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TWENTY-FIVE MIGRANTS FEARED DEAD OFF SPAIN'S CANARY ISLANDS

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By AFP  with Euronews   •  Updated: 31/03/2022 - 22:42

An empty makeshift migrant camp located at the Arguineguin port on Gran Canaria.
  -   Copyright  AP Photo/Javier Fergo, File

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At least 25 migrants are feared to have died at sea during an attempted sea
crossing near Spain's Canary Islands.

Spanish police said that several migrants were "thrown overboard" based on
survivors' testimonies.

Forty-eight people on the boat survived and arrived on Sunday on the Spanish
island of El Hierro, police added.




The migrant vessel is believed to have left Nouakchott in Mauritania before
attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

About 75 people -- including some children -- had left Mauritania on 19 March,
Spanish police said on Thursday.

"In a few days the water supply ran out and they had only biscuits to eat, which
would have forced those hospitalised survivors to drink salt water to quench
their thirst."

Authorities also said that the boat's captain had imposed "harsh conditions"
during the attempted crossing and had even tied up and beaten one man.



Three of the migrants who arrived on the island are suspected to have been in
charge of the vessel and have been arrested.

 * Number of people lost at sea trying to reach Spain 'doubles in a year'

Spain remains one of the main entry points for illegal migrants trying to reach
European soil.

A total of 5,552 migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands between 1 January
and 15 March this year, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. The number
represents more than double the figure in the same period last year.

In 2021, more than 40,000 migrants -- mostly from Morocco -- arrived by sea on
Spanish land.

Meanwhile, at least 1,255 people died during migrant crossings attempts last
year -- the highest since the United Nations International Organisation for
Migration (IOM) began compiling records in 2014.



But Spanish NGOs estimate that the number of fatalities in 2021 was as high as
4,404.

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Latvia


LATVIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES BAN ON RUSSIAN MILITARY SYMBOLS 'V' AND 'Z'

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Latvia's parliament has approved a ban on displaying the Russian military 'Z'
symbol following its invasion of Ukraine.

MPs voted on Thursday to prohibit people from displaying symbols of military
aggression and war crimes at public events.

Anyone found guilty under the new law will be fined up to €350 euros, while
companies can be fined up to €2,900 euros.




The Latvia parliament (Saeima) said in a statement that changing the law on
public events was "urgent".

"While condemning Russia's war activities in Ukraine, we must take a firm stance
that symbols glorifying Russia's military aggression," said Artuss Kaimiņš,
chair of the Latvian Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee.



"The letters 'Z', 'V', or other symbols used for such purposes have no place in
public events," he added.

Latvia had already banned symbols that promote or glorify Nazi or communist
regimes, except where they are used for "educational, scientific or artistic
purposes".



Citizens are now also prohibited from holding any events within 200 metres of
any monument commemorating the Soviet army or its occupation of Latvia after the
Second World War.

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In the last month, the 'Z' symbol has become a common sight on Russian military
vehicles and pro-Kremlin social media accounts.

Russia's defence ministry has also used the letter 'V' in connection with the
war in Ukraine. Neither letter exists in the Russian alphabet.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called for a universal ban on the
political use of the letter 'Z' following the invasion.

Lawmakers in another Baltic country Lithuania are also debating a ban on the
black and orange Georgian ribbon and the 'Z' symbol.



Federal authorities in Germany have also welcomed announcements by some states
to investigate whether individual instances of the “Z” use constitute criminal
acts.

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Germany


SIX MEN HELD IN GERMANY OVER ALLEGED PLAN TO SABOTAGE POWER LINES

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Workers prepare power supply on a high power pylon in Moers, Germany.   -  
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Authorities in Germany say they have detained six men on suspicion of planning
to sabotage overhead power lines to disrupt the country’s electricity supply.

Police said hundreds of officers on Wednesday raided apartments that were linked
to the men in the southeastern town of Neumarkt.

Officers found several illegal guns and rifles, as well as tens of thousands of
rounds of ammunition, police said.




Bavaria state police said the behaviour of the suspects -- aged between 34 and
59 -- indicated they belonged to the “prepper” scene, a loose movement of people
who believe in preparing for societal collapse.

“There have so far been no concrete indications of terrorist motivations or a
terrorist organisation,” German police said on Thursday.

Bavaria’s top security official, Joachim Herrmann, said the police operation had
dealt “a sore blow to a group with reckless and anti-constitutional aims.”

“Thanks to resolute police work, planned acts of sabotage on major power lines
were successfully prevented."

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