Lampedusa
Italy's Mediterranean Mass Grave: Europe or Die (Episode 4)
In the final episode of Europe or Die, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson arrives in Italy as the only extensive search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean is replaced with a border surveillance mission, effectively leaving thousands of...
More Than 300 Migrants Feared Dead After Boats Sink in Mediterranean
The tragedy, just two days after the deaths of 29 migrants, has stirred criticism of the EU's new maritime patrol operation.
Surge in Migrant Deaths Predicted as Italy Ends Mediterranean Rescue Program
Italy is abandoning a search and rescue operation credited with saving 400 lives a day, replacing it with a more limited mission headed by a European agency.
Fortress Italia
VICE News travels to Lampedusa a year after the boat capsizing disaster that killed 360 migrants and brought the refugee crisis to the forefront of the European immigration discussion.
Europe Launches Secretive Probe of Migrant Smuggling Networks
The European Union has reportedly launched an investigation that seeks to apprehend migrants and use them to obtain information about illegal smuggling networks.
Fortress Italia
How is Italy dealing with the massive influx of migrants who are making the perilous—and sometimes deadly—journey across the Mediterranean from Africa's northern coast?
Fortress Italia – Part 1
Meeting the migrants who risk their lives to travel from North Africa to Italy via Lampedusa.
Italy Is About to Shut Down the Sea Rescue Operation That Saved More Than 90,000 Migrants This Year
More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Europe by sea this year. And an Italian operation that saved more than 91,000 is now about to shut down.
Thousands of Eritreans Face Torture and Death as They Flee Despotic Rule
Almost 4,000 Eritreans are fleeing their country every month, braving horrifying atrocities and dangerous sea voyages to escape increasingly bleak lives.
500 Migrants Feared Dead in Mediterranean Shipwreck After Smugglers Sink Boat
The tragedy is believed to be the worst to befall refugees making the perilous sea voyage to Europe in recent years.
North African Migrants Are Dying in Droves on the Mediterranean
As of August 14, according to the UNHCR, 100,000 irregular migrants have already reached Europe’s shores this year.