Transcripts For BBCNEWS Our World 20170709

News, first though it is our world. A flimsy, Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water and no food. They have been detected by a spanish n60. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cant swim. After hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. This boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. So far this year, more than 80,000 people from Different Countries have arrived. Around 2,000 have drowned. But the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. Most will stay in italy. Sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. And blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. There are critics who have accused n60s of acting as a taxi service to europe. There are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their own ends. So you would like to see this mosque closed 7 yeah, i would like to see a museum or something else. Tensions here are rising, but what is the solution to italys migrant crisis . This is the gateway from sicily to the rest of italy. A short passage for many towards their new lives. This is the route that hundreds of thousands of migrants follow to get to the mainland. Many of them end up in the north, but some are being settled in the south of the country. Im on my way to one of those towns. In this quiet corner of calabria, for centuries the locals have only spoken italian. But in recent years riace has suffered from an exodus of people in Search Ofjobs and better prospects. And things are changing. Hello, ciao, how are you . Today over half the population are new arrivals from africa and the arab world. The initiative, with government and eu money, is breathing life into this town and providing a haven for recent arrivals who have endured much to reach here. These young men of 16 and 17 are from the country which makes up the second largest number of migrants to come to italy this year bangladesh. The boys told me they never intended to come to europe, but they had paid People Smugglers to take them to libya for work. But when they got there, they became their victims. Bought and sold from one trafficker to another, the boys managed to finally get onto the boats for italy, but their ordeal was not over. Not everyone is welcoming to migrants coming to europe. This is a promo video from a Group Calling themselves the identitarian movement. Made up of mainly young, tech savvy members, they have been described as the hipster right. With headquarters in austria and france, they are a small but growing group and their aim is to campaign against immigration. Senior membership of the group is known to have links with neo nazis. Their annual camp is all about physical strength and fitness, but with a definite sense of purpose. Stop immigration now this summer the movement tried to stop a Medecins Sans Frontieres rescue ship from leaving port. The stunt ultimately failed but in just a few weeks the organisation raised over 70,000 euros and they have now chartered a ship they say they will use to disrupt trafficking and monitor the ngos in the mediterranean. I had heard that the group was developing plans for further action. Their italy coordinator, lorenzo fiato, has flown down specially from milan. I want to defend europe from Mass Immigration and multiculturalism. We think that in every city where multiculturalism is present there is also radical islam and violence regarding Illegal Immigrants and more. You want european culture, western societies, to just be white . It is not about white it is about the other side of multiculturalism. This is a different kind of migration. These are thousands of Illegal Migrants coming to our shores and flooding into our cities. Lorenzo told me that it wasntjust new migrants that concerned him. His organisation has a policy of Re Patriation of the children of existing immigrants. You want these people who live in europe, who are second or third generation, to go back to the home country of their own parents . I want them to respect our way of life or leave. It is simple. And the people who respect your way of life . Sorry, the problem is not about them. Most of them have some parents orfriends or people who are related to them. I cant trust anyone in this matter. But lorenzos first goal is to combat those he sees as facilitating Mass Immigration the n60s. You say you dont want the ngos operating in those waters, that you want them to stop. They say if they stop, more lives will be lost. I think this is false. These people are coming to europe because they know someone will save them. You cannot solve this problem by helping the human traffickers doing theirjobs, because they want to transport Illegal Migrants, so you are just helping them. There has been another rescue, this time by the Organisation Save the children. An inflatable carrying 125 people has been located off libya. It has been at sea for 2h hours, it is beginning to deflate, and it is taking on water. 25 children are on board. Four babies and several pregnant woman. And there are fatalities. Four people died, one the mother of a 15 month old baby. The ship comes into the Port Of Trapani in sicily. It is where a local prosecutor is investigating whether some n60 ships may be facilitating illegal immigration. The n60 missions are coordinated by the italian coast guard, but the countrys legal system has launched two investigations into whether they are saving lives or assisting Illegal Immigrants on theirjourney. Do you feel that by rescuing these boats that the ngos are somehow encouraging the people Smuggling Trade . There are critics that have accused n60s of acting as a taxi service to europe. The n60s argue that if they werent operating in the area then more lives would be lost. Back on the quay, the Save The Children ship is preparing to continue its mission. Since last september, the boat has rescued more than 4,000 migrants at sea, including over 500 children. Hi, david. I asked the captain what he thought of claims that n60s were acting as a taxi service to migrants and People Smugglers. Yes, i have heard that before and i think i can see why people say that, but the evidence is absolutely to the contrary. You only have to see the craft they put them in to realise how absolutely cynical and ruthless they are. They do not need a pull factor, they are pushing these people out come what may, and if we are not there they will drown. What is the solution here because the numbers are not dropping at all . The solution is a political solution, it is not within the remit of a humanitarian organisation to solve this, but people will continue to do this until there is a safer, legal way to do it. In the meantime, this tragedy will go on unfolding and we will continue to pick up the pieces and continue to get the blame for something that only other people can solve. Im sorry, that is how it is. In catania, lorenzo has an important day. He is waiting for some new identitarian recruits who have come from the sicilian capital, palermo. Hello, hi. Viviana and claudia are University Students and they have come to help on the defend europe launch. Lorenzo says that he would take me on a tour of the town. All these restaurants are owned by migrants . Yeah, most of them, it is easy to organise and easy to do. The food is not so healthy. They grew up like rabbits. They grew up like rabbits . What do you mean . It is like saying there are a lot of them and they continue to appear. In italy they are replacing the People Living in these neighbourhoods. We are always less and they are always more. This is a mosque. What to think when you see this mosque here . I do not feel anything, because islam is ok if it is in the middle east or in some other places. Ijust know this is not the place for a mosque here. That sounds islamaphobic. I want to prevent this actually. You want to prevent islamaphobia . I want to prevent hate and fights and the clash of civilisations. You would like to see this mosque closed . I would like to see a museum or something in its place. As we sat down, i wanted to find out why viviana and claudia had joined the movement. For claudia it was something more personal. There are accusations that this is a racist group, an islamaphobic group, a group that is linked to neo nazis. So what do sicilians think of lorenzo and his friends, their movement and views . I wanted to see him in action. Lorenzo sees the chance for a bit of pr and tells the man about blocking the n60 ship. But it is notjust ordinary sicilians who feel their voices need to be heard. Across italy you see scenes like this. Nigerian woman forced into prostitution. It is thought that a staggering 80 of nigerian woman who come to europe are trafficked. Three years ago, 1,500 Nigerian Women arrived in italy. Last year it was more than 11,000. I went to meet some who were lucky enough to be rescued. Jennifer and anna, not their real names, told me their stories began in nigeria where they were offered work as baby sitters and hairdressers in europe. They agreed, but on the drive through the desert towards libya things started to go badly wrong. When you got to libya, that is when you realised they wanted you to do prostitution . That was when the girls were taken to what is known as the carnation house. And how many other girls were there with you in that space . Were you talking to each other . Yes. What were you saying . But once they arrive in europe, many find they cannot escape. They still have to repay a debt to the traffickers and the debts are huge up to 40,000 euros. So they remain in virtual slavery. It really is quite difficult for these girls to now go back home. They have no id and they are effectively stateless. For many of them, they have made such a tough journey coming here that they do not want to go back, they see their future here in europe. Lorenzo has hired a room in an upmarket hotel in catania for the defend europe launch, but there are complications. Plainclothes policemen have turned up and are keen to make their presence felt. They question lorenzo, suspecting someone in the towns port might be passing information on migrant shipping. 0ur safety, our way of life, we have become a minority in our own country. Perfect. Does that mean that you will keep trying to stop the boats . Of course, we are ready to face our problems, these kinds of problems. Even today you were approached by police, they are watching you. Yeah, i know. But we have our channels to keep these kind of things secret. The website, the internet, is a gift. We can talk there and organise these kind of things in almost totalfreedom, and this will help us a lot. It is estimated that this year a quarter of a million migrants will make the perilous journey from libya to italy. Several thousand will drown on the way. While this crisis continues, so too will criticism of the humanitarian effort and the message of intolerance. And a solution . No end in sight. Heat has been one of the main Talking Points of our Summer Weather so Talking Points of our Summer Weather so far, not much this week, no heat waves in the forecast, i hope you may be most of the warm sunny spells that you enjoyed the weekend. Temperatures widely into the light 01 temperatures widely into the light or mid 20s, upper 20s for some, scotla nd or mid 20s, upper 20s for some, scotland and northern ireland, there was a Weather Front close by, so into sunday they buzz cloud and rain, edging its way southwards during monday taking cooler and fresher air with it. A number of Weather Systems coming away this week, a week of changeable weather on the way. Cooler and fresher, some days weather, some days better. Turning breezy later in the week, cooler weather most noticeable when it has been, very warm of late. It Weather System working south across the uk during monday but it is just becoming showers, sunshine and showers almost across the board. Parts of east anglia in South East England there could be some heavy and thundery downpours, in a short space of time. Some warmth and humidity to be found, but one more day before things cool down. 6oing into tuesday, we have this Weather Disturbance to move through, bringing another batch of showers, especially across parts of england and wales during tuesday, they may emerge to give longer spells of rain and with plenty of cloud. Sunshine ha rd to and with plenty of cloud. Sunshine hard to come by, it will feel cooler. Modelling, northern ireland, scotland, sunshine and scattered showers. Another Weather System coming towards the south west, spreading in some rain, rather than showers, you may want something if your garden is looking bright, but a word of caution, some uncertainty about what excelling at every of low pressure will do on tuesday night and wednesday morning, do not bank on that rain getting to your garden across south wales southern england. Keep checking the forecast. Wednesday, the rain will pull away and we are left with a gap between Weather Systems, many others would be drivers sunny spells, temperatures have come down, it still feels very pleasant in that sunshine, and eat a ridge of high pressure. Thursday, low pressure, while to the north of the uk, a weather the of great around it, coming back across us, so it will spread some showers from west to east across the uk. Sunny spells in between. Nothing particularly wet, other if you catch a shower it could be heavy and possibly thundery. It looks like as we go into friday, behind that Weather System, a gap, the isobars are close together, b is picking up, atlantic air coming in, cooler and fresher air heading our way, breezy picture. Still largely dry with high friday, but could well bea dry with high friday, but could well be a few showers trapped within it across central parts. Another weekend and it looks like changeable weather is going to continue, and other Weather System working through during this weekend, isobars fairly close together, a breezy picture. Another gap between Weather Systems as we go to part two of the weekend on sunday. It doesnt look like a great change going into the following week as well. When assistance moving to, gaps in between. Changeable, someday sunnier, other days better, a breezy picture, quite a cool picture as well but tempered as close to average, perhaps even a little bit below. Summer heat has been a Talking Point, but lack of some point that like summer heat may be a Talking Point to come. After a nine month battle, the Iraqi Government says it has liberated the city held by is extremists for three years. Mosul is back under the control of iraqi troops but the price paid by its civilians has been immense. Of iraqi troops but the price paid thousands have been killed or injured, and nearly a Million People killed or injured, displaced from their homes by the fighting. Well be analysing what the future holds for mosul and for is. Also tonight the parents of terminally ill charlie 6ard take a petition signed by their supporters to the hospital treating him. By their supporters theres just a lot of people who think what is happening here is wrong. Of people who think parents know their children best. Of people who think drugs, drones and mobile phones, of people who think new figures reveal the havoc theyre causing in our prisons. How to make a masterpiece, causing in our prisons