Tag: Milan ⁄ Open Migration

Covid pandemic jeopardizes burial for the Muslim community

April 30, 2020 - Daniela Sala

Under Italian law, a person may only be buried in the Municipality of residence or in the Municipality where he or she died. On top of that, Islam forbids its believers cremation and burial in a sealed casket: the body must be buried, with the face towards Mecca. But out of 8,000 municipalities, only some sixty have a cemetery area dedicated to Muslim worshippers. Daniela Sala tells us how the Muslim community in the Lombard provinces most affected by the virus is getting organized to bury their loved ones.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 09/2019

March 5, 2019 - Open Migration

Over 200,000 people marched in the streets in the People First rally, signed by more than 1,200 groups protesting racism and the discriminatory policies by the Italian government.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 20/2017

May 23, 2017 - Open Migration

A large demonstration in Milan calling for fewer walls and more integration. Elsewhere in Italy, the reception system fell in the hands of criminal organisations (see the case of the hosting centre in Isola Capo Rizzuto); in Greece, it is on the verge of collapse following changes in the management of EU funding; in Turkey, we are witnessing a true humanitarian disaster (which Ankara would like to keep a secret) and Poland does not want asylum seekers at all. Finally: how the focus on refugees risks neglecting the internally displaced.

A border within the city: a journey into the Milan hub /4

December 16, 2016 - Marina Petrillo

Since October 2013, an estimated 114,000 refugees have travelled through Milan. The city has welcomed them with the creation of a network of hundreds of beds, the efforts of many associations and continued donations by citizens. And at the heart of this all is the Milan hub, now in its fourth incarnation, widely regarded as a model in Europe, mitigating the suffering of tens of thousands while constantly facing a lack of national political response to the influx of refugees as well as the consequences of the closing of borders in the Balkans, Switzerland and France. We have been telling the story of this metaphorical internal border in an immersive report. This is the fourth and final part, where the protagonists look at their future.

A border within the city: a journey into the Milan hub /3

December 16, 2016 - Marina Petrillo

Since October 2013, an estimated 107,000 refugees have travelled through Milan. The city has welcomed them with the creation of a network of hundreds of beds, the efforts of many associations and continued donations by citizens. And at the heart of this all is the Milan hub, widely regarded as a model in Europe, mitigating the suffering of tens of thousands while constantly facing a lack of political response to the influx of refugees as well as the consequences of the closing of borders in the Balkans, Switzerland and France. We have been telling the story of this metaphorical internal border in a four-part report.

A border within the city: a journey into the Milan hub /2

December 11, 2016 - Marina Petrillo

Since October 2013 an estimated 107,000 refugees have travelled through Milan. The city has welcomed them with the creation of a network of hundreds of beds, the efforts of many associations and continued donations by citizens. And at the heart of this all is the Milan hub, widely regarded as a model in Europe, mitigating the suffering of tens of thousands while constantly facing a lack of political response to the influx of refugees as well as the consequences of the closing of borders in the Balkans, Switzerland and France. We would like to tell the story of this metaphorical internal border in a four-part report. In the first part we told the story of the hub since its inception in 2013. This is part 2.

A border within the city: a journey into the Milan hub

November 16, 2016 - Marina Petrillo

Since October 2013, an estimated 107,000 refugees have travelled through Milan. The city has welcomed them with the creation of a network of hundreds of beds, the efforts of many associations and continued donations by citizens. And at the heart of this all is the Milan hub, widely regarded as a model in Europe, mitigating the suffering of tens of thousands while constantly facing a lack of political response to the influx of refugees as well as the consequences of the closing of borders in the Balkans, Switzerland and France. We would like to tell the story of this metaphorical internal border in a four-part report.This is Part 1.