Germany has urged Italy to help migrants who have been onboard a German-flagged NGO boat for more than a week, saying charity vessels operating in the Mediterranean play an important role in saving lives at sea.
DW's InfoMigrants has been awarded Silver at the 2022 Lovie Awards for its feature podcast 'Tales from the Border' in the category Documentary Podcast. The awards were announced on November 2.
Italy continues to refuse safe harbor to three NGO vessels hoping to dock and unload nearly 1,000 rescued migrants. The situation on board those private rescue ships meanwhile is deteriorating, as Italian politicians renew their cal1
Tunisia has called for a regional referral mechanism and a regional center for the prosecution of human traffickers called "Trafficking Pol", similar to Interpol.
Warsaw is working on "sealing" the border amid fears that Moscow is using it as a conduit for illegal migration. Poland recently completed a similar barrier along its border with Belarus after a standoff over migrants.