NGO migrant ship's request for closer port rejected by Italy
ROME, Italy: Non-governmental organization (NGO), Doctors Without Borders said that the Italian government has rejected its request to assign a safe port for its ship, the Geo Barents, after having brought aboard 73 migrants.
The dispute highlights the conflict between Italy's right-wing government and NGOs over where to disembark migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea.
Over the weekend, the Geo Barent