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Over 600 refugees and migrants on a humanitarian vessel have been refused access to Italian ports in a decision from the new populist government.
The move comes from Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who aims to execute election promises to stop Italy’s intake of asylum seekers and ‘illegal immigrants.’
Amnesty International spokesperson, Elisa de Pieri, states Italy has ‘turned their backs on more than 600 desperate and vulnerable people’ and also on their obligations under international law."
The vessel has been permitted to dock in Spain following an announcement from the Spanish Prime Minister.