Man 'beaten on Italian beach for being black'
A man was insulted and beaten on a beach in front of others by two individuals in the Tuscany region of central Italy in an apparent racist attack.
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Leading German politician visits Greek migrant camp and tells the EU to 'wake up'
The head of Germany’s most populous state North Rhine Westphalia (NRW) visited the migrant camp Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday. After speaking to organizations working there, Armin Laschet called on the whole EU to "1
3 NGOs warn of escalation in Mediterranean if their vessels are not released for duty
Three private humanitarian organizations -- Sea-Eye, Sea-Watch and SOS Mediterranee -- which operate rescue operations in the Mediterranean have called for the immediate release of their migrant rescue vessels, which are still block1
Italy's foreign minister Di Maio calls for 'new accord on migrants with Tunis'
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has announced that Italy must "forge an agreement on migratory cooperation with Tunisia" following the "Albanian model" from the late 1990s-early 2000s to control migration flows. The agreement1
Germany sends frigate to patrol off Libya as part of EU operation Irini
The German frigate "Hamburg" set sail from Wilhelmshaven in the north of Germany on August 4. It is expected to reach its Mediterranean patrol zone off the Libyan coast by mid-August. The boat will be part of the EU operation Irini,1