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The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 5/2017

February 7, 2017 - Open Migration

How Europe wants to close the Mediterranean route - at any cost. A selection of readings on the topic of how the externalisation of the borders is not an adequate solution to the management of the humanitarian crisis and how the agreement with Libya is an embarrassment. And no matter how indignant we may feel about Trump, what is happening here in Europe is similarly serious.

Arrivals by sea in 2016: all the numbers, and a few thoughts

January 31, 2017 - Corallina Lopez Curzi

There has been a lot of talk about a “record number of landings in Italy in 2016”. But what are the exact numbers of arrivals by sea in Italy and in Europe? Here are all the numbers, and a few thoughts.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 49/2016

December 13, 2016 - Open Migration

The Mediterranean route and the thousands who have died in the attempt to get to Italy. The tragic plight of asylum seekers in Greece and Turkey, as a result of mistaken EU policies. Also: the challenges facing relocation programmes and the value of civil society initiatives in finding a response to the crisis.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 48/2016

December 6, 2016 - Open Migration

Record arrivals and more people coming: the situation in Italy registers some good news, but still no permanent solution in sight. This week our web review also looks outside Europe, from the USA - where the upcoming Trump government stirs fears among undocumented migrants - and Asia, with the continuing persecution of the Rohingya people in South-East Asia.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 47/2016

November 29, 2016 - Open Migration

Immigration and post-truth: how to influence a discourse where personal opinions weigh more than facts? In Italy, three proposals to end state-sanctioned illegality for migrants, and the importance of giving at least a name to those who died at sea. Also: refugees used as a bargaining chip in Turkey, the big fat business of border security in Europe and the revolutionary potential of global digital identity for millions.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 46/2016

November 22, 2016 - Open Migration

The rising death toll in the Mediterranean, the right of asylum denied (especially in Italy,) and the dreadful prospect of the coming winter for the thousands stranded in refugee camps across Europe. Also: stories on Afghanistan and its “second-class refugees”, the forgotten tragedy of Syria and Donald Trump’s America. Last but not least: why we need a more informed, fact-based debate on forced migrations.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 44/2016

November 8, 2016 - Open Migration

The consequences of European policies on migrations; the record number of deaths in the Mediterranean and the living hell of hotspots in Italy. Also: after the evacuation in Calais; repatriation of Afghans, the second-class refugees; Australia’s plans to punish migrants. Last: how the US presidential election will affect the global refugee crisis.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 39/2016

October 4, 2016 - Open Migration

Three years after the tragic shipwreck off the coasts of Lampedusa, when 368 migrants lost their lives, Italy is marking the first National Day in Remembrance of Victims of Immigration. But one memorial day is certainly not enough to address the migrant emergency, and we need to come up with real answers to the humanitarian crisis. Also: the Baobab eviction, leaving hundreds of migrant adrift in Rome; the Hungarian referendum and the future of Europe; the sad plight of refugee children. This (and more) in our weekly web-review.

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