MEDITERRANEAN: Council of Europe Reports ‘Prison-Like Conditions’ in Migrant Centres in Cyprus ― Large Increase in Unaccompanied Minors Arriving in Trieste in 2023 ― Setback for Italy-Albania Deal as Opening of Reception Centres Delayed ― Pylos 9: Charges Dismissed But No Freedom Yet

MEDITERRANEAN: Council of Europe Reports ‘Prison-Like Conditions’ in Migrant Centres in Cyprus ― Large Increase in Unaccompanied Minors Arriving in Trieste in 2023 ― Setback for Italy-Albania Deal as Opening of Reception Centres Delayed ― Pylos 9: Charges Dismissed But No Freedom Yet

A monitoring report by the Council of Europe’s European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has revealed worsening conditions in migrant centres in Cyprus. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has revealed a...
Italy: Prime Minister in Libya for Discussions on Further Migration Co-operation ― Joint Italian-Finnish Proposal on Migration Presented to EU Member States ― NGO Monitoring Aircraft Banned from Using Airports Near Migrant Routes ― Almost 23,000 Unaccompanied Child Migrants Missing in Italy in Three Years

Italy: Prime Minister in Libya for Discussions on Further Migration Co-operation ― Joint Italian-Finnish Proposal on Migration Presented to EU Member States ― NGO Monitoring Aircraft Banned from Using Airports Near Migrant Routes ― Almost 23,000 Unaccompanied Child Migrants Missing in Italy in Three Years

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has travelled to Libya for discussions about strengthening migration co-operation with both of the North African country’s rival administrations. Italy and Finland have presented a joint ‘non-paper’ on ‘countering instrumentalisation of...
Italy: Prime Minister in Libya for Discussions on Further Migration Co-operation ― Joint Italian-Finnish Proposal on Migration Presented to EU Member States ― NGO Monitoring Aircraft Banned from Using Airports Near Migrant Routes ― Almost 23,000 Unaccompanied Child Migrants Missing in Italy in Three Years

Italy: New Reports Highlight Violations of Basic Refugee Rights Including Detention of Minors ― Prime Minister Signs Three Agreements with Tunisia to Curb Migration as EU Ombudsman Launches Inquiry Into EU-Tunisia Deal ― New Plans for Migrant Workers Launched to Fill Labour Shortages ― Interior Minister Vows to Increase Number of Repatriation Centres ― All Charges Against Iuventa Crew Dropped

The digital system launched in 2023 has shifted the barriers to accessing the asylum procedure and made them less visible to the public, according to a new report by the International Rescue Committee. Following the Prime Minister’s fourth visit of the year to...
MEDITERRANEAN: Council of Europe Reports ‘Prison-Like Conditions’ in Migrant Centres in Cyprus ― Large Increase in Unaccompanied Minors Arriving in Trieste in 2023 ― Setback for Italy-Albania Deal as Opening of Reception Centres Delayed ― Pylos 9: Charges Dismissed But No Freedom Yet

Mediterranean: Ongoing Crossings, Deaths and Detention of Civil Rescue Ships ― Human Rights Groups Call for Closure of Italy’s Detention Centres ― Maltese Authorities Link Decrease of Migrant Arrivals to “Successful” Policy Decisions

Crossings via the Mediterranean continue amid ongoing tragedies and increased repression against civil rescue ships. A migrant who spent seven years in Italian prisons charged with human smuggling and causing deaths, fights to prove his innocence amid calls by human...