Bob Jamieson
boosted
Bob Jamieson
boosted
“At least 43 people die as tens of thousands cross to Spain’s enclave of #Ceuta from #Morocco.
#Spain’s President decries ‘violation of territorial integrity’ as #EU criticise Madrid.
The crossings came amid heightened tensions between Madrid & Rabat over Spain’s decision to allow the leader of the Western Sahara independence movement, Polisario Front, to be treated for Covid-19 in Spain.
And President Sanchez’ visit Algiers on July 20. Algeria supports Polisario.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-border-deaths
“At least 43 people die as tens of thousands cross to Spain’s enclave of #Ceuta from #Morocco.
#Spain’s President decries ‘violation of territorial integrity’ as #EU criticise Madrid.
The crossings came amid heightened tensions between Madrid & Rabat over Spain’s decision to allow the leader of the Western Sahara independence movement, Polisario Front, to be treated for Covid-19 in Spain.
And President Sanchez’ visit Algiers on July 20. Algeria supports Polisario.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-border-deaths
The #BorderCrisis boiled over Thursday & Friday with security forces clashing with immigrants on the Moroccan side of the border.
#Spain PM Pedro Sánchez condemned the breach on Friday speaking in Ceuta, describing the events as “a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity.”
Sánchez cast blame on #HumanSmugglers, saying they “deceive so many young people, & ultimately lead many of them to their deaths—whether in the ocean or, as in this case, at Spain’s border in the autonomous city of Ceuta.”
#Ceuta officials now report 34 people have died. Earlier, Spanish authorities had said 19 bodies were found in the water.
Around 25,000 have turned & gone back to #Morocco voluntarily the #Spain Interior Ministry said.
#immigration #BorderCrisis #Europe #Africa #law #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ceuta-border-crisis-live-more-than-49000-migrants-cross-into-spanish-enclave-2026-07-31/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
60k cross into #Spain territory #Ceuta & at least 18 die
Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from #Morocco during the #BorderCrisis, Ceuta’s president says. That is equivalent to 70% of the city’s regular population.
“The situation that Ceuta is going through is absolutely unsustainable,” said Juan Jesús Vivas Friday.
At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach Ceuta after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco.
#immigration
https://apnews.com/article/spain-ceuta-migration-66839d113f24ba80d08b36d2b337201c
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