The prime minister of Slovenia has announced that he will increase the presence of security forces at the border with Croatia, to implement more controls amidst the influx of migrants on the Balkan route.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini announced during a meeting of the country's national public order and security committee that Italy will use navy and finance police ships "to defend" Italian ports and to control migrant dep1
Pope Francis, during a mass for migrants on the sixth anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa, said that for God, "no one is a foreigner" and "no one is excluded". He called for considering migrants as people, above all else, and not1
Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights. But the conflict in Tripoli shows no sign of slowing.
The recent cases of the vessels Sea-Watch 3, Alex, and Alan Kurdi mark one year since the standoff began between migrant rescue NGOs and Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini over his closed-port policy.