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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.

12 months with Open Migration: 2018 in our in-depth analyses

December 31, 2018 - Open Migration

Crimes of solidarity, migrant pushbacks, a new government, racist attacks, closed ports, a new bill on security immigration and the Global Compact. 2018 was a crucial year for Italy’s migration policies. As we prepare to write about the coming year, here are 12 of our best reads from 2018.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 40/2018

October 23, 2018 - Open Migration

As more than 5,000 people are marching out of Honduras to the USA in search of a better life, returns to Libya have hit an all-time high: for the first time, the number of people intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard is higher than the number of sea arrivals in Italy from the same country.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 35/2018

September 18, 2018 - Open Migration

What was the price of blocking the Diciotti? How much did escorting Aquarius to Spain cost? As the EU interior minister gather in Vienna to talk security and migration, the Italian Court of Audit has opened an investigation to determine whether public funds were lost.

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 29/2018

July 31, 2018 - Open Migration

Over 600 migrants have breached the fence at Ceuta and made it through to Spanish territory. Within the same week, EU institutions were planning new strategies to “prevent deaths at sea” while the Italian Parliament was voting to give new boats to the Libyan Coast Guard. As media coverage on the Mediterranean shrinks, a loud voice rises in Italy to protest anti-migrant policies: the Catholic Church.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 27/2018

July 17, 2018 - Open Migration

First it was the NGO rescue boats; now it’s military ships finding Italian ports closed to rescue. While the Italian Coast Guard Diciotti was only able to disembark migrants following an intervention by the President, the Guardia di Finanza ship Monte Sperone had to wait till Malta and France were ready to take in some of its passenger load.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 26/2018

July 10, 2018 - Open Migration

In the same week the European Parliament voted against the criminalisation of solidarity, and the European Commission denounces repatriations to Libya as contrary to European values and international laws, there are no more rescue NGO ships left in the Central Mediterranean, and migrants’ attempted crossings from Libya are the riskiest since public recording started in 2016.

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