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The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 38/2017

September 26, 2017 - Open Migration

Deaths at sea spike again as migration flows from Libya resume; it is imperative to reflect on the limited successes and high costs of migration policies based on deterrence and border closing, in Europe as well as overseas. Also: the concerns over the Black Sea route and why we need to talk about Myanmar’s ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and the refugees from North Korea. This and more in our weekly web-review

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 37/2017

September 19, 2017 - Open Migration

The “deal with the devil” in Libya that doesn’t solve anything. Arrivals decreasing – until when? – while the probability of dying at sea gets higher. Closed borders that turn Northern Italy into a desolate waiting room for Europe. The Kafkaesque stories of denied justice in Sicily – from mistaken identities to smugglers becoming scapegoats for traffickers – and the terrible ones of young Nigerian women fallen victim to human trafficking. But also the overlooked genocide of the Rohingyas in Asia and the uncertain future of Daca in the United States. Lastly, a manual for a more informed debate about migration and a political map to understand how German parties – almost on the eve of elections – deal with the question of refugees.

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 28/2017

July 18, 2017 - Open Migration

Deaths in the Mediterranean: the fault lies not with the humanitarian NGOs, but with the failed EU policies, which haven’t stopped smugglers and have only led to more victims. A limbo at the border: the desert between Tunisia and Libya, the closing of the Turkish-Greek route and its consequences on the mental health of refugees, the plight of unwanted Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. A hope for reception: the successful experiment of humanitarian corridors, how to really help refugees at home (your own), and art for integration. All of this and more in our weekly web-review.

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 Tunisian fishermen who bury nameless migrants

June 22, 2017 - Giulia Bertoluzzi

In Zarzis, southern Tunisia, the victims of the Libyan route are washed ashore by the currents or retrieved while floating in the sea. They are the men, women, and children who have drowned in their attempt to cross the Mediterranean and reach Europe. Hardly a day passes by without fishermen or volunteers recovering a dead body. It is often impossible to identify them, but the fishermen struggle to give a proper burial to the nameless ones too, even if only under the sand dunes. Giulia Bertoluzzi spent some time with the fishermen and wrote a report for Open Migration, which anticipates the making of a documentary.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 24/2017

June 20, 2017 - Open Migration

Essential reads for World Refugee Day, events to celebrate solidarity, record numbers of people displaced worldwide. Also: reflections on rescue operations at sea, the importance of reforming citizenship laws in Italy, an atlas of foreign unaccompanied minors and the consequences of the failed EU relocation plan.

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”).

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