UNHCR says family reunifications in Italy too slow
The procedures for family reunification for migrants in Italy are taking longer than planned; that's according to a new report by UNHCR in conjunction with Caritas and the Communitas consortium.
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16 migrants found alive in container on ferry to Ireland
16 migrants were found in a sealed trailer on a ferry traveling from France to Ireland on Thursday. The migrants were reportedly all in good health.
Italy's Lamorgese says 5,940 repatriations in 2019 insufficient
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said 5,940 migrants have been repatriated thus far in 2019, a number that she said was "insufficient" and showed that "more intense action on the part of Europe" was needed.
Court fines Russia for forcing asylum-seekers to live in airport
Four men spent months sleeping on the floor in a busy transit area of Moscow's international airport, surviving on emergency food rations. Europe's rights court says Russia must now pay them compensation.
Salvini investigated over Open Arms stand-off
Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Italian far-right party League, is under investigation in the city of Agrigento, Sicily. He is being probed for abduction and dereliction of duty because he didn't allow a rescue ship to dock .