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Protest In Rome Over Libya Migrant Deal After Latest Med Migrant Shipwreck

More than 1,000 people have perished attempting the Mediterranean crossing this year, says the IOM (Credit: AFP)

Migrants and rights activists protested in Rome Saturday against Italy's migrant deal with Libya, a day after some 20 people were feared dead in the latest shipwreck in the Mediterranean.

Under a controversial 2017 deal renewed under Prime Minister Georgia Meloni's hard-right government, Italy funds and trains the Libyan coastguard.

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