This week, a group of 51 refugees arrived in Rome. They were granted visas and scholarships through the 'UNICORE - University Corridors for Refugees project'. They will study at 33 Italian universities.
The new Italian Union of Stateless People has been founded in Italy by four youths with first-hand experience. The organization is supported by PartecipAzione, a program promoted by the UN refugee agency UNHCR and humanitarian organization Intersos.
Nearly 2,000 migrants and refugees reached Italian coasts from Tunisia last month, according to the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES). The number of arrivals from Tunisia in Italy so far this year has already surpassed arrivals for all of 2021.
The Italian protection system for asylum seekers and refugees is made up of a large network of different accommodation centers and programs. InfoMigrants visited one small center run by the Iride cooperative in Caltagirone, Sicily.
Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has explained that her idea of a 'naval blockade' against migration can be found in the original proposal of the European Union's Sophia naval mission. The third phase of the proposal, which was never implemented, planned to halt the departure of migrant boats from North Africa, said Meloni.
The city of Trieste is 'violating rules' by not providing all asylum seekers with accommodation, ICS claims. They believe that a slow down in transfers has led to housing facilities being beyond capacity.
The crew of the Geo Barents rescue ship conducted several rescue operations on Monday, saving nearly 100 migrants including 17 minors who were on wooden. Now the crew is looking for a safe haven for the nearly 300 on board.
The medical humanitarian charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) runs a special clinic in Palermo, Sicily, for migrant survivors of torture and violence on their way to Italy. InfoMigrants went to meet those who run it.
The latest figures available show that, as of the end of September, 171,546 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Italy due to the ongoing war. Italy's civil protection has allocated an additional €40 million to increase the availability of municipal services.
Over 150,000 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Italy -- the Italian administration has provided shelter for less than 20%, who were placed in hotels, shelters and supported by Italy's Civil Protection. This is according to a new report by IDOS, an Italian Study and Research Center.
Humanitarian corridors bring new groups of asylum seekers to Italy and Belgium from Cyprus and Lebanon, with the last legs of the initiative carried out by the Sant' Egidio Community.
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.