Tag: crimes of solidarity ⁄ Open Migration

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 1/2018

January 9, 2018 - Open Migration

Humanitarian crises, past, present and future: is there no end in sight? Meanwhile, in 2018, there are still border deaths and crimes of solidarity. Also: the persecution against the Rohingya, the limits and consequences of the “reconversion” strategies for people smugglers; migrants enslaved in Libya; the ongoing deportations to Afghanistan, amid concerns for safety; the end of the refugee dream in Germany.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 45/2017

November 14, 2017 - Open Migration

The death toll in the Mediterranean is still rising, and an incident that cost 50 lives highlighted the recklessness of the Libyan Coast Guard, backed by Italy and the EU. Also: the Italian asylum system is still inadequate, and asylum seekers are facing a lottery. Refugee camps in Europe are still unequipped for the winter, while solidarity crimes are rampant. Last: still not enough is being done for the Rohingya, who are victims of a genocide that no one wants to call by its true name.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 18/2017

May 9, 2017 - Open Migration

The attacks on humanitarian NGOs saving lives out at sea (and the larger trend of criminalisation of solidarity) are taking attention away from real challenges and responsibilities. Also: letters from Greece, where thousands of asylum seekers are stranded in an inescapable limbo; Poland wants to replicate Hungary’s model of container camps for asylum seekers and Australia is adopting discriminatory policies in its resettlement effort, by according a preference to Christian refugees.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 17/2017

May 3, 2017 - Open Migration

What is behind the witch-hunt on the NGOs rescuing lives at sea? Why the attempt to dismantle solidarity through criminalisation in Europe? Also: the heartening stories of the “rebels” in the French valley fighting for the rights to take in migrants, and the successful experiment of humanitarian corridors in Italy. Last: the recurring, dangerous myth of one million African migrants ready to land in Europe…

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 16/2017

April 25, 2017 - Open Migration

The controversy rages on over the NGOs saving lives at sea (while no one discusses the responsibility of Europe looking on), part of a larger trend of criminalising solidarity. The order in Ventimiglia prohibiting the distribution of food to migrants has been revoked following protests by civil society groups. Also: the continuing humanitarian emergency in Calais, Denmark’s reckless deportations to Afghanistan and the costs of EU policies for unaccompanied minors kept apart from their families.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 6/2017

February 14, 2017 - Open Migration

Take a trip into the world of walls - in Italy, Britain, Europe, America. The absurd new Italian plan on immigration and asylum; the British decision to not accept unaccompanied foreign minors; European leaders’ myopia in Malta; the many, far too many, points of agreement between the two sides of the Atlantic on refugees and migrants. In short, quite a few things to read this week.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees & Migration 3/2017

January 24, 2017 - Open Migration

People continue to die at the doors of Europe, out in the cold or in the sea. An investigative report on the refugees’ inflatable rafts (made in China) and a report on walls against Africa. A reflection on the absence of solidarity within the European Union and an example of how Europe wants to criminalise solidarity itself.This and more in our weekly web review.