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Smugglers Kill: At Least 79 Dead and Hundreds Missing After Migrant Shipwreck

Chris Tomlinson June 15, 2023

At least 79 migrants are confirmed dead with hundreds more missing after a deadly shipwreck off of the southern coast of Greece which could be the deadliest in the Mediterranean so far this year.

Piracy on the Med: Migrants Hijack Turkish Ship Off Italian Coast

Thomas O'Reilly June 13, 2023

The hijacking occurred after migrant stowaways were discovered on a Turkish-registered transport vessel.

Italy Detains Two Migrant Rescue Ships

Tristan Vanheuckelom June 5, 2023

Under a new law, after each rescue, charity-run ships have to request access to the nearest port and sail to it, rather than remain at sea looking for other migrant boats in distress.

Italian MEPs Put NGO in Place in Heated Shipwreck Debate

Tamás Orbán May 25, 2023

Parliamentarians exchanged shouts and vulgarities after Doctors Without Borders accused Italy of being responsible for the 89 migrant deaths at sea, despite rescue workers’ claiming professional conduct.

Rescue Underway After Easter Marked by Migrant Crossings

Bridget Ryder April 11, 2023

The Monday rescue followed three others over the Easter weekend, which saw the deaths of at least 50 migrants, and the arrival—on the Italian island of Lampedusa—of 26 boats carrying 974 migrants on Easter Sunday.

Tunisia: Migrants Dying in Mediterranean, Protesting at UN

Bridget Ryder April 3, 2023

Le Monde reports that since the summer of 2022, an obscure group called the Nationalists Party has been running an anti-immigrant campaign on social media.

Italy To Plug Migrant Flows From Tunisia With Aid

Bridget Ryder March 26, 2023

“If Tunisia collapses economically or socially, then we will be in a situation where new flows of migrants will come to Europe,” said Josep Borrell, EU foreign affairs commissioner.

Migrant Shipwreck on Italy’s Southern Coast

Bridget Ryder March 1, 2023

Most of those who were rescued or made it to shore alive were adults. Two minors ages 12 and 16 also survived.

Brussels Announces Plan to Curtail Illegal Migration in Mediterranean

Robert Semonsen November 24, 2022

The plan likely comes in response to the massive uptick of illegal migration witnessed along the Central Mediterranean this year.

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