Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's government restricts migrant rescue NGOs, leading to legal battles and detentions.

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's legal battles with migrant rescue charities continue, as Italian courts increasingly side with NGOs but have yet to challenge the law. Meloni's government has imposed restrictions on charity ships rescuing migrants in the Central Mediterranean, leading to detentions and court rulings. Recently, a court in Reggio Calabria overturned a detention order for the German rescue boat Sea-Eye 4, which had rescued 84 migrants, including 36 children, off the coast of Libya.

June 12, 2024
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