Italy's new, right-wing anti-immigrant interior minister Matteo Salvini has drawn Tunisian anger over comments he made about migrants. More Tunisian migrants have reached Italy this year than from any other country.
At least 35 people have drowned after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia. The country has become the preferred jumping off point for desperate migrants after Libyan forces tightened security.
The EU is asking Italy to increase capacity at its migrants detention centers, considered a crucial element in increasing the number of repatriations, in an updated European Commission report on the enactment of migration policies. It is also calling for three new hotspots in the country, as previously planned, in order to register migrants as they arrive.
The refugee activist migrant caravan -- CarovaneMigranti -- is setting off on its fourth annual journey through Italy to meet relatives of migrants and discuss common migration policies.
Three Italian organizations have denounced violations of human rights and violence against migrants, including children, at the Lampedusa hotspot and the deportation center in Potenza.
An Italian investigation has identified a criminal organization that allegedly provided "luxury trips" for migrants from Tunisia to Sicily. Investigators in Palermo said they believed some of the members of the organization to be jihadist extremists.
A demonstration will be held on April 9 at the port of Zarzis, in Tunisia, to raise the public opinion's awareness about the thousands of migrants who die at sea while attempting to reach Europe.
The state of alert about potential terrorist attacks remains high, executive director of EU border agency Frontex Fabrice Leggeri warned. He stressed the danger posed by undetected migrant flows to Europe.
Italian authorities have busted a human trafficking ring that was operating between Tunisia and Sicily and arrested four suspects. Nearly 10,000 Tunisians attempted to enter Italy in 2017, with two-thirds stopped in Italy and the remainder stopped in Tunisia.
A week after the temporary closure of the Lampedusa hotspot due to inhuman conditions and yet the "progressive and rapid emptying" of the center has still not been completed. There are still 50-70 people there.
A fire broke out at a hotspot for migrants on the island of Lampedusa. No one was injured but there was light damage.
Migrants and refugees in Tunisia have taken part in a three-day workshop in the capital to create videogames and applications that convey positive messages about immigration and boost their digital literacy.