Italy is offering in Libya and in Tunisia alternatives to crossing the Mediterranean, with voluntary repatriations and assistance - a strategy that has resulted in 8,000 prevented landings, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedos1
On Friday, French authorities reported that another migrant died while attempting to cross the Channel from France to the United Kingdom on an overcrowded vessel. On Saturday, British border forces seized a yacht, as crossings conti1
A Greek border guard was hospitalized after being shot by unidentified individuals near Greece's northern border with Turkey, according to Greek police. They suspect the shooters could have been migrant smugglers.
A film centering on what happens to migrants within Italy's less-than-perfect reception system was screened at the Taormina Film Festival on the island of Sicily. It opened in Italian cinemas last week.
The case of undocumented women trying to reach France being whipped on video has led to an international search for the violent perpetrator.