“Italy here we come!” cheered the young men, in Urdu and Pashto, as they filmed themselves standing on a boat sailing in bright blue waters. They were among around 180 migrants Afghans, Pakistanis, Syrians, Iranians, Palestinians, Somalis and others who left Turkey hoping for a better, or simply safer, life in Europe. Days…
The tragedy has highlighted the lesser-known migration route from Turkey to Italy. It also brought into focus hardening Italian and European migration policies.