Rescue ship carrying hundreds of African migrants berths in Sicily

Last week, a charity rescue ship, the Ocean Viking vessel, carrying 373 migrants was granted access to dock at the Italian port...
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Italy breaks up migrant smuggling gang including Iraqi Kurds

Italy has dismantled a criminal organization, arresting 19 suspects who smuggled migrants and asylum seekers from Turkey and...
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Italy stops migrants attempting to cross border with France

A group of 13 irregular migrants were stopped by the Italian police in the northwestern city of Savona as they were walking along...
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Kurdish migrants repatriated after becoming stranded at sea near Egypt

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has repatriated 25 Kurdish migrants who were detained in Egypt after their boat broke...
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Italy resumes deportation of irregular migrants back to Tunisia

Italy has resumed the deportation of irregular migrants back to Tunisia since mid-August 2020. According to reports from...
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Italy “has no more room for illegal migrants,” minister insisted

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio stated that Italy had “no more room” for irregular migrants on a recent visit to Tunisia. T...
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Italy stops migrant rescue ship from leaving its harbour

German rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 has been banned by Italian authorities from leaving the harbour to continue its migrant rescue...
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Stranded migrants disembark in Italy

After days of being stranded on the Mediterranean sea, 180 migrants have been allowed to disembark in the Italian port of Sicily...
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Italy: Tighter measures to be introduced in repatriation centres after coronavirus case emerges

The Italian interior ministry has asked personnel at repatriation centres around the country to closely monitor the health of the...
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