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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Led by Chancellor Kurz, Austria has withdrawn from the Global Compact on migrants and it might even take with it other Visegrad countries.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 41/2018

October 30, 2018 - Open Migration

Inhuman arbitrary detention, self-harm, psychological conditions described as “beyond desperate”, followed by deaths at sea and a lack of rescue missions. Every week we witness to similar tragedies, which are often caused by a policy of blocking migrants from leaving.

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 33/2018

September 4, 2018 - Open Migration

No sign of a truce between warring factions in Libya, as armed groups fight for the control of Tripoli and living conditions for migrants in the country become worse by the hour. Meanwhile, following the Open Arms’ decision to move operations to Spanish waters, there are no NGOs left to rescue migrants in the central Mediterranean.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 32/2018

August 28, 2018 - Open Migration

Only the intervention of the Italian bishops could end the unprecedented standoff over the Coast Guard ship Diciotti, held for a week outside the port of Catania with 150 migrants on board. Meanwhile, Malta rescued 100 people and we learned that escorting the Aquarius to Spain cost more than 200,000 in EU funds. Also: a surge in sea arrivals to Spain, the critical situation on the Balkan route, debates over migrants in Sweden in the lead-up to the general election

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 22/2018

June 12, 2018 - Open Migration

The ship Aquarius - full of migrants rescued by the Italian Navy and Coast Guard, among others - will not be allowed to dock in any Italian port and it should go to Malta instead: the decision was made by Italy’s Interior Minister Salvini and Transport Minister Toninelli (who is technically in charge of ports). The SOS Méditerranéee ship, also operated by Doctors Without Borders, is awaiting for new instructions off the coast of Sicily, amid concerns over the conditions of the 629 men, women and children on board.

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