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The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 6/2018

February 14, 2018 - Open Migration

Fear is still running high in Macerata following the attack on immigrants, but the town is still welcoming migrants. Meanwhile, the foreign press warns Italy about the threat of fascist groups spreading toxic narratives on migrants to gather support. Also: the security bill in Italy, a new report by Doctors Without Borders on reception centres, the immigration system in Germany and a look at Israel’s plan to deport thousands of African migrants.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 5/2018

February 6, 2018 - Open Migration

In Italy, in 2018, a man (who once ran for city council with a right-wing party) has attempted to murder several migrants, and a neo-fascist party has all but supported his actions. Also: the issue of immigration in Italian election manifestos; from Triton to Themis, how rescue operations at sea are changing; how organised crime infiltrated Italy’s asylum system, and a look at what is happening in the USA.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 40/2017

October 10, 2017 - Open Migration

The disastrous EU policies in Africa - in Libya and beyond - and the drama of deaths at sea and human rights violations at Italy’s borders. Also: the Rohingya ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, the crushed dreams of the Daca’s dreamers and the tragic fate of Afghan returnees. This and more in our weekly web-review.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 35/2017

September 5, 2017 - Open Migration

Detention in Libya is already a business: revelations from international investigations into Italy’s economic deals with Libyan militias follow speculations on a 6 billion euro aid plan to Libya, announced by the President of the European Parliament Tajani in an interview with Repubblica. Immigration is also a business in Niger, where migrants are being hunted by the military and are seeking other routes through the desert, where they face death by dehydration. Meanwhile, in Rome, tension mounts with no solution in sight…

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 34/2017

August 29, 2017 - Open Migration

Drama unfolds in the Italian capital as Eritrean migrants and refugees, including families with children, are first evicted from an occupied building, then cleared from their makeshift camp in Piazza Indipendenza by law enforcement officers armed with water cannons and batons. What is happening in Rome, and what does it tell us on the collapse of the reception system in Italy? Also: a look at the world’s borders – out at sea, in the desert and elsewhere – to reflect on the immorality of building physical and political walls to keep migrants out of sight and out of mind.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees & Migration 4/2017

January 31, 2017 - Open Migration

President of the United States Trump’s first week in office closed with the issuing of an executive decree closing America’s doors to refugees and those coming from certain Muslim countries. A selection of readings to examine what is happening in greater depth.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 48/2016

December 6, 2016 - Open Migration

Record arrivals and more people coming: the situation in Italy registers some good news, but still no permanent solution in sight. This week our web review also looks outside Europe, from the USA - where the upcoming Trump government stirs fears among undocumented migrants - and Asia, with the continuing persecution of the Rohingya people in South-East Asia.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 35/2016

September 6, 2016 - Open Migration

Borders policies in the world - from Como and Calais to Australia. The drama of deaths at sea (and why we need less talk, more facts). Why Italy is really no country for refugees.

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