Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval mission and NGO crackdown

Iuventa, a boat operated by German NGO Jugend Rettet, was impounded in Lampedusa on Wednesday. Photo: Handout/Italian police/AFP Italy on Wednesday dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya and seized an NGO rescue ship in dramatic steps aimed at ending the migrant crisis that has engulfed Europe in recent years. The twin moves came as … Continue reading Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval mission and NGO crackdown