An Italian court has ordered the seized sailboat Alex Mediterranea to be released. The ship of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans was confiscated last July after it had rescued 59 people in the Mediterranean.
Riot police have clashed with residents on two Greek islands over the construction of new migrant detention centers. The government is insisting that the closed facilities must go ahead to relieve pressure on overcrowded island camp1
In a letter sent to Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, the EU's human rights watchdog has once again asked Italy to suspend its collaboration activities with Libya's controversial coast guard.
Sea Watch captain Carola Rackete did her duty in landing rescued migrants at Lampedusa last summer, Italy’s highest court has ruled. Rescuing people ''implies the consequent obligation to disembark'' passengers "in a safe place," th1
274 migrants rescued by the humanitarian vessel Ocean Viking were given permission to disembark in Sicily on Sunday. Upon arrival, they were put in effective quarantine in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak in Italy.