Rescue ships carrying over 500 people land in Italy
The two vessels were allowed to dock amid bad weather despite antagonism from Italian authorities. Dozens of children were among the rescued survivors.
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Italy's anti-mafia author Saviano on trial for 'defaming' PM
A trial pitting Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni against writer Roberto Saviano started in Rome. It follows an outburst two years ago by Saviano over Meloni's stance on migrants.
Matteo Salvini says borders will be 'respected', meets coast guards head
Matteo Salvini is back in the Italian government as deputy premier and infrastructure minister. In his first act as minister, he met the head of Italy's coast guards. Opposition politicians accused the League leader of 'promoting a cynical propaganda campaign against migrants.'
NGO-run fleet grows, 10,000 migrants rescued this year
NGO-run rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean Sea have taken to Italy a total of 10,000 migrants during the first nine months of 2022, compared to 6,000 last year. The fleet is growing amid tensions about the future of immigration policies in Italy under the next centre-right government.
French NGOs fear comeback of anti-migration policy in Italy
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.
Malta fears change in Italian migration policy
The Maltese interior minister is worried that the number of migrants and refugees arriving on the island could spike soon. That's because the new Italian government is expected to follow a hardline anti-migration policy, following the election victory of the far-right Brothers of Italy.
Salvini to Spanish daily, El PAÍS, 'we will stop NGO ships'
League party leader Matteo Salvini told the Spanish newspaper El Pais in an interview that if he were to return to the government following elections in Italy on September 25, he will introduce a "territorial waters entry ban" to be applied to NGOs rescuing migrants at sea.
Open Arms rescue ship still waiting to be assigned a port - once again
It's been nine days since the Open Arms NGO rescue vessel took aboard about 100 people off Sicily. However, the rescuees remain uncertain about what awaits them next, as no port has been assigned to accept them yet.
Increasing numbers of migrants seen in Ventimiglia, says Caritas
The Catholic charity Caritas says they are seeing increasing numbers of migrants passing through the town of Vengimiglia on the Italian-French border.
Salvini campaigns on immigration ticket ahead of Italian elections
Italy’s anti-immigration former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has warned that his country will not host "the refugee camp of Europe" as he visited the island of Lampedusa on a campaign stop for elections in September.
Killing of Nigerian migrant highlights political battles, as Italy prepares for polls
Alika Ogorchukwu, a Nigerian ambulant salesman was killed on the streets of Italy on Friday by an Italian man. Since then thousands have expressed their shock and grief, but the death is proving politically polarizing. Meanwhile, his widow is calling for "justice."
Matteo Salvini's defamation trial over Carola Rackete comments suspended
Former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini faces defamation charges because he called ex-Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete a 'rich and spoilt communist', among other things. Now, the court wants senators to decide whether Salvini's comments were protected by parliamentary privilege.