Nearly 100 refugees transferred from Libyan detention centers to Rome
A humanitarian flight landed in Rome on March 5 carrying 97 refugees evacuated from Libyan detention centers, where they suffered abuse and torture.
A humanitarian flight landed in Rome on March 5 carrying 97 refugees evacuated from Libyan detention centers, where they suffered abuse and torture.
Rome and Tunis have pledged to work together to bring thousands of Tunisian laborers to Italy.
Last year's death toll was also 20% up on 2022. The Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe remains the riskiest for migrants.
Four people have been found dead in a boat carrying dozens of migrants to the Canary Islands. Spanish authorities rescued 64 survivors on Tuesday night off the remote island of El Hierro.
British government statistics show that more than 400 migrants arrived in small boats from across the Channel on Monday.