Tag: attack on NGOs ⁄ Open Migration

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 8/2018

February 28, 2018 - Open Migration

European border control agency Frontex approves the work of Italy in Libya: the awful conditions in Libyan detention centres are not Italy’s fault. Myths on migration dominate the Italian election campaign. In France, Macron’s proposed crackdown on immigration draws criticism from humanitarian groups and some majority members. Australia is still detaining refugees on Manus Island. Last, a successful integration experiment in Tuscany, and some news from post-Brexit UK.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 51/2017

December 27, 2017 - Open Migration

With the holidays in full swing - and our second birthday approaching - we would like to offer you a special edition of our web-review: the best of 2017, chosen by our own very readers! Here are the most clicked articles this year.

Getting to know Gefira and the “identitarians” of Defend Europe: our interviews

September 26, 2017 - Lorenzo Bagnoli

This past summer, while the C-Star - Defend Europe’s anti-migrant ship that imitates NGOs at sea but “the other way round” - was blocked and rejected in Cyprus as well as Catania, we took a closer look at the Gefira Foundation and the Identitarian movement which started the campaign against NGOs. Lorenzo Bagnoli reconstructed their histories, their origins (very far from where they stand now) and their political relationships, and interviewed some of the old as well as new Gefira members, along with Italian members of Generation Identity.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 32/2017

August 16, 2017 - Open Migration

The controversy on the code of conduct for NGOs – which has been dubbed the “code of mass distraction” has kept the public’s attention away from the real issue: Libya. From the suspension of rescue missions to the hell of Libya’s prison, here are some things we really need to talk about.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 31/2017

August 8, 2017 - Open Migration

The raging controversy over the Code of Conduct for NGOs; the investigation into German NGO Jugend Rettet (whose ship Juventa has been seized) over allegations of aiding and abetting illegal immigration; the far-right activist group “Defend Europe” and their anti-migrant ship; the launch of Italy’s naval mission in Libya, in spite of Haftar’s threat. What is going on in our sea?

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 30/2017

August 1, 2017 - Open Migration

The attack on solidarity at sea continues - from the “identitarian” ship that wants to block migrants to the negotiation on a code of conduct for NGOs’ rescues at sea - while little is done to provide real answers to the so called “migration crisis.” Plus, the price of borders in terms of human life; the humanitarian crisis that can’t be solved with evacuations, as the example of the Calais Jungle shows us; integration for refugees in cities or through soccer. And last but not least, a beautiful (and hard) reflection on the difficulties of finding dignity in exile.