A Sicilian mayor is seeking to block a ship chartered by a group of far-right activists attempting to disrupt migrant rescues in the Mediterranean. They also plan to disrupt the work of the crews by calling the Libyan coastguard and asking them to take migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean back to war-torn Libya. “It is worth it if we can expose what is actually happening and support the Libyan coastguard,” he said. “The Libyan coastguard is trying to end immigration from the Libyan coast. The EU has given millions of euros to the Libyan coastguard to stem the flow of migrants and refugees from its shores.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2017 10:23 UTC