Richard Gere and Matteo Salvini clash over migrant crisis
almost 5 years in The guardian
Row follows US actor urging Italian government to ‘stop demonising asylum seekers’
Italy’s far-right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has clashed with Richard Gere over the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, suggesting the Hollywood star should house himself those stranded on rescue ships after the US actor urged the Italian government to “stop demonising asylum seekers”.
Gere who is currentlyon the island of Lampedusa, Sicily, after a visit onboard a Spanish NGO ship, Proactiva Open Arms, where he met some of the 160 migrants the vessel rescued in the strait of Sicily. The ship has been stuck for 10 days off Lampedusa due to Italy’s ban on landing migrants. Continue reading...
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