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Italy: New Italian rules will limit rescues at sea, Charities report (Associated Press)

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Italy: New Italian rules will limit rescues at sea, Charities report (Associated Press)
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AP / SFGate
12/29/2022
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This week the Italian government approved new rules that will make it more difficult for ships rescuing migrants at sea. So far this year, more than 103,000 migrants have arrived in Italy, up 55% over last year, according to the Interior Ministry. Nearly 1,400 people have died or are missing and presumed dead in the deadly central Mediterranean Sea crossing this year, according to the UN migration agency's Missing Migrants Report.

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This story highlights the pushback that many migrants face as they flee their home country seeking a better life.

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