The northwestern Italian city of Turin is set to have an Immigration Museum. On November 17, the local city council approved a motion to set up the museum. The motion was drafted by the center-left Democratic Party (PD).
The crew on board the new ship Oyvon operated by medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescued 27 migrants on board a boat in distress in the night between November 16 and 17. The group included minors and women.
Eight men aged between 23 and 45 have been sentenced in France for the deaths of seven migrants when their boat capsized in the English Channel in 2023. The prison terms handed down range from between three to 15 years, with the pre1
Germany is working on reforming its asylum system to curb irregular migration. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told DW that any abuse of the individual right to asylum must be fought "to the best of our abilities."
Following press reports claiming Iranian students had allegedly been denied visas by the Italian embassy in Tehran, the Italian Foreign Ministry has reiterated its commitment in favor of students wishing to study in Italy.