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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.

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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

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Mered’s trial: new evidence on the case of mistaken identity

June 8, 2018 - Lorenzo Bagnoli
Medhanie Tesfamariam Berhe remains in jail, accused of being the human smuggler named Mered, who is held responsible for the Lampedusa shipwreck tragedy of October 3, 2013. However, in the meantime Mered has reportedly been seen in Uganda, his child’s DNA exculpates the man in prison, and other testimonies keep hinting at a case of mistaken identity, which in turn means a failure for Operation Sophia.

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The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 43/2017

October 31, 2017 - Open Migration
While there is cause to celebrate the success of the Ero Straniero campaign (with its 85.000 signatures collected to change Italy’s migration policy), the general situation in the country is marked by daily instances of racist violence and abuse, amid the public’s indifference. Also: the hell of detention camps in Libya, the never-ending story of Calais, resignation syndrome in Sweden, refugees in limbo on Manus Island, the genocide of the Rohingya and the deaths of refugees as international crime. Last: an interactive map to learn about the arms trade in Europe and how it affects the “refugee crisis”.

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The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 26/2017

July 4, 2017 - Open Migratio
Italy is building walls of laws, denying appeal to asylum seekers and even negotiating the possibility of closing its ports to humanitarian vessels. In Greece, migrants are being detained in hellish conditions. Sweden is reversing course on asylum and stepping up deportations. All of Europe is willing to do anything to stop the flow of migrants, including the legitimisation of Libya as a strategic ally, while ignoring the disastrous humanitarian situation in the country.

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