Italian finance police officer Maurizio Giunta was at the stern of a sailboat with 20 migrants aboard on Sunday morning off the coast of Calabria, when there was an explosion on board. "I had a broken leg, but I wanted to save those1
A vessel with 74 migrants and two people smugglers on board has reached the port of Katakolo in western Greece after sending distress signals over the weekend. Two Turkish nationals on board the yacht have been detained.
Five Eritrean citizens arrived in Italy on Sunday after the Court of Rome recognized their right to apply for asylum. In 2009, Italy had rescued the migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and illegally sent them back to Libya.
Greece's migration minister rejected claims on Monday saying that the Greek government was involved in illegally pushing back migrants and refugees at sea. Notis Mitarachi said that false reports about pushbacks were being spread by1
The Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy (FCEI) is appealing for the opening of legal European channels for migrants, following the massive arrival that took place on Lampedusa during the night between Saturday and Sunday.