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The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 01/2019

January 8, 2019 - Open Migration

The new year begins as 2018 ended: 49 people, including women and small children, have been stranded at sea since December 22. Still no solution in sight, as frustration and tensions grown on board their ship.

12 months with Open Migration: 2018 in our in-depth analyses

December 31, 2018 - Open Migration

Crimes of solidarity, migrant pushbacks, a new government, racist attacks, closed ports, a new bill on security immigration and the Global Compact. 2018 was a crucial year for Italy’s migration policies. As we prepare to write about the coming year, here are 12 of our best reads from 2018.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 48/2018

December 18, 2018 - Open Migration

City regulations passed in September excluded migrant children from school canteens; a judge has now ruled that the policy is discriminatory.

The Italian government has approved a new bill targeting migrants

December 19, 2018 - Claudia Torrisi

Following a vote in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies has voted into law the bill on security and immigration pushed by interior minister Salvini. Clamping down on asylum rights, abolishing key forms of protection, and extending the detention period in state facilities, the decree also blocks asylum seekers from accessing reception centres designed to combat social exclusion. Read our in-depth analysis by Claudia Torrisi.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 47/2018

December 11, 2018 - Open Migration

The ship Aquarius was forced to terminate rescue operations at sea; a former penicillin factory was evacuated in Rome; European institutions are stalling on immigration. Meanwhile two new reports show how Italy is increasingly hostile toward foreigners.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 46/2018

December 4, 2018 - Open Migration

The Italian government has withdrawn from the Global Compact on migration. A young man from Gambia, Suruwa Jaithe, was killed in a fire at a makeshift camp in San Ferdinando. He was only 18 years old. Meanwhile, the Salvini bill is showing its effects, with 40,000 migrants forced out of reception centres.

Moria: A mental health crisis at Europe’s shores

November 29, 2018 - Marianna Karakoulaki

Thousands of people live in tents, which are separated according to the ethnicity of each group. That is the reality of Moria, a centre for migrants on the island of Lesvos that is notorious for its terrible living conditions for the health problems of the people it hosts. Among the individuals assisted by the International Rescue Committee, 64% suffer from depression, 60% have suicidal thoughts and 29% have tried to kill themselves. Marianna Karakoulaki describes their dreams, hopes and the reality that they are forced to live in.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 44/2018

November 20, 2018 - Open Migration

78 migrants on board the Nivin cargo ship face being handed over to the Libyan authorities in the port of Misratah. Dozens of vulnerable people have been sent onto the street following the evacuation of the Baobab camp in Rome. The Italian High Council of the Judiciary has ruled that certain sections on refugees and asylum seekers in the new Salvini bill are unconstitutional

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