MEDITERRANEAN: Many dead and missing following spate of tragedies “• New detention facility opens in Cyprus “• NGO report

MEDITERRANEAN: Many dead and missing following spate of tragedies ― New detention facility opens in Cyprus ― NGO report highlights pushbacks and deaths in Aegean Sea ― Authorities in Italy continue to target NGO humanitarian vessels ― Italy referred to ICC Assembly over Almasri case

At least 100 people have died and dozens are missing following several incidents in the Mediterranean in recent weeks. Authorities in Cyprus have announced the partial opening of new pre-removal detention centre. A new NGO report has highlighted the extent of pushbacks and deaths on Greece’s maritime border in the Aegean Sea in 2025.