Clinging to her life-vest for hours, woman rescued by fishermen
A woman was rescued at the weekend south of Lampedusa. She was under shock and hospitalized after Tunisian fishermen found her clinging to a life jacket off the island's coast.
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Mediterranean: Open Arms rescues 402 migrants, Sea-Watch disembarks 428
Sea rescue NGOs Open Arms and Sea-Watch have rescued and brought ashore more than 800 migrants over the weekend. The crew of the Open Arms Uno also picked up 59 survivors and one corpse from an oil rig. 800 migrants are currently waiting on the Open Arms Uno and Humanity 1 to be assigned a port.
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.
Geo Barents with 106 migrants on board allowed to dock in Italy
Doctors without Borders says its Geo Barents ship, with 106 rescued migrants on board, has been given permission to dock in Taranto, southern Italy.
Open Arms' new flagship vessel rescues 101 migrants in first mission
The Spanish Open Arms NGO rescued 101 migrants in the central Mediterranean. This was the first humanitarian mission of its new flagship, Uno. In the meantime, the influx of migrant arrivals in the regions of Calabria and Sicily continues.
Open Arms sailing boat Astral locates more than 100 migrants in central Mediterranean
The Spanish rescue organization Open Arms’ sailing boat Astral set out on its 91st mission earlier this week. Already, it has located more than 100 migrants and transferred them to the Italian coast guard’s care.
Open Arms: Mission chief describes desperation of refugees
A court in Palermo has heard that migrants who were stranded on board the Open Arms rescue ship in 2019 suffered "dire conditions" and psychological distress. Italy's former interior minister Matteo Salvini is facing trial for refusing to allow the migrants to disembark.
Salvini kidnapping trial: Doctor testifies that migrants on Open Arms 'in poor health'
A doctor who carried out an inspection aboard the Open Arms in August 2019 has testified in court. Former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini is currently facing kidnapping charges over refusing to let the rescue ship disembark in Italy.
Mediterranean: Migrant arrivals in Italy continue to soar
The number of migrants arriving in Italy from Tunisia and Liby has doubled in the first eight months of this year compared to last year. In August alone, more than 10,000 people arrived. Over the last few days, dozens of people were rescued from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean.
Will Italy's former migration policy go on trial?
There are two investigations in Italy, looking in to the delayed disembarking of migrants involving former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini as defendant. The cases are now being heard by preliminary investigative judges in Sicily.
Salvini to be tried for migrant kidnapping
Matteo Salvini, the head of Italy’s far-right League party, is to stand trial for kidnapping and abuse of office. The former interior minister is charged with refusing entry to a Spanish rescue ship and the 147 people it had saved in the Mediterranean Sea.
Open Arms vessel brings migrants to Sicily
More than 200 migrants picked up by the Open Arms rescue ship have landed safety in Sicily. The NGO said the Central Mediterranean has become a "no man's land" and a "tomb" for European values.