Italy blocks 35 migrants from entering Sicily port
Italy granted rescue ship Humanity 1 access to a port in Sicily, but dozens of male migrants were barred from disembarkation. Only minors and those in need of medical care were allowed to enter.
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Germany: Government opposes easing of church asylum rules
The German government has confirmed that its current approach to church asylum will continue as it is. Since a changeover in leadership last year, there were hopes that the practice of church asylum would become more liberalized.
Italy: Two men arrested after toddlers die in migrant boat fire
Two Senegalese nationals have been arrested in connection to the deaths of two young children on a migrant boat sailing towards Lampedusa. The boat caught fire in October, reportedly leading to the deaths of four adults and a 10-mon1
French far-right MP's 'go back to Africa' cry causes uproar
A far-right MP shouted "go back to Africa!" as a Black lawmaker spoke about stranded migrants. The member of the anti-immigration National Rally party said he was referring to the migrants and not his fellow MP.
Italy: Around 2,000 migrants from Tunisia arrived in October, FTDES
Nearly 2,000 migrants and refugees reached Italian coasts from Tunisia last month, according to the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES). The number of arrivals from Tunisia in Italy so far this year has already sur1