Tag: Salvini bill on immigration ⁄ Page 2 ⁄ Open Migration

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 05/2019

February 6, 2019 - Open Migration

After disembarking the rescued migrants, the ship Sea-Watch 3 is still blocked in the port of Catania for “technical verifications”. The ship Diciotti has the Italian government divided over the role played by interior minister Salvini in delaying its docking. A new report on Libya sheds more light on the ambiguities of its Coast Guard and criticises the agreement with Italy.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 04/2019

January 29, 2019 - Open Migration

While 47 migrants await to be allowed to land off the port of Syracuse, the CARA in Castelnuovo di Porto, outside Rome, has been closed, leaving hundreds of people homeless and unable to integrate further.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 01/2019

January 8, 2019 - Open Migration

The new year begins as 2018 ended: 49 people, including women and small children, have been stranded at sea since December 22. Still no solution in sight, as frustration and tensions grown on board their ship.

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 Italian government has approved a new bill targeting migrants

December 19, 2018 - Claudia Torrisi

Following a vote in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies has voted into law the bill on security and immigration pushed by interior minister Salvini. Clamping down on asylum rights, abolishing key forms of protection, and extending the detention period in state facilities, the decree also blocks asylum seekers from accessing reception centres designed to combat social exclusion. Read our in-depth analysis by Claudia Torrisi.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 43/2018

November 13, 2018 - Open Migration

In the same week when the Italian Senate approved an even tougher version of the Salvini bill on security and immigration, more than 40,000 people marched in Rome to protest racism and the government’s asylum policies. As Palermo hosted a conference on Libya, news from the migrant detention camps in the country are still extremely troubling.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 42/2018

November 6, 2018 - Open Migration

Led by Chancellor Kurz, Austria has withdrawn from the Global Compact on migrants and it might even take with it other Visegrad countries. As the EU strikes migrant camps in North Africa from its agenda, more and more Italian city are saying no to the Salvini bill.

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.

« Previous Page