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Former Italian interior minister Salvini goes on trial for kidnap over blocked migrant ship

The former interior minister has insisted he was fulfilling his duty by refusing entry to the Open Arms rescue ship.

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Oct 23rd 2021, 1:00 PM

Former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini to stand trial over 2019 migrant standoff

Matteo Salvini tweeted that defending the country was the ‘sacred duty’ of every Italian.

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Apr 17th 2021, 7:35 PM

Italian far-right leader to stand trial on charges of illegally detaining migrants at sea

Salvini insisted he would be proud to stand trial.

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Feb 12th 2020, 10:48 PM

Italy PM promises unity after far-right League party cut out of new coalition

Italy’s president has been trying to solve the political crisis in the country.

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Aug 29th 2019, 3:05 PM

Migrants jump off rescue boat in bid to reach Italian island

Some of the people on board have spent months or years in Libyan detention camps, suffering torture and sexual abuse.

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Aug 18th 2019, 7:23 PM

Italy's Matteo Salvini calls for snap elections amid coalition crisis

Salvini has clashed with his fellow Deputy Prime Minister Luigi di Maio of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement.

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Aug 9th 2019, 7:52 AM

Spain allows stranded rescue boat with over 600 migrants, including 7 pregnant women, to dock

For a second day, Italy and Malta refused to let a rescue ship with 629 people aboard dock in their ports.

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Jun 11th 2018, 2:51 PM