Among the migrants that disembarked from the Ocean Viking in Italy on Wednesday were 149 minors. Many of them experienced terrible things on their migration journeys, in particular in Libya, they told aid workers.
The charity has accused Brussels of using aid money as a policy tool to curb migration to Europe. The case of Libya was particularly notorious, according to researchers, who warned: "No one is tracking the money."
The rescue organization Sea-Watch says Turkey has breached human rights by handing over a group of 30 migrants to the Libyan Coast Guard in the Mediterranean.
A Syrian family arrived in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. They are the first group of refugees that is sponsored by the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) and the Jewish Community of Milan, as part of the humanitarian corridors p1
Greece wants to install floating barriers in the Aegean Sea to prevent migrants from reaching the islands from Turkey. Nearly 60,000 migrants arrived on Greece’s shores last year.