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Spanish PM calls emergency meeting over Ceuta migration crisis

Following coordinated efforts by Spanish and Moroccan police to intercept migrants at the Ceuta border, hundreds of stranded migrants have staged a protest and sit-in in the enclave to demand asylum. In response to the escalating situation, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has convened an emergency videoconference with his ministers.

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New evidence added: EL PAÍS — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez convened an emergency videoconference with his ministers to address the Ceuta migration crisis.

  1. just nowSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls an emergency ministerial meeting to address the Ceuta migration crisis.
  2. just nowAl Jazeera confirms hundreds of migrants have been arrested near the Ceuta border in a security crackdown.
  3. just nowIndependent media confirm the arrest of hundreds of migrants near the Ceuta border.

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  • EL PAÍS

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    • · Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez convened an emergency videoconference with his ministers to address the Ceuta migration crisis.

  • Reuters

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    • · Protesting migrants in Ceuta are demanding asylum from Spanish authorities.

  • Al Jazeera

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    • · Moroccan and Spanish authorities successfully intercepted nearly 300 migrants attempting to cross the Ceuta border.
    • · Hundreds of migrants were arrested near the Ceuta border.

  • Al Jazeera

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    • · Moroccan migrants staged a sit-in in Ceuta.
    • · Thousands of migrants remain stranded in Ceuta.

  • De Telegraaf

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    • · Moroccan and Spanish authorities successfully intercepted nearly 300 migrants attempting to cross the Ceuta border.

  • Reuters (Google News)

    Published today

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    • · Moroccan migrants staged a sit-in in Ceuta.
    • · Protesting migrants in Ceuta are demanding asylum.

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Live updates

  1. 8:30 AM

    New evidence added: EL PAÍS — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez convened an emergency videoconference with his ministers to address the Ceuta migration crisis.

  2. 8:30 AM

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls an emergency ministerial meeting to address the Ceuta migration crisis.

  3. 6:51 AM

    Al Jazeera confirms hundreds of migrants have been arrested near the Ceuta border in a security crackdown.

  4. 4:50 AM

    Independent media confirm the arrest of hundreds of migrants near the Ceuta border.

  5. 2:50 AM

    Al Jazeera reports that hundreds of migrants have been arrested near the Ceuta border in a security crackdown.

  6. 12:10 AM

    Security forces arrest hundreds of migrants near the Ceuta border in a recent crackdown.

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  • Are further coordinated mass crossing attempts being planned in the region?
  • What immediate legal process will be applied to the intercepted individuals?
  • What immediate legal process will be applied to the intercepted and stranded individuals?
  • What immediate legal process will be applied to the intercepted and arrested individuals?

Update & correction history

  1. 8:30 AM

    New evidence added: EL PAÍS — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez convened an emergency videoconference with his ministers to address the Ceuta migration crisis.

  2. 8:30 AM

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls an emergency ministerial meeting to address the Ceuta migration crisis.

  3. 6:51 AM

    Al Jazeera confirms hundreds of migrants have been arrested near the Ceuta border in a security crackdown.

  4. 4:50 AM

    Independent media confirm the arrest of hundreds of migrants near the Ceuta border.

  5. 2:50 AM

    Al Jazeera reports that hundreds of migrants have been arrested near the Ceuta border in a security crackdown.

  6. 12:10 AM

    Security forces arrest hundreds of migrants near the Ceuta border in a recent crackdown.

  7. Aug 16 · 10:41 PM

    Authorities arrested hundreds of migrants near the Ceuta border.

  8. Aug 16 · 10:20 PM

    Hundreds of migrants were arrested near the Ceuta border in a recent crackdown.

  9. Aug 16 · 7:40 PM

    Reuters reports that hundreds of migrants in Ceuta are staging a protest demanding asylum.

  10. Aug 16 · 6:21 PM

    Protesting migrants in Ceuta demand asylum as demonstrations continue.

  11. Aug 16 · 6:20 PM

    New evidence added: Reuters — Protesting migrants in Ceuta are demanding asylum from Spanish authorities.

  12. Aug 16 · 6:20 PM

    Hundreds of migrants are staging a protest in Ceuta to demand asylum.

  13. Aug 16 · 5:01 PM

    Migrants stage a sit-in in Ceuta where thousands remain stranded, according to Al Jazeera.

  14. Aug 16 · 4:21 PM

    Moroccan migrants staged a sit-in as thousands remained stranded in Ceuta.

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