Tag: attacks on NGOs ⁄ Open Migration

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 03/2019

January 22, 2019 - Open Migration

Over 170 migrants lost their lives in two separate shipwrecks last week, while 100 others who were rescued by the Libyan Coast Guard are being sent back to the country they were fleeing. Meanwhile, in Europe, crackdowns on refugees and migrants are everywhere.

12 months with Open Migration: 2018 in our in-depth analyses

December 31, 2018 - Open Migration

Crimes of solidarity, migrant pushbacks, a new government, racist attacks, closed ports, a new bill on security immigration and the Global Compact. 2018 was a crucial year for Italy’s migration policies. As we prepare to write about the coming year, here are 12 of our best reads from 2018.

Eight things we have learnt from the papers on the Iuventa

September 20, 2017 - Marina Petrillo

This summer the Mediterranean has been the scene of a rather brutal political game. The Italian government has worked to delegitimize NGOs operating in the area. They have been forced to back away from, sometimes even renounce, their role in rescuing migrants, thereby allowing the Libyan Coast Guard free rein to continue its refoulements. In this framework, the documents on the seizure of the German ship Iuventa provide a basis for better understanding what has happened at sea over the last few months.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 33/2017

August 22, 2017 - Open Migration

Fewer arrivals by sea in Italy, thanks to the code of conduct for NGOs, says the government – but the real causes are much more complex and have to do with the Libya deal, the abuse of power by the dangerous Libyan Coast Guard and Al Sisi’s Egypt (not to mention sacrificing the search for truth about Giulio Regeni).

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 29/2017

July 25, 2017 - Open Migration

What can we expect from the Tunis summit and the proposed plan to regulate the flow of African refugees to Italy? What do we mean when we say all boats lead to Rome, and why should the EU share some of the burden? Also: how the mafia is making money off migrants, borders that kill and how not to solve a legal case (and a crisis).

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 25/2017

June 27, 2017 - Open Migration

A journey in 10 reads: The Mediterranean Sea, where migrants are still dying while the EU is busy trying to close that route at all costs. The absence of a reception system in Rome and Athens, and how volunteers are stepping in. The human costs of the Dublin Regulation in Britain and the experiment in pushback policies in Greece. A Ramadan denied for refugees in Lebanon, and how Japan is closing its doors on asylum seekers.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 22/2017

June 6, 2017 - Open Migration

Death rates in the Mediterranean have almost doubled even as migrant crossings fall, since EU countries will do anything to push them back, disregarding international law and human rights while pointing the finger against humanitarian NGOs (who have gone from “angels of the sea” to “taxi cabs for migrants”).