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Italy Begins Landmark Migrant Transfers To Albania

Italy on Monday began transferring migrants intercepted in the Mediterranean to centres in Albania in a European first that has sparked criticism from human rights groups.

International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024

Battle In Courts Between Italy And Migrant Rescue Charities

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's battle with migrant rescue charities is increasingly ending up in court, with judges often siding with NGOs but not yet calling the law into question.

International Business Times · Jun 12, 2024

Italian island struggles to cope as migrant surge doubles population

A migrant reception centre in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week.

France 24 · Sep 15, 2023

Italy's premier visits Libya for talks on energy, migration

Italy’s prime minister has arrived in Libya for talks with officials from the country's west-based government that will focus on energy and migration

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

Italian Ministers Visit Tunisia to Tackle Illegal Migration

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi have visited Tunis to discuss cooperation in combating human trafficking, according to the Italian news agency Nova. During his meeting with Tunisian officials on Wednesday, Tajani said his country has a shared vision with Tunisia…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2023

EU countries must do more to tackle secret China police stations - NGO

EU countries are failing to provide a united front against the threat posed by dozens of secret Chinese "service stations" on their soil, a human rights group behind the exposure of the alleged facilities said on Thursday.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

Italy: why Meloni won

Italy’s new prime minister Giorgia Meloni assured the EU there was no cause for alarm as her far-right government came to power. Her first actions on migrants and civil liberties tell a different story.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 13, 2022

European politicians accused of conspiring with Libyan coastguard to push back refugees

NGO alleges ‘crimes against humanity’ committed with deal approved by European Council

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Several missing after landslide on Italian holiday island

Heavy rains lashed southern Ischia island, causing floods and triggering a landslide, leaving 100 stranded.

Al Jazeera · Nov 26, 2022

Torrential rain causes deadly landslide on Italian holiday island of Ischia, several people missing

Several people are missing after heavy rain triggers a landslide that sweeps through a town on the Italian island of Ischia, destroying buildings and washing away cars into the sea.

ABC News · Nov 26, 2022