Immigration to Italy

Sicily declares state of emergency amid Lampedusa migrant crisis

A state of emergency has been declared in Sicily because of the large numbers of African migrants it has to…

11 years ago

New migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa

A second migrant boat with more than 200 people on board has capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa and…

11 years ago

Lampedusa boat-wreck death toll rises to 232

Dozens more bodies have been recovered from the boat carrying African migrants that capsized close to the Sicilian island of…

11 years ago

Italy: Row over Lampedusa migrant boat deaths

Italian coast guard has denied that it was slow to respond to the sinking of a boat carrying African migrants…

11 years ago

Migrants boat sinks off near Lampedusa killing 50 people

At least 50 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off near Lampedusa, southern Italy, reports say. Rescue…

11 years ago