Photo credit: Cyprus Mail At least nine migrants died, and forty-eight were reported after their boat capsized on Saturday near the Spanish island of El Hierro while they were attempting to cross to the Canary Islands. NTD reports that the emergency services were able to rescue twenty-seven of the eighty-four migrants who were trying to…

Photo credit: the Portugal News According to the Minister of the Presidency, citizens from outside the Schengen area who wish to enter Portugal must undergo a biometric and personal data check, which is “a fundamental element” for monitoring. The Portugal News reports that the minister, Antonio Leitao, revealed after a council of ministers meeting that…

Photo credit: The Express Tribune Authorities in Greece began investigating the death of a migrant in police custody on Friday. Keerfa, an anti-fascist group which distributed the images, said 37-year-old delivery rider Mohamed Kamran Asik had been “tortured to death” inside an Athens police station after several days in detention. Neos Kosmos reports that the…

Photo credit: Canada Holidays Monday is a holiday in Canada. Like every other September 30, it is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public…