Social unrest grows in Ceuta as crisis shifts from border to streets

CEUTA, Spain – One month after the mass entry of migrants into Ceuta, the image of thousands of people crossing the Tarajal breakwater on foot, swimming, or using floaters has faded, but the migration crisis that erupted on July 30 and 31 remains latent today. The focus, however, has shifted from the border with Morocco […]

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New Attack On Military In Ceuta: Four Arrested For Stoning Patrol, Sergeant Injured

CEUTA, Spain – Four individuals have been arrested in Ceuta for stoning a military patrol in the early hours of Saturday, leaving a sergeant with minor injuries, in the latest attack on security forces in the autonomous city. According to Interior Ministry sources, the arrests were made following the stone-throwing incident, while Defence sources indicated […]

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Soros-linked NGO Groups Accused Of Instructing Ceuta Migrants In Making Homemade Explosives

CEUTA, Spain – Police are investigating whether members of an NGO linked to George Soros have been instructing irregular migrants in Ceuta on how to make homemade explosives, following reports from supermarkets that large groups of migrants, assisted by activists, have been purchasing hydrochloric acid and aluminium foil. According to National Police sources consulted by […]

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‘Armada of Solidarity’ with dozens of vessels sets sail for Ceuta this Saturday

CEUTA, Spain – A spontaneous citizen initiative has organised a nautical journey to the autonomous city from numerous ports in the south of the peninsula as a gesture of solidarity and fraternity with the people of Ceuta, one month after the migration avalanche that overwhelmed the city, with participants dubbing it the Armada of Solidarity. […]

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Military And Guardia Civil In Ceuta Demand Government Allow Use Of Force Amid Escalating Crisis

CEUTA, Spain – Military personnel and Guardia Civil officers deployed in Ceuta have called on the government to permit the use of proportionate force in response to growing violence, as the migration crisis in the autonomous city becomes increasingly entrenched with between 8,000 and 10,000 irregular migrants continuing to live in precarious conditions on the […]

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Ceuta Police Fire Warning Shots as Residents Clash with Migrants

CEUTA, Spain – Tensions over the migration crisis in Ceuta escalated on Wednesday night as confrontations broke out between angry residents and police, with officers forced to fire warning shots into the air to disperse demonstrators. The disturbances began after thousands of Ceuta residents gathered at the Government Delegation to demand the expulsion of migrants […]

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Ceuta Residents: ‘Get Them Off The Streets, We Can’t Live Like This’

CEUTA, Spain – One month after the mass entry of more than 80,000 migrants, residents of Ceuta say the situation has gone from bad to worse, with an estimated 10,000 immigrants still wandering the streets, including some 3,000 minors, according to local government and police union figures. Elderly people are carrying pepper spray in their […]

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Ceuta Protests Force Government Reversal on Migrant Sports Centres

CEUTA, Spain – Approximately 2,000 people took to the streets of Ceuta on Tuesday, 26 days after the mass arrival of illegal migrants to the city, expressing their rejection of the permanence and relocation of irregular migrants in various facilities across the autonomous city. The protest began outside the Fiscer barracks as a show of […]

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Congress Forces Sánchez To Bring Forward Ceuta Appearance To September 3

MADRID, Spain – The Congressional Board of Spokespersons has forced Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to bring forward his appearance before the lower house to September 3 to report on the migration crisis in Ceuta, after the government had proposed September 9 as the date. The government had registered the request for the prime minister’s voluntary […]

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Ceuta remains in chaos as thousands of migrants continue to roam city streets

CEUTA, Spain – Three weeks after the mass entry of migrants from Morocco on July 30 and 31, the autonomous city remains mired in chaos as the government searches for ways to manage a situation that shows no signs of being resolved in the short term. 62 Migrants Arrive by Boat at Busy Murcia Cove […]

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