Migrant rights activists staged a protest in Rome because of a vote to renew Italy's cooperation with Libyan authorities. They demanded Italy stop funding and training Libya's coast guard, given that migrants returned to Libya face1
Amnesty said it found new evidence of "harrowing violations, including sexual violence, against men, women and children" living in Libyan detention camps after being returned from the Mediterranean.
Three men were found dead on board a boat carrying 81 other migrants that was rescued by Malta early on Wednesday. The charity Sea-Watch has claimed that authorities purposely delayed the rescue.
According to a report by the Italian statistics bureau ISTAT, the pandemic caused a decrease in migration to Italy in 2020.
Thirty-four refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos arrived in Italy on Tuesday through a humanitarian corridor sponsored by the Community of St. Egidio.