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.
Italian police stopped and apprehended three Egyptian nationals in Catania, Sicily, on charges of smuggling a boat with 285 migrants on board which arrived in Italy on 31 August.
The growing number of migrants reported at the highway barrier A10 between Italy and France shows an increase of the overall migrant flows in Ventimiglia, at the border with Italy and France.
The murder of Nigerian migrant Alika Ogochukwu highlights the racism that people with African heritage routinely face in Italy. Moreover, those who shared their experiences with DW say little is done to punish culprits.
Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far right FdI party and election frontrunner, has proposed a naval blockade in the Mediterranean to stop migration to Italy. Left-leaning politicians and a Catholic aid organization say the proposal is anti-democratic and violates international treaties.
The story of John Baldri moved Italy and the world. His village in Italy helped raise funds so that he could see his family in Ghana again. Baldri had hoped to return to Italy after his visit, but has since passed away in his homeland.
A man believed to be a migrant or refugee was found dead in the back of a truck trailer in northern Italy. He has not yet been identified. The trailer had travelled from Turkey via ship.
More than 2,000 Tunisian minors made the perilous Mediterranean crossing from the North African country to Italy so far this year, Tunisian rights group FTDES has said. Tunisians currently account for the greatest number of migrants arriving in Italy.
Italy's coast guard has brought more than 1,000 migrants from vessels in the Central Mediterranean Sea to Sicily and the mainland. The Ocean Viking rescue vessel saved 41 people from a boat in distress.
The leader of Italy's far-right Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, Giorgia Meloni, has proposed once again a "naval blockade" to stop the departure of migrants towards Italy. Further sparking condemnation by political rivals and activists, Meloni posted a video on her Twitter account showing the rape of a Ukrainian woman by a migrant in an Italian city.
A 35-year-old doctor of Cameroonian origins was targeted by racist insults by a patient in a hospital in the city of Lignano Sabbiadoro in northeastern Italy. The patient refused treatment due to the color of the doctor's skin. The incident has sparked public indignation on social media.
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.