Charities turn on Italy’s government over rise in migrant sea deaths
Rome, Italy Reuters A group of charities accused Italy’s right-wing government on Thursday of obstructing life-saving sea missions and contributing to a sharp rise in migrant deaths, with tough immigration laws it adopted last year. More than 2,600 migrants died or went missing in the Central Mediterranean in the period from February, 2023, to February […]
Pope backs Italian migrant rescue group targeted by prosecutors
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke out in favour of an Italian migrant sea rescue charity whose members are facing charges of abetting illegal immigration. A judge is due to decide on 14th February whether Luca Casarini and five others from the Mediterranea Saving Humans charity should go to trial over the accusations. […]
Thirty migrants missing, 17 rescued after boat capsizes in central Mediterranean
Rome, Italy Reuters Thirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were travelling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy’s coast guard said. Rescue operations were ongoing, supported by merchant ships and aerial support by the EU’s border agency Frontex, while two further […]