Migrant Rescue Group Rejects Profit-Motive Charge

Six Italian migrant rescuers face trial over 2020 Mediterranean operation in legal first

ROME, Oct 22 — Six members of an Italian charity that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean went on trial in Sicily on Tuesday, accused of aiding illegal immigration.The defendants were involved with the Mare Jonio, a ship operated by Mediterranea Saving Humans (MSH) that took 27 migrants from a tanker vessel in 2020 and brought them to Italy.The migrants had been stranded on the Danish tanker Maersk Etienne for over a month, with both Italy and…

Migrant rescue group rejects profit-motive charge

Six members of an Italian charity that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean are on trial in Sicily, accused of aiding illegal immigration. The defendants...

Trial begins for Italian migrant rescuers accused of aiding illegal immigration

Six members of a charity which rescues migrants in the Mediterranean appeared in court in Sicily on Tuesday as an unprecedented trial began.

Italian rescuers accused of assisting illegal immigration

Six members of an Italian charity which rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea have gone on trial in Sicily, accused of aiding illegal immigration.

Six Arraigned in Italian Court for Rescuing Migrants off Mediterranean Sea

Six rescuers from the humanitarian group Mediterranea Saving Humans stood trial today in Ragusa, accused of human trafficking for their efforts to save lives in the Central Mediterranean, reported activist David Yambio. Their supporters, including the collective Refugees in Libya, condemned the proceedings as a farce and a blatant attempt to criminalize solidarity. The six rescuers, who have risked their lives to save migrants from drowning at s…