportedly froze to death while sailing from Libya to Lampedusa (IT)LR/CDS
19/01/200930N.N. (±25)Tunisiawent missing when boat carrying 35 migrants capsized off coast of Tunisia on way to ItalyLR/FE/LPC/PICUM/APDHA/CDS/AEDH/L
19/01/20091N.N. (man, 48)Sri Lankafroze to death, body found under the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery in Messina (IT)Ansa
14/01/20094N.N. (±25)Algeriareportedly went missing after boat capsized due to motor problems after leaving Kristel (DZ)FE/Oran
13/01/20091N.N. (baby, 18 months)unknowndrowned off Syros (GR) when boat capsized carrying 19 migrantsFE/KI/NOB
10/01/20094N.N. (4 women)Senegaldrowned after boarding a canoe after boat capsized off coast of Senegal while travelling to SpainNOB/FE
09/01/20091N.N. (man)unknownstowaway, run over by truck while trying to cross border in Ancona harbour (IT)Adnk
07/01/20091N.N. (man, 30)Afghanistanstabbed in fight between migrants trying to board UK-bound truck in Calais (FR)Telegraph/DailyMail/Evening Standard/PI
03/01/20091Hussein Zahidul (man, 24)Bangladeshbody found in ditch near the immigration bureau in Votanikos (GR)KI/IRR/MNS
01/01/20091Alino (man, 29)Cameroondied on way to hospital in Nador (MA) after being shot by border guards in Farkhana (MA)Diversity/MUGAK/Connect/EP/Tribuna/EL
in Jan 0912N.N. (±25)Algeriareportedly missing after leaving coast of Arzew (DZ) in stormy weatherFE/Oran
in 20091Jonson Ibitui (man)Nigeriadied of heart attack from stress soon after release following 1 year in detention in Busmantsi (BG)GloDP/IRR
in 200920N.N. (mostly children)Africadied in a fire in unsafe building due to no other choice of accommodation in Paris (FR)SurprisingE
03/04/20091Zivko Kosanovic (man, 49)Serbiashot dead in his hometown Sid (RS) after deportation from the NetherlandsNOS/PICUM
24/12/20081N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africafound in advanced state of decomposition by fisherman near the Spanish enclave of Melilla (ES)MUGAK/Publico/SUR/NOB
18/12/20087N.N.Somalia, Mauritania3 drowned after dinghy travelling to Greece sank in the Aegean Sea; 4 missingPICUM/AFP/ANSA/NOB
10/12/20081Zaher Rezai (boy, 13)Afghanistanstowaway, run over by truck in Venice (IT); notebook was found where he wrote down classical poemsCDS/ST/EpolisR/NOB/Mip/MP
07/12/20081N.N. (man)Africafound in boat rescued by Spanish authorities near Arguineguín, Canary Islands (ES)Publico/NOB
06/12/20084N.N. (1 woman; 3 men)Palestinedrowned after dinghy sank near Ayvalik (TR); 23 survivedKI/FE/PICUM/NOB
06/12/20081N.N. (child, 4)unknowndrowned after dinghy sank trying to reach Samos (GR) from TurkeyEarthT/PICUM/NOB
02/12/20081Hamid al-Amrani (boy, 12)Moroccosuicide, hanged himself with a belt in care centre in Madrid (ES) after father was deportedPublico/Terra/ABC/ADN/EurPress/Kaoenl
02/12/20081Duy Nguyen (man, 25)Vietnamstowaway, died of hypothermia in back of truck travelling from France to Great BritainIRR
25/11/20082N.N.unknownstowaways, found in refrigerated truck in southern Greece with 30 other peopleFE/IntHeraldTribune/NOB
21/11/200821N.N.unknowndrowned in shipwreck near Mayotte (FR)N24/AFP/NOB
19/11/20081N.N. (man)Africadied of heart attack in hospital after boat was intercepted near Canary Islands (ES)ABC/AFP
13/11/20081N.N. (man)Africawent missing after falling into the sea during rescue operation 9 miles from Lampedusa (IT)FE/AdnK/UnSarda/LS/NOB
11/11/20083N.N. (2 children; 1 adult)Africa1 died at sea, 1 upon arrival on coast of El Hierro (ES), 1 in hospital a week laterElDia/Top News/ABC/FE/PICUM/MUGAK
10/11/20081N.N. (man)Sub-Saharan Africadied in La Candelaria Hospital, Tenerife (ES) 5 days after his boat was interceptedElDia/Top News/ABC/FE
05/11/20081N.N. (woman)Africafound in advanced state of decomposition in the Mediterranean Sea near Birzebbuga (MT)TimesM
02/11/20081N.N. (man)Africafound in advanced state of decomposition in the Mediterranean Sea near Delimara (MT)TimesM/NOB
02/11/20081Mohammed Ali (man, 80)Iraqdied of lung cancer after being denied treatment in Great Britain although he was a legal residentIRR
01/11/20081N.N. (woman)Africafound in advanced state of decomposition in the Mediterranean Sea near Delimara (MT)TimesM/NOB
29/10/20083N.N. (1 child; 2 adults)Sub-Saharan Africa2 bodies found in boat off coast of La Gomera (ES), another later died of hypothermia in hospitalEP/NOB
29/10/20082N.N.unknowndrowned, recovered by Greek border police in the Eastern Aegean SeaPICUM
26/10/20081Muhammad AsrafPakistaninjured by police while in line for asylum seekers outside government office in Athens (GR)ECRE/ST/Vluchteling/IRR/MNS
23/10/20081N.N. (woman)Africafound in advanced state of decomposition in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and MaltaTimesM
23/10/20081N.N. (child, 17)Albaniadrowned in lagoon in southern Albania after overloaded boat capsized while avoiding policeFE/Javno/NOB
23/10/20082N.N. (2 young people)Albaniadrowned in lagoon in southern Alb