Italy's National Guarantor for the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty expressed "perplexity and concern" over the transfer of migrants to a quarantine ship after they tested positive for the coronavirus. They had previously been hosted for some time at migrant reception centers.
A new report reveals that the coronavirus emergency has worsened the situation for many migrants in Italy. More foreign farm workers are reportedly being exploited now, and many domestic workers have since lost their jobs.
Homeless migrants at a camp in Rome have been violating the night-time curfew "against their will," according to Baobab Experience. The migrant aid organization called on local authorities to find permanent housing for the migrants.
A Nigerian migrant was killed on Tuesday night in the so-called 'ghetto' of Borgo Mezzanone. The tent camp in the countryside near Foggia houses an estimated 1,500 migrants.
An online initiative that began October 22 will be showcasing the stories of 13 female migrants in Italy who have come from war zones. They all are victims of violence.
A court in the Italian city of Venice has ruled that the lack of access in the Veneto region to regular pediatric services for undocumented non-EU foreigners in Italy is discriminatory. The court ordered the regional government and the local healthcare unit to provide free pediatric services to all minors.
Three unions in the Italian city of Catania have set up two hotlines to report cases of exploitation of day laborers and gangmastering. Many farmworkers in the region are migrants.
Law enforcement in Italy on Monday tracked down 50 migrants in Udine and 76 in Trieste, including families and minors. The numbers show that migrants continue to arrive in Italy through the Balkan Route.
The Italian coast guard confirmed that on Sunday night it had saved six people from a boat that is thought to have set off from Algeria 10 days earlier. At least five of the migrants' companions died en route.
Since September the UN migration agency has relocated some 124 asylum seekers from Italy to other EU member states. On Thursday, October 15, a group of 60 asylum seekers was flown from Crotone in the south of Italy to Hanover in Germany.
A court in Italy's northern city of Lecco on October 14 fined the economy ministry for having introducing additional fees for migrants requesting a renewal of their stay permits in 2011. The measure had already been contested in 2015 by the European Court of Justice.
Italy will spend €8 million on a plan to reduce migration flows through Niger. This was announced by Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re during a visit to the African country.