Immigration

by ITALY | Wed, 04/01/2009 - 03:53
An Italian ship rescued 350 boat migrants off the coast of Libya this weekend but over 200 are still missing and believed dead, after high winds and stormy…
by ITALY | Sat, 03/14/2009 - 04:08
European Union Justice and Security Commissioner Jacques Barrot on Friday was largely positive about migrant centres on the southern Italian island of…
by ITALY | Thu, 02/19/2009 - 04:05
Immigrants rioted at an expulsion centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa Tuesday, setting fire to parts of the facility.Police said the migrants…
by ITALY | Mon, 02/09/2009 - 07:00
Doctors would not be forced to report illegal migrants under a crime bill being discussed by parliament, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Monday.Maroni…
by ITALY | Sat, 02/07/2009 - 03:08
Catholic doctors will not report illegal immigrants who show up for treatment despite a government move encouraging them to do so, the head of their…
by ITALY | Fri, 02/06/2009 - 04:44
The Italian parliament on Thursday approved a measure requiring doctors to report illegal immigrants, unleashing a barrage of criticism.The measure, which…
by ITALY | Sat, 01/31/2009 - 03:06
The number of immigrant children attending Italian schools has soared 609% in ten years and the majority of them are Muslims, a report from think tank Eurispes…
by ITALY | Fri, 01/30/2009 - 03:26
Around 230 expulsion orders have been issued for Tunisian immigrants currently at the migrant centre on Lampedusa after Interior Minister Roberto Maroni inked…
by ITALY | Thu, 01/29/2009 - 03:47
Italy and Tunisia have signed an agreement that will see Tunisians currently staying at the overcrowded migrant centre on the southern Italian island of…
by ITALY | Wed, 01/28/2009 - 03:25
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni and his Tunisian counterpart Rafik Belhay Kacem agreed during talks in Tunis on Tuesday to work more closely in a bid to stem…