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Pope Francis prays for migrants, refugees during landmark visit to Italy's Lampedusa Island
8 Jul 2013 The Pope also met a group of 50 recently arrived migrants, mainly young Somali and Eritrean men, during his first pastoral visit outside Rome as pontiff. -
Mediterranean crossings to Italy and Malta exceed 8000 in first six months of 2013
5 Jul 2013 -
Some 8,400 migrants, asylum-seekers reach Italy and Malta by sea in first half of 2013
5 Jul 2013 Most arrived in Italy and Malta, departing from North Africa, principally Libya. The rest crossed from Greece and Turkey, landing in southern Italy. -
One survivor, 54 die at sea attempting the voyage to Italy from Libya
10 Jul 2012 -
Landmark judgment of the Strasbourg Court on push-backs in the Mediterranean Sea
23 Feb 2012 -
More than 1,500 drown or go missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2011
31 Jan 2012 UNHCR figures also show that a record 58,000 irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees managed to make it to Europe by sea last year. -
Mediterranean takes record as most deadly stretch of water for refugees and migrants in 2011
31 Jan 2012 -
Boat tragedy off Moroccan coast, 4 dead, several boats rescued off Maltese, Italian and Libyan coasts
6 Dec 2011 -
UNHCR thanks Italian navy for rescuing boat in distress packed with refugees from Libya
11 Nov 2011