Neighborhood patrols encourage outbreaks of violence against migrants in Ceuta
EL PAÍS gains access to WhatsApp groups coordinating sweeps against foreigners in the Spanish exclave
‘See you there on August 15′: Thousands of Moroccans debate a new mass influx into Ceuta
On WhatsApp and Facebook, advice, taunts and requests circulate among Moroccan youngsters over a possible new assault on the Spanish border
Over 40,000 irregular migrants have entered Ceuta in the past 24 hours
In the previous major crisis in the city, in 2021, estimates put the number of people who breached border controls at somewhere over 10,000
‘Not Morocco!’ Thousands of migrants enter Ceuta and beg not to be sent back
The human tide crossing the border transformed the Spanish exclave city in a matter of hours, turning it into a scene of confusion that authorities struggled to control
Mass arrests and forced transfers: How migrants are exiled in North Africa with European money
An investigation by EL PAÍS with Lighthouse Reports reveals how Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia use European financing to detain and forcibly displace migrants and refugees. The victims are primarily Black people. The objective: prevent them from reaching Europe
Political crisis in Senegal triggers influx of migrants to Spain’s Canary Islands
In the last six weeks alone, 19 boats from West Africa have landed in the Spanish archipelago. In the whole of 2022, only three arrived
The rescue that saved 47 migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean: ‘Open your eyes and keep coughing’
The Spanish non-profit Open Arms plucked 50 people from a sinking boat, including a pregnant woman and a baby. EL PAÍS witnessed the operation
Documentary | Reconstructing the truth about the migrant deaths on the border of Morocco and Spain’s Melilla
El País / lighthouse reports|
A joint investigation by EL PAÍS and Lighthouse Reports reveals new details about the events through the analysis of more than 140 videos, 40 interviews and the 3D reconstruction of the border post
_
_