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Why Nigerians top the list of ethnicities most often deported from Italy, and how much it costs

November 3, 2017 - Lorenzo Bagnoli e Matteo Civillini
Thousands of Nigerians arrive in Italy through the Mediterranean, but they have always found it difficult to be granted asylum and are now increasingly often the target of expulsion orders. What is behind this spike in deportation towards Nigeria, and what is its price? Read Lorenzo Bagnoli and Matteo Civilini’s report for Irpi (Investigative Reporting Project Italy) below.

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Forced returns to Sudan, the case against Italy at the ECHR

February 16, 2017 - Corallina Lopez Curzi
Five Sudanese citizens from Darfur – who were among the 48 “irregular migrants" that Italy forcibly returned to al-Bashir’s Sudan on 24th August – have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Now Italy once again risks being convicted, following its one for forced removals to Libya under Gaddafi. Four things to know about this case and why it is so important.

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