On July 2 the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) presented its 22nd Report on the Shelter and Integration System (SAI), revealing that over 50,000 people were sheltered through SAI projects in 2023.
Mauritanian officials say nearly 90 people are confirmed dead after their boat sank off the coast earlier this week. Nine people were rescued from the capsized boat, which was headed for the Canary Islands.
In a report published on July 3 Amnesty International denounced the "illegal deprivation of liberty" that migrants in Italy suffered, stating that they were forced into detention centers that fall below international standards.
The new Dutch prime minister, Dick Schoof, has promised to work hard at one of his government’s main aims: reducing immigration. Addressing parliament on Thursday, he was forced to deny accusations that his new cabinet is racist.
The private rescue ship MV Louise Michel, funded by the elusive artist Banksy, has been impounded by the Italian authorities, just after it helped rescue 36 migrants from the Central Mediterranean.