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A joint operation involving the Italian Coast Guard and an NGO-run search-and-rescue ship made it possible to rescue 59 people on a boat in distress some 43 miles south of Lampedusa, the NGO, Mediterranea Saving Humans, said on Saturday. (ANSA)

The case centers on an Italian non-governmental organization called “Mediterranea,” the head of which is a former leader in the “no-global” movement and a longtime leftist activist named Luca Casarini.

 The vessel "Mare Jonio" operated by the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans has docked at the port of Trapani, where...

As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion.

Statistics on migration into Italy point to a record-setting year even higher than 2016, at the height of Europe’s migrant crisis. |

Claims that NGOs which rescue migrants at sea do for money, and in effect are human traffickers, is a rhetorical staple on Italy’s political right.

The Italian Interior Minister is considering confiscating the ships of migrant taxi NGOs as part of a new security decree.

The Italian Interior Minister is considering confiscating the ships of migrant taxi NGOs as part of a new security decree.

Over 430 people rescued in the Mediterranean prepared to disembark in Sicily on Thursday as two charity ships were authorised to dock just hours after one issue

A charity ship carrying nearly 100 people rescued from the Mediterranean issued an ultimatum to Italy on Wednesday, warning it would dock without auth...