Tag: war ⁄ Open Migration

Ukraine: the war told via the stories of those fleeing conflict

April 24, 2022 - Andrea Oleandri

Two months after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, we have decided to collect all the reports made so far in an e-book. Here are the stories of those who have decided to escape from violence, those who have not decided yet, and those who would like to do so but suffer discrimination. We want to offer a broad picture of what is happening, what the war means, and the reasons that in Ukraine, as in other parts of the world, push people to run from their home countries. We also reflect on how much the “willingness to welcome” counts. Our aim is to attentively follow the facts today and build a shared memory for tomorrow that helps us avoid mistakes made in the past.

The LGBTI+ community in Ukraine is in the grips of war

April 20, 2022 - Manuela Macario

Martial laws prevent any male person from leaving Ukraine (if they are Ukrainian by nationality). It matters little to officials, in times of war, if it is not biological sex that determines gender identity. We present an in-depth study by Manuela Macario, head of work and marginality in the Arcigay national secretariat.

Ukraine-Poland: travelling across the border

March 23, 2022 - Ilaria Romano

The distance from Lviv to the border with Poland is about seventy kilometres. A route that would have taken a couple of hours before the war, but today can take up to 8 hours. This path is the main escape route from the violence of the conflict and among the thousands of people who travel along it every day is our very own Ilaria Romano.

Escaping Chernihiv: Iryna’s story

April 7, 2022 - Ilaria Romano

Iryna is 30 years old, a mother of two children aged nine and five, and has temporarily moved to Lviv. She is staying at a friend's house after leaving her hometown in the north of Ukraine, which is only eight kilometers from the Russian border. Chernihiv has been under siege for a month and isolated after an air raid destroyed the bridge over the Desna River, the exit route from the city centre. Ilaria Romano interviewed her for us.

Escaping Bucha: Tanya’s story

April 4, 2022 - Ilaria Romano

Tanya was able to leave the suburbs of Kyiv and now she has temporarily moved with her family to Truskavets, in the Lviv oblast - a town with a population of just under 30 thousand. Ilaria Romano interviewed her for us.

Fleeing Russia’s authoritarianism

March 28, 2022 - Elira Kadriu

As the Russian invasion in Ukraine intensifies, space for dissent within Russian society decreases more and more. Thousands of people, mostly youths, who wish to distance themselves from Putin's politics, are leaving the country. Over 10,000 Russian citizens have already moved to Georgia, but even once across the border, fears of the potential ramifications of this exodus remain.

Stay or leave? The doubt of Alexandra and the people of Lviv

March 14, 2022 - Ilaria Romano

To stay and prepare to resist the bombing, or to escape the violence and face a very long journey with a small child? Alexandra's family, like all those in Lviv, is living hours of waiting and anguish. Ilaria Romano met them for us.