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August 13, 2024

110 Refugees Rescued Off Italian Coast Amid Stalled Plans to Transfer Migrants to Albania
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The Italian coast guard and the Spanish nonprofit Open Arms rescued 110
migrants at sea off the Italian island of Lampedusa Monday. One refugee
died during the journey. This is rescue worker Esther Camps, speaking
after Monday's mission.

Esther Camps: "Once again, these operations make evident that it's
necessary to have more operations and vessels that are willing to help
these people."

This comes as a contested Italian plan to transfer tens of thousands of
refugees to detention camps in Albania has been delayed. Rights
advocates have condemned the plan by far-right Italian Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni, which they have compared to the now-defunct agreement
between the U.K. and Rwanda. 


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