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The Story of Anthionia, detained in a pre-removal centre and almost expelled (in spite of the rules)

February 12, 2020 - Gennaro Santoro
In accordance with Italian and international standards, as well as case law of the Court of Rome, only the Territorial Asylum Commission can determine whether a second asylum application based on new facts is admissible or not. A circular issued by the Ministry of the Interior, however, has allowed for the Police to decide upon the repatriation of vulnerable individuals prior to the deliberation of the competent Territorial Asylum Commission on the matter. For many, this entails expulsion and detention in pre-removal centres - facilities that too often have been under public fire due to systematic violations of the human rights of the individuals held there (the latest case was that of a detainee’s death in the centre of Gradisca d’Isonzo). In this article, the first in a series dedicated to alternatives to detention, lawyer Gennaro Santoro reports on some of the cases that have occured in recent months.

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Situation on Greek Islands Showcases the EU’s Failure on Migration

September 24, 2019 - Marianna Karakoulaki
In August alone, 102 boats landed on the island of Lesbos and more than 2,800 people were assisted. Thousands more people were received in the Moria camp, already collapsing - it is hosting more than 10,000 people compared to the 3,000 places - which put the already critical conditions of migrants to the test even more severely. The health crisis, the new Greek plan for immigration and the harmful effects of the agreement between the EU and Turkey: Marianna Karakoulaki tells us about the situation on the island.

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Tra i migranti senza diritti che attraversano la “necrofrontera”

August 8, 2019 - Lorenzo De Blasio
Arresti e detenzioni senza mandati giudiziari, racial profiling, fermi amministrativi che oltrepassano il limite legale, deportazioni forzate verso le frontiere sud del paese, rimpatri forzati anche nei confronti di minori e donne incinte, violenze fisiche e restrizione di circolazione nelle zone frontaliere. È quanto accade in Marocco, ultimo paese di transito nella rotta occidentale del Mediterraneo e attore privilegiato nel dialogo con l’UE per la gestione di quella frontiera esterna. A denunciare le terribili condizioni di quella che hanno definito "necrofrontiera" è il collettivo Caminando Fronteras, Lorenzo De Blasio parte proprio dal loro ultimo rapporto per raccontarci la situazione.

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Al centro della Balkan Route, lontano dal sogno europeo: ecco il Kosovo

July 17, 2019 - Christian Elia
A metà strada tra Berlino e Aleppo, al centro della Balkan Route, ma ancora lontana dai numeri di profughi che passano nei paesi vicini. Siamo in Kosovo dove il ricordo della guerra è ancora vivo, ma sembra non stemperare le diffidenze verso i nuovi migranti e i gruppi etnici minoritari. Tra il timore per il ritorno dei foreign fighters e il sogno dell'Europa, Christian Elia ci fa conoscere lo strano caso della giovane nazione balcanica, dove un terzo della popolazione cerca di abbandonare il paese.

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Migration, asylum and border management: the new role of Frontex in the aftermath of the “refugee crisis”

April 3, 2019 - David Fernández Rojo
The so-called “refugee crisis” prompted the urge to ensure the functioning of the Schengen area and the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), the need to operationally assist those Member States most affected by the sudden and extraordinary arrival of mixed migratory flows, and the convenience to effectively and uniformly implement the European Union (EU) measures adopted in regards to migration, asylum and border management matters. David Fernández Rojo - researcher at the University of Deusto - analyses in this article the significant reinforcements of the operational tasks entrusted to the EU decentralised agencies FRONTEX, EASO and EUROPOL in the aftermath of the "refugee crisis".

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Casa Abramo is still welcoming migrants (despite the Salvini decree)

March 14, 2019 - Marco Todarello
Caritas Ambrosiana has decided that it will continue to finance the reception of all migrants in its facilities, even those who have no right to these services under the new security decree. Marco Todarello went to one of the centres run by Caritas in Lecco to report on the situation.

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The story of Peter, the asylum seeker who never gave up

January 24, 2019 - Tiziana Cauli
Twenty years spent fleeing sectarian violence in his country, followed by imprisonment and torture in Libya. A dangerous crossing on a rubber boat, where he was able to rescue his travel mates thanks to his engineering expertise. A troubled landing in Italy, where he was imprisoned again on ignominious charges of human trafficking. Tiziana Cauli tells us the story of Peter Ositandinma, one of the first beneficiaries of the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees, and now a student of engineering at the University of Cagliari.

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The Italian government has approved a new bill targeting migrants

December 19, 2018 - Claudia Torrisi
Following a vote in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies has voted into law the bill on security and immigration pushed by interior minister Salvini. Clamping down on asylum rights, abolishing key forms of protection, and extending the detention period in state facilities, the decree also blocks asylum seekers from accessing reception centres designed to combat social exclusion. Read our in-depth analysis by Claudia Torrisi.

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