Organizations in Trieste have sounded the alarm over worsening reception conditions for migrants. Gianfranco Schiavone from Consorzio Italiano Solidarietà (ICS) said "a humanitarian catastrophe is shaping up that is such by design:1
The number of people awaiting an initial decision on their UK asylum application is the highest it's been in two decades. Charities have criticized the backlog, calling it "unacceptable".
The Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy (FCEI) is asking Italian authorities to adopt strategies promoting rescue operations at sea and the hosting and integration of newly arrived migrants.
Over a thousand students will gather over the weekend in the Italian cities of Padua and Venice to promote peace, solidarity and integration. The president of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI), Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is schedule1
Cypriot police arrested five suspected human smugglers accused of transporting people seeking international protection from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey, authorities said yesterday (August 24).