A far-right group plans to patrol the Mediterranean and return migrants to Libya. Citizen accounts reveal the dire conditions for migrants in northern France, and a football team of asylum seekers has made it into the Italian league system. This and more in today's news roundup.
Far-right group to fend off migrants in Mediterranean: Anti-immigration campaigners from France, Italy and Germany have hired a vessel to patrol the Mediterranean Sea to stop migrant boats from reaching European shores. The group managed to raise tens of thousands of euros to rent the 40-meter ship despite protest by opposing activists. Click here to read more.
Babies sleeping rough in migrant camps in northern France: Photos posted online this week show babies sleeping on the ground or, at best, on scraps of grubby cardboard in a makeshift camp in northern France. Click here to read more.
School's in for the summer - for Athens refugees: Migrant children in Athens will have the opportunity to attend a special summer program of classes as part of an initative by the NGO Civis Plus. Click here to read more.
Italian football team of asylum seekers makes it into League system: A football team of asylum seekers in the Southern province of Taranto has made it into the Promozione level, the sixth tier of the Italian football league system. Click here to read more.