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The case had been noted as an extreme example of European governments' efforts to thwart NGOs helping migrants in the Mediterranean.

After seven years of investigations, crew members from migrant rescue ships accused by Italy of helping human traffickers in the Mediterranean hope to finally clear their names Friday.

An Italian court threw out charges Friday against crew members of migrant rescue ships, ending a controversial case seven years after the government accused them of colluding with traffickers.

An Italian court threw out charges Friday against crew members of migrant rescue ships, ending a controversial case seven years after the government accused them of colluding with traffickers.

An Italian court on Friday dropped a case against crew members of migrant rescue ships, which has dragged on for nearly seven years.

Refugee rescuers charged in Italy with complicity in people smuggling Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Reuters After an investigation lasting almost four years, Italian prosecutors have charged dozens of rescuers, from charities including Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières, who were accused of collaborating with people smugglers after saving thousands of people from drowning in the Mediterranean. Investigators in Trapani, Sicily, f...

Italian magistrates set to level charges against sea rescuers, NGOs FILE PHOTO: Ronia, 24, a member of the German NGO Jugend Rettet watches rescuers from the Save the Children NGO transferring migrants from the vessel Iuventa to their ship after her organisation rescued them from an overcrowded dinghy during an operation off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra reuters_tickers This content was published on March 3, 2021 - 20:20 March 3, 2021 - 20:...