Rescue charity recovers 11 bodies from sea off Libya
Rome, Italy Reuters A charity rescue ship recovered the bodies of 11 migrants off the coast of Libya on Friday after saving more than 160 people from boats close to the North African country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) group said. MSF said its Geo Barents search and rescue vessel picked up 146 migrants in […]
Italy approves clampdown on migrant rescue ships, fines charity
Rome, Italy Reuters Italy’s parliament on Thursday passed into law a government decree establishing a code of conduct for migrant charity ships, despite criticism from the United Nations and humanitarian groups that it will imperil lives. The new set of rules is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to crack down on the rescue […]
More than 500 migrants arrive in Italy as rescue ships dock
Rome, ItalyReuters Italy, which has vowed a tough line on immigration, took in more than 500 migrants on Sunday as two charity rescue ships were allowed to dock at ports in the south of the country after several days at sea in bad weather. The Geo Barents ship, operated by the Doctors without Borders (MSF) […]
Migrant charity ship spurned by Italy heads to France
Rome, Italy Reuters A migrant rescue ship with more than 200 people on board headed to France on Tuesday after Italy refused it permission to dock as its new right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attempts to crack down on migration across the Mediterranean. Meloni’s two-week-old government has told charity vessels to take rescued people to […]
MSF denounces seizure of migrant rescue vessel in Italy
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters French medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday an MSF vessel that rescued hundreds of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean last month has been detained in Italy, suggesting the seizure was politically motivated. Thousands of migrants embark each year on the crossing, often departing in small, inflatable boats from Libya […]