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The burials took place against the sound of prayers, with body bags lowered into numbered graves. The migrants were among more than 90 people who died attempting to cross into the Spanish territory in North Africa three weeks prior."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Moroccan Association for Human Rights requested that the burials be paused until all efforts were made to identify the bodies and send them back to Morocco. A spokesperson for Ceuta's city government stated that the necessary paperwork for repatriation was finalised, but Morocco's government had not accepted it. Morocco's foreign ministry did not respond to questions regarding the stalled repatriation."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Migrants cited unemployment and low wages as reasons for their journey. Many of those who died drowned or were killed in a stampede near a border checkpoint. All 18 migrants buried on Friday were men, according to the cemetery's acting manager, Said Mohammed. Their graves were marked with numbers in case families later claim the bodies."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on repatriation status"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Ceuta's city government stated that repatriation paperwork was complete but Morocco's government had not accepted it. Morocco's foreign ministry did not respond to questions about blocking repatriation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports printed below mention the total number of migrants who died during the border crisis, beyond the 18 buried. The figure of over 90 lives lost was only present in the Hindustan Times and Associated Press full reports, and one centre-rated digest. 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