Italy: Nine men convicted for cheating migrants in Abruzzo
A court in central Italy has found nine people guilty of defrauding migrants by making them pay to secure nonexistent jobs, then exploiting them or coercing them into selling drugs.
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145 migrants reach Lampedusa, suspected smuggler arrested
A total of 145 migrants reached the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in just a few hours on Monday. Meanwhile, a Tunisian citizen has been arrested on charges of aiding and abetting illegal immigration.
Finland’s president appeals to EU as border tensions rise
The situation on Finland’s border with Russia continues to escalate as more asylum seekers arrive at checkpoints on the Russian side seeking to enter the EU state.
Greek coast guard rescues migrants, accused of further pushbacks
One woman has died and 19 people were rescued after their boat sank in the eastern Aegean Sea. At the same time, the Greek coast guard has once again been accused of illegally pushing migrant boats back to Turkey.
Advocacy campaign: Migrant regularizations in Italy face significant delays
In Italy the "Ero Straniero" campaign, promoting migrant hospitality, denounces the "terrible delays on behalf of the prefectures of Rome and Milan" in the process of regularizing migrants, with under 60% of the requests being exami1