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List of 33.305 documented deaths of refugees and migrants due to the restrictive policies of Fortress Europe
Documentation as at 15 June 2017 by UNITED

Death by Policy - Time for Change!
Campaign information: Facebook - UNITED Against Refugee Deaths, UnitedAgainstRefugeeDeaths.eu, listofdeaths@unitedagainstracism.org, Twitter: @UNITED__Network #AgainstRefugeeDeaths
UNITED for Intercultural Action, European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees
Postbus 413 NL-1000 AK Amsterdam phone +31-20-6834778, fax 31-20-6834582, info@unitedagainstracism.org, www.unitedagainstracism.org

found dead

number

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

29/05/2017
27/05/2017
24/05/2017
23/05/2017
22/05/2017
22/05/2017
19/05/2017
19/05/2017
19/05/2017
17/05/2017
16/05/2017
16/05/2017
16/05/2017
14/05/2017
07/05/2017
05/05/2017
04/05/2017
04/05/2017
02/05/2017
in May 17
in May 17
26/04/2017
24/04/2017
16/04/2017
16/04/2017
13/04/2017
10/04/2017
30/03/2017
28/03/2017
23/03/2017
23/03/2017
23/03/2017
21/03/2017
02/03/17
02/03/17
01/03/2017
22/02/2017
20/02/17
18/02/2017
17/02/2017
15/02/2017
12/02/2017
04/02/2017
30/01/2017
30/01/2017
28/01/2017
27/01/2017
24/01/2017
24/01/2017
21/01/2017
21/01/2017
17/01/2017
14/01/17
14/01/17
14/01/17
14/01/2017
14/01/2017
14/01/2017
14/01/2017
13/01/17
13/01/2017
11/01/2017
11/01/2017
11/01/2017
06/01/17
06/01/17
03/01/17
in January 17
25/12/16
25/12/16
24/12/16
23/12/2016
21/12/16
16/12/16
08/12/16
06/12/16
02/12/2016
in Dec 16
01/12/16
24/11/16

30
10
82
34
2
2
1
2
157
2
1
2
1
7
163
82
19
1
1
6
1
1
28
7
100
97
1
1
5
240
11
6
66
1
1
1
15
101
1
1
9
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
10
6
1
1
2
2
98
1
3
3
180
2
21
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
2

name
N.N. (1 small child)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (7 children, 13 women)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N.
N.N. (incl. children and women)
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (1 woman, 1 man)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (1 baby girl; 9 chn, 40 w)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (2 chn, 6 women, 8 men)
N.N. (8, boy; 1 preg. woman)
N.N.
N.N. (5 children, 15 women)
N.N. (29, man)
Faisal Imran (28, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (5 children)
N.N. (5 men, 16-25y)
N.N.
Mamadou Konate (33, man)
Nouhou Doumbia (36, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Frederick Ofosu (33, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (20, man)
N.N.
N.N. (46, man)
Samuel (6, boy)
N.N. (22, man)
N.N. (1 child, 1 woman, 8 men)
N.N.
N.N. (20, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (1 woman, 2 men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (1 baby, 2 women)
Lukasz Debowski (27, man)
Veronique (woman)
N.N. (men)
Talaat Abdulhamid (36, man)
Hardi Ghafour (29, man)
N.N. (20, man)
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (17, boy)
N.N. (20s, man)
N.N.
N.N. (±40, man)
Haji (man)
Bai Ahmed Kabia (49, man)
Tarek Chowdhury (64, man)
N.N. (young man)
Khalid Safi (18, man)
N.N. (66, woman; 6, boy)

region of origin
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
West Africa/unknown
unknown
Mali
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Syria/Cameroon/Congo
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Syria
Pakistan
unknown
unknown
Syria
Africa
unknown
Mali
Mali
Africa
unknown
unknown
Ghana
unknown
unknown
unknown
Ethiopia
Pakistan
unknown
Syria
Congo
Egypt
unknown
unknown
Ethiopia
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Congo
unknown
unknown
Somalia/Eritrea/Ethiopia
unknown
unknown
Poland
Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa
Iraq
Iraq
Afghanistan
Somalia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kurdistan
Congo
unknown
unknown
Mali
Somalia
Sierra Leone
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Turkey

cause of death
2 bodies found, 28 missing, drowned or trampled in panic, when boat sank off Libya
drowned, during 24 hours of rescue operations between Libya and Italy, 2200 rescued
missing, after falling into the water when their rubber boat deflated between Libya and Italy
drowned, when boat of 500 suddenly capsized off Libya, sending 200 people into the sea
1 drowned, 1 missing, in the Mediterranean Sea on the way to Italy
bodies found in Al Maya (Libya)
stowaway, found electrocuted in train in Cannes (F) coming from Ventimiglia (I)
1 drowned, 1 missing, during rescue operations between Libya and Italy
1 drowned, 156 missing, when a boat sank in the Mediterranean bound for Italy
bodies found in Tripoli (Libya)
body found in Sabratha (Libya)
bodies found in Az-Zawiyah (Libya)
body found in Tripoli (Libya)
found dead during rescue operation in the Mediterranean, 484 rescued
11 drowned, 152 missing, after ship sank off coast of Libya, 7 rescued
missing, overcrowded leaking boat capsized between Libya and Italy, 50 survivors
found dead by fishermen off the Libyan coast near Subratah
died of gunshot, found during a rescue operation of two boats between Libya and Italy
stowaway, electrocuted climbing on roof of Eurostar train in Paris to get to London
found dead during a rescue operation between Libya and Italy
missing, in Gibraltar Strait off the coast of Tangiers (Morocco)
found dead off the coast near Tobruk, Eastern Libya
16 drowned, 12 missing, when a boat sank off Lesbos (GR), 2 rescued
died on sea from Libya to Italy, during a weekend of rescue operations, 8500 people saved
reported missing, during a weekend of rescue operations, 8500 saved, 7 bodies found
missing, after boat sank off Tripoli (Libya), 23 survivors
suicide, set himself on fire at refugee camp on Chios (GR), died of his injuries 11 days later
suicide, jumped from hotel roof in Leipzig (D), died in hospital, was asylum seeker
drowned, when a boat sank off Libya, 141 survivors
missing, when 2 boats capsized near Libyan coast
drowned, when boat sank off Kusadasi (Turkey) trying to reach Greek islands, 9 rescued
drowned, when 2 boats capsized near Libyan coast
missing, boat capsized between Libya and Italy, 54 rescued
died in fire at a migrant camp in San Severo (IT); 100 huts destroyed
died in fire at a migrant camp in San Severo (IT); 100 huts destroyed
stowaway, electrocuted climbing on roof of train to get from Como (Italy) to Switzerland
drowned, bodies found in the sea off Al-Khums (Libya)
21 missing, 80 drowned in shipwreck near Zawiya (LY), bodies and boat washed ashore
suicide, strangled with electric cable on building site in Qawra (Malta), stuck without asylum
stowaway, found fully burned on the roof of a train in Cannes (F) coming from Ventimiglia (I)
drowned, when boat sank in the Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco/Spain), 2 rescued
drowned, when small craft sank between Morocco and Tarifa (Spain), 3 survivors
drowned, found in the sea off Greece
died of carbon monoxide poisoning, due to fumes from stove, at Moria camp, Lesbos (GR)
missing, in a sinking off Almeria (Spain), 11 rescued
died of inhaling fumes from stove, at Moria camp, Lesbos (Greece)
drowned, with his mother Veronique and 5 others, boat sank between Morocco and Spain
died of inhaling fumes from stove, at Moria camp, Lesbos (Greece)
bodies found in the sea off Tripoli (Libya), 135 rescued nearby that same day
bodies found in the sea, 5 off Subratah and one off Tripoli (Libya)
hit by lorry, crossing the busy A16 motorway leading to Calais (F), attempting to stowaway
found dead, covered under a metre of snow near Feres on the Evros river (Greece)
found floating in ocean near Algeciras (ES), tried to swim to Spanish enclave from Morocco
found floating in the ocean near Tarifa (ES), tried to swim to Spanish enclave from Morocco
8 drowned, 90 missing after boat sank off the coast of Libya; 4 rescued
drowned, in a sinking off Nador (Morocco)
missing, in the area of Nador (Morocco)
died from hypothermia, in dinghy rescued between Libya and Italy
8 drowned, 172 missing, when boat sank due to engine failure off Libya, 4 rescued
crushed to death in a boat carrying 191 other passengers heading from Libya to Italy
missing, off the coast of Tangier (Morocco) - Tarifa (Spain)
suicide, at Morton Hall detention centre (UK), he’d been refused bail to see birth of his child
drowned, with her son Samuel and 5 others, boat sank between Morocco and Spain
drowned, when their boat sank between Tangier (Morocco) and Tarifa (Spain)
died of cold after walking for 48 hours through the mountains of Turkish-Bulgarian border
died of cold after walking for 48 hours through the mountains of Turkish-Bulgarian border
died of hypothermia after crossing the Evros river from Turkey to Greece
died of hypothermia in the mountains near the Turkish-Bulgarian border
drowned while trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
stowaway, fell off the truck he was hiding in at Dunkirk port (F) while trying to reach GB
died after falling off a truck he was hiding in near Calais (F) trying to reach Great Britain
hit by train, near Ventimiglia (Italy), as he walked along the tracks trying to get to France
died after 3 rubber dinghies and a wooden boat were attacked at sea while travelling to Italy
jumped out of a migrant worker centre in Paris when a fire broke out
homeless refugee in Malta, found dead under the bridge he was living under
died in detention, staff took too long to take him to hospital when he fell sick
died of injuries, attacked by fellow detainees in Colnbrook Removal Centre (UK)
found frozen to death along the Bulgarian-Turkish border
stabbed on street in London after having lived alone for 5 years in Calais (F) as child migrant
killed at refugee detention centre in Lesbos (GR) by fire started by cooking gas canister

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

VOA/USNews
DailySabah
USNews
DailyStar/USNews/Xinhua
IOM
IOM
Parisien/Nice/Mail Online
IOM
Australian
IOM
IOM
IOM
IOM
RTLNieuws
Independent/PBS/Trouw/VK/RTLNieuws
Independent/PBS/Trouw/VK
IOM
IOM
Sun
IOM
IOM
IOM
Rel/News24/ChAfrica
VK/FocusDE/Reuters
MiddleEastOnline
Metro/WorldBul/VOA
Ansamed
AlleBleiben/Geo
Reuters/Mic
BBC/CTV/Sun
BBC/CTV
BBC/CTV/Sun
CTV
Express/Local/Reuters/ANSA/Breitbart/GulfToday
Express/Local/Reuters/ANSA/Breitbart/GulfToday
WorldRadio
Rel
VK/Rel/DailySabah/Examiner/CBS/SFNM/RTLNieuw
TimesM
Parisien
IOM
IOM
Rel
Reuters/Newsweek/KI/Sputnik
IOM
Reuters/Newsweek/KI/Sputnik
BBC/Reuters
Reuters/Newsweek/KI/Sputnik
Rel
Rel
Telegraph/Express
SofiaGlobe
Independent
Independent
BBC
SofiaGlobe
SofiaGlobe
SofiaGlobe
Reuters/SofiaGlobe/Newsaust/Scrolltoday
Independent
SofiaGlobe/Reuters
OpenDem/SocialistWorker
BBC/Reuters
BBC/Reuters
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
MNS
TM/RT
VoixDuNord
Parisien
AFP/Ya.N
AP
TimesM
OpenDem/UCGlasgow/Guardian Un.
Independent/PA/Ya.N
TimesM
Mail Online/TheHuff
Independent/Telegraph/MNS

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List of 33.305 documented deaths of refugees and migrants due to the restrictive policies of Fortress Europe
Documentation as at 15 June 2017 by UNITED

Death by Policy - Time for Change!
Campaign information: Facebook - UNITED Against Refugee Deaths, UnitedAgainstRefugeeDeaths.eu, listofdeaths@unitedagainstracism.org, Twitter: @UNITED__Network #AgainstRefugeeDeaths
UNITED for Intercultural Action, European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees
Postbus 413 NL-1000 AK Amsterdam phone +31-20-6834778, fax 31-20-6834582, info@unitedagainstracism.org, www.unitedagainstracism.org

found dead

number

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

21/11/16
19/11/16
19/11/16
16/11/16
16/11/16
16/11/16
16/11/16
15/11/16
15/11/16
15/11/16
15/11/16
14/11/16
14/11/16
06/11/16
06/11/16
06/11/16
06/11/16
05/11/16
03/11/16
02/11/2016
02/11/16
26/10/16
26/10/16
21/10/16
21/10/16
21/10/16
21/10/16
18/10/16
17/10/16
16/10/16
14/10/16
09/10/16
07/10/2016
04/10/16
03/10/16
03/10/16
03/10/16
in Oct 16
24/09/16
21/09/16
21/09/16
16/09/16
14/09/16
14/09/16
05/09/16
in Sep 16
29/08/16
23/08/16
23/08/16
18/08/16
18/08/16
12/08/16
31/07/16
27/07/16
26/07/16
25/07/16
23/07/16
21/07/16
21/07/16
21/07/16
20/07/16
13/07/16
12/07/16
12/07/16
12/07/16
08/07/16
06/07/16
04/07/16
30/06/16
26/06/16
26/06/16
26/06/16
23/06/16
19/06/16
17/06/16
07/06/16
02/06/16
01/06/16
28/05/16
27/05/16

1
6
3
1
4
7
96
98
1
1
5
135
5
3
1
1
1
12
1
113
128
29
90
1
4
3
15
1
1
2
1
1
1
29
9
11
2
1
1
443
202
1
2
4
15
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
87
22
1
17
22
5
1
4
1
1
1
1
10
1
1
1
1
11
34
1
117
1
1
45

name
N.N. (1
small child)
S.G.
(man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (20 to 40, men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (9 women)
N.N. (15, boy)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (2 children)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (9 children, 18 w, 86 m)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (17, boy)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Mohammad O. Eyman (26, man)
N.N. (10, boy; 35, woman)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Milet (16, girl)
N.N. (19 women, 10 men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Fatim Jawara (19, woman)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Raheemullah Oryakhel (14, boy)
N.N. (1 boy, 1 man)
N.N. (children, women)
N.N.
N.N. (teens/young adults)
Arkadiusz Jóźwik (40, man)
N.N. (±30, man)
N.N. (20, man)
N.N.(8 m, girl; 5, girl; 2 w; 1 m)
N.N.
Zhang Chaolin (49, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (28, man)
N.N. (37, man)
Muhammed Wisam Sankari (man)
N.N.
N.N. (21 women, 1 man)
N.N.
N.N. (1 boy, 16 men)
N.N. (21 women, 1 man)
N.N. (1 girl, 1 boy, 1 w, 1 m)
Samrawit (17, girl)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Emmanuel Chidi Namdi(35, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Pape Ndiaye
Cheik Ndiaye
Saliou Fall
N.N. (32, man)
N.N. (4 children)
N.N. (20 children, 9 women)
N.N. (man)
N.N.(6 chn, 75 women, 36 men)
Farhan al-Hwaish (22, man)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
Afghanistan
killed
in afound,
clash between
migrant
groups
in Belgrade
(RS) when boat sank off Libya
unknown
died when boat travelling to Agathonisi (GR) shipwrecked near Didim (TR)
unknown
missing after shipwreck off Didim (TR) while trying to reach Greece
unknown
drowned, on the way from Libya to Italy, 580 people rescued that day in 5 operations
unknown
died of hypothermia in a boat found near Thassos island (GR); 15 rescued
Sub-Saharan Africa
died when cargo boat carrying migrants drifted off into the Strait of Sicily; 27 survived
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing after cargo boat carrying migrants drifted off into the Strait of Sicily; 27 rescued
unknown
8 drowned, 90 missing, after dinghy capsized on the way from Libya, 23 rescued
unknown
drowned, after dinghy capsized on the way from Libya, 23 rescued
unknown
drowned, jumped into water when dinghy sank off the coast of Libya, 114 rescued
unknown
crushed, found on boat that sank off the coast of Libya, 114 rescued
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing after dinghy going to Italy sank off the coast of Libya, 15 rescued
unknown
died near Libya while trying to reach Italy in overcrowded rubber dinghies, 550 rescued
unknown
shipwrecked while travelling to Italy, drowned before rescuers could reach them
unknown
died in a rubber dinghy while travelling to Italy
Sub-Saharan Africa
found dead on a boat near Homs (LY) carrying 116 migrants to Italy
West Africa
died of liver failure at Gharyan Al Hamra detention centre (LY)
unknown
died off Libyan coast in the Strait of Siciliy while trying to reach Italy
Mali
crushed while trying to protect her 2 children on boat sinking in Strait of Sicily
Africa
12 drowned, 101 missing, when dinghy sank between Libya and Italy, 27 survivors
unknown
reportedly missing after rubber dinghy capsized off Libya while travelling to Italy; 2 survivors
unknown
suffocated or drowned on a dinghy flooded with fuel and seawater off Libyan shore
Africa
drowned after boat to Italy sank off the coast of Libya
Somalia
pressured by neo-Nazis to jump to his death from a tower in Schmölln, Thüringen (D)
unknown
died after rubber boat in distress was attacked by Libyan coast guard
unknown
found dead on rubber boat trying to reach Italy from Libya
unknown
missing after rubber boat in distress was attacked by Libyan coast guard
unknown
stowaway, suffocated in the back of a truck travelling from Calais (F) to Great Britain
Sudan
harassed and beaten to death by smugglers in camp near Norrent-Fortes in Calais (F)
Syria
Kurdish mother and son, died after being hit by a car in Greece, police refused to help
unknown
hit by a freight train near Calais (F) while walking along railway tracks towards Great Britain
Eritrea
hit by a car on A16 highway near Calais (F) trying to reach Great Britain
Eritrea
hit by truck, walking in a tunnel through border between Grimaldi (Italy) & Menton (France)
Sub-Saharan Africa
suffocated in a boat carrying over a thousand passengers from Libya to Italy
unknown
died on the Mediterranean sea between Libya and Sicily (IT)
unknown
drowned while trying to reach Italy by boat, bodies washed up on a beach near Tripoli (LY)
unknown
drowned when boat carrying migrants to Italy capsized off Libyan coast near Sabratah (LY)
Gambia
died off the coast of Libya while trying to reach Italy
Sudan
hit by freight train near port of Calais (FR) while trying to travel to the UK
Africa
42 drowned, 400 missing, after boat capsizes near Alexandria (Egypt), 155 rescued
Egypt/Sudan/Eritrea/Somalia
died when boat bound for Italy with at least 450 people capsized near Rosetta in Nile Delta (EG)
Afghanistan
hit by car near Calais (FR) when he fell off lorry he had climbed on to get to Great Britain
Iraq
drowned while trying to cross Danube River (BG) on a boat carrying 10 people to Romania
Iraq
reportedly went missing while crossing Danube River (BG) on a boat to Romania
unknown
died in Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe from Libya in overcrowded rubber boats
unknown
died in traffic accidents, walking on dangerous highway between Grimaldi (I) and Menton (F)
Poland
attacked on street by teens who heard him speaking Polish, died at hospital in Cambridge (GB)
Sudan
killed in fight between migrants near A16 highway in Marck, Calais (F)
Afghanistan
shot dead, possibly by a hunter near Pirot (RS), after crossing the Bulgarian-Serbian border
Syria
died after a small wooden boat carrying 27 people to Italy capsized off Libya
Syria
missing after a wooden boat carrying 27 people to Italy capsized off Libya
China
attacked by racists on the street in a Parisian suburb, died after 5 days in coma
unknown
migrant worker from Eastern Europe, died in a fire at a farm in Scotland
Sudan
hit by a vehicle on A16 highway near Calais (F) while trying to reach Great Britain
Ethiopia
stabbed to death in a camp in Calais (F) during a fight between migrant groups
Syria
decapitated in Istanbul (TR) after being kidnapped and raped for being gay
unknown
reportedly drowned trying to reach Italy; bodies washed up near Tripoli (LY)
West Africa
crushed, at the bottom of a vessel (>200 people rescued) off the coast of Libya
unknown
found dead on the side of A16 highway near Calais (F) while trying to reach Great Britain
unknown
died in an overcrowded wooden boat trying to reach Italy from Libya
Nig/Guin/Ghana/Ivory Coast/Mali
drowned or was crushed on a rubber boat carrying at least 230 people from Libya to Italy
unknown
drowned, when boat capsized off the coast of Lesbos (GR), 6 rescued
Eritrea
hit by truck on the road near Port of Calais after being evicted from Steenvoorde camp (F)
unknown
suffocated below deck in an overcrowded wooden boat trying to reach Italy from Libya
unknown
died in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Italy from North Africa
Cameroon
died trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
Nigeria
asylum seeker in Italy, died in racist street attack by a local soccer hooligan
unknown
hit by a vehicle while trying to reach Great Britain, found dead on the roadside in Calais (F)
unknown
drowned after inflatable dinghy carrying migrants to Italy sank in the Mediterranean Sea
Senegal
died due to Moroccan navy’s neglect after boat bound for Tarifa (E) capsized near Tangier (MA)
Senegal
died due to Moroccan navy’s neglect after boat bound for Tarifa (E) capsized near Tangier (MA)
Senegal
died due to Moroccan navy’s neglect after boat bound for Tarifa (E) capsized near Tangier (MA)
Egypt
killed in a fight at the Souda refugee camp in Chios Island (GR)
Syria
shot dead by Turkish border guards while trying to cross the Turkish-Syrian border
Niger
died near Algerian-Nigerien border after traffickers left them in desert; 20 children included
Sub-Saharan Africa
died in Morocco trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla through the sewer system
unknown
drowned trying to reach Italy by boat; bodies washed up near Zuwara (LY)
Syria
died in Tisza River (H) after being attacked by police, trying to enter Hungary from Serbia
Afghanistan
hit by a truck bound for Great Britain on A16 highway near Calais (F)
Eritrea/Nigeria/Sudan
died when boat carrying migrants to Italy from Libya sank; 135 rescued
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Tanjug
WatchTheMed/HurriyetDN
WatchTheMed/HurriyetDN
NewArab
NewArab
TheHuff/ANSA/MSF/LR/La Stampa/Independent/BBC
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IOM/ANSA/TheHuff
AFP/Aljazeera
AP/NYtimes
IBTimes/Mail Online/Independent
SeaWatch/Reu./Guardian Un.
Reu./SeaWatch
Reu./RFI
Telegraph/Mail Online
Passeurs d’hospitalités
AP/KI
VoixDuNord/Passeurs d’hospitalités
Reu./Ya.N/AFP/Le Monde/AFP/Europe1
LeMur
NYTimes/BBC/DailySabah
ExpressTribune/Reu./DailySabah
Reu./DailySabah
Reu./DailySabah
BBC/AFP
MNS
VK/eNCA/NationPK
Reu./IOM/Aljazeera/Alahram
Guardian Un./VoixDuNord/MNS
LeCourrierdesBalkans
LeCourrierdesBalkans
Reu./AFP/JIJI/Africa-News/ANSA
LeMur
Guardian Un.
AFP/LaDepeche/Nord Littoral
SofiaNewsAgency/Novinite/AFP
MOAS/AP
MOAS/AP
BBC/NYtimes
BBC/TheCourier
AFP/France3
AFP/VoixDuNord/Express
Libération/KaosGL
Aljazeera
MSF
AFP/France3
IBTimes/Reu.
Le Monde
Aljazeera/AP/Independent/KTG
VoixDuNord/Ouest-France
Reu./MOAS
WatchTheMed
Statewatch/Faro
AP/NBC/NigeriaToday/QZ
VoixDuNord
AFP/Ya.N
WatchTheMed
WatchTheMed
WatchTheMed
GreekReporter
SOHR/NYtimes/Libération
IOM/EinNews/AfricanPO/AFP/France24
Le360
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Mustapha Jatta (19, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Safi Siyap (1, girl)
N.N. (2, girl; 7, girl)
Mohammed Hussain (18, man)
Ali Sarail (22)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (child, 8; young man)
N.N. (4 months, girl)
N.N.(1, girl; 2, girl)
N.N. (woman, pregnant w., man)
N.N. (15, boy)
N.N. (17, boy)
N.N.
N.N. (1 baby)
N.N.
N.N. (10 children)
N.N.
N.N. (19, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (5, boy)
N.N. (8-month-old baby boy)
N.N. (children)
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N.N. (±20, man)
N.N.
N.N. (±30, man)
Mohamed (36, man)
N.N. (14, girl; 40, woman)
N.N. (11 children)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (child, man)
Kazem (mother; 4, boy; baby)
N.N. (4 babies, 6 children)
N.N. (10 children)
N.N.
N.N.(1 boy, 1 girl, 2 w, 3 m)
N.N.
N.N. (6 children, 2 women)
N.N.(11 children, 17 w, 7 m)
N.N.
N.N. (5, child; 2 women)
N.N. (33, man)
Hussein Ali Abdel Amer (30, m)
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.(7 children; 1 pregnant w)
Faris Khidr Ali (4 months, boy)
N.N.
Masud Naveed (15, boy)
N.N. (2, boy)
N.N.
N.N. (±30, man)
N.N.
N.N. (41, man)
N.N.(11 children, 1 pregnant w)
N.N. (7 children)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (3 children)
N.N. (24, man)

region of origin

cause of death

bodies found,
missing,
or trampled
in panic, sank
whennear
boatCrete(GR);
sank off Libya
unknown
92 drowned,
351 28
missing
afterdrowned
large boat
carrying migrants
340 rescued
unknown
drowned after shipwreck off the coast of Libya while trying to reach Italy
Eritrea/Nigeria/Sudan
drowned when 2 fishing boats trying to reach Italy sank off Libya, 15 bodies recovered
unknown
drowned, after ship capsized after departing from Egypt; about 500 rescued
unknown
drowned or suffocated in hull when fishing boat travelling to Italy capsized near Libya
Syria
shot by Turkish security forces while trying to cross the border from Syria to Turkey
Pakistan
hit by a vehicle bound for Great Britain on A16 highway near the Port of Calais (F)
Nigeria/Guinea/Ivory Coast/Mali
reportedly missing after ship travelling to Italy wrecked off Libyan coast
West Africa
reportedly missing after dinghy travelling to Italy sank off coast of Libya
Egypt/Syria
shot dead by smugglers in Bani Walid (LY) after clash between migrants and traffickers
Mali
child immigrant in isolation, committed suicide in prison in Loiret (F)
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing after 4 boats from Egypt sank trying to cross Strait of Sicily; 30 people rescued
unknown
died on semi-submerged rubber dinghy carrying migrants from Libya to Italy; 108 rescued
Somalia
drowned, trying to reach Italy on an overcrowded boat after leaving refugee camp in Kenya
Cameroon/Gamb/Maurit/CostaRic
died trying to reach Spain from North Africa; 21 rescued
Ethiopia/Sudan/Somalia/Egypt
died when overcrowded vessel to Italy sank near Tobruk (LY); 41 survivors
Gambia
died from a stomach disease at a hospital in Napoli (I) while waiting on an asylum decision
Somalia/Sudan/Syria/Ethiopia/Egypt
died in a shipwreck off the coast of Egypt while trying to reach Italy, including children
Africa
shot by Libyan guards while trying to escape a detention centre in Zawiya (LY), 20 injured
unknown
died during rescue operation on the Aegean Sea while trying to reach Lesbos (GR)
Iraq
siblings, died trying to reach Lesbos (GR) and are buried on the island
Kurdistan
stowaway, crushed by a truck in Oxfordshire (GB) after having come from Dunkirk (FR)
Afghanistan
hit by a heavy vehicle on A16 highway in Marck, near Calais (F) while trying to reach GB
Syria
had heart attack after arriving Lesbos (GR) & being faced with threat of deportation to TR
unknown
drowned, fell in water off Turkey, rescue teams not allowed near by Turkish coast guard
unknown
died when a vessel carrying migrants from Turkey to Chios Island (GR) sank in the Aegean Sea
unknown
drowned near Ro Island (GR) after leaving Turkey on a boat carrying migrants to Greece
Afghanistan
drowned in Suva River (MK) while trying to reach Macedonia from Greece
unknown
died in Spanish enclave of Melilla while trying to sneak aboard a ship bound for Malaga (E)
Egypt
jumped from moving train near Munich (DE) after police discovered his deportation order
Sub-Saharan Africa
killed during an effort by Algerian authorities to round up and deport migrants; 30 injured
unknown
died after raft carrying Afghan and Iranian migrants to Lesbos (GR) sank off Turkish coast
unknown
missing after raft carrying Afghan and Iranian migrants to Lesbos (GR) sank off Turkish coast
unknown
died when boat bound for Greece capsized off the coast of Turkey with 10 children aboard
Syria
shot by Turkish border police while they tried to cross from Syria to Turkey
unknown
stabbed to death in a fight in a refugee hostel in Lindesberg (S)
Sudan
found dead in his tent in Calais (F), possibly due to heart attack
Syria
drowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in the Dogencay cemetery in Izmir (TR)
Syria
drowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in the Dogencay cemetery in Izmir (TR)
Syria
drowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in the Dogencay cemetery in Izmir (TR)
Syria
drowned while trying to reach Greece, buried in the Dogencay cemetery in Izmir (TR)
Morocco
committed suicide in an isolated cell in the Colnbrook Removal Centre (GB)
Afghanistan
stabbed to death during fight between 2 migrant groups near asylum housing in Ljusne (S)
unknown
reportedly went missing between Mauritania and the Canary islands (E)
unknown
electrocuted after climbing onto a freight train to Hungary near Subotica (RS)
Afghanistan
found dead in Port of Calais (F) several days after disappearing
Iraq
froze to death after crossing the Deliiska River from Turkey to Bulgaria
unknown
drowned when boat heading to Lesbos (GR) sank in Bay of Edremit (TR)
unknown
reportedly died during 5-day-long journey from Western Sahara to Gran Canaria (E)
unknown
died at hospital in Gran Canaria (E) after a 5-day-long journey from Western Sahara
Syria
shot by Turkish border police while trying to cross border from Syria to Turkey
Syria
died after boat from Turkey carrying migrants to Lesbos (GR) slammed into rocks in Aegean Sea
Syria/Afghanistan/Myanmardied after boat from Turkey carrying migrants to Lesbos (GR) slammed into rocks in Aegean Sea
Iraq
Kurds, died after boat travelling from Turkey to Greece capsized off Samos Island (GR)
Iraq
went missing after boat travelling from Turkey to Greece capsized off Samos Island (GR)
unknown
found dead near Kos Island (GR) after boat travelling from Turkey to Greece capsized
unknown
found dead, possibly of hypothermia, after crossing mountains from Bulgaria to Serbia
unknown
drowned when wooden boat from Turkey sank off Farmakonisi Island (GR); 41 survivors
Syria/Iraq
38 drowned, 10 missing after boat from Turkey sank off Kalolimnos Island (GR); 32 rescued
unknown
found dead, possibly of hypothermia, after crossing mountains from Bulgaria to Serbia
unknown
died of hypothermia after arriving at Lesbos (GR) from Turkey
India
frozen to death in car near Alakurtti (RUS) after waiting 5 days to cross border to Finland
Iraq
hanged himself in asylum centre in Alphen (NL)
Somalia
1 drowned, 3 missing after smugglers threw 40 migrants into Adriatic Sea near Puglia (IT)
Syria
died when bus carrying migrants to Lesbos-bound (GR) boat overturned in Balikesir (TR)
Syria/Afghanistan/Myanmardied when bus carrying migrants to boat bound for Greece slammed into a car in Canakkale (TR)
unknown
washed ashore in Ayvalik and Dikili (TR) after 3 Lesbos-bound boats capsized
Syria
froze to death in a tent near Batman (TR) due to lack of fuel, electricity and proper shelter
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned after boat bound for Ceuta (E) was repelled by Moroccan border guards
Afghanistan
died trying to reach his sister in Great Britain after his asylum hearing was denied
unknown
died after boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece slammed into rocks near Agathonisi (GR)
unknown
found dead in dunes of Calais, rumors that they were beaten by right-wing extremists
unknown
stowaway, hit his head trying to reach Great Britain from Grande-Synthe (F)
Cameroon
drowned trying to swim from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Guinea-Bissau
stabbed to death on street in Roquetas de Mar, Almería (E)
unknown
drowned when wooden boat to Lesbos (GR) sank near Izmir (TR)
unknown
drowned near Farmakonisi Island (GR) after leaving Turkish coast; 12 rescued
unknown
missing near Farmakonisi Island (GR) after leaving Turkish coast; 12 rescued
unknown
drowned when boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece capsized in the Aegean Sea
Eritrea
fell from 3d floor of Italian hospital; tried to escape to seek asylum in another country
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Guardian Un./AFP/DailySabah/FamagustaGaz.
Guardian Un./IOM/Reu./AFP
Reu./IOM/UNHCR/Guardian Un./AFP/VK
Guardian Un.
NYtimes/Reu./IOM/UNHCR/Guardian Un./AFP
SOHR
VoixDuNord
AFP/Libération Maroc
AFP/IOM/Libération Maroc
NewArab
Humanité
BBC
RTE/BBC/UNHCR/SOS Med/Breitbart
RadioErgo
ElDiario
IOM/UNHCR/NYtimes/Guardian Un./RFI/MigrantRep
FreedomNews
Reu./BBC
MigrantReport
CNN
CNN
Guardian Un./Passeurs d’hospitalites
VoixDuNord/MNS
MEOnline/WatchTheMed/Mail Online
SeaWatch
AA/HurriyetDN
UNHCR/AFP/AA/HurriyetDN/KTG
Aljazeera/WatchTheMed/NOS
ElDiario
MNS
Le Monde/LADDH
AFP/DHA
AFP/DHA
HurriyetDN/AA/AP/Independent
IBTimes
AFP/DailyStar
Passeurs d'hospitalités
VK
VK
VK
VK
Guardian Un./Politics UK
Mail Online
ElDiario
Blic
VoixDuNord/Nord Littoral
BalkanInsight/Mail Online
BBC/Guardian
20ME
20ME
IBTimes
FR-BW/AP/NYtimes/WPost/AA/BBC/Independent
AP/NYtimes/WPost/AA/BBC/Independent/FR-BW
RTE/IOM/CNN/Reu.
Reu./RTE/IOM/CNN
BelT/Reu.
UNHCR
AP/NYtimes/INDie/Guardian Un.
AP/NYtimes/INDie/WatchTheMed/Guardian Un.
UNHCR
IFRC
BarentsObs
AD/VK/NRC
Xinhua/RAI/ANSA/LR
AFP/AlArabia/AA
AFP/AlArabia/DHA
WatchTheMed/Irish Times/Mail Online
CihanNews/NRT
EFE/Publico/WatchTheMed
Guardian Un./Mail Online
AFP/AlArabia/RTE/WatchTheMed
VK
VoixDuNord/France3/Passeurs d’hospitalités
FFM/Faro/Local.es/AFP/StraitTimes
Local.es
DailySabah/AA/AP/Irish Times
SP/Reu./AFP/INDie
SP/Reu./AFP
SP/AP
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name
(1 small child)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (3 women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.(6 chn, 2 women, 4 men)
N.N.
N.N. (1 baby, 5 children)
N.N. (6 months, baby)
N.N. (child)
N.N. (25, man)
Sajida Ali (5, girl)
Joseph (16, boy)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (17, boy)
N.N. (children)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (24, man; 23, man)
N.N. (2 children)
N.N. (±20, man)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N. (35, man)
N.N. (7, boy)
N.N. (12, boy)
N.N. (17, girl)
N.N. (±30, woman)
N.N.
N.N. (29, man)
N.N. (incl. children)
Asaho (7 chn 0-9y, 1 woman)
N.N. (4 babies, 3 chn, 5 women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (1 man, 1 woman)
N.N.
N.N. (children)
N.N.
N.N. (3 children, 1 woman)
N.N. (1 woman)
N.N. (8-month-old baby)
N.N. (2 children, 1 woman)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (1 woman, 4 men)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (1 woman)
N.N. (children; 1 girl, 3 boys)
N.N. (6 months/newborns, boys)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (63, woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (at least 2 babies)
N.N. (6, boy; 3, girl; child)
N.N. (1 baby)
N.N.
N.N. (5 children, 1 woman)
N.N. (5, girl)
N.N.
N.N. (child)
N.N.
N.N. (baby)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (2 children, 1 woman)
N.N.
N.N. (2, boy)
Ahmed Hassan (15, boy)
N.N. (17, boy)
N.N. (woman)
Mohamed Januzi (4, boy)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Mohammed Akram (22, man)
N.N. (±30, woman)

region of origin

cause of death

source

2 bodies found,
28 inmissing,
trampled
panic, when
boatabout
sanktooffbeLibya
Congo
committed
suicide
Vottemdrowned
(BE) afteror15
years ofinseeking
asylum,
repatriated
Iraq/Syria/Pakistan
drowned when boat to Greece sank off Bodrum (TR); 14 rescued
unknown
found dead in fishing boat off the coast of Libya; 3000 rescued
unknown
drowned, boat capsized off Eftalou beach (Lesbos, GR), 90 rescued
unknown
stowaway, crushed while holding onto the bottom of a truck going from Calais (F) to England
unknown
died after wooden boat from Didim (TR) capsized near Greek island of Farmakonisi
unknown
missing after wooden boat from Didim (TR) capsized near Greek island of Farmakonisi
Afghanistan
drowned when rubber dinghy to Greek island of Chios capsized near Cesme (TR); 8 rescued
unknown
found dead after boat carrying migrants to Farmakonisi (GR) capsized in the Aegean Sea
unknown
died after vessel to Greece sank in the Aegean Sea near Turkey
Sudan
stabbed to death in a migrant camp in Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Calais (F)
unknown
reportedly died in shipwreck while trying to reach Greece, body washed ashore in Cesme (TR)
Sudan
hit by a truck on A16 highway in Calais (F) while trying to reach Great Britain
Morocco
electrocuted after climbing atop a train at the Greek-Macedonian border
Syria
died in a drowning accident in a refugee centre in Vestby, Norway
Iraq
drowned, boat capsized between Cesme (Turkey) and Chios island (Greece), 72 rescued
unknown
10 suffocated, 1 drowned, 2 missing, boat sank between Turkey and Greece, 15 rescued
unknown
3 drowned, 3 missing, boat sank on the way to Greece from Antalya (Turkey), 17 rescued
unknown
drowned, when boat sank on the way from Bodrum (Turkey) to Greece, 58 rescued
Cameroon
asphyxiated when police burned down migrant encampent in Fnideq (MA) near Ceuta (E)
Nigeria
died in a fire in a camp for African migrants in Algeria
Iraq
hit by a car on A16 highway in Grande-Synthe near Calais (F)
unknown
drowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard on Lesbos
unknown
drowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard on Lesbos
unknown
drowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard on Lesbos
unknown
drowned between Turkey and Lesbos (GR), buried in graveyard on Lesbos
Eritrea
killed with a knife by a 18-year-old boy (possibly her lover) at Sunndal refugee centre (N)
unknown
found dead after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)
unknown
missing after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)
Afghanistan
found dead after being hit by a train in Cherbourg (F)
unknown
drowned after wooden boat sank between Turkey and Lesbos (GR); 27 rescued
Syria
drowned, on the way from Turkey to Greece, were fleeing IS, same family
unknown
drowned when boat capsized near Greek island of Samos; 15 rescued, 2 missing
unknown
drowned after boat sank near the coast of Farmakonisi (GR)
unknown
shot by ricochet bullet from border police, trying to cross TR-BG border with 50 others
unknown
drowned between Libya and Italy, while 633 were rescued during operations
unknown
drowned, when boat sank in the Aegean Sea on the way to Lesbos (Greece), 25 rescued
unknown
1 drowned, 1 missing (husband and wife), when boat sank near Didim (Turkey), 11 rescued
unknown
missing, after dinghy sank near Bodrum (Turkey), 5 rescued
unknown
drowned, when one of 3 dinghies headed from Bodrum (TR) to Kos (GR) sank, 28 rescued
unknown
drowned, when boat sank near Ayvacik (Turkey) on the way to Lesbos (Greece), 27 rescued
Afghanistan
drowned, when 3 boats from Ayvacik (TR) to Lesbos (GR) sank in storm, 135 rescued
unknown
corpses found on the shores of Gerence and Gereme, Datca (Turkey)
Syria
drowned, when dinghy sank off Lesbos (Greece), 34 rescued
unknown
missing, overcrowded boat to Lesbos (GR) sank near Ayvacik (TR) in heavy sea, 21 rescued
unknown
body found on the Turkish coast around Ayvacik during rescue operations, 1300 rescued
unknown
bodies found near Ayvacik (Turkey)
unknown
bodies found on Yesil Liman coast, village of Behramkale, Ayvacik (Turkey)
unknown
bodies found on Acidere coast, village of Gulpinar, Ayvacik (Turkey)
unknown
drowned, when dinghy to Lesbos (GR) sank near Ayvacik (Turkey) due to storm, 51 rescued
unknown
bodies found in Sazlik District of Ahmetce village, Ayvacik (Turkey)
unknown
drowned, when their dinghies capsized near Kos island (Greece)
Syria
9 drowned, 2 missing, after dinghy capsized 1 km from Kos island (Greece), 7 survivors
Afghanistan
died in a camp in Opatovac (HR) while possibly travelling to Germany
unknown
died in shipwreck off Greek island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea; 6 rescued
unknown
missing after shipwreck off Greek island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea; 6 rescued
unknown
drowned when boat capsized between Kalymnos and Kalolimnos islands (GR); 138 rescued
Cameroon/Nigeria/Ivory Coast/Mali/Guinea
4 died, 35 missing after boat capsized in Alborán Sea between Alhucemas (MA) & Malaga (E)
unknown
drowned, boat sank off island Lesbos (GR), 71 rescued
unknown
died when boat capsized near Greek island of Agathonisi; 372 survivors
unknown
missing after wooden boat sank near the Greek island of Lesbos; 242 rescued
unknown
died when wooden boat sank near the Greek island of Lesbos; 242 rescued
Syria
died in hospital, possibly due to hypothermia, after arriving in Greek island of Samos
unknown
missing after boat sank off Greek island of Samos; 47 rescued
unknown
died in hospital, possibly due to hypothermia, after arriving Lesbos (GR)
Syria/Afghanistan
drowned when boat capsized near Greek island of Samos; 52 rescued
unknown
missing after boat capsized near Greek island of Samos; 52 rescued
Syria
hit by a car on highway near Calais (F) while trying to reach Great Britain, 3 people injured
unknown
reportedly died from injuries sustained aboard a vessel near Greek island of Agathonisi
unknown
died after boat sank near Greek island of Lesbos
Afghanistan
died after boat sank near Greek island of Lesbos
Afghanistan
missing after falling into sea while travelling to Greece
Somalia
murdered in racist assault at school in Trollhattan (S), another student from Syria injured
Afghanistan
hit by freight train in Coquelles near Port of Calais (FR) and dragged down the highway
Iraq
died on the way from Turkey to Lesbos; was forced onboard after having a heart attack
Bosnia
murdered after being kidnapped from a migrant registration centre in Berlin (D)
Afghanistan
shot dead by border police in Sredets (BG) near Bulgarian-Turkish border
Syria
hit by a car on A16 highway near the Channel Tunnel in Calais (F) while trying to reach GB
Afghanistan
stowaway, was hit by a truck and a car on M20 highway in Kent (GB)
Syria
hit by a car on A16 highway in Calais (F) while trying to reach Great Britain

MNS
KI/DHA/Reu.
Observer Gazette
SeaWatch
VK
HurriyetDN/DHA/AFP/AP/INDie
HurriyetDN/DHA/AFP/AP/INDie
BBC/HurriyetDN/DHA/AP/INDie/TimesM/MNS
HurriyetDN/DHA
HurriyetDN/DHA
Local.fr/Passeurs d’hospitalités/Parisien
HurriyetDN/DHA/Telegraph/AA/ResearchTR
Libération/AFP/VoixDuNord/MailOnline
Mail Online/Reu./AFP/DW/Sky
Klassekampen
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Obs.france24/EFE/YABI
AFP/BBC
VoixDuNord
Reuters
Reuters
Reuters
Reuters
VG
HurriyetDN/DHA
HurriyetDN/DHA
AFP/Le Figaro
Reuters
MNS
Guardian Un./VK
VK
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
AP
IOM/NBC/AP/KI
IOM/NBC/AP/KI
IOM/UNHCR/Xinhua
EFE/ElPeriodico
IOM
IOM/UNHCR
IOM/Reu./UNHCR
IOM/Reu./UNHCR
IOM/UNHCR
IOM/UNHCR
IOM/UNHCR
IOM/UNHCR
IOM/UNHCR
FranceSoir/MNS
WatchTheMed
AFP/KI/WatchTheMed
AFP/KI/WatchTheMed
AFP/KI
Mail Online
Parisien/Lacote/MNS
PRI
AFP/Local.de/Mail Online/Bild
Reu./Novinite/VOA/MNS
AFP/Ya.N/MNS
Mail Online/KentOnline
VoixDuNord/Passeurs d’hospitalités

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number

found dead

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name

(1 small
10/10/15 1 N.N. (16,
boy)child)
09/10/15 1 N.N. (1, boy)
09/10/15 1 Olivier (man)
09/10/15 1 Giorgio (man)
in Oct 15 1 N.N. (±20, man)
in Oct 15 60 N.N.
in Oct 15 1 N.N. (child)
in Oct 15 13 N.N. (2 children)
in Oct 15 1 N.N.
in Oct 15 42 N.N. (12 children)
in Oct 15 2 N.N. (1 baby)
in Oct 15 40 N.N.
30/09/15 1 N.N. (±20, man)
29/09/15 1 N.N. (20, man)
27/09/15 17 N.N. (5 children)
24/09/15 1 N.N. (boy)
20/09/15 13 N.N. (4 children)
20/09/15 1 N.N. (man)
20/09/15 1 N.N. (7, girl)
20/09/15 24 N.N.
19/09/15 1 N.N. (woman)
19/09/15 1 N.N. (5, girl)
19/09/15 13 N.N.
18/09/15 7 N.N. (1 child)
18/09/15 1 Abdel Kader Hanna (±30, man)
15/09/15 22 N.N.(4 chn, 11 women, 7 men)
13/09/15 1 N.N. (21, man)
13/09/15 34 N.N. (4 babies, 11 children)
12/09/15 1 N.N.
12/09/15 4 N.N. (children)
06/09/15 2 N.N.
06/09/15 15 N.N.
05/09/15 1 N.N. (2-month-old baby boy)
04/09/15 1 N.N. (51, man)
02/09/15 1 Galip Kurdi (5, boy)
02/09/15 1 Aylan Kurdi (3, boy)
02/09/15 1 Rehan Kurdi (woman)
02/09/15 10 N.N. (2 children 10&11y)
in Sep 15 28 N.N. (11 children)
in Sep 15 2 N.N.
in Sep 15 22 N.N. (4 children, 11 women)
in Sep 15 1 N.N. (4, girl)
in Sep 15 12 N.N.
in Sep 15 17 N.N.
29/08/15 1 N.N. (17, boy)
27/08/15 71 N.N. (4 chn, 8 women, 59 men)
27/08/15 200 N.N.
27/08/15 2 N.N.
26/08/15 52 N.N.
26/08/15 3 N.N. (women)
26/08/15 1 N.N.
18/08/15 6 N.N. (1 baby)
17/08/2015 1 N.N.
15/08/15 49 N.N.
06/08/15 200 N.N.
06/08/15 1 T.K. (30, man)
03/08/15 5 N.N.
02/08/15 1 N.N. (woman)
02/08/15 4 N.N. (men)
in Aug 15 1 N.N. (27, man)
in Aug 15 1 N.N.
in Aug 15 3 N.N.
in Aug 15 9 N.N.
in Aug 15 400 N.N.
in Aug 15 40 N.N.
in Aug 15 50 N.N.
29/07/15 1 N.N. (±25, man)
28/07/15 1 Sadiq (30, man)
28/07/15 1 N.N. (man)
27/07/15 14 N.N.
24/07/15 1 Ganet (23, woman)
23/07/15 1 Husham Alzubair (22, man)
23/07/15 40 N.N. (7 children)
19/07/15 1 Houmed Moussa (17, boy)
16/07/15 1 Achrat Mohamed (23, man)
14/07/15 1 N.N. (10, girl)
08/07/15 12 N.N. (2 pregnant women)
08/07/15 1 N.N. (man)
08/07/15 18 N.N.
07/07/15 1 Abdel Majid (45, man)

region of origin
Afghanistan
Syria
Cameroon
Guinea
Eritrea
unknown
unknown
unknown
Syria
unknown
unknown
unknown
Eritrea
Iraq
Syria
Eritrea or Sudan
unknown
Morocco
unknown
unknown
Africa
Syria
Syria
unknown
Syria
unknown
Syria
unknown
Africa
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Syria
Pakistan
Syria
Syria
Syria
Syria
unknown
Syria
unknown
Syria
unknown
unknown
Syria
Syria/unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Syria
unknown
unknown
unknown
Uganda
unknown
India
Sub-Saharan Africa
Morocco
unknown
Syria/Afghanistan
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Sudan
Pakistan
Egypt
unknown
Eritrea
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eritrea
Pakistan
Syria
Africa
unknown
unknown
Sudan

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
or trampled
panic,
when
boat sank off
Libya
murdered
by Taliban
after hedrowned
and his brother
wereinsent
back
to Afghanistan
from
Denmark
died on a sinking boat near Lesbos (GR)
died when raft capsized near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta due to brutal navy intervention
died when raft capsized near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta due to brutal navy intervention
hit by a truck near the Channel Tunnel trying to get from France to the UK
died when boat sank in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Lesbos (GR)
died on the way from Turkey to Lesbos (GR)
3 drowned, 10 missing, when their boat from Turkey to Greece hit the rocks, 45 rescued
drowned, when boat from Cesme (TR) to Chios (GR) sank at Kara Mahmut Cape, 43 rescued
19 drowned, 23 missing, when boat sank west of Kardak islands (Turkey), 138 rescued
missing, after boat from Tasburun Bay (Turkey) capsized near Didim, 93 rescued
corpses spotted in Libya
found dead after being hit by a shuttle train near Channel Tunnel in Coquelles, Calais (F)
stowaway, crushed under pallets in the back of a UK-bound truck near the Port of Calais (F)
drowned when boat sank near Bodrum (TR) on the way to Kos (GR); 20 rescued
hit by a freight train near the Channel Tunnel in Calais (F) while trying to reach Great Britain
died after dinghy collided with a ferry near port of Canakkale (TR) on the way to Lesbos (GR)
found dead near the Port of Calais (F) after trying to swim to a ferry
died when dinghy sank near Lesbos (GR); 20 rescued
missing after dinghy sank near Lesbos (GR); 20 rescued
found dead on boat off the Libyan coast; 4500 rescued
died when a boat sank off Lesbos (GR); 12 survivors
missing after a boat sank off Lesbos (GR); 12 survivors
died when boat to Europe sank off the coast of Libya
electrocuted on top of a UK-bound freight train at the Channel Tunnel, Calais (FR)
drowned when boat capsized off Bodrum (TR) while trying to reach Greek island of Kos
stabbed to death on a street in Sofia (BG)
drowned near Farmakonisi (GR) when overcrowded boat capsized in high winds; 98 survivors
stowaway, found dead in wheel bay of a plane from Africa at Schiphol Airport (NL)
went missing after boat capsized off Samos island (GR)
one body recovered, one still missing, off coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
went missing after boat travelling from Libya to Italy hit rough waters; 107 rescued
died after boat crashed on rocks and capsized upon reaching island of Agathonisi (GR)
died after falling and hitting his head on train tracks while running from police
drowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)
drowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)
drowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)
drowned after boat capsized near Bodrum (TR)
drowned, near Didim (Turkey) trying to get to Greece in a fishing boat
drowned near Seferihisar (Turkey)
died after their boat sank near Datca (Turkey), 211 rescued from the sea
choked to death, while trying to get to Greece by boat via Cesme (Turkey), 14 rescued
drowned, after two boats sank near Bodrum (Turkey)
drowned, after their boat capsized off Cavus island (Turkey)
killed in shootout between police and traffickers in Symi (GR)
suffocated in back of truck found outside Parndorf (AT), abandoned by traffickers
bodies found in boat and floating in water off the coast of Zuwara (LY)
bodies found on boat carrying migrants from Libya to Lampedusa (IT)
suffocated in hold of boat off the coast of Libya, forced to stay below deck; 439 rescued
found dead by rescuers on rubber boat off the coast of Libya
died after being rescued from boat off the coast of Libya
drowned after boat capsized on way from Turkey to Greek island of Kos
hit by freight train while walking along railroad tracks on Macedonia/Serbia border
suffocated after being prevented from leaving hold of ship; 320 rescued
drowned after boat capsized off the coast of Libya
committed suicide in Verne Immigration Removal Centre (GB) after being denied medication
died, reportedly of dehydration, aboard various boats off the coast of Libya
domestic worker, reportedly jumped from employer’s flat where she was held against her will (CY)
drowned trying to enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta by swimming from Morocco
stowaway, suffocated in suitcase stored in trunk of car travelling from Melilla to Almeria (ES)
drowned, when boat sank near Bodrum (Turkey) on the way to Lesbos (GR), 9 rescued
drowned, when boat sank off Ayvacik (Turkey) on the way to Lesbos island (GR), 70 rescued
died in accident of vehicle transporting them through Ayvalik (Turkey), 30 others injured
drowned, when boat capsized in the Mediterranean between Libya and Italy, 150 survivors
suffocated in overcrowded boat, between Libya and Italy, 360 survivors
drowned, when dinghy sank, 54 rescued
hit by truck in Calais (FR) while attempting to board train from France to Britain
died of injuries sustained in Channel Tunnel between the UK and France
electrocuted while climbing on the roof of a Eurostar train heading from Paris to London
bodies found below deck of wooden barge off the coast of Libya
hit by car on highway in Calais (FR) after being teargassed by police
died of head injury, body found on roof of train travelling from France to Britain
drowned after inflatable boat sank off the coast of Libya; 88 rescued
drowned in Calais (FR) while trying to hide from police
died in Calais (FR) after being badly burned trying to enter Channel Tunnel
died in diabetic coma after her insulin bag was thrown overboard during trip to Italy
died after a dinghy going to Italy sank off the Libyan coast
died when a boat capsized in the Aegean Sea near Farmakonisi island (GR); 21 rescued
missing when a boat capsized in the Aegean Sea near Farmakonisi island (GR); 21 rescued
died in Calais (FR) while attempting to board freight train bound for Britain

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Vivre
AFP/AlArabia
CadSER/GADEM
CadSER/GADEM
MNS
PRI
VK
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
20 Mf/AFP/Passeurs d’hospitalités/Mirror/Guardian U
Francetvinfo/France3/Passeurs d’hospitalités/AFP/Ya
HurriyetDN/DHA/Independent/BBC/Reu./SP
VICE/Ouest-France/Nord Littoral/Passeurs d’hospital
BBC
VoixDuNord/Passeurs d’hospitalités
AFP/eNCA/BBC
AFP/eNCA/BBC
MNS
AFP/Irish Times/Reu./Independent/AP/BBC
Independent/Reu./AP/Irish Times/BBC
Euronews
BBC/France3/Passeurs d’hospitalités/CalaisMS/MNS
Irish Times/Reu./DHA/Ya.N/Clandestina/AFP
Sputnik/BGNES
Guardian Un./AthensNewsAgency/Mail Online
MNS
Guardian Un.
IOM/SP/Globedia
IOM
IOM/SP
ExpressTribune/Independent/Mirror/IBTimes
IBTimes/Guardian/CBS/VK
IBTimes/Guardian/CBS/VK
IBTimes/Guardian/CBS/VK
IBTimes/Guardian/CBS/VK/Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Enikos/Guardian/Telegraph/Imkander
DerStandard/Guardian/Reuters/Ya.N/VK/MNS/Vivre/I
Guardian/BBC/DerStandard
SeaWatch
Aljazeera/BBC/Guardian/VK
Aljazeera
Aljazeera/BBC/Guardian
MorningJournal
Fox
NYTimes/INDie
Telegraph/Guardian/Imkander
Dorset Echo/DetainedVoices/Sputnik
Local
KISA/Cyprus-mail
ElDiario/EFE
BBC/SP/Welt
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Reu/BBC/IBTimes
IBTimes
MNS
RTE/HeraldIRL/Reu/Mail Online
Newsweek/IBTimes
BirminghamMail/Mirror/Independent/Guardian/IBTime
Reu/Local/Imkander
Vice/Socialist Worker/IBTimes
ExpressTribune/MEM/SP/IBTimes
DW/AP/Reu./DPA/WatchTheMed
MigrantReport/IOM
MigrantReport/UNHCR/Imkander
MigrantReport/UNHCR/Imkander
Guardian/IBTimes

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found dead

number

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07/07/15
04/07/15
in Jul 15
01/07/15
01/07/15
30/06/15
26/06/15
23/06/15
in June 15
18/06/15
15/06/15
01/06/15
in Jun 15
29/05/15
25/05/15
05/05/15
03/05/15
in May 15
in May 15
23/04/15
20/04/15
20/04/15
20/04/15
19/04/15
19/04/15
19/04/15
16/04/15
15/04/15
13/04/2015
13/04/2015
06/04/15
02/04/15
02/04/15
in Apr 15
in Apr 15
in Apr 15
27/03/15
03/03/15
03/03/15
in Mar 15
in Mar 15
in Mar 15
in Mar 15
in Mar 15
in Mar 15
in Mar 15
14/02/15
14/02/15
13/02/15
10/02/15
08/02/15
08/02/15
07/02/15
in Feb 15
in Feb 15
in Feb 15
in Jan 15
in Jan 15
in Jan 15
19/12/14
12/12/14
05/12/14
05/12/14
01/12/14
in Dec 14
in Dec 14
19/11/14
16/11/14
07/11/14
06/11/14
03/11/14
25/10/14
24/10/14
20/10/14
in Oct 14
in Feb 15
01/10/14
26/09/14
23/09/14
22/09/14

25
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
22
1
1
1
6
17
1
40
10
2
7
14
3
1
20
844
1
1
41
12
400
1
7
1
1
2
8
3
2
50
40
1
1
2
1
6
50
10
1
1
1
1
300
29
8
3
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8
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14
15
9
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180
29
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36
1
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1
1
1
10
1
1
40

name
N.N. (1 small child)
Samir Khedija (newborn)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Zebiba (23, woman)
Getenet Legese Yacob (32, m)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (24, man)
N.N. (28, man)
N.N. (±25)
N.N.
N.N.
Osama (17, boy)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (20-30y)
N.N. (4, child; woman; man)
N.N. (33, man)
N.N.
N.N. (50 children; 250 women)
More Kebba Dibanneh (26)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (pregnant woman)
N.N.
Oumar Dansokho (25, man)
Benamar Lamri (42, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
Raif (2, boy)
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Tesfaye (26, man)
Fata Abdul (23, man)
Muhammad Nadim (28, man)
Sayed Mehdi Ahbari (23, man)
N.N.
N.N
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (35y; unknown)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N (3 babies)
N.N. (man)
N.N
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (29, man)
N.N. (men)
Mohamed Asfak (26, man)
N.N.
Afom (26, man)
N.N. (22, man)
N.N. (16, girl)
Mouaz al Balkhi (22, man)
Shadi Omar Khataf (man)
N.N.
N.N. (26, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.

region of origin

cause of death

bodies found,
28 missing,
or trampled
panic,(TR)
whenonboat
off Libya (GR)
Syria/unknown
32 drowned,
22 missing
after drowned
2 boats capsized
nearinDidim
waysank
to Farmakonisi
Eritrea
died after mother fell from truck near Calais (FR), triggering premature delivery at 22 weeks
unknown
drowned, boat sank off Ayvacik (Turkey), 10 rescued
Ivory Coast
jumped from the window of his apartment when police raided the neighborhood (MA)
Ivory Coast
died during the police operation to evict migrants from Boukhalef (MA)
Eritrea
hit by car on A16 highway between Calais and Marck (FR)
Ethiopia
died after attempting to board moving train in Coquelles (FR)
unknown
reportedly killed when inflatable dinghy going to Italy was shot by a Libyan boat
Sub-Saharan Africa
went missing after boat from El Hoceima (MA) disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea
South Africa
stowaway, fell from plane travelling from Johannesburg (ZA) to Great Britain
South Africa
hanged himself for fear of deportation in Rotterdam (NL)
unknown
hit by car on A16 highway near Calais (FR)
unknown
drowned, boat sank near Kara island, going from Bodrum (TR) to Kos island (GR), 56 rescued
unknown
drowned, bodies found by rescue teams in and around various boats off the coast of Libya
Morocco
fell from a cliff while trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco
unknown
drowned after rubber dinghy deflated and sank off coast of Catania (IT)
unknown
drowned, bodies found by rescue teams in and around various boats off the coast of Libya
unknown
drowned, boat sank near Egriliman (Turkey), 13 rescued
unknown
frozen to death, as they tried to enter Turkey from Iran with 26 others
Somalia/Afghanistan
killed by train near Veles (MK) while walking on narrow mountain pass to Hungary
Syria
drowned near Zefyros beach, Rhodos (GR), after boat carrying 96 people shipwrecked
India
died of a heart attack while detained at Yarl’s Wood detention centre (GB)
unknown
drowned, boat carrying 300 sank
Africa/Bangladesh
drowned after collision with vessel near Gergarish (LY), hundreds trapped in ship
Gambia
drowned after boat capsized following collision with vessel near Gergarish (LY)
Africa
shot by smuggler and thrown overboard after standing up without permission, Gergarish (LY)
unknown
drowned when vessel travelling to Italy sank off the Libyan coast; 4 rescued
Ghana/Nigeria
drowned, Christians thrown overboard by Muslims in religious fight on way from LY to Sicily
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned after vessel capsized off Libyan coast, 144 rescued, 9 bodies found
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of exhaustion on boat that rescued 144 people from capsized vessel going (LY) to (IT)
unknown
drowned after boat capsized off the Greek island of Symi
Guinea
set fire to himself in toilet of FEDASIL building in Brussels (BE) after being denied asylum
Morocco
hanged himself in detention centre at Merksplas (BE) while awaiting deportation to Morocco
unknown
drowned, boat sank near Foca, Turkey, 6 rescued
unknown
drowned, boat sank near Mugla (Turkey), 9 rescued
unknown
drowned, boat sank near Datca (Turkey), 28 rescued
Syria
died in fire at border crossing office at Bajakovo (RS)
Palestine/Lebanon/Syria drowned after shipwreck near the coast of Sicily (IT), reportedly fled from Syria
unknown
drowned after shipwreck near the coast of Sicily (IT), 10 bodies found, 127 rescued
Syria
drowned, boat sank between LY and I, 2-y.o. son missing, husband & 3 children survived
Syria
missing, boat sank between LY and I, mother drowned, father & 3 siblings survived
Iraq
died following a push-back by the Bulgarian authorities back to Turkey
unknown
drowned in shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia, 79 rescued
unknown
drowned, boat sank off Bodrum, Turkey, 8 rescued
unknown
missing, boat sank between Libya and Italy
unknown
drowned, boat sank on the way to Italy
Ethiopia
body found in tent in Calais (FR) migrant camp
Yemen
hanged himself with a t-shirt at a detention centre in Thessaloniki (GR)
Pakistan
hanged himself with towels in the Amygdaleza detention centre (GR)
Afghanistan
died after delay in receiving medical treatment at detention centre in Greece
IvoryCoast/Mali/Senegal/Mauritania/Gambia/Niger/Guinea
drowned after 4 Libyan dinghies travelling to Italy hit rough waters, 86 rescued
IvoryCoast/Mali/Senegal/Mauritiania/Gambia/Niger/Guinea
died of hypothermia during rescue of Libyan boat off the coast of Lampedusa (IT)
unknown
drowned after boat capsized off the island of Symi (GR)
unknown
missing, dinghy sank off Canakkale (Turkey), 7 rescued
Syria
drowned near Ayvacik (Turkey), trying to reach Greece, 7 rescued
unknown
drowned, dinghy sank off Marmaris County (Turkey), 9 rescued
unknown
drowned, boat sunk in Aegean Sea, bodies found on Psemiros and Kalimnos islands (GR)
unknown
drowned in shipwreck off Ayvalik, county of Balikesir (Turkey), 8 rescued
unknown
drowned in shipwreck off Ayvalik, county of Balikesir (Turkey), 40 rescued
unknown
drowned after boat capsized near Northern Morocco while travelling to Spain
Sudan
stowaway, crushed by truck wheel while travelling from France to Great Britain
unknown
died of hypothermia/dehydration while travelling from Lybia to Italy by boat
unknown
reportedly missing, fallen into sea from boat after high waves, southeast of Almeria (ES)
unknown
killed in Calais (FR) while trying to cross a highway full of UK-bound trucks
Syria/Sub-Saharan Africa 30 drowned, 150 missing after vessel capsized off the coast of Libya; 70 rescued
unknown
assumed dead, after boat got fuel shortage, near Almeria coast (Spain), 28 rescued
unknown
stowaways, were killed in fire inside truck while trying to enter England from France
Eritrea
died from smoke inhalation during arson attack on migrant centre, Switzerland; 13 wounded
Syria
hit by train while walking along tracks between Greece and Turkey
Pakistan
died after delay in medical treatment following a beating at a detention centre in Greece
Afghanistan/Syria
24 drowned, 12 missing after boat capsized in Black Sea on way to Bulgaria/Romania
Eritrea
died after being hit by a truck following release from police station, was in coma for 9 days
Sudan
stowaway, died after jumping off a bridge in attempt to access a truck going from FR to GB
Ethiopia
killed in France trying to cross a highway full of UK-bound trucks
Syria
washed up on the shore of Texel (NL) after attempt to swim from Calais (FR) to Britain
Syria
washed up on the shore of Farsund (NO) months after attempting to swim from FR to GB
Senegal
2 drowned, 8 missing, after vessel capsized near Tangiers (MA)
Sudan
drowned in canal in the centre of Calais (FR)
unknown
died after a fight at a refugee centre near Wolfsburg (DE), another man was severely injured
unknown
went missing after vessel capsized off the coast of Libya; 55 rescued
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

DailySabah
Guardian/IBTimes
Imkander
ElDiario/RFI/PICUM
RFI/PICUM
Libération/IBTimes
Parisien/Guardian/IBTimes
Le Figaro/AFP
El Diario
BBC
Rijnmond/NU/Joop
VoixDuNord/IBTimes
Imkander
Aljazeera/TimesOfIsrael
ElDiario
Telegraph/Reu/Local/VK/NRC/Imkander
USAToday/IBTimes/NRC/VK/Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
VK/MNS/ZEIT/ClandestinE/CBC/Imkander
WB/VK/Imkander
Guardian
ClandestinE
VK/MNS/NRC/AFP/Le Monde/STAMPA/NU/Imkande
VK
VK
ClandestinE/Imkander
VK/MNS/CNN
Tagesschau/MNS/Reu/NOS/taz/VK/NRC/FFM/BBC/L
taz
GreekReporter
BrusselsTimes/MNS/Knack
BrusselsTimes/MNS/Knack
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Dalje
MNS
MNS
SP
SP
ForcedMigration
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
IBTimes
KI/aida/IRR/MNS
KI/IRR
Clandestina/IRR
VK/NRC/UNHCR/IOM/Guardian/AI/Imkander
VK/NRC/UNHCR/IOM/Guardian/AI/Imkander
GreekReporter/Clandestina
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
BS/AAN/MNS
BBC
MNS/ ANSA
NDTV/The Age
CMS/NordLittoral
MNS
Imkander
CMS/MailOnline/EastAFRO/Telegraph
MNS
HURRIYET/Mail Online
GR/ infomob/ Tribune
HurriyetDN/NRC/Mail Online/Alakhbar/Nu/VK/Imkand
CMS
CMS
CMS/EastAFRO
IBTimes/MNS/CMS/DutchN/VK
IBTimes/MNS
MNS
CMS
WAZ
MNS

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found dead

number

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14/09/14
13/09/14
10/09/14
in Sep 14
31/08/14
30/08/14
28/08/14
24/08/14
24/08/14
23/08/14
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21/08/14
18/08/14
16/08/14
13/08/14
in Aug 14
29/07/14
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24/07/14
22/07/14
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in Jul 14
in Jul 14
29/06/14
23/06/14
23/06/14
13/06/14
07/06/14
07/06/14
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in Jun 14
in Jun 14
23/05/14
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12/05/14
11/05/14
07/05/14
06/05/14
05/05/14
02/05/14
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in May 14
30/04/14
16/04/14
16/04/14
16/04/14
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in April 2014
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18/03/14
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26/02/14
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487
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105
1
153
1
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251
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1
1
1
1
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128
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11

name

region of origin

cause of death

N.N. (1 small child)
N.N.
N.N.
Rubel Ahmed (26, man)
N.N.
Roumian Tisse (26, man)
N.N.
Nasir Galid (32, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (5 young chn, 7 women)
Abdelhak Goradia (51, man)
Amdi Mostafa (young man)
Meet Singh Kapoor (40, man)
Toumani Samake (23, man)
N.N.
Dorel Iosif Floarea (42, man)
N.N.
N.N. (boy)
Ahmed Osman (17, man)
N.N. (52, man)

2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drowned
in panic,
boat to
sank
off36
Libya
Africa
drowned
after boat
carrying 250
sank or
offtrampled
Tajoura (LY)
whilewhen
travelling
Italy;
rescued
Palestine
15 drowned, 5 missing, after boat capsized near Al-Ajami (Egypt); 72 rescued
Palestine/Syria/Egypt/Sudan
drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after traffickers sank boat carrying 500 migrants
Bangladesh
suicide, hanged himself in his cell at Morton Hall detention centre (UK)
Africa
drowned after rubber dinghy capsized shortly after leaving Libya, no survivors
Cameroon
died while trying to climb a fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla
Africa
drowned after boat sank near Al-Khums (LY); 17 rescued
Somalia
died from head wound after a fight in refugee house in the Netherlands
Africa
24 drowned, 12 missing after fishing boat carrying 400 capsized off the Libyan coast
North Africa
10 missing, 18 died, probably from dehydration & starvation, in Mediterranean; 73 survived
unknown
12 drowned, 239 missing after overcrowded boat capsized off Garibouli (LY); 19 survived
Algeria
asphyxiated during an expulsion procedure in Paris
Senegal or Mali
jumped from balcony of his room in asylum centre in Haldensleben (DE)
Afghanistan
body found among stowaways in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks (GB); 34 survived
Mali
beaten to death by Spanish civil guard when trying to force entry to enclave of Melilla (ES)
unknown
missing, when boat sank near Ayvalik (Turkey), 12 rescued
Romania
found dead in a makeshift camp in an abandoned parking lot in Metz (FR)
Sub-Saharan Africa
20 drowned, 108 missing after boat sank off the coast of Libya; 22 rescued
Africa
stowaway, found in wheel bay of US military plane upon arrival at Ramstein Air Base (DE)
Eritrea
stowaway, hit by a bus at a depot in Bexwell (UK), had been hiding under it since Calais (FR)
Pakistan
died after delay in medical treatment at detention centre in Amygdaleza (Greece)
Sergio Camilo Becerra González (26, man) Columbia
suicide in Helsinki (FI) prison after being incarcerated for not having a valid work permit
N.N.
unknown
5 drowned, 14 missing in shipwreck in Strait of Sicily; 61 rescued
N.N.
Syria/Pakistan/Nigeria/Ghana
likely suffocated from toxic boat engine fumes while travelling to Italy
Mohamed (1, boy)
Syria
drowned after falling overboard from overcrowded vessel while travelling to Italy
N.N.
Syria/Pakistan/Nigeria/Ghana
reportedly murdered on overcrowded vessel in the Mediterranean Sea going to Italy
N.N.
unknown
went missing after ship sank off the coast of Libya; 62 rescued
N.N. (incl. pregnant woman)
unknown
missing, after dinghy capsized off coast of Libya, 12 rescued
N.N.
unknown
drowned when boat sank off Samos Island (Greece), 13 rescued
N.N. (newborn)
Syria
mother had miscarriage on train platform during expulsion from Switzerland to Italy
N.N. (2 children; 1 woman)
Syria/Eritrea/Africa
drowned after boat capsized off the coast of Tripoli (Libya)
N.N.
Africa
reportedly drowned after overcrowded boat capsized off Sicily (IT); 27 rescued
N.N.
unknown
drowned, when boat sank off Samos island (Greece), 31 survivors
N.N.
unknown
suffocated due to carbon monoxide poisoning, on an old boat headed for Lampedusa (Italy)
N.N. (2 women)
unknown
4 drowned, 1 missing, when boat sank off Ayvalik (Turkey), 12 rescued
N.N. (men)
Syria/Senegal/Mali/Gambia/Eritrea/Cameroon
suffocated in the hold of a smugglers’ boat overcrowded with 600 African migrants
T.B. (27, man)
Ethiopia
died of high fever & suspected tuberculosis in Rome, lived in squat with 500 other migrants
N.N. (man)
unknown
found dead a day after arriving in Rome, probably of dehydration and fatigue
N.N.
unknown
10 found dead, 80-90 missing in shipwreck off coast of Sicily (IT); 40 rescued
N.N.
unknown
3 drowned, 6 missing after dinghy carrying 112 migrants capsized near Malta
N.N.
Africa
fell from rope ladder during a rescue attempt in the Mediterranean Sea
N.N. (man)
Afghanistan
body found, washed ashore on northeast coast of Lesbos (Greece)
N.N. (2 pregnant women)
unknown
suffocated, found in boat of 550 immigrants in the Strait of Sicily during rescue operations
N.N.
unknown
drowned, on two separate boats that sunk off Italy
Haroon Youssef (19, man)
Sudan
stowaway, died after falling from tourist bus while trying to cross into England
Jeanneath Beltran (woman)
Nigeria
died after delay in receiving medical attention at hospital in Toledo (Spain)
N.N. (15, boy)
Afghanistan
stowaway, found dead in back of a truck in the Igoumenitsa port (GR) with destination Italy
N.N. (3 chn, 12 women, 2 men)
Africa
17 drowned, 177 missing after boat with 400 migrants sank off Libyan coast; 206 rescued
N.N.
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned after boat sank around 37 miles east of Tripoli (Libya), 51 rescued
N.N. (20, man)
Eritrea
died from blow to the head near Pozzallo (IT) while being forced to board a boat
N.N. (1 pregnant woman)
Africa
44 drowned, 33 missing after boat carrying 130 sank off Libyan coast; 53 survivors
N.N. (4 children)
Somalia/Syria/Eritrea
22 drowned, 10 missing after boat travelling from Turkey capsized off coast of Samos (GR)
N.N.
Africa
drowned after boat started leaking in the Mediterranean Sea near Libyan coast, 80 rescued
Mengs Medhane (16, boy)
Eritrea
stowaway, died after falling off truck in Calais (FR) on the way to England
N.N.
unknown
drowned, were hiding in the hold of sunk boat near Samos (GR), 36 rescued
N.N.
Somalia
Reportedly drowned, boat sank just off Libyan coast, one surviver
N.N.
Syria
drowned, after boat capsized on way from Turkey to Greece, 3 others rescued
N.N. (child)
Syria
drowned, after boat capsized on way from Turkey to Greece, 3 others rescued
N.N.
Syria
missing, after boat capsized on way from Turkey to Greece, 3 others rescued
N.N.
unknown
Shot dead by greek coast guard, suspected smuggler, on a boat between Greece and Turkey
Joshua (1 month old baby)
Ghana
Died, after mother was refused medical care in hospital (D) due to lack of insurance papers
Artavazd Gasparyan
Armenia
suicide, near asylumcentre (NL), due deportation to Germany, psychiatric problems ignored
N.N.
unknown
Died, found during Italian rescue operation on a migrant boat bound for Europe
N.N.
Africa
Died, found on board of a ship by Italian navy, 4000 others rescued
Christine Case (40, woman)
Jamaica
Died from massive pulmonary thromboembolism after unsufficient medical care (GB)
N.N.
Syria
Drowned, when the boat started to take in water just off coast of Lesbos (GR), 8 rescued
N.N. (4, girl)
Syria
Drowned, when the boat started to take in water just off coast of Lesbos (GR), 8 rescued
N.N. (47, man)
Syria
Drowned, when the boat started to take in water just off coast of Lesbos (GR), 8 rescued
N.N.
Syria
Missing, when the boat started to take in water just off coast of Lesbos (GR), 8 rescued
N.N. (20, man)
Ethiopia
stowaway, died when he hit his head in truck he was hiding in, trying to cross to England
Senay Berha (25, man)
Ethiopia
found dead in river near Eritrean refugee camp in Calais (F), had been missing for some days
Mesfin Germa (man)
Ethiopia
died when he was hit by a lorry as he walked into Calais port trying to cross to England
N.N. (man)
Albania
died, after being stabbed to death on the motorway outside Calais
N.N. (18-20, man)
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of hypothermia, after being rescued from dinghy off Tarifa (E), 9 others rescued
N.N.
unknown
drowned, boat sank off Bodrum (Turkey) on the way to Greece, 3 rescued
N.N. (men)
Albania
Missing, reportedly drowned after jumping off north sea ferry when being deported from UK
Kahve Pouryazdan (49, man)
Iran
Suicide, set himself on fire, after 10 years of asylum seeker in Germany
N.N. (23, man)
India
Suicide, jumped from window of ayslum seeker centre
Ahmed J. (43, man)
Libya
Died of pulmonary embolism, after security quard refused to call an ambulance
N.N.
Africa
died, trying to reach Spanish enclave, Spanish/Moroccan police shot them with rubber bullets
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Reuters/GuardianUN/BBC/Telegraph/NRC/AD/Trouw
UNHCR
IOM/Reuters/GuardianUN/MPG/BBC/Telegraph/Spie
OpenDem
MPG/ DN
ProAsyl/ ELM
MNS/Imkander
WijZijnHier/ VK
UNHCR
DW/UNHCR
UNHCR/ AP/ MNS
MNS/ OpenDemocracy/ Paris-luttes
AyslstrikeBerlin/ RefugeeProtest
Guardian Un./AP/Telegraph/MNS/CMS
ProAsyl/ MNS
Imkander
IRR
WMN/ISNA
MNS/ CBS/ CNN/ Mail Online
EDP24/CMS
MNS/ Clandestina
MigrantTales/IRR
ANSA
IOM/ UNHCR/ LR/ NRC/ Guardian Un./ Independent/
IOM/ UNHCR/ LR/ NRC/ Guardian Un./ Independent/
IOM/ UNHCR/ LR/ NRC/ Guardian Un./ Independent/
LAInfo
UNHCR
ClandestinE
Vivre
UNHCR
BBC/ Ans
Imkander
Imkander
Imkander
OOB/ Ans/ GuardianUN/ Telegraaf/ Aljazeera
COR
COR
AFP
MT/Xinhua/MNS/GuardianUn/Rel
Rel/GuardianUn/MNS/SydHerald
Lesvosnews
Imkander
Imkander
CMS
MNS
Infomob/CMS/Neokronos
BBC/LR/VK/DN/Aljazeera/Ya.N/UNHCR/MSN/ANSA/
Reuters
ANSAmed
UNHCR/GuardianUN/BBC/SP/Imkander
SP/AP/MNS
MT/ GuardianUN
CMS
Imkander
MT/ GuardianUN
DN
DN
DN
Reu/ JW
HAZ/ FR-NieSa/ BildZ
NRC/21Miles/DutchN/RTVOost/DeStentor
NBC/ Zeit
GuardianUN/ SD/ LocIT/ IOL
GuarianUN/ Independent/ BBC
Guardian Un./Reu/Imkander
Guardian Un./Reu/Imkander
Guardian Un./Reu/Imkander
Guardian Un./Reu/Imkander
CMS
CMS
CMS/ DM
CMS
EP
Imkander
Mirror/ BBC
Karawane
MZ/ MDR/ FR-S
MDR/ MZ/ ProAsyl
BBC/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/Imkander

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name

N.N. (1 small
06/02/14 1 Ibrahim
Keita child)
06/02/14 1 Armand Debordo Bakayo
06/02/14 1 Joseph Blaise
06/02/14 1 Yves Martin Blong
06/02/14 1 Ousman Kenzo
06/02/14 1 Oumar Ben Sanda
05/02/14 3 N.N. (33, mother, 6 and 7 child)
03/02/14 1 N.N. (30)
30/01/14 1 N.N. (17, boy)
24/01/14 1 N.N.
24/01/14 7 N.N.
20/01/14 4 Ahmadi (mother and children)
20/01/14 8 N.N. (2 women, 6 children)
16/01/14 1 N.N. (54, man)
13/01/14 3 N.N. (men)
28/12/13 1 N.N. (man)
21/12/13 1 N.N. (28, man)
11/12/13 1 N.N. (man)
09/12/13 1 N.N.
09/12/13 1 N.N.
09/12/13 1 N.N.
09/12/13 4 N.N.
09/12/13 1 Yemane Gaberanguse (22, man)
08/12/13 1 Kallo Al-Hassan (43, man)
02/12/13 3 N.N. (20-30, men)
30/11/13 3 N.N.
29/11/13 5 N.N. (2 adults, 3 children)
29/11/13 1 N.N. (35-40, woman)
21/11/13 1 Kathan al Omar (35, man)
15/11/13 12 N.N. (8 adults, 4 children)
05/11/13 1 N.N. (young man)
04/11/13 1 Robiel (man)
11/10/13 268 N.N. (168 adults, 100 children)
11/10/13 34 N.N.
11/10/2013 34 N.N. (3 small children)
03/10/13 373 N.N.
in Oct 13 1 Aref Hassanzade (22, man)
01/10/2013 13 N.N.
30/09/13 13 N.N. (men)
28/09/13 1 N.N. (young man)
17/09/13 1 Fadwa Taha Ali (50, woman)
17/09/13 1 Amr Dailool (30, man)
16/09/13 12 N.N.
10/08/13 6 N.N.
10/08/13 1 Moustapha Anaki (31, man)
06/08/13 1 Commandan (young man)
04/08/13 3 N.N. (women)
in Aug 2013 1 N.N. (man)
in Aug 2013 1 Lamis Abounahi (woman)
in Aug 2013 1 Uday Abounahi (4, boy)
in Aug 2013 1 Layan Abounahi (9 months, girl)
01/08/13 1 N.N.
31/07/13 24 N.N. (adults, children)
27/07/13 1 Mohammad Hassan (man)
26/07/13 31 N.N. (9 women)
25/07/13 1 N.N. (25-30, man)
25/07/13 1 N.N. (25, man)
25/07/13 1 N.N. (20, woman)
25/07/13 1 N.N. (40, woman)
25/07/13 1 N.N. (13, girl)
25/07/13 1 N.N. (5, boy)
25/07/13 1 N.N. (8, boy)
25/07/13 6 N.N.
25/07/13 1 N.N. (30, man)
17/06/13 1 Samiyou Djimadou (29, man)
16/06/13 7 N.N.
15/06/13 1 N.N. (woman)
13/06/13 1 N.N. (31, man)
10/06/13 1 Apti Nazjujev (man)
06/06/13 1 Vahide Selami (45)
06/06/13 5 N.N.
in June 2013 1 N.N. (man)
in Jun 13 1 Fahezeh Ahmadi (17, girl)
30/05/13 1 Adams Bagna (31, man)
28/05/13 1 Djamaa Isu (21, man)
20/05/13 5 N.N. (men)
16/05/13 1 N.N. (6, girl)
02/05/13 1 Moncef (25, man)
in May 2013 1 Hashim Yasbek (34, man)
25/04/13 1 Cosmo Saizon (man)

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies
found,
missing,
drowned
or totrampled
in panic,
when boat sank
offshot
Libya
died,
BB/ FFM/
Reuters/28
Telegraph/
VK/ SP/
ECREtrying
reach Spanish
enclave, Spanish/Moroccan
police
them with rubber bullets
Africa
Africa
died, trying to reach Spanish enclave, Spanish/Moroccan police shot them with rubber bullets
Africa
died, trying to reach Spanish enclave, Spanish/Moroccan police shot them with rubber bullets
Africa
died, trying to reach Spanish enclave, Spanish/Moroccan police shot them with rubber bullets
Africa
died, trying to reach Spanish enclave, Spanish/Moroccan police shot them with rubber bullets
Africa
died, trying to reach Spanish enclave, Spanish/Moroccan police shot them with rubber bullets
Pakistan
Died, mother and her two children, in a fire in their asylum home
Iran
killed by a bullet to the chest in the industrial zone Marcel Doret, Calais (FR)
Iran
stowaway, died from fell from truck whilst trying to cross the border into the UK
unknown
drowned, after boat capsized near Kusadasi, 11 passengers saved, 7 others missing
unknown
missing, reportedly drowned, after boat capsized near Kusadasi, 11 passengers saved
Afghanistan or Syria
drowned, during push back by Greek coast guard their boat capsized, 16 survivors
Afghanistan/Syria
drowned, during push back by Greek coast guard their boat capsized, 16 survivors
Sudan
Frozen to death, during river crossing of EU-Russia border
unknown
Drowned, bodies found on different beaches on the island Chios
Syria
hanged himself for fear of deportation at the end of a one-year prison sentence
Iran
Suicide, by self-immolation at a crossroads in central Athens (GR), he died on way to hospital
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing, after small boat capsized in Strait of Gibraltar near Cadiz (E), 2 rescued
Syria
Drowned, after boat of 36 migrants sank off Izmir coast (TR) on way to island Chios (GR)
Myanmar
Drowned, after boat of 36 migrants sank off Izmir coast (TR) on way to island Chios (GR)
Afghanistan
Drowned, after boat of 36 migrants sank off Izmir coast (TR) on way to island Chios (GR)
unknown
Missing, after boat of 36 migrants sank off Izmir coast (TR) on way to island Chios (GR)
Eritrea
died while trying to cross to England, had not been given medical treatment before leaving
Ghana
Died due to a delayed respons to urgent medical care in refugee centre (D)
unknown
missing, after dinghy capsized in freezing waters of Evros River (Turkey/Greece), 1 survivor
Afghanistan/Iraq/Pakistan missing, after boat sank in Evros river (Turkish-Greek border), 15 people safe
Syria
Drowned, after boat of 14 migrants sank off Turkey in Aegen Sea (TR-GR)
Asia
died trying to cross from Turkey to Greece through Evros river, it was bad weather
Syria
Died of heart attack in refugee camp, chest pain complaints were ignored
Syria
drowned, when boat capsized off Lefkada island (GR), believed to be on way to Italy
Africa
fell from border fence, trying to cross from Morocco to Spanish enclave city Melilla
Eritrea
found dead in waters at Calais port, after trying to swim to ferry to England on 9th October
Africa
drowned, boat sank after being chased and shot at by Libanese, emergency call was ignored
Syria/Palestine/Egypt
12 drowned, 22 missing, after boat capsized near Egyptian port of Alexandria, 116 rescued
Syria/Palestine
drowned, boat capsized in Maltese waters - people had crowded to one side, 203 rescued
Africa
drowned, when boat on way from Libya to Italy caught fire and sank, some 155 rescued (I)
Afghanistan
reportedly murdered by Taliban in Afghanistan, after being deported from Belgium
Eritrea
drowned after their boat sank, tried to swim to the coast of Ragusa, Sicily (I)
Eritrea/unkown
drowned, when being forced to disembark the stranded vessel just off coast of Sicily (I)
unknown
found dead in sea off Sidi Lakhdar (Algeria), corpse had been at sea for months
Syria
shot, when boat carrying 200 refugees was shot at by Egyptian navy
Syria
Shot, when boat carrying 200 refugees was shot at by Egyptian navy (EGY)
Sub-Saharan Africa
11 missing, 1 body found, boat of 42 capsized off Spanish Ceuta, 30 were rescued
Egypt
drowned, boat hit sandbank, they believed to have reached shore but water was still deep (I)
Morocco
died, unknown reason, in detention centre near Crotone (I), later protest & centre closed
Afghanistan
stabbed by fellow Afghan in Calais squat, it was a reprisal attack without fatal intention
Africa
Died during voyage in rubber dinghy to Europe, bodies were thrown overboard
India
Suicide, in refugee centre in Harbke (D)
Syria
Died on Samos island after being abandoned by trafficker and neglected by Greek authorities
Syria
Died on Samos island after being abandoned by trafficker and neglected by Greek authorities
Syria
Died on Samos island after being abandoned by trafficker and neglected by Greek authorities
Morocco
died, in poor health condition, despite medical care during rescue operation (E)
Iran/Pakistan/Syria/Afghanistan
Drowned, after boat capsized and sank in Aegean sea (TR), 12 others were saved
Afghanistan
Died from lung infection that his detention guards ignored for months (GR)
West Africa
drowned, when boat capsized, on way to Lampedusa (I) from Libya, 22 others saved
unknown
Drowned, after boat capsizes off Greek island Chios (GR), other 46 persons rescued
Syria
Drowned, body found on coast of Kos (GR), assumed from sinking boat with 13 migrants
Syria
Drowned, body found on coast of Kos (GR), assumed from sinking boat with 13 migrants
Syria
Drowned, body found on coast of Kos (GR), assumed from sinking boat with 13 migrants
Syria
Drowned, body found on coast of Kos (GR), assumed from sinking boat with 13 migrants
Syria
Drowned, body found on coast of Kos (GR), assumed from sinking boat with 13 migrants
unknown
Drowned, body found on coast of Kos (GR), assumed from sinking boat with 13 migrants
Syria
Missing, boat of 13 went missing near Bodrum (GR), 6 bodies found near Kos
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of cardiorespiratory attack, during attempt to enter Melilla enclave (E)
Benin
Suicice, after fear of deportation from Brussels (B) since asylum claim took over 10 months
unknown
Drowned, during attempt to cross into Italy (I) while holding on to tuna cage at sea
unknown
died giving birth, on boat between TR & I, body abandoned at sea, newborn in good health
Somalia
Suicide, after rejected asylum, jumped out of window
Chechnia
tortured to death, Norway sent him back to Russia where he was forced back to Chechnya
Afghanistan
Drowned, boat sinks in Aegean Sea for unknown reason, 9 others rescued
Afghanistan
Missing, reportedly drowned, boat sinks in Aegean Sea for unknown reason, 9 others rescued
Georgia
stowaway, frozen to death on I-Fly charter flight (RUS), flew >7 flights before discovered
Afghanistan
stabbed by her boyfriend, she was on leave from Lyng refugee centre (Norway)
Nigeria
Died due to lack of medical care of chronic asthma (D)
Chad
Suicide, in refugee camp in Eisenhüttenstadt (D)
unknown
drowned, when boat capsizds off coast of Morocco on way to Spain, seven others saved
unknown
Drowned, when small boat sank off Farmakonisi (GR)
Tunisia
Suicide, killed himself out of despair of his pending deportation
Libanon
Died of heroin overdose in asylum centre Schonefeld Ost (D), body found after 6 weeks
Benin
Died due to initial lack of medical care (D)
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/Imkander
BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/Imkander
BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/Imkander
BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/Imkander
BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/Imkander
BB/FFM/Reuters/Telegraph/VK/SP/ECRE/Imkander
Karawane/ FR/ Tagesspiegel/ Hamburger Abendblatt
CMS
CMS
TodZam/Xinhua/Imkander
TodZam/Xinhua/Imkander
ProAsyl/ECRE/Infomobile/Euronews/Xinhua/MNS/Im
ProAsyl/ECRE/Infomobile/Euronews/Xinhua/MNS/Im
EXP/ EUbusiness/ GP
W2EU/ Greekreporter/ Newsit
IRR
MNS/ Voice of Russia
EP
AdnK/TodZam
AdnK/Todzam
AdnK/TodZam
AdnK/TodZam
CMS
Karawane/Westen
KI
GWM/TVXS
TodZam/NewsD/Xinhua/ AdnK/ MNS
Avgi
MNS
Guardian/ Xinhua/ AdnK/ CBC/ MNS
MNS/ Naharnet
CMS/VoixDuNord
Repubblica/VK/BorderlineEU/Asyl in Not/GuardianUN
LR/BBC/AI/Nu
BBC/MNS
VK/ NRC/ ANP / AiN/ Presse/ NYtimes/ BBC/ Guardia
IRR
MNS/PolicyReview
AdnK/Reuters/TimesM/EP/VK/NRC
QUOT
AI/ LR
AI/ LR
MNS/EP/ABC
AFP/SP/France24/Euronews/24News/MNS/LR/Vivre
LR
CMS
GlobalPost
Karawane
MNS/ Infomob/ Roarmag
MNS/ Infomob/ Roarmag
MNS/ Infomob/ Roarmag
ABC
TodZam/VK Infomob/AD/GreekReporter/PICUM/Clan
Wordpress/ Kuwait Times
GuardianUN/Reuters/allAfrica/Vivre
Xinhua/ Ekathimerini
Xinhua/ GR/ TodZam
Xinhua/ GR/ TodZam
Xinhua/ GR/ TodZam
Xinhua/ GR/ TodZam
Xinhua/ GR/ TodZam
Xinhua/ GR/ TodZam
GuardianUN/ Reuters/ allAfrica
ABC
MNS/ 21miles/ DH
ABC/ Ansamed/ jW/ MNS
Repubblica
MNS/ Ansa
Ny Tid
Greek reporter/ Khaama/ DN/ Xinhua
Greek reporter/ Khaama/ DN/ Xinhua
News24/VK/Z24
Klassekampen
Indymedia/ Karawane
Karawane/ VRF/ Berliner Ztg
MNS/ TheLocal
Ekathimerini, MigrantsGR
Wsws/ Bildung fur alle/ Libertare aktion/ WOZ
Karawane/ MDR
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name
N.N. (1Pam
small(28)
child)
Alpha
N.N.
N.N.
Mohammed Kamiran (33, man)
N.N. (2 children, 3 w, 6 m)
N.N.
N.N.
Khalid Shahzad (52, man)
N.N. (man, woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Alois Dvorzac (84, man)
Cheick Nydiaye (man)
N.N. (16, boy)
Alexander Dolmatov (36, man)
Shehzad Luqman (27, man)
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N. (8 children)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Umar Bilemkhanov (man)
N.N. (2 babies, 2 women)
N.N. (17, boy)
N.N. (42, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (women)
Oleg N. (28, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Saar Yatta (30, man)
N.N.
N.N. (8 women, 3 men)
N.N.
N.N. (incl. children & women)
N.N. (man & young son)
Prince Kwabena Fosu (31, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N. (±5, girl)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (3 women, 2 children)
N.N. (8 months, baby)
N.N. (39, woman)
N.N. (incl. children & women)
Newzad (20, man)
Zelimkhan Isakov (35, man)
N.N.
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (30, man)
Jose Matada (26, man)
N.N.
N.N. (5 women; 1 child)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (12 men; 18 women)
N.N (28 children; 3 babies)
Hashemi Samir
N.N. (2 children, 1w, 4m)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
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region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies
found, 28 missing,
drowned
trampledcare
in panic,
wheninboat
sank (E)
off Libya
Senegal
Died
of tuberculosis
after being
deniedormedical
in hospital
Mallorca
Sub-Saharan Africa
10 drowned, 13 missing, after boat sank off Alhucemas islands (Morocco/Spain), 24 rescued
unknown
died, after being rescued with 14 others, in poor health condition, died on way to hospital
Syria
Suicide, after ignored cries of help and worries for his wife and 4 children, in Cyprus
Sub-Saharan Africa
10 drowned, 1 died on way to hospital, after boat capsized off Hoceima (MA), 23 rescued
Sub-Saharan Africa
Died on a boat that had been drifting in Mediterranean Sea, thrown over board, 89 rescued
Africa
Died of hypothermia, after being rescued by Italian coast guard without first aid available
Pakistan
Died, just hours after being released from removal centre in poor health conditions (GB)
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing, after boat sank off Tarifa (E), 8 rescued
Syria
Drowned, on way from Turkey to Lesvos (GR)
Syria
Reportedly missing, on way from Turkey to Lesvos (GR)
Morocco
found dead in boat off the coast of Tantan (MA)
Africa
drowned, on way to Spain, 1 was a Morrocan ferry crew member who died in rescue attempt
Africa
missing, on way from Morroco to Spain, two others found dead, two others rescued
unknown
body found floating off Doumia beach (Algeria), probably tried to reach Spain
Slovenia
died of heart attack while handcuffed at detention centre (GB), after delay in medical care
Senegal
Pushed to death on a metro rail track by police officers in a chase in Athens (GR)
unknown
died of exposure on riverbank near GR-TR border, trafficker had abandoned him and 8 others
Russia
Suicide, after fear of being deported from the Netherlands
Pakistan
Died, after being stabbed by two golden dawn members on a motor in Athens (GR)
unknown
drowned, two bodies found off Chios by fishermen and third found by coast guard
Kurdistan
Suicide, hang himself in a police prison in Zurich
Syria/Afghanistan/Pakistanmissing, trying to reach the Apulian coast of Italy, 28 rescued
Tunisia
Drowned, after being pushed in the sea by trafficker a few meters off Sicilian coast (I)
Tunisia
Reportedly drowned, missing after being pushed in sea by trafficker off Sicilian coast (I)
Chechnia
tortured to death, Norway sent him back to Russia where he was forced back to Chechnya
Afghanistan/ Iraq
19 drowned, 7 missing, boat from Turkey sank near Lesvos (GR), 2 survivors
Afghanistan/Iraq
drowned with 27 others, boat from Turkey sank near Lesvos (GR), 2 survivors
Afghanistan/Iraq
drowned with 27 others, boat from Turkey sank near Lesvos (GR), 2 survivors
Morocco
1 drowned, 7 missing, after patrol boat clashes with refugee boat carrying 25 migrants (E)
Syria
1 man froze to death near Kraynovo (BG) trying to cross BG/TR border, 1 man in hospital
unknown
Drowned, while trying to cross by boat from Lybia to Italy, 500 other migrants were rescued
unknown
Missing, assumed drowned while trying to cross by boat from Lybia to Italy (I)
Armenia
Suicide, found dead in a hospital after rejection of his asylum application
Eritrea
Suicide, in a psychiatric clinic in Liestal (CH)
Russia
Suicide, hanged himself after rejected asylum, fear of persecution as homosexual in Russia
unknown
Drowned, body found floating in the water 12 miles from Tarifa (E)
unknown
missing, reportedly drowned after boat sank in Strait of Gibraltar off Tarifa (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, body found near the coast of Ceuta, presumably had tried to swim to Ceuta (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
body found on coast of Nador (MA) near Spanish enclave of Melilla
unknown
drowned, ship sank 35 miles off coast of Libya to Lampedusa (I), 70 survivors rescued
unknown
drowned in shipwreck between Morocco and Spain, 6 survivors
Sub-Saharan Africa
19 bodies found, 2 missing, off coast of Tangier (MA) over 2 weeks
unknown
found dead on the coast in the area of Nador (MA)/Melilla (E)
Ghana
Died of unknown reason in Harmondsworth detention centre (GB)
Africa
drowned, attempting to cross in a boat from Morocco to Spain, 50 rescued
Africa
drowned, when boat sank near coast of Morocco on way to Spain (E), 17 saved, 4 missing
Africa
missing, when boat sank near coast of Morocco on way to Spain, 17 saved, 14 bodies found
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, body washed ashore off Punta Almina (E) reportedly fell into the sea way from MA
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, body found near Galapagos beach (E), presumably from boat capsized monday
Africa
drowned, after boat of 24 migrants from Comoros capsized off the coast of Mayotte (F)
Africa
missing, after boat of 24 migrants from Comoros capsized off the coast of Mayotte (F)
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing, after boat capsized near Galapagos beach (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, boat sunk off Melilla’s coasts (E)
Nepal
fell from 5th floor escaping police controlling for noise at birthday party, was undocumented
unknown
bodies found off Tangier (MA) across 2 weeks in Oct/Nov 2012
Iraq
Kurd, suicide after final rejection of asylum, in Saltdal refugee centre, Rognan (Norway)
Chechnia
suffered fatal heart attack in deportation centre in Vienna, after being refused treatment
Algeria
1 drowned, 2 missing, after boat capsized off coast of Spain, 9 others rescued
unknown
advanced state of decomposition, found off Ceuta (E) allegedly fell overboard boat to E
unknown
drowned, small boat sunk off Mostaganem (DZ) was on the way to Spain
Eritrea
car accident near Alexandroupolis(GR),car driven by smuggler overturned during police chase
Mozambique
stowaway, body fell from a plane from Angola to Heathrow, onto a street in Mortlake (GB)
Africa
missing, after boat with 36 migrants from Anjouan (Comoros) sank off Mayotte coasts (F)
Africa
drowned, after boat 36 migrants from Anjouan-Comoros sank off the coast of Mayotte (F)
Eritrea
shot by Egyptian border guards, refused to surrender and ran towards Egypt-Israel border
Tunisia
missing, after boat sank off coast of Lampedusa (I), 56 rescued
Tunisia
drowned, after boat sank off coast of Lampedusa (I), 56 others rescued
Palestine/Syria/Iraq
drowned, overcrowded boat from Ahmetbeyli (TR) sank off Aegean coast, 46 survivors
Palestine/Syria/Iraq
drowned, overcrowded boat from Ahmetbeyli (TR) sank off Aegean coast, 46 survivors
Iran
suicide, in a refugee centre in Kirchheim (D), depression due to living conditions
Syria
drowned, family of asylum seekers, shipwreck on the way from Latakia (SY) to Karpasia (CY)
Africa/Bangladesh
missing, reportedly drowned, after vessel from Tripoli (LY) capsized off Libyan coasts
Africa/Bangladesh
Drowned, bodies found after vessel from Tripoli (LY) capsized off Libyan coasts
unknown
3 drowned, 36 missing, after boat sank off Bardia port (Libya/Egypt border), only 1 rescued
unknown
stowaway, found in landing gear bay of plane at Heathrow (GB), travelled from South Africa
Egypt
3 found, 36 missing after overcrowded boat sank near Libya coast on the way to Europe
unknown
body found in Evros River (TR) reportedly was migrant trying to cross into GR from Turkey
Somalia/Eritrea
died, after being rescued, boat 4 days adrifting, dinghy from LY to Malta
Somalia/Eritrea
starvation died after 4 days adrifting, bodies found on dinghy from LY arrived to Malta
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

IBT/ MNS/ TL
MNS
AFP/ MWN/ GP
Kisa/IRR
DNE/AlArabia
Reuters/ MNS/ Morroco world news
PICUM/ CDS
GuardianUN
EP
MNS/ Wordpress
MNS/ Wordpress
Ansamed/MNS
MNS/ Al arabiya
MNS/ Al arabiya
QUOT
Independent/GuardianUN./BBC/MNS/MailOnline
CS
KI
UNITED/ VK/ Telegraaf/ ANP/ NRC/ Parool/ MNS/ Tro
Reu/ MNS/ KTG/ CS
Ekathimerini/ GRreporter
Wsws/ WOZ
PICUM
LR/ PICUM
LR/ PICUM
Ny Tid
Aljazeera/Reuters/Picum/MSF/Infomobile/MNS/jW/Cl
Aljazeera/Reuters/Picum/MSF/Infomobile/MNS/jW/Cl
Aljazeera/Reuters/Picum/MSF/Infomobile/MNS/jW/Cl
PICUM/ El Pais/ FFM/ Taz
PICUM/Vreme
Repubblica/ PICUM
Repubblica/ PICUM
ProAsyl/ Wsws/ Le Courrier
ProAsyl/ le Courrier/ 20Min
ProAsyl/ AiCH/ MNS/ Wsws/ Le Courrier
MUGAK
MUGAK
VDG
AFP
Repubblica/ PICUM/ MNS
FE
AFP
AFP
IRR/SchNews
FE
EP/Aljazeera/ MaltaToday
EP/Aljazeera/MaltaToday
ABC/FE
FE/SUR
VOA/UNHCR/IRR
VOA/UNHCR/IRR
FE/SUR
FE/20Me/ MUGAK
CypMail
FE
NRK
IRR/DerStandard
MUGAK/ El Pais
ABC/FE
TSA/FE
PICUM
BBC/IRR/Evening Standard/MNS/ INDi/ Guardian/ M
Universal/AFP
Universal/AFP/PICUM
GulfNews
PICUM/MAS/LRP/FE/BCC/CNN/VK
PICUM/MAS/LRP/FE/BCC/CNN/VK/ANSA/Tgcom
jW/Reu/AFP/Le Monde/Migreurop/SP/MNS/FE/Aljaze
jW/Reu/AFP/LeMonde/Migreurop/SP/MNS/FE/Aljaze
RTA/INDd/VRF/Karawane
PICUM/UN/Migrants at sea/FE/CypMail
MNS/FE
MNS/FE
Ahram/VK
Guardian Un./IRR/BBC
WSLS10/FE
FE
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15/03/12
12/03/12
05/03/12
02/03/12
29/02/12
29/02/12
21/02/12
21/02/12
21/02/12
15/02/2012
10/02/12
07/02/12
06/02/12
in Feb 12
30/01/12
29/01/12
29/01/12
28/01/12
22/01/12
21/01/12
16/01/2012
16/01/2012
15/01/12
15/01/12
15/01/12
12/01/12
12/01/12
10/01/12
10/01/12
09/01/12
08/01/12
05/01/12
03/01/12
03/01/12
in Jan 12
in 2012
in 2012
in 2012
in 2012
in 2012
29/12/11
27/12/11
27/12/11

2
1
1
1
1
1
1
54
1
1
3
1
1
2
6
55
20
10
1
1
5
15
1
7
2
1
30
1
1
1
10
6
1
10
1
1
5
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
5
1
2
1
1
15
1
40
8
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
20
1
1
1

name
N.N. (1 small child)
N.N. (19)
N.N. (30, woman)
N.N. (19, man)
N.N.
Bee Moyo (man, 45)
N.N. (23, man)
N.N.
Bernard Hukwa (man)
Noureddin Mohamed (28, man)
N.N.
Mamadou Kamara (32, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (±30, man)
N.N. (45, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (16, boy)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (16, boy)
N.N.
N.N. (40, man)
N.N.
Alain Hatungimana (36, man)
N.N.
N.N. (1 man; 5 women)
Samia Yusuf Omar (21, woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (±28)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (28, man)
N.N. (±24, man)
N.N. (±22, men)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (9, girl; 50, man)
N.N. (±20, woman)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (±23, woman)
Arman Palani (17, boy)
N.N. (±40)
N.N. (25)
N.N. (±20)
Rexhep Salijaj (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (9, girl; 55, man)
Mohammad Rahsepar (29, man)
N.N.
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N. (woman, man)
Garolin Nesarajah (24, woman)
Rojg Nesarajah (2, boy)
N.N. (1baby;12women;2men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (25-30, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (±28, man)
Idrissa Diallo (21, man)
N.N. (15-20, man)
N.N. (55)
Samuel Festus (man)
N.N. (3, boy)
N.N. (23, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men, women, children)
N.N. (41, man)
N.N. (12, boy)
N.N. (59, woman)

region of origin
Somalia/Eritrea
Afghanistan
Asia
Iraq
unknown
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Eritrea/Somalia/Sudan
Zimbabwe
Sudan
unknown
Mali
unknown
Afghanistan
unknown
Somalia/ Sudan/ Eritrea
unknown
Somalia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eritrea or Ethiopia
Comoros
Comoros
Afghanistan
Somalia
unknown
Egypt
Sub-Saharan Africa
Afghanistan
Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi
Somalia/Eritrea
unknown
Somalia
Eritrea (4)/ Somalia (6)
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Eritrea
Maghreb
Sub-Saharan Africa
Egypt
Afghanistan
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Kurdistan
unknown
unknown
Afghanistan
Kosovo
Palestine
Afghanistan
Iran
Afghanistan
North Africa
Africa
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Somalia
Somalia
unknown
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea
Afghanistan
India
unknown
Sudan
Eritrea
unknown
unknown
Syria
Sri Lanka
Iran
Iran

cause of death
2 bodies found,
missing,
drowned
or4trampled
in panic,
whenfrom
boatLY
sank
off Libya
drowned,
during28
rescue
operation
after
days adrifting,
dinghy
to Malta
Died, body found on the banks of Evros river in the area of Marasia
unknown, body found near Wimereux (FR) beach in wetsuit, trying to swim Channel to GB
Died, after being stabbed by five men on motorbikes in Athens (GR)
drowned, when boat arrived at a Spanish island near Morocco
suicide, hanged himself in Rotherham park (GB) after residency application was rejected
stowaway, died of asphyxia found under a truck inside the ferry to Venice (I) from GR
dehydration, dinghy adrift for 15 days on the way from LY to I, reached Tunisian coasts
suicide, body found in River Thames (GB), he was waiting for asylum claim to be processed
found dead in Calais city canal under suspicious circumstances
drowned, shipwreck off Monastir (TN) on the way to Italy, border guards could save 22
beaten to death by soldiers while in custody in Safi (M) arrived dead in hospital
drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition, was from shipwreck off Leuca coast (I)
stowaways, died of asphyxiation and heat inside a truck on Greece to Ancona (I) ferry
missing, reportedly drowned, small boat sailing from North Africa capsized off Leuca coast(I)
Died in attempt to reach Italy (I) from Tripoli (LY), Abbas (25, Eritrea) was only survivor
drowned, after an inflatable dinghy on way to Italy started to deflate off the coast of Lybia
at least 10 people missing after dinghy from Libya to Italy capsized in the Sicilian Channel
body in advanced state of decomposition washed ashore off Lampione Island (I)
killed with a knife in a fight, at Ny-Paradis/Ytrebygda refugee centre near Bergen, Norway
drowned, after boat of 43 migrants sank off the coast of Mayotte (F)
missing, after boat of 43 migrants sank off the coast of Mayotte (F)
stowaway, suffocated in a truck he had hidden in on the way from Greece to Venice (I)
died in a boat during days of voyage from LY to Malta, boat came ashore at Riviera Bay
died in car accident while trying to escape a FRONTEX control
drowned, after being thrown off a boat of 80 by smugglers when a patrol boat approached
drowned, after Moroccan marine ship deliberately drowned the boat of 70 migrants
drowned, after being thrown overboard by smugglers dozens of meters from Calabria’s coast
died of wounds after jumping from the bus that was deporting him from Nador (MA)
suicide, just before being deported (NL), presumably to avoid deportation of his children
died on sea, between Libya and Lampedusa (I) according to 48 rescued, bodies abandoned
drowned, reaching rescuing ship after boat from LY run out of petrol in Sicilian Channel (I)
drowned,reaching rescue ship; on boat on way LY-I.Was Olympia athlete facing death threats
Died of starvation, bodies thrown over board during crossing from Libya to Italy
body found in an advanced state of decay in the rural area of Tichero, Evros Prefecture (GR)
drowned while trying to cross Evros River to enter GR, body found in area of Nea Vissa
found in boat of 57 on way to Lampedusa (I) rescued by Italian authorities in Libyan waters
drowned while trying to cross Evros River to enter GR, body found near river in area of Soufli
rolled over by the truck he tried to hide under to leave Greece, near the new port in Patras
drowned, body found floating in Tajo-Segura Channel, in the town of Torre-Pacheco (E)
drowned, bodies carrying life jacket found in the sea near the Bay of Melilla (E)
died of hypothermia, body found in a warehouse in the area of Korinthia (GR)
young girl and her grandfather missing after boat overturned while crossing Evros River (GR)
died of hypothermia while trying to leave TR via Evros River, body found near Orestiada (GR)
drowned while trying to enter Ceuta (E) by swimming along the coast from Morocco
body found by border guards in the Evros River (GR)
killed with a knife in a fight, at Dale asylum centre in Sandnes, Norway
died of hypothermia while trying to cross Evros River to enter GR, body found near Tichero
died of hypothermia in Health Centre of Soufli after crossing Evros River to enter Greece
stowaways, died of asphyxiation in truck on way to Igoumenitsa (GR), a port leading to Italy
suicide, killed himself a few hours before the delay given to him to leave Belgium was expired
died of hypothermia, trying to cross Evros river (GR-TR border), 14 rescued
missing, girl and her grandfather, boat capsized in river Evros (GR-TR border), 9 rescued
suicide, hanged himself with a sheet in asylum seekers centre in Würzburg (D)
stowaways, died in a road accident while hidden in a truck departing for Italy from Greece
body found floating in an advanced state of decomposition 7 miles from Cabo de Palos (E)
shot by Egyptian border guards as they tried to cross the Egypt-Israel border
suicide, set a fire which killed herself and her baby son, asylum rejected & was depressed
killed in fire which his mom had set, she also died, asylum rejected & she was depressed
bodies found on Libyan beaches after shipwreck of boat part of 4 boats group on way to I
found dead alone in shipwrecked boat that was part of group of 4 boats on way from LY to I
missing after shipwreck of a boat part of a group of 4 boats on the way from LY to I
missing after 2 plastic boats trying to cross the border GR-TR via the Evros River overturned
missing after 2 plastic boats trying to cross the border GR-TR via the Evros River overturned
drowned, probably from cruise, body found floating 33 miles from Motril (E)
drowned, body found 25 miles southeast of Cabo de Gata, Almeria (Spain)
drowned, in attempt to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla (E) by sea
drowned trying to swim ashore with a life-belt, body found on the beach in Melilla (E)
cardiorespiratory failure, lack of medical help in Barcelona’s detention centre (E)
died from smoke inhalation from fire lit in tin can to keep warm inside abandoned truck (GR)
undocumented migrant found in container which he used as shelter close to Thiva (GR)
died at hospital, Essen (D), deportation threats, interdiction to work contributed to sickness
died of his injuries, when a cooker fell on him at Rondeslottet asylum centre, Norway
died of heart problems, at Torshov transit centre, Oslo (Norway)
died in a drowning accident at Haugaland asylum centre in Haugesund, Norway
died over the course of 2012 in Norwegian reception centres
drowned, left by smugglers to cross the Evros river (TR/GR) at night in 2 rubber dinghies
suicide, a day after 2d asylum rejection, in registration centre of Schiphol (NL)
died of hypothermia, body found by the police along the shores of the Evros River (GR)
died of hypothermia, body found by the police along the shores of the Evros River (GR)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

FE/Ansamed/ PICUM/ Times of Malta/ Migrants at se
PICUM/ Clandestina/ Agelioforos/ Skai
IRR/Mail Online/21Miles/DailyRec/ThisIsKent
KTG
MUGAK
IRR/Star
CDS/FE
LR/MUGAK/EP/ELC/LV/PICUM/UNHCR/HRW/ABC/D
IRR/ZimEye
CMS/INDgb
TNNum
EUobserver/MaltaToday/MaltaStar/TimesM/MNS/Mal
LR/FE
Repubblica/PICUM/Infomob/FE/LR
ANSA/PICUM/LRB/FE/Infomob
NOB/ B4P/ GuardianUN/ MaltaToday
Migreurop/LRP
LR/Fe
FE/ANSA
NRK
Le Monde/AFP/Migreurop
Le Monde/AFP/Migreurop
Migreurop/PICUM/AdnK/MP
UNHCR/TimesM
Migreurop/KTG/TF1/PICUM/Clandestina/Age/Skai/Ta
Migreurop/LRP/ANSA
PICUM/ Afrik/ El Pais
LR/Migreurop/PUCUM/FE
MUGAK
DutchN/Migreurop/RNW/PICUM/ENAR/AD/VK/NOVU
FE
BBC
BBC/Gulf/SP/WIK/IlMess
AffarI/ Vanguard/ Agi
PICUM/Age/Clandestina
PICUM/Age
PICUM/LR/jW
PICUM
PICUM/patrasT
MUGAK/Raz
MUGAK/Raz/Diario de Noticias/ElDia/SUR/VDG
PICUM/Proto
PICUM/Infomob/Ta Nea/Skai
PICUM/Infomob/Skai/Clandestina
MUGAK/ElDia/FE
MNS
NRK
PICUM/Rizo
PICUM/Skai
PICUM/TVXS/MNS/KI
MNS
PICUM/Clandestina/Skai/ToV/Le Figaro/CMau/KI
CMau/KI/Le Figaro
FR-B/INDd/ARD/HRS/SD/MainP/U4IB/SOS/Karawan
AFP
MUGAK/Verdad
FE
NRK
NRK
PICUM/FE/TimesM/AFP/jW
PICUM/FE/TimesM/AFP/jW
PICUM/FE/TimesM/AFP/jW
PICUM/ClandestinE/Infomob/TK/MNS
PICUM/ClandestinE/Infomob/TK/MNS
MUGAK/ElDia
ElDia
SolidMar
MUGAK/LV
IRR/MUGAK/LV/18Des/EP/EPress
MNS/PICUM/Ekathimerini
PICUM
VRF
Aftenposten
NRK
NRK
Foreigner/MNS
Guardian Un.
NOS/Vrijheid
MNS/PICUM
MNS/PICUM

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name

(1 small
child)
27/12/11 1 N.N. (±30,
man)
24/12/11 1 N.N. (man)
22/12/11 1 Predrag Molnar (40, man)
22/12/11 1 Ismael (young man)
19/12/11 1 Samba Martine (41, woman)
10/12/11 2 N.N.
07/12/11 54 N.N.
06/12/11 1 N.N. (±32, man)
06/12/11 2 N.N.
06/12/11 2 N.N. (1 girl; 1 woman)
06/12/11 2 N.N.
06/12/11 1 N.N. (young man)
03/12/11 1 Fares Chebchoub
01/12/11 1 N.N. (16, boy)
in Dec 11 11 N.N. (men)
28/11/11 1 N.N. (±25, man)
27/11/11 3 N.N.
27/11/11 20 N.N.
26/11/11 30 N.N.
26/11/11 3 N.N.
24/11/11 1 N.N.
24/11/11 1 N.N.
23/11/11 3 N.N.
09/11/11 43 N.N.
11/10/11 2 N.N.
07/10/11 2 N.N.
in Oct 11 1 Khaled Khodena (man)
in Oct 11 1 Michael Kelly (man)
28/09/11 4 N.N.
28/09/11 2 N.N.
14/09/11 1 N.N.
in Sep 11 2 N.N. (girl <18, man)
24/08/11 1 N.N. (man)
22/08/11 1 James (man)
13/08/11 1 Marius B. (45, man)
04/08/11 100 N.N.
02/08/11 1 N.N. (man)
01/08/11 25 N.N. (men)
29/07/11 30 N.N.
13/07/11 1 N.N. (23, man)
05/07/11 1 N.N. (25-30, man)
02/07/11 1 Muhammad Shukat (47, man)
29/06/11 1 N.N. (man)
25/06/11 45 N.N.
25/06/11 1 N.N. (20, man)
25/06/11 1 N.N. (38, man)
03/06/11 1 N.N (30, woman)
01/06/11 1 N.N.
01/06/11 273 N.N.
29/05/11 3 N.N.
29/05/11 4 N.N.
22/05/11 1 N.N. (woman)
12/05/11 1 Alim Abdul Manan (21, man)
11/05/11 1 Aminullah Mohamadi (17, boy)
10/05/11 1 N.N.
09/05/11 3 N.N.
08/05/11 1 N.N. (30, man)
08/05/11 1 N.N. (20-25, man)
06/05/11 32 N.N.
06/05/11 2 N.N. (babies)
06/05/11 13 N.N.
06/05/11 1 N.N.(4 months, baby)
05/05/11 22 N.N. (men)
05/05/11 1 N.N. (woman)
05/05/11 1 N.N. (3, girl)
05/05/11 1 N.N. (1, girl)
17/04/11 1 Ifeanyi Nwokoye (29, man)
13/04/11 1 N.N. (man)
13/04/11 1 Leonie (38, woman)
13/04/11 1 Cinie (28, woman)
13/04/11 1 N.N. (man)
12/04/11 1 N.N. (pregnant woman)
12/04/11 1 N.N. (2 months, fetus)
11/04/11 1 N.N. (29, woman)
11/04/11 10 N.N.
10/04/11 63 N.N. (2 babies, 1 child, 20 w)
08/04/11 1 Kambiz Roustayi (36, man)
06/04/11 177 N.N.
06/04/11 37 N.N. (women)
06/04/11 1 N.N. (24, woman)

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies
found, 28 missing,
drowned
or police
trampled
in panic,
whenofboat
Libya(GR)
Africa
died
of hypothermia,
body found
by the
along
the shores
the sank
EvrosoffRiver
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, trying to enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta with 80 others
Serbia
presumed suicide in police cell in NL days before deportation, very unclear circumstances
Ethiopia
found dead at bottom of bridge in Calais (F) city centre, unclear cirumstances
Congo
died of meningitis 6 hours after her admission to hospital from Aluche detention centre (E)
unknown
bodies found in the area of Petalo (GR), tried to cross the border TR-GR via the Evros River
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing, after having tried to reach Ceuta (E) from Moroccan coast by swimming
North Africa
tortured and shot, possibly by smugglers, found outside Thriassio Hospital, Attiki (GR)
Somalia
died at sea on way from Libya in a boat of 44 migrants found 75 miles south of Malta
Congo
died of dehydration on stricken vessel of 53 migrants then rescued off Dar Kebdani (MA)
unknown
died of dehydration on stricken vessel of 53 migrants then rescued off Dar Kebdani (MA)
Congo
drowned, fell from a stricken vessel of 53 migrants then rescued off Dar Kebdani (MA)
Algeria
presumed suicide, found hanged in Cagliari reception centre (I), unclear circumstances
Syria
killed after a car chase in Evros (GR), involving Greek border police and FRONTEX officials
Algeria
missing after they sailed from Sidi Lakhdar (DZ) in the direction of Spain on a makeshift boat
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, found in port of Ceuta (E) in advanced state of decomposition
Afghanistan/Pakistan
bodies found in the south-eastern port of Brindisi (I) after a vessel sank off the nearby coast
Afghanistan/Pakistan
missing after a vessel sank off the coast of Brindisi (I)
Afghanistan/Kurdistan/Sri Lanka
feared drowned, missing after boat sank off Brindisi coasts (I) on the way from Turkey
unknown
drowned, bodies found afer boat sank off Brindisi coasts (I) on the way from Turkey
Asia
died of hypothermia, body found in the Peplos region, on banks of Evros River (GR)
Asia
died of hypothermia, body found in a farming area in Thymaria, Alexandroupoli (GR)
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, bodies found on Moroccan beach, part of group of 90 who tried to swim to Ceuta
unknown
missing after contacting Italian authorities because their boat was taking water in rough seas
Iran
died, smugglers’ car overturned on way from Komotini to Kavala avoiding the police
unknown
died instantly after being run over by train near Feres (GR) while walking along the railway
Iraq
murdered due to his religious after deportation from Sweden, his asylum claim was rejected
Liberia
found dead in his room at the Gerstungen asylum seekers centre (D) 10 days after he died
Tunisia
burned, fire caused by lit candle in Pantin squat, Paris (F) - a municipality owned building
Egypt
asphyxiation, fire started by lit candle in Pantin squat, Paris(F)- a municipality owned building
unknown
drowned, pushed off jetski when smuggler saw coastguards approaching in Andalusia (E)
unknown
thrown overboard by smugglers when approacing Samos (GR) says their mother/sister
unknown
murdered, shot by Frontex officer while shooting at boats crossing TR-GR border, Evros river
Liberia
suicide, died of his wounds 20 days after setting himself on fire in Echt refugee centre (NL)
Romania
hanged himself in detention, having been held for 15 days without charge
Africa
unknown, bodies thrown overboard from LY boat rescued 104 miles from Lampedusa (I)
Asia
suicide, hanged himself in a shower at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre (GB)
Sub-Saharan Africa
suffocated, travelling on boat with 275 survivors, SOS sent 35 miles from Lampedusa (I)
unknown
unknown, bodies found on boat, engine failed after leaving Alexandria (Egypt) 1 week before
Cuba
stowaway, crushed to death, found in the wheel-bay of an Iberia passenger plane in Spain
Maghreb
drowned, body found near Selinunte, Trapani (I) in advanced state of decomposition
Pakistan
died from heart attack after medical neglect at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre (GB)
Sub-Saharan Africa
suspected hypothermia, body found in ocean, wearing life jacket, off Ceuta (E)
Morocco
feared drowned, fell from a boat found neat Motril, Granada (E), 2nd boat still missing
Morocco
drowned, body found 4 miles from capsized boat in Motril coast, Granada (E)
Ghana
epileptic seizure, Libyan refugee on boat from Lampedusa(I) to mainland, was known sufferer
Nigeria
found dead in police cell, was detained for having no papers in Zurich airport (CH)
unknown
unknown manner of death, died on the way from Libya to Malta body thrown overboard
WestAfrica/Pakistan/Bangladesh
150 drowned, 123 missing, boat on the way LY-I capsized off Kerkennah islands (TN)
unknown
survivors reported bodies missing while reaching the coasts off Sant’Antioco (I) from Libya
unknown
drowned, bodies missing, boat collided with other boat off Libya’s shore on the way to Italy
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, decomposed body found by Cabo de Gata (E), probably from 5/5/11 shipwreck
Bangladesh
Died, after being stabbed by two men on motorbike in Athens (GR)
Afghanistan
suicide, hanged himself in Parc de la Villette, Paris(F) when told he would be deported
Iran
stowaway, fell out of a truck near Calais (F) was travelling to GB
unknown
found in hull of boat that sank near Lampedusa (I), after all others (528) were rescued
unknown
stowaway, died of overheating in truck carrying cablewheels in Fulda (D) travelling from GR
unknown
stowaway, died of overheating in truck carrying cablewheels in Fulda (D) travelling from GR
Sub-Saharan Africa
missing, after boat of 600 sank just off coast near Tripoli (LY) on the way to Italy
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, after boat of 600 sank just off the coast near to Tripoli (LY) on the way to Italy
Sub-Saharan Africa
Drowned, after boat of 600 sank just off the coast near to Tripoli (LY) on the way to Italy
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, after boat of 600 sank just off the coast near to Tripoli (LY) on the way to Italy
Sub-Saharan Africa
feared drowned, boat sank 2 miles from Adra, Almeria coast (E), 29 survivors
Sub-Saharan Africa
feared drowned, boat sank 2 miles from Adra, Almeria coast (E), 29 survivors
Sub-Saharan Africa
feared drowned, boat sank 2 miles from Adra, Almeria coast (E), 29 survivors
Sub-Saharan Africa
feared drowned, boat sank 2 miles from Adra, Almeria coast (E), 29 survivors
Nigeria
Died on way to hospital, after escape from detention centre severly beaten by soldiers
Nigeria
drowned, found 3 days after shipwreck off Pantelleria (I) on the way from Libya
Congo
drowned, jumped from boat that wrecked off Pantelleria (I) on the way from Libya
Congo
drowned, jumped from boat that wrecked off Pantelleria (I) on the way from Libya
unknown
drowned, body found after boat wrecked off Pantelleria (I) on the way from Libya
Nigeria
died from drinking sea water, boat of 72 went adrift in Mediterranean for 7 days
Nigeria
mother died from drinking sea water, boat of 72 went adrift in Mediterranean for 16 days
Somalia
body found in a drifting wooden boat off Malta’s shore rescued patrol vessels
unknown
died during sea journey from Libya to Lampedusa (I), bodies thrown overboard
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of thirst & hunger, boat drifted in Mediterranean for 15 days, SOS ignored by NATO
Iran
suicide, failed asylum seeker set himself on fire in Amsterdam (NL), feared deportation
Bangladesh/Chad/Ivory Coast/Nigeria/Somalia/Sudan
missing, part of 325 migrants on LY-I boat, sank 39 miles from Lampedusa in Maltese waters
Bangladesh/Chad/Ivory Coast/Nigeria/Somalia/Sudan
missing, part of 325 migrants on LY-I boat, sank 39 miles from Lampedusa in Maltese waters
unknown
missing, part of 325 migrants on LY-I boat, sank 39 miles from Lampedusa in Maltese waters
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS/PICUM
FE
Vrijheid
INDgb/CMS
IRR/ICARE/MUGAK
MNS/PICUM
Ansamed
MNS
TimesM
FE
FE
FE
ElW
MNS/PICUM
FE/Le MatinDZ
FE/ElDia/MUGAK
MNS
MNS
FE/LR/PICUM/LRB/Blitz/MUGAK/Raz/ABC/VDG
FE/LR/PICUM/LRB/Blitz/MUGAK/Raz/ABC/VDG
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS
UNHCR/Sveriges
VRF
MNS/FTRC/Raz/Le Monde/Libération
MNS/FTRC/Raz/Le Monde/Libération
Sur/Mugak
MNS
ClandestinE/Son Dakika/MNS
Vrijheid/HartNL
IRR
Telegraph/MAS/CDM
MNS
SP/FE/Le Figaro
FE/Libero
MNS
ANSA/FE
GuardianUn
FE/VDG
FE/PICUM/Diario de Navarra
FE/PICUM/Diario de Navarra
PICUM/FE/AdnK
Migreurop/AP
ANSA/Fe
Migreurop/Mugak/UNHCR/Reu/Universo/GuardianUn
ANSA/FE
FE/ilClandestino
ABC/Mugak
IRR/ CS
DRARI/INDf
LePhare
Telegraph
HessenR/HNA/Welt/SP
HessenR/HNA/Welt/SP
Corrispondenti/ VF/ LR/ WP/ ABC/ UNHCR/ UN/ Malt
Corrispondenti/ VF/ LR/ WP/ ABC/ UNHCR/ UN/ Malt
Corrispondenti/ VF/ LR/ WP/ ABC/ UNHCR/ UN/ Malt
Corrispondenti/ VF/ LR/ WP/ ABC/ UNHCR/ UN/ Malt
Humano/Publico/MUGAK/EP
Humano/Publico//MUGAK/EP
Humano/Publico/MUGAK/EP
Humano/Publico/MUGAK/EP
TimesM
LR/FE
LR/FE/DerStandard/MAS/Mail Online/VK
LR/FE/DerStandard/MAS/Mail Online/VK
LR/FE/MAS/Mail Online
MNS
MNS
FE/AFM
VK
GuardianUn/MUGAK/ELM/VDG/Raz/ABC/AVUI/PerC
NBK/VK/Eindhovens Dagblad/IMA/MNS/RNW/Blackb
LR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/Mail Online/Irish Times
LR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/Mail Online/Irish Times
LR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/Mail Online/Irish Times

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Documentation as at 15 June 2017 by UNITED

Death by Policy - Time for Change!
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number

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

name

N.N.(minors)
(1 small child)
06/04/11 3 N.N
06/04/11 1 N.N. (3, boy)
06/04/11 1 N.N. (1, boy)
02/04/11 1 N.N. (23, man)
02/04/11 1 N.N. (20, man)
01/04/11 1 N.N. (23, man)
01/04/11 27 N.N.
in Apr 11 58 N.N.
31/03/11 70 N.N.
28/03/11 10 N.N.
28/03/11 27 N.N.
28/03/11 1 N.N. (1, baby)
27/03/11 308 N.N.
26/03/11 1 Seydina Moh. Mbaye (5, boy)
25/03/11 295 N.N.
25/03/11 10 N.N.
22/03/11 3 N.N.
22/03/11 1 N.N.
18/03/11 3 N.N. (±28, men)
14/03/11 40 N.N.
06/03/11 18 N.N.
04/03/11 2 N.N.
04/03/11 2 N.N. (boys)
02/03/11 1 N.N. (±27, man)
in Mar 11 3 N.N.
in Mar 11 2 N.N.
01/03/11 1 Shambu Lama (40, man)
27/02/11 1 N.N. (±16, boy)
12/02/11 2 N.N. (men)
12/02/11 4 N.N. (men)
12/02/11 4 N.N. (men)
11/02/11 35 N.N.
31/01/11 1 N.N. (54, man)
23/01/11 1 N.N. (man)
18/01/11 1 Garrach (boy)
17/01/11 2 N.N. (men)
16/01/11 33 N.N.
08/01/11 1 N.N. (±25, man)
07/01/11 1 Borka T. (woman)
06/01/11 2 N.N. (men)
04/01/11 1 Alta Ming (34, woman)
28/12/10 1 N.N. (33, man)
20/12/10 1 N.N. (±28, man)
17/12/10 2 N.N. (men)
12/12/10 1 Saidou Gadiaga (37, man)
11/12/10 5 N.N.
07/12/10 2 N.N.
01/12/10 1 N.N. (16, boy)
29/11/10 1 Mahamadou Maréga (38, man)
27/11/10 1 Sardar Ayari (25, man)
23/11/10 4 N.N. (men)
22/11/10 2 N.N. (±20, men)
16/11/10 1 N.N. (23, man)
09/11/10 1 Brahim A (54, man)
in Nov 10 6 N.N.
01/11/10 2 N.N. (men)
12/10/10 1 Jimmy Mubenga (46, man)
07/10/10 1 N.N. (man)
02/10/10 5 N.N. (18-36, men)
23/09/10 1 Bertha Penetes Acosta (74, w)
21/09/10 1 N.N. (22, man)
13/09/10 1 Andoine Bassoumga (41, man)
08/09/10 24 N.N.
08/09/10 19 N.N.
in Sep 10 3 N.N.
in Sep 10 1 Nezam Azimi (60, man)
31/08/10 2 N.N.
28/08/10 2 N.N.
27/08/10 37 N.N.
25/08/10 1 N.N. (minor)
15/08/10 3 N.N.
15/08/10 3 N.N.
15/08/10 2 N.N.
15/08/10 2 N.N.
15/08/10 1 N.N.
15/08/10 1 N.N.
12/08/10 1 N.N. (55, man)
11/08/10 8 N.N.
11/08/10 2 N.N. (men)
11/08/10 1 N.N. (man)

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies part
found,
28 missing,
or trampled
panic,from
when
boat sank in
offMaltese
Libya waters
Bangladesh/Chad/Ivory Coast/Nigeria/Somalia/Sudan
missing,
of 325
migrantsdrowned
on LY-I boat,
sank 39in miles
Lampedusa
unknown
missing, part of 325 migrants on LY-I boat, sank 39 miles from Lampedusa in Maltese waters
unknown
missing, part of 325 migrants on LY-I boat, sank 39 miles from Lampedusa in Maltese waters
Afghanistan
stowaway, asphyxiation, body found in van at Ancona port (I) on ferry coming from GR
unknown
drowned when disembarking boat of 500 migrants in Modica(I), body found by Punta Reglioni
Eritrea
drowned whilst disembarking boat with 500 migrants in Modica (I)
Tunisia
drowned, reportedly from missing boat to Italy on 27/03. bodies found off Kerkenneh(TN)
Tunisia
drowned, bodies found on Tunisian beaches by coastguards
Somalia/Eritrea
drowned, found off Tripoli coast (LY), may include those from 2 missing boats on way to I
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, boat sank on way to Lampedusa (I) from LY, 6 rescued by Egyptian fishing boats
unknown
drowned, found off Kerkennah coast (TN) after 2 boats travelling together from LY sank
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, boat sank on way to Lampedusa (I) from LY, 6 rescued by Egyptian fishing boats
unknown
feared drowned, boat of 335 left Libya for Italy has been missing for 2 weeks
Senegal
pulmonary embolism on flight to emergency surgery in Strasbourg(F), consulate delayed visa
unknown
feared drowned after 2 boats travelling together from Sidi Bilal (LY) sank on way to Italy
Egypt
feared drowned after 2 boats travelling together from Sidi Bilal (LY) sank on way to Italy
unknown
missing, sent distress signal near Paxoi island (GR) way to I, jumped into sea during rescue
Bangladesh
drowned, found off Crete’s island jumped off LY-GR ship in Souda (GR) during repatriation
unknown
drowned, patrols found bodies in Petalo area of river Evros (GR)
Tunisia
drowned; 17 found, 23 missing, boat sank near Kerkenneh (TN) on way to Lampedusa (I)
Bangladesh
drowned, 13 found, 5 missing, jumped off LY-GR ship in Souda (GR) fearing repatriation
Tunisia
drowned, boat capsized in a storm off Lampedusa (I), 28 people were rescued
Tunisia
drowned, fell into sea during boat rescue of 22 migrants from Tunisia 50km from Marsala (I)
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, decomposed body found floating opposite La Carihuela beach, Torremolinos (E)
unknown
burned to death in a shack in Melilla (E) as they waited for a chance to cross to mainland
unknown
drowned, bodies found in advanced state of decomposition near Lampedusa (I)
Nepal
suicide, laid under train in Gifhorn(D)in fear of deportation, lived 16yrs in D where he had son
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned while trying to cross Benzu breakwater (MA) to Ceuta (E) body found hours after
unknown
drowned, boat sank off Zarzis (TN) on way to Italy, 1 body found, 1 missing, 10 survivors
unknown
bodies found by patrol guards on a boat adrift off Sfax coast (TN)
unknown
bodies found by patrol guards on a boat adrift near Sfax (TN) on way to Italy
Tunisia
drowned; 5 found, 30 missing when TN coastguards rammed their boat, splitting it in two
Pakistan
failed asylum seeker, died after jumping from window during police check in Nicosia flat (CY)
Mali
stopped breathing, very weak after 4 days wait at Strait of Gibraltar coast for MA-E dinghy
Tunisia
drowned, boat capsized near Metline (TN) during poor border control after Ben Ali abdication
Algeria
drowned, set boat on fire and jumped to avoid border patrol in Annaba (DZ) on the way to I
Afghanistan
missing, feared drowned when ship sank near Corfu (GR) on way to Italy, 230 survivors
Africa
froze to death, body found in Nea Vissa, Evros (GR) near to Turkish border
Kosovo
brain haemorrhage, could not receive medical treatment once deported from D to Kosovo
unknown
drowned, bodies found in Evros River trying to cross GR-TR border
Mongolia
no medical help, died giving birth in Rennes (F), homeless since husband put in det. ctr. in NL
Cameroon
stowaway, crushed by the cargo of the truck he was hiding in, on way from Ceuta to Spain
Africa
frozen to death, found in Nea Vissa (GR), crossing TR-GR border
Africa
frozen to death, bodies found in Nea Vissa (GR), near Turkish border
Senegal
asthma attack at Masotti Carabinieri station, Brescia (I) medical treatment provided too late
unknown
missing, drowned when ship sank off Kani Keli, Mayotte (F), 31 survivors
unknown
drowned, bodies found in the Evros region (GR) near to border with Turkey
Afghanistan
stowaway, suffocated whilst hiding in truck on a ferry from Patras (GR) to Ancona (I)
Mali
died from shock, taser was used on deportee by police in Colombes (FR) to calm fight
Afghanistan
stowaway, crushed between 2 trucks whilst trying to climb into one in Patras (GR) going to I
Iran
stowaways, suffocated in back of van near Amfilochia (GR), travelling from Italy
Maghreb
died of burns and fume inhalation, fire they made to heat up Santurtzi squat (E) spread
Somalia
drowned, boat sank on way from Balkans, body found in Bari(I) holding Greek expulsion order
Morocco
brain haemorrhage, fell 20ft while working without papers, left at Ceuta hospital gate (E)
Eritrea
beaten to death with sticks by traffickers in Sinai desert (Israel), for trying to escape group
Eritrea
killed by traffickers holding them in Sinai desert (Israel), for using phones to call for help
Angola
Died of cardiac arrest during deportation on flight from Heathrow (GB)
Algeria
stowaway, drowned whilst swimming from ship to shore at Pinedo beach, Valencia (E)
Algeria
missing, feared drowned, sailing with 30 survivors rescued off coast of Mostaganem (DZ)
Columbia
died in expulsion centre after being arrested, had been living illegally in NL for decades
Eritrea
stowaway, travelling from Georgia, hurriedly jumped off truck near Foggia (I) and fell on head
Congo
heart attack, diabetic asylum seeker in Nicosia (CY), had a poor diet when welfare was cut
Maghreb
missing, feared drowned on the way from El Bouni, Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (I) by boat
Maghreb
missing, feared drowned on the way from Seraidi, Annaba (DZ) to Sardinia (I) by boat
Sub-Saharan Africa
bodies thrown overboard a boat carrying 34 others, found on Alboran Sea (E)
Afghanistan
murdered by Taliban, after forcibly returned to Kabul in 2006 when asylum denied in NL
Maghreb
bodies found by civil guard on Ceuta beach (E), in an advanced state of decomposition
unknown
found off Ceuta’s coast (E), believed to have fallen from boats several months ago
unknown/Ivory Coast/Mali reportedly missing, boat from MA to E allegedly carrying 37 has gone missing
Afghanistan
body found by police on Jonic coast, Calabria (I), reportedly died whilst disembarking sailboat
Cameroon
died of thirst in Algerian desert near Tamanrasset, with 9 others trying to reach Europe
Mali
died of thirst in Algerian desert near to Tamanrasset, with 9 others trying to reach Europe
Ivory Coast
died of thirst in Algerian desert near to Tamanrasset, with 10 others trying to reach Europe
Senegal
died of thirst in Algerian desert near to Tamanrasset, with 10 others trying to reach Europe
Gambia
died of thirst in Algerian desert near to Tamanrasset, with 11 others trying to reach Europe
Guinea
died of thirst in Algerian desert near to Tamanrasset, with 11 others trying to reach Europe
Algeria
drowned, body found by helicopter rescue 24km from Tabarca, Alicante (E)
unknown
drowned, 6 missing and 2 found by sea patrol near Alicante (E) travelling from DZ
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, bodies found in La Linea de la Conception (E) near Gibraltar
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, mark of a knock on his head, body found near to Levante beach (E)
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

LR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/Mail Online/Irish Times
LR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/Mail Online/Irish Times
LR/ANSA/Reu/Migreurop/Raz/Mail Online/Irish Times
PICUM/FE/ANSA/ClandestinE
FE/PICUM
PICUM/FE
FE/PICUM
Migreurop
Quotidiano/LR/Migeurop/Kaosenlared/RAI/PICUM/M
Guardian Un./PerCat/AdnK
PUB/Reu/TunisieSoir/GuardianUn/MUGAK/Quotidian
Guardian Un./PerCat/AdnK
Quotidiano/LR/Migeurop/Kaosenlared/RAI
Seneweb/Nouvel Obs
PUB/Reu/TunisieSoir/GuardianUn/MUGAK/Quotidian
PUB/Reu/TunisieSoir/GuardianUn
ORF
MNS
clandestinE
LR/AFP/Le Figaro/EP/Diario de Noticias/TunisieSoir
KI/MNS
AFP/Le Monde/Migreurop/Romandie/LR
FE/GRR
SUR/MUGAK
ABC/MUGAK
LR
Karawane/taz/jW/waz
Faro/FE/DiarioVasco
LESP
LR
LR
MNS/BBC/LESP/LR/Le Monde/Newsaust/Mugak/Dia
CypMail
Humano
FE
FE/Migreurop/ElW
ClandestinE/FE/AFP/KI/VK/MNS/BBC
ClandestinE/Frontexplode
WSWS/LV/MNS/Karawane
FE/AFP
Rue89
MUGAK/ELM
Frontexplode/MNS
Frontexplode/MNS
MNS/LR/Africa-News
info/FE
ClandestinE/Frontexplode
Migreurop/FE/Kinisi/CorAdriatico
Europe1/MNS/Parisen
Migreurop/Kinisi/FE
Europe1/FE/PICUM/MNS
EP/ELC
FE/PICUM
ElDia/LV/MUGAK/Diario de Navarra/Diario de Noticia
ECRE/LR
LR/ECRE
GuardianUn/NR/IndGB/Demotix/BBC/Rue89/FE/PICU
Provincias
FE/Swiss.ch
TVblik/VK
Migreurop/FE/FaiNoti
KISA/CypMail
Les Temps D’Algerie/FE
Les Temps D’Algerie/FE
Humano
MNS/Telegraaf
SUR
MAC
MAC
ANSA/Gazzettino
AFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
AFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
AFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
AFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
AFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
AFP/FocusNews/AllWAfrica
Provincias/Deia/Diario de Navarra/Raz/ElDia
Les Temps d'Algerie/Migreurop
EFE/SUR
EFE

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Documentation as at 15 June 2017 by UNITED

Death by Policy - Time for Change!
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UNITED for Intercultural Action, European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees
Postbus 413 NL-1000 AK Amsterdam phone +31-20-6834778, fax 31-20-6834582, info@unitedagainstracism.org, www.unitedagainstracism.org

found dead

number

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

11/08/10
07/08/10
07/08/10
in Aug 10
28/07/10
25/07/10
11/07/10
11/07/10
11/07/10
in Jul 10
in Jul 10
01/07/10
27/06/10
27/06/10
25/06/10
25/06/10
08/06/10
03/06/10
02/06/10
in Jun 10
in Jun 10
in Jun 10
in Jun 10
30/05/10
13/05/10
03/05/10
02/05/10
in May 10
18/04/10
18/04/10
16/04/10
15/04/10
13/04/10
11/04/10
10/04/10
07/04/10
02/04/10
in Apr 10
30/03/10
28/03/10
21/03/10
17/03/10
10/03/10
08/03/10
07/03/10
07/03/10
07/03/10
07/03/10
03/03/10
11/02/10
11/02/10
11/02/10
11/02/10
16/01/10
04/01/10
in Jan 10
in 2010
in 2010
in 2010
29/12/2009
25/12/09
15/12/09
12/12/09
09/12/09
24/11/09
24/11/09
20/11/09
18/11/09
12/11/09
06/11/09
06/11/09
01/11/09
in Nov 09
30/10/09
30/10/09
29/10/09
27/10/09
27/10/09
15/10/09
12/10/09

1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
2
3
5
20
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
6
1
1
1
5
13
2
22
1
1
2
1
1
23
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
3
9
1
16
7

name
N.N. (1Duzhiev
small child)
Arslan
(37, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Osman Rasul (27, man)
N.N. (women)
N.N.(babies)
N.N. (fetus)
N.N. (20, man)
N.N. (14, boy)
Dembo Fofana (28, man)
Zahara Bare (42, pregnant)
N.N. (fetus)
N.N. (women)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Slawik C. (58, man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Mohamed Abagui (man)
Abdoulaye (23, man)
Alan Rasoul Ahmed (man)
N.N. (34, man)
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N.
Yeni P. (34, woman)
Eliud Nguli Nyenze (40, man)
N.N. (adults)
Ramahdin (16, boy)
N.N. (27, man)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (15, boy)
N.N.
Joseph Ndukaku (29, man)
Mrs. G. (woman)
E. G. (baby, boy)
David Mardiani (17, man)
Serguei Serykh (43, man)
Tatiana Serykh (40s, woman)
Stefan Serykh (21, man)
N.N. (13 months, girl)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (girl)
N.N.
M. El Abbouby (25, man)
M. Yahya Tabbabi (31, man)
Wadim S. (±21, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (babies)
N.N. (1 child 2y; 7 women)
Carlos (34, woman)
Maiouad (15, boy)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Ibrahim M.B. (35, man)
N.N.
N.N. (30, man)
N.N. (man)
Jianping Liu (35, woman)
N.N. (1m; 1 w; 3 childr; 1 baby)
Abdelkader H. (19, man)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (±30, man)
Mohammed Iqbal Safi (18, man)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.
N.N. (±30, 1 man; 3 w; 5 childr)
N.N.
N.N. (1 woman; 1 child)
N.N. (4 women; 3 children)

region of origin
Chechnia
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iraq
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Guinea
Somalia
unknown
unknown
unknown
Africa
Ivory Coast
Armenia
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Chad/Egypt/Nigeria
Morocco
Ivory Coast
Iraq
Maghreb
Algeria
unknown
Indonesia
Kenya
Algeria
Afghanistan
Shri Lanka
Afghanistan
Chechnia
unknown (minor)
unknown
Afghanistan
Somalia
Nigeria
unknown
unknown
Georgia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Nigeria
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
North Africa
Tunisia
Latvia
unknown
unknown
unknown
Asia
Brazil
Afghanistan
unknown
Africa
Senegal
Comoros
Bolivia
Sub-Saharan Africa
China
Afghanistan
Algeria
unknown
Somalia
Afghanistan
India
Algeria
Afghanistan
unknown
Kosovo
unknown

cause of death
2 bodies
found,by28a missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
when boat(A)
sank off Libya
found
hanged
rope in his
cell at detention
centre
in Traiskirchen
drowned during shipwreck off Ibiza Channel, body found 2 miles from Altea, Alicante (E)
drowned during shipwreck off Ibiza Channel, body found on San Juan beach (E)
drowned during a shipwreck off Ibiza Channel, body found by fishermen in Calp, Alicante (E)
drowned during shipwreck off Ibiza Channel, bodies found off Javea coast (E)
suicide, jumped from balcony in Nottingham (GB), couldn’t find solicitor for his asylum appeal
bodies found on a damaged boat rescued off Motril coast, Granada (E) carrying 25 survivors
bodies found on a damaged boat rescued off Motril coast, Granada (E) carrying 25 survivors
mother’s body was found on a damaged boat rescued off Motril coast, Granada (E)
body found on Jonic coast, Calabria (I) at end of July, died during disembarking boat
reported missing on Jonic coast, Calabria (I) at end of July, had travelled by sailboat
drowned in the Seine river (F) after escaping from police control, was undocumented
asylum seeker died in Leersum asylum centre (NL) who was denied urgent medical care
mother died when denied urgent medical care in a Leersum asylum centre (NL)
drowned, boat overturned crossing Evros river from TR-GR, bodies found in Orestiada (GR)
killed by another asylum seeker in Alvesta (S) apartment rented by Migration Board
drowned whilst travelling from Turkey to Greece on Evros River (GR)
unknown cause had mental health problems but was not monitored in Charleroi(B) asylum cr.
suicide, hanged himself with kettle cord whilst facing deporting in Langenhagen prison (D)
drowned, boat overturned crossing Evros river from TR-GR, bodies found in Orestiada (GR)
drowned, boat overturned crossing Evros river from TR-GR, bodies found in Orestiada (GR)
missing, suspected drowned, boat overturned when crossing Evros river from TR-GR
drowned, boat overturned crossing Evros river (TR) trying to get to Greece
whilst travelling to Europe, executed in Tripoli and Banghazi (LY) for alleged criminal offences
suicide, hanged himself with bedsheet whilst awating deportation in Barcelona det centre(E)
stowaway, hanging under lorry, had permission to travel Ceuta-Malaga (E) but was prevented
suicide, asylum seeker hanged himself in Liverpool (GB) as he was homesick and left in limbo
deported from NL without family, died while trying to reenter Europe via boat to Samos (GR)
drowned whilst swimming to city, body washed up on Chorrillo beach, Ceuta (E)
drowned, bodies found by Evros river near Edirne (TR) when boat capsized, 7 survivors
suicide, hanged herself in deportation centre in Hamburg (D)
died after being denied medical attention by staff at Oakington detention centre (GB)
reportedly drowned, boat sank of Almeria coast (E) on way from Algeria. 3 survivors
stowaway, fell under wheels of truck when it boarded a boat in Dunkirk (F), travelling to GB
stabbed by housemate in Venice (I), jealous of his permanent residency and work permit
stabbed in canteen-queue fight in Sandholm Asylum Centre (DK) tension due to overcrowding
stabbed by bread knife by drunk asylum seeker, whilst in asylum centre in Mostviertel (A)
suicide, depressed after asylum claim was rejected did not receive medical support
drowned, boat capsized 3 miles from Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt on way to Italy. 38 survivors
asylum seeker, killed by bomb exposion in Athens (GR) while searching for food into garbage
bodies thrown overboard on the way to Sicily (I), 20 surivors rescued by border patrol
died during deportation at Zurich airport (CH),weak from hunger strike,police forcibly restrain
rare brain infection, no medical care and delayed social benefits after approved asylum
starvation, died 2days before mother, family got no social help after received asylum in GB
suicide, asylum seeker, hanged himself in Hamburg deportation centre (D) after hunger strike
suicide, jumped with his family from 15 floor flat in Glasgow (GB), asylum claim was rejected
suicide, jumped with her family from 15 floor flat in Glasgow (GB), asylum claim was rejected
suicide, jumped with his family from 15 floor flat in Glasgow (GB), asylum claim was rejected
refused hospital treatment in Cernusco sul Naviglo (I) due to new discriminatory laws
reportedly drowned, dinghy capsized off coast of Samos (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR)
reportedly drowned, dinghy capsized off coast of Samos (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR)
reportedly drowned, dinghy capsized off coast of Samos (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR)
reportedly missing, dinghy capsized off Samos Island (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR)
suicide, exhaled camping gas spray in his cell in S.Vittore prison, Milan (I)
asylum-seeker, died in detention centre in Vottem (B) due to lack of medical treatment
suicide, jumped in front of train in Hamburg (D) after hearing he would be deported
drowned, shipwreck with 36 survivors, bodies found on Valencia coast (E)
drowned, boat sank off Andalusia coast (E), 10 bodies found, 3 missing
feared drowned, missing after boat sank off Andalusia coast (E)
died in shipwreck near Alexandroupoli (GR-TR border), bodies found across 2 weeks
suicide, transsexual hanged herself with a sheet in detention centre of Milan (I)
stowaway, killed crossing a highway near Calais (F), trying to go to GB by hiding in a truck
reportedly drowned, boat sank off coast of Leros Island (GR), 25 rescued from rocky islet
stowaway, frozen to death in a lorry trying to go from Tangier (MA) to Marseille (F)
murdered by his employer in Vercelli (I) as he did not want to pay him a 3 months salary
reportedly drowned, boat sank between island Mayotte (F) and Comoros Islands
died after repatriation operation after 26 days spent inside detention centre of Malaga (E)
reportedly drowned, fell from wooden boat in the sea off the coast of Tarifa (E)
suicide, jumped from bridge near Heathrow (GB) after police questioned her about residence
drowned, 5 died, 1 missing, overloaded boat sank off the coast of Bodrum (TR)
suicide, jumped in Bilbao’s river (E) escaping from policemen who took him for a thief
stowaway, suffocated, found in the back of a lorry entering the Channel Tunnel (F) to GB
swine flu, died whilst staying in asylum centre in Norway, no medical care was given
jumped in river Thames(GB) after police questioned him in custody for immigration offences
stowaway, asphyxiated while hidden in a lorry near Calais (F), trying to go to GB
bodies found on a boat tracked southeast of Cartagena on Spain’s southern coast
drowned after wooden boat from TR collided with rocks on the island of Mytilini (GR)
found on boat escorted to (I), (M) refused for 3 days to receive them in their territory
drowned, 11 died, 5 missing, boat capsized trying to cross Tisza river (RS) to (H)
drowned, boat sank by Kani-Keli, southern Mayotte, on way from Comoros

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

IRR
Provincias/EP/MNS/RoundTown
Provincias/EP/RoundTown
EP/Provincias/RoundTown
EP/Provincias/DiarioVasco/RoundTown
Guardian Un./BBC/IRR/ThisIsNott/TheHuff/NoBorder
Diario de Noticias/Diario de Navarra/ABC/SUR/Public
Diario de Noticias/Diario de Navarra/ABC/SUR/Public
Diario de Noticias/Diario de Navarra/ABC/SUR/Public
ANSA/Gazzettino
ANSA/Gazzettino
Parisen
aduc/Doorbraak/SunaT/IRR
aduc/Doorbraak/SunaT
TimesM/Migreurop/AFP
UNHCR/DS
MNS
MNS/FIDH/IRR
762/IRR/Blackbox
TimesM/Migreurop/AFP
TimesM/Migreurop/AFP
TimesM/Migreurop/AFP
TimesM/Migreurop
LR
SetDirecta/FAIV/EP/PerCat/IRR
MNS/MUGAK/SUR
IRR
VK
Provincias/SUR/Can7
PICUM/UNHCR
jW/Karawane/IRR/FR-H/Blackbox
GuardianUn/IndyMedia/MornStar/IRR
PUB/SUR/Provincias/Can7/Nerja/MUGAK/EP/ABC/D
PICUM/IRR
LaNVenezia
CPH/IRR/MNS
DerStandard/Salzburger Nachrichten
UNHCR/Sverinsge
Le Monde/MP/FE/KI
IRR/MNS
LR/FE
AdnK/Swiss.ch/BBC/UNHCR/Augen Auf/DerBund/IPS
GuardianUn.
GuardianUn.
WSWS/Migreurop/CaucKnot/SP/jW/taz/AN/IRR/MNS
GuardianUn/IRR/Migreurop/TheHerlad/MNS/Indepen
GuardianUn/IRR/TheHerlad/MNS/Migreurop/Indepen
GuardianUn/IRR/MNS/TheHerald/Migreurop/Indepen
Everyone Group
KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
KI/FE/AP/Migreurop/ECRE
LR/IRR
Migreurop/IRR/ST
SP/Blackbox
LV
LV
LV
ClandestinE/TodZam/NOB/KI/ANSA/Le Figaro/Unita
EveryOne Group/LR/Migreurop
NOB/FE
NOB/TodZam
AP/FE
CDS
Publico/AFP/MigrantsOM
Sur
EP/FE
IRR/UxbGaz
FE/Ansa/Le Monde/NOB
EP
FE/Mail Online/IRR
UNHCR/IRR
IRR
Libération/PrivateSource/Libelille
EXP/UnSarda/EarthT/EP/PUB/PICUM/NOB
LR/TDN/Le Figaro/CDS/Migreurop/ANSA/gara.net/Pi
LR/Can7/Picum/NOB
Picum/UNMIK/NOB
Malanga

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number

found dead

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name

N.N. (1 smallAtif
child)
10/10/09 1 Mohammad
Kamran (25, m)
06/10/09 7 N.N.
06/10/09 1 Hasun Albaadzh (man)
19/09/09 28 N.N. (7 women; 1 man)
14/09/09 1 Gagandeep Singh K. (32, man)
10/09/09 1 Hassan Rahimi (boy)
29/08/09 1 N.N.
28/08/09 1 N.N. (woman)
25/08/09 1 Mahmum O (26, man)
24/08/09 1 Mrs T. (32, woman)
20/08/09 72 N.N. (55 man; 17 woman)
17/08/09 27 N.N. (1 man)
16/08/09 1 Jasraj Singh Kataria (23 months)
12/08/09 2 N.N.
10/08/09 20 N.N.
09/08/09 1 N.N.
09/08/09 12 N.N.
09/08/09 6 N.N.
09/08/09 1 Heval Huseyn Ismail (28, man)
08/08/09 12 N.N.
06/08/09 1 F.A. (27, woman)
03/08/09 12 N.N. (1 man)
27/07/09 1 Arivan Osman Asis (20, man)
27/07/09 1 N.N.
25/07/09 1 Luis Beltran Larrosa (56, man)
14/07/09 1 N.N.
14/07/09 1 Azad Hayi (28, man)
12/07/09 2 N.N.
01/07/09 1 N.N. (man)
29/06/09 9 N.N. (3 women; 5 men; 1 child)
23/06/09 1 Amir Rohol (19, boy)
19/06/09 1 N.N. (20, man)
17/06/09 2 N.N. (men)
04/06/09 25 N.N. (men; women; 8 babies)
03/06/09 34 N.N.
03/06/09 1 M’manga Soule
03/06/09 1 Atiki
in Jun 09 1 N.N. (16, boy)
27/05/09 1 Mir Abbas Safari (36, man)
19/05/09 1 Jonathan Sizalina (20, man)
19/05/09 1 N.N (man)
07/05/09 1 N.N. (49, woman)
in May 09 2 N.N.
in May 09 1 N.N.
30/04/09 1 N.N. (man)
23/04/09 35 N.N. (26 men; 9 women)
23/04/09 20 N.N.
23/04/09 2 N.N.
18/04/09 1 N.N.
16/04/09 1 Esat Ekos (19, pregnant woman)
05/04/09 1 N.N. (26, man)
05/04/09 1 N.N. (man)
03/04/09 2 N.N. (1 man; 1 woman)
01/04/09 300 N.N.
29/03/09 213 N.N.
29/03/09 21 N.N.
29/03/09 1 N.N. (20, man)
26/03/09 1 N.N. (20, man)
23/03/09 1 Mazir (24, man)
22/03/09 2 N.N.
19/03/09 67 N.N.
19/03/09 1 Salah Soudami (42, man)
17/03/09 1 N.N. (young man)
16/03/09 11 N.N. (7 men; 4 women)
06/03/09 1 N.N. (±20, man)
in Mar 09 14 N.N. (1 pregnant woman)
21/02/09 1 N.N.
15/02/09 2 N.N. (woman; pregnant woman)
15/02/09 1 N.N. (8 months, foetus)
15/02/09 19 N.N. (15 boys; 4 girls)
15/02/09 4 N.N. (men)
15/02/09 1 N.N.
02/02/09 3 N.N. (men)
in Feb 09 1 N.N. (man)
31/01/09 1 N.N. (woman)
29/01/09 8 N.N.
28/01/09 5 N.N.
22/01/09 1 Vivede (19, woman)
21/01/09 1 N.N. (man)
21/01/09 8 N.N.

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies found,
28 dragged
missing, in
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
boat sank
off Libya
Pakistan
murdered,
beaten,
police station
of Nikaia
(GR)when
and tortured
to death
Egypt/Somalia
drowned, 4 died, 3 missing, trying to swim with a dinghy to the coast of Gela (I)
Syria
medical neglect, died in Busmantsi detention centre (BG) where he had been held for 3 years
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, 8 found, 20 missing, small boat sank off the coast of (MA) near Perejil Island (E)
India
suicide, died of heart attack due to a month-long hunger strike in prison in Wien (A)
Afghanistan
suicide, unaccompanied minor who hanged himself in London (GB) as he feared eviction
Maghreb
manner of death unknown, died during boat trip, found in Granadilla, Tenerife Island (E)
Africa
drowned during rescue operation in Birzebuggia coast (M) on her way from Africa
Iraq
suicide, asylum seeker found hanging in prison cell in Nuremburg (D) four days earlier
Lebanon
suicide, overdose to family being moved from Mittweida (D) to an asylum seekers camp
Eritrea
bodies thrown overboard after 23 days travelling from Libya to Lampedusa (I)
Sub-Saharan Africa/Morocco
drowned,7 found, 20 missing, 10 survived, shipwreck near Trafalgar beach in southern Spain
Afghanistan
fell from third floor window of an unfitted accommodation provided by a UKBA contractor
Turkey
drowned, 2 died, motorboat sank off the coast of Kos Island (GR) on the way from TR
Somalia
murdered, guards opened fire during their escape attempt from det. cr. in Banghazi (LY)
unknown
stowaway, body found on hallway Brindisi-Lecce (I) thrown over truck with 17 survivors
Somalia
missing after Benghazi (LY) massacre by police, in detention centre along LY to Italy route
Somalia
killed by police in Benghazi massacre (LY), when prisoners tried to escape detention centre
Kurdistan
suicide, failed asylum seeker who hanged himself in a South Shields park (GB)
unknown
1 died, 11 missing, boat collided with Algerian coast guard vessel in the port of Annaba (DZ)
Morocco
suicide, threw herself in the Brembo River in Bergamo (I) in fear of deportation
Algeria
drowned, 1 died, 11 missing, wooden boat capsized 4 miles from Cabo de Palos (E)
Iraq
murdered, beaten by border guards in his attempt to embark to reach I, died in GR hospital
unknown
reportedly drowned, parts of a body found along la Fontanilla beach of Marbella (E)
Uruguai
died of heart attack in Tenerife (E), employer did not call for assistance as Luis was illegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
died at the hospital of El Hierro, Canary Islands (E), after boat arrived in La Estaca harbour
Kurdistan
manslaughter, beaten by neonazis whilst returning to Möhlau asylum centre (D) at night
Sub-Saharan Africa
1 died on board during travel, 1 died at the hospital of El Hierro (E) because of dehydration
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, body found 42 miles south of Cabo de Gata in Almeria (E) by Liberian ship
Maghreb
drowned, wooden boat collided with rocks off Barbate (E), traffickers imprisoned for murder
Afghanistan
stowaway, fell from the truck he was hidden, died in hospital 3h later in Ancona (I)
Ecuador
suicide in a cell in Barcelona (E) hanging himself with his own shirt, arrested because illegal
Algeria
1 drowned, 1 missing after shipwreck due to stormy waters 30 miles south Cartagena (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa/Morocco
missing after their boat sank 10 miles off Tarifa, Cadiz (E) on the way from Tanger (MA)
Comoros
reportedly drowned, boat hit a rock between Anjouan (Comoros) and Mayotte (F)
Comoros
drowned, boat hit a rock between Anjouan (Comoros) and Mayotte (F)
Comoros
drowned, boat hit a rock between Anjouan (Comoros) and Mayotte (F)
unknown
suicide after his asylum claim was rejected in asylum seeker centre Varmland (S)
Afghanistan
suicide after 67 days in detention centre in Gavle (S) in fear of being deported
Ecuador
reported suicide using tshirt but guards reportedly beat him in Barcelona detention centre(E)
Vietnam
road accident, tried to jump onto moving truck on motorway in Teteghem (F) towards B
Tunisia
suicide in the detention centre of Ponte Gallera, in Roma (I)
Somalia
drowned whilst travelling from Turkey to Greece on Evros River (GR)
Tunisia
drowned whilst travelling from Turkey to Greece on Evros River (GR)
Sub-Saharan Africa
died in the hospital in Tarifa (E) after Spanish authorities blocked a boat from Tangier (MA)
Africa
drowned, bodies found after shipwreck 250 km east of Aden (Yemen) on way from Somalia
Africa
missing after shipwreck, 250 km east of Aden (Yemen), coming from Somalia, 165 survivors
unknown
reportedly died of hypothermia, found by Spanish authorities in the Strait of Gibraltar (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
body found by Mauritanian guards on a boat near Nouadhibou on way to Canary Islands (E)
Nigeria
died during rescue operation, boat waited 4 days before to be allowed to reach Italian coasts
Afghanistan
stabbed after a brawl in Villemin square, Paris (F), where he lived as asylum seeker
unknown
stowaway, found dead in Channel tunnel in Calais (F), probably fell from a lorry
Africa
bodies found on a boat reportedly from (LY) 60 km off Lampedusa’s Southern coast (I)
Algeria/ Somalia/ Nigeria/ Eritrea
drowned, reportedly 3 boats capsized on way from Libya to presumely Italy
Africa
assumed missing after boats sank due to stormy waters on way from Libya to Italy
Africa
Drowned after overcrowded boats sank due to stormy waters on way from Libya to Italy
Iraq
stowaway, dead under a Bulgarian lorry, hid to pass the border in Ancona harbor (I)
Iraq
asylum seeker was run over by a lorry in Venice harbor (I) reportedly trying to skip ID control
unknown
found in Votanikos stream near Aliens Bureau in Athens (GR), stayed in coma for 3 months
Maghreb
missing when Spanish patrol transfered the passengers from their boat off Cabo de Gata (E)
Africa
17 deaths, 50 missing, after shipwreck near Sfax (TN) on the way from Libya to Italy
Algeria
reportedly beaten on the Ponte Gallierra det. cr. Roma (I) after refusal of medical treatment
Sub-Saharan Africa
body washed ashore on the beach Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz (E)
Nigeria
died of thirst in the LY-Niger desert trying to reach I, left there by Libyan authorities
Africa
tangled in razor wire trying to jump a border fence from Morocco to Ceuta (E)
Nigeria, Africa
died giving birth with 13 more in Oran sea (AR) after got lost ran out of fuel and water
Africa
died when vessel tried to land near Motril (E); 34 migrants survived
Maghreb
drowned after boat crashed to rocks and sank 20 meters from the coast of Lanzarote (E)
Maghreb
drowned after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarote’s coast (E)
Maghreb
drowned after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarote’s coast (E)
Maghreb
drowned after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarote’s coast (E)
Maghreb
missing after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarote’s coast (E)
Gambia
reportedly dehydration, died after 4 days without water or food in boat near Canary Isl. (E)
Africa
body found in boat drifting for 2 days near the coast of Motril (E) with 34 survivors
Sub-Saharan Africa
body found by Moroccan navy in boat sailing near the coasts of Al Hoceima (MA)
Tunisia
drowned, shipwreck due to storm waters in Gulf of Tunis (TN)
unknown
bodies washed ashore on the coasts near the town of Bodrum (TR)
Nigeria
died of burns and exposure after sailing by boat from Africa to Lampedusa (I)
Africa
body found in the boat with 53 survivors on Cala Pisana’s beach, Lampedusa (I)
Libya
reportedly frozen to death on the sailing from Libya to Lampedusa (I)
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Anarkismo/IRR
Picum/EveryOne Group/NOB
IRR
AFP/EP/DiarioVasco/Razon/ELM/ELC/PerCat/Xinhua
DerStandard/FRO/WIKO/Asyl in Not/RoterP
IRR
Diario de Noticia/ElDia/ABC/Verdad/DNG/Deia/gara.n
Gara/MUGAK/NOB
IRR
ARI/ERA/RoterP
LR/CDS/GE/FE/MUGAK/EP/AFP/GARA/ANSA/Nouv
LatinAHTribune
IRR
FE/Picum/Cesdop/NOB
FE/VOA
CDS/NOB
FE/GiovaniE
FE/GiovaniE
ShieldsG/IRR
BBC/Migreurop/NOB
LR/IRR/ERA
EP/Verdad/ELM/RAZ/MUGAK
AFP
FE/SUR
Can7/VDG/ElDia/Publico
Verdad/Diario de Navarra
taz
Publico/EP/Diario de Noticia/VDG/Gara/Verdad/Diario
PICUM
PICUM/SUR/Publico/EP/ELM/Verdad/DiarioVasco/MN
PICUM/LR/MP/NOB
EP/AVUI/MUGAK
LV/Verdad/PICUM/NOB
ABC/MUGAK/EP/ELM/LV/EFE/Diario de Navarra /GA
Malango
Malango
Malango
IRR
IRR/UPP/NewsD
SetDirecta/FAIV
VoixDuNord
IlMess/IRR/ERA
MNS
MNS
EFE/NOB
MUGAK/Can7/EFE/UNHCR/LR/GARA
MUGAK/Can7/EFE/UNHCR/LR/GARA
MUGAK/EFE/Diario de Navarra/PICUM/EHAR/NOB
MUGAK/EFE/ElDia/Diario de Navarra
MUGAK/TimesM/Diario de Navarra/Verdad/LR/PUN/V
Reu/Ya.F/MSF/MRAP/CSE10/AFP
Reu/Ya.F/CSE10/NOB/7sur7.be
ANSA/AVV/NOB
VK/Zeit/MET
ABC/MUGAK/Deia/DiariodeNavarra/DNG/APDHA/Be
ABC/MUGAK/Deia/DiariodeNavarra/DNG/APDHA/Be
CDS/NOB
CDS/ANSA/AdnK/NOB
NR/IRR
MUGAK/EFE/PUB/NOB
LS/FE/ANSA/Ach/AFP/LSW/NOB
CARTA/ElW
MUGAK/DNA/SUR/PUB/EFE/ELM/NOB
NOB/LR
REU/NOB
FE/NAN/NT/ODILI
NOB/REU
Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/Deia/EP/Ra
Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/Deia/EP/Ra
Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/Deia/EP/Ra
Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/Deia/EP/Ra
Can7/ABC/Publico/ELM/DiariodeNoticias/Deia/EP/Ra
ABC/EP/MUGAK/ELM/Diario de Navarra/SUR/Can7/
AFP/MAG
Can7/MUGAK
ANSA
AFP/REU/NOB
LR/ASCA
LR/MP/AdnK/ANSA/NOB
LR/CDS

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found dead

number

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name

19/01/09
19/01/09
14/01/09
13/01/09
10/01/09
09/01/09
07/01/09
03/01/09
01/01/09
in Jan 09
in 2009
in 2009
in 2009
24/12/08
18/12/08
10/12/08
07/12/08
06/12/08
06/12/08
02/12/08
02/12/08
25/11/08
21/11/08
19/11/08
13/11/08
11/11/08
10/11/08
05/11/08
02/11/08
02/11/08
01/11/08
29/10/08
29/10/08
26/10/08
23/10/08
23/10/08
23/10/08
20/10/08
20/10/08
20/10/08
20/10/08
19/10/08
18/10/08
12/10/08
10/10/08
07/10/08
06/10/08
05/10/08
05/10/08
05/10/08
05/10/08
04/10/08
02/10/08
in Oct 08
in Oct 08
in Oct 08
in Oct 08
in Oct 08
in Oct 08
27/09/08
26/09/2008
12/09/08
11/09/08
09/09/2008
08/09/08
07/09/07
06/09/08
05/09/08
02/09/08
in Sep 08
in Sep 08
in Sep 08
in Sep 08
in Sep 08
01/09/08
01/09/08
30/08/08
28/08/08
26/08/08
25/08/08

30
1
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
12
1
20
1
1
7
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
21
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
23
50
2
18
4
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
6
11
1
4
1
25
13
1
33
1
1
1
1
12
1
4
13
14
1
5
14
5
20
61

(1 small child)
N.N. (±25)
N.N. (48, man)
N.N. (±25)
N.N. (18 months, child)
N.N. (women)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (30, man)
Hussein Zahidul (24, man)
Alino (29, man)
N.N. (±25)
Jonson Ibitui (man)
N.N. (mostly children)
Zivko Kosanovic (49, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Rezai Mahumut (13, boy)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (3 men; 1 woman)
N.N. (4, child)
Hamid al-Amrani (12, boy)
Duy Nguyen (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (1 adult; 2 minors)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (man)
Mohammed Ali (80, man)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (2 adults; 1 minor)
N.N.
Muhammad Asraf
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (17)
N.N. (young people)
N.N. (22, woman)
N.N. (3 months, baby)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (60, woman)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (1 man; 1 woman)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N. (3 men, 1 boy)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (40, man)
N.N. (children)
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
N.N.
Eduardo (young man)
N.N. (2 men)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Solyman Rashed (man)
N.N. (26, man)
Frank Odame (36, man)
N.N.
Baj Singh (man, 33)
N.N. (± 27, men)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (32, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies after
found,
28 of
missing,
drowned
or trampled
panic,on
when
sank off Libya
Tunisia
missing,
boat
35 capsized
off the
coast of in
Tunisia
wayboat
to Italy
Sri Lanka
frozen to death, body found under the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery in Messina (I)
Algeria
reportedly missing after the boat capsized for motor problems after leaving Kristel (DZ)
unknown
drowned off Syros Island (GR), after boat carrying 19 migrants capsized
Senegal
drowned, transferred to canoe after abandoning boat trip to (E), capsized off Senegal coast
unknown
run over by the truck he was hanged on to pass the border in Ancona (I) harbour
Afghanistan
stabbed in fight between migrants attempting to get aboard the lorry to UK in Calais (F)
Bangladesh
manner of death unknown, body found in a ditch in Votanikos (GR), near the Aliens Bureau
Cameroon
died on way to hospital in Nador (MA) after being shot by border guards in Farhana (E/MA)
Algeria
reportedly missing, left Arzew’s coast (DZ) on 2 January in bad weather conditions
Nigeria
heart attack from stress, soon after his release from 1 year’s det in Busmantsi centre (BG)
Africa
died in fire, in unsafe building in Paris where many immigrants lived having no choice
Serbia
shot dead in his hometown in Serbia after deportation back from NL
Sub-Saharan Africa
body found in an advanced state of decomposition by a fisherman near off Melilla’s coast (E)
Somalia/Mauritania
drowned, 3 found, 4 missing, dinghy sank due to bad weather in Aegean Sea on way to GR
Afghanistan
was run over by the wheels of the lorry while clinching to it in Mestre, Venice (I)
Africa
body found in a boat rescued by the Spanish authorities near Arguineguin, Canary Isl. (E)
Palestine
drowned after dinghy sank off Ayvalik (TR), bodies were pulled from the water, 23 survivors
unknown
drowned, dinghy sank trying to cross the sea between (TR) and Samos Island (GR)
Morocco
suicide, father was repratiated, hanged himself with bathrobe belt in Madrid care centre (E)
Vietnam
stowaway, died from hypothermia in the back of a lorry travelling from France to GB
unknown
bodies found in a refrigerator truck with other 30 hidden people in a southern (GR) coastline
unknown
drowned, after shipwreck near the French island of Mayotte
Africa
died of heart attack in hospital after boat was intercepted near the Canary Islands (E)
Africa
missing, fell into the sea during rescue operation 9 miles south Lampedusa (I)
Africa
1 died on the boat, 1 when arrived to El Hierro coast (E) and 1 in the hospital one week later
Sub-Saharan Africa
died in La Candelaria’s hospital, in Tenerife (E), 5 days after his boat was intercepted
Africa
found by boat in advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Birzebbuga (M)
Africa
body found in an advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Delimara (M)
Iraq
died from lung cancer after being denied treatment although he was living legally in GB
Africa
body found in an advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Delimara (M)
Sub-Saharan Africa
2 found in a boat at La Gomera coast (E), 1 died of hypothermia later in the hospital
unknown
drowned, recovered by Greek border police in eastern Aegean Sea facing the Turkish coast
Pakistan
injured in police violence, in asylum seekers queue outside Aliens’ directorate in Athens (GR)
Africa
found by boat in advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea between LY and M
Albania
drowned in a southern Albanian lagoon close to Greece after overloaded boat capsized
Albania
drowned in a southern Albanian lagoon close to Greece after overloaded boat capsized
Albania
drowned in a lagoon in Southern AL after boat capsized trying to avoid police checkpoint
Albania
drowned in a lagoon in Southern AL after boat capsized trying to avoid police checkpoint
Africa
manner of death unknown, body found on boat with 92 survivors arriving in Gran Canaria (E)
unknown
killed, shot by Libyan civilian as his migrant boat left Libya for Europe
France
suicide, set herself on fire to protest against the deportation of her Armenian partner
Africa
body found in advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Delimara (M)
Serbia
suicide in the Vottem det. cr. (B) after hearing his asylum claim had been rejected
Zimbabwe
drowned, boat sank on way from Anjouan to Mayotte (F), 3 bodies found and 20 missing
Africa
drowned, boat capsized due to stormy waters in Kenitra (MA)
Iraq
drowned, found between Evros River delta and Alexandroupolis port (GR) by fishing boat
Pakistan, Myanmar
stowaways, died from asphyxiation in a truck from Istanbul (TR) to (GR) after traffic accident
Iraq
drowned, bodies found between Evros River delta and Alexandroupolis port (GR)
Morocco
stowaway, struck by car after falling off the truck he was hidden under on highway A381 (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
stowaway, body found by Civil Guard in Melilla, was hiding in car compartment to enter Spain
unknown
decomposing bodies found by Rescue Guard along coast between Estepona and Casares (E)
Iraq
drowned, body found by fishermen pulling in the nets near the shore of Alexandroupolis (GR)
Vietnam
suicide, hanged himself in detention centre in Bautzen (D) as he feared deportation
unknown
drowned, bodies discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea
unknown
drowned, body discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea
Iraq
drowned, bodies discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea
unknown
drowned, bodies discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea
Bolivia
died weeks after expulsion from Spain back to Bolivia, had serious mental health problems
2 Georgia, 2 unknown
accidentally entered a minefield in Kastanea near Evros (GR), on the way to GR from Turkey
Senegal
drowned, trying to swim from Morocco to Ceuta (E), civil guards punctured his lifevest
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of thirst, found in advanced state of decomposition by Algerian apolice in Sahara (DZ)
Africa
bodies thrown overboard during the travel from Libya’s coast to Portopalo, Sicily (I)
Africa
drowned near Malta (M) after boat capsized
Sub-Saharan Africa
died on the way to Canary Isl. (E), survivors were found by Moroccan sea patrol
unknown
heart attack in hospital, he arrived by boat in La Gomera (E) with other 117 migrants
Iraq
killed by car bomb in Kirkuk (Iraq) 2 weeks after voluntary repatriation from GB
Algeria
reportedly drowned on way to I, body found at Oued Saboun beach near Skikda (DZ)
Ghana
died after falling from third floor of a tower block raided by police and immigration officials
unknown
drowned, shipwreck due to stormy waters , bodies found in Valletta (Malta)
India
crashed by truck in Trent Vale (GB) hiding under truck’s wheel
unknown
bodies found in state of decomposition near the coast of Vega Baja de Alicante (E)
Ghana, Niger, Nigeria
drowned, thrown still alive into sea near Sicilian coasts (I)
Sub-Saharan Africa
13 bodies found in the boat, 1 later in Arguineguin (E) after 12 days of trip from Mauritania
Zimbabwe
died from tuberculosis after medical neglect from staff of Colnbrook removal centre (GB)
Africa
reportedly died while trying to reach Malta (M) with a dinghy
Algeria
reportedly drowned, boat capsized in stormy waters between Algeria and Sardinia (I)
Tunisia
reportedly drowned, boat sank near Zembra off Sidi Daud (TN), on way to Italy
Africa
at least 20 bodies thrown overboard to prevent boar from sinking on the way from MA to E
Eritrea/Ghana/Somalia/Sudan
drowned, the dinghy capsized near Malta’s coasts on way from Libya
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

LR/FE/LPC/PICUM/APDHA/CDS/AEDH/LIDU
Ansa
QUOTI/FE
FE/KI/NOB
NOB/FE
Adnk
Telegraph/Mail Online/Evening Standard/PICUM/Con
KI/IRR/MNS
AI/Diversity/MUGAK/Connect/EP/Tribuna/ELM/LV/EL
QUOTI/FE
GloDP/IRR
SurprisingE
NOS/PICUM
MUGAK/Publico/SUR/NOB
PICUM/AFP/ANSA/NOB
CDS/ST/EpolisR/NOB
Publico/NOB
KI/FE/PICUM/NOB
EarthT/PICUM/NOB
AOL/Publico/Terra/ABC/adn/EPress/Kaoenlared/ASS
IRR
FE/IntHeraldTribune/NOB
N24/AFP/NOB
ABC/AFP
FE/AdnK/UnSarda/LS/NOB
ElDia/Top News/ABC/FE/PICUM/Mugak/EFE/gara.ne
ElDia/Top News/ABC/FE
TimesM
TimesM/NOB
IRR
TimesM/NOB
EP/NOB
PICUM
ECRE/ST/Vluchteling/IRR/MNS
TimesM
FE/Javno/NOB
Javno
Reu/Picum/Javno/NOB
Reu/Picum/Javno/NOB
NOB/TySp
HRW
SP
TimesM
IRR/MNS/GRAPPE/CRACPE/VRF
Malango
MNS/NOB
NOB/KI
Picum/Nt7/TodZam/NOB
NOB/KI
NOB/EP
NOB/Verdad
NOB/Sur
NOB/KI
IRR/ARI
PICUM/NOB
PICUM/NOB
PICUM/NOB
PICUM/NOB
MUGAK
NOB/KI
MUGAK
MNS
RAI/FE/NOB
TM
PICUM/EP/NOB
NOB/EP
IRR
NOB/FE
Guardian Un./IRR/INDgb/4wardUK/JCWI
ANSA, Jw/NOB
Ndtv/IRR
MNS/Picum
AFP/Picum/jW
ABC/MUGAK/PrensaLibre/ElDia/NOB/jW/VK
IRR
TimesOfMalta
NOB/FE
NOB
SP/JW
Telegraph/MaltaIndependent/Ia/PICUM/MNS/LR/NOB

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found dead

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name

(1 small child)
25/08/08 4 N.N. (foetus)
25/08/08 4 N.N. (women)
25/08/08 4 N.N. (pregnant women)
25/08/08 1 N.N. (child)
24/08/08 1 Kalkouli Amin
23/08/08 56 N.N.
21/08/08 35 N.N. (men; women; children)
18/08/08 1 N.N.
10/08/08 1 Hussein Ali (35, man)
05/08/08 1 N.N. (man)
05/08/08 1 Nadir Zarabee (man)
03/08/08 1 Mohammad Hussain (36, man)
02/08/08 1 N.N. (5, boy)
in Aug 08 75 N.N.
in Aug 08 2 N.N. (children)
in Aug 08 1 Adam Osman Mohammed (32,m)
31/07/08 14 N.N. (2 pregnant women)
31/07/08 3 N.N. (2 women; 1 man)
30/07/08 13 N.N.
29/07/08 7 N.N.
in July 08 38 N.N. (boys)
25/07/08 1 N.N.
23/07/08 24 N.N.
23/07/08 1 Mansour Habib (24, man)
22/07/08 1 N.N. (±4, child)
20/07/08 1 N.N. (3, girl)
19/07/08 1 N.N. (boy)
18/07/08 1 N.N. (man)
16/07/08 1 David S. (23, man)
14/07/08 28 N.N.
14/07/08 1 N.N. (man)
11/07/08 5 N.N.
11/07/08 11 N.N. (9 babies)
10/07/08 15 N.N. (9 children)
10/07/08 3 N.N. (women)
07/07/08 14 N.N. (9 men; 4 women; 1 baby)
in July 08 15 N.N.
04/07/08 1 N.N. (man)
in Jul 08 13 N.N.
01/07/08 37 N.N.
29/06/08 1 N.N. (man)
27/06/08 1 N.N. (±40, man)
26/06/08 3 N.N.
22/06/08 1 N.N. (±30, man)
21/06/08 1 Abdel Karem Souli (41, man)
18/06/08 4 N.N.
15/06/08 6 N.N. (adults, children)
15/06/08 1 N.N. (baby)
12/06/08 1 N.N. (man)
12/06/08 1 Alex Darkwah Oppong (41, man)
10/06/08 2 N.N.
10/06/08 15 N.N.
07/06/08 149 N.N.
05/06/08 13 N.N.
05/06/08 1 Andy Bestman (24, man)
in Jun 08 6 N.N.
in Jun 08 3 N.N. (2 men; 1 woman)
26/05/08 2 N.N. (men)
26/05/08 5 N.N.
25/05/08 3 N.N. (men)
24/05/08 1 Hassan Nejl (38, man)
23/05/08 1 N.N.
22/05/08 1 N.N.
22/05/08 2 N.N.
20/05/08 12 N.N.
in May 08 21 N.N.
10/05/08 47 N.N.
08/05/08 3 N.N.
05/05/08 1 N.N.
04/05/08 1 Hamidur Rahman (31, man)
01/05/08 1 Ebenizer Folefack Sontsa (32,m)
in May 08 1 N.N. (man)
in May 08 1 Lucy Kirma (woman)
28/04/08 36 N.N. (2 women, 4 babies)
23/04/08 4 N.N. (men)
22/04/08 17 N.N. (men)
22/04/08 1 Hamza Ben Hammadi (21, man)
22/04/08 1 Mohamed Dalhoum (24, man)
22/04/08 1 Rachid Jebeniani (22, man)
22/04/08 1 Abdelmounim Douiri (27, man)

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
whenLibya
boat sank off Libya
Eritrea/Ghana/Somalia/Sudan
drowned,
the dinghy
capsized
near Malta’s
coastsinonpanic,
way from
Eritrea/Ghana/Somalia/Sudan
drowned, the dinghy capsized near Malta’s coasts on way from Libya
Eritrea/Ghana/Somalia/Sudan
drowned, the dinghy capsized near Malta’s coasts on way from Libya
Eritrea/Ghana/Somalia/Sudan
drowned, the dinghy capsized near Malta’s coasts on way from Libya
Algeria
caught on boat in Algiers (DZ), was pushed and fell 15m onto bunker, died from injuries
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of dehydration in the Sahara Desert after 10 days of journey ran out of water and fuel
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of starvation, 25 survivors, boat found after leaving from Moroccan coast to Almeria (E)
Somalia
drowned, boat capsized off Didim (TR), 31 other Somalians rescued by TR coast guard
Kurdistan
suicide, shot himself in his home in Sulaimania, Kurdistan days after being deported from GB
unknown
manner of death unknown, body found on the coast of Melilla (E)
unknown
suicide, found hanged in GB after being asked to leave his home provided by the NASS
Iraq
died of cancer after medical neglect from the staff of Lindholme removal centre (GB)
Africa
drowned, part of his body found in sea near Motril (E), likely to be travelling from Maghreb
Somalia
missing, reportedly drowned on the way from Libya to Italy on two boats had faulty engines
Nigeria
died of starvation, they were thrown overboard by their father in the Mediterranean sea (I)
Sudan
shot by militia in Calgoo, Sudan, where he returned when asylum claim was refused in GB
Nigeria
drowned, shipwreck on way to Spanish coasts due to stormy waters
Africa/Iraq
drowned, bodies washed ashore during Armed Forces rescue in seas between M and LY
Pakistan
stowaways, suffocated in overcrowded truck, bodies dumped in Istanbul field (TR)
unknown
drowned, after shipwreck near Lampedusa (I)
Algeria
reported drowned, after 2 boats were capsized in stormy sea between Algeria and Sardinia
Africa
manner of death unknown, body found in boat carrying 79 migrants in La Gomera Island (E)
unknown
reportedly drowned, 6 dead, 18 missing, boat sank between Mayotte (F) and Comoros Isl.
Eritrea
stabbed, by gang attacking migrant camp in Norrent-Fontes, near Calais (F)
unknown
found in an advanced state of decomposition on the river Algarrobo, Malaga (E)
Nigeria
died of starvation, body thrown overboard during the way to Italy
Nigeria
died of starvation, body thrown overboard during the way to Italy
Africa
manner of death unknown, decomposed body recovered from the sea near Malta
Armenia
suicide, cut wrists in Nuremberg (D) prison cell, was to be deported/separated from parents
Africa
drowned, 3 died, 25 missing, as boat capsized in stormy seas near Lampedusa (I)
Iraq
road accident, found on highway at Transmarck (F), where stowaways often embark for GB
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of dehydration and hypothermia, on the boat to La Gomera (E) and later in hospital
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of hunger&thirst, 2 weeks on boat from West Africa to La Gomera(E), thrown overboard
Sub-Saharan Africa
reportedly died of starvation, bodies found in Almeria (E)
Africa
drowned, after their boat capsized off coast of Malta
Africa
drowned after their vessel turned over off the coast of Motril, Granada (E)
Somalia
starvation, their car flawed and spent 10days walking in the Libyan desert heading to Italy
Iraq
stowaway, found on a Greek ferry in the port of Venice (I) under truck where he was hidden
Myanmar, Pakistan
stowaways, died from asphyxiation in a track from Istanbul (TR) to GR after traffic accident
West Africa
drowned, wrecked boat and bodies found on seafront off Libreville, Gabon on way to Europe
Africa
no medical care despite his friends called guards for help, died in det. cr. of Caltanisetta (I)
Iraq
stowaway, suffocated in a cucumber truck, found on ferry in Venice (I) coming from Greece
Africa
reportedly drowned, boat shipwrecked 32 miles south off Malta
Iraq
stowaway, died of starvation in a lorry sailing on a ferry from Patrasso (GR) to Venice (I)
Tunesia
died of heart attack in Det. Cr. Vincennes (F) after calls for assistance were ignored for 2 h.
unknown
died in hospital in Tenerife Island (E) the day after their boat arrived, 78 survivors
Somalia
drowned, boat sank 50 km south of Malta, 28 survivors rescued by Italian fishing boat
Somalia
dead at birth due to travel hardships, mother was rescued from shipwreck 50 km from Malta
Somalia
shot dead in detention centre in Kirklareli (TR) during a riot against detention conditions
unknown
jumped out of window when asylum-seeker centre set on fire in Klangenfurt, Carinthia (A)
Afghanistan/Pakistan
died in accident, when bus carrying stowaways overturned in Dogubayazit (TR), 18 survivors
Somalia/Eritrea
drowned, boat capsized due to bad rescue operation by Italian Coastguard 56 miles off Malta
Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt,drowned
Moroccoafter boat sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Tunisia
Africa
drowned after boat sank at 50 km off Libyan coasts, due to stormy waters
Nigeria
drowned, jumped into the Rhine while fleeing police close to Basel (CH)
Somalia
drowned after boat sunk due to stormy waters near Malta
unknown
drowned after their boat sank when Italian fishing ship tried to rescue them off Italian coasts
Tunesia
stowaways, died of suffocation while travelling by boat from the port of Sfax (TN)
unknown
reportedly drowned, boat capsized in rough seas 85 miles south east of Malta, 13 survivors
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of dehydration 1mile off Grand Canaria (E), 2 died in boat, 1 in hospital (E), 65 survived
Morocco
no medical care, died of pneumonia not cured by doctors of detention centre Brunelleschi (I)
unknown
drowned, body found by Italian Coast Guard off Pozzalo near Ragusa, Sicily (I)
Africa
reportedly drowned, body found in the sea 50 miles from Malta
Algeria
drowned whilst attempting to reach Spain, bodies found in sea close to Cherchell (DZ)
Africa
reportedly drowned, 2 found, 10 missing off coast of Malta
unknown
drowned, after their boat was pulled from Samos toward Turkey and left without fuel
Africa
died of starvation and cold after the engine of their boat broke down (TN)
Africa
reportedly drowned trying to reach Malta (M)
unknown
stowaway, car he was transported in crashed after being chased by police in Xanthi (GR)
Bangladesh
suicide, took 40 antidepressant pills in Birkenfeld (D) as latest asylum claim was rejected
Cameroon
suicide, hanged himself in sanitary room of det. cr. Merksplas (B) in fear of deportation
Syria
hit by a car in Nicosia’s motorway (CY) when he was running to escape an inmigration swoop
unknown
suicide, starved herself to death in asylum seekers’ house (GB) after being denied asylum
Nigeria (24), Cameroon (9)drowned, Morocco’s border guards broke with a knife the rubber dinghy (MA)
Iran, Syria
drowned, forced by Turkish police to swim across the river that separates TR and Iraq
Tunisia
14 missing, 3 bodies found on board a boat from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Tunisia
drowned, body washed ashore, found in Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Tunesia
drowned, body washed ashore, found in Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Tunesia
missing, trying to cross the sea to Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Tunesia
missing, trying to cross the sea to Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Telegraph/MaltaIndependent/Ia/PICUM/MNS/LR/NOB
Telegraph/MaltaIndependent/Ia/PICUM/MNS/LR/NOB
Telegraph/MaltaIndependent/Ia/PICUM/MNS/LR/NOB
Telegraph/MaltaIndependent/Ia/PICUM/MNS/LR/NOB
FE/SoirInfo
CMG
BBC/NYtimes/GuardianUn/PICUM/MSN/NOB
HURRIYET/NOB
IRR
NOB/DiarioSur
IRR
IRR
NOB/Ideal
Mareeg
Ua
MNS/Independent/WP/Spits/Telegraph
Ua/Raz/Mugak
NOB/TimesM
HURRIYET/NOB
Picum/LR/NOB
FE
NOB/MAC
NOB/France24
Terred’errance
EP/NOB
Reu
Reu/Picum
TimesM/NOB
ARI
NOB/ItalyMAG/VK
Libelille
IntHeraldTribune/NOB/VK/MUGAK/GARA/FE/SP
GARA/FE/MUGAK/VK/IntHeraldTribune/NOB/SP
Nation/IntHeraldTribune/Ia/Picum/MSN/NOB
Picum/FE/TOM/NOB
MNS/EP/PICUM/NOB
TRP
Reu./Picum/NOB
TodZam
NOB/REU
PICUM/TL
NOB/UNSarda
NOB/FE
CDS/LR/NOB
Mrap/IRR/BTB/Libération
NOB/Diario de Navarra
NOB/LR
NOB/TEMPO
NOB/HURRIYET
Falter
NOB/HaberT
NOB/LR/EB/GuidaS/ANSA
CDS/Giornale/Stampa/LR/SD/PICUM/NOB/Repubbli
CDS/SP/NOB
SSF
LR/SD
HNS
Sh/NOB/IRR
NOB/TimesM
NOB/FE/ABC
LR/MP
NOB/AdnK
TimesM/NOB
NOB/FE
NOB/TimesM
FE
Reu/Ftcr/EP/NOB
TimesM
NOB/KI
ARI
Hln/IRR/Afrik/MNS/Indymedia/NOB
IRR/AFP/NOB
IRR
FE/Welt/ST/MNS/Picum/Reu/APDHA/MB/BBC/NOB
Unhcr
Ftcr/CPD/HNS/NOB
Ftcr/CPD/HNS
Ftcr/CPD/HNS
Ftcr/CPD/HNS
Ftcr/HNS/CPD

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22/04/08
22/04/08
22/04/08
22/04/08
22/04/08
22/04/08
21/04/08
15/04/08
08/04/08
07/04/08
06/04/08
04/04/08
in Apr 08
in Apr 08
30/03/08
29/03/08
29/03/08
23/03/08
23/03/08
23/03/08
19/03/08
19/03/08
14/03/08
05/03/08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
in Mar 08
18/02/08
15/02/08
06/02/08
06/02/08
05/02/08
03/02/08
02/02/08
01/02/2008
29/01/08
29/01/08
23/01/08
23/01/08
22/01/08
22/01/08
22/01/08
15/01/08
12/01/08
10/01/08
06/01/08
04/01/08
01/01/08
01/01/08
in Jan 08
30/12/07
28/12/07
26/12/07
25/12/07
23/12/07
17/12/07
13/12/07
12/12/07
11/12/07
09/12/07
09/12/07
09/12/07
08/12/07
08/12/07
08/12/07
07/12/07
07/12/07
04/12/07
04/12/07
04/12/07
03/12/07

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
16
16
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
40
4
2
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
17
1
8
2
1
3
1
6
2
9
1
8
1
1
2
1
1
8
1
7
1
44
1
6
86
1
1
1
1
1
2
10
10

name
N.N. (1 small
Maalek
Zargachild)
(21, man)
Mourad Jlassi (man)
Mohamed Jebeniani (22, man)
Ayman Ben Taieb Hassine(17,m)
N.N. (man)
Ruslan Yatskevich (32, man)
N.N.
Robert Weniaminov (43, man)
N.N.
N.N. (±23)
N.N. (±20, men)
Baba Traoré (29, man)
N.N.
Shirazi Abdullah Juma (man)
Alfredo Castano-Fuentes (24,m)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (30, man)
Abdi Daud (40, man)
Ayse Abdurrahman
N.N.
Ama Sumani (39, woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
Ahmad Mahmud El Sabah (man)
Ayse Abdurrahman (woman)
N.N.
Youcef (25, man)
Bilal (22, man)
Nabil (25, man)
Omar (24, man)
Boubekeur (24, man)
N.N. (±25)
N.N. (±30, men)
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N. (23, man)
Barhan Ahmed (28, man)
John Maina (20, man)
N.N. (28, man)
Mohammed Ahmedi (18, man)
N.N. (man, 28)
Rachid Abdelsalam (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N.
N.N. (14, boy)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (1 man; 1 woman)
N.N. (±23, 8 men; 1 woman)
N.N. (28, man)
N.N. (±20, men)
Mohamed Mechergui (28, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Abdullah ‘Joker’ Idris (18, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Kamal X (28, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (24, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies trying
found,to28cross
missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
when boat
sank off Libya
Tunesia
missing,
the sea
to Europe
from Aouled
al-Mabrouk
(TN)
Tunesia
missing, trying to cross the sea to Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Tunesia
missing, unknown reason of death while trying to reach Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Tunesia
missing, unknown reason of death while trying to reach Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Tunesia
drowned, body washed ashore; trying to reach Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN)
Belarus
found in wood near Zella-Mehlis det. centre (D) after staff gave him false deportation threat
Ivory Coast
stowaways, found on British container ship from Ivory Coast to Vigo port (E), 11 survivors
Armenia
depression, not given work permit, developed alcoholism whilst waiting for asylum decision
unknown
missing, boat sank close to the the island M'Tsamboro off Mayotte (F)
Algeria
drowned, coast guard found 11, 5 still missing in Arzew’s coast (DZ)
Algeria
drowned, 13 found, 3 missing, vessel sunk after leaving from Mers el Hedjadj beach (DZ)
Mali
drowned, after jumping into cold river Marne in Paris (F) to avoid a police identy check
Sub-Saharan Africa
died after deportation in Oujda’s (MA) camp due to inhuman conditions
Tanzania
suicide, set himself on fire in detention centre of Luxembourg
Ghana
suicide, found hanged at Pentonville prison (GB), sentenced for having a fake passport
Maghreb
body found in a fishing platform in Melilla (E) reportedly after swiming from Beni Enzar (MA)
Vietnam
suicide, jumped from 19th floor of building in Berlin (D) after asylum claim rejected
Somalia
no medical care, he got high dosages of cortisone in detention centre FG II in Zurich (CH)
Somalia
drowned after small boat capsized on way to Turkey (TR)
Africa
drowned after small boat capsized on way to Turkey (TR)
Ghana
died in Ghana of cancer after being removed from hospital (GB) because visa expired
Egypt/Senegal/Nigeria/Somalia/Tunisia
at least 40 drowned, overloaded boat sank near Zawia’s coast (LY) on way to Lampedusa (I)
Palestine
drowned, shipwreck near Iskenderun’s Kale village (TR) due to strong wind, 3 survivors
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown death’s reasons, found 2 bodies on boat carrying 59 travellers in Canary Isl. (E)
Egypt
no medical care, died lacking adequate health treatment in det. boat Rotterdam (NL)
Somalia
drowned, after boat capsized off Turkish coast near Didim town trying to reach Europe
Somalia
drowned, after boat capsized off Turkish coast near Didim town trying to reach Europe
Algeria
drowned, found in harbor of Bethioua (DZ), trying to reach Europe by boat
Algeria
missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethioua’s village (DZ)
Algeria
missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethioua’s village (DZ)
Algeria
missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethioua’s village (DZ)
Algeria
missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethioua’s village (DZ)
Algeria
missing, disappeared trying to reach Europe crossing Mediterranean sea
Algeria
missing, left from Mostaganem (DZ) to reach Spain, all from Tiaret city (DZ)
Algeria
drowned, his body found and repatriated from Spain, he was from Rahouia city (DZ)
Algeria
drowned, left from Algeria to reach Spain, he was from Tiaret city (DZ)
Iraq
suicide, set himself on fire in Nelson (GB), depression after his asylum claim was refused
Kenya
suicide, after failed asylum claim in Meudon, a western suburb of Paris (F)
India
stowaway, hanging on underside of tourist bus was crushed by its wheels in Spain
Iraq
died in hospital of heart condition as social workers attempted to clarify immigration status
India
crushed in Ceuta (E) by the wheels of a tour bus under he was hiding to cross Gibraltar
Algeria
no medical care, died in detention of heart failure, treated with wrong medicine (NL)
Morocco
drowned, body found on the coast of Barranco Hondo in Tarifa (E)
Morocco
drowned near Cadiz (E) after shipwreck of a boat
unknown
stowaway, decomposing body found in ship served Patras-Igoumenitsa-Venice route
Morocco
drowned, body found in Costa de la Luz (E) after shipwreck off Conil de la Frontera (E)
Algeria
manner of death unknown, body found on the beach of La Marsa (TR)
Maghreb
drowned, 2 found, 15 missing, after boat sank one meter off the shore of Conil (E)
Afghanistan
stowaway, crushed to death in Panighina (I), hanging on underside of lorry from Greece
unknown
drowned, 2 found, 6 missing, vessel carrying 32 migrants capsized off Luz’s coast (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned near Cádiz (E) after small boat capsized on way to Spain (E)
unknown
drowned, fell into the frozen waters of Evros River (GR) after small boat sank
Africa
starvation, boat with 3 dead bodies arrived in Canary Island (E), carrying 88 migrants
Somalia
murdered, swam in search of help but captain of the boat threw him overboard (I)
North Africa
reportedly drowned, trying to reach Cadiz (E)
Maghreb
drowned, bodies found floating near the coasts of Barbate (E)
Maghreb
drowned, after boat capsized near the beach of Cadiz (E)
Tunisia
suicide on detention centre Berlin Grunau (D) after asylum claim was rejected
Morocco
drowned, bodies found near Los Barrios (E), relatives identified 3 bodies
Tunisia
rejected asylum seeker hanged himself with his shoes laces in Berlin Köpenick (D) det. cr.
Georgia
drowned, after ship capsized near Evros (GR), 20 survivors, 7 swam to the TR side
Sub-Saharan Africa
bodies found on board a boat intercepted near E from yachts participating to regatta
Sudan
suicide, asylum seeker facing deportation, hanged himself in prison cell in Chelmsford (GB)
unknown
reason of death unknown, a fisherman found a body near Lesbos (GR)
Afghanistan/Iran/Mauritaniadrowned, overloaded boat sank in the Aegean Sea off Bodrum (TR) on way to Kos (GR)
unknown
stowaway, reportedly fell from wheel bay of plane found in garden in Val d’Oise (F)
Morocco
drowned, 3 found, 4 missing, 19 rescued by a gas carrier 30 ml off Cap Falcon (DZ)
Iran
died after setting himself on fire in Amberg (D)
Africa
Missing, after shipwreck off Dakhla (MA), on way to Canary Isl. (E), 6 bodies found
unknown
body found on board a boat that arrived in EL Hierro (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Drowned, in shipwreck off Dakhla (MA), on way to Canary Isl. (E), 44 others missing,
Iraq/Palestine/Somalia
51 found, 35 missing, drowned off Seferihisar (TR) after their overloaded boat sank
unknown
reportedly drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition, wearing life jacket
unknown
found in advanced state of decomposition on board of boat in Dakar on way to E
unknown
body found on boat that landed on Crete (GR), the vessel disembarked from Egypt
unknown
suicide, asylum seeker set himself on fire in the Town Hall of Haren (NL)
Sub-Saharan Africa
found on board of vessel that landed on Los Cristianos de Tenerife (E) with 51 survivors
unknown
body found on vessel that landed on Los Cristianos de Tenerife (E) with 37 survivors
Comoros
drowned, 2 found, 8 missing, boat collided with French police ship near Mayotte Isl. (F)
Algeria
drowned, 9 found, 1missing, boat collided with Dutch cargoship during rescue operation (I)
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Ftcr/HNS/CPD
Ftcr/HNS/CPD
Ftcr/HNS/CPD
Ftcr/CPD/HNS
Ftcr/CPD/HNS
jW/Karawane
NOB/EarthT
ARI
Malango
KH/FE/NOB
MNS/Picum/FE
IRR/20Mf
FE
ASTI
IRR/BBC/OBS
MUGAK/Sur/EFE
ARI
NR/AugenAufCH
ChinaView
ChinaView
BBC/WIK/Independent/Times/IRR
FE/CDS
TP/NOB
TySp/NOB/MPG/JA/NOB
Statewatch/IN/IKN
Xi/NOB
Xi/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
FE/QUOTI
FE/QUOTI
FE/QUOTI
IRR
MNS/IRR
AP/MUGAK/SUR
IRR
MNS/NOB
Statewatch/VG/SCH/Dag
TySp/NOB
EP
KI/NOB
TySp/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
EP/MUGAK/Diario de Navarra/ELM/APDHA/Sur/EFE
romagnaoggi/NOB/FE
Picum/NOB
EP
KI/ANA/PICUM/HR
EP/MFS/PICUM/NOB
LR/NOB
EP
Verdad/MUGAK/EP
EP/MUGAK/APDHA/PICUM/NOB
MNS/IN/jW/IRR
EP
IRR/ARI
IntHeraldTribune/NOB
EP
Inquest/IRR
TDN/NOB
TDN/KI/Ya.D/NOB
MNS
NOB/FE/QUOTI
IRR/ARI
DPA/MNS/EP
EP/NOB
EP/FE/NOB
ICARE/BBC/GuardianUN/SP/TheGlobe/DPS/IntHera
QUOTI
SudQ
AthensNewsAgency/NOB
NRC/Nopoliceraid/AD
MUGAK/EP/NOB
MUGAK/EP/ABC/Diario de Noticias/NOB
Le Monde/NOB
MNS/VK/NOB

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02/12/07
29/11/07
29/11/07
17/11/07
16/11/07
14/11/07
10/11/07
09/11/07
09/11/07
08/11/07
07/11/07
in Nov 07
in Nov 07
in Nov 07
in Nov 2007
29/10/07
28/10/07
28/10/07
24/10/07
18/10/07
17/10/07
16/10/07
15/10/07
15/10/07
10/10/07
08/10/07
08/10/2007
04/10/07
in Oct 07
in Oct 07
in Oct 07
26/09/07
26/09/07
25/09/07
24/09/07
24/09/07
23/09/07
20/09/07
19/09/07
16/09/07
16/09/07
14/09/07
13/09/07
13/09/07
09/09/07
08/09/07
07/09/07
06/09/07
04/09/07
01/09/07
in Sep 07
30/08/07
29/08/07
25/08/07
25/08/07
24/08/07
23/08/07
21/08/07
20/08/07
19/08/07
19/08/07
19/08/07
17/08/07
14/08/07
14/08/07
14/08/07
13/08/07
13/08/07
09/08/07
07/08/07
04/08/07
01/08/07
01/08/07
30/07/07
30/07/07
28/07/07
25/07/07
25/07/07
23/07/07
23/07/07

40
1
2
1
1
36
3
58
5
1
52
1
1
57
59
17
7
9
57
10
1
49
1
1
1
3
1
1
15
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
6
1
1
3
8
1
1
10
1
19
4
30
25
1
1
45
3
14
6
1
11
1
1
11
15
2
14
17
19
2
1
1
45
2
20
4
8
9
3
3
29

name
N.N. (1 small child)
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N.
Avtar Singh (37, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (2 men; 1 woman)
N.N. (young people)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Eid Shaaban (37, man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (1 child)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.
N.N. (young person)
N.N. (23, man)
Shaukat Ali (61, man)
N.N (man)
N.N. (man)
Mike Osei (34, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Laucling Sonko (29, man)
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N. (±25)
N.N. (1 man; 1 child)
N.N.
N.N.
Chulun Liua (51, woman)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (6, 10, 13, girls)
N.N.
Amru Aljiti (63, man)
N.N. (±27, man)
N.N.
Solyman Rashed (28, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (21 men; 4 women)
Soran Ali Korshid (35, man)
N.N. (25, woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (2 woman; 4 man)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N. (9 adults; 2 children)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (8 children; 9 adults)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (33 men;4 women;4 child.)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (1 woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies
found,and
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
panic,
boat sank
Libya
Sub-Saharan Africa
died
of hunger
thirst, bodies
thrown
overboardinon
way when
from Senegal
to off
Europe
unknown
reportedly drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition near El Marsa (M)
unknown
bodies found by Galican fishing boat which rescued 48 people from a boat near El Hierro (E)
India
suicide, found dead in prison, 7 months sentence for false passport, was due to be deported
unknown
shot to death in the stomach during a police check for illegal migrants in Pyla, Cyprus (CY)
unknown
drowned, 30 missing, 6 found in shore of Sidi Ifni (MA), ship sank on way from (MA) to (E)
unknown
bodies found at Alboran on Andalusian coast (E)
Gambia
drowned, after boat was engulfed with fire on way from Banjul (Gambia) to Spain
unknown
died in the hospital of Nouadhibou (Mauritania), part of group with 49 thrown overboard
unknown
shot and killed by border guard trying to cross into northwestern Greece
Gambia/Mali/Senegal/Guinea
died of starvation and dehydration, boat motor broke down on way from Senegal to E
Ivory Coast
inanimate body washed ashore near Ghazaouet (DZ)
Egypt
drowned after shipwreck on way from Egypt to Italy, familiars identified the body
Egypt
drowned after shipwreck on way from Alexandria (Egypt) to Italy
Senegal
drowned, 56 died from hunger on a boat to Canary Islands, 3 died when landed in Lagüera
unknown
drowned, 9 found, 8 missing after shipwreck near Catania (I)
Palestine
drowned, found off Roccella Jonica coast, Calabria (I) when boat capsized on way from Egypt
unknown
drowned, bodies found off Vendicari, Sicily (I) by coast guard after their boat sank
Mali/Giunea/Africa
discovered boat with 7 bodies, 50 still missing, tried to reach Spain from Cape Verde
Mali
suicide, jumped into sea in desperation after vessel drifting, way from Mauritania to E
Maghreb
suicide, hanged himself in the garden of detention centre for migrants in Modena (I)
unknown
manner of death unknown, bodies thrown overboard on the way from Mauritania to Spain
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of dehydration in hospital in Tenerife (E) after 12 days sailing from Gambia
Nigeria
suicide, hanged himself in his cell in Modena (I) detention centre
Pakistan
suicide, after asylum claim rejected, he hanged himself at his flat in Birkby (GB)
unknown
drowned,3 missing, coast guard found boat with 117 illegal migrants near Zakynthos Isl. (GR)
Africa
drowned, body found near the coast of Níjar (E)
Ghana
fell from the 7th floor running away from police check in Amsterdam (NL)
unknown
drowned, shipwreck near Balikesir (TR) crossing the border from TR to GR, 11 survivors
Algeria
drowned, bodies pulled out of the sea near the Sejname coast (TN)
Shri Lanka
suicide under a train after asylum claim refused (GB), he lost his job, had a lot of debt
Senegal
manslaughter, Spanish Guard brought him back to MA cutting his inflatable mattress
Sub-Saharan Africa
died of exhaustion, after being rescued trying to swim from Morocco to Ceuta (E)
Algeria
reportedly drowned, decomposing bodies found by Ghazaouet coast (DZ), likely on way to E
unknown
drowned, bodies pulled out of the sea near Samos (GR) after wooden boat capsized
unknown
drowned, bodies pulled out of the sea near Chios (GR) after boat capsized
unknown
body found on board a boat that reached Los Cristianos’ harbour, Canary Islands (E)
China
left in a coma after throwing herself out of a window to avoid a police raid in Paris (F)
Romania
suicide, set himself on fire in Castellon (E) after denial of help for voluntary repatriation
Algeria
missing after boat sank near Cabo de Gata, Almeria (E)
unknown
drowned, body found by Civil Guard off Nijar beach (E), likely from Cabo de Gata shipwreck
unknown
drowned, thrown overboard by traffickers near the Pantelleria Isl. (I), sailing from LY
Chechnia
died of exhaustion and exposure at Polish border fleeing from Chechnia conflict
Egypt
drowned, after ship capsized off the coast of Edko (Egypt), trying to reach Italy
Bosnia
died due to lack insuline 4 weeks after deportation to Mostar (BH) being ill during trip
Sub-Saharan Africa
body found in the coast of Motril (E), reportedly came from a boat intercepted days before
West Africa
at least 10 people drowned after their boat capsized off the island of Gran Canaria (E)
Iraq
killed by a roadside bomb in Kirkuk (Iraq), rejected asylum seeker, was deported from GB
Comoros
4 drowned, 15 missing, shipwreck near l’Ile d’Anjouan, trying to reach Mayotte Isl. (F)
unknown
1 drowned, 3missing after boat from Libya sank next to Portopalo (I)
unknown
drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Europe
unknown
drowned, boat capsized while approaching by a Greek tug boat in Malta waters
Iraq
suicide, overdose of pills, suffered of depression in asylum seekers’ hostel in Rostock (D)
Guinea
fell from a balcony attempting to avoid police control Geneva (CH)
Sub-Saharan Africa
reportedly drowned, boat disappear after motor broke down on way to Sicily (I)
Gambia/Mauritania/Rwandareportedly drowned, vessel capsized near the town of Cesme (TR) on way to GR
unknown
drowned, disappeared after their boat from Turkey sank off the coast of Chios (GR)
unknown
starvation, bodies thrown overboard found by military pilots 60 miles to Lampedusa (I)
Nigeria
illegal worker jumped from building trying to avoid police arrest, Thessaloniki (GR)
Sub-Saharan Africa
starvation and hypothermia, thrown overboard, boat went adrift for 7 days on the way to E
Sub-Saharan Africa
hypothermia, died in the hospital in Gran Canaria (E) after boat went adrift for 7 days
Sub-Saharan Africa
starvation and hypothermia, body found on boat that went adrift for 7 days on the way to E
mostly Afghanistan
6 drowned, 5 missing, boat capsized near Izmir (TR) trying to reach Greece
unknown
at least 15 people died, recovered from the sea near the island of Lampedusa (I)
unknown
stowaways, died after truck carrying 34 migrants capsized near Yukari Bakracli (TR)
unknown
bodies found by military pilots floating in sea near Lampedusa (I), wearing life jackets
Comoros
drowned, boat sank off Mayotte Island (F) in Indian Ocean from Comoros Islands
Comoros
missing, boat sank off Mayotte Island (F) in Indian Ocean from Comoros Islands
Iraq/unknown
1 drowned, 1 missing, boat heading to Lesbos (GR) sank off Ayvalik (TR)
Maghreb
stowaway, crushed to death under the weels of a lorry leaving the port of Algeciras (E)
Shri Lanka
drowned, boat carrying other 12 immigrants capsized near Samos Island (GR)
Sub-Saharan Africa
reportedly drowned, boat capsized near Lampedusa (I) on the way from Libya, 1 survivor
Sub-Saharan Africa
shot by Moroccan police while trying to reach Canary Isl. (E), other 37 were detained
Comoros
reportedly drowned, boat sank between island Mayotte (F) and Comoros Islands
Comoros
died in Mayotte hospital (F) after boat sank between Mayotte (F) and Comoros Islands
unknown
1 found, at least 7 missing; 21 migrants found on tuna pen near Libya
unknown
drowned, at least 9 died after two vessels from Libya sank off the coast of Sicily (I)
unknown
unknown death’s reason, 3 among 46 persons on board died on the way from LY to I
unknown
drowned, 2 found, 1 missing near the coast of Malta
Comoros
2 died, 27 missing, boat sank off Mayotte Island (F) in Indian Ocean from Comoros Islands
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS/VK/NOB
QUOTI/NOB
NOB/TySp
IRR
TDN/IRR/MNS/NOB
Can7/NOB
ABC/MUGAK/NOB
Afrol/APDA/MUGAK/ELM/Diario de Noticias/LV/Cana
ABC
Reu./PICUM
ELM/DiarioVasco/Diario de Navarra/MNS/Diario de N
QUOTI
LAT
LAT
EP/Medios
MUGAK/AFVIC
MNS/PICUM/LESP/jW/LR/MUGAK/AVUI
LR/MNS/PICUM/MUGAK/AVUI
Icare/EFE/EP/EPress/Le Soleil/AFVIC/MUGAK/Taz
MNS/PICUM/Le Courrier
INDi/ASGI/GLOPRO
ABC
MNS/PICUM/Can7/EFE/MUGAK
MP/INDi/ASGI/GLOPRO
HEXAM/IRR
VK
ELM
Karawane/Fabel van de Illegaal
Kuna
QUOTI
TheNews
Guardian Un./ST/Telegraph/Picum/ELM/MUGAK/EP/
EPress
NOB/FE
KI/NOB
KI/NOB
ElDia/EFE/EP/Can7/ELM
MNS/PICUM/IRR
MNS
EP/ELM/EFE
NOB/TySp
LR
MNS/VK
IntHeraldTribune
IRR/ARI
ABC
MNS/BBC
IRR
JA
LR/CDS/Unita/RAI/ANSA/IlMess
HNS
MP/Reu/Gara.net/LV
IRR
MNS/Vivre/TribuneGeneve/LeCourrier
GARA/VK
MNS
MNS
ANSA/FE/LR/INF/MAG/CDS
MNS/EarthT
MUGAK/Diario de Navarra/LV/PerCat/ABC/SUR/Prov
MUGAK/Diario de Navarra/LV/PerCat/ABC/SUR/Prov
MUGAK/Diario de Navarra/LV/PerCat/ABC/SUR/Prov
MNS
MNS
Anatolian
MAG/CDS
LeMonde
LeMonde
MNS/KI
EP
NOB/PressTv
ANSA/GazzettaSud/AdnK/FE/HNS/Migreurop
Afrik
NOB
NOB
MNS
MNS
MNS
DPA
NOB

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number

found dead

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name

22/07/07 2 N.N. (1 small child)
22/07/07 42 N.N. (young man)
19/07/07 52 N.N.
18/07/07 16 N.N.
17/07/07 1 N.N. (man)
17/07/07 12 N.N.
14/07/07 3 N.N. (±25, men)
08/07/07 1 N.N.
07/07/07 1 N.N.
05/07/07 20 N.N.
04/07/07 2 N.N. (men)
02/07/07 4 N.N.
in Jul 07 12 N.N. (11 adults; 1 child)
in Jul 07 2 N.N.
30/06/07 11 N.N.
29/06/07 1 Vera Filantova (47, woman)
28/06/07 3 N.N. (1 man; 1 woman; 1 child)
27/06/07 1 Mustafa Alcali (30, man)
27/06/07 1 N.N. (man)
26/06/07 3 N.N.
22/06/07 20 N.N.
20/06/07 22 N.N.
18/06/07 8 N.N.
16/06/07 14 N.N.
16/06/07 1 N.N.
14/06/07 1 N.N. (man)
13/06/07 1 N.N. (man)
13/06/2007 1 N.N. (18, men)
11/06/07 1 Moulay Mohammed (27, man)
09/06/07 2 N.N. (± 21, men)
09/06/07 1 Osamyia Aikpitanhi (23, man)
05/06/07 2 N.N. (men)
05/06/07 28 N.N.
01/06/07 21 N.N.
01/06/07 1 N.N. (man)
29/05/07 1 N.N.
22/05/07 1 N.N.
22/05/07 3 N.N.
21/05/07 57 N.N.(28 men;23 women;6 child.)
19/05/07 1 Conrad Dixon (40, man)
18/05/07 28 N.N. (3 children)
12/05/07 2 N.N. (man)
07/05/07 1 N.N. (man)
07/05/07 1 N.N. (man)
30/04/07 1 N.N. (man)
28/04/07 3 N.N.
27/04/07 3 N.N. (15, girl; 1, child; man)
25/04/07 1 N.N.
25/04/07 1 N.N.
23/04/07 12 N.N.
23/04/07 132 N.N. (men)
23/04/07 1 Abdoulaye Ba (man)
23/04/07 1 Ibrahima Mballo (man)
23/04/07 1 Ousmane Balde (man)
23/04/07 1 Oumarou Balde (man)
23/04/07 1 Hamidou Diallo (35, man)
23/04/07 1 Hamady Sow (man)
23/04/07 1 Aliou Balde (man)
23/04/07 1 Bouba Kande (man)
23/04/07 1 Oumar Diabouyel Balde (17,man)
23/04/07 1 Saliou Seydi (man)
23/04/07 1 Amadou Kande (19, man)
23/04/07 1 Moustapha Diallo (24, man)
23/04/07 1 Ibrahima Diallo (22, man)
23/04/07 1 Mokhtar Diallo (25, man)
23/04/07 1 Alassane Diallo (20, man)
23/04/07 1 Moustapha Balde (man)
23/04/07 1 Djembarou Mane’ (man)
23/04/07 1 Arfang Balde (26, man)
23/04/07 1 Mamadou Balde (29, man)
23/04/07 1 Nourou Balde (20, man)
23/04/07 1 Ousmane Balde (24, man)
23/04/07 1 Issaga Dieng (man)
23/04/07 1 Mahamadou Konte (man)
23/04/07 1 Sekou Omar Balde (man)
23/04/07 1 Tidiane Balde (man)
23/04/07 1 Yussuf Diao (man)
23/04/07 1 Lamine Balde (man)
23/04/07 1 Saliou Mballo (man)
22/04/07 3 N.N.

region of origin
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana/Guinea/Liberia
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Iraq
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
North Africa
Africa
Kirgistan
unknown
Kurdistan
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Africa
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Libya
Morocco
Africa
Nigeria
Gambia
Algeria
Africa
unknown
Algeria
unknown
Senegal
Eritrea
Jamaica
unknown
Eritrea
Algeria
Morocco
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kurdistan
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
Senegal
unknown

cause of death
2 bodies found,
missing,
or trampled
panic, when
drowned,
80 km28
from
Libyandrowned
coast after
their boatincollided
with aboat
fishersank
boatoff Libya
drowned after 2 boats sank, 2 bodies found, 40 are missing, directed to Canary Islands(E)
drowned, 150 miles south Tenerife (E) in rough sea while Spanish boat tried to rescue them
drowned, 4 died, 12 missing when boat sank 40 miles south of Lampedusa (I)
body found in a boat sailing for 10 days from Mauritania to Tenerife (E)
drowned 1 found, 11 missing trying to embark on Italian fishing boat near Libya
stowaways froze to death, found near Mestre (Italy) hidden in truck going to Germany
drowned, body found by the Armed Forces of Malta in Maltese waters
drowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition near Marsaskala (M)
drowned, motor of the boat broke and sank off Ben Guerdne (TN) on way to Lampedusa (I)
bodies found on a boat that reached Cristianos harbour, Canary Islands (E)
reportedly drowned, missing after boat sank near the coast of Azwen (DZ), 5 survived
drowned, 1 found 11 missing, dinghy collided with fishing boatway from LY to I
drowned, dinghy collided with Italian fishing boat 80 miles from LY on way to I
drowned in waters between Libya and Malta after the boat sank
suicide, after asylum claim rejected, left alone to face her desperate life without status
died of starvation and dehydration, bodies thrown overboard on the way to Italy
hanged himself in deportation custody in Frankfurt (D) after knowing he should be deported
found death in a boat at 400 m. from Gran Canaria (E) with other 62 survivors
died of dehydration on a boat on its way to Italy (I)
reportedly drowned, missing after boat capsized near Lampedusa (I)
reportedly drowned, vessel capsized 100 km south the Island of Malta
at least 8 migrants drowned after vessel capsized near the coast of southern Sicily (I)
drowned in Sicily Channel waters (I), 11 bodies found, 3 still missing
died in the course of rescue operation, survivors saved from fishing vessel near Libya
stowaway, asphyxiated on board a Formula1 powerboat from (GR) to Devon (GB)
stowaway, manner of death unclear, found in truck on way from I to F with 3 migrants
found dead doing a rescue operation from a ship that was going to (EU)
suicide, hanged himself in Remand Centre in Bordeaux (F), was under expulsion order
drowned trying to reach Greece from Turkey, bodies foud next to Samos (GR)
suffocated by policemen during deportation from Spain to Nigeria
bodies found among passengers on a boat near to Mogan harbour in Canary Island (E)
drowned, 8 found, 20 missing between Tunisa and Algeria trying to reach Sardinia (I)
drowned between Malta and Libya, bodies picked up by a French ship
body found from Coast Guard in advanced state of decomposition near Lampedusa (I)
died of hypothermia in hospital (TN), found in a boat drifting 15 miles off Tunisian Coast
reportedly missing after a boat sank next to Malta coast
died bodies found aboard a boat adrift off Lompoul (Senegal) in direction to Spain
drowned between M and LY, Malta authorities alerted by a plane sent aid too late
suicide, failed asylum seeker set himself on fire in James Brindley Close (GB)
28 people are missing after their boat sank next to Malta coast sailing from LY to I
bodies thrown at sea, dead during the route from Tripoli (LY) to Lampedusa (I)
died in hospital in E after being rescued in the sea next to Gibraltar by a British ship
died of starvation, found on a dinghy next to Palermo coast (I)
died of hypothermia and dehydratation after journey from Africa to Gran Canaria (E)
found dead on board a boat that sailed from Mauritania to Gran Canaria (E)
1 drowned, 2 missing after smugglers throw them in sea next to Leros (GR)
found dead on a boat that reached Tenerife
died in Archile’s beach in Tenerife (E) after the travel from sub-saharan Africa
reportedly 11 bodies thrown at sea, 1 found on boat rescued next to Mauritanian coast
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, they were all from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts,he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal)
2 found, 1 missing; boat capsized during rescue operation of Armed Forces of Malta

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

DPA
FE
Guardian Un./BBC/DS/AP/FR/VK/LR/MNS/EP/Raz/M
MNS/Reu/LR
EP/EPress
HNS/Migreurop/MSN
LR/Unita/CDS/Tgcom/AP/MNS
MNS
MNS
NOB/REU
EP/EFE
QUOTI
LR
LR
taz/MNS
SVZV
LR
FL/jW/IRR
ELM/EFE
LR
LR
MNS
MNS
LR/MNS
MNS
BBC/IRR
Nouvel Obs
ELDIA
MNS/METROF/IRR
KI/FE/MNS
EP/ELM/APDHA/ProAsyl/IRR/AN/NBF/SUR/Provincia
FE/MUGAK/Diario de Noticias/Can7/EP
Reu./FE/Diario de Noticias
FE/TI/Malta Independent/MP/LR/CDS/SP/ProAsyl/Re
LR
NOB
ANSA/LS
FE/TySp/Aps
FE/LR/BBC/EB/Reu./LS/ANSA/MNS/Indipendent/MM
Se/IRR
Reu./FE/TimesM/ANSA/MNS
FE/Tgcom/LS
IRR/TheHerald/SC
ANSA/LR/Unita/MP/Alicenews
ELM/EP
EP/FE/CadSER
KI/FE
ELM/EP/EXP
ELM/EP/EXP
EXP/EP/jW
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda/Mugak/ELM/FE
MNS

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number

found dead

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name

21/04/07 2 N.N. (1 small child)
16/04/07 1 N.N. (2 months, girl)
11/04/07 1 N.N. (34, man)
03/04/07 2 N.N. (men)
in Apr 07 13 N.N. (±22, men)
in Apr 07 3 N.N. (men)
27/03/07 7 N.N. (men)
18/03/07 1 Uddhav Bhandari (40, man)
17/03/07 11 N.N.
17/03/07 1 Marin Mogos (57, man)
08/03/07 3 N.N.
08/03/07 4 N.N.
02/03/07 1 Baitul Atique (man)
in Mar 07 1 N.N.
21/02/07 19 N.N.
16/02/07 24 N.N. (1 woman)
02/02/07 17 N.N.
in Feb 07 1 N.N.
30/01/07 1 N.N. (31, man)
29/01/07 1 Abass Usman (26, man)
22/01/07 2 N.N.
22/01/07 1 Samuel Peter Benjamin (17,man)
17/01/07 7 N.N. (6 men; 1 woman)
15/01/07 1 N.N. (±25, man)
14/01/07 1 Mohammad Sillah (23, man)
01/01/07 3 N.N.
in 2007 50 N.N. (men; women; children)
in Jan 07 1 Imran Yousaf (28, man)
31/12/06 33 N.N. (4 women)
30/12/06 20 N.N.
29/06/06 9 N.N.
23/12/06 1 N.N. (young person)
20/12/06 24 N.N.
16/12/06 126 N.N.
14/12/06 5 N.N.
13/12/06 1 N.N.
13/12/06 3 N.N.
11/12/06 51 N.N.
10/12/06 1 N.N.
09/12/06 1 N.N. (40, man)
06/12/06 1 N.N.
06/12/06 1 N.N.
04/12/06 3 N.N.
03/12/06 1 N.N.
02/12/06 1 N.N.
02/12/06 102 N.N.
01/12/06 1 Kazim Kustul (22, man)
in Dec 06 50 N.N.
in Dec 06 2 N.N. (men)
30/11/06 1 N.N.
27/11/2006 1 N.N. (woman)
26/11/06 20 N.N. (13 children)
26/11/06 24 N.N. (8 children)
26/11/06 1 Naji Dohatem (30, man)
21/11/06 1 Kone Watara (26, man)
19/11/06 3 N.N.
in Nov 06 18 N.N.
in Nov 06 1 N.N. (±40, man)
27/10/06 6 N.N.
27/10/06 1 Artur Aivazov (±40, man)
24/10/06 4 N.N. (3 men;1 pregnant woman)
12/10/06 1 Berrais Fethi (30, man)
12/10/06 10 N.N. (men)
10/10/06 40 N.N.
08/10/06 1 N.N. (±20, man)
05/10/06 24 N.N.
in Oct 06 2 N.N.
in Oct 06 3 N.N.
in Oct 06 1 Abdullah Ahmed Maroof (30, m)
26/09/06 9 N.N.
23/09/06 2 N.N. (woman; child)
23/09/06 25 N.N.
21/09/06 2 N.N.
21/09/2006 1 N.N.
17/09/06 1 N.N. (man)
17/09/06 13 N.N.
16/09/06 1 N.N. (man)
12/09/06 250 N.N.
10/09/06 2 N.N.
09/09/06 17 N.N. (9 men; 5 women; 3 child.)

region of origin
Algeria
China
unknown
Liberia
Morocco
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Nepal
unknown
Romania (Stateless)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania
Bangladesh
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Somalia
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria
unknown
South Africa
unknown
Gambia/Senegal
Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Pakistan
Algeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Egypt, Syria, Palestine
Asia
Bulgaria
unknown
unknown
Afghanistan/Mauritania
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Turkey
Sub-Saharan Africa
Bosnia
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Somalia/Palestine
Sub-Saharan Africa
Afghanistan
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Maghreb
Tunesia
Tunesia
Afghanistan
Iraq
Maghreb
Sudan
unknown
Iraq
Middle East/North Africa
unknown
unknown
Morocco
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Kurdistan
Somalia

cause of death
2 bodies found,
missing,
drowned
or off
trampled
panic, when
boat
sank
off Libya(I)
drowned
before 28
their
boat was
rescued
Annabain(Algeria)
on the
way
to Sardinia
died of sudden infant death syndrome during an immigration swoop in Aubervilliers, Paris (F)
killed himself in a refugee camp in Lotte, North Rhine-Westphalia (D)
one missing, one death by hypothermia in hospital after found in boat near to Malaga (E)
drowned after their dinghy sank off Nador (MA), sailing towards Spain
died on board of a small vessel during the crossing to Canary Islands (E)
frozen to death after sneaking across Turkish-Iranian border trying to reach Europe
suicide, put himself alight in fear of deportation from Glasgow (GB)
7 people washed ashore, 4 missing, bodies found in Samos (GR) they left from Turkey
suicide, hanged in Bucarest airport (RO) after his deportation from Germany
found on boat near Tenerife (E) on way from Mauritania
reportedly died of starvation on a boat on its way from Mauritania to Canary Islands (E)
suicide, overdose of sleeping pills after being forced to return to Bangladesh with his wife
died on a boat trying to reach Tenerife (E) from Mauritania, body thrown overboard
reportedly missing, thrown over dinghy from (LY) to Sicily (I), death cause unclear
drowned, 4 found, 20 missing, boat sank near Samos Islands (GR), way from TR to GR
drowned, 7 found, 10 missing after boat from Turkey sank off the island Samos (GR)
found aboard a vessel drifting off the coast of Western Sahara on way to Canay Isl. (E)
suicide, found hanged in his cell in Berne prison of Witzwil (CH) in fear of deportation
suicide, found hanged in his cell at Preston prison (GB), accused of using false documents
stowaways, found hidden under a coffin been trasported from in Kipoi (GR)
stowaway, body found in plane’s wheel bay in Los Angeles (US), trying to reach London (UK)
drowned, 2 found, 5 missing boat from Turkey sank off the Samos island (GR)
stowaway, frozen in undercarriage of airplane from Gambia to Bruxelles (B)
denied medical treatment, Remscheider refugee centre (D) refused to call ambulance
starvation, 2 thrown overboard, 1 body found on a boat docked on Canary Isl. (E)
died, smugglers forced them overboard to easily escape from Samos Coast Guard (GR)
suicide, found hanged at friend’s home in Bedford (GB) after being denied a visa extension
drowned, shipwreck near Algeria trying to reach Sardinia (I)
drowned, 9 found, 11 missing, 2 boats sank 60 km of the coast El-Aaiun (MA) way to Spain
drowned, after boat sank, bodies found 60 miles north of Laayoune
stabbed by MA police in Rabat, deportation operation to prevent migration to Europe
died of starvation, bodies thrown overboard, boat wrecked in Yoff (Senegal) on way to E
reportedly drowned, missing, boat capsized on way form Djiffer (Senegal) to Spain
died trying to reach Canary Islands (E), boat found near coast of (MA)
drowned, boat with 29 survivors wrecked near Dakar (Senegal) way to Canary Isl. (E)
died in hospital, boat wrecked near Dakar (Senegal) on way to Canary Islands (E)
drowned after boat capsized near Seferihisar (TR) trying to reach GR coast
drowned, after shipwreck near Restinga Smir (MA) trying to reach Ceuta (E/MA)
suicide on Detention Centre in Lamezia (I) waiting for deportation
died of dehydration and hypothermia, found in boat landed in Arguineguin (E)
died of dehydration and hypothermia in hospital after boat landed in Arguineguin (E)
drowned, missing, after boat carrying 29 sank off Turkey’s West coast, way to Greece
shot by Moroccan border guard trying to cross the border fence in Melilla (E/MA)
died of dehydration and hypothermia in hospital after boat landed in Tenerife (E)
drowned, shipwreck near Dakar sea due to stormy waters, they left from Senegal
suicide, hanged himself in Detention Centre in Marseille (F) waiting for deportation
died of starvation thrown overboard boat landed on Yoff (Senegal) trying to reach E
stowaway, found in a truck in Ancona (I), suffocated by the gas-water in the truck
found on boat with 15 survivors rescued by ARC sailing ship, way from Africa to Spain
died in fire at refugee centre in Horndal, Sweden
drowned, washed ashore after boat capsized near El-Aaiun (MA) on the way to Spain
missing after boat capsized near El-Aaiun (MA) on the way to Spain
drowned, young activist for human rights, boat sank near El-Aaiun (MA) on way to E
died in Ceuta (E/MA) hospital, accepted for 2 weeks after boat on way from MA sank
drowned, 1 found, 2 missing, boat capsized off Izmir’s (TR) coast on way to Greek
bodies thrown overborad, boat rescued by ARC sailing ship, way from Africa to Spain
stowaway, died after being run over by the lorry he had been hiding under in Harlow (GB)
drowned sailing to Spain from Wahran (Algeria)
suicide, after waiting for asylum claim for 8 years in NL, having psychological trauma
drowned, 3 found, 1 missing shipwreck 8 miles from Malta on way from Libya to Italy
body found in advanced state of decomposition near the coast of Fouka (DZ)
reportedly drowned, 9 missing 1 found advanced state decomposition near Fouka (DZ)
reportedly drowned, missing after boat sank near Cythera Island (GR)
stowaway, asylum seeker fell from a lorry in carriageway near Folkestone, Kent (GB)
drowned after their rubber boat broke up trying to reach Canary Islands (E)
died on way to hospital after their boat capsized near Malta
reportedly drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition near Malta
suicide, set himself on fire in his car in Stockton (GB), feared being sent back to Iraq
drowned, 6 found, 3 missing, reportedly thrown into Turkish sea by Greek coastguard
drowned, shipwreck caused by overcrouding 40 miles off Lampedusa (I)
drowned, after their boat sank near Kenitra (MA) on way to Spain
1 found, 1 missing, body floating near Tarifa (E), set off with jet ski from Morocco
drowned, body found on a beach near Balerma (E)
died of lack of medical care in police custody after his boat landed in Los Cristianos (E)
drowned, 1 found, 12 missing after shipwreck 115 miles South West Malta way Italy
body found in a boat with 56 survivors landed on Los Cristianos, Canary Islands (E)
missing, boat at the mercy of the waves sent SOS signal near Lampedusa (I)
died in minefield after entered in Vyssas area, in Evros (Greek/Turkish border)
died of starvation, thrown overboard drifting ship on the way from Libya to Italy

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

FE/LaN/ElW
IRR/REF/Libération
IRR
EP
FE/Bladi
Bladi
TDN/FE/TodZam
BBC/icS/EveningTimes/INDgb/Independent/TheHera
FE/KI/DPA
WSWS/DPA/IRR
EP/FE/Reu/EITB24
EP
IRR
FE/EP
NYtimes/QNE/deleteTB/PICUM
Khaleej/PR/IntHeraldTribune/MNS/PR/IntHeraldTribu
KI/AthensNewsAgency/Khaleej/NOB/MNS/PICUM
News24/NOB
Vivre/Polbe
IRR
MNS/TP
NOB/IRR
KI/NOB
AngolaPress/MNS/PICUM/Vivre
Karawane
FE/ELM/MNS
GHM
IRR
LaN/FE
APDHA/ABC
ABC
APDHA/ICARE
Reu./WSWS
TimesM/IntHeraldTribune/CNN/NOB/Vita/NA/EP/PR/
APDHA
TimesM/IntHeraldTribune/PR/FE/APDHA/USAToday/
TmesM/IntHeraldTribune/PR/FE/USAToday/MNS/AP
TDN/TP/Ya.D
APDHA
LR/PR
NOB/Gaymengc/FE/ELM/TS/MNS/APDHA
FE/ELM/MNS/APDHA/NOB/TySp/Gaymengc/TS
TDN/FE/PR
eltelegramma/APDHA
APDHA
PR
INDm/Vatan/PR/MNS/LaDep
MNS/APDHA
FE/LR
YatchingWorld/FE/ELM/MNS/APDHA
Dagens Nyheter/UNHCR
AFVIC/MP/Reu/ELM/FE/NOB/News24/CNN/MNS/AP
AFVIC/MP/Reu/ELM/FE/NOB/News24/MNS/APDHA
MP/ELM
APDHA
IntHerald/KI/FE/NOB
MNS/APDHA/YatchingWorld
IRR
NOB/KUNA/FE/APDHA
Voorvlucht/Oz
MP/MM/FE/Unipa/TimesM
QUOTI
QUOTI
KI/MP/PICUM/ABC/FE
Mirror/BBC/IRR
APDHA/BBC/Guardianun/Aljazeera/PICUM/NOB/MN
MNS
MNS/FE
IRR
SC/TP/FE/TDN/MNS/FR-BB/NOB/PICUM/PR/jW
LR/FE/IntHeraldTribune/NOB/PICUM/Unipa
APDHA
NOB/APDHA
HOY
ELM/FE/NOB/EITB24/PICUM/Kaosenlared/NODO50
FE/LR/MM/NOB/Unipa
ELM/FE/NOB/EITB24/APDHA
ANSA/Unipa
KI/FE/MNS/FR-BB
FE/agrigentoweb

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number

found dead

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name

N.N. (1 small
07/09/06 1 Eugene
Ejike child)
Obiora (48, man)
05/09/06 2 N.N.
03/09/06 1 N.N. (19, man)
03/09/06 1 Janvier Makiadi (31, man)
03/09/06 1 N.N.
02/09/06 8 N.N.
01/09/06 1 N.N. (±30, man)
01/09/06 3 N.N. (2 adults; 1 minor)
01/09/06 7 N.N.
30/08/06 10 N.N.
29/08/06 132 N.N.
28/08/06 1 N.N. (man)
27/08/06 20 N.N.
27/08/06 1 N.N. (man)
26/08/06 1 N.N. (woman)
26/08/06 8 N.N.
25/08/06 1 N.N. (±30, man)
24/08/06 3 N.N. (children)
20/08/06 28 N.N. (26 men; 5 women; 1 child)
20/08/06 1 N.N. (man)
20/08/06 1 N.N. (man)
19/08/06 50 N.N. (4 women; 10 children)
19/08/06 30 N.N.
17/08/06 1 Zamira Sadigova (51, woman)
17/08/06 3 N.N.
14/08/06 28 N.N.
14/08/06 1 N.N.
12/08/06 28 N.N.
12/08/06 5 N.N.
12/08/06 1 Pierre Palmaba Kabamba (61, m)
11/08/06 15 N.N.
11/08/06 3 N.N.
06/08/06 1 N.N.
06/08/06 1 N.N. (24, man)
06/08/06 1 Mohamed Aloui (33, man)
05/08/06 1 N.N. (man)
04/08/06 2 N.N. (man)
02/08/06 5 N.N.
in Aug 06 1 Karol (18 months)
in Aug 06 2 N.N. (±7)
01/08/06 28 N.N.
in Aug 06 4 N.N.
01/08/06 1 Van N. (29, man)
01/08/06 1 Duc N. (24, man)
01/08/06 1 Thi N. (23, woman)
in Aug 06 1 Modjtaba Farahian (28, man)
30/07/06 2 N.N.
30/07/06 1 N.N. (man)
29/07/06 13 N.N.
29/07/06 17 N.N. (5 men; 5 women; 7 child.)
28/07/06 2 N.N. (men)
28/07/06 2 N.N. (1 men; 1 young)
28/07/06 34 N.N.
27/07/06 1 N.N.
26/07/06 17 N.N.
26/07/06 1 Rahman Sadedim (boy, 2)
25/07/06 2 N.N.
24/07/06 2 N.N.
24/07/06 3 N.N. (men; 24, woman)
23/07/06 4 N.N.
23/07/06 4 N.N.
22/07/06 2 N.N. (men)
22/07/06 2 N.N.
21/07/06 1 N.N. (man)
18/07/06 1 Adams John (7 months, child)
16/07/06 1 N.N. (woman)
07/07/06 9 N.N. (1 child)
07/07/06 3 N.N. (men)
06/07/06 3 N.N. (man;±30, woman;±3, ch)
05/07/06 1 Abiy Fessfha Abebe (35, man)
03/07/06 30 N.N.
03/07/06 3 N.N.
in Jul 06 11 N.N.
in Jul 06 30 N.N.
29/06/06 16 N.N.
27/06/06 2 N.N.
27/06/06 3 N.N.
26/06/06 5 N.N. (3 children; 2 adults)
22/06/06 1 N.N. (±25, man)
19/06/06 1 Majid Samari (37, man)

region of origin
Nigeria
unknown
Algeria
Congo
Maghreb
Eritrea/Somalia
Pakistan
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mali
Africa
Mali
unknown
unknown
Eritrea
Libya
unknown
unknown
unknown
Africa
unknown
Azerbaijan
unknown
Africa
Africa
Africa
Maghreb
Congo
Senegal
Senegal
Morocco
Africa
Tunesia
North Africa
unknown
China
Sierra Leone
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Afghanistan
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Macedonia
Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Russia
unknown
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Africa
Morocco
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
India
Iran

cause of death
2 bodiesseeker
found,strangled
28 missing,
or trampled
panic,office
wheninboat
sank off(N)
Libya
asylum
by adrowned
policeman
in social in
welfare
Trondheim
drowned, bodies found on the beach of Torretta Granitola near Mazara del Vallo (I)
stowaway, fell in a field in Vivantes (F) from the wheelbay of a plane from North Africa
suicide, hanged under bridge, asylum claim refused (GB); known also as Paul Kiese
found near Los Ancones (E), body thrown overboard by boat landed in Lanzarote (E)
died of hunger and thirst, bodies thrown overboard during journey to reach Italy
drowned, boat hit rocks near Chania (GR) on the way from Egypt to Italy
died after been rescued off El Hierro, Canary Islands (E) after their boat sank
reportedly drowned, missing after boat sank near the coast of Crete Island (GR)
died in boat with 13 survivors, bodies thrown overboard during journey to reach Italy
drowned, 84 found, 48 missing, shipwreck near Mauritanian coast of Nouakchott
died of dehydration after been abandoned in Sahara desert by Moroccan authorities
15 found, 5 missing on Mauritanian coast, thrown overboard after died of dehydration
died of dehydration, found on boat sailing from Mauritania to Canary Islands (E)
body found on a vessel intercepted near the coasts of Malta
bodies found on ship on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (E)
died of starvation during crossing, found in boat landed at Portopalo di Capo Passero (I)
reportedly died on the boat on the way to Italy (I)
drowned, 6 found, 22 missing; dinghy capsized near the coasts of Lampedusa (I)
reportedly devoured by a shark after dinghy capsized near Lampedusa (I)
died after falling into the sea attempting to cross the Strait of Sicily
drowned, 12 found, 38 missing, boat collided with Navy ship near Lampedusa (I)
drowned, bodies missing, boat sank off the coast of Lampedusa Island (I)
suicide, jumped from her 11th floor flat in Knightswood (GB), in fear of deportation
found on a boat with 81 survivors rescued off Canary Islands (E)
died of hunger and thirst on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (E)
died of starvation in Mauritania hospital after rescue operation on boat on way to Spain
died of starvation in boat instructed to change route by Spanish coastguard
died of starvation: 4 thrown overboard boat on way from MA to E; 1 died in hospital MA
suicide, jumped from 5th floor of an induction centre for asylum seekers in Margate (GB)
died of injures bodies thrown overboard, gas bottle explosion on ship from Dakar (SN)
died of injures after gas bottle explosion, found on a ship from Dakar (SN)
died in detention centre in Bologna (I) sparking a revolt
reportedly drowned, missing, fell from boat during repatriation leaving NL to Africa
found in Bologna det. cr. (I), overdose by anti-epileptic medicines, he wasn’t epileptic
found by Local Police officer on beach of the Caleta del Mero (E)
1 thrown overboard, 1 found on boat with 66 survivors intercepted off Tenerife (E)
died in car accident trying to escape police in Germany after being smuggled from (CZ)
died of starvation crossing from Libya to Lampedusa (I), parents throw her overboard
reportedly died of starvation on the way to Lampedusa (I), bodies thrown overboard
drowned, bodies washed up near Blibilat coasts (MA), trying to reach Canary Isl. (E)
died in Mauritania Hospital after gas bottle explosion in ship from Dakar (SN)
car accident in Dannenreich (D) fleeing from a police chase during an identity control
car accident in Dannenreich (D) fleeing from a police chase during an identity control
car accident in Dannenreich (D) fleeing from a police chase during an identity control
suicide, in his house in Vlissingen (NL) in fear of deportation
reportedly died of sunstroke, bodies found on boat arrived in Los Cristianos (E)
died of starvation after being hospitalized in Palermo (I) after shipwreck in Lampedusa
reportedly died of starvation on a boat with 14 survivors drifting off Lampedusa (I)
drowned after shipwreck near the coasts of Malta, Italian vassel rescued 12 survivors
drowned during rescue operation, boat was intercepted near Tenerife (E)
died on rescue ship, boat was intercepted near Tenerife (E)
drowned:12 found, 22 missing shipwreck on Senegalesian waters on way to Spain
died of starvation, found on boat arrived in Canary Isl. (E) carrying 111 survivors
reportedly drowned, all bodies missing, boat from Libya to Italy sank off Mahdia (TN)
died of pneumonia, got no medical care in asylum centre Sweikhuizen, Geeuwenbrug (NL)
died after explosion in minefield in Evros (GR) trying to cross Turkish-Greek border
found dead from hypothermia in a boat with 48 survivors, Gran Canaria (E)
reportedly drowned, bodies found by coast guards on a beach in Gela (I)
died of starvation, thrown overboard boat with 48 survivors arrived Gran Canaria (E)
suicide: abandoned boat during their way to arrive in Gran Canaria (E)
died of starvation in Hospital after had been rescued in ship arrived at Tenerife (E)
found on board of a rescued boat on way to Canary Islands (E)
found on a boat with 43 survivors, arrived at the port of Los Cristianos, Tenerife (E)
reportedly died of heart failure caused by hypothermia, after arriving to Fuerteventura (E)
suicide, asylum seeker detained at Foreigners’ Registration Crentre, Pabrade (LT)
bodies found on the coasts of Canary Islands (E)
found when boat arrived on Tenerife (E), died by dehydration during crossing
drowned, on way Canary Islands (E), found by fishermen off Cape Bojard (MA)
suicide, found hanged at Greenbank Drive Centre (GB) after asylum claim refused
drowned, 26 found, 4 missing, shipwreck near El-Aiun (MA), way of Canary Isl. (E)
died climbing border fence in Melilla (E/MA), reportedly one shot by border guards
died during attempts to reach Canary Islands (E) from Mauritanian coast
drowned, bodies washed up onto the Atlantic Ocean after a boat sank off Western Sahara
drowned, 3 found, 13 missing after shipwreck 200 km near El Aaiún (MA) way to E
found dead on a fishing boat with 266 survivors near the coasts of Malta on way to I
reportedly drowned on the way to Canary Islands (E)
drowned after shipwreck, found by Turkish Coast Guard near Kusadasi (TR)
stowaway, died from heat exhaustion 2 weeks later found in roadside in Essex (GB)
suicide, found hanged in Asylum Centre in Hanstholm (DK) after asylum claim rejected

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS/NR
LR/FE
MNS
RochdaleObs/IRR
APDHA
LR/FE/MNS/PICUM/Unipa/Repubblica
KI/FE/NOB
ELM/FE/MNS/NOB/Rawstory/PICUM/APDHA
FE/FR-BB
LR/FE
EP/FE/NOB/News24/MNS/GuardianUn/daz/FR-BB/A
MNS/Reu/FE/BBC/NOB
MNS/FE/EP/BBC/ELM/MAG/PICUM/CRIDEM/APDH
APDHA
MNS/Unipa
APDHA
ANSA/FE/LR
LR
CDS/IM/MET/LR/FIEI/Statewatch/NOB/Newsaust
IM/LR
Statewatch/FE/Unipa
ANSA/CDS/BBC/IM/Reu/GuardianUn/MNS/FE/LR/St
PICUM/AFVIC
TheHerald/IRR
Statewatch/FE/NOB/APDHA
NOB/APDHA/jW
NOB/APDHA
Statewatch/ELM/FE
APDHA
IRR
MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM/Boston/NOB/APDHA/DS
MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM/Boston/NOB/APDHA
Statewatch
VK
MP/ADUC/SAP/AFFIT/GLOPRO/LESP/ILD
TS/APDHA
TS/ELM/FE/Statewatch/NOB/APDHA
Berliner Ztg/MOZ/Tagesspiegel
ANSA/LR
ANSA/LR
ELM/FE/BBC/TS/Statewatch/NOB/APDHA
MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM/Boston/NOB
BF/VK/IN
BF/VK/IN
BF/VK/IN
Oz
NOB/TS
IPL/LR/FE/Statewatch/NOB
BBC/IPL/FE/LR/Statewatch/MNS/NOB/Unipa
MNS/LR/FE/IPL/Statewatch/NOB/MM/Unipa
MNS/ELM/FE/Statewatch/NOB/Pravda/APDHA/taz/jW
MNS/ELM/FE/Pravda/NOB/APDHA/taz/jW
APDHA
Statewatch/APDHA
Statewatch/ELM/FE/Reu/IPL
VK
PICUM/KI/MNS/NOB
MNS/ELM/FE/Statewatch/BBC/PICUM/NOB/APDHA
Statewatch/FE/CDS/IPL
APDHA
APDHA
Statewatch/FE/ELM/PICUM/APDHA
Statewatch
MNS/ELM/FE/PICUM/APDHA
PICUM/ELM/MNS/Statewatch/FE/NOB/APDHA
MNS
APDHA
PICUM/MNS/Statewatch/FE/EP/NOB/APDHA/jW
MNS/PICUM/LV/ICARE/APDHA
IRR/icliverpool
Vita/MNS/Picum/Statewatch/FE/ELM/IPL/NOB/AFVIC
Statewatch/FE/ELM/ICARE/VITA/PICUM/IPL/MP/NO
Statewatch
NYtimes
MNS/APDHA
EB/Statewatch/FE
ELM
Statewatch/TP/NCAs
BBC/PICUM/NOB/IRR/EADT
CPH/MNS/NR/UNHCR/Modkraft/DR

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found dead

number

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12/06/06
10/06/06
09/06/06
06/06/06
05/06/06
04/06/06
04/06/06
04/06/06
03/06/06
02/06/06
in Jun 06
30/05/06
30/05/06
19/05/06
18/05/06
15/05/06
13/05/06
13/05/06
11/05/06
08/05/06
02/05/06
in May 06
in May 06
in May 06
in May 06
27/04/06
25/04/06
25/04/06
23/04/06
14/04/06
04/04/06
in Apr 06
in Apr 06
18/03/06
17/03/06
16/03/06
15/03/06
12/03/06
09/03/06
07/03/06
07/03/06
05/03/06
05/03/06
04/03/06
22/02/06
22/02/06
21/02/06
21/02/06
20/02/06
19/02/06
19/02/06
19/02/06
18/02/06
15/02/06
13/02/06
10/02/06
in Feb 06
in Feb 06
30/01/06
30/01/06
24/01/06
23/01/06
21/01/06
19/01/06
11/01/06
07/01/2006
04/01/06
in 2006
01/01/06
27/12/05
25/12/05
24/12/05
24/12/05
21/12/05
19/12/05
10/12/05
10/12/05
09/12/05
08/12/05
30/11/05

1
1
11
1
1
15
1
1
4
15
1
1
7
42
7
1
37
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
8
1
1
25
1
1
34
1
1
3
13
1
26
12
1
45
3
1
9
1
16
4
6
6
1
12
1
2
9
1
1
1
2
1
9
1
1
8
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
30
1
22
2
1
1

name
(1 small
child)
N.N. (±25,
man)
Oleksiy Baronovsky (34, man)
N.N.
N.N. (6, boy)
N.N.
N.N.
Cams (25)
Joseph (28)
N.N. (men)
N.N.
Dejere Kebede-Tulu (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (±25)
N.N.
Ese Elizabeth Alabi (29, woman)
N.N.
Sivanthan Gowthaman (29, man)
Asif Azmad (17, man)
N.N. (57, woman)
N.N. (men)
Seiny Dabo (man)
Bouba Cisse (man)
Diaw Sunkar Diemi (man)
N.N. (men)
S. D. (31, man)
N.N. (40, man)
N.N.
N.N. (±24, man)
Dominique Koumadio (woman)
N.N.
Mohammed Yussif (28, man)
Danielle Dominy (30, woman)
N.N.
N.N. (young people)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
Naser Al Shdaida (36, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (6 pregnant women)
Yadav Krishnakumar (child)
N.N. (11 young m.; 1 young w.)
N.N. (25)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
Taufik Al-Karazeh (27, man)
N.N. (±27, men)
N.N. (±30, man)
N.N.
Salehdeim Fahssahi (38, man)
Nuur Saed (22, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Bereket Yohannes (26, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Ali Amen Nader (man)
Mhedy Aliy (30, man)
N.N.
N.N. (30, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Mohammed Hanif (27, man)
N.N.

region of origin

cause of death

2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drowned or
trampled
panic,
boatinsank
off (GB)
Libya
India
stowaway,
died from
heat exhaustion
in back
of a in
truck
in awhen
roadside
Essex
Ukraine
suicide, kept in HMP Rye Hill (GB) waiting for deportation
Africa
drowned, 3 found, 8 missing; shipwreck caused by overcrowding near Malta (M) coast
Somalia
drowned, with 22 on board after boat sank 2.5km of island of Samos (GR)
Maghreb
body found on board of a boat near Cabo de Gata (E)
unknown
drowned, 1 found, 14 missing after boat capsized 111 miles off Malta’s coasts
Congo
drowned trying to swim to Ceuta (E)
Congo
drowned trying to swim to Ceuta (E)
unknown
drowned, bodies found off the coast of Ragusa (I)
unknown
drowned after shipwreck in the Mediterranean sea
Ethiopia
body found in his flat in London, one of best runners in GB, trained despite living on £25/w
Moldova
died in minefield crossing Turkish-Greek border
unknown
dead bodies repatriated from Spain to Morocco with other 433 migrants
Afghanistan/Bangladesh stowaways, small truck crashed into parked trailer on highway near Osmaniye (TR)
unknown
found on boat caught up in storm near Sfax (Tunisia) on way from Libya to Italy
Nigeria
no medical treatment, got lower priority for heart transplant than GB citizens
unknown
26 missing, 11 found mummified in boat drifting near the Caribbean on way to Spain
Sri Lanka
suicide, jumped under train, he lost work permit after refusal of asylum claim (GB)
Afghanistan
reportedly stowaway hidden under vehicle, dead body found on A3 near Clanfield (GB)
China
suicide, hung herself in fear of deportation in a detention centre in Neuss (Germany)
unknown
drowned, 1 found, 1 missing, shipwreck near Kusadasi (TR) on way to Samos Isl. (GR)
Africa
died of starvation, boat found adrift after leaving from Cape Verde to Canary Isl. (E)
Africa
died of starvation, boat found adrift after leaving from Cape Verde to Canary Isl. (E)
Africa
died of starvation, boat found adrift after leaving from Cape Verde to Canary Isl. (E)
Senegal/Guinee-Bissau/Gambia
died of starvation, boat found adrift after leaving from Cape Verde to Canary Isl. (E)
Morocco
died of asthma attack in detention centre in Trajal, Ceuta (E/MA) awaiting expulsion
Algeria
body found on the shore of El Tarajal (E) trying to arrive in Ceuta (E/MA)
unknown
drowned after shipwreck near Kenitra (MA) trying to reach Spain
Asia
stowaway, fell from a truck dragged a mile along A14, Cambridgeshire (GB)
Africa
murdered, shot by the police during a street riot in Germany
unknown
drowned in shipwreck on way from Mauritania to Canary Islands (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned, shipwreck near Lampedusa (I), reattempt by one of deported ‘Cap Anamur 37’
Brazil
suicide, drank antifreeze, feared to be separated from her daughter by immigration officials
unknown
bodies found on the shore of Cabo Blanco (E)
Africa
missing, disappeared on way from El-Aaiun (MA) to Canary Islands (E)
Sub-Saharan Africa
found by Guardia Civil near the port of Spanish north African enclave Melilla (E/MA)
Sub-Saharan Africa
drowned on way to Spain, bodies retrieved in the waters of Mauritania by Spanish ship
Sub-Saharan Africa
found dead on a drifting boat off Cape verde islands on way to the Canary Island.
Syria
suicide, under train in London (GB) fearing deportation after refusal of his asylum claim
Africa
drowned, 2 small boats capsized on way to Spain, one crashed with coast guard vessel
unknown
stowaways, found dead on a lorry arrived in Bari (I) from Durazzo (AL)
unknown
drowned, shipwreck off Ahrax Point (M) on way to I, fled from Hal Far and Safi det.cr.
unknown
reportedly drowned, shipwreck off (M) on way to (I), fled from Hal Far and Safi det.cr.
Gambia
drowned triying to reach the coasts of Tenerife (E)
Morocco
found on a boat, died of hypothermia, starvation and epileptic crises on way to Spain
unknown
stowaways, died of asphyxia, found on a ship arrived in Canary Isl. from Ivory Coast
Africa
drowned, after a boat started sinking, 6 are missing, travelling from Anjouan to Mayotte
Africa
drowned, after a boat sank on its way to Mayotte from Anjouan
Sri Lanka
baby of asylum family died of dehydration in Fairfield Hospital (GB), no medical aid
Morocco
drowned, after boat of 32 left from Jbel Boudinar (MA) and capsised off Almeria (E)
Afghanistan
drowned, dinghy carrying 6 Afghans sank off Chios (GR) on way from Turkey
unknown
drowned, pantera with 24 passengers capsized off Island of Alboran/Almeria (E)
unknown
reportedly drowned, after shipwreck off the Libyan coast on way to Italy
unknown
frozen, died while crossing the Bulgarian-Greek border
Afghanistan
died of a shock after his cousin was beaten up by border guards in Patras port (GR)
Syria
suicide, asylum seeker hanged himself in his flat in Rochdale (GB), fear of deportation
Pakistan
murdered, fell while crossing border Iran-TR, trafficker cut their throat as they couldn’t go on
Bangladesh
leg broken when running between Iran and TR, the group had to leave him behind
unknown
reportedly drowned near Algerian coast, disappeared in an attempt to reach Spain
Algeria
died after arson attack on detention Centre Schrassing (L)
Somalia
died after falling from balcony, escaping police search in his flat in Plumstead (GB)
Morocco
drowned, 3 bodies found, 5 missing, boat capsised off the coast of El-Hoceima to Spain
Pakistan/Bangladesh
found frozen on dinghy from TR to GR carrying migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh
Eritrea
suicide, found hanged in Harmondsworth Immigr. Removal Cr. (GB) facing deportation
Iraq
died of heart attacked during police custody in Athens (GR) in fear of deportation
Morocco
shot by police while trying to enter Melilla (E)
unknown
drowned while swimming to the island of Lesbos (GR), after boat sank 80m from coast
Yemen
murdered by Yemeni authorities, rempatriated after asylum claim was refused in NL
Tunesia
died in detention centre Pian Del Lago (I)
Morocco
drowned, body found by a scuba diver and retrieved by the Spanish Sea Rescue Team
Morocco
drowned, found next to plastic bins tied together that helped him cross Spanish waters
unknown
drowned, found by authorities on the beach of Cadiz (E)
Morocco
drowned, found by authorities on the beach of Cadiz (E)
Nigeria
stowaway, died during journey to Kallo (NL), thrown from cargoship by compatriots
Mauritania/Senegal
reportedly drowned after vessel capsised off the Canary Islands, only 4 bodies found
Africa
found dead on a boat carrying immigrants in Strait of Gibraltar by Spanish authorities
Africa
reportedly drowned, missing in stormy waters in the Gibraltar Strait on way to Spain
unknown
blown in minefield at the TR-GR border. Bodies found by authorities in Kastanies (GR)
Bangladesh
suicide at asylum centre in Hechtel-Eksel (B), previously attempted suicide twice
unknown
drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition on Tarifa beach by Guardia Civil
Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

BBC/essexchronicle/GuardianUn/PICUM/NOB/IRR/E
NCADC/UNHCR/IRR
LR/Le Monde/GuidaS/MNS/Statewatch/Reu/FE/NOB
PICUM/KI/NCAs/Statewatch/MNS/FE/NOB/TP
APDHA
FE/Statewatch/NOB/Unipa
EP
EP
Statewatch/FE/NOB
MNS
IRR/Telegraph/Independent
IMK
APHDA
FECL/IPL/Ya.N/PICUM/MNS/FE/TDN/NOB/AFP
IPL/Statewatch/FE/Unipa
IRR/BBC
MNS/IRR/IPL/Statewatch/FE/EP/NOB/APDHA
Thenews/IRR
IRR
ProAsyl/PICUM/Hiergeb
Statewatch/IPL/MNS/NOB/Pravda/AFP
VK
VK
VK
VK
Statewatch/FE/ELM/NODO50
APDHA
APDHA
IRR
Sparta
Statewatch/FE/ELM/NOB/APDHA
BorderlineEU
IRR
APDHA
Statewatch/AFVIC/APDHA
Statewatch
MAG/Statewatch/FE/ELM/NOB/APDHA/VK
MNS/PUB/APDHA
IRR/Streathamguardian
MAG/NRC/IND/Statewatch/FE/ELM/NOB/APDHA/MN
Statewatch/LR/FE
Statewatch/NOB
Statewatch/NOB/Unipa
APDHA
AFVIC
Statewatch/MNS/APDHA
Mayotte sans frontires
Mayotte sans frontires
Manchester
AFVIC
Statewatch/FE/KI
MNS/Statewatch/APDHA/NOB
Statewatch
Statewatch/MNS
Statewatch/MNS
IRR/RochdaleObs
witness (Sarfraz Ali Khan)
witness (Sarfraz Ali Khan)
Satewatch/Aujourd’hui/FE
Odysseus/PlaZa
IRR
AFVIC/MNS/Statewatch/APDHA
Statewatch/KI/FE/NOB
Statewatch/NCADC/IRR/NOB
MNS
ELM
NOB/MNS/Statewatch/KI/FE
IHRC
ILM/MP/Lib
Statewatch
Statewatch/ELM/FE
MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM
Statewatch/FE/ELM
MNS/News24/FE/VK
MNS/Statewatch/NOB
Exodus
Exodus
MNS/KI/FE
Universal Embassy (B)
Statewatch

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number

found dead

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name

28/11/05 18 N.N. (1 small child)
28/11/05 1 N.N. (man)
27/11/05 22 N.N.
27/11/05 1 N.N.
25/11/05 1 N.N. (4, boy)
25/11/05 3 N.N. (men)
24/11/05 20 N.N.
23/11/05 1 N.N. (27, man)
18/11/05 9 N.N.
15/11/05 1 N.N. (20, man)
12/11/05 1 Delroy Edward
10/11/05 1 Lizwane Ndlovu (29, woman)
02/11/05 30 N.N.
31/10/05 2 N.N.
26/10/05 1 Maribel M. Rodriguez (30, w)
26/10/05 1 Kamal Shahin (51, man)
26/10/05 1 Taras Bilyk (30, man)
26/10/05 1 Mehmet Avar (41, man)
26/10/05 1 Vladislav Leniev Petrov (31, m)
26/10/05 1 Lofti Al Swaee (32, man)
26/10/05 1 Robert Jules Arah (34, man)
26/10/05 1 Naiva Apensa (43, man)
26/10/05 1 Gheorge Sas (21, man)
26/10/05 1 Oksana Nynych (29, woman)
26/10/05 1 Dato Khidiritsj Kasojef (20, m)
25/10/05 7 N.N.
25/10/05 1 N.N.
21/10/05 1 Michail Sh. (32, man)
12/10/05 1 N.N.
06/10/05 6 N.N.
04/10/05 1 Yankuba Ceesay (18, man)
01/10/05 1 N.N. (38, man)
01/10/05 17 N.N.
01/10/05 1 Hassan Mohammad (30, man)
01/10/05 2 N.N. (35, woman; 8, boy)
in Oct 05 1 Suleiman Dialo (30, man)
in Oct 05 11 N.N.
29/09/05 1 N.N. (30, man)
28/09/05 5 N.N.
28/09/05 6 N.N.
27/09/05 34 N.N.
27/09/05 1 N.N. (20, man)
21/09/05 18 N.N.
21/09/05 4 N.N.
19/09/05 1 N.N.
15/09/05 1 Manuel Bravo (35, man)
15/09/05 1 N.N.
14/09/05 1 Edmore Ngwenya (26, man)
13/09/05 1 N.N. (24, man)
11/09/05 11 N.N.
10/09/05 11 N.N.
10/09/05 1 N.N. (44, woman)
29/08/05 2 N.N.
22/08/05 25 N.N.
19/08/05 26 N.N.
16/08/05 2 N.N.
16/08/05 3 N.N.
13/08/05 4 N.N. (men)
08/08/05 9 N.N.
06/08/05 1 N.N. (man)
04/08/05 23 N.N. (men)
03/08/05 1 N.N. (±30, man)
in August 05 130 N.N.
20/07/05 2 N.N.
13/07/05 3 N.N.
07/07/05 1 Babak Ahadi (33, man)
04/07/05 2 N.N. (men)
02/07/05 1 Nusrat Raza (22, woman)
01/07/05 1 N.N. (22, man)
27/06/05 1 Ramazan Kumluca (19, man)
26/06/05 2 N.N.
23/06/05 27 N.N.
18/06/05 12 N.N.
17/06/05 11 N.N.
15/06/05 1 N.N. (±20, pregnant)
13/06/05 12 N.N.
13/06/05 14 N.N. (2 men;6 women;6 minors)
29/05/05 2 N.N.
27/05/05 11 N.N.
25/05/05 16 N.N.

region of origin
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Africa
Africa
Romania
Asia
unknown
unknown
Africa
unknown
Jamaica
Zimbabwe
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Dominican Republic
Turkey
Ukraine
Turkey
Bulgaria
Libya
Suriname
Suriname
Romania
Ukraine
Georgia
Africa
unknown
Russia
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia
Algeria
unknown
Afghanistan
unknown
Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Palestine
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Syria
Angola
Congo
Zimbabwe
Liberia
Eritrea
Eritrea
Albania
Cameroon
Africa
Sudan
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Mali, Senegal
unknown
unknown
unknown
Somalia
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
Iraq
Kurdistan
Tunesia
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Georgia
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 12
missing,
drowned
or trampled
whenofboat
off Libya
drowned,
6 found,
missing
after boat
capsized inoffpanic,
the coast
Gransank
Canaria
shot by police, on way to Europe refused to stop at check point at Carikci (TR)
drowned, reportedly fallen from duckboat due to strong winds off the coast of Almeria
found on duckboat carrying 36 migrants off the coast of Almeria during rescue attempt
died after falling off a window at Villa Salus Reception Cr. for migrants in Bologna (I)
died of hypothermia in attempt to cross the border between Ukraine and Slovakia
drowned after shipwreck near the coast of Sicily (I)
jumped from balcony anf fell in Den Haag (NL), in fear of arrest for deportation
drowned after boat capsized off the coast of Sicily. Ignored by Maltese coast guards.
stowaway, driver lost control over truck attempting to escape police in Preveza (GR)
murdered by a shotgun in Kingston (Jamaica) 9 days after being deported from GB
died in Birmingham hospital, after release from Yarls Wood Detention Centre (GB)
12 drowned, 18 missing after boat with 36 migrants capsized near Cesme (TR)
found on a drifting vessel off the coast of Adra near Almeria (E)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after fire in detention centre at Schipol Airport (NL)
burnt alive in detention cr. at Schiphol(NL).He was also known as Vitaly Khvylovyy.
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
burnt alive after a fire in detention centre at Schiphol Airport (NL)
drowned, after vessel submerged off the coast of Malta
body found by greek coastguard aboard boat with 150 migrants on way to Italy
suicide, hanged himself with bed sheets while in police custody in Hamburg (D)
drowned, in the attempt of swimming to the shore of Adra (Almeria)
died in the attempt of entering the enclave of Melilla (E/MA)
suicide, found dead in a security cell in Linz (A), hungerstrike in fear of deportation
died at friends’ house, beaten by security guards when he refused to be deported
drwoned, 3 found, 14 missing after boat capsised off Fuerteventura in rescue attempt
suicide, killed friend and her son, jumped from 5th floor in NL, fear of repatriation
murdered, pushed down from 5th floor in NL by friend in fear of repatriation
suicide, asylum seeker suffering from depression killed himself in Newcastle (GB)
shot by Spanish and Moroccan police whilst trying to cross fences to Ceuta and Melilla (E)
found off the coast of Agrigento (I), drowned after a massive disembarkment
died shot by Moroccan border guards, attempting to enter in Ceuta (E/MA)
died shot by Moroccan border guards, attempting to enter in Melilla (E/MA)
drowned, after boat capsised in stormy waters off the North coast of Cyprus
drowned, jumped off stranded boat off the coast of Sicily, near marina di Palma (I)
drowned off the coast of Morocco, near Dakhla, on their way to Canary Islands
found dead on a boat off the coast of Tunisia, travelling from Libya to Italy
shot by a Turkish coast guard while on a boat on its way to Greece
suicide, found hanged at Yarl’ s Wood Removal Cr. (GB) so that his son could stay in GB
died in Melilla Hospital (E/MA) after attempt to enter the Spanish enclave
suicide,found drowned at Salford Quays (GB)
found dead, on a street in Geneva (CH), expelled from immigration centre
drowned, off the coast of Italy near Gela (7 Egyptian traffickers were caught)
found dead on Licata Beach (I), drowned after boat got stranded south of Gela (I)
shot by Greek border guard near the border with Macedonia
died of injuries sustained attempting to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla (E/MA)
drowned, after shipwreck from Ajouan to Mayotte (F)
drowned, after boat capsized south of Malta
drowned, jumped off the boat while disembarking in Lampedusa (I)
reportedly died of starvation/dehydration on the way to Canary Islands (E)
stowaways, suffocated in container coming from Casablanca (MA) in Rotterdam (NL)
2 drowned, 7 missing after boat capsized off the coast of Lesbos (GR)
drowned after his boat sank off the southern coast of Crete (GR)
found dead on the coast of Tarfaya (MA), drowned after boat capsized on way to (E)
stowaway, found frozen in the landing gear of a plane in Brussels (B)
Reported drowned after boat went missing near Sicily, used mobile satellite to ask help (I)
drowned after small boat capsised in attempt to reach Kos island in the Aegean Sea
drowned, after their boat capsized off the coast of Turkey near Izmir
suicide, set fire to himself at accommodation cr.in Bristol (GB) in fear of deportation.
stowaways, died hidden in truck in Vicenza (I)
suicide, set herself on fire in Bradford (GB), depression after losing asylum appeal
died of overheating, found on a parking place in Ludwigsfeld (D), smuggled, paid $5000
suicide, found hanged at Campsfield Removal Cr.(GB) after 3rd as. claim was refused
drowned, after boat capsized off the coast of Turkey near Dikili
reportedly drowned in stormy waters off Malta; Maltese rescue-team came too late
died of starvation on a boat on its way to Gran Canaria (E)
reportedly drowned, after boat sank while trying to reach Mayotte Island (F)
reportedly drowned, while trying to reach Gran Canaria
drowned, after their boat sank off the coast of Morocco on their way to Spain
drowned, after shipwreck off the coast of Tanger on their way from Morocco to Spain.
blown in a mine filed between Turkey and Greece while crossing border
died from dehydration near Algerian border after vehicle broke down in desert
found in the Sicilian Channel (I), drowned after boat capsized south of Lampedusa (I)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM/ABC/Raz/MUGAK
FE
MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM/NOB/PICUM
MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM
LR
State Border Service (UA)
FE/LR/NOB
MAG/PICUM/Oz/NU
LR/MP/AD/MNS/Statewatch/FE/CDS/NOB/Unipa
KI/FE
IRR/WIK
IRR
MNS/Statewatch/Ya.N/KI/FE/NOB
MNS/Statewatch
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
LR/MAG/MNS/Statewatch/VK/Vivre/ASKV/FE/PICUM
MNS/MM/FE/NOB
NOB
ARI
Statewatch/ELM/FENOB
MNS/AFVIC/VK/LR/FE/ELM/NOB/AI
TheStandard/NR/MNS/ORF/PICUM/WIKO
Le Matin/Vivre
Statewatch/MUGAK/ABC/Raz
VK/aduc/Diario de Noticias/Diario de Navarra
VK
Cpgb
APDHA/Chabacka/MNS
LR
NR/NRC/VK/NOB/AI/Terra
PCM
ILM/NOB
LS/GDS
AFVIC/NOB
PICUM
MNS/Spiegel/NOB
NCADC/BBC/MNS/Statewatch/TI/Leedstoday/IRR
AFVIC/AI
NCADC/Manchester Evening News/IRR
Le Courrier/Vivre
Unita/MNS/GDS/MP/LS/BBC/NOB/Unipa
MNS/LR/VK
MNS
APDHA/MP/IND/NOB
Mayotte sans frontires
MNS/NOB/Unipa
G.Sicilia/Unipa
ELM
PICUM/NOB
PICUM
PICUM/NOB
MNS/PICUM/NOB
BBC
Repubblica
ORF
MNS/NOB
NCADC/IRR
LR
YP/IRR
ARI
TI/IRR/NCADC/BBC/PICUM/Independent
MNS/NOB
ORF/Unipa
ELM
EP
APDHA
BBC/APDHA/AFVIC/NCAs/IstitutoInnocenti/NOB
MAG
NOB/Thestar
LR/NOB/Unipa

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number

found dead

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name

(1 small
child)
25/05/05 1 N.N. (man,
±27)
12/05/05 3 N.N.
11/05/05 1 N.N. (minor)
03/05/05 1 N.N.
03/05/05 1 N.N.
25/04/05 1 Shiar Ahmad (28, man)
19/04/05 1 N.N. (child)
15/04/05 24 N.N.
10/04/05 2 N.N.
10/04/05 16 N.N.
09/04/05 1 Limbaya Ndinga (32, man)
04/04/05 1 N.N.
04/04/05 1 N.N.
01/04/05 1 N.N. (3 months, child)
31/03/05 13 N.N.
31/03/05 1 N.N. (man)
25/03/05 5 N.N. (men)
25/03/05 1 N.N. (woman)
25/03/05 3 N.N. (men)
24/03/05 6 N.N.
24/03/05 100 N.N.
12/03/05 11 N.N.
12/03/05 50 N.N.
12/03/05 30 N.N.
11/03/05 11 N.N.
07/03/05 36 N.N.
01/03/05 1 Ali Jafari (25, man)
in Mar 05 3 N.N. (girls)
27/02/05 1 N.N. (woman)
26/02/05 35 N.N. (±24, men)
26/02/05 2 N.N. (±24, men)
25/02/05 1 N.N.
25/02/05 2 N.N.
25/02/05 1 Ramazan Kaya (26, man)
22/02/05 1 Ben Habra Saharaouis (man)
21/02/05 1 N.N. (man)
18/02/05 9 N.N.
18/02/05 26 N.N.
14/02/05 1 Vincent Shem (32, man)
07/02/05 39 N.N.
in Feb 05 2 N.N.
25/01/05 1 Vladislav Babayan (man)
23/01/05 1 N.N. (±27, man)
19/01/05 10 N.N.
11/01/05 1 Said Zigoui (44, man)
07/01/05 1 Oury Jalloh (21, man)
07/01/05 1 Laye-Alama Kondé
05/01/05 1 N.N.
02/01/05 1 N.N.
02/01/05 1 N.N.
in 2005 2 N.N.
in 2005 1 Abdullah Tokhi (35, man)
in 2005 106 N.N.
in Jan 05 1 N.N. (girl)
30/12/04 6 N.N.
30/12/04 4 N.N.
30/12/04 1 N.N. (man)
26/12/04 1 N.N. (man)
24/12/04 1 N.N. (man)
23/12/04 13 N.N.
23/12/04 2 N.N. (men)
22/12/04 2 N.N.
21/12/04 2 N.N.
21/12/04 1 N.N.
20/12/04 1 Razgar Rassool Hamad (24,man)
18/12/04 1 N.N.
17/12/04 1 N.N.
17/12/04 2 N.N.
16/12/04 1 N.N. (man)
14/12/04 1 N.N. (±19)
10/12/04 3 N.N.
10/12/04 1 Necati Ozcan (man)
04/12/04 1 N.N. (woman)
04/12/04 1 N.N. (man)
04/12/04 2 N.N. (22; 23)
30/11/04 1 N.N. (man)
28/11/04 14 N.N.
28/11/04 2 N.N.
27/11/04 1 Hemen Mahmood Faqia (40,m)
16/11/04 1 N.N.

region of origin
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Morocco
unknown
Africa
Syria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Morocco
Morocco
Congo
Mauritania
Tunesia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
China, Mongolia
China, Mongolia
China, Mongolia
China
Libya
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Bangladesh
Comoros
Afghanistan
Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Morocco
Morocco
Morocco
unknown
Turkey
Algeria
unknown
Egypt
unknown
Ghana
unknown
Senegal
Armenia
unknown
unknown
Morocco
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Africa
Iran/Somalia
Iran/Somalia
unknown
Afghanistan
Nigeria
Ghana
Morocco
Morocco
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Africa
Iraq
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Turkey
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Iraq
Africa

cause of death
2 bodies found,
missing,
drowned
or trampled
drowned
trying to28swim
to Ceuta
(E) from
Moroccoin panic, when boat sank off Libya
stowaways, found dead in a container on a Danish ship between Morocco and Spain.
found dead on a ship transporting migrants, stopped near the coast of Andalusia (E)
drowned, found dead on the beach of Morro Besudo, Canary Islands (E)
died of starvation/dehydration, trying to reach Gran Canaria (E)
suicide, found hanged after 2 months detention once repatriated to Syria from CH
died of hypothermia, on a boat with 21 other immigrants, while trying to reach Tarifa (E)
5 drowned, 19 missing, after boat sank on its way from Libya to Italy
died of starvation on way to Spain,found on a boat drifting off the coast of Algeria
reportedly drowned off the coast of Algeria on way to Spain
suicide, found hanged in his flat in Middleton (GB) after asylum claim was refused
blown in minefield in attempt to cross the Turkish-Greek border
blown in minefield in attempt to cross the Turkish-Greek border
died of hypothermia in his mother’s arms on their boat to Spain
died of starvation on a boat drifting near El-Hierro (E)
died of starvation on a boat drifting near El-Hierro (E)
drowned, thrown off boat by smugglers 15 miles from Punta Secca (I)
drowned, thown off boat by smugglers 15 miles from Punta Secca (I)
reportedly drowned, thrown off boat by smugglers 15 miles from Punta Secca (I)
drowned, after they were forced to jump off, found off the coast of Sicily (I)
Reportedly drowned, boat missing after drifting of Italian coast near Lampedusa (I)
found dead near the coast of Fum Wad, El-Aaiun, West Sahara (MA)
reportedly drowned in attempt to reach Canary Islands from Fum al-Wad, West Sahara (MA)
drowned,found dead near coast of Fum Wad, El-Aaiun, West Sahara (MA)
found dead on a boat from Morocco to Spain
reportedly drowned between Sada and Bouéni after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
missing, after being deported to Afghanistan, after a 18 months asylum in BG
died of thirst, travelling through desert to Tumu, Niger to get to LY border
reportedly drowned trying to reach Algeciras (E)
reportedly drowned near Oran (DZ) on the way from al-Hoceima (MA) to Spain
died at hospital in Oran (DZ) after boat was found drifting off the coast of Tunisia
drowned, found dead in a boat drifting 12 km from Cap Blanc, Oran (DZ)
found dead on a boat drifting near Oran (DZ), from Morocco to Almeria (E)
suicide, jumped out of window, depressed because couldn’t get staying permit in D
suicide, found hanged during period of remand, Authorities tried to suppress the case
died of hypothermia shortly after arriving in Alboran (E) by boat
drowned, after shipwreck off the coast of Libya, on way to Italy
reportedly drowned after shipwreck off the coast of Libya, on way to Italy
suicide, found hanged in HM Prison in Wandsworth (GB)
reportedly drowned after 10-day sail from Al-Hoceima (MA) to Spain
drowned, after shipwreck off the coast of Morocco near El-Aaiun on way to Spain
suicide, found hanged in Merksplas (B), in fear of deportation
suicide, found hanged in prison in Sarnen (CH)
found dead on a boat drifting 480 km suth of Canary Islands (E)
suicide, jumped from hospital after recovered for self harm in Lamezia Terme (I) Cr.
burnt alive, found tied to a bed in a police cell in Dessau (D), case under investigation
died in Bremen (D), forced to drink medication by police in search for drugs
died of exhaustion, found dead on a beach in Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, after boat carrying 15 people sank off Turkish coast
reportedly drowned, after a boat carrying 15 people sank off Turkish coast
suicide, found dead at Schipol Airport detention centre (NL)
murdered after forced repatriation from GB to Afghanistan, asylum claim refused
reportedly abandoned in desert during repatriation to Niger (due to I-LY agreement)
attacked and torn apart by wild dogs in Madama, Niger whilst travelling to LY border
drowned near Targha (MA) on their way to Spain
reportedly drowned near Targha (MA) on their way to Spain
drowned, body found floating near Agaete - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (E)
dead body found floating near San Cristóbal de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (E)
dead body found near Gran Canaria (E)
dead bodies found on a boat drifting near Fuerteventura (E)
bodies found on a boat cariyng about 37 people near Fuerteventura (E)
dead bodies found on a boat drifting near Fuerteventura (E)
found dead on a boat 24 miles from Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned, after falling off boat 24 miles from Fuerteventura (E)
died from hypothermia, body found outside a disused factory in West Bromwich (GB)
drowned, body found in Lobos (E) 2 weeks after boat capsized off Fuerteventura
drowned, body found in Lobos (E) 2 weeks after boat capsized off Fuerteventura
died in attempt to enter into Melilla (E/MA), found dead on a cliff
drowned, jumped off a vessel off the coast of Ghar Lapsi (M)
drowned after boat carrying 17 people sank off Samos (GR) 4 days before
drowned after boat carrying 17 people sank off Samos (GR)
died in S.G.Hospital (London, GB) while in detention, reportedly of cancer
reportedly drowned after boat carrying 40 people capsized off Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned after boat carrying 40 people capsized off Fuerteventura (E)
died after explosion in minefield in Evros (GR) trying to cross Turkish-Greek border
stowaway, fallen from wheel bay of a plane, body found in Leuven (B)
reportedly drowned during rescue operation of boat capsized near Antigua (E)
drowned, bodies rescued after boat capsized near Antigua (E)
drowned, found in River Tyne (GB) after agreement on voluntary repatriation
stowaway, found dead in wheelbay of a plane arrived in Paris (F) from Mali

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

ABC
MAG
AngolaPress
MNS
ELM
Tagesanzeiger/Swiss Parliament
ELM
PICUM
AFVIC
AFVIC
Middleton Guardian/IRR
TI/MAG/DPA/taz
TI/MAG/DPA/taz
PICUM
taz/NOB
APDHA/ORF/MAG
STR
STR
STR
PICUM/Statewatch/MNS/NOB/Unipa
Repubblica
ACN/AFVIC/PICUM
ACN
AFVIC/APDHA
MAG/MNS
Mayotte sans frontires
Evening Gazette
LESP/Gatti/Migreurop
ElPeriodicoMediterraneo
AFVIC/ATMF/NOB
AFVIC/ATMF/NOB
YABI/AFP
AFP/YABI
taz/ARI
NR
MNS
LR/CDS/PICUM
CDS/LR
Inquest/IRR
APDHA
Le Monde
De Gentenaar
Vivre
PICUM/PAJOL/MAG/APDHA/MNS/NOB
MP
VRF/IND/St.W/VRF/SP/AN/MDR/ARI/PR/Afr.Courier/
VRF/Statewatch/Karawane
ANA/APDHA/NOB
TP/PICUM/NOB
TP/PICUM/NOB
Nova TV(27/10/2005)
Independent
LESP/Gatti
LESP/Gatti/Migreurop
AFVIC
AFVIC
MNS/MUGAK/APDHA
MNS/APDGA/MUGAK
MNS/APDHA/MUGAK
AFVIC/SP/MP/MNS/PICUM/Vivre/APDHA/MUGAK/N
MP
MNS/Vivre
APDHA/MUGAK
APDHA/MUGAK
BBC/IRR
MNS/MUGAK/APDHA
MNS/MUGAK
MUGAK
MNS/MM/NOB/Unipa
MNS/NOB
MNS/NOB
IRR
MNS/MUGAK/APDHA
MNS/MUGAK/APDHA
PICUM/KI/MNS/NOB
MNS
AFVIC/Statewatch/APDHA/MUGAK/ABC/Raz
AFVIC/Statewatch/MUGAK/APDHA/ABC/Raz
IRR
MNS

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List of 33.305 documented deaths of refugees and migrants due to the restrictive policies of Fortress Europe
Documentation as at 15 June 2017 by UNITED

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14/11/04
14/11/04
13/11/04
12/11/04
12/11/04
10/11/04
10/11/04
07/11/04
in Nov 04
28/10/04
23/10/04
15/10/04
15/10/04
14/10/04
14/10/04
14/10/04
03/10/04
03/10/04
02/10/04
01/10/04
in Oct 04
30/09/04
30/09/04
29/09/04
29/09/04
27/09/04
26/09/04
21/09/04
20/09/04
19/09/04
11/09/04
10/09/04
09/09/04
09/09/04
09/09/04
08/09/04
03/09/04
03/09/04
02/09/04
02/09/04
in Sep 04
01/09/04
29/08/04
29/08/04
29/08/04
25/08/04
24/08/04
23/08/04
22/08/04
22/08/04
21/08/04
21/08/04
21/08/04
21/08/04
21/08/04
21/08/04
20/08/04
17/08/04
16/08/04
16/08/04
15/08/04
13/08/04
13/08/04
09/08/04
09/08/04
08/08/04
08/08/04
08/08/04
08/08/04
07/08/04
05/08/04
05/08/04
02/08/04
in Aug 04
in Aug 04
in Aug 04
in Aug 04
in Aug 04
in Aug 04
in Aug 04

number

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

12
3
10
5
2
7
9
1
1
1
1
28
1
1
1
1
22
42
75
30
50
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
5
5
1
1
8
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
1
4
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
14
4
16
1
32
1
1
1
26
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
18
23
1
5

name
N.N. (1 small child)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Kenny Peter (24, man)
Bukola Ogunyemi
N.N.
N.N. (baby)
N.N.
John Kanau Manana (24, man)
N.N.(man)
N.N. (man)
Majid Rafieei (32, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (40, man)
N.N. (4, 5, boys)
N.N. (23, man)
Ceife Yimene (24, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Kalan Kara Karim (29, man)
N.N. (32, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Rafiq Sjirinov
N.N.(±16, man)
N.N. (17, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man, 30 years old)
Amor Knis (25, man)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
Chukwuemeka Onyegbule(23,m)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (1, boy)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (30, pregnant woman)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Taher Mohamed Zanati
N.N.
Ako Mahmood Ahmed (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Edwin Ndupus (37, man)
N.N. (4 men; 1 woman)

region of origin
unknown
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Somalia/Mauritania
Somalia/Mauritania
Nigeria
Nigeria
unknown
Somalia
unknown
Kenia
Egypt/Pakistan
Egypt/Pakistan
Iran
North Africa
North Africa
Morocco/Tunesia
unknown
unknown
unknown
Turkey
Slovakia
Somalia/Kurdistan
Yugoslavia
Ethiopia
unknown
Afghanistan
Tunisia
unknown
Algeria
unknown
Africa
Morocco
Congo
unknown
Morocco
Maghreb
Azerbaijan
unknown
Nigeria
unknown
Morocco
Morocco
Tunesia
Morocco
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Maghreb
Morocco
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mali
Maghreb
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
Maghreb
North Africa
North Africa
Liberia
unknown
Africa
Sudan
Palestine
North Africa
Egypt
Morocco
Iraq
unknown
unknown
Nigeria
Sudan/Ghana

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
when boat sank off Libya
reportedly
drowned,
after boat
capsized
off the coast
of Malta
blown up in a minefield at the turkish-Greek border, near Evros (GR)
drowned, after boat capsized in stormy waters off the coast of Malta
reportedly drowned near Fuerteventura (E) during rescue attempt
drowned near Fuerteventura (E) during rescue attempt
reportedly drowned, after boat from Africa capsized in Aegean Sea
drowned, after boat from Africa capsized in Aegean Sea
suicide, fell from Colnbrook imm. Removal Centre (GB) trying to hang himself
died after being beaten up at French airport for not having visa from Hungary
drowned, found dead near Licata (I)
born dead, thrown overboard before Maltese rescue team arrived
dead bodies found near Tarfaya (MA)
suicide, found hanged in his cell at Leicester prison (GB).
drowned after boat capsized 70 miles from Malta
reportedly drowned after boat capsized 70 miles from Malta
suicide, found hanged at his home in Sheffield (GB) after asylum claim was refused
drowned, after boat capsized 170 km off Tunisia
reportedly drowned, after boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia
drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia on way to Italy.
missing, reportedly drowned near Lampedusa (I)
road accident, crushed in a truck that overturned in Dirkou, Niger, heading for LY border
reportedly drowned after their boat capsized on way to Fuerteventura (E)
died in minefield in Greece trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
suicide, set himself on fire in Paris (F) in front of his embassy
drowned, fell into water playing near asylum centre in Harlingen (NL)
died in detention Centre due to pulmonary embolism, lacking medical care
suicide, found hanged in an emergency accommodation in Newcastle (GB)
drowned, found dead on a boat drifting a few miles from Zarzis (TN)
drowned, after their boat capsized in stormy waters off of the Greek coast near Samos
drowned near Algeciras (E) after shipwreck of a boat carrying other 36 migrants
died while in detention in Great britain
reportedly drowned, found at border of Playa de la Hípica (E) and Beni-Enzar (MA)
reportedly drowned 50 km from Entellada-Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned after shipwreck near Fuerteventura
suicide, during his deportation from Almería (E) to Al-Hoceima (MA)
suicide, found in Merksplas (B) detention centre, was denied medical help for depression
drowned, found floating off the coast of Tangier (MA)
drowned trying to swim from Morocco to Ceuta (E)
drowned, body found near Benzú, Ceuta (E/MA)
died after being deported from Sweden to Azerbaijan.
reportedly drowned, after shipwreck between Capo Bon (TN) and Pantelleria (I)
suicide, found hanged in his cell in Bellinzona (CH)
stowaways, bodies found in two trucks in Cairo (Egypt) on their way to Italy
drowned, found floating near harbor of Algeciras (E)
reportedly, drowned, jumped from ship to avoid border control in port of Algeciras (E)
stowaway, body found in the trunk of his girlfriend’s car in Genova (I)
stowaway, found dead in the roof luggage rack of a car on way to Spain
1 drowned, 4 missing, boat capsized on way from Altinoluk (TR) to Lesbos Island (GR)
drowned, body found after shipwreck by fishermen off the Turkish coast of Nordägäis
reportedly drowned, missing after shipwreck off the coast of Nordägäis
drowned, jumped overboard in fear of border guards near Motril (E)
stowaway, dead body found in Playa de Palmones-Los Barrios, Cadiz (E)
drowned, found in Los Pajaritos (E), after shipwreck near Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, body found in Los Pajaritos (E), after shipwreck near Fuerteventura (E)
dead body found on the beach in Granada (E)
drowned,after a shipwreck off the coast of Fuerteventura (E)
suicide , found dead in detention centre in Rotterdam (NL), in fear of deportation
drowned, found dead on the beach of El-Aaiún, West Sahara (MA)
drowned, found dead on the beach of El-Aaiún, West Sahara (MA)
drowned, after boat capsized with 34 people on way to Canary Islands (E)
arm belonging to an asylum seeker found near Uznach (CH)
reportedly drowned; boat capsized with 39 people going to Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, after boat capsized on its way to Fuerteventura (E)
suicide, found hanged in Forest /Vorst Prison (Bruxelles), misterious circumstances
reportedly drowned trying to reach Spain (E)
died in overcrowded boat trying to reach I from Libya, bodies thrown overboard
died during rescue of an overcrowded boat trying to reach Italy from Libya
died in overcrowded boat trying to reach Italy from Libya, thrown off the boat
found dead, floating off the beach of Punta Carnero, Algeciras (E)
died during rescue attempt by Italian authorities in Syracuse (I)
reportedly thrown off a boat to Italy by other migrants
died in minefield at TR-GR border with 4 Palestinians and 2 Moroccan who survived
reportedly drowned, after shipwreck off the coast of Cadiz (E)
drowned, after shipwreck off the coast of Libya
stowaway, dead body found in a car in Cadiz (E)
suicide, jumped off a bridge at Coventry shopping cr.(GB), suffered from depression
drowned, found dead near Zelid (LY)
reportedly drowned near Zelid (LY)
died after police’s use of teargas, circumstances not clear
drowned after dinghy capsized on way from Libya to Italy

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

ANA/ANSA/Unipa
ORF/NOB
MNS/NOB
MNS/AFVIC/Libertaddigital/NOB
MNS/AFVIC/Libertaddigital/NOB
MNS
MNS/NOB
NCADC/IRR/Inquest/PPO
MLKO
LR/Unipa
ANA
APDHA/MUGAK/AFVIC/DPA
NCADC/IRR
MP/Statewatch/MNS/di-ve news/Unipa
MP/Statewatch
NCADC
ANA/CDS/MT/Vivre/MUGAK/StW./MNS/SFGate/DS/V
ANA/CDS/Vivre/MUGAK/Statewatch/DS
PICUM/Unipa
LR/Unipa
LESP/Gatti/Migreurop
APDHA
DerStandard
slovensko.com
VK
INDd
NCADC/IRR
MP/AP/PICUM
PICUM
Afrology
GuardianUn./IRR/Scotman News
APDHA
MUGAK/APDHA/Statewatch
MUGAK/PICUM/MNS
MUGAK/APDHA/PICUM
UE/MNS/sgcv
APDHA/MUGAK/VK
EP
MUGAK/APDHA
MNS
MP/Statewatch
Vivre/MNS
ANA
MUGAK/APDHA
EP
RAI/ANSA/ILM
MNS
IMK
DerStandard
DerStandard
ELM/LOP/APDHA/MUGAK/StW
LOP/MUGAK/APDHA/Statewatch
ELM/GRP/ANA/MUGAK/Statewatch/La Opinión
ELM/GRP/ANA/MUGAK/La Opinión
MUGAK/Statewatch
Statewatch
MNS/VK
APDHA
APDHA
APDHA
Vivre
MC/MP/ILM/MUGAK/APDHA/MNS/DS/ABC/Raz
MC/MP/ILM/GRP/MUGAK/APDHA/MNS
ISMD/UE/INDbe/EmekaIst.
EP
Vivre/BBC/IRR/LaS/RO/LS/MUGAK/LR/DS/VK
Vivre/BBC/IRR/LaS/RO/LS/MUGAK/Vivre/LR
CDS/Vivre
APDHA
ANA/ART
LS/STR/ILM/Unipa
YaN
ANA
MP/ANSA
MUGAK
IRR/NCADC
LR
LR/Unipa
Akin
Servir

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31/07/04
31/07/04
31/07/04
30/07/04
30/07/04
28/07/04
26/07/04
23/07/04
21/07/04
19/07/04
09/07/04
05/07/04
02/07/04
in Jul 04
in Jul 04
01/07/04
in Jul 04
29/06/04
29/06/04
25/06/04
24/06/04
14/06/04
14/06/04
10/06/04
08/06/04
07/06/04
06/06/04
06/06/04
05/06/04
04/06/04
04/06/04
in Jun 04
28/05/04
25/05/04
25/05/04
24/05/04
23/05/04
21/05/04
19/05/04
18/05/04
18/05/04
17/05/04
17/05/04
15/05/04
15/05/04
10/05/04
07/05/04
07/05/04
07/05/04
05/05/04
in May 04
01/05/04
27/04/04
23/04/04
22/04/04
19/04/04
19/04/04
17/04/04
17/04/04
17/04/04
17/04/04
17/04/04
17/04/04
11/04/04
11/04/04
10/04/04
04/04/04
04/04/04
02/04/04
in Apr 04
29/03/04
14/03/04
08/03/04
28/02/04
26/02/04
24/02/04
24/02/04
22/02/04
11/02/04
11/02/04

number

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

3
1
1
1
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
9
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
6
4
4
6
4
1
1
3
1
1
4
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
15
1
1
1
14
1
1
1
30
1
1
1
12
10
1
1
1
1
13
15
1
16
20

name
(1 small child)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (6 months)
Carlos Requelme (50, man)
N.N.
N.N.(34, man)
N.N. (man)
Tung Tran Quang (23, man)
N.N. (20, man)
Sergey Baranyuk (31, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Nicolae Doru (37, man)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N. (man)
Salah Talbouz (28, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Hussein Nasseri (26, man)
N.N.
Marisa Bartolomeu (22, woman)
N.N. (man)
Abdinassir Abdulatif (24, man)
N.N. (27, man)
N.N.
N.N. (young men)
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Mohamed Yahya (man)
Azrar Ayub (24)
N.N. (men)
Georgy Petko (37, man)
Kiann F. Ghaemzade (50, w)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (22, man)
Zekria Ghulam Moham(27, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Kebba “Dobo” Jobe
N.N. (4, boy)
Julia Kowaltschuk
N.N. (women)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (pregnant woman)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Kabeya DimukaBijoux (35, man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (± 25, woman)
N.N. (man)
Orhan B. (man)
N.N.
Esther Down (9 months, girl)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Ronald Down (man)
Mohamed Ezzoubair
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
John Williams
Shahid Aziz (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Kingsley Williamson (man)
N.N. (man)
Ümit Abay (23, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.

region of origin
Maghreb
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Chile
unknown
Dominican Republic
Sub-Saharan-Africa
Vietnam
Cuba
Ukraine
Morocco
unknown
Romania
Bangladesh
unknown
Morocco
Vietnam
unknown
unknown
Iran
unknown
Angola
unknown
Somalia
unknown
unknown
Tunisia
Tunisia
unknown
Tunisia
Tunisia
Somalia
unknown
unknown
Ukraine
Iran
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea
Afghanistan
Africa
Africa
Africa
Gambia
unknown
unknown
Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia
unknown
unknown
Congo
North Africa
Sub-Saharan-Africa
Marocco
Asia
Turkey
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
Pakistan
Asia
Africa
Nigeria
Morocco
Albania
Somalia
Algeria
Africa
Asia
North Africa
Comoros
Jamaica
unknown
Turkey
North Africa
Somalia
Somalia
Morocco
Egypt
Egypt

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
when
boat
off Libya
drowned
near Paloma
Baja in
Tarifa (E),
after patera
capsized
with
33sank
people
drowned near Paloma Baja in Tarifa (E), after boat capsized with 33 people
drowned near Punta Paloma in Tarifa (E), after boat capsized
suicide, found hanged in prison in Livorno (I), waiting to be put on trial
reportedly drowned after boat capsized with 33 migrants near Punta Paloma (E)
suicide, found hanged in prison in Busto Arsizio (I) after 4 days of detention
dead body found floating near the coast of Melilla (E/MA)
suicide, found hanged at Dungavel det. cr. (Scotland-GB),he was denied interpreter
stowaway, frozen in landing gear of an airplane from Dominican Republic to Düsseldorf
suicide, hanged himself in Harmondsworth Centre (GB) in fear of deportation
drowned,body found in Lanzarote (E)
reportedly drowned, found dead near Tripoli (LY)
suicide, found hanged in prison in Frosinone (I) in fear of deportation
suicide under psychiatric care at Akademiska S. in Uppsala after reject. of as.appl.
stowaway, presumly died in cargo ship "Victoria", his body removed near Casablanca
suicide, found hanged in prison in Ivrea (I)
shot by the police in Purmerend (NL) in front of his flat
drowned after shipwreck near Capo Bon (TN)
reportedly drowned after shipwreck near Capo Bon (TN)
suicide, shot himself in his car after his asylum claim was refused (GB)
drowned, dead body found near Lampedusa (I)
no medical care, died on way from recemption camp in Eindhoven (NL) to hospital
dead body found in Vélez-Málaga beach (E), reportedly a refugee from a shipwreck
killed in Mogadishu (Somalia) after deportation from NL
hanged himself in refugee housing facility in GB, police refused to reveal details
decomposing bodies were found in the southwest of the island of Crete (GR)
drowned after their boat sank near the port of Sfax on way from Tunisia to Italy
reportedly drowned when boat sank off the Tunisian coast on way to Italy
drowned, decomposed bodies retrieved from sea off island of Crete (GR)
drowned on way to Italy, found dead after shipwreck near Sfax (Tunisia)
reportedly drowned on way to Italy, found dead after shipwreck near Sfax (Tunisia)
killed by other clan after deportation from DK to Mogadishu (Somalia)
died at Prestwich hospital, after being sedated and restrained by staff
found dead on highway A7, after being abandoned by driver of a van near San Roque (E)
died in fear of deportation from Portugal to Ukraine, auth. overruled court sentence
suicide while in a detention centre in Carlslund, near Stockholm (S)
stowaways, reportedly drowned, forced overboard 2000 km off Canary Islands
stowaways, suffocated in container in Las Palmas (E)
asylum seeker murdered in park near Asylum Seeker Centre Tattes in Vernier (F)
suicide, found hanged in his flat in Glasgow (GB), facing eviction
stowaway, found dead in landing gear of plane from Africa, 10 km south of Lisbon (P)
stowaway, found dead in De Gaulles airport (F) on a flight from Madagascar
stowaway, died from inhalation of toxic gas in a ship on way to Las Palmas (E)
died after police attempt to arrest him in London (GB)
drowned, found near asylum centre Kuidertocht in Luttelgeest, Flevoland (NL)
suicide, overdose of pills, mentally ill refugees, help not provided by social workers
killed in a collision with a train at a level crossing in Hellin (E)
killed in a collision with a train at a level crossing in Hellin (E)
killed in a collision with a train at alevel crossing in Hellin (E)
drowned, found dead near Kerkenah (TN)
suicide, found hanged in Barlinnie - Scotland (GB) in fear of deportation
died in Haslar Centre-Gosport (GB) of the injures sustained after arrest
stowaways, found dead in the hold of a Turkish cargo-ship at port of Cartagena (E)
hypothermia, going from Africa to Fuerteventura (E) by boat with other people.
drowned when disembarking in Granada (E) from a vessel coming from Morocco
jumped from the boat into the sea to avoid the Civil Guard (E)
suicide, found hanged in Hamburg (D) jail. 2nd suicide attempt in fear of deportation.
drowned, two boats collided, hit rocks on way from Africa to Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, 2 overcrowded boats collided near Fuertaventura’s coast (E)
stowaway, shot by police, after the van failed to stop at the border H-SK
stowaway, shot by police, after the van failed to stop at the border H-SK
drowned, after 2 boats collided near the coasts of Fuertaventura (E)
drowned, 2 boats overloaded with migrants collided near Fuertaventura’s coast (E)
shot to death by police in Ceuta (E/MA), body hidden for some days near MA border
suicide, hanged himself in the prison of Fuhlsbüttel (D) in fear of deportation
drowned on the way from Libya to Italy
tried to reach Ceuta (E/MA) by swimming, dead body found on beach of Tarajal
denied medical assistance in asylum centre in Halberstadt (D)
found dead in a prison cell in GB, reportedly killed by a racist cellmate
died of being fourteen days at sea without food and water in Strait of Gibraltar
drowned near Mayotte (F) after shipwreck carrying12 migrants
suicide, hanged himself in Norwich (GB) prison, depressed awaiting deportation
decomposed dead body found; reportedly tried to reach Ceuta (E/MA) by swimming
set himself on fire in Cologne (D) in fear of his deportation to Turkey
body found on the beach La Barrosa in Chiclana de la Frontera-Cadiz (E)
reportedly drowned when their ship sank off the western coast off Turkey
drowned, ship sank off the Turkish coast, bodies washed ashore near Ayvalik
shot by border police whle climbing the fence between Morocco (MA) and Ceuta (E)
drowned when their two boats capsized in a storm on the way to Italy
reportedly drowned when two boats capsized in a storm on the way to Italy

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source
MNS/MC/MUGAK/Terra/TN/Vivre
MNS/MC/MUGAK/Terra/TN/Vivre
ADN
RIS
APDHA
RIS
MC/APDHA
IRR/SC/The Herald/NCADC
SP
IRR/MSN/ERB/NCADC
MUGAK
ANSA/Unipa
RIS
MNS
MNS
RIS
IRR
LR
LR
SC/BBC/IRR/NCADC
ILM/Unipa
EindhovensDagblad/MAG/VK
MC/APDHA
MNS/Vivre/VK
PAIH
ANSA
LS/ANSA
LS/ANSA
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS/Vivre/VK
IRR
APDHA/PICUM
PUB
MNS/ERB/UNHCR
SP/Statewatch/MNS/MUGAK/MC
EP
JdeGe/CO
IRR/PAIH/SCOT/SM/NCADC
MNS/PUB/OCPM
MNS
MNS
IRR
VK
FR-Th
MNS
MNS
MNS
ANSA/Unipa
PAIH
PORTS/ERB/IRR/NCADC
MNS/Statewatch
MC
MNS
MC
jW/taz/EPP
FR-NRW/Vivre/MC/Statewatch/YaN
FR-NRW/MC/VK
MNS
MNS
VK
FR-NRW/MC/VK
IRR
ProAsyl
FR-NRW/ANA/ANSA/Unipa
MC/MNS/Statewatch
RP/Indymedia/
IRR/GuardianUn
IRR
Mayotte sans frontires
IRR
MC
AN
MC
NOB/MNS
NOB/MNS
Médecins Sans Frontières
NOB/Vivre
NOB/Vivre

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number

found dead

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name

05/02/04 2 N.N. (1 small child)
01/02/04 1 N.N. (39, man)
30/01/04 5 N.N. (±25, men)
30/01/04 14 N.N.
30/01/04 5 N.N. (men)
30/01/04 5 N.N. (±25)
29/01/04 5 N.N.
29/01/04 14 N.N.
25/01/04 4 N.N.
24/01/04 11 N.N.
21/01/04 1 N.N. (man)
21/01/04 1 N.N.
18/01/04 3 N.N.
16/01/04 14 N.N.
16/01/04 2 N.N.
16/01/04 3 N.N.
12/01/04 21 N.N.
10/01/04 18 N.N. (men)
10/01/04 5 N.N.
10/01/04 3 N.N. (women)
03/01/04 1 N.N.
01/01/04 1 N.N. (man)
in 2004 1 Tschianana Nguya (34,pregnant)
in 2004 1 N.N. (1 hour old, baby)
27/12/03 1 N.N. (3, boy)
20/12/03 7 N.N. (men)
20/12/03 51 N.N.
20/12/03 1 N.N. (woman)
20/12/03 1 N.N. (10, girl)
12/12/03 1 N.N.
12/12/03 1 N.N.
05/12/03 10 N.N.
02/12/03 1 N.N.
02/12/03 1 N.N.
02/12/03 2 N.N.
02/12/03 11 N.N.
01/12/03 1 N.N. (±27, man)
in Dec 03 1 N.N. (man)
in Dec 03 1 Daniel (19, man)
23/11/03 1 N.N.
10/11/03 1 N.N. (25, man)
10/11/03 1 Liang He (23, man)
10/11/03 11 N.N. (3 children)
07/11/03 8 N.N.
07/11/03 2 N.N.
03/11/03 1 AbdulH.GhernoutOmar (31, m)
03/11/03 1 Paul Yorke (man)
in Nov 03 17 N.N.
in Nov 03 1 N.N. (man)
in Nov 03 13 N.N.
26/10/03 1 N.N. (man)
26/10/03 1 N.N.
26/10/03 2 N.N.
25/10/03 37 N.N.
22/10/03 37 N.N.
21/10/03 22 N.N.
21/10/03 6 N.N.
21/10/03 5 N.N.
20/10/03 13 N.N.
20/10/03 1 Mohammed Bin Duhri (20, man)
19/10/03 12 N.N.
19/10/03 58 N.N.
19/10/03 1 N.N. (woman)
18/10/03 4 N.N.
17/10/03 1 N.N. (young man)
17/10/03 1 N.N. (15)
17/10/03 7 N.N. (adults)
17/10/03 1 N.N. (3)
17/10/03 1 N.N. (13, boy)
09/10/03 1 N.N. (±16, boy)
04/10/03 2 N.N.
04/10/2003 2 N.N. (men)
03/10/03 1 N.N. (man)
03/10/03 5 N.N.
03/10/03 1 Lewon A. (48, man)
03/10/03 1 N.N. (man)
03/10/2003 210 N.N.
01/10/03 2 N.N. (±30, men)
in Oct 03 1 N.N.
in Oct 03 3 N.N. (2 children; 1 adult)

region of origin
unknown
unknown
China/Afghanistan
China/Afghanistan
unknown
Asia
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
North Africa
Africa
Albania
Albania
Albania
Albania
unknown
Iraq
Congo
Congo
unknown
Jordania/Irak/Iran/Afghan.
Jordania/Irak/Iran/Afghan.
Jordania/Irak/Iran/Afghan.
Jordania/Irak/Iran/Afghan.
Sub-Saharan
unknown
Morocco
unknown
Marocco
Gambia
Malia
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iraq
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
North Africa
Algeria
unknown
Morocco
Russia
Morocco
Bangladesh
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
North-Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
unknown
Libya
Palestine
Somalia
Somalia
Somalia
unknown
Somalia
Somalia
Somalia
Somalia
Somalia
Congo
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
Iraq/Pakistan
Georgia
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,bodies
drowned
or on
trampled
in panic,
boat
sank(GB)
off Libya
stowaways,
decomposing
found
cargo ship
fromwhen
Ghana
to Hull
suicide, found hanged in prison in Lachen (CH)
drowned, discovered near Rafina (GR) after their boat sank in stormy sea
reportedly drowned, after boat sank in stormy sea near Rafina (GR)
frozen to death during blizzard, trying to cross Turkish-Greek border near Feres
drowned when trying to swim across river Evros between Turkey and Greece
drowned, bodies found off Karistos (GR), boat sank in stormy waters
reportedly drowned, after boat sank off Karistos (GR)
drowned, boat sank on way from Libya to Italy, found by coast guards
reportedly drowned, boat sank on way from Libya to Italy
dead body found in Fuerteventura's waters (E), reportedly from an old shipwreck
reportedly drowned, found dead near Lampedusa (I)
drowned, after boat capsized off the coast of Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, boat capsized on reef off Fuerteventura (E) on way from Africa
drowned, boat capsized on reef off Fuerteventura (E) on way from Africa
reportedly drowned, boat capsized off Fuerteventura (E) on way from Africa
drowned near Durres (AL) after shipwreck of a boat carrying migrants to Italy (I)
froze to death on a boat on the way from Vlora (AL) to Italy
reportedly drowned after boat sank, tragedy on the way from Vlora (AL) to Italy
died of hypothermia on a boat on the way from Vlora (AL) to Italy
stowaways, found dead in cargo ship in Pasaia (E) coming from Camerun
suicide, set fire to himself in London in fear of deportation
deported from Germany, imprisoned in Congo, got late medical care, baby died
mother deported from Germany, imprisoned in Congo, got late medical care
asylum seeker's child drowned, fell into ditch near Asylum Centre Dalem (NL)
drowned, boat sank off coast of Marmaris (TR) on way from Turkey to Greece
reportedly drowned, boat sank off Turkish coast on way from Turkey to Greece
reportedly drowned, after boat sank off Turkish coast on way from Turkey to Greece
reportedly drowned, after boat sank off Turkish coast on way from Turkey to Greece
stowaway, suffocated on a cargo ship on way from Cameroon to Spain
drowned, after a shipwreck near Tripoli (LY), on the way to Italy
drowned near Granada (E) after shipwreck of a boat carrying 48 immigrants
reportedly drowned, boat capsized during rescue attempt near Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned, boat capsized during rescue attempt near Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned, boat capsized during rescue attempt near Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned, boat capsized during rescue attempt near Fuerteventura (E)
body found near beach Fuente Caballos, Cadiz (E)
stowaway, reason of death unknown, body found in italian ship in Amsterdam’s harbour
dehydration, died of thirst while travelling to Europe through Sahara desert
drowned, reportedly trying to swim Ceuta (E/MA), body found in Chorillo (E)
found dead on a boat drifting 25 n. miles south of Pantelleria (I)
suicide, found hanged at Bedford prison (GB)
reportedly drowned near Lampedusa (I) after boat sank
died of starvation in a small boat, set to arrive in Motril (E)
died frozen in a boat carrying about 40 migrants to Motril (E)
hanged himself in police custody in Valletta in fear of deportation
found dead in his cell in Heathrow police station
drowned after shipwreck near Larache (Morocco)
suicide, hanged himself in Polmont Prison (GB) in fear of deportation
reportedly drowned, after shipwreck near Larache (Ma)
frozen to death in forest near Eisenstadt (A) after crossing Hungarian border
drowned in the attempt to swim to Ceuta (E/MA)
drowned near Cádiz (E) after small boat capsized on way to Spain (E)
drowned, bodies recovered/washed ashore after shipwrecking in bay of Cadiz (E)
drowned, after boat capsized near Rota (E)
reportedly drowned after boat capsized on way from Tunisia to Sicily (I)
drowned after boat capsized on the way from Tunisia to Sicily (I)
drowned when boat sank off the Tunisian coast on way to Italy
died of starvation on a boat from Libya to Italy being 20 days without food
suicide, found hanged at Belmarsh maximum security prison (GB)
found dead of cold/hunger on ship from Libya to Lampedusa (I)
reportedly died of cold/hunger on ship from Libya to Italy, thrown overboard
died of hypothermia and starvation on ship fom Libya to Lampedusa (I)
drowned, bodies found on the beach in Larache (MA)
died on ship from Libya to Lampedusa (I) due to bad conditions
died on ship from Libya to Lampedusa (I) due to bad conditions
drowned after boat capsized near Lampedusa (I) on the way from Libya
found dead on ship from Libya to Lampedusa (I)
drowned after boat capsized near Lampedusa (I) on the way from Libya
stowaway, frozen to death in undercarriage of Brazzaville (Congo) - Paris (F) flight
drowned in the waters of Bahía Feliz (E), their boat had been intercepted earlier
reportedly drowned near Gran Canaria (E) after boat sank trying to reach Canary Islands (E)
drowned, ship sunk on way from North-Africa to Lampedusa (I) in international water
drowned near the Island of Evia (GR) trying to reach Greek coast by boat
Armenian, set himself on fire in Biedenkopf (D), asylum application was rejected
shot by border guard while trying to cross border between Morocco and Spain
50 drowned, 160 missing, after boat from Libya sank off Tunisia, 41 rescued
stowaways, suffocated in cargo ship on way from Ivory Coast to La Coruña (E)
died on a boat on the way from Tunisia to Sicily (I)
died on a ship and thrown overboard on way from Tunisia to Sicily (I)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MET/IRR
Vivre
MNS
MNS
NON
MNS
NOB
NOB
NON/FORBES
Unipa
MC
ANSA/Unipa
MC
Tiroler Tageszeitung/Salzburger Nachrichten/Yahoo/M
YaN/MNS/MC/NOB
YaN/MNS/MC/NOB
MP
GuardianUn./KI/BBC/SD-Agencies/AJC/IP/Vivre/YaN
GuardianUn./KI/BBC/SD-Agencies/AJC/IP/Vivre/LR
GuardianUn./KI/BBC/SD-Agencies/AJC/IP/Vivre/YaN
Statewatch/MNS
IRR
Statewatch/ProAsyl/FR-NieSa/ARI
Statewatch
VK
MNS/NI/AP/SP/Kurier/Vielfaltletter/BBC/MUGAK/IMK
MNS/NI/AP/SP/Kurier/Vielfaltletter/BBC/MUGAK/IMK
MNS/NI/AP/SP/Kurier/Vielfaltletter/BBC/MUGAK/IMK
MNS/NI/AP/SP/Kurier/Vielfaltletter/BBC/MUGAK/IMK
MNS/Statewatch
IPL/Unipa
EP
MNS/GuardianUn./MUGAK/ABC/Raz
MNS/GuardianUn/MUGAK/ABC/Raz
MNS/MUGAK/ABC/Raz
MNS/MUGAK/ABC/Raz
SH
VK
LESP
MUGAK
INDi/IPL/Unipa
NCADC
LR
Statewatch/MUGAK/MNS
Indymedia/MUGAK
Malta Independent/MNS/FIDH
MNS
SOS
PAIH
SOS
MNS/Die Bunte
MUGAK
EP
Statewatch/MNS/Indymedia/VK/AP/GuardianUn/Trou
MNS
MNS/Vivre/TL
MSN/WOZ/TL/Vivre
NOB/TL/IPL
Miami Herald/TL
IRR/NCADC/ERB
Statewatch/LR/MNS/YaN/Pogledi/GuardianUn/VK/SP
Statewatch/LR/MNS/Pogledi/GuardianUn/VK/SP/Vivr
Statewatch/LR/MNS/YaN/Pogledi/GuardianUn/VK/SP
APDHA/MUGAK
Statewatch/MNS/LR/IPL
Statewatch/MNS/LR/SP/IPL
Statewatch/MNS/LR/SP/TL/Mugak/IPL/
Statewatch/MNS/LR/SP/IPL/DPA
Statewatch/MNS/LR/SP/TL/Mugak/IPL
AFP/MNS/Vivre
AFP/MUGAK
EP
YaN/GDS/ILM/IPL/TL
MNS/Flüchtlingsrat-Brandenburg/ILM
MNS/ERB
MUGAK
MNS
Haarlems Dagblad
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number

found dead

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name

in Oct 03 5 N.N. (1 small child)
01/10/03 3 N.N.
29/09/03 7 N.N.
23/09/03 1 Vullnet Bytyci (18, man)
18/09/03 2 N.N. (±23, man; ±23, woman)
18/09/03 1 Soran Karim (23)
09/09/03 26 N.N. (2 women)
07/09/03 1 N.N.
04/09/03 1 Tema Kombe (32, man)
03/09/03 1 Israfil Shiri (30, man)
02/09/03 1 N.N. (34, man)
01/09/03 2 N.N.
01/09/03 1 Vasiliy Todchuk (24, man)
30/08/03 1 Andrej Donorov (34, man)
30/08/03 1 N.N.
26/08/03 1 N.N. (16, boy)
23/08/03 1 N.N. (33, man)
18/08/03 1 N.N. (25, man)
17/08/03 1 N.N.
17/08/03 1 Hekmat Karim Salih (29)
14/08/03 5 N.N. (3 children)
13/08/03 5 N.N. (4 women; 1 man)
09/08/03 1 N.N. (24, man)
01/08/03 10 N.N.
in Aug 03 13 N.N.
in Aug 03 9 N.N.
31/07/03 15 N.N.
28/07/03 1 N.N.
27/07/03 1 Erdogan Tahir (37, man)
25/07/03 1 N.N.
19/07/03 21 N.N.
18/07/03 25 N.N.
15/07/03 1 Cheibani Wague
14/07/03 5 N.N.
14/07/03 30 N.N.
09/07/03 1 Elmas Ozmico (40, woman)
06/07/03 1 Faizullah Ahmedi (19, man)
in Jul 03 15 N.N.
01/07/03 1 Hüseyin Dikec (man)
in Jul 03 2 N.N.
29/06/03 9 N.N.
24/06/03 3 N.N. (women)
23/06/03 2 N.N. (women)
20/06/03 189 N.N.
20/06/03 20 N.N.
18/06/03 1 N.N. (25, man)
16/06/03 63 N.N.
16/06/03 3 N.N. (men)
16/06/03 4 N.N. (women)
14/06/03 30 N.N.
10/06/03 11 N.N.
06/06/03 4 N.N.
05/06/03 2 N.N.
05/06/03 6 N.N.
02/06/03 2 N.N.
02/06/03 9 N.N.
02/06/03 3 N.N.
in Jun 03 1 N.N. (man)
in Jun 03 1 N.N.
in Jun 03 2 N.N.
31/05/03 15 N.N.
17/05/03 1 N.N. (33, man)
15/05/03 4 N.N. (men)
07/05/03 1 Olga Blaskevica (29, woman)
06/05/03 5 N.N. (men)
06/05/03 4 N.N. (women)
05/05/03 1 Liu Jin Wu (35, man)
02/05/03 1 Nadim Hussaini (18, man)
in May 03 1 N.N. (minor)
01/05/03 1 N.N.
26/04/03 1 N.N.
25/04/03 2 N.N.
in Apr 03 10 N.N.
in Apr 03 76 N.N.
28/03/2003 1 Hamisi Ismaili (18, man)
25/03/03 1 N.N. (32, man)
in Mar 03 12 N.N.
in Mar 03 1 N.N.
28/02/03 1 N.N.(26, man)
28/02/03 7 N.N.

region of origin
North Africa
Guinea
Pakistan
Albania
unknown
Iraq
Pakistan/Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda
Iran
Algeria
unknown
Russia
Ukraine
unknown
Afghanistan
unknown
Liberia
unknown
Iraq
Iraq/Sudan/Somalia
unknown
Chechnia
unknown
unknown
unknown
Africa
Africa
Turkey
Africa
unknown
unknown
Mauritania
North-Africa
unknown
Turkey
Afghanistan
unknown
unknown
unknown
Libya
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
Ivory Coast
North Africa
North Africa
North Africa
Morocco
unknown
Comoros
Morocco
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kurdistan
India
unknown
unknown
Congo
unknown
Latvia
Morocco
Morocco
China
Afghanistan
Morocco
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania
Iraq
Africa
Somalia
India
Comoros

cause of death
2 bodies
found,
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
sank off
dead
bodies
found
in a refrigerator
truck
which took
fire on when
way toboat
Algeciras
(E)Libya
drowned, jumped off vessel off the coast of Havre (F)
died in minefield trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
shot to death by border guard while trying to cross Albanian-Greek border
drowned, while trying to swim from Morocco to Ceuta (E/MA)
Kurd, asylum seeker died in minibus collision while illegaly in Great Britain
drowned in river Evros on Turkish-Greek border after boat capsized
drowned, fell overboard after boat intercepted by coast guard near Fuerteventura (E)
suicide, found hanged in toilet of psychiatric ward at Heatherwood Hospital (GB)
set fire to himself, after being denied necessary medication in Manchester (GB)
jumped out of the window trying to escape police check in Sartrouville (F)
drowned after their overloaded boat sunk off the Tunisian coast, on way to Italy
suicide, found hanged in a building site in Govan, Glasgow (GB)
suicide, 11 days after being deported from NL to Spain, was mentally ill (schizophrenia)
reportedly drowned, found dead near Lanzarote (E)
stowaway, coming from Greece found dead in back of truck near Rimini (I)
died after fight with another asylum seeker in asylum centre Harlingen (NL)
died of a heart attack after his arrival at refugee centre in Lampedusa (I)
drowned, body found near Tarifa (E) between rocks, 2.5 meters under sea level
kurd, stowaway, crushed to death in lorry going from France to Poole (GB)
drowned, trafficker made hole in boat on way from Ayvalik (TR) to Lesbos (GR)
drowned, body found on a beach near Edremit (TR)
died in violent confrontation with Moldovians in refugee centre Traiskirchen (A)
reportedly drowned after boat sank off the shore of Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, forced to jump into sea and threatened with a knife by 2 skippers.
drowned after shipwreck near Barbate (E)
drowned after boat capsized near Canary Island of Fuerteventura (E)
drowned off the coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands (E)
died of thirst, body found hanging from train in railway station of Gorizia (I)
drowned off the coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands (E)
drowned, found dead off the coast of Libya
drowned, after two shipwrecks occured near Sur de Aiun (MA)
soffocated after police maltreatments and physical abuse in Vienna (A)
drowned after shipwreck near Barranco H.-Tarifa (E), bodies found by Guardia Civil
reportedly drowned, after shipwreck near Barranco Hondo-Tarifa (E)
died of septicaemia at Dover Hospital (GB), after her pleas for a doctor were ignored
suicide, hanged himself in house in Blackburn (GB) awaiting decision on asylum claim
drowned while being transferred to a Guardia Civil launch near Fuerteventura
suicide, set himself on fire in Aliens Office of Gütersloh (D) in fear of deportation
bodies found by life boat crew in the water in the Channel, dead trying to enter Britain
drowned, vessel capsized near Cap Bon (TN) on way to Italy
reportedly drowned near the coast of Cadiz (E)
drowned, dead bodies found flooting in front of Tarifa (E)
reportedly drowned, boat capsized on way from Tunisia to Italy near port of Sfax
drowned, boat capsized on way from Libya to Italy near port of Sfax
stowaway, drowned, jumped overboard a containership in English Channel
reportedly drowned, ship sank on way from Tunisia to Lampedusa (I)
drowned, ship sank on way from Tunisia to Lampedusa (I)
drowned, after boat sank on way from Tunisia to Lampedusa (I)
reportedly drowned when dinghy capsized near Tarifa on way to Spain
reportedly drowned, boat capsized during rescue attempt by Guardia Civil (E)
reportedly drowned or died in fire after boat caught fire trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned, trying to avoid detection by coastguard near city of Salobreña (E)
reportedly drowned, trying to avoid detection by coast guard near Salobreña (E)
missing, after boat capsized during rescue attempt near Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, after boat capsized during rescue attempt near Fuerteventura (E)
drowned near Tenerife (E) after shipwreck of a boat trying to reach Canary Islands (E)
found dead in the back of a Greek truck at the border between Italy and Slovenia
dead body found in a forrest not far from the border between Ukraine and Slovakia
drowned, dead body found in Ceuta (E/MA), they tried to reach coast by swimming
reportedly drowned, after boat capsized during rescue attempt near Fuerteventura (E)
rejected asylum seeker found dead in a bus shelter in Boxmeer (NL)
drowned, bodies found in fishing net near Lampedusa (I)
murdered by partner in Harmondsworth detention centre (GB), awaiting deportation
drowned, dead bodies found near he beach of Plage Ba Kacem, Tangier (MA)
drowned, dead bodies found near beach of Plage Ba Kacem, Tangier (MA)
suicide, denied access to interpreter, suffered from paranoid psychosis
fell from bridge over M60, at Stockport (GB) after his asylum claim was rejected
suffocated, trapped on the border-fence in Melilla (E/MA)
drowned, found floating near Lampedusa (I)
dead body found in a boat intercepted in the Gulf of Cadiz (E)
drowned after shipweck in Lanzarote (E)
dead bodies found in the coasts of Lanzarote (E)
drowned, dead bodies found on the beach in Tarifa (E)
found dead in wheelbay of plane landed in Maastricht-Aachen airport (NL)
asylum seeker, set fire to himself in Diever (NL) after being caught stealing
dead bodies found in the touristic area of Costa Teguise (E)
blown in minefield at the border between Turkey and Greece
dead body found near Kam’yanytsya (UA) few meters from UA-SK border
drowned near Kanikeli after small boat capsized on way to Mayotte (F)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

SOS
NOB
MNS/Flüchtlingsrat-Brandenburg/BBC
AI
MNS
BBC
BBC/Statewatch/AP
MNS/MUGAK
icB/IRR/NCADC
BBC/Socialist Worker/NCADC/IRR/Asylum Policy/gay
MNS/Grand Paris
NOB
NCADC/IRR
VK/NRC/Oz/Zelf
MUGAK
AFP
Trouw/VK/PLi
LR/IPL/Unipa
MUGAK
BBC/CARF/Kurdmedia/IRR
Twee Vandaag
MNS/AFP
MNS/Asyl in Not
MNS/AFP/MUGAK
SOS
SOS
AFP/MNS/MUGAK/Statewatch
AFP/MUGAK
IET/ILP
AFP/MUGAK
IPL/Unipa
MUGAK
IRR/Malmoe/COE
Statewatch/AFP/MNS/GuardianUn/MUGAK
MNS
GuardianUn/Inquest/BBC/IRR
IRR
GuardianUn
ERB
IRR
MNS/NOB/IPL/Vita/TL/Unipa
EP
MUGAK
Statewatch/MNS/AFP/GuardianUn/ABC/Observer/LR
Statewatch/MNS/AFP/GuardianU/ABC/Observer/LR/
BBC/MNS/YaN/IRR
Statewatch/MNS/AFP/TG/PLi/IND/Nouvel Obs./TN/A
Statewatch/MNS/AFP/TG/PLi/IND/LR/IPL/CNNit/ILN/
LR/IPL/CNNit/ILN/CDS/TL
MNS
Statewatch/MNS/MUGAK
Mayotte sans frontires
MNS/MUGAK/APDHA
MUGAK/APDHA
Statewatch/MNS/MUGAK
Statewatch/MNS/MUGAK
EP
IRR
IRR
MUGAK
Statewatch
MNS/ANP
LR
CARF/Metropolitan Police/IRR/NCADC
MUGAK
MUGAK
MNS/The Herald/NCADC/ERB/IRR
IRR
SOS
TL
MUGAK
MUGAK
SOS
SOS
Fabel van de Illegaal
MNS/VK
SOS
IRR
NOB
Mayotte sans frontires

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25/02/03
24/02/03
23/02/03
22/02/03
20/02/03
12/02/03
07/02/03
03/02/03
in Feb 03
in Feb 03
in Feb 03
31/01/03
23/01/03
19/01/03
19/01/03
19/01/03
19/01/03
18/01/03
18/01/03
18/01/03
17/01/03
16/01/03
15/01/03
14/01/03
13/01/03
12/01/03
12/01/03
09/01/03
09/01/03
09/01/03
08/01/03
08/01/03
04/01/03
02/01/03
02/01/03
02/01/03
02/01/03
in Jan 03
in Jan 03
in Jan 03
in Jan 03
in 2003
30/12/02
28/12/02
27/12/02
26/12/02
25/12/02
25/12/02
24/12/02
24/12/02
24/12/02
19/12/02
19/12/02
16/12/02
13/12/02
02/12/02
02/12/02
01/12/02
in Dec 02
in Dec 02
30/11/02
30/11/02
30/11/02
30/11/02
22/11/02
21/11/02
15/11/02
13/11/02
13/11/02
02/11/02
in Nov 02
in Nov 02
27/10/02
21/10/02
16/10/02
11/10/02
10/10/02
10/10/02
08/10/02
08/10/02

number

found dead

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1
1
1
1
12
1
18
1
2
3
1
1
2
6
26
23
16
1
2
4
19
1
14
1
2
9
5
6
23
1
3
1
2
3
7
10
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
7
4
4
1
1
1
10
10
1
1
1
1
44
1
4
12
56
32
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
23
2
6
5
2
7
2
14

name
(1 small child)
N.N. (man)
Sarkawat Hussein (18, man)
N.N. (young man)
Djedjik Fatiha (39)
N.N.
Osuigwe C. Kenechukwu (22)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
Mikhail Bognarchuk (42, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Mariame Getu Hagos (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Foussini Baraya (31, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Said B. (29)
N.N. (± 25)
Said B. (29, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
David Mamedor (45)
N.N. (woman)
Olivier (±20, man)
Ricardo Barrientos (54)
Zafar Mohammad (16, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (2, girl)
Sirous Khajehb (29, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (young man)
N.N.
N.N. (±12, boy)
Immanuel Duah (±12, boy)
N.N.
Mahmot Slav (18, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (kids under 12)
N.N.
N.N. (23)
Lata Aradinovic (34, man)
N.N.
N.N.
A.K. (23)
N.N. (32, woman)
Farideh Karimi (42, woman)
N.N.
N.N. (1 man; 1 child)
N.N. (3 girls)
N.N.
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N. (women)
N.N. (7 women; 7 men)

region of origin
Mali or Gabon
Iraq
Iraq
Algeria
Sub-Saharan-Africa
Nigeria
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Morocco
Sub-Saharan-Africa
unknown
Ukraine
Turkey
Iraq
Nigeria
unknown
Morocco
Somalia
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan-Africa
unknown
unknown
Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Africa
Iraq
Iraq
Morocco
India
Morocco
Burundi
Morocco
Algeria/Morocco
unknown
Palestine
unknown
unknown
Georgia
unknown
Niger
Argentina
Afghanistan
Morocco
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iraq
Iran
Iraq
Iraq/Afghanistan
Iraq/Afghanistan
Iraq
Africa
Ghana
Ghana
Gambia/Ghana/Somalia
Iraq
Romania
unknown
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
Armenia
Serbia
Africa
Africa
Albania
Iran
Iran
Comoros
unknown
unknown
North Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria/Iran
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drownedunder
or trampled
in panic,
when
boat
sank(F)off Libya
stowaway,
fell from
plane wheelbay
flight path
to airport
near
Paris
crushed to death trying to climb lorry in Calais (F) ferry terminal on his way to GB
hit by lorry in Calais (F), trying to reach Great-Britain as a stowaway
suicide, hanged herself with scarf in police cel in Emmen (NL) in fear of deportation
died of thirst/hunger after 14 days at sea, going from Morocco to Fuerteventura (E)
died of lack of medical care in refugee transit centre Thurhof in Oberbüren (CH)
reportedly drowned after being lost at sea near Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, tried to swim to Spain body found floating in a bay south of Ceuta (E/MA)
suffocated, stowaway in a bus on a ferry going from Nador (MA) to Almería (E)
drowned, trying to reach Melilla (E/MA) swimming from Beniezar (MA), cold sea fatal
stowaway, died attempting to disembark from a boat in Motril-Granada (E)
suicide, found hanged with his shoelaces in toilet at Haslar removal Centre (GB)
stowaways fell out of wheel-bay in China, hid in wrong plane in France
frozen to death in drifting boat near S.M. di Leuca (I) coming from Turkey
drowned while trying to reach the Canary Islands (E) from Morocco
died of hypothermia on a drifting boat near Leuca (I) coming from Turkey
reportedly drowned near Tangir after boat sank trying to reach Spain (E)
died of asphyxhiation during deportation from Paris (F) to Johannesburg (SA)
dead bodies found on the beach in Motril (E)
drowned near Fuerteventura (E) after shipwreck of a boat trying to reach Canary Islands (E)
drowned near Tangier (MA) hoping to reach Spain clandestinely by sea
dead body found in the beach of Ceuta (E/MA)
drowned when small boat sank near Canary Island of Fuerteventura (E)
suffocated in his vomit, seriously ill in border prison Amsterdam South-East (NL)
stowaways, died after creeping into the hold of a Cypriot ship bound for Cadiz (E)
drowned, boat sank on its way to Spain near Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned when boat sank near Fuerteventura (E)
died of hypopthermia on a Greek boat headed to Italy
reportedly drowned near S.M. di Leuca (I) in attempt to reach Italy on a Greek boat
mortally hit by bus in Ceuta (E)
died of exhaustion after journey through mountains between Slovakia-Ukraine
died after being run down while attempting to hide under a coach in Ceuta (E/MA)
died on Thracian (TR/GR) border straying into marked minefield in thick fog
died of toxic inhalation in fire deliberately started in police prison in Malaga (E)
drowned, boat crashed on rocks sank near Tarifa off southern coast of Spain
reportedly drowned after shipwreck in the Strait of Gibraltar, near Tarifa (E)
died of toxic inhalation during arson attack at a police station in Malaga (E)
drowned, dead bodies found on beaches on Dodecanese island Symi in Greece
drowned, corpse found on beach on the island Evia in Greece
Kurd, suicide in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock (D) after rejection of asylum application
drowned, found dead on beach on Symi island (GR)
suffocated, ate money to pay smugglers to avoid robbery at military check in Agadez(Niger)
died of cardiac arrest during deportation from Paris (F) to Buenos Aires (ARG)
suicide, set himself on fire at Gribskov refugee centre (DK), in fear of deportation.
burnt at pol.st. in Malaga.Ref. started fire after 2days detention.Pol.didn’t open doors
drowned after overcrowded boat coming from MA capsized near Tarifa (E)
drowned, when inflatable dinghy sank off the coast of the island Chios (GR)
reportedly drowned,dinghy sank off the coast of the island Chios (GR)
Kurd, drowned trying to swim ashore when boat sank near coast of Corfu (GR)
suicide, found hanged in Huddersfield (GB), wrongly told asylum claim was refused
Kurd, drowned trying to swim ashore when boat sank near coast of Korfu (GR)
drowned, 2 vessels got caught in a storm off the island Evia (GR)
reportedly drowned, when 2 vessels got gaught in a storm of the island Evia (GR)
found death by police under a truck at toll station of Saint-Omer (F) near Calais
died of exhaustion after long trek, found near Greek village at GR-TR border
stowaway, found frozen in undercarriage of plane from Ghana at Heathrow (GB)
stowaway, found frozen in undercarriage of plane from Ghana at Heathrow (GB)
drowned after boat sank on the way from Bodrum (TR) to Kos (GR)
stowaway, died after attempt of jumping off a bound truck in Patras (GR)
stowaways, found dead in a shipping container due to depart from Livorno (I)
drowned, boat shipwrecked near coast of Tripoli (Libya) going to Italy
reportedly drowned, boat shipwrecked near coast of Tripoli (Libya) going to Italy
drowned, when boat sank between Western Sahara (MA) and Canary Islands (E)
stowaways, found frozen in undercarriage of plane from Ghana (GH) to London (GB)
drowned near Ceuta (E) after shipwreck
suicide in Szombathely Detention Centre in Hungary
suicide, set himself on fire in Syke (D) after his asylum application was rejected, Roma
drowned when inflatable dinghy capsized near Larache off Morocco coast
reportedly, drowned when dinghy capsized near Larache off Moroccan coast
fatally injured by border guard in Messopotamia area of Kastoria (GR-AL border)
died of hypothermia, after long treck across Turkish border into Greece.
was refused medical care in asylum centre in Appelscha (NL), too late found cancer
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned, bodies found off the northeastern coast of Lesbos (GR)
drowned, bodies found near Lesbos (GR) all six where wearing life vests
stowaways, suffocated inside a trailer on its way from Agadir (MA) to Sevilla (E)
drowned, ship capsized off Turkey's western coast on its way to Greece
reportedly drowned, ship capsized off Turkey's western coast on way to GR
drowned, boat capsized near Barbate (E) avoiding detection by SIVE cameras
reportedly drowned, boat capsized near Barbate (E) avoiding detection by SIVE

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS
AFP/MNS/NO
Vivre
DVHN
PUB/NOB/MUGAK
Vivre/MNS/Indymedia/Augen auf/
IRR
MNS
SOS
SOS
IRR
IRR/NCADC/CARF/MNS
MNS
MNS/Vivre/AFP/AP/TL
MNS/Vita
MNS/Vivre/AFP/AP/TL
BBC
NCADC/AI/AN/VK/Vivre/MNS/borderzerolist/IND/JT/S
MUGAK

MNS/Vivre/MUGAK
MUGAK
MNS/ Spits/ AFP
VK/AC/AFVIC/CW/demo
IRR/MUGAK
NOB
NOB
IRR/Vita
Vita
EP
NOB/Mumbaicentral
IRR/MUGAK
KI
MNS/MUGAK/APDHA
VK/AP/DPA/AFP/Statewatch/MUGAK
MLKO
MNS/MUGAK/APDHA
KI/IRR
KI
WB/FR-NRW/NW/MNS
KI/IRR
LESP
NCADC/AI/NOB/AN/Vivre/AFP/borderzerolist/LeMon
ERB
SOS/MUGAK/APDHA
IRR
AP
AP
MNS/AP
IRR/YT/NCADC
MNS/AP
MNS/AP
MNS/AP
NOB/Telegraaf
NOB
GuardianUn/Annanova/Telegraph/Myjoyonline/IRR/Is
GuardianUn/Annanova/Telegraph/Myjoyonline/IRR/N
IRR/TL/Vita
IRR
IRR
VK/MNS/DPA
VK/MNS/DPA
VK/AFP
Edinburgh news
EP
MGHR
ARI
AFP
AFP
GHM/OMCT/YaN/ProAsyl
IRR
MAG/VK
Mayotte sans frontires
MNS
MNS/NCAs
MNS/FR/taz/Tagesspiegel/AFP
AFP
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found dead

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name

region of origin

1
1
9
1
3
5
5
8
12
1
1
3
10
15
1
1
36
1
1
1
2
1
9
1
1
13
1
5
1
2
3
5
1
9
4
1
2
1
34
2
11
17
5
2
1
1
2
15
5
5
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
5
6
1
1
1
1
1
3
10
1
1
5
1
1
4
1
1
4
1
1
1

N.N. (1 small
child)
Beverley
Fowler
(32, woman)
N.N. (18)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (pregnant woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
Muhamed Sarad (60, man)
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N.
N.N. (15, man)
Ramo Suljic (37, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (±18, men)
Peiman Bahmani (29, man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (15, girl)
N.N.
N.N. (20, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (4 year old girl)
N.N.
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N.
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (minor)
N.N. (pregnant women)
N.N. (23, man)
Samba Fofana (25)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
David Metrevelli (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Ahmet Moh. Irak (19, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Mubarek Yagderi (32)
N.N. (2)
Tina (3)
Sillih Peder (23)
Cahir (28)
N.N.
N.N. (young men)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Hamid Mahmut
N.N. (boy)
Hiva Fazil Emin (32)

Jamaica
Congo
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
unknown
unknown
unknown
Africa
Palest./Sudan/Shri Lanka
Palest./Sudan/Shri Lanka
Tunisia
Bangladesh
Cameroon
Liberia/North Africa
Liberia/North Africa
Serbia
Morocco
North Africa
Iran
Liberia
unknown
Liberia
unknown
Azerbaijan
unknown
unknown
Pakistan
Liberia
unknown
Turkey
Africa
Morocco
Comoros
Kurdistan
North Africa
Comoros
unknown
Morocco/Sub-Sah. Afr.
Morocco/Sub-Sah. Afr.
Iraq
Morocco/Sub-Sah. Afr.
Cameroon
Kenia
unknown
unknown
Albania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Georgia
Kurdistan
Sub-Saharan Africa
unknown
unknown
unknown
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Somalia
Somalia
Afghanistan
Sub-Saharan Africa
China/Iran
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Africans
unknown
Russia
Pakistan
unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Pakistan
unknown
Pakistan
Pakistan
Moroccan
Iraq

cause of death
2 bodiesfound
found,hanged
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,
when boat sank off Libya
suicide,
in Durham
prison
(GB), in fear
of deportation
suicide, jumped under train in Zwolle (NL) in fear of deportation
drowned after small boat capsized near Tunisian coast on its way to Sicily (I)
missing, after small boat capsized near Tunisian coast on its way to Sicily (I)
drowned, after a boat with 42 migrants sank off the coast of Barbate (E)
drowned, after a boat with 42 migrants sank off the coast of Barbate (E)
missing, after a boat with 42 migrants sank off the coast of Barbate (E)
drowned, after boat sank while trying to reach Mayotte Island (F) from Comoros Islands
missing, after boat sank while trying to reach Mayotte Island (F) from Comoros Islands
drowned, body was discovered by a fisherman in the western Peloponnese (GR)
drowned, after a boat with 42 migrants sank off the coast of Barbate (E)
drowned, when fishing boat heading for Lesbos (GR) sank near Narli (TR)
reportedly drowned, when fishing boat heading for Lesbos (GR) sank near Narli (TR)
drowned, forced by smugglers to swim ashore near Scoglitti (south Sicily, I)
died when security forces tried to stop 70 people from crossing the Iranian-Turkish border
stowaway, froze to death in wheel bay of airplane from Cameroon to Paris (F)
drowned, boat with more than 100 refugees aboard capsized south of Sicily
drowned, after boat with more than 100 refugees capsized south of Sicily
suicide, hung himself in a refugee centre in Germany in fear of deportation
stowaway, found dead inside container with 10 immigrants in Algeciras (E)
drowned, forced by smugglers to swim ashore near Tarifa (E)
stabbed to death in the street where he lived in Hendon (GB)
drowned, after ship capsized 200 meters from south coast of Sicily (I)
drowned, after ship capsized 200 meters from south coast of Sicily (I)
drowned, after ship capsized 200 meters from south coast of Sicily (I)
drowned after boat capsized, body found on a beach near Kenitra (MA)
suicide, hung himself after negative decision on his asylum application in NL
missing, were abandoned near Greek coast in a boat that later capsized
drowned, was abandoned near Greek coast in a boat that later capsized
drowned, were abandoned near Greek coast in boat that later capsized
drowned, after ship capsized 200 meters from coast of Sicily (I)
Kurds, stowaways found suffocated in truck near Napels (I) coming from GR
Kurd, died near village Vyssa (TR/GR border) after straying into marked minefield
drowned near Fuerteventura (E) traffickers forced them to swim ashore
stowaways, already decomposing bodies were found inside lorry in Villabona (E)
reportedly drowned after shipwreck near Mayotte (F)
Kurds, died on refugee boat between Italy and Greece
drowned, found dead on the beach of Los Carabos in Melilla (E/MA)
reportedly drowned, boat missing after going to Mayotte (F)
Kurds, found dead on by smugglers abandoned refugee boat near Bari (I)
drowned, forced by smugglers to swim ashore near Tarifa (E)
reportedly drowned, forced by smugglers to swim ashore near Tarifa (E)
Kurds, stowaways found suffocated in truck in Avellino (I) going from BG to I
drowned, forced by smugglers to swim ashore near Tarifa (E)
stowaway, died of hypothermia in wheel bay of airplane from Rio to Paris (F)
died of two consecutive heart attacks in police station on Fuerteventura (E)
drowned, after an Italian customs patrol boat and the dinghy collided near Vlora (Al)
missing, after an Italian customs patrol boat and the dinghy collided near Vlora (Al)
drowned, after an Italian customs patrol boat and the dinghy collided near Vlora (Al)
drowned near Fuerteventura (E) after boat capsized on way to Canary Islands (E)
drowned near Fuerteventura (E) trying to enter Spain (E)
suicide, hung himself in detention centre in Malaga (E) in fear of expulsion
Kurds, stowaways in lorry from Greece to Italy crushed to death by the load
drowned, small boat with 19 migrants was wrecked off the coast of Fuerteventura (E)
reportedly drowned, small boat wrecked off coast of Fuerteventura (E)
dead body found in police station in Fuerteventura (E)
dead body found at the border between Ceuta (E/MA) and Morocco
stowaway, found dead in a lorry on a ferry from Patras (GR) to Brindisi (I)
stowaway, found dead in a lorry on a ferry from Patras (GR) to Brindisi (I)
drowned, the boat bringing them from Turkey to Kos (GR) sank near Datca (TR)
reportedly drowned, boat from Turkey to Kos (GR) sank near Datca (TR)
died in a car accident after taxi driver tried to escape the border police (TR-GR)
drowned, fell off overloaded rubber boat after it collided against rocks near Spain
died after lack of medical treatment in asylum seeker centre Vught (NL)
shot by security forces when trying to enter Turkey near Aslanyazi
shot by security forces when trying to enter Turkey near Aslanyazi
drowned, after boat capsized near Lanzarote, island part of Canary Islands (E)
drowned, forced to swim to a ship which would have carried them from TN to I
reportedly drowned after canoe capsized on the way from France to Great Britain
drowned, corpse was found at the shore of Menderes district (TR)
missing, after boat sank near Antigua (Canary Islands, E)
drowned, body found off the coast of Tuineje (Fuerteventura, E)
drowned when smugglers forced them to swim ashore near Puglia (I)
reportedly drowned when smugglers forced them to swim ashore near Puglia (I)
drowned, dead body found at the shore of Menderes district (TR)
Kurd, shot dead during fight between illegal immigrants in refugee camp in Calais (F)
found dead on beach of Maydanoz in Izmir province in Western Turkey
found dead on beach of Maydanoz in Izmir province in Western Turkey
died in attempt to enter Melilla (E/MA), got trapped in frontier fence and suffocated
died when lorry with 35 refugees inside turned over near Köprüköy (TR)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

NCADC/IRR
MNS
AP/Tagesspiegel
AP/Tagesspiegel
IRR
IRR
IRR
AFP
AFP
IRR
IRR
HRFT/AFP
HRFT/AFP
VK/MNS/IRR/TL/LR/MUGAK/Vita
HRFT
Morgeng./MNS
VK/AP/Morgengr./MNS/HRFT/ICARE/IRR/inq7/HRA/
VK/AP/Morgengr./MNS/HRFT/ICARE/IRR/inq7/HRA/
ARI
MNS/IRR
MNS
Socialist Worker/IRR
SP
SP
SP
Trouw
MNS
IRR/MUGAK
IRR
IRR
SP
OBV/MUGAK
KI
ANP/AFP
MNS/taz/AFP
EP
Kurdish Observer
MNS
Mayotte sans frontires
KO
VK/Reu/The News/MNS/HRA/MUGAK
VK/Reu/The News/MNS
DPA/MNS/HRFT
VK/Reu/The News/MNS/HRA/MUGAK
AP/MNS
Statewatch/IRR
Statewatch/VK/TL/Vita
Statewatch/VK
VK
EP
EP
MNS
HRFT
IRR
IRR
MUGAK
MUGAK
IRR
IRR
VK/MNS/HRFT/IRR
VK/MNS/HRFT/IRR
HRFT
MNS
NRC
HRFT/ProAsyl
HRFT
MNS
Spits/MNS/MN/TL
CARF/IRR
HRFT
MNS
MNS
HRFT
HRFT/ECRE/Vita/TL
HRFT
VK/SP
Spits/MNS/HRFT
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1
1
1
11
1
1
1
6
7
1
1
1
10
5
9
11
3
25
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
12
47
11
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
9
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
16
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
19
1
4
1
4
26
1
4
4
1
4
2

name
N.N. Akay
(1 small child)
Hidir
N.N. (±30, man)
N.N. (±30, man)
N.N. (2 children)
Muhittin Ay
N.N.
Forsina Makoni (79, woman)
N.N. (men; women)
N.N.
Shiraz Pir (25, man)
John Jackson (18)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (minors)
N.N. (10 men; 1 women)
N.N. (men)
N.N.(20 men; 1 women; 4 child.)
N.N.
N.N. (young man)
N.N.
N.N.
Sezgin Sayan (24)
Tahsin Esen (22)
N.N. (young man)
Mohsen Amri (27, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (7 men; 5 women)
N.N.
N.N.
Riaz Omar Faruq
Syed Bilal
Asif Javed
Khalid Iqbal
Ijaz Ahmad (20)
Hussayn Shah
Muhammad Riaz
N.N. (man)
N.N. (men)
Nariman Tahmasebi (27, man)
N.N. (man)
Seval Sebahtin Rasin (26)
B.H. (74, woman)
Furat Orak (22, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (17, boy)
N.N.
Hüseyin Vurucu (40)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (man)
Mohamad Hussein Tamana
Najaat Alrikabi (5 months)
N.N.
N.N.
Karim Tujali (man)
N.N. (±20, man)
Metin Güngör (18, man)
Hasan Kalkan (15, boy)
Ali Muhammet Musa El Decil
Mohammad Hussein (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (9 children)
Souleyman Diallo (28, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N (young man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (young men)
N.N. (man, woman)

region of origin
Turkey
West Africa
West Africa
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Africa
Zimbabwe
unknown
unknown
Pakistan
Tanzania
Tanzania
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Africa
unknown
unknown
Kurdistan
Uganda
Bangladesh
unknown
Turkey
Turkey
Sub-Saharan Africa
Iran
Albania
Albania
Nigeria/Sudan/Turkey
Nigeria/Sudan/Turkey
unknown
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan
India
unknown
Africa
Iran
unknown
unknown
Iraq
Turkey
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Iraq
Morocco/Sub-Sahar. Afr.
Turkey
unknown
unknown
Albania
Morocco
Nigeria
Turkey
Iran
Iraq
unknown
unknown
Iran
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iraq
Iran
unknown
Somalia
Afghanistan
Guinea
North Africa
unknown
unknown
unknown
Algeria
Iraq
Africa
Gambia
Romania
unknown

cause of death
2 bodies
found,
missing,
drowned
panic,
whenon
boat
sank
off Libya
shot
to death
on28
a vessel
near
Cyprusorbytrampled
Turkish in
coast
guards,
way
to Italy
stowaway, found dead in the wheelarch of a flight from Ghana to Great Britain.
stowaway found in undercarriage of plane from Accra (Ghana) at Heathrow (GB)
Kurds, drowned when boat capsized crossing river Sava between HR and BH
Kurd, drowned when boat capsized crossing river Sava between Croatia and Bosnia
stowaway, body found in Deuil-la-Barre (F), reportedly fell from airplane wheel-bay
suicide, set fire to herself after her asylum claim was refused
drowned after their boat capsized off the Spanish coastline
reportedly drowned when their boat capsized off the Spanish coast
suicide, found hanged in Bristol (GB), after his asylum claim was refused
jumped off a ship in the Corinthian Gulf (GR) died several hours later in a hospital
reported missing after he jumped off a ship in the Corinthian Gulf (GR)
died of cold, dead bodies were discovered by police in the area of Kaldiran (TR)
died from cold, dead bodies were discovered near Menderes (TR)
died of hypothermia, found dead by police in the area of Kaldiran (TR)
drowned, after boat smashed into reefs near the Canary Island of Lanzarote (E)
drowned, ship carrying migrants turned over and sank north of Naxos (GR)
missing, ship carrying migrants turned over and sank north of Naxos (GR)
Kurd, shot dead during fight between illegal immigrants in refugee camp in Calais (F)
stowaway, frozen to death in undercarriage of airplane from Uganda to London (GB)
stowaways, suffocated in lorry, thrown out on parking place near Catalca (TR)
died in minefield near river Evros (GR) trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
died in minefield near river Evros (GR) trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
died in minefield near river Evros (GR) trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
stowaway, his body got caught in the axle of a lorry from Morocco to Melilla (E/MA)
suicide, in Birmingham (GB) after his asylum claim was refused
reportedly drowned, tried to reach Otranto (I) in a overcrowded dinghy
dead bodies found in Otranto (I) attached to their dinghy with a rope
drowned, after vessel capsized in rough sea between Lampedusa (I) and Malta
missing, after vessel capsized in rough sea between Lampedusa (I) and Malta
drowned off Lanzarote, Canary Islands (E) after boat shipwrecked on reefs
picked up by police at border BG-MK, shot to death by police near Skopje (MK)
picked up by police at border BG-MK, shot to death by police near Skopje (MK)
picked up by police at border BG-MK, shot to death by police near Skopje (MK)
picked up by police at border BG-MK, shot to death by police near Skopje (MK)
picked up by police at border BG-MK, shot to death by police near Skopje (MK)
picked up by police at border BG-MK, shot to death by police near Skopje (MK)
picked up by police at border BG-MK, shot to death by police near Skopje (MK)
stowaway, crushed to death while trying to board a train in Channel-tunnel, on way to GB
drowned, trying to swim from Morocco to Melilla (E/MA)
suicide, found hung in Lewes Prison (GB)
stowaway, fell from a train in the Channel-Tunnel between France and GB
beaten to death by border police when trying to cross the Bulgarian-Turkish border
suicide, hung herself because of bad conditions in asylum centre near Albbruck (D)
Kurd, suicide, shot himself to death after deportation from Germany to Turkey
drowned, vessel capsized, bodies found near or on a beach near Cádiz (E)
drowned near Tarifa (E) after shipwreck of a boat trying to reach Spain (E)
suicide in Red Cross Centre Copenhagen (DK), asylum application was turned down
drowned when overloaded boat capsized near Cadiz (E)
Kurd, suicide, jumped in front of train in Stadtallendorf (D) in fear of deportation
frozen, trying to cross the snow covered border between Bulgaria-Northern Greece
died in detention centre in Belgium because of medical neglect
hit by propellor of motor boat when he jumped off the boat to swim to Italian coast
stowaways suffocated hidden in false compartment in bus from MA to Spain
asylum seeker died in child birth in Dublin (IRL), hospital did not know medical history
Kurd, stowaway suffocated in container during crossing from Greece to North Italy
suicide, in Schneckenstein asylum seekers hostel (D) in fear of deportation
died after being refused medical treatment in detention centre in Leusden (NL)
found dead in a Spanish police station
reportedly drowned, vessel capsized off the coast of Pozo Negro, Canary Islands (E)
executed after being deported to Iran by Turkish police
stowaway, electrocuted when train passed under power lines near Frethun (F)
shot to death while trying to cross the border between Turkey and Iran
shot to death while trying to cross the border between Turkey and Iran
frozen to death trying to cross Turkish-Greek border illegally near Edirne (TR)
suicide, hung himself in the shower of refugee centre in Schneckenstein (D)
drowned trying to cross the Iranian-Turkish border near Örtülü (TR)
drowned, forced by smugglers to cross river March (SK-A) by swimming
died of hypothermia, found dead in mountains near Turkish-Iranian border
suicide, jumped off a bridge in Tyneside (GB) in fear of deportation
drowned, dead bodies discovered by Spanish police near Cabo de Gata (E)
electrocuted on top of a train in the Channel Tunnel heading for the GB
shot by Turkish border police (TR)
Froze to death in remote mountain crossings while trying to reach Turkey (TR)
drowned, trying to clandestinely get onboard a merchant ship anchored near Ceuta (E/MA)
died in minefield in Northern Greece trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
drowned, found dead on a beach in Punta Aceituno, Canary Islands (E)
found dead in a Spanish police station while in detention
stowaways, found dead inside container in port Livorno (I) on way to Canada
stowaways, died inside cargo container on vessel on way from Italy to Canada

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS/Vivre/Parool/HRFT
IRR
Telegraph
MNS/HRFT
MNS/HRFT/NCAs
MNS
Socialist Worker/NCADC/IRR
IRR
IRR
NCADC/CARF/IRR/ERB/BBC
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
AFP/ARI/VK/StGallerTagblatt/BBC
AFP/IRR
AFP/IRR
SP
allAfrica/IRR
HRFT
AFP/MNS/AP
MNS/Vivre/HRFT/AP
MNS/Vivre/HRFT/AP
MNS
NCADC/CARF/IRR
MNS/CNN/AFP/DPA/Vita
AFP/MNS/CNN/DPA/Statewatch/Vita
VK/MigrantNews/MNS/AFP/CNN/DPA/ANP/SZ/Rhein
VK/MigrantNews/MNS/AFP/CNN/DPA/ANP/SZ/Rhein
IRR
IRR/MNS
IRR/MNS
IRR/MNS
IRR/MNS
IRR/MNS
IRR/MNS
IRR/MNS
MNS/AP/IRR
MNS/MUGAK
IRR
AP/MNS/IRR
AI
SAGA/ARI/IRR
ARI
MNS/MUGAK
EP
MNS/Grön Ungdom/IRR
Freies Wort
INDd/jW/IRR
MNS
AIg
Reu
MNS
MN
NW
IRR
NRC
MUGAK
MNS
IRAINC
MNS/AP/Telegraaf/MUGAK
HRFT
HRFT
HRFT
ARI
HRFT
Der Standard
Spits/VK/MNS/HRFT/BBC/NCAs/IstitutoInnocenti/NC
CARF/IRR/NCADC/ERB
ANP/AFP
IRR
HRW
HRW
MNS
MNS/AP
MNS/MUGAK
MUGAK
MNS/AFP/NCADC/DPA/NCADC
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in Dec 01
in Dec 01
in Dec 01
in Dec 01
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15/07/01
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in Jul 01
28/06/01
27/06/01
24/06/01
16/06/01
14/06/01
14/06/01

number

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
12
5
1
1
1
1
25
1
1
15
1
7
1
1
5
3
13
41
2
5
5
9
4
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
8
1
1
11
26
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
2
2
1
11
3
15
1
1
1
1
1
6

name
N.N. (1 small child)
Hasan Kalendergil (41, man)
Kalendar Kalendergil (12, boy)
Zeliha Kalendergil (10, girl)
Saniye Guler (28, woman)
Berkan Guler (4, boy)
Imam Guler (9, boy)
Mostafa Demir (23, man)
Yuksel Ucaroglu (26, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (pregnant woman)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (baby)
N.N. (man)
Joseph Crentsil (39, man)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N. (man)
Ricky Bishop (25, man)
Ngoc-Dung Hoang (41)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (boy)
N.N. (28, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Omid Jamil Ali (21, man)
N.N.
N.N. (27, woman)
N.N.
N.N. (±30, man)
Hamid Bakiri (30, man)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Nasser Ahmed (36, man)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (±20, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (minors)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (5 year old girl)
Johnson O. (19)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (woman)
Nguyen Thi Nga (34)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (man)
Mohammed Ayaz (21, man)
N.N.

region of origin
Maghreb
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iraq
Morocco
Kosovo
Maghreb
Ghana
Cameroon
Maghreb
unknown
Vietnam
Comoros
Sudan
Nigeria
Sudan
unknown
Ecuador
North Africa
Georgia
Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kurdistan
Comoros
unknown
Comoros
unknown
Algeria
Morocco
unknown
Morocco
Morocco
unknown
unknown
unknown
Africa
unknown
Eritrea
North Africa
Kosovo
Africa
Africa
unknown
Africa
Comoros
North Africa
Morocco
unknown
Comoros
Comoros
Comoros
Nigeria
Africa
Africa
Vietnam
India
Maghreb
Maghreb
unknown
India
North Africa
Georgia
Morocco
Africa
Africa
Africa
North Africa
unknown
unknown
Pakistan
Iraq/Afghanistan

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drownednear
or trampled
in panic,
reportedly
drowned
after shipwreck
Fuerteventura
(E)when boat sank off Libya
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
Kurd stowaway, suffocated in cargo container from Belgium to Ireland
drowned trying to reach Greece from Turkey with a dinghy
reportedly drowned, trying to reach Greece from Turkey with a dinghy
Kurds, drowned in Southern Adriatic (I) being dumped in sea by smugglers
Kurd, drowned in Southern Adriatic (I) being dumped in sea by smugglers
drowned, trying to swim from deserted Island ashore near Aegean coast (TR)
pneumonia, after insufficient medical care waiting for place in ref. camp in Austria
drowned, thrown off a boat near Fuerteventura (E)
fell from 3rd floor in London (GB) as immigration officials attempted to detain him
stowaway, died of hypothermia in ramp of cargo ship between Ivory Coast//NL
drowned, found floating off the coast of Ceuta (E/MA)
died in police custody (Brixton-GB) after being arrested, handcuffed and assaulted.
suicide, jumped from a building in Berlin (D) in fear of deportation
reportedly drowned near Majicavo after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned near Bodrum in Turkey when smugglers boat capsized
drowned, when vessel capsized near Bodrum at South-West cost of Turkey
drowned, after vessel capsized near the South-West coast of Turkey
hit by a car while escaping police who forced Afghani/Pakistani refugees into a bus
died trying to escape out of a hospital window in Milan (I) having no correct papers
stowaway, crushed by trailer of lorry he hid under going from MA to Algeciras (E)
drowned, near Guben (D) trying to swim accross river Neisse (PL-D)
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned in the Strait of Gibraltar, in attempt to swim to Spain from MA
died after jumping off a bridge onto a train at the French end of Channel Tunnel
reportedly drowned after shipwreck trying to reach Mayotte (F)
died from exhaustion in hold of vessel from Turkey to Italy, reportedly pregnant
drowned near Mayotte (F) after shipwreck of a boat carrying 25 migrants
died in minefield in Northern Greece trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
suicide, hanged himself in a police cell in Les Grisons (CH) in fear of deportation
drowned near Mulay Buselham (MA) after shipwreck of a boat trying to reach Spain (E)
drowned, decomposing bodies washed ashore in Cabestrante in El Ejido (E)
drowned, bodies washed ashore near Rabat (MA) after shipwreck
reportedly drowned, missing after shipwreck near Rabat (MA)
stowaway, found dead in a cargo ship in Seville (E)
drowned in the attempt to swim to the beach of the Greek island of Evia
died during boat trip on old defective vessel from Turkey to Greece
drowned, thrown overboard by smugglers near Canary Island of Lobos (E)
drowned, forced to swim ashore in Almería (E) but did not know how to swim
suicide, found hanged in Nelson (GB) after his asylum claim was refused
drowned on her way to Spain, found north of Cabo de Tres Forcas (MA)
drowned, jumped overboard from a ferry near Dover (GB) during deportation
drowned when boat sank off Fuerteventura (Canary Island, E)
reportedly drowned, boat sank off Fuerteventura (Canary Island, E)
body found during police operation near the coast of Tarifa (E)
decaying bodies found in the hold of Panamanian vessel in La Coruna (E)
reportedly drowned after shipwreck near Mayotte (F)
drowned on his way to Spain, found near the beach of Bolonia in Tarifa (E)
found dead while in police custody in Ceuta (E/MA)
reportedly drowned, boat was found drifting (E)
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned near Anjouan (E) after shipwreck trying to reach Mayotte (F)
jumped from court house window in Vienna (A), asylum claim had been rejected
drowned, reportedly his boat capsized and sunk near Fuerteventura (E)
asylum seeker, died as result of conditions of detention in Turkey
fell from window in refugee centre in Mespelbrunn (D) for fear of deportation
shot dead by Turkish border police (TR/Syria) when refugees bus refused to stop
drowned, vessel collided with rocks near Tarifa (E) attempting to escape police
died after inhalation of toxic chemicals inside small boat near Tarifa (E)
drowned, body found on a beach in Tarifa (E)
drowned near the southern coast of Sicily (I), reportedly thrown overboard by traffickers
drowned near the southern coast of Sicily (I), reportedly thrown overboard by traffickers
frozen, trying to cross the snow covered border between Bulgaria and Northern Greece
reportedly drowned, after struggle to keep afloat in small vessel near Almeria (E)
drowned, forced to cross back over a river towards Greece by Turkish soldiers
reportedly dead, forced to walk back and forth between the Turkish/Greek borders
died in a dinghy near Tarifa (E) on the way from Morocco to Spain
died of inhalation of toxic gas coming from the boat’s motor, on the way to Spain
suicide of asylum seeker in Gimo reception Centre (S)
drowned, jumped into sea from vessel when detected and hit his head, on way to Spain
stowaway, fell in carpark in Richmond from wheelbay of plane Bahrein-London (GB)
drowned when vessel hit a rocky islet near Mykonos (GR) and sank

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MUGAK
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP/VK/SZ/MET/AP/NCADC/MNS/Waterford News/R
AFP
AFP
IRR
IRR
WB
Rosa Antifa
MUGAK
CARF/NCADC/IRR
AmsStadsblad/VK
MUGAK
IRR/INDgb
ARI
Mayotte sans frontires
VK
MNS/VK/AFP
MNS/DPA
DPA
IRR
MNS/MUGAK
ARI
Mayotte sans frontires
MUGAK
IRR
Mayotte sans frontires
Reu
Mayotte sans frontires
MNS
MNS/IRR
ELM
MNS/ODP
MNS/AP/IRR/ODP
MNS/AP/IRR/ODP
ODP
DPA
DPA
MNS/AP
MNS/AP
MNS/IRR/CARF/NCADC
MNS
CARF/IRR/MNS
MNS
MNS
OBP
MNS
MNS/ODP
ODP
ODP
Mayotte sans frontires
Mayotte sans frontires
Mayotte sans frontires
MNS/Malmoe
SZ
MNS
ARI
NW
MNS/ODP
MNS/ODP
Statewatch/MUGAK
MNS/NW DPA/Vita/TL
MNS/NW DPA/Vita/TL
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS
Mugak
Mugak/GARA/MNS
MNS
MNS
OBV/IRR
MNS

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19/02/01
19/02/01
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in 2001
in 2001
in 2001
01/01/01
31/12/00
27/12/00
25/12/00
24/12/00
21/12/00

number

found dead

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4
1
1
17
1
1
5
12
15
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
30
10
1
1
1
2
1
1
7
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
12
1
1
2
25
1
5
1
6
1
1
1
1
2

name
(1 children)
small child)
N.N. (3
N.N. (man)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (25, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (young man)
N.N.
N.N. (±28, men)
N.N.
Shurat Tamo (14)
N.N. (20)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (45)
N.N.
Samson Chukwu (27, man)
Sinnathamby Thevathasan (33)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N. (2 women; 1 man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (30)
Yusuf Isler
Adnan Cevik (26)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (17, man)
N.N. (1 man; 1 woman)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (30, man)
N.N. (40, man)
N.N. (±25)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (women)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (29)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man, 25)
N.N. (2, girl)
Tommy Klen Mayola (19, man)
N.N. (29, man)
N.N. (young men)
N.N.
N.N. (young men)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (10, boy)
N.N. (±17, man)
N.N
Idris Demir
N.N. (±30, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Shokrolah Khaleghi (27, man)
N.N. (63, man)
Renat Istanderov (25)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (8 men; 4 women)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (20)
N.N.
N.N.
Khorany Abdulhabib (25, man)
N.N.
Gevour Gworkiyan (20, man)
N.N.
N.N. (23, woman)
N.N. (30, man)
Michael Fonseca (16)
A. Vazquez Rodriguez (17)
N.N.

region of origin
Iraq/Afghanistan
Pakistan
North Africa
India
India
North Africa
Albania
Albania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Yugoslavia
North Africa
Africa
Nigeria
unknown
unknown
Iraq
Iran
Morocco
unknown
North Africa
Morocco
Somalia
Nigeria
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Georgia
Ghana
Afghanistan
North Africa
Turkey
Turkey
unknown
unknown
Kurdistan
North Africa
North Africa
Guinea
Maghreb
unknown
Maghreb
Maghreb
Iraq
Morocco
North Africa
Turkey
Congo
Pakistan
Congo
Iran
North Africa
unknown
North Africa
Maghreb
Maghreb
Maghreb
China
Turkey
Iraq
Africa
Maghreb
North Africa
Kosova
Iran
Libanon
Kazhakstan
Morocco
Ecuador
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Tunesia
unknown
Afganistan
Afganistan
Armenia
India, Pakistan
Bulgaria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Cuba
Cuba
Albania

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
drowned
trampled
in panic,
when (GR)
boat and
sanksank
off Libya
reportedly
drowned,
when vessel
hit aorrocky
islet near
Mykonos
stowaway, frozen to death in wheelbay on flight from Bahrein to Heatrow airport (GB)
drowned, body washed ashore along the coast of Tarifa (E)
reportedly drowned, trying to cross the river Morava, border between CZ/SK
drowned, trying to cross the river Morava, border between Czechia and Slovakia
reportedly drowned on his way to Spain, body found on a beach in Tarifa (E)
drowned when raft sank near Apulia (I)
drowned after dinghy loaded with migrants sunk near Trani (I)
reportedly drowned, near Fuerte Ventura (E) after patrol boat intercepted vessel
died of severe burns after fire in asylum seekers centre in Werdau (D)
drowned after small boat capsized near Cadiz (E)
reportedly drowned, found dead on beach near Melilla (E/MA)
suicide, found hanging after arrest in Soto del Real (E)
died in marked minefield, crossed into Greece from Turkey via Evros river
died in minefield in Greece trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
Kurd, suicide in refugee centre De Lier (NL) after rejection of asylum application
body found in wheelbay of Iranian plane at Tehran airport
body found near Tarifa (E)
died in a dinghy on the way from Morocco to Tarifa (E)
dead body is discovered after 188 migrants were intercepted near Tarifa (E)
drowned while trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, body found on the coast near Tarifa (E)
killed in car accident, car fell into river in north-west Romania heading for H
died in Granges (CH), suffocated during deportation to Nigeria
died of cardiac problems, after fleeing Germany to go to France in fear of deportation
drowned, fell into a water-filled quarry near Putzkau (D/CZ) trying to escape police control
frozen to death at Belles mountain (BG/GR) trying to walk to Greece
frozen to death at Belles mountain (BG/GR) trying to walk to Greece
electrocuted trying to get on board a Eurostar train at Calais (F)
died after falling from a cliff, trying to flee from the Guardia Civil near Tarifa (E)
skeleton found in minefield between Greek-Turkish border
expelled Turk, died in minefield at GR/TR border returning to Germany after torture
reportedly drowned while trying to swim ashore, body found on a beach near Tarifa (E)
died after being hit by a truck while leaving Dronten detention centre (NL) in confused state
died after boat of Italian navy crushed their boat in the Canal Otranto (I)
stowaway, found dead on motorway near Darro (E) preportedly fallen from lorry
drowned on his way to E, found in advanced state of decomposition near Tarifa (E)
killed by Morroccan refugee who did not want to be deported from jail in Almeria (E)
drowned after boat crushed, bodies washed ashore along beach near Tarifa (E)
drowned on their way to Spain, found near Tarifa (E)
drowned, found dead on beach near Tarifa (E) after boat was collided
drowned, found dead on beach near Tarifa (E), after boat was collided
drowned near the coast of Melilla (E/MA) after being forced overboard by smuggler
stowaway, found dead near Madrid (E) in container coming from Casablanca (MA)
drowned after shipwreck occured 1 month before, bodies found near Tarifa (E)
kurd, rejected asylum seeker shot trying to escape police in Jönköping (S)
died after deportation from NL back to Congo, where security services beat him up
died after insufficiant medical care at asylum seekers centre Waddingxveen (NL)
stowaway, froze to death in wheelbay on flight from Gatwick (GB) to USA
died in refugee centre in Vienna, stabbed during a massive fight not stopped by guards
bodies found in advanced state of decomposition near Tarifa (E)
drowned near Tarifa (E) after boat capsized on way to Spain (E)
drowned near Tarifa (E) when small boat capsized trying to reach Spain
drowned near Tarifa (E) after small boat capsized in attempt to reach Spain
drowned near Tarifa (E) after small boat capsized trying to reach Spain
drowned after small boat capsized near Tarifa (E), on the way to Spain
murdered after they failed to pay smugglers on their way from Hungary to Austria
Kurd, rejected asylum seeker shot by policeman in Jönköping (S) trying to escape
stowaway, hit mortally trying to jump on freight train through Channel tunnel(GB/F)
reportedly drowned, boat missing after drifting off Spanish coast near Almeria (E)
drowned after reportedly colliding border guard patrol ship near Tarifa
1 body found, 5 reportedly drowned after small boat capsized near Tarifa (E)
stowaway, found on ferry from Oostende (B) to Dover (GB), jumped from ship
suicide, found hanged in asylum hostel in Leicester (GB) after his asylum claim was refused
died of severe burns after fire in asylum seekers centre in Eschwege (D)
suicide, in fear of forced deportation from Belgium
drowned, arts found on the beach of Bolonia, Tarifa (E)
died in a van accident near Murcia (E), were undocumented migrant workers
reportedly drowned, trying to reach Tarifa (E)
suicide, hang himself from a bed sheet in deportation custody in Schaffhausen (CH)
stowaways, found suffocated in the hull of a ship in Brindisi (I)
stowaways, reportedly drowned when freighter sunk in stormy sea near Antalya (TR)
drowned in Aegean sea on his way from Turkey to the Greek island Lesbos (GR)
drowned in Aegean sea on their way from Turkey to the Greek island Lesbos (GR)
suicide, jumped in front of train in Den Bosch (NL)
stowaways, drowned when ship sunk in stormy waters near Antalya (TR)
froze to death at Belles mountain (GR/BG) trying to reach Greece illegally
died of hypothermia in the mountains near Ceuta (E/MA) on his way to Spain
stowaway, fell out of undercarriage of British Airways plane near Gatwick airport (GB)
stowaway, fell out of undercarriage of British Airways plane near Gatwick airport (GB)
burned alive in car crash near Thessaloniki (GR) trying to enter Greece illegally

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS
MNS
Mugak/Gara
AP/IRR/Der Standard
AP/IRR/Der Standard
MNS/ELM/PUB
MNS
IRR/Vita/TL/LS
MNS/IRR/Mugak/EP/AFP
ARI
MNS/ELM
MNS
Mugak
Athens News Agency
DPA/Athens News Agency
PRIME
Reu
Mugak
Mugak
Mugak
NW/Mugak/ELM/DiarioVasco
MNS/IRR
AugenAuf/CCSI/SOS-CH/BAZ/LeTemps/AI/MNS/NO
ARI
EIS/NW/LausitzerRundschau/FreiePresse/MNS/IRR/
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS/Mugak/EP
ProAsyl
ProAsyl
MNS/AP
NOS
GARA
MNS
EP/GARA
GARA
MNS/DiarioVasco/Gara
Gara
MNS/DiarioVasco/Gara
MNS/Diario Vasco/Gara
MNS/EP
MNS
MNS/EP
MNS
Fabel van de Illegaal
MNS
NCADC/INexile/Telegraph/IRR
YaN
GARA
EP
MNS/NW/ELM/EP/Gara/DiarioVasco
MNS/NW/ELM/EP/Gara/DiarioVasco
MNS/NW/ELM/EP/Gara/DiarioVasco
MNS/NW/ELM/EP/Gara/DiarioVasco
IRR
IRR/MNS
MNS/IRR
MNS
GARA
MNS
IRR/NCADC
CARF/MNS/Statewatch/IRR/NCADC/IRN
ARI
MNS
Gara/Diario Vasco
MNS
EP
CARF/IRR
IRR
DPA/Reu/MNS/Morgengr./MN/NW/LaOpinión
Den Blanken
Den Blanken
PRIME
La Opinión
MNS
DiarioVasco
MNS/Parool/Telegraph
MNS/Parool/Telegraph
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26/08/00

number

found dead

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1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
27
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
17
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
12
1
2
9
2
7
1
2
1
1
7
5
5
1
7

name
N.N. (1 small child)
N.N. (1 m.; 1 pregnant w.)
N.N.
N.N. (±25, man)
Saeed Alaei (26, man)
Rasoul Mavali
Ebune Christian Ecole (30, man)
N.N. (men)
E.H.T. (24)
N.N.
N.N. (minor)
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N. (32, man)
N.N.
N.N. (minors)
N.N. (minor)
Gebeyehu E. (33)
N.N. (young man)
A. Subramaniam (17, man)
N.N. (man)
Mohamed Said Ahattach (17)
Saulius Gonta (19)
N.N. (man)
N.N.(±30, man)
N.N. (men)
N.N.
Abdelhadi Lamhamdi (23)
Kwuami Aziaku Prempe (42)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Hossein (30)
N.N. (2 men;1 pregnant woman)
N.N.
N.N. (25, man)
Samuel Bardhi (6 months)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (±20, man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (women)
N.N. (±27, man)
Hajzer Mehmeti
Agron Mehmeti (15)
Istref Bajrami
Isuf Ahmeti
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Bledar Qosku (23)
N.N. (man)
Halil Aygun
N.N.
Arman A. (2)
Atak A. (3)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (men)
Mustafa Amir (22)
Ferrid Xhevdet (25)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (29, man)
N.N. (21, man)
N.N.
N.N. (13, boy)
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N. (1 man; 1 woman)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Altankov Dagwasoundel (28)
N.N.
N.N. (4 men; 3 children)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)

region of origin
Iraq
unknown
North Africa
North Africa
Iran
Iran
Cameroon
Morocco
Morocco
unknown
Algeria
North Africa
China
unknown
North Africa
North Africa
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sri Lanka
North Africa
Morocco
Lithuania
North Africa
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros
Morocco
Togo
Sri Lanka
Bosnia
Bangladesh
Africa
unknown
Rwanda
Kosovo
Sierra Leone
unknown
Bangladesh
Comoros
unknown
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Turkey
Tunesia
North Africa
Albania
Romania
Albania
North Africa
Kurdistan
Comoros
Armenia
Armenia
Iraq
unknown
unknown
Moldova/Romania
Iraq
Iraq
Albania
India
Russia
Pakistan
Comoros
Bosnia
India
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Africa
North Africa
Turkey
Mongolia
Turkey
Iran
Iran
unknown
unknown
Iraq/Afghanistan/Iran

cause of death
2 bodies
found,after
28 missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic,near
when
boat sank
Kurd,
drowned
being forced
overboard
by smuggler
Otranto
(I) off Libya
reportedly drowned, forced off by smuggler near Otranto (I)
drowned, found on beach of Bolonia (E)
reportedly drowned after shipwreck near Tarifa (E) trying to reach Spain
suicide, found hanged in Nelson, Lancashire (GB) after his asylum claim was refused
suicide, hanged himself after having received deportation order (NL)
died of heart failure during deportation from Budapest International Airport (H)
drowned, found dead near Tarifa (E)
drowned, body found on a beach near Tarifa (E)
reportedly drowned, found at beach near Algeciras (E)
died of cold and exhaustion after having reached the coast of Ceuta swimming (E/MA)
drowned, found dead at the coast near Tarifa (E) in advanced state of decomposition
suicide, jumped out of train window near railway station Thyrow (D)
reportedly drowned after boat with 27 people sank off near Gulf of Almería (E)
drowned, found dead near the coast of Tarifa (E)
drowned, found dead in Spanish territorial waters near Ceuta (E/MA)
suicide, for fear of deportation in Kriftelk (D), authorities denied his psychotic condition
drowned after their boat was crushed on the way to Spain, bodies found near Cadiz (E)
suicide, hanged himself with shoelaces in detention centre Hannover-Langenhagen (D)
drowned on his way to Spain, found near Ceuta (E/MA)
run over by truck on N-340 near San Roque (E) after disembarking illegaly from dinghy
reportedly fell out of a truck in front of a car near El Ejido (E)
died of toxic gas near Tarifa (E) trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar in small boat
reportedly drowned, found in Spanish territorial waters near Ceuta (E/MA)
drowned, bodies found on a beach near Castillejos (E)
reportedly drowned, near Anjouan, after shipwreck, trying to reach Mayotte (F)
shot dead on beach of Tarifa, Cadiz (E) by police while disembarking small boat
suicide, hanged himself in his house in Salzwedel (D) for fear of deportation
died of exhaustion in desert crossing the Russian-Kazakh border on way to Germany
stowaway, died by asphyxiation trying to enter Sweden illegally in boot of car
asylum seeker, committed suicide in Stockholm (S) in desperation
drowned, bodies found near Ceuta (E/MA)
drowned on his way to Spain, found near Ceuta (E/MA)
no medical care, seriously ill in border prison Amsterdam South-East (NL)
died of pneumonia in Kärnten (A), dispute of responsibility within government
floating near Ceuta (E/MA), drowned trying to enter Spanish fortified enclave by water
stowaway, died after he was run over by the lorry he was hiding in in Dover (GB)
shot by Turkish border guards trying to enter Turkey illegally from Iran
drowned, jumped from ship trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned on his way to Spain, body found dead near Tarifa (E)
Roma, killed after participating in return project to village of origin near Pristina (XZ)
Roma, killed after participating in return project to village of origin near Pristina (XZ)
Roma, killed after participating in return project to village of origin near Pristina (XZ)
Roma, killed after participating in return project to village of origin near Pristina (XZ)
reportedly drowned in river Sava (HR/BH) when small boat capsized
drowned attempting to swim 23 km to Patelleria (I) after their small boat capsized
drowned while trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, body found near Tarifa (E)
leader of a group of refugees in border town Florina shot dead by Greek police
died after car accident, trying to escape border guards near Reitzenhain (CZ-D)
fatally injured by border guard in Messopotamia area of Kastoria (GR-AL border)
drowned, bodies found off coast of Ragusa (I), reportedly thrown overboard by traffickers
killed by border guards, caught trying to escape from bordercamp Szombathely (H)
drowned near Mayotte (F) after shipwreck of a boat with 21 migrants
burned in fire in refugee centre in Hamburg (D)
burned in fire in refugee centre in Hamburg (D)
kurdish stowaway, found suffocated in container of Greek ship
found dead on beach near Tarifa (E) trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar
found dead on beach near Almeria (E) trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar
died in van accident near Thessalonoki (GR)
kurds, found dead at edge of motorway, Foggia (I) reportedly suffocated in van
kurd, found dead at edge of motorway near Foggia (I) reportedly suffocated in van
died in isolation cell of detention centre Steenokerzeel (B) after trying to escape
stowaway, died when lorry hit a bridge near Cheb (CZ)
died after jumping out of fast driving train in Germany in fear of deportation
stowaway, froze to dead in wheelbay of Lufthansa airplane at Frankfurt (D) airport
reportedly drowned near Anjouan, trying to reach Mayotte (F)
suicide, jumped from church tower in Villach (A) afraid of deportation
stowaways, suffocated in container on ship in the harbour of Korinthos (GR)
reportedly drowned, near Cape Spartel
drowned in Moroccan territorial waters, trying to reach Spain in small boat
reportedly drowned in Moroccan territorial waters, on way to Spain
drowned on his way to Spain, found near Bahia Plata (E)
killed in minefield on Greek-Turkish border trying to cross illegally
fell to death from 6th floor window, trying to escape detention in Berlin Köpenick (D)
killed in minefield on Greek-Turkish border trying to cross illegally
drowned in river Sava (HR/BH) trying to travel illegally to Western Europe
drowned in river Sava (HR/BH) trying to travel illegally to Western Europe
drowned, when fisher boat sank near Isola Capo Rizzuto (I)
reportedly drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Genschmar
drowned near Kos (GR), when small boat capsized

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

MNS/ELM
MNS/ELM
MNS
ELM/EP
CARF/IRR/NCADC
IFIR
Reu/UNHCR/MNS/MGHR/IRR/HHC/MUGAK/NCADC
ELM
MNS/EP
MNS
MNS/ELM/ DiarioVasco
ELM
ARI
ELM/GARA
MNS
MNS
IRR
Diario Vasco
Morgengr./Statewatch/FR-NieSa/ProAsyl/IRR/HRS
DiariodeNoticias
EP/ELM
EP
MNS/ELM
MNS/GARA/ELM
ELM/GARA/MNS
Mayotte sans frontires
EP/ELM/LV/MNS/Diario/VSF/MUGAK
ARI
MNS
MNS
Nätverket mot rasism
VSF
DiariodeNoticias
VK
RosaAntifa/Format/DerStandard/DieGrünen/DPA/Ma
MNS
IRR
MNS
Mayotte sans frontires
DiarioVasco
ERRC
ERRC
ERRC
ERRC
MNS
IRR
MNS
MNS
ARI
GHM/OMCT
MNS
MLKO
Mayotte sans frontires
ARI
ARI
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS/IRR
MNS
MRAX/MNS/Statewatch/IRR
VK/taz/NOS teletext/DPA
DPA/IRR
taz/IRR/ARI/BBC
Mayotte sans frontires
der Standard
taz/IRN
EP
MNS/GARA
MNS/GARA
Mugak
MNS
ARI/FRBer/Liga für Mr./MNS/taz
MNS
MNS/AFP/taz/IFIR
MNS/AFP/taz/IFIR
IRR
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19/06/00
19/06/00
19/06/00
19/06/00
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19/06/00

number

found dead

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name

1
16
4
1
26
10
2
2
9
1
1
1
32
6
24
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
13
1
1
7
13
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

(1 small child)
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Jasmin Mohamad Ali (29)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (1 woman, 1 man)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (±22, woman)
N.N. (young man)
N.N.
N.N. (young woman)
Mahalil Silva
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Negmiye Beraj (10 months)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Pat (22, woman)
Lin Rul Zhen
Gao Yue Ru
Lin Guang
Ke Mei Zhu
Yang Jiao Hua
Li Yong
Lin Zhao Hang
Lin Chen Xing
Sun Dao Xian
Cheng Kam Kwon
Lin Li Guang
Kuo Chien Ming
Xue You Jie
Cai Fang Quing
Ni Yan Hua
Lin Yi Hua
Gao Jun Wei
Zheng Bo Ying
Lin Guo Liang
Cao Xiang Ping
Chen Xing Zhong
He Chang Ming
Xue Di Di
Cao Xian Xin
Jiang Jan Ming
Lin Ming Gui
Jiang Bin
Lin De Bin
Chen Yi Hua
Li Zheng Guang
Lin Ming Kun
He Yu Yuan
Lin Tong Hui
Lin Tong Yong
Ke Yong Min
Ye Qi Ban
Dong Ti Di
Li Xiao Xiang
Lin Bin
Weng Rui Ping
Lin Fa Ming
Lin Bing
Lin Ming Hui
Lin Bin Jian
He Hua Shun

region of origin
unknown
Iraq/Afghanistan/Iran
unknown
unknown
Comoros
Comoros
unknown
unknown
Comoros
Iraq
unknown
unknown
unknown
Comoros
Turkey
unknown
Iraq
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kurdistan
Africa
North Africa
Morocco
Morocco
unknown
unknown
Shri Lanka
unknown
unknown
unknown
Kosovo
Comoros
Comoros
Africa
Africa
Nigeria
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 (GR),
missing,
drowned
or trampled
in panic, when boat sank off Libya
drowned
near Kos
when
small boat
capsized
missing, reportedly drowned near Kos (GR), after small boat capsized
drowned, dinghy sunk decomposing bodies washed ashore in Almería (E)
found dead floating near Almeria (E) reportedly trying to reach Spain
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
reportedly drowned near after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned, reportedly forced by traffickers to jump into Adriatic Sea near Bari (I)
missing, reportedly forced by traffickers to jump into Adriatic Sea near Bari (I)
reportedly drowned near Anjouan after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
died of injuries, jumping out of police van near Györ (H) trying to escape deportation
stowaway, crushed to death in back of a truck on his way to Spain
reportedly drowned while trying to reach Spain
drowned, after ship sank near Tanger (E), authorities did not help in rescue
drowned after shipwreck trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned when Turkish boat with 31 immigrants capsized in the Aegean Sea
found dead, reportedly drowned while trying to reach Spain
suicide, laid down in the middle of a highway in Germany for fear of deportation
reportedly drowned, missing near Arinaga (E) trying to go to Spain from Morocco
drowned, after falling into the Adriatic Sea (I) in a collision with a police boat
found dead near Tarifa (E), reportedly drowned trying to reach Spain
found near Ceuta (E/MA), reportedly drowned trying to reach Spain
found dead near Ceuta (E/MA), drowned trying to reach Spain
drowned near Algeciras (E) after shipwreck of boat carrying other 36 migrants
found dead near Tarifa (E), reportedly drowned trying to reach Spain
drowned, body found floating in state of decomposition off the coast of Barbate (E)
died, kept on Larnaca airport (CY) for 11 days while being denied proper medical care
drowned near Bojador, Canary Islands (E)
reportedly drowned near Bojador, Canary Islands (E)
reportedly drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Groß Breesen
died after being left alone on Italian shore by traffickers fleeing police
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
found dead in Fuerteventura (E), reportedlydrowned trying to reach the Canary Isl.
found dead near Tarifa (E), reportedly drowned trying to reach Spain
asylum seeker, committed suicide in Dublin (IRL) for fear of deportation
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

AFP/AP/BBC
AFP/AP/BBC
InformeRaxen
MNS
Mayotte sans frontires
Mayotte sans frontires
taz/MNS
MNS
Mayotte sans frontires
AFP
Mugak
MNS/Mugak/EP
Mugak
Mayotte sans frontires
ICARE
MNS
ARI
Mugak
MNS/VK
taz/MNS/VK
MNS/VK
MNS/DiariodeNavarra/EP/Mugak
DiariodeNoticias/EP
MNS/VK
MNS
ISAGC
ELM/Mugak/ABC/Raz
ELM/Mugak/ABC/Raz
German Government
MNS/IRR
Mayotte sans frontires
Mayotte sans frontires
VK
VK
Irish Times
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
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Documentation as at 15 June 2017 by UNITED

Death by Policy - Time for Change!
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found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

name

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
19
1
2
1
2
2
1
5
1
1
9
3
10
2
1
6
9
1
2
3
11
1
1
1
13
3
1
12
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
21
2
20
1
1
20
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
1
6
3
1
1
5
1

N.N. (1
child)
Yang
Xinsmall
Xiaun
Lin Feng Di
Yao Zhong Ai
He Ming Qiang
Lin Xian Long
Chen Jin Tian
Lin Xin Chai
Shi Wen Jie
Ding Xiang You
You Long Zhong
Lin Xue Luan
Li Zhen Quan
Guo Ting Xing
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (39, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (young man)
N.N.
N.N. (16, girl)
Hamid Sabur (5)
N.N.
N.N. (2 men; 1 woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (30)
N.N. (16, boy; 5 men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N.
Naimah H.
Hytime Hadjari (18)
Sulko Yenci (25)
N.N.
N.N.
Lubomir B. (40, man)
N.N.
Richard Ibekwe (man)
Khouyi Mbarek (13)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (young woman)
N.N. (young woman)
N.N. (man)
Kalin Mohammed Fati (26)
N.N. (2 w. (1 pregnant; 1 m.)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (woman)
Kandan Ravi (12)
N.N. (man)
Glynnis Cowley (40, woman)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (3 men; 3 women)
N.N. (minors)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N. (4 men; 1 woman)
N.N.

region of origin
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
Comoros
unknown
Dominican Republic
Afghanistan
Dominican Republic
Africa
Morrocco
North Africa
North Africa
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
unknown
unknown
unknown
Albania
North Africa
Afgh./Bangl./Pak.
unknown
North Africa
unknown
unknown
Algeria
Albania
Albania
Albania
Albania
Slovakia
Africa
Nigeria
Morocco
Morocco
unknown
Iran
Morocco
unknown
North Africa
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Maghreb
North Africa
North Africa
Romania
China
China
Algeria
Iraq
Africa
Africa
Ukraine
Morocco
Morocco
unknown
Sri Lanka
North Africa
South Africa
Morocco
Morocco
unknown
Iraq
Iraq
North Africa
unknown
unknown
Nigeria

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
or ferry
trampled
panic, when
sank (GB)
off Libya
suffocated
in sealed
trailer ofdrowned
a truck on
frominZeebrugge
(B)boat
to Dover
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
suffocated in sealed trailer of a truck on ferry from Zeebrugge (B) to Dover (GB)
reportedly drowned after boat sank trying to reach Mayotte (F)
drowned, forced by traffickers to jump into Adriatic Sea near Otranto (I)
stowaways, found dead in undercarriage of airplane at Stockholm (S) airport
suicide, rejected asylum seeker set himself on fire in refugee home Rüsselsheim (D)
stowaways, freeze to death hidden in the plane, flying to Stockholm (S)
stowaways found dead on Maltese freighter, reportedly suffocated or poisoned
died of burns and crushed head after falling from underneath lorry near Rinconcillo (E)
drowned after vessel sank in the Straits of Gibraltar near Tarifa (E)
drowned after vessel sank in the Straits of Gibraltar near Tarifa (E)
asylum seeker, died due to lack of medical attention in 'pension detention' in Gols (A)
shot by police near Dogubeyazit while trying to enter Turkey (TR) from Iran
drowned after their boat sank near Cadiz (E)
missing, reportedly drowned after boat carrying immigrants sank near Cadiz (E)
reportedly drowned trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar (E)
died by jumping into 300 metre deep gorge trying to flee border police in Greece
drowned, when dinghy hit a reef and sank near Tarifa (E)
shot by Turkish border police, trying to cross Turkish/Iranian border illegally
reportedly drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Kienitz
drowned, bodies found in advanced state of decomposition near Tarifa (E)
drowned, when small boat capsized near Tarifa (E)
reportedly drowned, missing after small boat capsized near Tarifa (E)
suicide, at the asylum seekers transit station (detention) at Frankfurt (D) airport
drowned after their small boat collided with coast guards near Otranto (I)
drowned after their small boat collided with coast guards near Otranto (I)
drowned after their small boat collided with coast guards near Otranto (I)
missing, reportedly drowned after collision with coast guards near Otranto (I)
died in police custody in Wien (A) after being arrested for illegal stay
drowned near El Ayhun (MA) after small boat capsized on way to Canaries (E)
died in a detention centre in Vienna (A) after being beaten by police
found dead at shore in Scicli (I), reportedly thrown overboard as stowaways
found dead at shore in Scicli (I), reportedly thrown overboard as stowaways
reportedly drowned in river Neiße (D/PL) near Porajow
drowned in river Sava (HR/BH) trying to travel illegally to Western Europe
found dead in Cadiz (E) reportedly hit by van in which he travelled to Spain
drowned after boat carrying 20 immigrants sank near Tarifa (E), others missing
semi-decomposed body, found on coast of Ceuta (E/MA)
died in minefield in Nea Vyssa region (GR) near Turkish border
drowned near Tarifa (E) after shipwreck of a boat carrying 22 migrants, 1 survivor.
reportedly drowned, after ship sank near Cadiz (E)
drowned, found near Malaga (E) after ship wreckage near Cadiz (E)
fell from underside truck, run over by car disembarking ferry in Algeciras (E)
drowned, found dead 550 meters from Ceuta (E/MA)
drowned when small boat sank in storm near Tarifa (E) on way to Spain
drowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition near Tarifa (E)
found dead floating in Evros river (GR/TR) reportedly trying to cross border
stabbed to death in Netherlands by compratiot asylum seeker for fear of deportation
suicide after killing compatriot asylum seeker in fear of deportation in NL
drowned, found dead 200 meters from Melilla (E/MA)
Kurd, drowned when smugglers tried to escape border police near Italian coast
drowned when boat sank near the Canary Islands (E)
reportedly drowned, after boat sank near the Canary Islands (E)
reportedly drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Lebus
stowaways, found dead in the trailer of a truck at the port of Almeria (E)
stowaway, drowned, jumped from ship to avoid border control in port of Genova (I)
crushed to death by truck in Sussex (GB) trying to immigrate to Britain illegally
disappeared after being 'released' from detention centre in Berlin (D)
died after being rescued from small boat by border police near coast of Almeria (E)
suicide in Liverpool (GB), after her asylum claim was rejected, mother of 3 children
drowned while trying to cross the strait of Gibraltar in a small boat
missing, reportedly drowned trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar in small boat
found dead near Ceuta (E/MA), reportedly drowned while trying to reach Spain
Kurds, drowned near the island of Kos (GR) reportedly after vessel capsized
Kurds, drowned near the island of Kos (GR) reportedly after vessel capsized
found dead, floating near the port of Ceuta (E/MA)
body found near Nassau-Frauenstein near D/CZ border
drowned on their way to Spain, found near Cadiz (E)
died in a refugee centre in Györ (H) under suspicious circumstances

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
VK/Parool/dpa/AP/Mugak/Reuters/AP/NBK/NCADC/O
Mayotte sans frontires
MNS/taz
taz/ICARE/Ananova/MNS
ARI
BBC
Mugak
MNS/EP
I Care/Town Crier
I Care/Town Crier
MNS/Malmoe
I CARE news archive
I Care/The Entertainer Online/ABC/Raz
I Care/The Entertainer Online/ABC/Raz
I Care/The Entertainer Online
MNS
MNS/EP
taz/DPA/AFP
German Government
MNS
MNS
MNS
taz/Pax Christi/FR/IRR/MNS
taz/Giuliano News Chronicle/AFP/IRR
taz/Giuliano News Chronicle/AFP/IRR
taz/Giuliano News Chronicle/AFP/LS/Vita/TL
Giuliano News Chronicle/LS/Vita/TL
SOS/Menschenrechte/Malmoe
taz
AFP/AHDA/I Care/Malmoe
Giuliano News Chronicle
Giuliano News Chronicle
German Government
MNS
Mugak
Mugak
Mugak
MNS
EP
Diario de Navarra
Diario de Navarra
Diario de Navarra
Diario de Navarra
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS
EP
Giuliano News Chronicle
AFP/MNS/Diario Vasco/TAZ
AFP/MNS/Diario Vasco
German Government
AFP/EP
Giuliano News Chronicle/ANSA
VK/No Pasaran/IRR/NCRM
ARI
MNS
IRR/CARF/NCADC
AFP
AFP
Mugak
MNS/taz
MNS
MNS
German Government
Gara
MGHR/Hungary

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22/03/00
22/03/00
20/03/00
14/03/00
11/03/00
11/03/00
10/03/00
08/03/00
06/03/00
04/03/00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
in Mar 00
28/02/00
19/02/00
15/02/00
15/02/00
09/02/00
in Feb 00
in Feb 00
30/01/00
25/01/00
24/01/00
18/01/00
14/01/00
14/01/00
13/01/00
13/01/00
13/01/00
12/01/00
07/01/00
07/01/00
05/01/00
05/01/00
04/01/00
03/01/00
03/01/00
03/03/00
in Jan 00
in Jan 00
in Jan 00
in Jan 00
in 2000
01/01/00
01/01/00
01/01/00
31/12/99
31/12/99
31/12/99
31/12/99
31/12/99
31/12/99
31/12/99
29/12/99
26/12/99
25/12/99
22/12/99
22/12/99
21/12/99
21/12/99
21/12/99
18/12/99
in Dec 99
in Dec 99
in Dec 99
in Dec 99
in Dec 99
25/11/99
20/11/99
19/11/99
19/11/99
19/11/99
19/11/99

number

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
17
1
2
15
1
15
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
1
1
4
39
39
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
17
1
5
10
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

name

region of origin

(1 small child)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (2 men; 1 woman)
N.N. (woman)
Nasim Sarbat
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
Nassim (man)
N.N.
N.N. (20, man)
N.N.
Sahin Coba
Murat Islak
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (2, child)
N.N. (pregnant woman)
Zdzislav Dudca (40, man)
Bogdan Rajka (40, man)
Zahid Mubarek (19, man)
N.N. (6, child)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
Sultan Dogan (21)
N.N.
N.N.
Djamel Hanoun (28)
N.N.
Senida P. (26)
Ali Güzel
Robertus Grabys (49, man)
Christian Elmarasi
N.N. (29, woman)
N.N. (24, man)
N.N.
N.N. (25, man)
N.N. (boy)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (men)
Brahim Akrouk (36)
Vedat Yuksel (22, man)
N.N. (±25, man)
N.N. (20, 28, men)
N.N. (young man)
N.N. (young men)
Nelson Quinones-Palacios
Riza Karadag (38)
N.N. (minor)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Mohsen Lalei (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
Artur Muradov (±35, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Lenja Leci
Amed Agaj
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
Rabah, Nashreddine, Jamel (men)
N.N. (25, man)
Mohamed Ben Said (39)
Marun Adeba (2)
Basil Adeba (4 )
Maulut Rozga (3)
Zdravko Nikolov Dimitrov (man)
N.N.
N.N. (young woman)
N.N.
N.N. (22, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Ramsi, Lofti (men)
H.S. (30, man)
N.N.
Fode Kenate
Ibrahim Kante
Umar Balde
Ibrahim Camara

Romania
Africa
unknown
unknown
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Tunesia
unknown
Africa
unknown
Turkey
Turkey
unknown
Macedonia
Macedonia
Macedonia
Polish
Polish
Asia
Macedonia
Asia
Morocco
Kurdistan
North Africa
unknown
Algeria
Morocco
Bosnia
Kurdistan
Lithuania
Egypt
Ukraine
Romania
unknown
Albania
Ivory coast
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kurdistan
unknown
Turkey
North Africa
North Africa
China
North Africa
Columbia
Kurdistan
Africa
North Africa
North Africa
Iran
China
Albania
Azerbaijan
unknown
Albania
Albania
Albania
Moldova
a.o. Kurdist., Asia
Kurdish., Asia
Tunesia
Tanzania
Tunisia
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Bulgaria
Vietnam
Congo
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Tunesia
Tunisia
China
Guinea
Guinea
Guinea
Guinea

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
trampled
in (A/SK),
panic, when
sankAoff Libya
reportedly
drowned
trying to drowned
cross theorriver
Morava
tryingboat
to reach
drowned after small boat capsized near Ceuta (E/MA)
drowned, reportedly trying to cross the sea to Italy, body found off the coast of Brindisi (I)
died after fire caused by rebellion in detention centre Seraino Vulpitta di Trappani (I)
drowned trying to cross the river Donau (A/SK) to reach Austria
drowned trying to cross the river Donau (A/SK) to reach Austria
died after fire caused by rebellion in the detention centre Vulpitta in Trapani (I)
reportedly drowned, body found in water purification plant Frankfurt Oder (D)
died during deportation, jumped out of ferry which should have deported him; Bari (I)
body found near Olbernhau near D/CZ border
Kurd, suicide in Weil im Schönbuch (D) for fear of deportation
Kurd, suicide in Kirchheim/Teck (D) for fear of deportation
downed, bodies found in Strait of Otranto (I), reportedly trying to cross illegaly
died in fire in factory (undocumented workers' home) in Legnano (I)
died in fire in factory (undocumented workers' home) in Legnano (I)
died in fire in factory (undocumented workers home) in Legnano (I)
homeless migrant, died in fire in empty carriage he slept in at Naples (I) train station
homeless migrant, died in fire in empty carriage he slept in at Naples (I) train station
murdered in GB after being placed in a prison cell with a known violent racist
died in fire in factory (undocumented workers' home) in Legnano (I)
died after their boat was pursued by Italian coast guards
drowned, after ship wreckage near Canary Islands (E)
suicide, because of bad living conditions in asylum centre near Albbruck (D)
drowned on their way to Spain, found near Bolonia (E)
reportedly drowned, small boat disappeared in Adriatic Sea near Italy
'sans-papier', died of acute asthma being afraid of going to doctor in Corsica (F)
missing, reportedly drowned after small boat capsized near El Ayun (MA)
suicide, jumped out of 8th floor window in Frankfurt a. M. (D) in fear of deportation
hanged himself in refugee home in Singen (D) because of disgraceful treatment/lodging
suicide, hanged himself in Harmondsworth detention centre (GB) in fear of deportation
suicide through intoxication in JVA Landshut (D)
froze to death in the Belles mountains (BG/GR) trying to enter Greece
froze to death in the Belles mountains (BG/GR) trying to enter Greece
died after fire caused by rebellion in detention centre Seraino Vulpitta di Trappani (I)
drowned, tried to escape repatriation by jumping from the ferry 'Vega' in Brindisi (I)
tried to escape deportation by jumping from merchant ship 'Jolly Rubino' in Genova (I)
died of exhaustion in hospital, Melilla (E/MA), caught in storm trying to go to Spain
died in van accident trying to reach Thessaloniki (GR) from Turkey
died after fire caused by rebellion in detention centre Seraino Vulpitta di Trappani (I)
died after he hit his head when boat driver tried to escape the border police near Otranto (I)
drowned, near Tarifa (E) trying to reach Spain swimming from a dinghy
drowned trying to reach Spain crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in small boat
died after hit his head when forced out of the boat by smugglers near Otranto (I)
drowned, bodies washed ashore near Cadiz (E)
died in Mannheim prison (D) because of lack of medical treatment
stowaway, in plane bound for the USA, asylum seeker in NL
died after jumping down a cliff trying to cross border in Melilla (E/MA)
reportedly drowned, decomposing body found in the Strait of Gibraltar
drowned trying to cross Strait of Gibraltar, body found near Tarifa (E)
died near Eskilstuna (S) when he went into hiding after his asylum claim was rejected
drowned in the strait of Otranto (I) trying to reach Italy
drowned in the straits of Otranto (I) trying to reach Italy
suicide, hanged himself in a psychiatric hospital in Mühlhausen (D)
missing, reportedly drowned in the straits of Otranto (I) trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea when dinghy sank, trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea when rubber boat sank, trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea when rubber boat sank, trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea when rubber boat sank, trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea when rubber boat sank, trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea after dinghy sank, in attempt to reach Italy
died after fire caused by rebellion in detention centre in Trapani (I)
stowaway, died trying to swim to Sicilian coast (I) after being kept as slave on ship
imprisoned illegally in detention camp, died while proper medical care denied
froze to death in refrigerated lorry while trying to reach Greece from Turkey
froze to death in refrigerated lorry while trying to reach Greece from Turkey
froze to death in refrigerated lorry while trying to reach Greece from Turkey
shot by German policemen in Braunschweig (D) when he resisted his deportation
found drowned in the Neisse at the Polish/German border near Bad Muskau (D)
committed suicide in detention centre in Luxemburg awaiting expulsion
drowned near the Canary Islands (E) trying to reach them in small boats
drowned trying to escape police who caught immigrants' boat near Fuengirola (E)
drowned when small boat sank near El Aaiun (MA) on way to Canary Islands (E)
missing, after small boat sank near El Aaiun (MA) on way to Canary Islands (E)
died after fire caused by rebellion in the detention centre of Vulpitta in Trapani (I)
suicide, hanged himself in jail when he received expulsion order (I)
reportedly suicide, found hanged in toilet of Frankfurt Main (D) airport
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Buren (D) to Ghana
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Buren (D) to Ghana
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Buren (D) to Ghana
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Buren (D) to Ghana

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Salzburger Nachrichten
MNS/GARA
ANSA
ANSA/ILM/CDS
AFP/Salzburger Nachrichten/MNS
AFP/Salzburger Nachrichten/MNS
MP/ARCI/L.B.CPT/GdV/quibla/INDi
German Government
ILM
German Government
AN
AN
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR/BBC/Mojuk/GuardianUn/zahidmubarekinquiry/St
IRR
IRR
GARA
SAGA/ARI
DiarioVasco
Giuliano News Chronicle
No Pasaran
Mugak
ARI
ARI
NCADC/CARF/IRR
IMEDANA
MNS
MNS
ILM/CDS
ILM
ILM
EP
MNS
ILM/CDS
ILM
EP
MNS/EP
ILM
EP
ARI
IRR
Mugak
Mugak
Mugak
MNS
ILM
ILM
ARI
ILM
DPA/Morgengr./taz/VK/CDS/LS/TL
DPA/Morgengr./taz/VK/CDS/LS/TL
DPA/Morgengr./taz/VK/CDS/LS/TL
DPA/Morgengr./taz/VK/CDS/LS/TL
DPA/Morgengr./taz/VK/CDS/LS/TL
DPA/Morgengr./taz/VK/CDS/LS/TL
CDS/taz/Mugak/MP/ARCI/L.B.CPT/GdV/quibla/INDi
ILM
ILM
NCADC
NCADC
NCADC
FR-NieSa/DIR-Büro/taz/Osnabr. Zeit/ARI
BT-Drucksache
MNS
Informe Raxen
Mugak
Mugak/ABC/Raz
Mugak/ABC/Raz
MP/ARCI/L.B.CPT/GdV/quibla/INDi
ILM
BT-Drucksache
ARI
ARI
ARI
ARI

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found dead

number

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17/11/99
07/11/99
01/11/99
01/11/99
01/11/99
01/11/99
31/10/99
31/10/99
28/10/99
28/10/99
22/10/1999
12/10/99
in Oct 99
01/10/99
27/09/99
19/09/99
15/09/99
07/09/99
07/09/99
07/09/99
in Sep 99
30/8/99
29/08/99
26/08/99
23/08/99
21/08/99
16/08/99
16/08/99
12/08/99
12/08/99
04/08/99
02/08/99
02/08/99
in Aug 99
in Aug 99
in Aug 99
30/07/99
24/07/99
24/07/99
24/07/99
15/07/99
11/07/99
07/07/99
09/06/99
28/05/99
27/05/99
21/05/99
18/05/99
16/05/99
16/05/99
16/05/99
16/05/99
10/05/99
06/05/99
05/05/99
in May 99
01/05/99
19/04/99
16/04/99
12/04/99
23/03/99
20/03/99
12/03/99
04/03/99
03/03/99
17/02/99
10/02/99
03/02/99
in Feb 99
31/01/99
12/01/99
11/01/99
04/01/99
in Jan 99
in Jan 99
in Jan 99
in Jan 99
in Jan 99
in 1999
in 1999

1
2
2
2
11
12
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
3
2
1
1
4
1
1
3
1
1
40
60
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
18
1
9
1
2
1
1
38
1
1
5
19
2
22
1
1
1
1
13
13
1
1
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1

name
N.N. (1 small
child) (42)
Hamida
Mujanovic
N.N. (men)
N.N. (men)
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N
N.N.
Esawy Rashedal (25)
Ali Sismek (29)
Emad Fatihy Kafil Salem (man)
N.N. (±20, man)
Nestor Z. (17)
N.N. (3 women; 3 men)
N.N. (minor)
Roberto Garcia Q. (47)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
Faiz Ahmed (43)
Nadeem Ahmad (26)
N.N.
Rachid Sbaai (19)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (31)
Felix Garcia (28)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (75, woman)
Manikam Thanividirasa (40, man)
Tau Zohrd (43, woman )
Koita Yaguine (14, boy)
Tounkara Fodé (15, boy)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (young woman)
Family A. (9 children)
Bogdan Wszedybil (46)
N.N.
N.N. (28, woman)
N.N. (3; 6)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (16-26)
Bouna Wade (minor)
Aamir Mohamed Ageeb (30, m)
N.N. (2 minors)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (8 children)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (3)
N.N. (5)
Alabamou Mamah (30)
N.N.
N.N. (5 men; 2 women)
Moshen Sliti (41)
Marcus Omofuma (25, man)
N.N. (4 children; 8 adults)
K. Hamasediq Abdullah (45)
N.N.
Veluppillai Balachandran (39)
N.N.
Emin Acar (17)
N.N.
Khaled Abuzarifeh (27, man)
Azmon Qaka (29 days)
Amed Dauda (18)
Idris Tey (31)
N.N. (babies)
E.L. (28)
H. Merkebu Getachew (man)
N.N. (man)
Berzan Öztürk (man)
Elvane Vuciterna
Tarik Vuciterna (18 months)
N.N. (15, girl)
N.N.
Süleyman Aksoy
Cipriano I. M.
Margota (baby)

region of origin
Bosnia
Syria/Iraq
Albania
Moldova
unknown
Iraq
Iraq
unknown
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Palestine
unknown
Burkina Faso
Romania
Algeria
Cuba
unknown
India
Pakistan
Pakistan
unknown
Marocco
Sri Lanka
Iraq
Algeria
Cuba
Kosovo
Kosovo
Yugoslavia
Sri Lanka
Iraq
Guinea
Guinea
Iraq
China
Albania
Poland
Morocco
Vietnam
Vietnam
unknown
unknown
North Africa
Senegal
Sudan
unknown
Angola
North Africa
Albania
Albania
Albania
Albania
Togo
unknown
Morocco
Tunisia
Nigeria
Pakistan/Afghanistan
Iraq
unknown
Sri Lanka
unknown
Turkey
Polish
Palestine
Kosovo
Mali
Tunisia
Bosnia
Phillipines
Ethiopia
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Albania/Kosovo
Albania/Kosovo
Albania/Kosovo
Albania/Kosovo
Turkey
Angola
Romania

cause of death
2 bodies
found, 28
missing,
drowned or
trampleddied
in panic,
sank offtreatment
Libya
went
'voluntarily'
back
from Germany
to Bosnia,
there when
of lackboat
of medical
drowned, after boat capsized in bad weather near Turkish coast on its way to Greece
drowned, after small boat sank near Brindisi (I)
drowned near Brindisi (I) after small boat sank trying to reach Italy
reportedly drowned near Brindisi (I) after boat sank trying to reach Italy
Kurdish stowaways, died of fume poisoning on ferry Patras (GR) to Lecce (I)
Kurds, died in minefield while trying to cross Turkish-Greek border near Kipi
Kurd, drowned thrown into water near Otranto (I) by smugglers for fear of coast guards
died, being forced overboard by smugglers of small boat near Otranto (I)
died by a bad fall into the river Isonzo (I/SI) trying to cross the border
suicide, after discussion on repatriation, had been denied asylum, was psychiatric patient
stowaway, electrocuted trying to exit a freight train in a goods yard in Wembley (GB)
suicide, jumped from refugee hostel on a houseboat into river Elbe in Hamburg (D)
stowaways, found suffocated in Cyprus registered ship in Sevilla (E) harbour
drowned trying to reach Ceuta (E/MA) in small dinghy
stowaway found dead in the wheelbay of an Alitalia airplane at Milano (I) airport
drowned, small boat capsized off the coast of Tarifa (M) trying to reach Spain
undocumented workers, reportedly suffocated in van near Mantova (I)
undocumented worker, suffocated in van near Mantova (I) on way to Germany
undocumented worker, suffocated in van near Mantova (I) on way to Germany
drowned near Cadiz (E) reportedly while trying to reach Spain by boat
suicide, set fire to himself in detention centre Büren (D) for fear of deportation
stowaway, found dead in lorry heading towards Italy near Hajdu-Bihar (H)
Kurds, died in minefield crossing Turkish-Greek border near Nea Vyssa (GR)
reportedly drowned, found dead at the coast of Melilla (E/MA)
stowaway, found dead in wheelbay of British Airways airplane at Gatwick (GB) airport
Roma, drowned in the Adriatic Sea trying to reach Italy in small boat
Roma, reportedly drowned in the Adriatic Sea trying to reach Italy in small boat
Roma, died after a three days crossing of the Adriatic Sea in Brindisi (I)
suicide, hanged after released from detention centre Büren (D) for new asylum application
Kurdish woman, drowned after being thrown into Adriatic Sea by traffickers near Italy
stowaway, frozen to death in undercarriage of Conakry (Guinea) to Brussel (B) flight
stowaway, frozen to death in undercarriage of Conakry (Guinea) to Brussel (B) flight
Kurdish stowaway, crushed to death in Dover (GB), hanging on the underside of lorry
died before or after smugglers threw her into the Adriatic sea near Brindisi (I)
Roma, drowned in the Adriatic sea when boat sank on way to Italy
suicide, got desperate by not getting a residence permit after 10 years stay in France
drowned, small boat hit rocks while trying to reach the Canary Islands (E)
burned (with her two children) in fire in refugee centre in Bad Kreuznach (D)
burned in fire in refugee centre in Bad Kreuznach (D)
reportedly drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Nieder Neuendorf
reportedly drowned, part of body found in border river Neisse near Keuner Wehr (D)
drowned in the straits of Gibraltar after ship captain refused to transport them
stowaway, found dead in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) airport while trying to reach France
suffocated under helmet used to hold him down during deportation from Frankfurt airport (D)
drowned, small boat collided with police boat in Adriatic Sea near Otranto (I)
conscientious objectors, missing since deportation from Portugal to Angola
stowaways, suffocated in a Moroccan lorry near French- Belgian border
drowned in the Adriatic Sea near Vlorë (AL) trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea near Vlorë (AL) trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea near Vlorë (AL) trying to reach Italy
drowned in the Adriatic Sea near Vlorë (AL) trying to reach Italy
suicide, jumped into river Main in Würzburg (D) after asylum application was rejected
3 dinghies with 40 people on board sank 100 km south of Arzila (E), 27 rescued
found dead on Moroccan coast, drowned trying to cross the strait of Gibraltar
died of heartattack after delayed medical help in detention centre of Arenc (F)
suffocated during deportation from Vienna (A) to Sofia (BG), he had his mouth taped
reportedly drowned in river Tisza trying to cross Ukranian-Hungarian border
found dead under a bridge in Dessau (D) after asylum application was rejected
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Görlitz reportedly trying to cross the border
suicide after hunger-strike in deportation prison Moers (D) for fear of deportation
immigrant, reportedly drowned, found dead at the beach of Ceuta (E/MA)
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Stuttgart (D) to Turkey
reportedly drowned, dead body found in border (D-PL) river Neisse near Ostritz (D)
suffocated being gagged by police during deportation from Zürich airport Kloten (CH)
died in hospital in Maglie (I) after being thrown in the sea by smugglers
stowaway, trying to escape from police drowned in Guadalquivir river near Sevilla (E)
drowned near Siracusa (I) trying to swim ashore from a vessel
died in bad hygienic conditions in refugee nomad encampment at Muratella (I)
suicide, hanged with belt in JVA München (D)
suicide, hanged himself in detention centre Lübbecke (D)
stowaway crushed to death under the weels of a lorry leaving the ferry of Dover (GB)
set fire to himself in Stuttgart-Stammheim prison (D) in solidarity with Kurdish prisoners
drowned near Brindisi (I) after their small boat collided with another boat
drowned near Brindisi (I) after their small boat collided with another boat
drowned near Brindisi (I) after their small boat collided with another boat
drowned near Brindisi (I) after their small boat collided with another boat
Kurd, suspicious death in the Turkish army after deportation from the Netherlands
undocumentated worker died during 'illegal' work in Caspe (E) by falling from a tractor
died of heart attack when police raided Roma camp in Casalino (I)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

ARI
AFP
AFP/taz/ILM/FECL
AFP/taz/ILM/FECL
AFP/taz/ILM/FECL
Statewatch/VK/Ya Basta!/taz
AP/taz
FECL
IRR
ILM
VPRO
IRR
ARI
MNS/Mugak
MNS/Mugak
MNS
MNS/Mugak
IRR/ILM
IRR/ILM
IRR/IILM
MNS
MNS/Statewatch/ARI
MNS
MNS
MNS
MNS/Telegraph
Romnews/Independent/Tampere Digest/LS/Vita
Romnews/Independent/Tampere Digest/Vita/LS
ERRC
Hilfe MenschenAB
Morgengr./IRR/MNS/ILM
VK/Morgengr./Trouw/PUB/IRR/MNS/NCADC
VK/Morgengr./Trouw/PUB/IRR/MNS/NCADC
IRR
IRR/Giuliano News Chronicle
Rom e.v.
MNS/Mugak/IRR
MNS
ARI
ARI
Interior Ministry Germany
German Government
SOS
MNS
taz/AP/SZ/CNN/VK/Statewatch/Trouw/MNS/Reuters/
MNS/AFP/LS/NCAs
IAADH
MNS
MNS/AFP/IRR/ILM/Vita
MNS/AFP/IRR/ILM/Vita
MNS/AFP/IRR/ILM/Vita/NCAs
MNS/AFP/IRR/ILM/Vita/NCAs
ARI/FR/Blackbox
ELM
MNS/Informe Raxen
MNS/IRR/EUMC
Statewatch/Morgengr./Ravage/IRR/AFP/BBC/Rosa A
taz/AFP/IRR/iN exile
ARI
Interior Ministry Germany
NCADC/IRR
Informe Raxen
ARI
German Government
Statewatch/Morgengr./Pressesp. Rassis./IRR/MNS/A
ILM
IRR/MNS
MNS/ILM
IRR
IMEDANA
ARI
MNS/IRR
ARI/AP/ZAG
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
AC/MNS/ARI/Fabel van de Illegaal
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1
1
1
1
2
9
1
1
1
2
22
3
3
5
30
1
32
8
1
1
3
4
27
1
1
1
1
1
4
16
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
1
8
2
7
38
1
1
7
2
1
38
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
13
10
1
1
1
1

name
N.N. (1Cicek
small child)
Savas
N.N. (woman)
N.N.
N.N. (3 weeks)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (39, woman)
Tesfa Bizuneh
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
J. Danielle (pregnant woman)
Lin Yan-Guang (35, man)
N.N. (baby; woman; man)
N.N.
N.N.
A. Rassal (34)
Harrinder Singh Cheena (16, b.)
Solomon Mforbei Fusi (15)
Kamran Gord
John Madu (31)
N.N. (2 women; 1 baby; 1 man)
N.N.
Irini P. (20)
Daniel Kassa Mehari (32)
Mehretab Kidane (28, man)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (18, man)
Semira Adamu (20, woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (minor)
N.N. (girl)
N.N.
Saber Abdelh
Isuf Kosumi
Valdet Rezita
Xhevdet Krasnici
Sali Emini
Artan Dauti
Zaim Dauti
Lumni Brahimi
N.N.
N.N.
Mehmet K. (24)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Sofonias Alemseged (22)
Haydar Findik (±27)
N.N.
N.N. (minors)
N.N. (boy)
N.N.
Hasan Akdag (21, man)
Karim Hassan (man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Nouredine El Amrani (26, man)
N.N. (22; 26, men)
Asan Asanov (51)
N.N.
N.N. (23, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Sharif Hussein Ahmed
Adrian Lucian Cretu (17)
Edmond Kapraku (30)
N.N. (25, man)

region of origin
Turkey
Sri Lanka
unknown
Kosovo
Kurdistan
unknown
Kurdistan
Ukraine
Ethiopia
North Africa
North Africa
Morocco
North Africa
North Africa
Morocco
North Africa
North Africa
Sierra Leone
Algeria
China
Albania
Albania
Morocco
Iraq
India
Cameroon
Iran
Nigeria
Albania
Albania
Belarus
Ethiopia
Eritrea
China
Hungary
Nigeria
Macedonia
Albania
Kurdistan
Morocco
unknown
Morocco
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Tunisia
Unknown
Kurdistan
North Africa
unknown
Morocco
unknown
Eritrea
Kurdistan
Morocco
Africa
North Africa
Morocco
Kurdistan
Palestine
Macedonia
Sudan
Albania
Morocco
Morocco
Macedonia
Bangladesh
Algeria
Romania
Nigeria
North Africa
North Africa
Somalia
Romania
Albania
Romania

cause of death
2 bodies
found, 28
missing,
trampled
in panic, when
sank off Libya
Kurd,
suspicious
death
in thedrowned
Turkish or
army
after deportation
fromboat
the Netherlands
suicide, asylum seeker jumped in front of a train in Russelheim (D)
drowned, while trying to enter Germany
body found in a lorry by French custom officer
drowned after boat sank in the Aegean Sea (GR)
missing after boat sank in Aegean Sea (GR)
frozen to death and mutilated by wolves in the forest near Nimfopetra (GR)
died of hypothermia in Avelinno (I) being kept in slavery by an Italian Baker
suicide, jumped out of 3rd floor of hospital in München (D) in fear of deportation
drowned, small boat carrying 'illegal' immigrants sank near Cadiz (E)
reportedly drowned, small boat carrying 'illegal' immigrants sank near Cadiz (E)
drowned, small boat carrying 'illegal' immigrants sank near isle Alboran (E)
drowned when boat carrying 'illegal' immigrants sank near Ceuta (E/MA)
reportedly drowned when boat carrying 'illegal' immigrants sank near Ceuta (E/MA)
reportedly drowned when boat to Spain sank in the Strait of Gibraltar
drowned in the strait of Gibraltar when small boat capsized
reportedly drowned, missing after small boat capsized in the strait of Gibraltar
drowned near Malta on their way to Italy, reportedly thrown into sea by smugglers
suicide, found hanged at police station in Ceuta (E/MA) while in detention
suicide, asylum seeker suffering from depression in hospital in Brentwood (GB)
drowned, after dinghy collided with speed boat near Brindisi (I)
reportedly drowned, dinghy collided with speed boat near Brindisi (I)
reportedly drowned, small boat capsized near Tanger (MA) on the way to Spain
hit by a train near Soufli (GR) after swimming the Evros river (Turkish border)
suicide, hanged himself in youth prison Halle (D) for fear of deportation
stowaway fell in Lauchringen (D) from undercarriage of airplane between Africa & CH
suicide in asylum seekers centre Slagharen (NL)
bled to death in Liége (B) after being denied medical treatment
drowned when dinghy collided and caught fire after leaving Port of Vlorë (AL)
missing, reportedly drowned, boat collided after leaving Port of Vlorë (AL)
suicide, in Thessaloniki (GR) after being forced to work as a prostitute
suicide, jumped from railway bridge near Magdeburg (D) died of injuries in hospital
suicide, hanged himself on the day of his final asylum appeal hearing in London (GB)
died of heart failure, attempting to cross the Malse river into Austria from Czechia
suicide, hanged himself in a detention centre in Austria after being caught by border-police
suffocated to death by pillow, being forcibly deported from Belgium
reportedly drowned, body found near D/PL border near Bahren-Zelz (D)
shot by police in train from Belgium to Italy when border patrol controlled identities
stoned to death by smugglers on the Adriatic sea when he refused to pay extra
drowned in the Mediterranean during third attempt to enter Spain illegally
stowaway, seen falling down from an aircraft near Heathrow airport (GB)
undocumented worker dies in disputed circumstances in Sicilian (I) detention centre
died in car crash in Weisenborn (D/CZ border) trying to escape border control
died in car crash in Weisenborn (D/CZ border) trying to escape border control
died in car crash in Weisenborn (D/CZ border) trying to escape border control
died in car crash in Weisenborn (D/CZ border) trying to escape border control
died in car crash in Weisenborn (D/CZ border) trying to escape border control
died in car crash in Weisenborn (D/CZ border) trying to escape border control
died in car crash in Weisenborn (D/CZ border) trying to escape border control
stowaways, died in Genua (I) when vessel set fire
drowned near Cadiz (E) while trying to reach Spain in small boat
asylum seeker died of anxiety psychosis in emergency ward of clinic in Karlsruhe (D)
drowned near South of Italy being forced overboard when spotted by coast guards
drowned while trying to swim across the river Tresa (I/CH) because of strong current
found drowned at beach in Ceuta (E/MA) after boat capsized in Strait of Gibraltar
drowned near Melilla (E/MA) on their way to Spain
asylum seeker suicide, hanged himself in Brixton prison (GB)
died in asylum seekers centre Altenburg (D) after being refused medical help
drowned near Ceuta (E/MA) when small boat capsized
died of starvation on a boat on its way from Lebanon to Cyprus
drowned near Spain when his small boat smashed against a rock
drowned near Melilla (E/MA) on their way to Spain when their small boat capsized
set himself on fire in detention centre Lingen (D), after 2nd asylum application was rejected
suicide, hanged himself in Nieuwersluis (NL) after being 8 months in detention
drowned near the Oder (D), jumped of a bridge chased by border guards
died fell or pushed from a 4th floor window of a detention centre in Breda (NL)
drowned after boat accident near Vlorë (AL) trying to cross the Adriatic sea
committed suicide in detention centre Kronach (D) after living 2 years in detention
blown up while trying to cross the Greek-Turkish border through a minefield
died after deportation from Germany to Kocani (MK) while being severely ill
died in car accident in Klingenthal near CZ/D border
shot by policeman (NL) after reportedly threatened detention guards with a knife
discovered stowaway, drowned in the Ostsee (D) after jumping off the ship
stowaway, suffocated in the hold of a Jamaican vessel on his way to Ireland
drowned (disappeared) in the Strait of Gibraltar when a Marocan ship sank
reportedly drowned near the coast of Cadiz (E) after their boat capsized
suicide in Graz (A) after winning ECHR case but refused residency by Austria
died in car accident in Burgenland (A) being chased by border police
fell into the sea trying to reach Italy and cut into pieces by a propeller screw
died of bullet wounds at the BG-GR border during attempt to cross the border by car

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

AC/MNS/ARI/Fabel van de Illegaal/Nederlands Dagb
ARI
ARI
IRR
AFP/MNS
AFP/MNS
MNS
MNS
IMEDANA/ZAG
MNS
MNS
MNS/taz
AFP/MNS/taz
AFP/MNS/taz
AFP/VK
MNS
MNS
AP/MNS
AFP/IRR/AI
CARF/IRR/NCADC
MNS/AFP/Reu
MNS/AFP/Reu
MNS/AFP/Statewatch
MNS
SZ/MNS/ARI/ZAG
AP/MNS/NZZ/ZAG
Trouw/Prime
BBC/MNS/IRR
MNS/AFP/ARD/ZDF
MNS/AFP/ARD/ZDF
MNS
ARI/ZAG
IRR/iN exile/CARF/NCRM/NCADC
IRR
IRR
VK/CCLE/AFP/MNS/IRR/AI/MN/KeinMensch/IAS/Viv
ARI
MNS/IRR
MNS
IRR
MNS/OBV/IRR
IRR
Radio Bayern 5/ WB/ARD/ZDF/Statewatch/OL/ARI/Z
Radio Bayern 5/ WB/ARD/ZDF/Statewatch/OL/ARI/Z
Radio Bayern 5/ WB/ARD/ZDF/Statewatch/OL/ARI/Z
Radio Bayern 5/ WB/ARD/ZDF/Statewatch/OL/ARI/Z
Radio Bayern 5/ WB/ARD/ZDF/Statewatch/OL/ARI/Z
Radio Bayern 5/ WB/ARD/ZDF/Statewatch/OL/ARI/Z
Radio Bayern 5/ WB/ARD/ZDF/Statewatch/OL/ARI/Z
NOS/Reu./BBC
IRR
MNS
AFP/CDS
NZZ
IRR/IPS/MNS
ELM
IRR/CARF/NCRM/NCADC
FR-Thüringen/taz/AN/ZAG
TAZ
MNS
MNS
LR
FR-NieSa/MNS/Morgengr./ZAG
AC/VPRO
MOZ/ZAG
VK
MNS
taz/ZAG/Blackbox
MNS
ARI/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
MNS
ARI/ZAG
MNS
PUB
MNS
MNS/UNHCR
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name

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
12
5
1
1
4
13
1
1
1
14
10
3
1
1
1
26
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
24
7
1
1
1
1
23
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
87
1
11
18
1
1
1
2
1
1
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7

(1 small
child)
N.N. (47,
woman)
Aimer Busher
Muhamet Islami Gjeli (70)
Naser Islami Gjeli (37)
Beqir Sejdiu (36)
N.N. (21, woman)
Sadik Genc
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (50, woman)
N.N.
N.N.
Issah M. (30)
N.N. (24, man)
N.N.
N.N. (20, man)
Salko L. (39, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Akim (24, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Vikas Singh
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Afrim Magastena (24, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Kwame Osei (±30)
Zülfü Demirkan
N.N. (woman)
Ali Polat
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (men)
Mohamed Boughnahmi
Ibrahim A.
Mihai Sandu (25)
N.N.
Halina Halim (44)
N.N. (26)
Liu Zen G.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
F.F. (27)
Bektas Heval (26)
N.N. (baby)
N.N.
Dinari Elai Ben Lazar
N.N.
N.N. (16)
N.N. (33, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Peter San Pedro (25)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (12, boy)
N.N.
N.N.
Vijay Sainu (19, man)
N.N. (boy)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
Ivan Zamecznik (35)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.

region of origin
Ethiopia
Tunisia
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo
Somalia
Turkey
Albania
Albania
Azerbaijan
unknown
Armenia
Iraq
Albania
Togo
Kurdistan
North Africa
North Africa
Bosnia
unknown
unknown
Albania
Albania
Togo
unknown
North Africa
North Africa
unknown
unknown
Unknown
Morocco
Morocco
Iraq
Afghanistan
Kosovo-Albania
unknown
North Africa
Ghana
Turkey
unknown
Turkey
unknown
North Africa
Morocco
Tunesia
Turkey
Romania
unknown
Afghanistan
Togo
China/unknown
unknown
Afghanistan
Morocco
Morocco
Afghanistan
Egypt
Kurdistan
Afghanistan
North Africa
North Africa
unknown
Bosnia
Russia
unknown
Senegal
unknown
unknown
Albania
Kenya
Morocco/Lebanon
Iran/Iraq
India
Nigeria
unknown
North Africa
Croatia
Africa
Morocco
Morocco

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 inmissing,
drownedfor
or fear
trampled
in panic, when
boat sank
off Libya
committed
suicide
Italy, obsessed
of non-renewal
of residence
permit
missing after jumping in the Strait of Messina (E) hoping to swim ashore
murdered by Serbs in Likoshan (Kosovo) after being deported from Germany
murdered by Serbs in Likoshan (Kosovo) after being deported from Germany
Deported asylum seeker from Germany killed in Cirez (XZ) by Serbian security forces
drowned, body found in river Rein near Köln (D)
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Bremen (D) to Turkey
drowned near Brindisi (I) trying to cross the Adriatic sea,
reported missing near Brindisi (I) trying to cross the Adriatic sea
stowaway, found in the undercarriage of a plane from Baku to Gatwick airport (GB)
stowaway, found frozen in undercarriage of plane from Baku (AZ) to London (GB)
suicide in police cell in Renkum (NL) asylum application was rejected twice
drowned trying to swim across the Meric river between Turkey and Greece
mortally injured by a boat's propeller on his way to Italy
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Germany to Togo
set himself on fire his application for asylum was rejected for 2nd time (D)
found dead in an irrigation ditch near La Jonquera (E)
stowaway, reportedly suffocated near Almeria (E) during journey hidden in a lorry
suicide, hanged himself in the psychiatric wing of the Tegel detention centre (D)
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Forst reportedly trying to cross the border
drowned in river Oder (PL/D) near Frankfurt reportedly trying to cross the border
reportedly drowned in Adriatic sea trying to reach Italy when dinghy got a leak
died of hypothermia on Adriatic sea when dinghy got a leak
jumped out of the window because of police raid in his apartment block in Bremen (D)
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Görlitz reportedly trying to cross the border
drowned near Tarifa on their way to Spain
reportedly drowned near Tarifa (E) on their way to Spain
drowned in river Oder (PL/D) near Frankfurt reportedly trying to cross the border
frozen to death near Kipsdorf (D)
stowaway froze to death in wheel bay during flight to London (GB)
drowned near Tanger on their way to Spain
reportedly drowned near Tanger on their way to Spain
killed by mines trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border, 11 others injured
drowned, body found in river Neiße (D/PL) near Bahren/Forst
suicide, hanged himself at refugee hostel in Prenzlau (D) in fear of deportation
found drowned in river Neisse near Deschka (D) when trying to cross the PL-D Border
drowned when trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar
jumped under a train at Eberstadt (D) under threat of deportation
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Frankfurt (D) to Turkey
drowned, trying to cross the border, body found in the river Neisse near Ratzdorf (D)
Kurd, presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Germany to Turkey
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Ratzdorf reportedly trying to cross the border
drowned near Pantelleria (I) when their boat sank on way to Italy
found dead in a ditch near Valencia (E), reportedly asphyxiated hidden in a lorry
drowned, body found near Pantelleria (I)
Kurd, reportedly dead, disappeared after being deported from Germany to Turkey
suicide, found drowned near Oldenburg (D) shortly after threat of deportation
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D)near Zentendorf reportedly trying to cross border
drowned, body found in river Neisse (D/PL) near Guben, daughter (10) is missing
drowned in river Mosel near Schweich (D) when trying to escape from police
killed in bus accident, when D/PL authorities forced quick return
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Hirschfelde reportedly trying to cross border
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Bad Muskau reportedly trying to cross border
drowned near Tanger (E) on their way to Spain
reportedly drowned near Tangier (E) on their way to Spain
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Guben reportedly trying to cross the border
committed suicide with belt in JVA Augsburg (D)
burnt to death in refugee hostel in Friedrichshafen (D), assumed arson attack
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Görlitz
drowned after their boat capsized near Tanger on their way to Spain
died after a 3 months hunger strike in protest, in detention without trial (I)
drowned in river Oder (PL/D) near Frankfurt, reportedly trying to cross the border
suicide in asylum centre Chur (CH)
suicide in penal institution Halle (Saale) (D) for fear of deportation
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Bad Muskau reportedly trying to cross border
died in hospital, found with hypothermia and frostbite near Deutschneudorf (D)
walked in front lorry after release from arrest on suspicion of being ‘illegal’ in Kent (GB)
drowned in river Neisse (PL/D) near Köbeln reportedly trying to cross the border
drowned when refugee boat capsized after colliding with Italian army ship
stowaway, killed by plane wheels on Nairobi-Gatwick (GB) flight
died in van accident in Figueres (E) being pressed between boxes
drowned when boat capsized between Kas (TR) and Kastellorizo (GR)
stowaway froze to death in wheel bay during flight Delhi-Heathrow (GB)
stowaway froze to death in wheel bay during flight from Nigeria to London (GB)
found frozen/drowned at river Neisse (D/PL) near Ostritz
stowaways, bodies found in Pasaia (E) on Cypriotic ship 'Deike'
suicide of civil war refugee in Regensburg (D) fearing close deportation
stowaway found in Delfzijl (NL), suffocated in ship from Cameroon
drowned in the Strait of Gibraltar when small boat sank
reportedly drowned in the Strait of Gibraltar when small boat sank

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

IRR
IRR
ARI/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
IRR/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
ARI
MNS/IRR
MNS/IRR
IRR
MNS/IRR
Respons
The Observer
FR/MNS
ARI
FR/MNS/ZAG
SOS Racismo
SOS Racismo
CARF/ARI/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
MNS/VK/taz/AFP/Reu./FECL/Vita/LS/TL
MNS/VK/taz/AFP/Reu./FECL/Vita/LS/TL
NCADC/Int. Menschenr. Ver. Bremen/ARI/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
EP/MNS/Statewatch
EP/MNS/Statewatch
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
IRR
VK/taz/EP/MNS/ELM
VK/taz/EP/MNS/ELM
taz/AP/FR/Int. Herald Tribune / MNS
ARI/ZAG
CARF/ARI
ARI/ZAG
Morgengrauen, IRR
Morgengr./CARF/ARI/ZAG
ARI
MOZ/ZAG
ARI
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
taz/DPA/TL
MNS
TL
ARI
FR/MNS/taz/NW/OL/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany
ZAG
Trierer Volksfreund/ZAG
FFM/Pro Asyl/FR/MNS/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany
AFP/taz/Tagesschau/EP/MNS/VK/MUGAK
AFP/taz/Tagesschau/EP/MNS/VK
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
IMEDANA/ZAG
taz/DPA/Querblick/MNS/CARF/ZAG
taz/German authorities/FR/MNS/SZ/ZAG
EP/MNS
CARF
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
Bündner Tagblatt/SFH
ARI/ZAG
Interior Ministry Germany/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
NCRM
Interior Ministry/ZAG
Reu/taz/VK/MNS/SD/Statewatch/LS/MP/Vita
CARF/GuardianUn/IRR
DPA/taz
MNS/FR/Libération
IRR/OBV
IRR
SZ/ZAG
taz/DPA/Statewatch
taz/ARD/ZDFvideotxt/MNS/CARF/IMEDANA/ZAG/Bla
AD
taz/EP/MNS
taz/EP/MNS

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number

found dead

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name

region of origin

(1 small child)
10/01/97 3 N.N. (minors)
10/01/97 1 Herbert Gabbidon (68, man)
04/01/97 1 Jean Masinga
in Jan 97 1 Vasyl Balakin (26, man)
in Jan 97 1 Tarek Ben Abdelatif Refgui (27, man)
in Jan 97 2 N.N.
in Jan 97 2 N.N.
in Jan 97 2 N.N.
in 1997 1 M'Bicha
22/01/1997 1 Bouasrai Benothmane
in 1997 3 N.N.
in 1997 2 N.N. (men)
in 1997 40 N.N.
25/12/96 283 N.N. (men; women; children)
25/12/96 1 Anpalagan Ganeshu (17)
06/12/96 1 P. Subramaniyam (35, woman)
in Dec 96 1 Mustafa Diffalah
24/11/96 1 Alfa Biyao Sabi Touré (35, man)
06/11/96 1 Mohammed Sharkeri
04/11/96 1 Senad Becirovic
03/11/96 3 N.N. (young men)
27/10/96 1 N.N. (man)
21/10/96 1 N.N.
16/10/96 4 N.N.
11/10/96 3 N.N.
09/10/96 25 N.N.
in Oct 96 1 Mohamed Korrich
in Oct 96 1 Vijay Saini (man)
23/09/96 1 Ahire Naruna Awaifo (25)
21/09/96 1 N.N. (36)
12/09/96 1 N.N.
09/09/96 1 N.N.
08/09/96 1 N.N.
07/09/96 2 N.N. (men)
05/09/96 1 N.N.
04/09/96 1 N.N. (minor)
02/09/96 1 Ibrahim Demiri
in Sep 96 1 N.N.
25/08/96 1 N.N.
22/08/96 1 N.N.
06/08/96 1 Lenley Nestor Yengnagueba
01/08/96 1 N.N. (32, man)
in Aug 96 1 Metin Akbel
in Aug 96 1 Ivica Matic (34 )
In Aug 96 1 Mohammed Yaqoob (49, man)
29/07/96 1 El Hassam Rizk
29/07/96 1 N.N.
28/07/96 1 N.N.
16/07/96 1 N.N.
14/07/96 1 Juri Palienko (49)
in Jul 96 1 N.N.
01/07/96 1 Amir Salehi (man, 24)
30/06/96 1 N.N.
30/06/96 3 N.N.
30/06/96 1 Reza Hashemy
29/06/96 2 N.N. (18, 21, men)
25/06/96 1 Victor Onag Hnor
10/06/96 1 N.N.
06/06/96 1 Jude Akubakar (16)
in Jun 96 1 Mohamed S.
27/05/96 1 Yemu Kebede (27)
26/05/96 1 N.N.
26/05/96 2 N.N. (20)
21/05/96 1 N.N.
17/05/96 1 N.N.
11/05/96 1 N.N.
26/04/96 14 N.N.
25/04/96 1 Apedo Lossou-Gavo (man)
25/04/96 26 N.N.
25/04/96 1 N.N.
25/04/96 4 N.N. (men)
25/04/96 2 N.N. (women)
24/04/96 1 N.N.
24/04/96 1 Tatjana I. Kabakchieva
23/04/96 1 N.N.
22/03/96 1 Abdellah E.K.
22/03/96 1 N.N.
16/03/96 1 Ibrahima Sey (29)
15/03/96 1 N.N.
15/03/96 1 Noorjahan Begum (35, woman)

Kosovo
Jamaica
Zaire
Ukraine
Tunesia
Tunesia
Africa
Africa
Zaire
Algeria
Nigeria/Liberia
Africa
unknown
India/Pakist./Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Algeria
Togo
Iran
Bosnia
China
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Morocco
Algeria
India
Nigeria
Ukraine
Morocco
unknown
unknown
unknown
Morocco
Bangladesh
Albania
Russia
unknown
unknown
Togo
Albania
Turkey
Serbia
Pakistan
Morocco
Ghana
Maghreb
Kurdistan
Ukraine
Nigeria
Iran
Iraq
Iraq/Algeria
Iran
Romania
Nigeria
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Iran
Ethiopia
unknown
Algeria
Morocco
Morocco
Maghreb
unknown
Togo
Sri Lanka/Africa
Iran
Sri Lanka
Shri Lanka
Romania
Bulgaria
unknown
Morocco
Morocco
Gambia
Iraq
Bangladesh

cause of death
2 bodies
28 missing,
drowned
orfire
trampled
in panic,
when boat
died
in firefound,
in refugee
container
without
protection
in Monheim
(D) sank off Libya
died in Walsall (GB) in police custody while police tried to deport him
suicide in detention centre Neuenburg Cernets (CH) following depression
suicide, hanged himself from a scaffolding in Trieste (I) after he received expulsion order
smashed his head when trying to land with a group in Lampedusa (I)
died on a ship journey to Lampedusa (I)
stowaways, died of hunger in container on Kenyan ship in Antwerpen (B)
stowaways, died from inhaling insecticides in Ghanan ship in Saint-Malo (F)
died in Brussels Airport (B) during expulsion procedure, suffocated with a pillow
thrown out of window during arrest in Algeria after deportation from Belgium
stowaways, died on a Danish vessel because of poisonous gas
stowaways, died of poisonous gas in hold of cargo ship on way to Amsterdam (NL)
killed, shot and buried by gendarmes, were caught crossing TR-Iran border at Baskale (TR)
drowned after international sinking by Greek captain of a vessel near Malta
drowned after international sinking by Greek captain of a vessel near Malta
died frozen and exhausted on CZ/D border near Eggersberg
suicide by jumping out of window after refusal of residence permit in France
suicide, hanged himself in JVA Lörrach (D) fearing deportation and persecution
suicide facing repatriation (S)
suicide when ordered to leave Germany
hit by train near Ventimiglia (I) while trying to walk to France on railway line
drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Lebus
found dead by police near Cádiz (E)
found dead by police near Cádiz (E)
found dead by police near Tánger (MA)
drowned in Strait of Gibraltar when small boat sank
suicide by jumping out of train near Opicina (I), fearing deportation to Slovenia
stowaway fell from weelbays, airplane landing in London (GB) from New Delhi (India)
killed in demonstration in Guinea Bissau after expulsion from Spain
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Menden (D)
stowaway, drowned in Bay of the Seine river (F) after jumping from the ship
drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Frankfurt trying to cross the border
stowaway, body found in the fuselage of an airplane in Frankfurt am Main (D)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Görlitz
shot dead while trying to enter country illegaly, Ceuta (E/MA)
reportedly suicide, found dead in court of youth refugee centre in Berlin (D)
drowned near Puglia (I) after fall off motor-boat pursued by customs/border police
stowaway, found frozen to death in wheelbay on flight from Russia to Rome (I)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Görlitz trying to cross the border
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Guben trying to cross the border
jumped from the window when immigration police rung at his door in Stockholm (S)
suicide, kills himself by shooting in Gelsenkirchen (D)
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Germany to Turkey
stepped on mine after ‘voluntary’ deportation to Sarajevo from Germany
denied for 7 month visa for medical care to GB, died 48 hours after being granted it
body found with many wounds on head in Cieza (E)
stowaway, found suffocated in Coruña (E)
found dead with many wounds, Aitona (E)
suicide, hanged himself in Kassel prison (D)
suicide in detention centre in Erding (D)
suicide, hanged himself in Kassel prison (D)
suicide, set himself on fire in Crailo (NL) in fear of deportation, died in Beverwijk hospital
died in a mine field near Alexandropolis (GR)
died in a mine field when trying to cross the Turkish-Greek border
died in mysterious circumstances after repatriation, as.claim refused by Dutch auth.
fell to death in Altenberg (D) on flight from border control D-CZ
suicide, jumped in the Havel/Berlin river (D) after threat of deportation
died in suspicious circumstances in refugee centre Ter Apel (NL) fearing traffickers
drowned in Hamburg (D) fleeing from assumed policemen
suicide after Swedish authorities wanted to review his successful asylum claim
suicide, hanged himself in Hellersen hospital in Lüdenscheid (D)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Sagar (Krauschwitz) trying to cross the border
suicide, died in fire in Kassel prison (D)
drowned, body found by police near Cádiz (E)
drowned, body found by police near Cádiz (E)
drowned near San Amaro/Ceuta (E/MA) on his way to Andalusia
drowned, found dead off the coast of Lampedusa (I)
suicide, hanged himself in Landshut (D) after rejection of his asylum application
drowned near Vieste (I) when two boats got into heavy sea
suicide, hanged himself in Haarlem (NL) after asylum application was rejected
drowned, in stormy waters near Vieste (I)
drowned in stormy waters near Vieste (I)
drowned in Le Havre (F) trying to embark on Canadian ship
drowned in the river Oder (D/PL) trying to cross the border
drowned, trying to cross the border in river Oder near Frankfurt an der Oder (D)
drowned near Barbate (E) after jumping overboard fearing police control
drowned near Barbate (E) after jumping overboard fearing police control
died after attack by CS-spray whilst handcuffed at police station London (GB)
drowned after jumping from a cargo ship near Hamburg (D)
fell to death from balcony of her home trying to flee from immigration officers (GB)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

taz/Monitor/Berliner Ztg./ARI/CARF/ZAG
NCADC
SFH/IRR/CARF
IRR
ILM/IRR
ILM/IRR/Italian authorities
Le Soir/La Libre Belgique/MNS
Le Monde/Libération/MNS
Público
Vers l'Avenir/Solidaire/IRR/CARF
BAZ
AmsStadsblad
StreetJ/NoHuman
taz/UNHCR/DPA/MNS/ZDF/LR/VK/FR/IRR/MUGAK/E
MNS
VK/SZ/Morgengr./BGS/ZAG
CARF
Pro Asyl/MNS/ZAG
FARR/MNS
SZ/FR/MNS/ZAG
IRR
MOZ/FFM/ARI/Bundesregierung/ZAG
Mugak
Mugak
Mugak
ELM
CARF/IRR/ILM
MNS
MNS/EP/AI
ZAG
MNS/Le Monde
BT-Drucksache/ZAG
BT-Drucksache/JW/ZAG
SZ/FFM/ARI/Bundesregierung/ZAG
ABC
ARI/ZAG
ILM/IRR
MNS
BT-Drucksache/ZAG
BT-Drucksache
Svenska Dagbladet/Dagens Nyheter/FARR
ZAG
ARI
ZAG
IRR
ELM/Diario Vasco
Egin
Diario Vasco/Egin
IRR
AN/JW/ARI/ProAsyl/ZAG/Blackbox
jW/IRR
VK/Fabel van de Illegaal
Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias/BRC
MNS/NRC/AD/Trouw/CARF
SZ/ZAG
Asyl in der Kirche/ARI/ZAG
VK/Focus
ND/OL/FR-H/ARI/ZAG
Artikel14
ARI/ZAG
BT-Drucksache
FR/JW/BerlinerZtg/ZAG
Mugak
Mugak
SOS/Egin/Police
TL
MNS/ProAsyl/AG3F/JW/ZAG/Blackbox
taz/TL
VK
TL
TL
MNS/Le Figaro
FFM/ND/Uckermark-Kurier/ZAG
Bt-Drucksache
SOS/Egin
SOS/Egin
MNS/NCRM
Jelpke/JW
NCADC/IRR

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11/03/96
02/03/96
29/02/96
22/02/96
26/01/96
25/01/96
23/01/96
22/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
18/01/96
17/01/96
14/01/96
11/01/96
09/01/96
03/01/96
in Jan 96
28/12/95
17/12/95
15/12/95
13/12/95
01/12/95
01/12/95
30/11/95
19/11/95
16/11/95
09/11/95
08/11/95
05/11/95
in Nov 95
28/10/95
25/10/95
25/10/95
24/10/95
22/10/95
07/10/95
06/10/95
in Oct 95
in Oct 95
24/09/95
19/09/95
13/09/95
13/09/95
11/09/95
11/09/95
29/08/95
25/08/95
25/08/95
22/08/95
20/08/95
16/08/95
16/08/95
10/08/95
26/07/95
20/07/95
17/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95
15/07/95

number

found dead

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1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
17
19
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
3
1
4
3
12
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

name
N.N. (1 small child)
N.N.
N.N.
Jean-Baptiste Malan (33, man)
N.N. (19)
Enver Bolut (45)
Thavalojan Kandasamy
Mohammed Chetef
Christelle Makodila Nsimba (6)
Christine Makodila (19, woman)
Françoise Makodila Landu (27,w)
Jean-Daniel Makodila Kosi (1)
Legrand Makodila Mbongo (4)
Miya Makodila (12)
Monica Maiamba Bungo (27, w)
Nsuzana Bunga (6, girl)
Rabia el Omari (17, man)
Sylvio Bruno C. Amossou (27,m)
Igor Horvat
Peter Q.
N.N. (1 woman; 2 minors)
N.N.
A Yhan (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Naeen Akram (24, man)
N.N.
Necmettin T. (17, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (24, man)
Masut Iqubal (24, man)
N.N.
Esser F. (35, man)
Garim Fokassian
Djemal Flissa
N.N.
N.N. (16, boy)
N.N.
Bayeh Arefayne (19, man)
N.N. (23)
Solomon Mersha Mergia (32, m)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Muttavel Vasananthan (25, man)
N.N. (60, man)
N.N. (21, man)
Todor Bogdanovic (8, boy)
Selliah Jeyakularajah (35, man)
Louis I. (29, man)
Djouabi Azzeddine
N.N. (36, man)
N.N. (man)
Abdullah A. (man)
Chandima Endirisinghe
Chinteka Silva
Haridar Kuman
Jaya Kumar F. Pulle
Manoj Arizrathan
Ormandas
Pradeepan
Prince Fernando
Raja Dhama
Rames Sobramanium
Rilwan Abdul Salam
Sitrambalam V. Murthy
Siwa Loganathan
Sumanasena
Tennekoon
Tusara Fernando
Ukkuwa Malkanthi

region of origin
Albania
Sudan
Liberia
Ivory Coast
Algeria
Kurdistan
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Zaire
Zaire
Zaire
Zaire/Germany
Zaire/Germany
Zaire
Angola
Angola
Libanon
Togo
Bosnia
Ghana
Iraq
India
Kurdistan
Albania
Africa
Pakistan
Benin
Kurdistan
Albania
Albania
Albania
Zaire
Algeria
Pakistan
New Zealand
unknown
Armenia
Algeria
Africa
Bangladesh
Africa
Ethiopia
Algeria
Ethiopia
Pakistan
Iran
Africa
unknown
unknown
Pakistan
Albania
Albania
Ghana/Chad
Sri Lanka
Poland
Morocco
Yugoslavia
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Algeria
Bosnia
Morocco
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
or trampled
drowned
while trying
to crossdrowned
the Straits
of Otrantoin panic, when boat sank off Libya
died while trying to evade port officials in Melilla (E/MA)
drowned, forced to jump from Maltesian ship at Gran Canaria (E)
suicide in Murrhardt (D) fearing deportation on the same day
suicide, set fire to his bed, being kept in detention centre Bergen (N) longer than allowed
suicide in Delmenhorst (D) fearing deportation
suicide in detention centre/police prison Linz (A) fearing deportation
suicide in Norway, being held 9 months by police doubting his identity
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
died in arson attack against refugee hostel in Lübeck (D)
suicide, found hanged in Den Bosch prison (NL)
died after 3 months coma following a police interrogation in Antwerp (B)
drowned after being thrown out of a Turkish boat near Island Kos (GR)
died in a forest near Varena while trying to enter Lithuania (LT)
suicide, hanged himself after refusal of asylum application in France
drowned near Valona (I) when small boat had problems in bad weather
stowaways found dead when the boat reached the port of Antwerp (B)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Bahren-Zelz
Found dead in german cargo ship in Antwerp (B)
suicide, set himself on fire in Hamburg (D), his application for asylum was rejected
drowned after boat capsized near Santa Cesarea Terme (I)
missing after boat capsized near Santa Cesarea (I)
drowned after dinghy sank off the Italian coast in Strait of Otranto (I)
died after jumping from an apartment building to avoid arrest by aliens police (NL)
suicide, hanged himself in prison Dresden (D) fearing deportation a week later
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Podrosche
died falling from a ferry in Harwich (GB) after immigration was refused
suicide, hanged himself in prison Holstenglacis/Hamburg (D) for fear of deportation
suicide after refusal of asylum in Wien (A)
died from weakness after hunger strike and being deported (GB)
one drowned, one disappeared near Gibraltar, when small boat capsized
mortally hit by car in Regensburg (D), abandoned by smugglers at night
drowned in the canal of Saint-Denis (F) when fleeing from police check
suicide, set himself on fire after asylum application was rejected, London (GB)
fell to death when trying to escape from detention centre in Paris
committed suicide by drowning himself in Rhein-Main-Donau Kanal in Bamberg (D)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL)
asylum seekers deported from Turkey, killed after arriving in Iran
drowned near Ceuta (E/MA) to where he tried to flee
drowned after jumping from ship, body found in the gulf of La Spezia (I)
drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Brieskow-Frinkenheerd
killed in a minefield near Kastanies (GR) near Turkish border
drowned, dinghy caught fire and capsized in Strait of Otranto (I)
reportedly drowned, dinghy caught fire and capsized in Strait of Otranto (I)
died in arson attack in Ulm (D)
suicide, hanged himself in Norwich prison (GB), was a Tamil asylum-seeker
suicide, hanged himself in deportation centre in Frankfurt/Main (D)
suicide, hanged himself in deportation centre in Frankfurt/Main (D)
Roma shot by French police when entering from Italy on a mountain way
suicide, climbed to the electricity pole and touched the electricity cable in Görisried (D)
suicide, hanged himself in Wolfenbüttel (D) detention centre, fearing deportation
drowned near Angulo (E) or murdered while trying to escape deportation
suicide, jumped from a window of his accomodation on the 6th floor in Berlin (D)
found dehydrated in Castres (F) in a Spanish vehicle coming from Tanger
found strangled in refugee centre Trausnitzstrasse in München (D), reportedly suicide
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)
suffocated in a sealed trailer in Györ (Hungary)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source
ILM
Diario de Noticias/IRR
Egin
taz/Morgengr./jW/ZAG
Samora/Svenska Dagbladet/Statewatch
taz/Morgengr./ARI /ZAG
Der Standard/SOS Mitm./Asylkoord.
CARF
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
IRR/Independent/BAIN news/ZAG
Dk
Chris de Stoop
Ta Nea/MNS
MNS
IRR/Libération
IRR/ILM
MNS/Le Soir/CRIDA report
LausitzerR/TS/ND/FFM/LRBrand/ZAG
Le Soir/MNS
ZAG
VK/IRR/ILM/CDS/FECL/TL
VK/IRR/ILM/CDS/FECL
TL
Trouw/MNS
BT-Drucksache/ZAG
FFM/ZAG
The Standard/IRR
ARI/ZAG
Asylkoordination Österreich
CARF/IRR
EP
ZAG
Le Monde/MNS
CARF/NCRM/IRR
Le Monde/MNS
IMEDANA/ZAG
LausitzerR/TS/ND/FFM/LRBrand.
TAZ
El Pueblo de Ceuta
Giuliano News Chronicle/ANSA
FFM/ZAG
ANA
VK/taz/CDS/FECL/TL
CDS/FECL/TL
ZAG
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
taz/ZAG
taz/ZAG
Reu/AP/AFP/Vk/Statewatch/IHFHR
ZAG/Blackbox
TAZ/Morgengr./SZ/Pro asyl/ZAG
El Pueblo de Ceuta
Berliner Zeitung/ZAG
Libération/MNS
ZAG
Reu/AP/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
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27/09/94

number

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
9
1
1
1
2
1
2
10
1
1
2
2
1
1
2

name
N.N. (1 small child)
Vasu
N.N.
N.N. (woman)
Habib Hammouda
Mohamed Bezgour
N.N.
Celal Akan (36, man)
Eisam Chandin (9)
Dalb Abad
Majar Abrahem
Vo Xuan Cuong (38, man)
Suppiah Selvarajah (man)
Moses Ganaja (30, man)
Kondeca Dealmeda (30, man)
N.N.
N.N.
Khalid Moufaghid
Mrs. Rostas
N.N. (minor)
N.N.
Jaswant Singh (33, man)
N.N.
N.N. (baby)
Brahim Bouraam
N.N.
N.N.
Ahmed Polap (23, man)
N.N.
Kassimou-Djibril Ouro-D.T. (27)
N.N.
N.N. (men)
N.N.
EL Kadaoui (22)
N.N.
N.N.
unknown
N.N.
N.N. (baby)
Abiyou Tilaye (37, man)
N.N.
Bat Bold
N.N.
Yohannes Alemu (27, man)
Yohannes Alemu (27, man)
Sammy Nelson (26, man)
Valentina Featherstone
Zinaida Mitzofanova
Kazim Kustul (23, man)
Amar M. Tair (26, man)
N.N. (men)
Gnanasegaram Selvarajah
N.N.
Papie Mukuna
N.N. (children)
N.N. (27, woman)
N.N. (2, 4, girls)
Akim Mama (man)
Mathias Zohere (man)
M.D.D. (woman)
Mamoudu (27)
Shiji Lapite
N.N.
N.N.
Jeyakumar R.
N.N.
N.N.
Moussa Touibregueba
N.N.
Joseph Nnalue (31)
N.N. (babies)
Abdullah J. (35, man)
N.N. (women)
N.N.
N.N. (minor)
N.N. (man)
N.N.
N.N.
Romni Bukurjie Haliti (23, w)
Navgim Haliti (11, boy)
N.N. (±70, man; woman)

region of origin
Sri Lanka
unknown
Peru
Tunisia
Morocco
Morocco
Kurdistan
Lebanon
Iraq
Iraq
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Zaire
unknown
unknown
Morocco
Romania
unknown
unknown
India
unknown
Zaire
Morocco
unknown
unknown
Kurdistan
Iran
Togo
Albania
unknown
Morocco
Morocco
Ivory Coast
unknown
Liberia
unknown
unknown
Ethiopia
Albania
Mongolia
Gambia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Liberia
Latvia
Latvia
Turkey
Algeria
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Algeria
Zaire
Serbia
Serbia
Kosovo
Morocco
Ivory Coast
Dominican Republic
Guinea
Nigeria
unknown
Iraq
Sri Lanka
Algeria
Rwanda
Algeria
Albania
Nigeria
Kurdistan
Morocco
Albania
Albania
Albania
Sri Lanka
Morocco
Morocco
Kosovo
Kosovo
Bosnia

cause of death
2 bodies found,
28 missing,
or trampled in panic, when boat sank off Libya
suffocated
in a sealed
trailerdrowned
in Györ (Hungary)
drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Eisenhüttenstadt
killed by train in Menton (French Alpes) walking on the railway to Italy
died after racist attack ignored by staff of the hospital in Ragusa (I)
drowned after being thrown overboard by smugglers in Marbella (E)
drowned when the boat capsized near Tarifa (E)
died by liver disorder in Celle (D) after refusal of operation costs
died from smoke poisoning after arson attack on refugee home in Bochum (D)
stowaway, reportedly drowned (E) after being forced to leave a Cypriot ship
stowaway, reportedly drowned (E) after being forced to leave a Cypriot ship
driven to death by police hounding against black marketeers in Berlin
suffocated when the shanty that he was living caught fire in Madrid (E)
suicide, hanged himself in the deportation centre in Halle (D)
(Mapasi Jeancy) suicide, hanged himself for fear of deportation in det. c. Volkstedt (D)
drowned in the river Neisse (D/PL) near Lodenau
drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Brieskow-Frinkenheerd
drowned in the river in Murazzi (I) after being beaten up by club bouncers
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL)
drowned in river Oder (D/PL)as it’s mother tried to cross the river and tied it onto her waist
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Hohenwutzen
suicide, hanged himself for fear of deportation in Regensburg (D)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Görlitz
died in labour when doctor refused help at first aid station near Caserta (I)
drowned in Seine after being caught by skinheads in a FN rally (F)
drowned in river Oder (D/PL) near Aurith
found dead at the Swiss mountain Monte Capriano (CH)
suicide by jumping under train, fearing deportation in München (D)
suicide in asylum centre Haarlem (NL)
suicide, hanged himself with a blanket in fear of deportation in a prison in Hamburg (D)
shot dead by Greece border control when entering from Albania
stowaways, bodies found in a Romanian ship in seaport Amsterdam (NL)
drowned, after jumping into water after being discovered by Spanish police
suicide, waiting for deportation in a youth prison in Wiesbaden (D)
drowned stowaway in Le Havre (F), being sent back by French police
suffocated stowaway in Valencia (E), found on ship from Ivory Coast
suffocated stowaway in Valencia (E), body found on ship from Ivory Coast
suffocated stowaway in Valencia (E), body found on ship from Ivory Coast
died after doctors refused free help at the hospital near Rome (I)
suicide in detention centre Würzburg (D)
shot by a policeman near Florina (GR) when 11 Albanians were arrested
died in Löwenströmska hospital, Stockholm (S) after felt ill in detention centre and was not given appropriate health care attention

asylum-seeker stabbed to death in Hamburg-Bremen train (D)
suicide, jumped in Donau river for fear of deportation in Regensburg (D)
suicide, jumped in Donau river for fear of deportation in Regensburg (D)
beaten to death by police during blitz operation in container camp in München (D)
suicide fearing the deportation of her mother in County Durham (GB)
suicide fearing deportation in County Durham (GB)
frozen to death in Rehefelde/Erzgebirge (D) on his flight via Czech rep. to Germany
suicide, hanged in det. cen. in Wittlich (D) after interview with DZ Consulate 2 days before
stowaways, found poisoned by pesticides in a cargo ship in St. Malo (F)
died after racist attack ignored by staff of the hospital in Palermo (I)
asylum-seeker, psychiatric patient, beaten to death in Amersfoort (NL)
suicide, fearing deportation in asylum centre Den Helder (NL)
died in a fire caused by arson attack in refugee centre in Mellendorf near Hannover (D)
died in a fire caused by arson attack in refugee centre in Mellendorf near Hannover (D)
died in a fire in a refugee centre in Zell im Wiesental (D)
suicide, hanged himself awaiting deportation in police headquarter in Paris (F)
suicide, hanged himself in Ivory Coast prison, after asylum claim was rejected in Germany
suicide fearing expulsion in Bilbao (E)
stowaway, body found locked in a cabin on ship in Santurtzi (E), travelled RUS/D/B
suffocated by a neck lock during his arrest by London policemen (GB)
died on one of three rubber rafts with 63 refugees in Baltic sea, near Gotland (S)
62 refugees arrived in Gotland island, 1 Iraqi refugee died during the voyage
suicide in St. Gallen (CH) in fear of deportation
stowaways, drowned after jump into the Seine river (F) when discovered in Le Havre
drowned when two Turkish boats carrying them sank near Pserimos (GR)
presumed dead, disappeared after being deported from Frankfurt (D) to Algeria
drowned after capsizing of boat with 17 refugees in the Adriatic Sea
died falling from 4th floor in London (GB) during immigration control raid
found dead near Cesine-Otranto (I) after shipwreck
suicide, hanged himself with tshirt in prison in Ludwigsburg (D) in fear of deportation
drowned after capsizing of 2 boats in the Channel of Otranto (I)
missing after sinking of 2 boats in the Channel of Otranto (I)
reportedly drowned after boat capsized in the Channel of Otranto (I)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Gross-Gastrose
drowned in the Mediterranean Sea before reaching Pantelleria (Italy)
missed, after capsizing of boat with 30 refugees near Pantelleria (I)
Roma, died in a fire caused by arson attack in a refugee camp in Herford (D)
Roma, died in a fire caused by arson attack in a refugee camp in Herford (D)
fell to death during trip to reach their daughter in mountains in Bayerischzell/Alpes (D)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

Reu/AP/DAZ/Budapestsun/ZAG
FFM/ZAG
Libération/MNS
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
ELM/EP/IRR
ELM/EP/IRR
taz/DPA/MNS/ZAG
ARI
CEAR/Spanish authorities
CEAR/Spanish authorities
jW/BeZe/Was geht ab?/ZAG
Egin/Diario Vasco
Pro Asyl/ZAG
FR-SA/ADN/DPA/Pro asyl/ZAG
FFM/ZAG
FFM/ZAG
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
Aktion Zuflucht/ZAG
ZDF/ZAG
FFM/ZAG
ESG/Pro Asyl/taz/SZ/BT-Drucks./IMEDANA/ZAG
FFM/LRBrand/ZAG
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
FFM/ZAG
TA/Arbeitsstelle für Asylfr.
ESG/ARI/SZ/IMEDANA/ZAG
Parool/MNS
taz/Hamburger Abendblatt/ZAG
Trouw
VK
SOS
taz/JW/FR/Konkret/pro asyl/ZAG
Libération
EP/Egin/Diario/Statewatch
EP/Egin/Diario/Statewatch
EP/Egin/Diario/Statewatch
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
taz/SZ/AN/ESG/ProAsyl/ZAG
Libération/MNS
FARR
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
Morgengr./AN/ESG/ZAG/Blackbox
Morgengr./AN/ESG/ZAG/Blackbox
Was geht ab?/IRR/ZAG
Independent/NCRM/IRR
Independent/NCRM/IRR
Infobrief ASYL /GSA Pirna/ZAG/PrivateSource/LaDep
JW/Was geht ab?/Morgengr./ProAsyl/ZAG
CARF/MNS
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
PRIME
GuardianUn/taz/ARI/ZAG
GuardianUn/taz/ARI/ZAG
Konkret/ZAG
CARF/IRR/Searchlight
ZAG
Egin
Egin
Independent/MNS/Searchlight/1990/NCRM
FECL
MNS
Arbeitsst. Asylfragen/TA
Le Monde/MNS/de Stoop
Ta Nea
ARI
MNS
GuardianUn./IRR/MNS/Indep./CARF/NCADC/NCRM
TL
Pro Asyl/SZ/ZAG
MNS/FECL/TL
MNS/FECL/TL
TL
ARI /ZAG
ILM/IRR
MNS
taz/Jelpke/CARF/ZDF/ARD/Berliner Ztg.
taz/Jelpke/CARF/ZDF/ARD/Berliner Ztg.
ZDF/BGS/German Government/ZAG

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number

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

name
N.N. (1 small
child)
Lampo.
Kanapathippillai
Mosses Raian
Pava Sathiarathi
Sellaiah Subathira
Sutharsan Kanthasamy
Thevek Pathmanathan
Alosies Jeyaratnam
Arunagiri Rasaiah
Kola Bankole (30, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (minors)
N.N. (20, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
J.K. (man)
Mohamed F. B. (14, boy)
Gabriel Juliao Mavonda (21, m)
Sinathamby Mohanadas (26, m)
N.N. (man)
Halim Dener (17, man)
Moussa Daoudi (28, man)
N.N. (19, man)
Mohamed Badaoui (9)
N.N. (19, man)
Zhou Zhe Gun (43, man)
N.N.
Kuldeep Singh (man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (20, man)
N.N.
Owusu Mensa (26, man)
N.N.
Kwanele Eldah Siziba (27, w)
N.N. (woman)
N.N. (40, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (22, man)
Jasminka (11, girl)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (18, man)
Raina Jovanovic (61, woman)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
Okwudiliri Collins
Son Ha Hoang (25, man)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N. (baby)
N.N.
Lejla Ibrahimovic (woman)
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Emanuel Thomas Tout (23, man)
N.N. (man)
Ignace Mabassa
Emmanuel Ehi O. Omah (23,m)
N.N.
Haydar Kaya
N.N. (2, boy)
Mihail Bunja (23, man)
N.N. (man)
Massivi Daniel Lobez (27, man)
N.N.
N.N. (man)
N.N. (man, woman)
André Nkala (23)
N.N.
N.N. (2)
Joy Gardner (40, woman)
Nazmieh Chahrour (23, woman)
Abdi Atalan (41, man)
N.N. (man)
N.N. (1)

region of origin
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Nepal
Algeria
unknown
Kosovo
Morocco
Bosnia
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Morocco
Angola
Sri Lanka
Iran
Kurdistan
Algeria
Kurdistan
unknown
Romania
China
Macedonia
India
unknown
Algeria
unknown
Ghana
Turkey
Zimbabwe
Romania
Albania
Angola
Africa/Ghana
unknown
Kosovo
Bosnia
unknown
Romania
Bosnia
Kurdistan
Zaire
Nigeria
Vietnam
Romania
Syria
Kurdistan
Romania
Bosnia
Romania
unknown
Rwanda
Peru
unknown
Sudan
Turkey
Gabon
Liberia
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Romania
Ethiopia
Angola
Kurdistan
Macedonia
unknown
Zaire
Angola
Lebanon
Jamaica
Palestine
Kurdistan
Mozambique
Eritrea

cause of death
2 bodies found,
missing,
drowned
or trampled in panic, when boat sank off Libya
drowned
in river28
Neisse
(D/PL)
near Zasieki
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zasieki
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zasieki
missing, reportedly drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zasieki
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zasieki
missing, reportedly drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zasieki
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zasieki
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zasieki
died at Frankfurt airport during deportation to Nigeria after he was gagged and then sedated
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Forst
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Guben
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Guben
froze to death near Swedish refugee camp, after police refused efficient search
reaching Antwerpen (B) as stowaway, drowned while trying to escape
suicide in Gelsenkirchen (D) after refusal of his move to his relatives
suicide, in police station in Bayern (D) 2 days before the planned deportation
suicide, hanged himself in the hospital of Wasserburg am Inn in Germany
drowned, after falling into the water while climbing a ship to Spain Transmed.-Line
suicide, jumped off a building scaffold for fear of deportation in Berlin (D)
suicide, hanged himself in the forest for fear of deportation in Hattorf (D)
suicide, hanged himself in JVA Bützow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (D)
shot to death by an of duty policeman while hanging ERNK posters in Hannover (D)
suicide, jumped out of the window in det. centre in Homberg (D) after asylum was rejected
suicide, hanged himself in penal institution in Vechta (D) for fear of deportation
died from smoke poisoning after arson attack on refugee centre in Bochum (D)
shot in the head by policeman in Kyritz (D)
suicide, strangled himself in det. centre Volkstedt (D) after asylum application was rejected
tortured to death in Macedonia after his expulsion from the Netherlands
killed by the Indian airport police in New Delhi 2 days after deportation from Germany
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Görlitz
suicide, died of injuries after a fire in his cell in deportation prison in Dresden (D)
drowned when small boat capsized near Malabate/Ceuta (E/MA)
suicide, hanged himself with towels in detention centre of Stadelheim in München(D)
threatened with deportation, found hanged in police station Hengelo/NL
fell to death in London Borough of Islington (GB) when she fled from police, fearing deportation
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Rothenburg trying to cross the border
died in fire caused by arson attack in refugee centre Gieboldehausen (D)
died jumping from a train near Čierna nad Tisou (SK) during deportation
stowaway beaten to death and thrown overboard by Danish crew near Ghana
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Guben
shot in his head by police near Bad Endorf (D) after chasing his car, he was asylum seeker
died after arson attack against her Roma family on refugee centre in Humboldt-Gremberg (D)
drowned in river Neisse (D/PL) near Zittau
shot in his back by policeman near Trebnitz (D) during car inspection
died after arson attack against her Roma family on refugee centre in Humboldt-Gremberg (D)
missing, reportedly drowned in the Mediterranean Sea before reaching Italy
stowaway, drowned, thrown overboard by the crew of a German cargo ship
stowaway, died 'falling' from the Russian ship 'Sovetstivk Hudozhuik' near Tanger (MA)
suicide in München-Ramersdorf (D) set himself on fire after his asylum claim was rejected
stowaways, suffocated in container in Felixstowe (GB)
suicide in hospital (Norway) after waiting 2 years for asylum decision
run over by a car in the dark after having reached the Italian beach
drowned when trying to escape detention centre Fort Walem (B)
suicide after refusal from British Home Office to give a visa to her husband
smashed by trash collector when hidden in container in Niesky (D)
drowned in Danube near Hungarian-Austrian border
drowned stowaways, thrown overboard by Dutch ship captain on the way to Greece
suicide during border police arrest by jumping out of train near Freiburg (D) on way to Basel
suicide for fear of detention in Türingen (D)
died because of injuries from suicide attempt in detention centre Herne (D)
died due arson attack on refugee centre in Kaltenkirchen (D)
died lacking medical care in prison for 'illegals' Bois-d'Arcy (F)
suicide, hanged himself in detention centre Regensburg (D) for fear of deportation
suicide by jumping into the sea at detention centre Hellevoetsluis (NL)
Kurd, reportedly dead, missing after being deported from München (D) to Turkey
died of fume poisoning after fire in asylum seeker centre in Bad Waldsee (D)
frozen to death after jumped out train in Schwandorf (D) escaping control and deportation
suicide for fear of deportation in Diedersdorf (D)
suicide, hanged himself in detention centre in Trier (D)
deportation from Switzerland, murdered by militiamen in Turkey
drowned in Rhine while trying to cross the border from Austria to Switzerland
jumped out of window to escape fire in asylumseekers centre in Biberach (D)
drowned in river Seine (F) while fleeing from police during residence check
drowned in a river in Paris trying to avoid a police identity check
died in fire, caused by overheating of bedroom in a refugee centre in Emstek (D)
died of brain damage after struggle with immigration/deportat. officials in London/GB
suicide in prison in Berlin (D) after being told she would be deported
shot by Nazis in front of a refugee hostel in Dülmen (D)
injured during a fire in the refugee centre he lived at in Dresden (D), died the next day
died in suspected fascist arson attack in Heppenheim in Hessen (D)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source

ARI/Morgengr./ZAG
ARI/Morgengr./ZAG
ARI/Morgengr./ZAG
ARI/Morgengr./ZAG
ARI/Morgengr./ZAG
ARI/Morgengr./ZAG
ARI/Morgengr./ZAG
ZAG
taz/pro asyl/IRR/Statewatch/NCADC/VRF/ZAG/Black
ARI/BGS/ZAG
ARI/BGS
ARI/BGS/ZAG
Svenska Dagbladet/MNS
Le Soir/MNS
ZAG
Jelpke/ZAG
ZAG
Egin
taz/ZAG
taz/ProAsyl/ARI/Stern/ZAG
wib/FR Nie-Sa/ZAG
ZAG
ProAsyl/ARI/ZAG
KlaroFix/ZAG
ARI
ARI/ZAG
ProAsyl/OL/CARF/ZAG
AD/MNS
ProAsyl/OL/ZAG
ARI/BGS/ZAG
ARI/Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Justiz
Diario Vasco
Pro Asyl/ESG/ZAG/Blackbox
CARF
IRR/MNS/Voice
ARI/BGS/ZAG
Konkret/ZAG
UNHCR
MNS/Libération/Le Nouveau Quotidien
ARI/BGS/ZAG
taz/CARF/IRR/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
ARI/BGS/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
ILM/IRR
OL/ZAG
Diario Vasco
IRR/CARF/ESG/SP/FR-NRW/ProAsyl/ZAG
de Stoop/IRR
CARF
Il Manifesto/IRR Race Audit
de Stoop
GuardianUn./Statewatch/IRR
Spiegel/Offene Grenzen-Offene Menschen/SZ
ZDF/Hungarian authorities
Eleftherotipra/MNS
ZAG
ZAG
ProAsyl/taz/SP/WIB/FR-NRW/ZAG
CARF/ZAG
Libération
ESG/OL/CARF/ProAsyl/ZAG
CARF
ARI
ARI/ZAG
IMEDANA/OL/ZAG
Diakonie Seelow/Büro für Asylfragen/ZAG
ProAsyl/OL/ZAG
Caritas/DAZ
TA/OAZ
ZAG
CARF
MNS
ZAG
IRR/MNS/Times/Independent/Statewatch/NCADC/BB
CARF/AR InfoNetw/taz/ZAG
CARF/Konkret/ZAG
ZAG
CARF/ZAG

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List of 33.305 documented deaths of refugees and migrants due to the restrictive policies of Fortress Europe
Documentation as at 15 June 2017 by UNITED

Death by Policy - Time for Change!
Campaign information: Facebook - UNITED Against Refugee Deaths, UnitedAgainstRefugeeDeaths.eu, listofdeaths@unitedagainstracism.org, Twitter: @UNITED__Network #AgainstRefugeeDeaths
UNITED for Intercultural Action, European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees
Postbus 413 NL-1000 AK Amsterdam phone +31-20-6834778, fax 31-20-6834582, info@unitedagainstracism.org, www.unitedagainstracism.org

number

26/05/93
26/05/93
06/05/93
01/05/93
23/04/93
07/04/93
01/04/93
23/03/93
20/03/93
16/03/93
03/03/93
26/01/93
26/01/93
26/01/93
26/01/93
21/01/93
20/01/93
04/01/93
in 1993
in 1993
in 1993
in 1993
01/01/93
01/01/93
01/01/93

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
11
2

TOTAL

33305

found dead

The UNITED List of Deaths can be freely re-used, translated and re-distributed, provided source (www.unitedagainstracism.org) is mentioned. Researchers can obtain this list with more data in xls format from UNITED.

name
(1 small child)
N.N. (2)
N.N. (4)
Miroslawa Kolodziejska (59, w)
Yilma Wondwossen B. (31, man)
N.N. (25, man)
N.N.
N.N. (28, 35)
N.N. (27, man)
N.N. (22)
Turan Pekoz (43, man)
N.N. (man)
Bush Bacuma
N.N.
Pieris
Wasantha di Barrova
Lorin Radu (21)
Robert Karandja-Kouria (39)
Kwaku Agyei (man)
Jaffarzadeh
N.N.
N.N.
Kimpua Nsimba (24, man)
Gerry Johnson
N.N.
N.N. (25, man; 18, woman)

region of origin
Eritrea
Eritrea
Poland
Ethiopia
Senegal
Zaire
Albania
Afghanistan
Albania
Turkey
Turkey
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Romania
Kenia
Ghana
Iran
unknown
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Liberia
Albania
Romania

cause of death
2 bodies
found, 28fascist
missing,
drowned
in panic,
died
in suspected
arson
attackorin trampled
Heppenheim
(D) when boat sank off Libya
died in suspected fascist arson attack in Heppenheim (D)
suffocated by border police at Frankfurt/Main (D) airport with some cloths
suicide, drowned Teltowkanal’s Berlin (D) after rejection of asylum application
asylum-seeker was found hanged in a police cell in Eislingen (D) for fear of deportation
shot at point blank range during interrogation in police station in Paris (F)
killed by train in Balerna (Swiss Alpes) walking on the railway to CH
suicide, jumped out of window of refugee centre (D)
killed by train in Coldrerio (Swiss Alpes) walking on the railway that goes from I to CH
suicide by setting fire to himself at Immigration Office Croydon (GB)
committed suicide in penal institution Dinslaken (D)
suffocated in bus compartment near Wien (A)
suffocated in bus compartment near Wien (A)
suffocated in bus compartment near Wien (A)
suffocated in bus compartment near Wien (A)
shot in front of the police station of Stassfurt in Sachsen-Anhalt (D) when tried to escape
suicide, jumped in front of metro in München (D) asylum application was rejected
suicide in Moosach near München (D) after being told he was to be deported
died after deportation from Austria in the Evin-prison in Teheran
drowned in the river Oder/Neisse (D/PL) trying to cross the border
body found at the border Germany/Austria/Czech Rep.
suicide, found hanged at Harmondsworth detention centre (GB) 5 days after arrival
died of exhaustion/exposure, found in rail container in Feldkirch (A)
drowned after their boat hit a cliff in the Channel of Otranto (South Adriatic)
died because of an arson attack in a refugee camp in Baden-Wüttemberg (D)

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

source
CARF/ZAG
CARF/ZAG
Wib/FR-NieSa/FR/ProAsyl/ZAG
taz/ProAsyl/ZAG
IRR/CARF/ZAG
Le Monde/MNS
TA/NZZ
ARI
TA/DAZ/NZZ
IRR
WIB/FR-NieSa/ZAG
Asylkoordination Austria/SP
Asylkoordination Austria/SP
Asylkoordination Austria/SP
Asylkoordination Austria/SP
taz/Konkret/jW/ZAG
ARI/ZAG
IRR/CARF/ESG/ZAG
Asylkoordination Austria
Jelpke/Interior Ministry Germany
Jelpke/Interior Ministry Germany
CARF
Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeit.
CDS/MNS/TL
ZAG

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Abbreviations
suicide
under train
jumped out
frozen
minefield
poisoned
hungerstrike
hanged
starvation
plane
truck/car
boat
train
suffocated
drowned
no medical treat
trafficking
murdered
car accident
arson attack
frontier police
police custody
put on fire
deportation
in detention
in prison
asylum/refugee center
immigration police
Crossing border
self organised
stowaway

Committed suicide
Jumped in front of a train
Jumped out of ....
Froze to dead
Died in a minefield
Poisoned him/herself
Died of hungerstrike
Hanged him/herself
Died of starvation/ dehydration / hypothermia
Stowaway on plane
Stowaway in car or truck
Stowaway on boat
Stowaway in train
Died of suffocation
Drowned
Was refused medical help
Trafficking
Murdered
Died in car accident
Arson attack
Frontier police
Death in police custody
Set him/herself a fire
Died during deportation
Died in detention centre
Died in prison
Died in asylum/refugee center
Killed by immigration police
Died trying to cross a border
Self organised
Stowaway

Shortcut
SOURCES
762
762-antifa, website (D)
18Des
18 Desembre Collective
20ME
20 minutes.es, Newspaper (E)
20Mf
20 minutes.fr, Newspaper (F)
21Miles
Twenty One Miles, blog (B, NL, F)
24h
24 heures, online news (CH)
4wardUK
4wardever UK, website (GB)
7sur7be
7 Sur 7, Broadcast (B)
ABC
ABC, Newspaper (E)
AC
Autonoom Centrum, NGO (NL)
Ach
Achourouk, Newspaper (TN)
ACN
Agencia Canaria de Noticias, Canarian Press (E)
Acoge
Acoge, NGO
AD
Algemeen Dagblad, Newspaper (NL)
ADN
Allgemeine Deutsche Nachrichten Agentur, News Agency (D)
adn
adn diario, Newspaper on line (E)
AdnE
ADN Spain, Newspaper
AdnK
AdnKronos IGN, Press Agency (I)
aduc
Trouw, Newspaper (NL)
ADUC
Associazione per i diritti degli utenti e dei consumatori (I)
AEDH
Association Européenne pour la défense des Droits de l’Homme, NGO (F)
AFFIT
Affari Italiani, newspaper on line (I)
AFP
Agence France Press, News Agency (NL)
Afr.Courier
The African Courier, Magazine (Africa)
Africa-News
African News, Online News (I)
AfricanPO
African Press Organization (Senegal)
Afrik
Afrik
Aftenposten
Aftenposten, newspaper (Norway)
AFVIC
Amis Familles des Victimes de l'Immigration Clandestine, NGO (Morocco)
AG3F
Antirassistische Gruppe für freies Fluten, NGO (D)
Age
Agelioforos, Newspaper (GR)
AHDA
Association for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, NGO (A)
AI
Amnesty International, NGO
Aid
Amnesty International Germany, NGO (D)
aida
Asylum Information Database (EU)
AIM
Alternative Information Network, NGO (CH)
AKIN
Aktuelle Informationen, Magazine (A)
Aktion Zuflucht
Büro Antirassistischer Initiativen / Aktion Zuflucht, NGO (D)
Alahram
Ahram Online (EG)
AlArabia
Al Alarabiya News
AlgerieMonde
Algerie-Monde Media (DZ)
Alicenews
ALICE News, Media (I)
Aljazeera
Aljazeera, Media, (Arabia)
allAfrica
allAfrica Global Media, Foundation (USA)
AlleBleiben
Network of NGOs defending Roma rights (Germany)
AllWAfrica
All West Africa, Online news (Africa)
AmsStadsblad
Amsterdams Stadsblad, Newspaper (NL)
AN
Antifaschistische Nachrichten, Magazine (D)
ANA
Anarcotico, Network for Comunication (I)
AA
Anadolu agency (TR state-run)
Ananova
Ananova, Media (GB)
Anarkismo
Anarkismo.net, Media (EU)
Anatolian
The New Anatolian, Newsonline (Anatolia)
AngolaPress
Angola Press, National Agency (Angola)
ANSA
Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, Italian News Agency (I)
Ansamed
Ansamed, Newspaper (I)
AOL
America On Line news, News Online (USA)
AP
Associated Press Amsterdam, Media (NL)
APDHA
Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucia, NGO (E)
Aps
Agence de presse Senegalaise, News Agency Senegal
ARCI
Arci report, weekly magazine on line of ARCI Association (I)
ARD
Allgemeine Rundfunk Deutschlands online, Media (D)
ARI
Antirassistische Initiative Berlin (D)
ART
Articolo 21, Media (I)
Artikel14
Artikel14, Magazine (S)
ASCA
Agenzia Stampa Quotidiana Nazionale, Italian News Agency (I)
AsianT
Asian Today, newspaper (GB)
ASKV
Amsterdams Solidariteits Komitee Vluchtelingen / SV, NGO (NL)
ASSI
Accion Social Sindical Internacionalista, News Online (E)
Asyl in der Kirche
Ökumenische Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Asyl in der Kirche - Berlin, NGO (D)
Asyl in Not
Asyl in Not-Unterstützungkomitee politisch verfolgte Ausländer, NGO (A)
Asylkoordination Österreich
Asylkoordination Österreich, NGO (A)

13/06/2017

Website
ttp://762-antifa.org
http://18desembrebcn.blogspot.com/
http://www.20minutos.es/
http://www.20minutes.fr
https://network23.org/twentyonemiles/
http://www.24heures.ch/
http://4wardeveruk.org/
http://www.7sur7.be
http://www.abc.es
http://www.autonoomcentrum.nl
http://www.alchourouk.com/
http://www.acnpress.com
http://www.acoge.org
http://www.ad.nl
http://deutsche-nachrichten-agentur.de
http://diarioadn.com
http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/hp/
http://www.trouw.nl/
www.aduc.it/dyn/
http://www.aedh.eu/
www.http://canali.libero.it/affaritaliani/
http://www.afp.com
http://www.theafricancourier.de/
http://africa-news.eu
http://www.apo-opa.com/contact.php
http://www.afrik.com
www.aftenposten.no
http://programme_migrants@yahoo.fr
http://www.aktivgegenabschiebung.de
http://www.agelioforos.gr/
http://www.european-refugee-fund.org
http://www.amnesty.org
http://www2.amnesty.de
http://www.asylumineurope.org
http://www.aimpress.ch
http://akin.mediaweb.at
http://english.ahram.org.eg/
http://english.alarabiya.net/
www.Algerie-Monde.com
http://notizie.alice.it
http://english.aljazeera.net
http://allafrica.com
www.alle-bleiben.info
www.allwestafrica.com
http://www.argopress.nl
http://www.antifaschistische-nachrichten.de
http://www.anarcotico.net
http://aa.com.tr/en
http://www.ananova.com
http://www.anarkismo.net/
http://www.thenewanatolian.com
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao
http://www.ansa.it
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/
http://news.aol.com
http://www.enps.com
http://www.apdha.org
http://www.aps.sn/
http://www.arci.it
http://www.ard.de
http://www.anti-rar.de
http://www.articolo21.com
http://www.farr.se/artikel14/red.html
http://www.asca.it/
http://www.theasiantoday.com
http://www.askv.nl
http://www.assi-assi.org/
http://www.kirchenasyl.de
http://www.asyl-in-not.org
http://www.asyl.at

Deaths are listed if they can be attributed to the fatal policies of "Fortress Europe"
(border closure, asylum laws, accommodation, detention policy, deportations, carrier sanctions…)

Page 1/9

AthensNewsAgency Athens News Agency, National Agency (GR)
ATMF
Association des Travailleurs Maghrébins de France, NGO (F)
Augen Auf
Augen auf - Zivilcourage zeigen!, NGO (D)
AugenAufCH
Augen auf - Zivilcourage zeigen!, NGO (CH)
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Le Maroc, Newspaper (MA)
Australian
The Australian, broadsheet newspaper (Australia)
Avgi
I Avgi, newspaper (Greece)
AVUI
AVUI, News Online (E)
BAIN news
Berlin Antiracist Information Network (D)
Balkaneu
Independent Balkan News Agency
BarentsObs
Barents Observer
BAZ
Basler Zeitung, Newspaper (CH)
BBC
British Broadcasting Company, Media (GB)
BELT
Belt Ibérica, Company for Social Security (E)
BelT
Belfast Telegraph (GB)
Berliner Ztg
Berliner Zeitung, Media (D)
Berria
Berria, Newspaper (E)
BGNES
BGNES News Agency (BG)
BGS
Bundespolizei, Border Police (D)
BirminghamMail
Birmingham Mail, local newspaper in Birmingham (GB)
BIS
Body, Identity, Space, NGO (GB)
Blackbox
Blackbox Abschiebung, book about deportation by Miltiadis Oulios (Germany)
Bladi
Bladi, news online (MA)
Blic
Blic online (RS)
BLINK
Black Information Link, National Organisation (GB)
Blitz
Blitz Quotidiano, Online Newspaper (I)
BM
Bigotry Monitor, Newsletter (USA)
Book:LosInvisiblesDeKolda
Los Invisibles de Kolda, Jose' Naranjo, (Editorial Peninsula, 2009) (E)
BorderlineEU
Borderline-Europe, NGO (D)
Borderzerolist
Borderzerolist, Cultural Association (I)
Boston
The Boston Globe, Newspaper (USA)
BostonH
Boston Herald, Newspaper (USA)
br2
Bruxelles2, Blog (B)
BRC
British Refugee Council, NGO (GB)
Breitbart
Breitbart News Network
BrusselsTimes
The Brussels Times, English language newspaper in Brussels (B)
BT-Drucksache
BT-Drucksache, Government (D)
BTB
Belfast to Brussels, Blog (GB)
Budapestsun
Budapest Sun, Newspaper (H)
Bundesregierung
Bundesregierung, Government Online (D)
Bündner Tagblatt
Bündner Tagblatt, Newspaper (CH)
BusStan
Business standard
CadSER
CadenaSER, Media (E)
CMS
Calais Migrant Solidarity, network
Can7
Canarias7, Newspaper (E)
Canadian
The Canadian Press, Newspaper (CA)
CARF
Campaign Against Racism & Fascism, NGO (GB)
Caritas
Caritas International, NGO
CaucKnot
Caucasian Knot, News Online (RUS)
CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Company (Canada)
CBS
CBS News (US)
CCLE
Collectif Contre les Expulsions - Liège, NGO (B)
CDM
Corriere Del Mezzogiorno, Newspaper (I)
CDS
Corriere della Sera, Newspaper (I)
Cesdop
Centro Studi e Documentazione Provinciale sulle dipendenze e l'emarginazione (I)
CF
Casa free, Newspaper (MA)
CGIL
Confederaziione Generale Italiana del Lavoro
Chabacka
Chabacka, network of NGOs/blog (MA)
ChAfrica
Channel Africa, international broadcasting service (South Africa)
CihanNews
Cihan News Agency (TR)
Clandestina
Clandestina News, Group of Migrants and Refugees (GR)
ClandestinE
Clandestinenglish, network and blog (GR)
CMau
Courier Mail, news online (AU)
CMG
Concerned Migrant Group (MA)
CNN
Cables News Network, Media (USA)
CNNit
Cables News Network Italy, Media
COE
Directorate General of Human Rights, Council of Europe Office (F)
Congoo
Congoo, Newspapr (USA)
Connect
ConnectAfrica, news online
COR
Cronache di Ordinario Razzismo (I)
CorAdriatico
Corriere Adriatico, newspaper (I)
CPD
C'est pour dire, Blog (F)
CPH
The Copenhagen Post, Media (DK)
CR
Comite Rechtsherstel, NGO (NL)
CRACPE
Collectif de Resistance Aux Centres Pour Etranger, NGO (B)
CRIDA report
Centre de Recherche et d'Information sur la Démocratie et l'Autonomie, Arachive (F)
CRIDEM
Convergence Répulicaine pour l'Instauration de la Democr. en Mauritanie (MA)
CTV
CTV News, news division of the CTV Television Network (Canada)
CV
Comite de Vigilance Aubervilliers, NGO (F)
CypMail
Cyprus Mail, newspaper (CY)
Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter, Newspaper (S)
DailyRec
Daily Record, newspaper (GB)
DailySabah
Daily Sabah Newspaper (TR)
DailyStar
Daily Star, tabloid newspaper (UK)
Dalje
Dalje (HR)
DAZ
aaa CH Newspaper
De Gentenaar
De Gentenaar, Newspaper (B)
Deia
Deia, Media (E)
deleteTB
Delete The Border, Global Network Online (USA)
demo
Demo.e, Blog (NL)
Demotix
Demotix, online news (GB/International)
Den Blanken
Den Blanken, Photojournalist (NL)
DerBund
Der Bund, Newspaper (CH)
DerStandard
Der Standard, Newspaper (A)
DeStentor
De Stentor, Dutch regional newspaper
De Stoop
Chris de Stoop, Journalist (NL)
DetainedVoices
Detained Voices, site operated by supporters outside of detention (GB)
DHA
Dogan News Agency (TR)
di-ve news
di-ve.com, Editorial (M)
Diagonal
Diagonal Periodico (E)
Diario
Diario Madrid, Media (E)
Diario de Navarra Diario de Navarra, Media (E)
Diario de Noticias Diario de Noticias Navarra, Media (E)
DiarioRJ
Diario Rojo y Negro, Newspaper of Trade Union Party (E)
DiarioVasco
El Diario Vasco, Media (E)
Die Bunte
Die Bunten Zeitung, Magazine (A)
DIR-Büro
DIR-Büro (D)

http://www.ana-mpa.gr
http://www.atmf.ras.eu.org
http://www.augenauf.net
http://www.augenauf.ch/
http://aujourdhui.ma
www.theaustralian.com.au
http://avgi.gr
http://www.avui.com
http://www.balkaneu.com/
http://thebarentsobserver.com
http://www.baz.ch
http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://www.belt.es
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/
http://www.berlinonline.de
http://www.berria.info/
http://www.bgnes.com/
http://www.bundespolizei.de
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk
http://bisproject.org

13/06/2017

http://www.bladi.net
http://www.blic.rs/
http://www.blink.org.uk
http://www.ucsj.org/
http://pepenaranjo.blogspot.com/2009/06/el-dia.html - www.guinguinbali.com/blog
http://www.borderline-europe.de/
http://lists.autistici.org/list/borderzerolist
http://www.boston.com
http://www.bostonherald.com/
http://www.bruxelles2.eu/
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
http://www.breitbart.com
https://www.thebrusselstimes.com
http://www.bundestag.de
http://belfasttobrussels.wordpress.com/
www.budapestsun.com
http://www.bundesregierung.de
http://www.suedostschweiz.ch
http://www.business-standard.com/
http://www.cadenaser.com
https://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com
http://www.canarias7.com
http://www.thecanadianpress.com/
http://www.carf.demon.co.uk
http://www.caritas.org
http://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru
www.cbc.ca
http://www.cbsnews.com
http://ccle.collectifs.net
http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it
http://www.corriere.it
http://www.cesdop.it/
http://www.casafree.com/
http://www.cgil.it/
http://redchabaka.canalblog.com/
www.channelafrica.co.za
currently seized by government
http://www.clandestina.org/
http://clandestinenglish.wordpress.com/
http://www.couriermail.com.au/
http://edition.cnn.com
http://edition.cnn.com
http://www.coe.int/human_rights
http://www.congoo.com/
http:/connectafrica.wordpress.com
http://www.cronachediordinariorazzismo.org/
http://www.corriereadriatico.it/
http://gponthieu.blog.lemonde.fr/
http://www.cphpost.dk
http://cracpe.skynetblogs.be/
http://www.crida-fr.org
http://www.cridem.org
www.ctvnews.ca
http://www.auber-sans-la-peur.org/
http://www.cyprus-mail.com
http://www.dn.se
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk
www.dailysabah.com
www.dailystar.co.uk
http://www.dalje.com
http://www.gentenaar.be
http://www.deia.com/es/
http://www.deletetheborder.org
http://www.demo.e-grip.nl
http://www.demotix.com
http://www.denblanken.com
http://www.derbund.ch/
http://www.derstandard.at
www.destentor.nl
https://detainedvoices.com/
http://www.dha.com.tr/english/
http://di-ve.com
http://www.diagonalperiodico.net/
http://www.madridiario.es
http://www.diariodenavarra.es
http://www.noticiasdenavarra.com
http://www.rojoynegro.info/2004/
http://www.diariovasco.com
http://www.wien-vienna.at/buntezeitung
http://www.uni-marburg.de

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Diversity
Diversity is Chaos, blog (USA)
DM
DeMorgen, Newspaper (B)
DN
Daily News, Newspaper (USA)
DNA
Diario de Noticias de Alava, Newspaper (E)
DNE
Daily News Egypt, newspaper (Egypt)
DNG
Diario de Noticias de Gipuzkoa, Newspaper(E)
DokAg
Dokumentationsseite Ageeb, Website about a Death Case
Doorbraak
Doorbraak, Online news (NL)
DPA
Deutsche Presse Agentur, Media, (D)
DR
Danmarks Radio, national broadcasting corporation (DK)
DRARI
Collective DRARI, blog/lawyers' collective (DZ)
DS
Danderyds sjukhus, hospital (S)
DutchN
DutchNews.nl, Online News (NL)
DVHN
Dagblad van het Noorden, Media (NL)
DW
Deutsche Welle Radio, Media (D)
EADT24
EADT24, Suffolk & Essex online, News Online (GB)
EarthT
Earth Times, News Online (USA)
EB
European Business, Media
ECRE
European Council on Refugees and Exiles - EU Office, NGO (B)
EDP24
Eastern Daily Press, regional newspaper (UK)
EFE
EFE, News agency (E)
Egin
Egin, Basque Media (E)
EHAR
Ennahar Online, Online News (DZ)
Eindhovens Dagblad Eindhovens Dagblad, Newspaper (NL)
EinNews
EIN Newsdesk (USA)
EIS
Eberswalder Infosystem, Media (D)
EITB24
Basque News and Information Channel, Media (E)
El Pueblo de Ceuta El Pueblo de Ceuta, Newspaper (E)
ELC
El Correo, News Online (E)
ElDia
El Dia, Newspaper (E)
El Diario
El Diario, national newspaper ( E)
ELM
El Mundo, Newspaper (E)
Eltelegramma
El Telegramma de Melilla, Newspaper (E)
ElW
El Watan, Newspaper (DZ)
Emeka Ist
Emeka Ist Tot, Website about a Death Case
ENAR
European Network Against Racism, NGO (B)
eNCA
E-News Channel Africa, television broadcaster (South Africa)
enikos
enikos, online news (GR)
EP
El Paìs, Newspaper (E)
EPD
EPD, Newspaper (D)
EpolisR
E Polis Roma, Newspaper (I)
EPP
Eppendorfer, Newspaper (D)
EPress
Europapress, News Agency (E)
ERRC
European Roma Rights Center , INGO (H)
ERT
ERT, Newspaper (GR)
ESG
Protestant Student Movement - Evangelische Studenten Gemeinde, NGYO (D)
essexchronicle
This Is Essex, Newspaper (GB)
EUMC
European Union Monitoring Centre Racism & Xenophobia, IGO
Euobserver
EU Observer, NGO (B)
Euronews
Euronews, News (EU)
Europe1
Europe1, radio and online news (FR)
Evening Gazette
Evening Gazette, Newspaper (GB)
Evening Standard Evening Standard, Newspaper (GB)
EveningTimes
Evening Times, Newspaper Scotland (GB)
EveryOne Group
Group for International Cooperation on Human Rights Culture
Examiner
Irish Examiner, daily newspaper (Ireland)
Exodus
Exodus Network , NGO (S)
EXP
Expatica, International Web Information Service (NL)
Express
Express Newspapers (GB)
ExpressTribune
The Express Tribune (US/ Pakistan)
Fabel van de Illegaal De Fabel van de Illegaal, NGO (NL)
FaiNoti
Fai Notizia, online news source (I)
Falter
Falter, weekly magazine, Wien (A)
FamagustaGaz.
Famagusta Gazette (CY)
Faro
El Faro, online news (E)
FARR
Flyktinggruppernas och Asylkommittéernas Riksråd, NGO (S)
FE
Fortress Europe, NGO (I)
FECL
NE
FFM
Forschungsgesellschaft Flucht und Migration, NGO (D)
FIDH
Fédération Internat des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme, INGO (B)
FIEI
Federazione Italiana Emigrazione Immigrazione, Federation (I)
FMLN
Fmlnminnesota, Blog (USA)
Focus
Focus, Magazine (NL)
FocusDE
Weekly news magazine (Germany)
FocusNews
Focus, News agency (BG)
FORBES
Forbes, Magazine (USA)
ForcedMigration
Forced Migration Review, publication of Oxford University (England)
Foreigner
The Foreigner, English-language newspaper (Norway)
Fox
Fox News, TV channel (USA)
FR
Frankfurter Rundschau, Newspaper (D)
FR-B
Flüchtlingsrat Bayern - Refugee Council, NGO (D)
FR-BB
Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg - Refugee Council, NGO (D)
FR-Ber
Flüchtlingsrat Berlin - Refugee Council, NGO (D)
FR-H
Flüchtlingsrat Hamburg - Refugee Council, NGO (D)
FR-NieSa
Flüchtlingsrat Niedersachsen, Refugee Council, NGO (D)
FR-NRW
Flüchtlingsrat Nordrhein Westfalen, Refugee Council, NGO (D)
FR-Th
Flüchtlingsrat Thüringen, Refugee Council, NGO (D)
France24
France 24 International News, News Online
France3
France 3, France Télévisions (F)
Francetvinfo
France Info, Media (F)
FreedomNews
Freedom Newspaper Gambi'sPremier Online Newspaper (GM)
Freie Press
Freie Press, Media (D)
Freies Wort
Freies Wort, Media (D)
FRO
Radio FRO, Radio 105,0 MHZ, Linz (A)
Frontexplode
Frontexplode, blog and campaign (GR)
FTRC
Federation des Tunisiens pour une Citoyenneté des deus Rives. NGO (F)
GARA
Glasgow Anti Racist Alliance, Multi Agency (GB)
gara.net
GARA, News Online (E)
Gatti
Fabrizio Gatti, Journalist (IT)
Gaymengc
Gay Men Gran Canaria, Media (E)
GazzettaSud
Gazzetta del Sud, Newspaper (I)
Gazzettino
Il Gazzettino, Newspaper (I)
GDS
Giornale di Sicilia, Newspaper (I)
GdV
Girodivite, News Online (I)
Geo
TV channel (Pakistan)
German Government German Government, (D)
GFP
German foreign Policy, Web site (D)

http://diversityischaos.blogspot.com
http://www.demorgen.be/
http://www.dailynews.com/
http://www.noticiasdealava.com/
http://dailynewsegypt.com
http://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.com/
http://www.aamirageeb.de
http://www.doorbraak.org/
http://www.dpa.de
www.dr.dk
http://drari-col-lectiu-jurista-drets-infant.blogspot.com/
http://www.ds.se
http://www.dutchnews.nl/
http://www.dvhn.nl
http://www.dw-world.de
http://www.eadt.co.uk
http://www.earthtimes.org
http://www.eubusiness.com
http://www.ecre.org
http://edp24.co.uk
http://www.efe.com

13/06/2017

http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/
http://www.eindhovensdagblad.nl
http://www.einnews.com/
http://www.antifanews.de
http://eitb24.com
http://www.elpueblodeceuta.es
http://www.elcorreodigital.com
http://www.eldia.es
http://www.eldiario.es/
http://www.elmundo.es
http://www.eltelegrama.com
http://www.elwatan.com
http://www.emeka-ist-tot.com
http://www.enar-eu.org/
http://enca.com
http://www.enikos.gr
http://www.elpais.es
http://www.epd.de/
http://www.epolisroma.it/
http://www.netzserver1.de/eppendorfer
http://www.europapress.es/
http://www.errc.org
http://www.ert.gr/
http://www.bundes-esg.de
http://www.thisisessex.co.uk
http://eumc.europa.eu
http://euobserver.com
http://www.euronews.net
http://www.europe1.fr/
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk
http://www.standard.co.uk/
http://eveningtimes.co.uk
http://www.everyonegroup.com/EveryOne/MainPage/MainPage.html
www.irishexaminer.com
http://www.exodus-network.org
http://www.expatica.com
http://www.express.co.uk/
http://www.tribune.com.pk
http://www.defabel.nl - http://www.gebladerte.nl
http://www.fainotizia.it
www.falter.at
http://famagusta-gazette.com/index69.htm
http://www.elfaro.net/
http://www.farr.se
http://fortresseurope.blogspot.com
http://www.fecl.org
http://www.ffm-berlin.de
http://www.fidh.org
http://www.emigrazione-notizie.org
http://fmlnminnesota.blogspot.com
http://www.focusmedia.nl
www.focus.de
http://www.focus-fen.net/
http://www.forbes.com
www.fmreview.org
www.theforeigner.no
www.foxnews.com
http://www.fr-aktuell.de
http://www.fluechtlingsrat-bayern.de
http://www.fluechtlingsrat-brandenburg.de
http://www.fluechtlingsrat-berlin.de
http://www.fluechtlingsrat-hamburg.de
http://www.nds-fluerat.org
http://www.fluechtlingsrat-nrw.de
http://www.fluechtlingsrat-thr.de
www.france24.com
http://www.france3.fr/
http://www.francetvinfo.fr/
http://www.freedomnewspaper.com/
http://www.freiepresse.de
http://www.freies-wort.de
www.fro.at
http://frontexplode.eu/
http://www.citoyensdesdeuxrives.eu/
http://gara.org.uk
http://gara.net
http://www.gaymengc.com
www.gazzettadelsud.it
http://www.gazzettino.it/
http://www.gds.it
http://www.girodivite.it
www.geo.tv
http://www.bundesregierung.de
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com

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GHM
Greek Helsinki Monitor / Minority Rights Group, NGO (GR)
GiovaniE
Giovani Emissione / Youth Issues, Community group website (I)
GiulianoNewsChronicle
Giuliano Chronicle (I)
Globedia
Globedia, Spanish language news (Int)
GloDP
Global Detention Project, research project (CH)
GLOPRO
Global Project, Media (I)
Grand Paris
Grand Paris, Newspaper (F)
GRAPPE
Groupe de Reflexion el d'Action pour une Politique Ecologique, NGO (B)
GreekReporter
Greek Reporter (GR)
Grön Ungdom
Green Youth - Grön Ungdom, NGYO (S)
GWM
Greek World Media (Australia)
GRP
Grupo Payn, Travel Agency (Argentina)
GRR
Rai Giornale Radio, radio station (I)
GuardianUn.
The Observer Guardian Unlimited, Newspaper (GB)
GuidaS
Guida Sicilia, News Online (I)
Gulf
Gulf Times, Qatar's english daily newspaper (Qatar)
GulfNews
Gulf News, newspaper (Dubai)
GulfToday
The Gulf Today, daily English-language newspaper (UAE)
Haaba
Haaba, News Online (Africa)
Haarlems Dagblad Haarlems Dagblad, Newspaper (NL)
HaberT
Haber Turk, Online news (TR)
Hamburger AbendblattHamburger Abendblatt, Newspaper (D)
Hart
Hart Van Nederland, TV program (Netherlands)
HeraldIRL
Herald.ie (IRL)
HessenR
Hessen Radio online, online news (D)
HEXAM
The Huddersfield daily examiner
HHC
Hungarian Helsinki Committee, NGO (H)
Hiergeb
Hiergeblieben, On line Database (G)
Hilfe MenschenAB Hilfe für Menschen in Abschiebehaft Büren, NGO (D)
HimalayanTimes
The Himalayan Times, Newspaper ( Nepal)
HNA
Hessen Nachrichten A, online news (D)
HNS
Hactivist News Service, News Online (F)
HRA
European Human Rights Centre,GO (GB)
HRFT
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, NGO (TR)
HRS
The Human Rights Server (D)
HRW
Human Rights Watch, NGO (International)
humanité
L'Humanité (F)
Humano
Periodismo Humano, Online News (E)
HURINet
Human Rights Information Network, NGO (GB)
HurriyetDN
Hurriyet Daily News (TR)
I OuryJalloh
Initiative Oury Jalloh, blog (D)
IAADH
Iniciativa Angolana Antimilitarista para os Direitos Humanos, NGO (D)
IANS
Inmigration Advocates Network, NGO
IBTimes
International Business Times (GB)
ICARE
Internet Centre Anti Racism Europe, Media (NL)
icB
icBerkshire, Media (GB)
icC
icConventry, Media (GB)
icliverpool
icLiverpool, Media (GB)
icS
icScotland, Media (GB)
Ideal
Online News Granada (E)
IET
Istituto Euromediterrane di Trieste, Foundation (I)
IFIR
International Federation of Iranian Refugees, INGO (NL)
IFRC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (CH)
IHFHR
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, INGO (FIN)
IHRC
Islamic Human Rights Commission, NGO (GB)
ilClandestino
Il Clandestino, Newspaper (I)
ILD
Il Domani, Newspaper (I)
ILM
Il Manifesto,Newspaper (I)
IlMess
Il Messaggero, Newspaper (I)
ILN
Il Nuovo, Newspaper (I)
ILP
Il Piccolo, Newspaper (I)
IM
Il Mattino, Newspaper (I)
IMA
International Migrants Alliance, NGO (Hong Kong)
IMEDANA
Institut für Medien und Projektarbeit , NGO (D)
IMK
IMK Menschenrechtsinformationsdienst, Magazine (D)
Imkander
Imkander - Humanity Defense and Brotherhood Association, refugee support NGO (Turkey)
INDbe
Independent Media Center - Belgium, International Info Network (B)
INDd
Independent Media Center-Germany, International Info Network (D)
Independent
The Independent, Newspaper (GB)
INDf
Independent Media Center - Belgium, International Info Network (F)
INDgb
Independent Media Center-Great Britain, International Info Network (GB)
INDi
Independent Media Center - Italia, International Info Network (I)
INDie
Independent, Newspaper (IRL)
INDm
Independent Media Center-Marseille, International Info Network (F)
Indymedia
Independent Media Center, International Info Network (D)
INexile
Inexile, Magazine of the British Refugee Council (GB)
INF
Infinito Edizioni
info
L'Info, online news (F)
Infomob
Infomobile - Information with, about and for refugees, website (GR)
Informe Raxen
Bulletin of Movimiento contra la Intolerancia, NGO (E)
inq7
Inquirer 7, Media (USA)
Inquest
INQUEST - United Campaigns for Justice, NGO (GB)
Interaksyon
Interaksyon
l.B.CPT
Interior Ministry Germany Government (D)
IntHeraldTribune
International Herald Tribune, Newspaper (F)
IOM
International Organisation for Migration
Italian Authorities
Italian Authorities, Government
IP
The Islandpacket - Southern Beaufort Counly's News & Information Source (USA)
IPL
Italy Peace Link - Telematica per la Pace, Association (I)
IPS
International Youth Press Service (DK)
IPSNA
Inter Press Service News Agency
IRAINC
Iranian Refugees Alliance, NGO (USA)
Irish Times
The Irish Times, Newspaper (IRL)
IrishIndependent
Irish Independent Newspaper (IRL)
IRN
International Refugee News, International Federation of Iranian Refugees, INGO (NL)
IRR
Institute of Race Relations, NGO (GB)
ISAGC
Immigrant Support Action Group Cyprus, NGO (CY)
ISMD
Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland, NGO (D)
ISNA
International Shia News Association
ISNA
International Shia News Association
IstitutoInnocenti
Istituto degli Innocenti, Institute (I)
ItalyMAG
ItalyMaga, Media (I)
Javno
Javno, Media (HR)
JCWI
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
Jelpke
PDS-Bundestagsabgeordnete, Member of the Bundestag (D)
JIJI
JIJI Press (Japan)
Joop
Jouw Online OpiniePagina, Dutch left-wing opinion website by VARA broadcaster

http://www.greekhelsinki.gr
http://www.giovaniemissione.it/
http://www.globedia.com
http://www.globaldetentionproject.org
www.globalproject.info
http://www.grappebelgique.be
http://www.greekreporter.com
http://www.gronungdom.se
http://greekworldmedia.com
http://www.grupopayne.com
http://www.grr.rai.it
http://observer.guardian.co.uk - http://www.guardian.co.uk
http://www.guidasicilia.it
http://gulf-times.com
http://gulfnews.com
www.gulftoday.ae
http://www.haaba.com/
http://www.haarlemsdagblad.nl
www.haber.turk.net
http://www.abendblatt.de
http://hartvannederland.nl
www.herald.ie
http://www.hr-online.de
www.examiner.co.uk
http://www.helsinki.hu
http://www.hiergeblieben.de
http://www.gegenabschiebehaft.de
http://thehimalayantimes.com
http://www.hna.de/
http://www.hns-info.net/
http://www.coe.int
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org
http://www.humanrights.de
http://www.hrw.org
http://www.humanite.fr/
http://periodismohumano.com/

13/06/2017

www.hurriyetdailynews.com
http://initiativeouryjalloh.wordpress.com
www.snafu.de/~usp/iaadh.htm
http://www.inmigrationadvocates.org
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk
http://www.icare.to
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk
http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk
http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk
http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk
www.ideal.es
http://www.euromedi.org
http://www.hambastegi.org
http://www.ifrc.org/
http://www.ihf-hr.org
http://www.ihrc.org
http://www.ilclandestino.info
http://www.ildomanidibologna.it
http://www.ilmanifesto.it
http://www.ilmessagero.it
http://ilnuovo.redaweb.it
http://www.ilpiccolo.quotidianiespresso.it
http://ilmattino.caltanet.it
http://internationalmigrants.org/
http://www.imedana.de
http://www.kurden.de
www.imkander.org.tr
http://indymedia.be
http://germany.indymedia.org
http://www.independent.co.uk
https://paris.indymedia.org/
http://www.indymedia.org.uk
http://italy.indymedia.org
http://www.independent.ie
http://marseille.indymedia.org
http://www.indymedia.org
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
http://www.infinitoedizioni.it
http://www.linfo.re/
http://infomobile.w2eu.net/
http://www.movimientocontralaintolerancia.com
http://services.inq7.net
http://www.inquest.org.uk
http://www.interaksyon.com
http://www.bmi.bund.de
http://www.iht.com
http://www.iom.int
http://www.islandpacket.com
http://italy.peacelink.org
http://www.ipsnews.net/
http://www.irainc.org
http://www.ireland.com
http://www.independent.ie/
http://hambastegi.org/internationalnews
http://www.irr.org.uk
http://www.irr.org.uk/
http://www.isdonline.de
http://en.shafaqna.com/discover-islam.html
http://en.shafaqna.com/discover-islam.html
http://www.istitutodeglinnocenti.it
www.italymag.co.uk
http://www.javno.com/
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/
http://www.ulla-jelpke.de
http://jen.jiji.com/
www.joop.nl

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JT
Jungle World, Newspaper (D)
jW
junge Welt, Media (D)
Kaosenlared
Kaos En La Red, Media/contra-informacion (E)
KaosGL
Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association (Kaos GL) (TR)
Karawane
Karawane, NGO (D)
Kein Mensch
Kein Mensch ist Illegal, NGO (D)
Khaleej
Khaleej Times Online, Newspaper (United Arab Emirates)
KI
Kathimerini - Greece International English Language Newspaper (GR)
Kinisi
Kinisi - NGO (GR)
KISA
KISA, NGO (CY)
Klarofix
Klarofix, Monthly Magazine in Leipzig (D), dissolved
Klassekampen
Klassekampen, left-wing newspaper (Norway)
KM
Kent Online
Knack
Knack, magazine (Belgium)
KO
Kurdish Observer , Newspaper (Kurdistan)
Konkret
Konkret , Magazine (D)
KTG
Keep Talking Greece, News Online (GR)
KUNA
Kuwait News Agency, News Agency (Kuwayt)
Kurdmedia
Kurdish Media, Media (Kurdistan)
Kurier
Kurier, Media (A)
KZ
Kantonspolizei Zurich, Police Authority (CH)
L.B.CPT
Libro Bianco, Inquest on Detention Centres (I)
La Côte, Groupe ESH Médias (CH)
Lacote
LADDH
La Ligue algérienne des droits de l’homme (AL)
LAInfo
Information from Latin America
La Libre Belgique La Libre Belgique, Newspaper (B)
LaDemo
La Democracia
LaDep
La La Dépêche, Nespaper (F)
LaN
La Nuova Sardegna, Newspaper (I)
LaNVenezia
La Nuova Venezia e Mestre, Newspaper (I)
LAR
Luxembourg Against Racism, NGO (L)
LaS
Ladysilvia, Media (I)
LAT
Los Angeles Times
LatinAHTribune
Latin American Herald Tribune, News Online (GB)
LausitzerR
Lausitzer Rundschau, Newspaper (D)
Le360
Le360 (MA)
Le Courrier
Le Courrier, Newspaper (CH)
LeCourrierdesBalkansLe Courrier des Balkans, Association/News Portal (F)
Le Figaro
Le Figaro, Newspaper (F)
Le Matin
Le Matin, Newspaper (MA)
Le MatinDZ
Le Matin DZ, Newspaper (DZ)
Le Monde
Le Monde, Newspaper (F)
LeMur
"Le mur parle", activist weblog (France)
Le Nouveau QuotidienLe Nouveau Quotidien, Newspaper (F)
Le Soir
Le Soir, Editorial (B)
Le Soleil
Le Soleil, Newspaper (SN)
Le Temps
Le Temps, Newspaper (CH)
LEAP
Ligali equality for African peolple
Leedstoday
Leedds Today, Newspaper (GB)
LePhare
Le Phare Dunkerquois
Les Temps d'Algerie Les Temps d'Algerie, Newspaper (DZ)
LESP
L' espresso, Magazine (I)
Libelille
Libelille, online news (F)
Libération
Libération, Media (F)
Liberazione
Liberazione, Magazine (I)
Libero
Libero News, online news (I)
Libertaddigital
Libertad Digital, Media (E)
LibOb
The Libya Observer
Liga für Mr.
Liga für Menschenrechrechte, NGO (D)
Local
The Local, English language news in Italy (I)
LOP
La Opinion Coruna, Newspaper (E)
LPC
LA Presse Canadienne, Newspaper (Canada)
LR
La Repubblica, Newspaper (I)
LRB
La Republica Bari, Newspaper (I)
LRBrand
Landesregierung Brandenburg, Goverment (D)
LRM
La Repubblica Metropoli, Newspaper (I)
LRP
La Repubblica Palermo, Newspaper (I)
LS
La Sicilia, Newspaper (I)
LSW
LaSiciliaWeb, Online News (I)
LV
La Vanguardia, Newspaper (E)
MAC
Monsters and Crititcs, Online News (USA)
MadD
Madrid Digital. Online News (E)
MAG
Magenta, NGO (NL)
Mail Online
Daily Mail Online, Newspaper (GB)
MainP
Main-Post, Newspaper (D)
Malango
Malango, L'actualité de Mayotte, Tourist site (Mayotte - F)
Malmoe
Malmoe, NGO (A)
Malta Independent The Malta Independent, Newspaper (M)
MaltaStar
Malta Star, Online Newspaper (M)
MaltaToday
Malta Today, Newspaper M)(
Manchester
Manchester Evening News, Newspaper (GB)
Mareeg
Mareeg, News Blog (Somalia)
MAS
Migrants At Sea, Blog (USA)
MB
MoroccoBoard.com, Online News (MA)
MC
Marina Civil, Association (E)
MDR
Mitteldeutscher rundfunk, Media (D)
Mediapart
Mediapart, Online Newspaper (FR)
MEM
Middle East Monitor
MEOnline
Middle East Online (GB)
MET
Metro, Newspaper (I)
Metro
Metro, free tabloid newspaper (UK)
METROF
Metro (F)
Metropolitan Police Metropolitan Police, Service Online (GB)
MGHR
Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organisation, NGO (H)
Miami Herald
The Miami Herald, Newspaper (USA)
Mic
Mic, news company for Millenials (US)
Middleton Guardian Middleton Guardian, Newspaper (GB)
Migrant News
December 18 Online Network / Rights of Migrants Workers, NGO (B)
MigrantsOM
MigrantsOutreMer, Media (F)
MigrantTales
Migrant Tales, migration blog
MigrantReport
Migrant Report (MT)
Migreurop
Migreurop, NGO (F)
Mirror
The Mirror, Newspaper (GB)
MLKO
Martin Luther King Organisation, NGO (H)
MM
Malta Media, Media (M)
MNS
Migration News Sheet, Magazine (GB)
MOAS
Migrant Offfshore Aid Station (MT)

http://jungle-world.com
http://www.jungewelt.de
http://kaosenlared.net
http://www.kaosgldernegi.org/home.php
http://www.thecaravan.org
http://www.kmii-koeln.de
http://www.khaleejtimes.com
http://www.ekathimerini.com
ttp://www.kisa.org.cy
http://www.roter-stern-leipzig.de/news172.html
www.klassekampen.no
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/
http://knack.be
http://www.kurdistanobserver.com
http://www.konkret-verlage.de
http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/
http://kuna.net.kw
http://www.kurdmedia.com
http://www.kurier.at
http://www.kapo.zh.ch/
http://www.comitatodirittiumani.org/LB.htm
http://www.lacote.ch/
http://www.la-laddh.org/
http://lainfo.es
http://www.lalibre.be
http://www.lademocracia.es/
http://www.ladepeche.fr
http://www.lanuovasardegna.quotidianiespresso.it
http://nuovavenezia.gelocal.it/
http://home.arcor.de/kick.racism.out
http://www.ladysilvia.it
www.latimes.com
http://laht.com/
http://www.lr-online.de
http://fr.le360.ma/
http://www.lecourrier.ch
http://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/
http://www.lefigaro.fr
http://www.lematin.ma

13/06/2017

http://www.lemonde.fr
www.lemurparle.blogspot.nl
http://www.lesoir.be
http://www.lesoleil.sn
http://www.blink.org.uk
www.ligali.org
http://www.leedstoday.net
http://www.lepharedunkerquois.fr
http://www.letempsdz.com
http://espresso.repubblica.it
http://www.libelille.fr/
http://www.liberation.fr
http://www.liberazione.it/
http://www.libero-news.it/
http://www.libertaddigital.com
https://www.libyaobserver.ly/
http://www.ilmr.de
http://www.thelocal.it
http://www.laopinioncoruna.es
http://www.lexpress.to/pc
http://www.repubblica.it
http://bari.repubblica.it
http://www.brandenburg.de
http://temi.repubblica.it/metropoli-online/
http://palermo.repubblica.it/
http://www.lasicilia.it
http://www.lasiciliaweb.it/
http://www.lavanguardia.es
www.monstersandcritics.com
http://www.madriddigital.info/
http://www.magenta.nl
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
http://www.mainpost.de/
http://www.malango-mayotte.fr/
http://www.malmoe.org
http://www.independent.com.mt
http://www.maltastar.com
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
http://www.mareeg.com/
http://migrantsatsea.wordpress.com/
http://www.moroccoboard.com
http://www.marinacivil.com
http://www.mdr.de
http://www.mediapart.fr/
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/
http://www.metronews.it
www.metro.co.uk
http://www.metrofrance.com
http://www.met.police.uk
http://gandhi.atw.hu
http://www.miami.com
www.mic.com
http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk
http://www.december18.net
http://www.migrantsoutremer.org/
http://www.migranttales.net
http://migrantreport.org/
http://www.migreurop.org
http://www.mirror.co.uk
http://www.mlke.org
http://www.maltamedia.com
http://www.migpolgroup.com
https://www.moas.eu/

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Modkraft
Modkraft (DK)
Monitor
Monitor, News Online, Media (NL)
Morgengr.
Morgengrauen - Antirassistische Zeitung, Magazine (D)
MorningJournal
The Morning Journal
MornStar
Morning Star - Newspaper (GB)
Moscow Times
The Moscow Times, Newspaper (RUS)
MOZ
Märkische Oderzeitung, Newspaper (D)
MP
Melting Pot Europa, Project of Radio Melting Pot (I)
MRAX
Mouvement Contre Le Racisme, L'Antisèmitisme Et La Xénophobie, NGO (B)
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières
MSN
MSNBC.com, Online News
MT
MoroccoTimes, Media (MA)
MUGAK
Centro De Estudios y Documentación Sobre Racismo y Xenofobia, Archive (E)
Mumbaicentral
Mumbai Central, Media (India)
Myjoyonline
My Joy Online, Media (Ghana)
NA
Never Again Association - Stowarzyszenie Nigdy Wiecej, NGO (PL)
NAN
News Agency Nigeria, News Agency (Nigeria)
NationPK
English-language daily newspaper (Pakistan)
Nätverket mot rasism Network Against Racism - Nätverket Mot Rasism, NGO
NBF
Nigerian Best Forum, Blog (Nigeria)
NBK
Nederland Bekent Kleur, NGO (NL)
NCADC
National Coaltion of Anti-Deportation Campaigns, NGO (GB)
NCAs
News Central Asia, News Agency ( Turkmenistan)
NCRM
National Civil Rights Movement, NGO (GB)
ND
Neues Deutschland, Newspaper (D)
Nederlands Dagblad Nederlands Dagblad, Newspaper (NL)
Nerja
Nerja News, Online News (E)
Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeit
Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeit, Media (A)
NewArab
The New Arab
News24
News24, Media (South Africa)
Newsaust
News from Australia, Media (Australia)
NewsD
NewsDesk, Online News (S)
Newsweek
Newsweek (US)
NI
Nigeria Independent, Online News (Nigeria)
Nice
Nice-Matin, regional newspaper (France)
NigeriaToday
NMNH
Social Impact - Agency No Milk No Honey, NGO (A)
No Pasaran
No Pasaran / Reflexes - Antifascist Magazine, NGO (F)
NOB
No Border Center - International Network
NoBordersNott
No Borders Nottingham (GB)
NODO50
Contrainformación en Red, News Online
NoHuman
No Human is Illegal, blog (Iran)
Nopoliceraids
No Police Raids, NGO (NL)
NOS
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NL)
Nouvel Obs
Nouvel Observateur, Media (F)
NR
No Racism, Media/NGO (A)
NRC
NRC-next, Media (NL)
NRK
Norsk rikskringkasting, broadcasting company (Norway)
NRT
Nalia Radio and Television (IKR, Iraqi Kurdistan Region)
NT
Nigerian Tribune, Newspaper (Nigeria)
NU
Nu.nl, Online newspaper (NL)
NW
Neue Westfälische Zeitung, Newspaper (D)
NYboat
New York Boat Show, Online news (USA)
Ny Tid
Ny Tid (Norway)
NYtimes
The New York Times, Newspaper (USA)
NZZ
Neue Züricher Zeitung, Neuspaper (CH)
ObserverGazette
The Observer Gazette
Obs.france24
Les Observateurs/France 24
OBV
Operation Black Vote, NGO (GB)
OCPM
Obra Católica Portuguesa de Migrações, NGO (P)
ODILI
Odili.net, Media (Nigeria)
ODP
Observatorio de Prensa, Newspaper (E)
Odysseus
Odysseus -Academic Network Legal Studies Immigration Asylum, NGO (B)
OL
Off Limits - Antirassistische Zeitschrift, Magazine (D)
OMCT
World Organisation Against Torture, World's Coalition of NGOs, INGO (CH)
OmroepG
Omroep Gelderland, regional Dutch broadcaster
OpenDem
Open Democracy, independent media platform (global)
OpenGrenzen
Open Grenzen - Frontières Ouvertes, NGO (B)
ORF
Österreichischer Rundfunk - Minderheitenredaktion, Magazine (A)
OSF
Open Society Foundation, NGO (H)
Osnabr.Zeit
Osnabrücker Zeitung, Newspaper (D)
Ouest-France
Société Ouest-France (F)
PACE
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, IGO
PAIH
Positive Action in Housing, NGO (GB)
PAJOL
Pajol , NGO (F)
PANOR
Panorama, Magazine (I)
Parisien
Le Parisen, Online Newspaper (F)
Parool
Het Parool, Newspaper (NL)
Passeurs d'hospitalitésPasseurs d'hospitalités - des exilés en Calais (F)
patrasT
patrasTimes, Newspaper (GR)
Pax Christi
Pax Christi International, Catholic Movement for Peace, INGO (B)
PBS
Public Broadcasting Service, public broadcaster and television program distributor (USA)
PCM
Peace & Conflict monitor, online forum of peace journalism by the University for Peace
PerCat
El Periodico de Cataluña, Newspaper (E)
Peterboroughtoday Peterboroughtoday, Newspaper (GB)
PICUM
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants, INGO (B)
PlaZa
Plaza Luxemburg, News Agency (L)
PLi
Planet Internet, Media (NL)
Pogledi
Pogledi, Media (Serbia)
Polbe
Bernese Police, Website of Bernese Police (CH)
PolicyReview
Policy Review, online news on European politics
Politics UK
Politics (GB)
PORTS
Ports Muth Today, Newspaper (GB)
PR
Peace Reporter, Magazine on Line from Amnesty International and Missionary Service News Agency (I)
PR
Prison Radio, NGO (USA)
Pravda
Pravda, Newspaper (RUS)
PrensaGrafica
La Prensa Grafica, Newsonline (El Salvador)
PrensaGrafica
La Prensa Grafica, Newsonline (El Salvador)
PrensaLibre
Prensa Libre, Newsonline (Guatemala)
Presse
Die Presse, Newspaper (A)
Pressesp. Rassis. Pressespiegel Rassismus, Newspaper (CH)
PresseTv
Presse TV, Online News (Iran)
PRI
Public Radio International, radio organization (USA)
PRIME
Participating Refugees in Multicultural Europe, NGO (NL)
PrivateSource
Information received from private individual/researcher
PRO
PRO Radio, Broadcasting (I)
ProAsyl
Pro Asyl - Bundesweite AG für Flüchtlinge, NGO (D)

http://modkraft.dk
http://www.monitor.nl
http://www.morgengrauen.org
www.morningstaronline.co.uk
http://www.themoscowmalta.com
http://www.maerkische-oderzeitung.de
http://www.meltingpot.org
http://www.mrax.be
http://www.msf.org
http://www.msnbc.msn.com
http://www.moroccotimes.com
http://www.mugak.org
http://www.mumbai-central.com
http://www.myjoyonline.com
http://www.nigdywiecej.org
http://www.nannewsngr.com/
www.nation.com.pk
http://www.nmr.nu
http://www.nigerianbestforum.com
http://www.nederlandbekentkleur.nl
http://www.ncadc.org.uk
http://newscentralasia.com
http://www.ncrm.org.uk
http://www.nd-online.de
http://www.nd.nl
http://www.nerjatoday.com/nerjanews/
http://activepaper.tele.net
https://alaraby.co.uk/english
http://www.news24.com
http://www.news.com.au
http://www.mynewsdesk.com/
http://www.newsweek.com
http://www.nigeriaindependent.com/
www.nicematin.com

13/06/2017

http://www.social-impact.at
http://no-pasaran.blogspot.com
http://noborder.org
http://www.nobordersnottingham.org.uk
http://www.nodo50.org
http://nohumanisillegal.wordpress.com/about/
http://www.nos.nl
http://permanent.nouvelobs.com
http://no-racism.net
http://nrc.nl/binnenland
www.nrk.no
http://www.nrttv.com/EN/Default.aspx
http://www.tribune.com.ng
http://www.nu.nl/
http://www.nw-news.de
https://www.nytid.no
http://www.nytimes.com
http://www.nzz.ch/index.html
http://observers.france24.com/fr/
http://www.obv.org.uk
http://www.ecclesia.pt/ocpm
http://www.odili.net/
http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/odysseus
http://www.nadir.org/nadir/periodika/offlimits
http://www.omct.org
www.omroepgelderland.nl
www.opendemocracy.net
http://www.liberales.be
http://volksgruppen.orf.at
http://www.soros.org
http://www.neue-oz.de
http://www.ouest-france.fr/
http://assembly.coe.int
http://www.paih.org
http://pajol.eu.org
http://www.panorama.it/
http://www.leparisien.fr
http://www.parool.nl
https://passeursdhospitalites.wordpress.com/
http://www.patrastimes.gr/
http://www.paxchristi.net
www.pbs.org
www.monitor.upeace.org
http://www.elperiodico.com/
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk
http://www.picum.org
http://news.plaza.lu
http://www.planet.nl
http://www.pogledi.co.yu
http://www.police.be.ch
www.policereview.eu
http://www.politics.co.uk/
http://www.portsmouthtoday.co.uk
http://www.peacereporter.net
http://www.prisonradio.org/
http://english.pravda.ru
http://www.laprensagrafica.com
http://www.laprensagrafica.com
http://www.prensalibre.com
http://www.diepresse.at
http://www.raben-net.ch
www.presstv.ir
http://pri.org
http://prime95.nl
http://www.proradio.it
http://www.proasyl.de

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Proto
Protothema, Newsonline (GR)
Provincias
Las Provincias, Newspaper (E)
PUB
Público, Newspaper (P)
Publico
Público, Newspaper (E)
QNE
Qui Nord Est, Newsonline (I)
Querblick
National Association of Young People in Care / Youth Parliament (GB)
quibla
Quibla.net, News Online (F)
QUOTI
le quotidien D'Oran
Quotidiano
Quotidiano, Newsonline (I)
Radio Bayern 5
Bayerischer Rundfunk, Media (D)
RadioErgo
Radio Ergo, Humanitarion News from The Somali Region (SO)
RAI
RAI, Italian National Public Service Broadcasting, Media (I)
Rawstory
The Raw Story, Media (USA)
Raz
La Razon, Newspaper (E)
REF
Ressau Education sans Frontieres, NGO (F)
RefDeeply
Refugees Deeply, refugee-themed website of News Deeply, journalism and technology company (US)
Rel
Relief web
RepublicR
Republic Report New York, Online News (US)
ResearchTR
Center for Policy and Research on Turkey (GB)
Respons
ReSpons Evenementen Monitor, Newsletter (NL)
Reuters
Reuters News Agency, Media (NL)
RF
Radio France, Radio (F)
RFI
Radio France Internationale (F)
Rheinpfalz
Rheinpfalz, Newspaper (D)
Rijnmond
Rijnmond (NL)
RIS
Ristretti, Documentation Centre (I)
Rizo
Rizospastis, Newspaper (GR)
RNW
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Radio (NL)
RO
Roma One, Newspaper (I)
RochdaleObs
The Rochdale Observer, Newspaper (GB)
Rom e.V.
Rom e. V., NGO (D)
Romandie
Romandie News, online news service (F)
Romnews
The Romnews Society, Network Online (D)
Rosa Antifa
Rosa Antifa Wien, NGO (A)
RoterP
Roter Pressespiegel (A)
RoundTown
Round Town News, online Spanish news (GB)
RP
Res Publica, Newspaper (D)
RTA
Refugee Tent Action, Protest Movement
RTE
Radio One World - RTE Multi-Cultural Radio Service, Media (IRL)
RTLNieuws
RTL Nieuws, news television service (Netherlands)
RTVOost
RTV Oost, regional Dutch broadcaster
Rue89
Rue89, online news (F)
Sachsisches Staatm Justiz
Sachsisches Staatministerium für Justiz, Government (D)
SachsZeit
Sächsische Zeitung (D)
SAGA
Südbadisches Aktionsbündnis gegen Abschiebungen, NGO (D)
Salam
Association Salam
Salzburger Nachrichten
Salzburger Nachrichten, Newspaper (A)
Samora
Samora, Magazine (N)
SFNM
Santa Fe New Mexican, daily newspaper (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
SAP
Sindacato Autonomo di Polizia, independent police trade union website (I)
SBS
Six Billion Stories, Newspaper (AU)
SC
The Scotsman, Newspaper (GB)
SCOT
Scotland Today, Broadcasting (GB)
ScrollToday
Scroll Today, news website
SD
SüdDeutsche Zeitung, Newspaper (D)
Searchlight
Searchlight - Education Trust/Publishing Services, Magazine (GB)
SeaWatch
Sea-watch.org, migrant rescue organisation (D)
Seneweb
Seneweb News, online news (Senegal)
Servir
Servir, Magazine (I)
SetDirecta
Setmanari Directa, Newspaper (E)
SFH
Schweizerische Fluchtlingshilfe, NGO (CH)
SH
Sociedad Hispavista, Media (E)
ShieldsG
Shields Gazette, Newspaper (GB)
Skai
Skai, Newspaper (GR)
Sky
Sky News, news company (UK)
slovensko.com
Slovensko, Guide to Slovakia (SK)
SM
SundayMail, Media (GB)
SmartG
Smart Groups, Service For Group Comunication, dissolved
Socialist Worker
Socialists Worker, Newspaper (GB)
SofiaGlobe
Sofia Globe, media (Bulgaria)
SofiaNewsAgency Sofia News Agency (BG)
SoirInfo
Soir Info, online news (Ivory Coast)
Solidaire
Solidaire, Media (B)
Son Dakika
Son Dakika, online news (TR)
SOS
SOS Racismo - Madrid, NGO (E)
SOS-MenschenrechteSOS Menschenrechte, NGO (A)
SP
Der Spiegel, Newspaper (D)
Spanish Authorities Spanish Authorities, Government (E)
Sparta
Spartacist League/U.S.
Spits
Spits, Newspaper (NL)
Sputnik
Sputnik News, Media (RUS)
SSF
Solidarite Sans Frontieres
ST
Statewatch
STAMPA
La Stampa, Newspaper (I)
Star
The Star, online news (GB)
Stern
Stern, Magazine (D)
StGallerTagblatt
St. Galler Tagblatt, Newspaper (CH)
STR
Stranieri in Italia, Magazine (I)
Streatham
StreathamGuardian, Newspaper (GB)
StreetJ
Street Journalist, online news (Iran)
Stuff
Stuff, Newspaper (NEW Zeland)
SudQ
Sud Quotidien
Sun
The Sun, tabloid newspaper (UK/Ireland)
SunaT
Sunatimes,
SUR
Diario Sur, Media (E)
SurprisingE
Surprising Europe, project
Svenska Dagbladet athens
Sveriges
Sveriges Radio, Radio (S)
Swiss.ch
Swiss Info, News Online (CH)
SydHerald
The Sydney Morning Herald (AU)
SOHR
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
SZ
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Newspaper (D)
TA
(CH)
Ta Nea
Ta NeaThe News, Media (GR)
Tagesanzeiger
Tagesanzeiger, Newspaper (CH)
Tagesschau
Aktuelle Nachrichten, Media (D)
Tagesspiegel
Der Tagesspiegel, Newspaper (D)

http://www.protothema.gr/
http://www.lasprovincias.es
www.publico.pt
http://www.publico.es/
http://www.quinordest.it
http://www.querblick.com
http://quibla.net
http://www.lequotidien-oran.com
http://qn.quotidiano.net
http://www.br-online.de
https://radioergo.org/en/index.php
http://www.rainews24.rai.it
http://rawstory.com
http://www.larazon.es
http://www.educationsansfrontieres.org/
www.newsdeeply.com
http://reliefweb.int/
http://www.republicreport.com/
http://researchturkey.org/
http://www.respons.nl/
http://www.reuters.com
http://www.radiofrance.fr/
http://www.rfi.fr/
http://www.rheinpfalz.de
http://www.rijnmond.nl
http://www.ristretti.it
http://www1.rizospastis.gr/
http://www.rnw.nl/english
http://redazione.romaone.it
http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk
http://www.romev.de
http://www.romandie.com/news/
http://www.romnews.com
http://www.raw.at

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http://www.roundtownnews.co.uk
http://www.respublica-muenchen.de - http://www.Ausreisezentren.de
http://www.refugeetentaction.net
http://www.rte.ie/radio
www.rtlnieuws.nl
www.rtvoost.nl
http://www.rue89.com/
http://www.justiz.sachsen.de
http://www.sz-online.de/
http://www.iz3w.org
http://www.associationsalam.org
http://www.salzburg.com
http://www.samora.no
www.santafenewmexican.com
http://www.sap-bologna.it
http://www.sbs.com.au/
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com
http://www.stv.tv
www.scrolltoday.com
http://www.sueddeutsche.de
http://www.searchlightmagazine.com
http://www.sea-watch.org
http://www.seneweb.com/
http://www.centroastalli.it
http://www.setmanaridirecta.info
www.osar.ch
http://sociedad.hispavista.com
http://www.shieldsgazette.com
http://www.skai.gr/
www.news.sky.com
http://www.slovensko.com
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk
http://www.smartgroups.com
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk
www.sofiaglobe.com
http://www.novinite.com/
http://www.soirinfo.com/
http://www.ptb.be
http://www.sondakika.com/
http://www.sosracisme.org
http://www.sos.at
http://www.spiegel.de
http://www.sosf.ch
http://www.icl-fi.org
http://www.spitsnet.nl
https://sputniknews.com/
http://www.statewatch.org
http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/default.asp
http://www.thestar.co.uk
http://www.stern.de
http://www.tagblatt.ch
www.stranieriinitalia.it
http://www.streathamguardian.co.uk
http://www.astreetjournalist.com
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
http://www.sudonline.sn/
www.thesun.co.uk
http://www.diariosur.es
http://surprisingeurope.com
http://www.svd.se
http://sverigesradio.de
http://www.swissinfo.ch
http://www.smh.com.au/
http://www.sueddeutsche.de
http://ta-nea.dolnet.gr
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch
http://www.tagesschau.de
http://www.tagesspiegel.de

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Tampere Digest
Nettime-Tampere Digest, International Mailing List
taz
Die Tageszeitung, Newspaper (D)
TDN
Turkish Daily News, Newspaper (TR)
Telegraaf
De Telegraaf, Newspaper (NL)
Telegraph
Telegraph, Newspaper (GB)
Tempo
Il tempo, Online News (I)
Terra
Terra, Newspaper (E)
Terred'errance
Terre D'Errance, blog (F)
TF1
TF1 News, Online News (F)
Tgcom
Tgcom, Multimedia (I)
TheCourier
The Courier (GB)
The News
International The News, Media ( Pakistan)
The Standard
The Standard, Newspaper (GB)
TheEntertainerOnlineThe Entertainer Online, Media (E)
TheGlobe
The Globe and Mail, Newspaper (Canada)
TheHerald
The Herald, Newspaper (GB)
TheHuff
The Huffington Post (GB)
TheNews
The News
Thestar
The Star, Newspaper (South Africa)
ThisIsKent
This is Kent, online news (GB)
ThisIsNott
This Is Nottingham (GB)
TI
The Indipendent , Newspaper (GB)
Times
The Times, Newspaper (GB)
TimesM
The Times of Malta, Newspaper (M)
TimesofIsrael
The Times of Israel (IL)
Tiroler Tageszeitung Tiroler Tageszeitung, Newspaper (A)
Tisc
Tiscali Notizie (I)
TK
Thrakinea, Newspaper (GR)
TL
Terrelibere, Media (I)
TN
TeleNoticies, Media (E)
TNE
The Northern Echo (UK)
TNnum
Tunisie Numerique, News Online (TN)
TodZam
Today's Zaman, Newspaper (TR)
Top News
Top News, News Online (India)
ToV
To Vima, Newspaper (GR)
TownCrier
The Town-Crier, Newspaper (GB)
TP
Turkish Press, Media (TR)
Tribuna
Nueva Tribuna, News Online (E)
TribuneGeneve
Tribune de Geneve, Newspaper (CH)
Trierer Volksfreund Volksfreund, Newspaper (D)
TS
Think Spain, Newspaper (E)
TSA
Tout Sur l'Algerie, News Online (DZ)
TunisieSoir
Tunisia Soir, online news (TN)
TVXS
TVXS, Newsonline (GR)
TW
Turkish Weekly, Newspaper (TR)
TweeVandaag
Twee Vandaag, Opinionpanel, Television Program (NL)
TySp
Typically Spanish, News Online (E)
U4IB
United 4 Iran - Bayern, NGO (D)
Ua
Uaedigest
UCGlasgow
Unity Centre Glasgow, NGO (UK)
Uckermark-Kurier Uckermark Kurier, Newspaper (D)
UE
Universal Embassy, Forum Ambassade Universelle, NGO (B)
UN
United Nations News Centre
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, GO
Unità
Unità, Newspaper (I)
Universal
El Universal - Cartagena, Media (Col)
Universo
El Universo, newspaper
UNMIK
UNMIK Division of Public Information, News Online (XZ)
UnSarda
L'Unione Sarda, Newspaper (I)
UPP
Uppmana, Anti Racism Magazine Online
USAToday
USA Today, Newspaper (USA)
USNews
US News & World Report, media company (USA)
UxbGaz
Uxbridge Gazette, Newspaper (GB)
Vatan
Vatan Gazetesi, Newspaper (TR)
VDG
La Voz de Galicia, Newspaper (E)
Verdad
La Verdad, News Online (E)
Vers l'Avenir
Vers l'Avenir, Editorial (B)
VG
Verdens Gang, newspaper (Norway)
Vice
Vice News (int.)
Vielfaltletter
Vielfalt Newsletter, Magazine (A)
Vita
Vita, Magazine (I)
Vivre
Vivre Ensemble, NGO (CH)
VK
De Volkskrant, Newspaper (NL)
Vluchteling
Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen, NGO (B)
VOA
VOA News, News Online (USA)
VoixDuNord
La Voix Du Nord, Newspaper (F)
Voorvlucht
Voor Vluchtelingen, Yahoo Group List (NL)
VPRO
VPRO, broadcasting organisation (Netherlands)
VRF
The Voice Refugee Forum / Africa Forum, NGO (D)
Vrijheid
Vrijheidvanbeweging, List of visctims of immigration policy
VSF
Voix Sans Frontieres International Broadcast Campaign
Was geht ab?
Was geht ab?, NGO (D)
watchthemed
Watch The Med, website from Boats4People campaign (int.)
waz
Wolfsburger Allgemeine, Newspaper (D)
WB
Westfalenblatt, Newspaper (D)
Welt
Die Welt online, newspaper (D)
WIB
AK
WIK
Internet Enciclopedia
WIKO
Wiener Integrationskonferenz, network and helpdesk for NGOs (migration)
WOL
Web of lstafford, Blog
WorldBul
The World Bulletin
WorldRadio
World Radio, English-language radio station (Switzerland)
WP
Waging Peace, NGO (GB)
Wpost
Washington Post (USA)
WSLS10
WSLS10, Media (USA)
WSWS
World Socialist Web Site, Internet Center of International Committee of the Fourth International
WZ
Wiener Zeitung
Xinhua
Xinhua News Agency (PRC)
XXI
XXI, publication of narrative journalism (France)
Ya Basta!
Associazione Ya Basta!, NGO (I)
Ya.I
Yahoo Italia, Notizie (I)
Ya.N
Yahoo News, Media (USA)
YABI
Yabiladi, Media (Morocco)
YatchingWorld
Yatching & Boating World, Magazine (GB)
YT
YorkshireToday, Newspaper (GB)
ZAG
Zeitschrift Antirassistischer Gruppen - Antirassistische Initiative Berlin (D)
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Media (D)

http://www.nettime.org
http://www.taz.de
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr
http://www.telegraaf.nl
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
http://iltempo.ilsole24ore.com
http://www.terra.es
http://terreerrance.wordpress.com/
http://lci.tf1.fr/
http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/
http://www.thenews.com.pk
http://www.eastandard.net
http://www.theentertaineronline.com
http:www.theglobeandmail.com
http://www.theherald.co.uk
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk
http://www.thestar.co.za
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk
http://news.indipendent.co.uk
http://www.timesonline.co.uk
http://www.timesofmalta.com
http://www.timesofisrael.com
http://www.tirol.com
http://www.tiscali.it
http://www.thrakinea.gr/
www.terrelibere.org
http://www.telenoticies.cat
http://thenorthernecho.co.uk
http://www.tunisienumerique.com
http://todayszaman.com
http://www.topnews.in/
http://www.tovima.gr
http://www.thecrier.com
http://www.turkishpress.com
http://nuevatribuna.es
http://www.tdg.ch
http://www.volksfreund.de
http://www.thinkspain.com
http://www.tsa-algerie.com
http://www.tunisiesoir.com
http://tvxs.gr/
http://www.turkishweekly.net/
http://opiniepanel.tweevandaag.nl
http://www.typicallyspanish.com
http://united4iran-bayern.de/

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www.unitycentreglasgow.org
http://www.nordkurier.de/index.php?objekt=nk.nachrichten.uckermark
http://www.universal-embassy.be
htpp://www.un.org
http://www.unhcr.org
http://www.unita.it
htpp://www.eluniversal.com.co
http://www.eluniverso.com/
http://www.unmikonline.org/index.html
http://unionesarda.ilsole24ore.com/
http://www.uppmana.nu/
http://www.usatoday.com
www.usnews.com
http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk
http://www.gazetevatan.com
http://lavozdegalicia.com
http://www.laverdad.es
http://www.votrejournal.be
www.vg.no
htttp://www.vicenews.com
www.vielfalt.at
http://www.vita.it
http://www.asile.ch/vivre-ensemble
http://www.volkskrant.nl
http://www.vluchteling.be
http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
http://www.lavoixdunord.fr
voorvluchtelingen@yahoogroups.com
http://vpro.nl
http://www.thevoiceforum.org
http://www.vrijheidvanbeweging.nl/dood_door_beleid/index.html
http://rvsf.amarc.org
http://www.was-geht-ab.com
http://watchthemed.crowdmap.com
http://www.waz-online.de/
http://www.westfalenblatt.de
http://www.welt.de/
http://www.landesgruppe.cdu-niedersachsen.de/wib/index.html
http:en.wikipedia.org
http://www.wik-vernetzungsbuero.at/
http://lstafford.tecsltd.com
www.theworldbulletin.com
www.worldradio.ch
http://www.wagingpeace.info/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://www2.wsls.com/
http://www.wsws.org
http://www.wienerzeitung.at/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english2010/
www.revue21.fr
http://www.yabasta.it
http://it.notizie.yahoo.com
http://news.yahoo.com
http://www.yabiladi.com
http://www.ybw.com
http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk
http://www.ari-berlin.org - http://www.zag-berlin.de
http://www.zdf.de

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ZDFvideotxt
ZEIT
Zelf
ZimEye

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Videotext, Media (D)
DIE ZEIT, weekly national newspaper (D)
Zelfmoord, Blog (NL)
ZimEye, online news (Zimbabwe)

http://www.zdf.de
http://www.zeit.de/
http://www.zelfmoord.nl/
http://www.zimeye.org/

13/06/2017

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