https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A ship carrying far-right campaigners who aim to turn migrant boats back to Africa followed an NGO rescue vessel with an AFP reporter on board on Saturday in waters off Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20170806/anti-migrant-boat-follows-ngo-vessel-off-libya Sun, 06 Aug 2017 16:20:34 +0200 anti-migrant-boat-follows-ngo-vessel-off-libya The toll of missing and dead rose on Thursday in a grim week of Mediterranean crossings as African survivors described being robbed of life jackets and boat engines and abandoned to a watery grave. https://www.thelocal.it/20161118/another-100-migrants-feared-drowned-in-mediterranean Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:47:50 +0100 another-100-migrants-feared-drowned-in-mediterranean Venetians took to the waters to protest against large cruise ships in the lagoon, with some dressed as pirates to make the point that they feel their city is being 'invaded'. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:57:03 +0200 venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships Around 1,100 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Sunday, bringing the tally over the weekend to 3,400, the Italian coastguard said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160912/italy-rescued-3400-migrants-over-the-weekend-coastguard Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:03:24 +0200 italy-rescued-3400-migrants-over-the-weekend-coastguard Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Wednesday rejected a call to take in all migrants and refugees, saying that even though Italy has a big heart, “we can’t take them all” https://www.thelocal.it/20160601/italy-has-a-big-heart-but-we-cant-take-everyone-in-alfano Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:27:35 +0200 italy-has-a-big-heart-but-we-cant-take-everyone-in-alfano A report from the institute, ISMU, showed that the number of non-Italian children in Italy has more than doubled over the past decade, with thousands arriving alone by boat. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/nearly-11000-minors-arrived-alone-in-italy-in-2015 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:57:52 +0100 nearly-11000-minors-arrived-alone-in-italy-in-2015 At least 55 dead bodies were discovered Wednesday on three overcrowded migrant boats in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150826/fifty-found-dead-in-hold-of-boat Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:39:15 +0200 fifty-found-dead-in-hold-of-boat Italian authorities were on Monday dealing with the arrival of another 2,900 migrants at southern ports after 21 boats were rescued in the space of 24 hours from waters off Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150629/italy-migrant-arrivals-hit-68000-in-record-six-months Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:28:30 +0200 italy-migrant-arrivals-hit-68000-in-record-six-months More than 100,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, the United Nations said Tuesday in what it called a "dramatic increase" in arrivals. https://www.thelocal.it/20150609/migrant-crossings-to-eu-top-100000-in-2015 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:33:09 +0200 migrant-crossings-to-eu-top-100000-in-2015 EU foreign ministers will be joined Monday by their interior minister colleagues to discuss the latest migrant disaster in the Mediterranean which may have cost 700 lives, an EU official said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/eu-politicians-to-meet-on-monday-on-migrant-disaster Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:29:31 +0200 eu-politicians-to-meet-on-monday-on-migrant-disaster The EU vowed on Friday to fight people smugglers' new tactic of abandoning "ghost ships" full of migrants off European coasts. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/eu-vows-to-fight-new-tactics-by-migrant-smugglers Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:49:00 +0100 eu-vows-to-fight-new-tactics-by-migrant-smugglers Save the Children criticised Italy on Tuesday for failing to protect unaccompanied migrant minors, saying over half of new boat arrivals over the past few days had fled the system and risked exploitation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140415/charity-slams-italy-failure-to-protect-migrant-children Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:13:00 +0200 charity-slams-italy-failure-to-protect-migrant-children Italy's navy on Tuesday said it had rescued more than 1,000 migrants over the past 24 hours, spotted by a helicopter and a drone, as new data showed a sharp rise in asylum claims, mostly from Syrians. https://www.thelocal.it/20140408/rescued-migrants-were-spotted-by-a-drone-2 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:13:00 +0200 rescued-migrants-were-spotted-by-a-drone-2