Italian Interior Ministry declares Lampedusa an "unsafe port" for migrants (ANSA 23.9.)

Linosa: Arrival of 22 Tunisians

(ANSA 30.9.)

Porto Empedocle (Agrigento): First arrival of 75 Tunisians after Lampedusa closure

(ANSAmed/Rep 23.9.)

Linosa: Arrival of 26 Tunisians;

transfer with another 72 to Lampedusa

(ANSA 22.9., Rep 23.9.)

Calabrian Coast: Arrival of 149 Kurds (St 21.9.)

18 injured Libyan fighters arrive by Qatar air ambulance for medical treatment

(ToM 20.9.)

Tunisian Coast Guard reported to have stopped 106 migrants from reaching Sicily (ANSA 23.9.)

A private Italian "convoy" visits Tunisia to express solidarity with the families of youths who died during their crossing to Lampedusa

(TAP 23.9.)

September 30: Frattini in Tripoli to initiate reactivation of 2008 Italian-Libyan Friendship Agreement (MaS 3.10.)

Last Tunisians kept on three ferries repatriated by air (ANSA 28.9.)

One of the Palermo ferries carrying 220 Tunisians arrives in Calgary (Sardinia); migrants transferred to Elmas reception center (MaS 25./28.9.)

700 Tunisians transferred to three ferries in Palermo harbor; air repatriation begins; few Tunisians left at Lampedusa

(Rep 23.9., ANSA 25./26.9.)

Air and sea transfer of 1300 Tunisians to Sicily begins; some arrested for arson (CdS/Rep/ANSAmed 22.9.)

Tunisians burn down overcrowded Lampedusa detention center, protest against repatriation and demand transfer to mainland Italy (CdS/Rep 20.9., ToM 21.9.)

September 14/18

500 Tunisians

(CdS 15.9., Rep. 17./18.9.)

AFM patrol boat returns from Tripoli after embassy demining mission; two wounded Libyans evacuated

(ToM 16.9.)

The UN General Assembly votes to accept the credentials of the new Libyan leadership

(TP 16.9.)

Sarkozy and Cameron visit Tripoli

(ToM/TP 15.9.)

September 14: Italy and IOM sign agreement facilitating voluntary return of up to 600 North Africa migrants to their countries of origin (MaS 20.9.)

 The EU Parliament passes new legislation strengthening FRONTEX and providing for the creation of a Fundamental Rights Officer

(EUPL 13.9., ToM 9.9.)

September 9/12

715 Tunisians

(ANSA 10.9., Rep 10./11.9., CdS 10./12.9.)

Linosa: Arrival of 36 Tunisians, to be transferred to Lampedusa

(ANSA 11.9.)

After a short visit to Tunisia Italian Interior Minister Maroni declares that the April accord curbing illegal migration is functioning (ANSAmed/TAP 12.9.)

International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) publishes detailed report about "Strengthening Responses of Assistance and Protection to Boat People"

(Geneva September 2011)

Mazara del Vallo (Sicily): Arrival of 30 Tunisians, 4 arrested for trafficking (ANSA 5.9.)

Lampedusa: 200-300 Tunisians demand transfer to continent rather than repatriation (BoE 8.9.)

CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg releases a report about his 26/27 May visit to Italy that also deals with the handling of migrants at sea (MaS 8.9.)

More evidence that Gaddafi government forced migrants to cross Mediterranean

(MaS 7.9.)

September 3/4

76 Tunisians

(ANSA 3./4.9.)

"Ships of Solidarity" to start operating on 15 October (BoE/NR 4.9.)

PACE rapporteur Tineke Strik to conduct fact-finding mission on September 6/7 about Mediterranean migrant deaths (MaS 3.9.)

Pozzallo (Sicily): Arrival of 75 North Africans, probably Egyptians; nine suspected of trafficking

(ANSA 1./2.9.)

Mahmoud Jibril visits Malta and is concerned that "Gaddafi thugs" might illegally migrate to Malta (ToM 2.9.)

September 1: International Libyan Conference at Paris attended by Abdel Jalil & Mahmoud Jibril