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A political laboratory: how Spain closed the borders to refugees

February 29, 2016 - Alessandro Lanni

How many refugees have arrived. How the influx has changed. Who is seeking asylum. Nowadays few thousands of migrants arrive in Spain by sea. Ceuta and Melilla, the militarization of borders and waters, the bilateral agreements with Morocco and other African states are regarded as a successful policy on immigration.

10 things to change in how we are handling the migrant crisis in Lesbos

February 18, 2016 - Marìka Surace

From Dublin Regulation to humanitarian corridors, from the conditions of reception camps to transparency in identification procedures. 10 things to do to stop a tragedy and prevent it from worsening.

Why “migrant” and “refugee” fail to grasp new diasporas

February 16, 2016 - Saskia Sassen

«The language of immigration and refugees is insufficient to capture an emergent history». Water shortages, pollution, climate change, produce millions of new victims. We need new tools to understand and protect new massive displacements.

Bauman: “Walls against migrants are a victory of terrorism”

December 27, 2015 - Zygmunt Bauman

Less democracy, xenophobia, resentment: bad times for refugees. OM interviews Zygmunt Bauman

Quiz: what you know (or you don’t) about refugees

December 27, 2015 - Open Migration

How much of your knowledge relies on verified data and information? Check what you know about #refugeecrisis and migrants' flows through our test!

What is the Dublin Regulation

December 8, 2015 - Annapaola Ammirati

The Dublin III Regulation defines which State has the obligation to evaluate the asylum claims presented by people who arrive in Europe. Let's see how it works

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