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A journey among Syrian women being exploited in Jordan’s fields

October 23, 2018 - Daniela Sala

Around 20,000 Syrians work in Jordanian fields for 1 dinar an hour (about 1.20 euros). Their working conditions are often unsustainable and it is easy to get sick, especially for children, like many of these labourers are. Despite the Jordan Compact, only a few Syrian migrants have obtained a work permit, while others constantly risk not being paid. Daniela Sala portrays this reality through the eyes of those who are living it because they do not have any other choice.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 32/2018

August 28, 2018 - Open Migration

Only the intervention of the Italian bishops could end the unprecedented standoff over the Coast Guard ship Diciotti, held for a week outside the port of Catania with 150 migrants on board. Meanwhile, Malta rescued 100 people and we learned that escorting the Aquarius to Spain cost more than 200,000 in EU funds. Also: a surge in sea arrivals to Spain, the critical situation on the Balkan route, debates over migrants in Sweden in the lead-up to the general election

Understanding the “conflicted middle” in Italy

April 13, 2018 - Antonella Napolitano

What we saw in the lead-up to Italy’s election was a polarised debate, with statistics and a flurry of accusations, acts of solidarity criminalised, and complex phenomena oversimplified. This research, supported by The Social Change Initiative in partnership with More in Common, surveyed political debate, public opinion, and reactions from civil society in five countries: Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Greece. The research was carried out in Italy by IPSOS, and presented it at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia.

Where is my home? A journey through refugees housing occupations in Rome

December 13, 2017 - Eleonora Camilli

Selam Palace, Viale del Policlinico, and Via Collatina are places of historic housing occupations by refugees and asylum seekers in Rome, a European capital where immigrants are not the only ones affected by the housing crisis. In perpetual fear of eviction, these communities have a history and an identity, and are awaiting a better future. Eleonora Camilli and Federica Mameli were able to visit them and listen to the stories of their occupants.

From Nigeria to Catania, the path of victims of sex trafficking

November 3, 2017 - Claudia Torrisi

Where they come from, how they travel, how they are treated, how afraid they are, and the degree to which they are willing to disclose the specific links of the trafficking chain. From the latest IOM report to the public prosecutor who is trying to investigate this matter more and more, Claudia Torrisi retraces the route of sex trafficking victims, which often crosses through Catania.

Getting to know Gefira and the “identitarians” of Defend Europe: our interviews

September 26, 2017 - Lorenzo Bagnoli

This past summer, while the C-Star - Defend Europe’s anti-migrant ship that imitates NGOs at sea but “the other way round” - was blocked and rejected in Cyprus as well as Catania, we took a closer look at the Gefira Foundation and the Identitarian movement which started the campaign against NGOs. Lorenzo Bagnoli reconstructed their histories, their origins (very far from where they stand now) and their political relationships, and interviewed some of the old as well as new Gefira members, along with Italian members of Generation Identity.

There is no home – tales from the refugees who used to live on Via Curtatone

September 21, 2017 - Eleonora Camilli

The evacuated building on Via Curtatone in Rome is now protected by a barbed wire fence. The homeless refugees are scattered throughout the city, having left behind many of their possessions. Eleonora Camilli has been with them since day one, through multiple evictions and sit-ins, and has gathered oral testimonies from Mediha, Aster, and Biniam.

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