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The point of no return: the case against Rohingya repatriation

November 27, 2017 - Jade Huynh

Despite the ongoing, tragic Rohingya crisis, involving 620,000 people fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh, a repatriation deal between the two countries was struck on November 16 to start returning refugees at the beginning of 2018. Jade Huynh explains why this is near-sighted, premature and very dangerous if we wish to protect the rights of this persecuted community.

The story of Lampedusa’s doctor, now available in English

November 20, 2017 - Emanuela Barbiroglio

Piero Bartolo, the extraordinary doctor who fought to give Lampedusa permanent air medical services, has personally treated thousands of migrants and continues to do so. He is often the last person to take care of the bodies of the drowned. His book, Lacrime di sale, has finally been published in English, and while the Mediterranean continues to mourn new victims, Emanuela Barbiroglio met him in London together with the co-author of the book, Lidia Tilotta.

Why Nigerians top the list of ethnicities most often deported from Italy, and how much it costs

November 3, 2017 - Lorenzo Bagnoli e Matteo Civillini

Thousands of Nigerians arrive in Italy through the Mediterranean, but they have always found it difficult to be granted asylum and are now increasingly often the target of expulsion orders. What is behind this spike in deportation towards Nigeria, and what is its price? Read Lorenzo Bagnoli and Matteo Civilini’s report for Irpi (Investigative Reporting Project Italy) below.

Eight things we have learnt from the papers on the Iuventa

September 20, 2017 - Marina Petrillo

This summer the Mediterranean has been the scene of a rather brutal political game. The Italian government has worked to delegitimize NGOs operating in the area. They have been forced to back away from, sometimes even renounce, their role in rescuing migrants, thereby allowing the Libyan Coast Guard free rein to continue its refoulements. In this framework, the documents on the seizure of the German ship Iuventa provide a basis for better understanding what has happened at sea over the last few months.

The border crossing deaths at Brenner

August 16, 2017 - Andrea Quadroni & Michele Luppi

After our reports dedicated to Ventimiglia and Como, we close our trilogy on fatal incidents and pushbacks at those Italian locations where migrants cannot cross into other countries: France, Switzerland, and, in this case, Austria, where a general election is scheduled for October 15, the xenophobic far-right is on the rise, and the government is butting heads with Italy and using anti-immigration rhetoric during the campaign. Amid internal memos, shakedowns on trains, and steep mountain passes, Michele Luppi and Andrea Quadroni went to investigate the impact of this all on people’s lives.

The border crossing deaths in Como

August 10, 2017 - Andrea Quadroni & Michele Luppi

After travelling to Ventimiglia where 12 border deaths were recorded in just a few months, we head back to Como where migrants keep trying to cross the inaccessible border with Switzerland, injuring themselves, or losing their lives on trains, and where both attempts and refoulements have reached substantial numbers.

What is changing in the Med: five things you must know

July 28, 2017 - Open Migration

If you feel that many new things happened in the week of July 25, 2017 on the subject of of migration and rescues in the Med, it’s probably time to have a summary. A distinction must be made among certified political decisions, retracted announcements, decisions awaiting confirmation and an uncertain overall picture, but it’s definitely possible to sum up the new elements that may change the balance in the Med while affecting the lives of many people.

The border crossing deaths in Ventimiglia

July 24, 2017 - Andrea Quadroni & Michele Luppi

Only a few months have passed since the closure of the French border at Ventimiglia, but the decision has already caused 12 fatal accidents. Drowned, run over, fallen, and electrocuted, migrants keep dying in their attempts to cross the border or get lost and hurt themselves in dangerous places. This is the first of three reportages by Michele Luppi and Andrea Quadroni about border deaths and includes an interactive map of the places where they have been killed.

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