Catania police arrest 10 suspects for fake permits
Italian authorities have arrested 10 suspects accused of forging and illegally providing fake residency permits to foreigners in Italy.
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Center for trafficking victims inaugurated in Niger
Nigerien authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have inaugurated the first reception center for victims of trafficking in Niger, located in the region of Zinder.
6,000 migrants arrested in Istanbul
A crackdown on unregistered migrants in Istanbul has seen 6,000 arrests in the past two weeks, the Turkish interior minister said Wednesday.
Luxembourg calls for EU to bring back rescue ships in Operation Sophia
Luxembourg foreign minister Jean Asselborn has said that the EU should consider bringing back ships for Operation Sophia, both for rescue purposes and to fight against trafficking.
SOS Mediterranee says will not force entry Italy ports, no to Libya
The organization SOS Mediterranee has said that it is back at sea due to a lack of EU migrant rescue initiatives. It underscored that it will not force entry into Italian territorial waters but that it will also not take migrants ba1