Tag: deaths at sea ⁄ 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.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 02/2019

January 15, 2019 - Open Migration

The ordeal is over for the 49 rescued migrants after two weeks at sea. A new dossier sheds light on the horrors in Libya. The authorities in Barcelona have denied the Open Arms permission to sail and resume its rescue operations.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 37/2018

October 2, 2018 - Open Migration

The Italian as well as the international press give ample coverage to the new Salvini bill, while a report shows a surge in deaths at sea despite a drop in the number of attempted crossings: 8 migrants lose their lives every day in the Mediterranean.

In the hands of the Libyan Coast Guard: pushbacks by proxy

June 28, 2018 - Laura Clarke

In the first five months of the year, over 42 per cent of migrants who departed from Libya for Italy and survived the journey were returned to Libyan shores. This compares to approximately 11 per cent in the same period in 2017. The increase is to be seen in the context of the "pushback by proxy" strategy adopted by Italy through the activities of the Libyan coast guard.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 4/2018

January 30, 2018 - Open Migration

This week we are telling you about the hell in Libya and the human cost of closing the Mediterranean route; the business of border control, migrants taken in at Ripabottoni and abandoned in awful conditions in Rosarno. We also explain what is wrong with Israel’s plan for African migrants, and the Bangladesh plan for the Rohingya refugees.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 2/2018

January 16, 2018 - Open Migration

Tales of migrants willing to risk their lives for the chance of reaching Europe and a better life, only to find closed doors and inhuman policies. A journey in 10 reads through dangerous routes, no asylum and forced returns.

The children’s shipwreck: a “disaster of bureaucracy”?

January 10, 2018 - Lorenzo Bagnoli

Case not dismissed. Giovanni Giorgianni, Rome’s judge of preliminary investigations (Italian acronym GIP), has decided that the trial for the shipwreck of October 11, 2013, must continue.