1,660 trafficking victims in Italy, says Save the Children
The Save the Children organization has said that there are at least 1,660 victims of human trafficking in Italy, with ever more minors falling victim to the phenomenon.
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Fishing boat owner rescues migrants 'in honor of my son'
Last week, the Sicilian motorized fishing boat Accursio Giarratano put its fishing activities on hold to rescue a dinghy overloaded with migrants and in distress at sea. Gaspare Giarratano, the owner of the boat, said that he rescue1
Order of Malta warns criminal gangs involved in trafficking
The phenomenon of human trafficking is ever more of concern and there has been a rise in criminal gangs focusing on this type of illegal activity, said the Order of Malta ahead of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2019 on1
Italy blocks own coast guard vessel with migrants on board
Migrants on seven boats are crossing Mediterranean waters to escape Libya, according to airborne Sea-Watch activists. Italy's interior minister is blocking entry to an Italian coast guard ship carrying rescued migrants.
Italy forces 130 migrants to stay on docked coast guard vessel
Italy has allowed a coast guard vessel carrying some 130 rescued migrants to dock in Sicily. But it says they must not disembark until other EU nations agree on their redistribution among the bloc's member states.