Police in the Catalan capital Barcelona detained five people accused of smuggling migrants through the airport by disguising them as employees. All five had worked in the airport as employees.
Two people have been found dead in separate shipwrecks in the Aegean islands. More than 80 others were rescued after the boats they were traveling in capsized near Samos and Lesbos.
A union representing magistrates in the Sicilian city of Catania has been standing up for a local judge who claims she has been the victim of a "persecution campaign," after passing judgements preventing the administrative detention1
The police union COISP in Italy has denounced that the brunt of migrant management and the "explosive and violent" situations registered in hotspots falls on the shoulders of police forces.
The SOS Humanity rescue ship carrying passengers that including women, unaccompanied minors, and babies is set to port in Bari, southern Italy. The journey will take about three days.