The suspects are accused of several crimes, among them helping irregular migrants travel to Europe, conspiring against the internal and external security of the state, and engaging in espionage to undermine the integrity of Tunisian1
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has blamed "massive and uncontrolled arrivals" of migrants in the past for soaring reception costs. But he says the number of migrant boats reaching Italy has dropped, thanks to strict policies on1
The European Commission has urged Cyprus to allow dozens of migrants, stranded for weeks in harsh conditions, to claim asylum. The migrants have been living in tents in the buffer zone between the Turkish-controlled north and the Re1
In a special cemetery for people who die on journeys to Italy, 21 migrants who lost their lives in a shipwreck in June were buried this week. One of the victims was a child.
The remains found earlier this week are believed to be of people from Senegal and Mauritania who were trying to reach the Canary Islands. At least one of the deceased is thought to be about 18 years old.