Sharp decline in deaths amid increasingly dangerous routes
Sharp decline in deaths amid increasingly dangerous routes
The figure of 3,090 deaths recorded between January and mid-December represents a significant drop compared to the previous year. However, activists warn this does not indicate safer journeys; instead, they argue heightened border controls are forcing migrants onto even more perilous maritime paths.
The Atlantic crossing to Canary Islands remains deadliest
The Atlantic crossing to Canary Islands remains deadliest
The report identifies the Atlantic route from North Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands as the most lethal, accounting for 1,906 fatalities. This voyage can last up to 12 days. A growing number of deaths, 1,037, also occurred on the route from Algeria to the Balearic Islands, while a new dangerous passage from Guinea to the Canaries has emerged.
Criticism of a global hardening of migration policies
Criticism of a global hardening of migration policies
Caminando Fronteras criticized what it described as a worldwide toughening of migration policies in 2025, singling out measures by the US administration. The report claims such policies have created a model of externalizing deportations and detentions to third countries, a practice mirrored by UK and Italian initiatives, leading to a “transnational system” managed through “institutional violence.”