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Alexandria SAGE

Aid Group MSF Protests Italy Migrant Policy, But Rescue Ship Free To Resume

Migrants try to flee to Europe on board small boats like this one, intercepted by Tunisian coast guards in August 2023 (Credit: AFP)

The president of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused Italy's hard-right government Wednesday of seeking to criminalise humanitarian aid to drowning migrants, as a court suspended authorities' blockage of its ship.

The organisation's search and rescue vessel, the Geo Barents, has been at port in Salerno, Italy, for two weeks after being placed under administrative detention by Italian authorities, a decision MSF appealed.

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