UN records nearly 8,000 deaths on migration routes in 2025 and says the real number is likely to be higher
The UN reported nearly 8,000 deaths or disappearances in dangerous migration routes in 2025, attributing the likely higher real number to reduced legal migration paths pushing people into the hands of smugglers.
US says two people killed in military strike on boat in Pacific
The US military confirmed the killing of two suspected drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific during a military strike, raising concerns over the legality of such actions.
Attorney General Michelle Rowland Helps Legal Fight for Children Wrongly Deemed Adult People Smugglers by Australian Police
Federal Attorney General Michelle Rowland has intervened to help two Indonesian children overturn their wrongful convictions as adult people smugglers after a significant miscarriage of justice.
Loss of life was 'avoidable' in deadliest ever Channel migrant boat sinking, inquiry finds
An inquiry revealed that the deaths of more than 30 migrants in the Channel could have been prevented if a French warship had responded to a Mayday call and due to failures related to people smugglers and HM Coastguard's response.
Kikilias on the tragedy in Chios: "Zero tolerance for traffickers"
Minister of Shipping, Vasilis Kikilias, describes smugglers as 'enemies of the country' following a tragic accident in Chios that killed 15 people during a collision of a boat carrying irregular migrants with a Coast Guard vessel.