Tag: boat people
Refugees: Around 700 migrants reach Lampedusa
Status: 06/29/2023 11:41 a.m They came from Tunisia and Libya during the night: around 700 migrants reached the island of Lampedusa in more than a dozen boats. According to the…
The lucrative business of smugglers fleeing to Europe
Status: 06/20/2023 1:29 p.m Countless people from Africa or the Middle East pay smugglers thousands of euros to come to Europe. The smuggling business is very lucrative – and it’s…
France takes on the Ocean Viking – and takes action against Italy – policy
Italy’s right-wing government is facing political and diplomatic consequences for its harsh treatment of sea rescue ships and migrants rescued from the Mediterranean. France responded on Thursday with measures that…
Italy does not allow NGO ships to land with almost 1,000 people on board – Politics
572 people are now on the GeoBarents from the aid organization Doctors Without Borders are waiting for them to finally be allowed ashore. About 60 of them are minors, the…