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Coverage dated October 22, 2021

Salvini on Trial in Italy Over 2019 Migrant Ship

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Salvini went on trial Saturday on charges of kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Trial opens against Italy's Salvini for blocked migrant ship (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MILAN (AP) -- Italy's right-wing former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, went on trial Saturday charged with kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a

  2. Breitbart News

    Salvini on Trial for Refusing to Let Migrant Taxi NGO Dock in Italy in 2019 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Matteo Salvini went on trial Saturday charged with kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily.

  3. France 24

    ‘Salvini’s moment has passed’: Fading champion of Italy’s right wing on trial for migrant kidnapping (opens France 24)

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    Italy’s former hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini went on trial Saturday over his refusal to let a migrant rescue ship dock in August 2019, leaving some 147 people stranded at sea for days. Th…

  4. France 24

    Italy’s former interior minister Salvini stands trial on migrant kidnapping charges (opens France 24)

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    Italy's former interior minister and far-right leader Matteo Salvini went on trial on Saturday for allegedly illegally blocking 147 rescued migrants from disembarking from a rescue ship and holding t…

  5. Voice of America

    Salvini on Trial in Italy Over 2019 Migrant Ship (opens Voice of America)

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    Salvini went on trial Saturday on charges of kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily

  6. The Guardian

    Matteo Salvini goes on trial for kidnap over blocked migrant ship (opens The Guardian)

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    Rightwing former interior minister of Italy on trial for refusing to let Spanish rescue ship dock in Sicily

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Italy: Former minister Matteo Salvini on trial for preventing migrant ship from docking | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Matteo Salvini is accused of deprivation of liberty and abuse of authority. In 2019, he refused to let a rescue ship dock into Lampedusa, which carried dozens of migrants.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Italy’s former interior minister Salvini goes on trial | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Matteo Salvini has gone on trial for his role in preventing a migrant rescue ship from disembarking two years ago. During his time in government, Salvini pushed a hardline immigration policy.

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