BARCELONA, Spain — A group of non-governmental organizations dedicated to rescuing migrants in the central Mediterranean is accusing the European island nation of Malta of coordinating the return of around 500 people to Libya where they were subsequently imprisoned, in violation of international maritime law. Migrants aboard the vessel shared their GPS location with Alarm Phone showing they were in …
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