Italy will put the captain of an Italian-flagged vessel on trial for allegedly pushing back migrants to Libya. The vessel picked up 101 migrants in international waters in July 2018 and returned them to Libya’s capital city Tripoli, which is not considered a safe port under international law.
Source: EUobserver
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