The southern Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa is once again flooded with refugees: since Friday alone, around 1,200 migrants have landed on ...

Of the migrants and refugees to arrive on Lampedusa during the night, two groups respectively of 8 and 54 people were rescued by finance police vessels, while three groups of 1, 17 and 21 ...

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Two decades ago, at the height of a growing refugee crisis, I visited the small Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in southern Italy to report on the boatloads of migrants and asylum seekers ...

Lampedusa - a tiny fishing and tourist island of about 6,000 people - has long been an arrival point for migrants and refugees seeking a new life. Every year, thousands risk their lives trying to ...

More than 2,000 migrants and refugees have died so far this year ... The survivors were being taken to the Italian island of Lampedusa. Overall on Tuesday, Italy's coastguard said it coordinated ...

The agency noted that last month, an 11-year-old girl found floating off Lampedusa was believed to ... under international law regarding refugees and to prioritize the safeguarding of children.

is a major departure point for migrants and refugees seeking to reach Europe, often attempting the dangerous sea crossing to Italy, particularly the island of Lampedusa. Enditem Follow China.org ...

Tunisia, located in the central Mediterranean, is a major departure point for migrants and refugees seeking to reach Europe, often attempting the dangerous sea crossing to Italy, particularly the ...