Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando said the Sicilian capital is no longer the capital of the mafia and it now seeks to be known as the capital for migrant rights and welcoming. In recent weeks, Orlando has led a revolt of Italian mayors1
The Norwegian Refugee Council is calling on countries of the African Union to fully enact the Kampala Convention to provide protection and assistance to internally displaced persons, following the African Union summit.
Members of the center-right in the region of Umbria are angry that the regional government has decided to allocate approximately 1,000 euros for every migrant excluded from the Salvini security decree.
The Turkish coast guard said Monday that they rescued 69 migrants just off the west Turkish coast, among them were 36 children.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini announced a new closure of a migrant center in Italy, this time in the province of Sondrio, where a hotel had been turned into a center for hosting foreigners.