Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck

ROME: Migrants and rights activists protested in Rome Saturday against Italy’s migrant deal with Libya, a day after some 20 people were feared dead in the latest boat wreck in the Mediterranean. Under a controversial 2017 deal renewed under Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s hard-right government, Italy funds and trains the Libyan coast guard. In return, Libya is expected to help stem the departure of migrants to Italy or return those already at sea back to Libya. That agreement is up for renewal next month.

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