A priest and three migrants have been found not guilty by an Italian court, after they were accused of signing false work contracts. A judge found that the accusations were false. Priest Don Massimo Biancalani is well-known for help1
Sea-Watch rescued 32 migrants from a gas platform in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and brought them to the Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday. They had been stranded on the rig for days.
The ship Humanity 1 arrived at the port of Ravenna over the weekend after rescuing a group of migrants, including 16 unaccompanied minors and nine women, in the Central Mediterranean. Most of the migrants come from Eritrea.
The European Commission is looking into proposing new laws that will strictly enforce deportations of rejected asylum seekers. EU migration commissioner Magnus Brunner told German media that returnees must cooperate or face "harsh1
Authorities in Tunisia report that 64 people were rescued after their boat ran out of fuel and capsized off the country's eastern Mediterranean coast. The boat is believed to have set sail from Libya.