Italy, Albania
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Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers
Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
Will it be third time lucky for Italy-Albania asylum scheme?
Italy's attempt to house migrants in non-EU member state Albania while it processes their asylum applications has already failed twice. Despite two failed attempts last October and November, the Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is still determined to process migrant asylum applications in Albania,
An Italian navy ship carrying 49 migrants picked up in international waters arrived in Albania on Tuesday, amid a new attempt by Italy to push ahead with a legally contested plan to relocate migrants to the neighbouring country.
Tuesday's boat was the first to arrive in Albania following a monthslong pause. The European Court of Justice is set to review the scheme in February.
An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows migrants escorted by Italian police going for processing following earlier court rejections, in the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Tuesday, Jan. 28,
Photo: Patrycja Sikora Before leaving Shengjin, we meet with an MP from the opposition Democratic Party of Albania, Agron Gjekmarkaj, who is from this coastal area. We talk in a restaurant near ...
The attempt at processing at special centres in Albania follows two previous failures in October and November.
Migrants follow the authorities after their arrival, as Italy sent 49 people to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections to Albania, in Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Tuesday, Jan. 28,
Italian authorities on Thursday rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived them of legal assistance.
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Italy sends 49 migrants to Albanian asylum campItaly brought 49 migrants to Albania on Tuesday. An Italian navy ship brought the people to the port of Shengjin. Their asylum applications are to be decided there. Italy is the first EU country to set up camps for asylum seekers outside the EU.
An Italian navy ship has dropped off 49 migrants in Albania after intercepting them in international waters, in the third attempt to carry out a contentious plan to relocate migrants to be processed under a deal between the two countries.
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Albania: Italian military ship docks in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted while trying to reach ItalyAn Italian military ship docked Tuesday in the Albanian port of Shëngjin with 49 migrants intercepted at sea while trying to reach Italy, and will be interned in detention and expulsion centers built in Albania by the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni.
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Torture In A Libyan Refugee Camp — An Italian Priest's Appeal For HumanityA recent video of a woman being tortured in Libyan refugee camps is further proof that agreements signed by the EU and Italy with Libyan and Tunisian authorities are doing more harm than good. But the work of associations like Refugees in Libya shows that there is still some hope for the future,
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