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The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 20/2019

May 21, 2019 - Open Migration

As the UNHCR voiced concerns over the draft of the so-called security decree 2, 47 people rescued at sea by the Sea Watch 3 were brought to Lampedusa, and after a two-year investigation, the Catania prosecutors have dismissed the charges of collusion between the NGOs and human traffickers.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 18/2019

May 8, 2019 - Open Migration

A new UNHCR report certifies a spike in mortality rates among those leaving Libya to reach our shores. Meanwhile, the winds of war are still blowing over the country.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 15/2019

April 16, 2019 - Open Migration

The Alan Kurdi standoff comes to an end as winds of war blow in Libya, displacing thousands of people. Meanwhile, families of the so-called “children’s shipwreck” seek justice in Rome again: on June 10 a judge will decide on the indictment of two Italian officers charged with delaying the intervention of military vessel Libra.

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.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 35/2018

September 18, 2018 - Open Migration

What was the price of blocking the Diciotti? How much did escorting Aquarius to Spain cost? As the EU interior minister gather in Vienna to talk security and migration, the Italian Court of Audit has opened an investigation to determine whether public funds were lost.

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 26/2018

July 10, 2018 - Open Migration

In the same week the European Parliament voted against the criminalisation of solidarity, and the European Commission denounces repatriations to Libya as contrary to European values and international laws, there are no more rescue NGO ships left in the Central Mediterranean, and migrants’ attempted crossings from Libya are the riskiest since public recording started in 2016.