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Tragedy at Border: Nine Migrants Freeze to Death

12/15/2025

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Nine African migrants died from freezing temperatures at the Morocco-Algeria border near Ras Asfour, according to the Moroccan Association of Human Rights.
The bodies include seven men and two women, with one identified as from Guinea.
Rights groups condemned the deaths as a violation of freedom of movement.
The Moroccan Organization of Human Rights called for humane border policies and measures to track missing migrants to prevent such tragedies.

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Nine African migrants died from freezing temperatures at the Morocco-Algeria border near Ras Asfour, according to the Moroccan Association of Human Rights.
The bodies include seven men and two women, with one identified as from Guinea.
Rights groups condemned the deaths as a violation of freedom of movement.
The Moroccan Organization of Human Rights called for humane border policies and measures to track missing migrants to prevent such tragedies.