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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Italian judges strike another blow against Meloni’s Albania asylum deal

An Italian navy vessel
The group intercepted in international waters around Italy arriving in Shëngjin, Albania on an Italian navy vessel. Photograph: Malton Dibra/EPA

Italian judges have ordered seven men detained in a migration hub in Albania to be transferred to Italy, in another blow to a controversial deal between the far-right Rome government and Tirana aimed at curbing the arrival of asylum seekers.

The men arrived at the Albanian port of Shëngjin aboard a military vessel on Friday after being rescued in international waters while trying to make their way to Europe.

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