Tag: Morocco ⁄ Open Migration

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 13/2019

April 9, 2019 - Open Migration

From the Pope’s visit to Morocco, to the 6-month extension of Operation Sophia, the data on citizenship in Italy and a surprising new survey: emigration worries people more than immigration

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 38/2018

October 9, 2018 - Open Migration

Amid the outrage over the investigation that led to the arrest of the mayor of Riace, Mimmo Lucano, who established a model hospitable policy, a ship sailing under Italian flag will be rescuing migrants off the coasts of Libya for the first time as part of operation Mediterranea.

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 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 50/2016

December 20, 2016 - Open Migration

Christmas time is near, and a new year is coming. Just before the holidays, as we are about to celebrate our first birthday on December 28, we would like to offer you a special edition of our web-review: the best of 2016 on Open Migration, chosen by our very readers! Here are the 10 most clicked articles this year.

Data (rather than prejudices) on the spectre of Romanian crime

September 16, 2016 - Patrizio Gonnella

Migratory flows and increases in the number of foreign inmates: a reflection on the need for crime prevention initiatives based on actual data rather than prejudice.

A political laboratory: how Spain closed the borders to refugees

February 29, 2016 - Alessandro Lanni

How many refugees have arrived. How the influx has changed. Who is seeking asylum. Nowadays few thousands of migrants arrive in Spain by sea. Ceuta and Melilla, the militarization of borders and waters, the bilateral agreements with Morocco and other African states are regarded as a successful policy on immigration.