French migrant rights advocates are concerned about the victory of the far-right in the Italian election. They worry that the situation for refugees and migrants at the Italian-French border and in the Central Mediterranean could become even more difficult.
Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy's election, and is set to become Italy's first female prime minister. This is expected to be the most right-wing government since World War Two, and will likely mean a strict anti-immigrant course.
The number of migrants and refugees in Italy who have found work increased in 2021. However, the number of foreign households living below the poverty line also went up. That's according to a new government report.
"Second Life Building", a former office building turned multi-functional space, has been inaugurated in Corsico, near Milan. The space will host some 20 refugees.
Italy's highest court has ruled that a migrant does not need a permanent work contract to be granted a stay permit for humanitarian reasons. The judges ruled that a Nigerian man who attended Italian classes and had fixed-term employment should be allowed to stay, overturning a lower court ruling.
A group of 38 asylum seekers left Italy for France last week. They are the first to be relocated under the EU's new 'voluntary solidarity mechanism.'
Twenty people were rescued from the Mediterranean by Italian officials some 12 miles off Lampedusa on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tunisian authorities intercepted more than 120 people enroute to Italy between Tuesday and Thursday.
Over the past year, nearly 6,000 Afghan nationals were granted international protection in Italy. Meanwhile, roughly 150,000 Ukrainians have been granted protection.
More than 300 Afghan refugees will have arrived this week in Italy via humanitarian corridors. The first arrivals touched down in Rome on Monday and Wednesday, more are expected to arrive on Thursday.
A prosecutor in Turin has requested the conviction of 19 people for occupying a house and the rooms of a church to host migrants who were trying to cross into France. However, the state attorney requested the court to consider the squatters were motivated by "humanitarian reasons."
Some of the information for asylum seekers and refugees in Italy is not always available in the languages an asylum seeker might understand. On top of that, they are expected to know the meaning of a lot of abbreviations and acronyms. Here are a few of the most important terms to know.
This is the story of Vadym, who arrived in Rome from Ukraine with severe burns sustained when trying to save his mother from Russian bombing. He has been released from the hospital and is now thinking about his future and wants to return to his country.