In February, a detainee protest concerning harmful living conditions and health risks in a detention centre in Milan was met with violent repression. This latest event, one of a string of similar...
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In February, a detainee protest concerning harmful living conditions and health risks in a detention centre in Milan was met with violent repression. This latest event, one of a string of similar...
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Après avoir été menacé le 16 mars par les garde-côtes libyens, le Geo Barents, le navire de recherche et de sauvetage de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a reçu un ordre de détention de 20 jours de la...
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The Geo Barents has been issued a detention order for 20 days by the Italian authorities for allegedly failing to comply with instructions issued by the Libyan Coast Guard. We denounce the sanctions...
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Marseille, Berlin, Milano, Budapest, Geneva: 16 March 2024 Two days after more than 60 people died on a raft in the Central Mediterranean, survivors from other rescues this week remain in limbo, far...
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In January, 2,258 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea. Most originated from Bangladesh (26%), Tunisia (22%) and the Syrian Arab Republic (18%). 18 per cent were children. Additional...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 At 23:15 on Tuesday, 12 March, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support completed the disembarkation of 52 people rescued on 11 March in the international waters of...
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In the first month of 2024, 2,258 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea, compared to 4,963 in January 2023 (-55%). Arrivals in January were down 57 per cent compared to December 2023. Most...
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5 March 2024 TRIPOLI - This afternoon, an evacuation flight from Tripoli to Rome, Italy, offered a vital lifeline to 97 vulnerable asylum-seekers, marking the first such evacuation from Libya this...
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Heavy rainfall, snow and strong winds have been affecting northern Italy since 26 February, causing snow avalanches, flooding, landslides, and resulting in casualties and damage. As of 29 February,...
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Reacting to the prosecutor’s recognition that charges against the Iuventa ship’s crew members should be dropped, Elisa De Pieri, Amnesty International’s Regional Researcher, said: “We welcome today’s...
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In 2023, 157,651 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea, compared to 105,131 in 2022 (+50%). December arrivals were down 37% compared to November, likely due to adverse weather conditions at...
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Italy has been a State Party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees since 1954. A UNHCR country office was established in 1954; which in 2020 a multi-country office (MCO) covering...
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Joint statement by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in search and rescue activities in the Central Mediterranean In light of the increasing death toll in the Central Mediterranean since...
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