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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.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 30/2018

August 7, 2018 - Open Migration

On August 1, the Aquarius left Marseille with its new equipment, ready to disobey any orders in contrast with the law. But as its rescue missions resume, 1,500 migrants have already lost their lives in the Mediterranean over 2018. Meanwhile, a new research shows the fragmentation of Italy’s public opinion on migrants and refugees.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 21/2018

June 5, 2018 - Open Migration

Italy’s newly formed government has not yet won a vote of confidence in the Parliament, but its direction is already clear, with a further crackdown on migrant arrivals and immigration. The Parliament in Hungary is about to debate a law that would criminalise NGOs helping asylum seekers. Last, a question arises in France: does a migrant have to do something heroic to be treated as a human being?

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 16/2018

May 2, 2018 - Open Migration

The scandal over the Windrush generation - further proof of a “hostile environment” to foreigners - has led the British Interior Minister to resign. Elsewhere, however, things are very different: in France, three volunteers are facing trial for helping migrants cross the borders, while 35 migrants will be tried in Greece for protesting outside the Moria Refugee camp; other migrants were attacked by right-wing extremists on Lesbos. Meanwhile, Libyans are starting to flee their own country due to rising level of violence.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 15/2018

April 24, 2018 - Open Migration

The Mediterranean is still a controversial place: new rescue operations have been successfully carried out by SeaWatch, SOS Méditerranée and EUNAVFORMED, the Pro Activa ship Open Arms has been released, while an appeal ruling in Italy confirmed that Jugend Rettet's ship Iuventa remains impounded (despite new evidence that might help clear the German NGO of all charges). Last Thursday, a European initiative called for a ban on the criminalisation of solidarity. Meanwhile, a new Refugees International report details the abuse on migrants detained in Libya, while Austria is threatening to seize refugees' mobile phones and demand cash. The UK has been hit by the scandal of the "Windrush generation", while people in France took to the streets for jobs and for migrants.

Dunkirk, Calais and Macron’s tough migration policy

March 29, 2018 - Emanuela Barbiroglio

Although the infamous Jungle was dismantled, migrants keep arriving. About one thousand people still live between Dunkirk and Calais, partly in emergency accommodations. At the end of winter they will all find themselves shelterless, while Macron tries to force them to leave the country by imposing new – and very controversial – legal barriers.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 14/2018

April 17, 2018 - Open Migration

The latest news on the release of the Open Arms ship open our review, which also focuses on the Lamepdusa hotspot, finally closed in March, also thanks to reports from CILD, ASGI and Indiewatch. Those reports are now collected in a dossier featuring first-hand accounts, interviews and photographs to document the inhuman treatments of the migrants held there. Meanwhile, the Italy-Libya deal comes under heavy criticism again: the UNHCR has published a report on the horrors of migrant detention in in the country, while a delegation of MEPs has called for more evacuations.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 12/2018

March 28, 2018 - Open Migration

The Open Arms, a ship from the NGO Proactiva, has been seized in the port of Pozzallo; three members of the Spanish NGO have been charged with aiding illegal immigration. In France, mountain guide Benoît Duclos is facing 5 years in jail for helping a pregnant woman at altitude of 2,000 metres. The informal settlement on via Vannina in Rome, where many homeless refugees had gathered, has been evacuated again. In Venice, a new protocol between the Courts and the Bar Association is raising concerns.

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