The Italian government has extended Italy's state of emergency over migrants for six months due to rising arrivals via Mediterranean routes. ARCI criticizes the move as "senseless propaganda," highlighting a lack of strategic planni1
A Polish border guard was stabbed at the border with Belarus on Tuesday, allegedly by a migrant on the Belarusian side. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has promised to "defend the border with all available means."
A five-month-old girl was found dead on Tuesday during a rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean. The body of the infant together with her mother and sister were taken to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
A series of migrant arrivals occurred on the island of Lampedusa between May 27 and 28. The shelter hotspot, which had been completely emptied, is currently hosting 289 people.
Two officers of the finance and border police (Guardia di Finanza) have been sentenced for the deaths of four migrants caused by the explosion of their boat in 2020. They went from being commended saviors to defendants.