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People smugglers caught out boasting about profits from sending migrants to UK on small boats are jailed

The six Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds were sentenced to up to eight years each following their trial

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025

Three men who drowned trying to cross Channel were ‘unlawfully killed’

Coroner’s conclusion follows Ibrahima Bah’s conviction for gross negligence manslaughter over dinghy sinking in 2022

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2025

Coroner finds three migrants were unlawfully killed in English Channel tragedy

A total of four people died when a small boat sank off the English coast on December 14, 2022.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

Hundreds jailed for coming to UK in small boats to claim asylum, says report

Study says prosecutions include children and victims of trafficking and torture

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

Prosecutors target smuggled people who were forced to pilot small boats

Campaigners say Ibrahima Bah should be treated as a victim of trafficking after he was forced to steer a boat. Instead he faces at least six years in jail

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024

Man who steered small Channel boat sentenced to detention after four died

Ibrahima Bah, who was also being smuggled to UK, convicted of gross negligence manslaughter and facilitating illegal entry

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024

Channel boat pilot found guilty of manslaughter as UN rights chief slams UK's Rwanda plan

Four men drowned in December 2022 when their unseaworthy dinghy sank soon after leaving France

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2024

Man who steered boat across Channel found guilty over drownings

Ibrahima Bah, who told jury he had been forced by people smugglers to pilot boat, convicted of manslaughter

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024

When conflict meets climate change, in Gaza and beyond

People living on the front lines of conflict often find themselves on the front lines of the climate crisis as well. Many of the countries most vulnerable to climate change – including Sudan, Afghanistan and Yemen – are also experiencing instability that leaves them ill-equipped to adapt to its challenges.…

France 24 · Oct 24, 2023

Jury discharged in trial of UK asylum seeker facing manslaughter charges

Ibrahima Bah accused over deaths of four people who were crossing the Channel in small boat with him

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023