It was a "busy day" for the crew of the Geo Barents in the Mediterranean on Thursday. Following six rescues in one day, there are 315 people now on board the private rescue ship run by Doctors without Borders (MSF).
Turkey's Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli has announced that a total of 33,465 undocumented migrants and 612 human smugglers were detained in Turkey in June.
An appeals court in the southern city of Reggio Calabria will review admissible evidence in a trial against the former mayor of Riace, a small town known as a model of integration for its management of migrant hosting projects.
The Christian Associations of Italian Workers (ACLI) have opened an office at the national church of Ukrainians in Rome to offer aid and assistance to refugees. The help desk will be open on Thursdays with specialized operators.
Italian authorities say they have foiled an alleged international criminal organization run by Italian and Tunisian citizens who organized "luxury" trips to take migrants to Italy.