# Hundreds of migrants protest in Spain’s Ceuta, demand asylum

https://mins.news/en/item/23597

- Reuters, 2026-08-16 17:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/spains-ceuta-hundreds-migrants-stage-protest-demand-asylum-2026-08-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a81ecd3aa1ab60001e2da88

> Hundreds of migrants who recently entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta protested on a popular city beach on Sunday. They called on Spanish authorities to grant asylum rather than return them to Morocco.

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