Ocean Viking: Italy to transfer migrants to quarantine ship after suicide attempts
After multiple suicide attempts over the past few days, migrants aboard the private rescue ship Ocean Viking will be moved to a quarantine vessel in Sicily.
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Human rights groups ask prosecutors to determine if Italy is complicit in 'Easter tragedy' for migrant boat
A group of human rights activists and lawyers took their case to prosecutors to a court in Rome on Thursday, asking them to determine whether the Italian authorities were complicit in an incident involving a migrant boat at Easter,1
More than 80,000 applications for migrant regularization in Italy
A total of 80,366 applications for migrant regularization in Italy have been submitted in the first month of the scheme, which began on June 1 as part of post-COVID-19 relaunch measures. The vast majority of the cases have already b1
Waiting game continues on board Ocean Viking
Dozens of migrants continue to wait on board the Ocean Viking ship, after Italy and Malta both refused to grant safe harbor to the private rescue vessel. SOS Mediterranee , which runs the Ocean Viking, said it had sent five requests1
Italian police bust illegal immigration ring
Italian authorities broke up a network facilitating illegal immigration from Ghana to Italy that involved a government official in the African country. Police said the official provided migrants with a handbook that explained how to1