One of the fishermen close to the scene of a deadly migrant shipwreck last year off Steccato di Cutro testified at a trial against three alleged traffickers. The fisherman claimed that the coast guard was not present although author1
The documentary film 'A nord di Lampedusa' (North of Lampedusa) was shown in Rome on February 14. The film follows an Italian who helped rescue migrants from a shipwreck in 2013 and his attempts to meet up with some of those he resc1
Twelve people have been arrested in Spain on charges of smuggling Senegalese nationals into Madrid by facilitating false asylum claims during layovers en route to visa-exempt South American destinations.
Tunisia's coast guard says it has retrieved the bodies of nine people who died their boat got into difficulties this week. The shipwreck is the latest in a series of disasters involving migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea1
Asylum seekers in Hamburg will now be able to receive their social benefits on a prepaid debit card, the first German state to enact such a policy. The card cannot be used online or abroad.