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The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 05/2019

February 6, 2019 - Open Migration

After disembarking the rescued migrants, the ship Sea-Watch 3 is still blocked in the port of Catania for “technical verifications”. The ship Diciotti has the Italian government divided over the role played by interior minister Salvini in delaying its docking. A new report on Libya sheds more light on the ambiguities of its Coast Guard and criticises the agreement with Italy.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 04/2019

January 29, 2019 - Open Migration

While 47 migrants await to be allowed to land off the port of Syracuse, the CARA in Castelnuovo di Porto, outside Rome, has been closed, leaving hundreds of people homeless and unable to integrate further.

The story of Peter, the asylum seeker who never gave up

January 24, 2019 - Tiziana Cauli

Twenty years spent fleeing sectarian violence in his country, followed by imprisonment and torture in Libya. A dangerous crossing on a rubber boat, where he was able to rescue his travel mates thanks to his engineering expertise. A troubled landing in Italy, where he was imprisoned again on ignominious charges of human trafficking. Tiziana Cauli tells us the story of Peter Ositandinma, one of the first beneficiaries of the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees, and now a student of engineering at the University of Cagliari.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 03/2019

January 22, 2019 - Open Migration

Over 170 migrants lost their lives in two separate shipwrecks last week, while 100 others who were rescued by the Libyan Coast Guard are being sent back to the country they were fleeing. Meanwhile, in Europe, crackdowns on refugees and migrants are everywhere.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 02/2019

January 15, 2019 - Open Migration

The ordeal is over for the 49 rescued migrants after two weeks at sea. A new dossier sheds light on the horrors in Libya. The authorities in Barcelona have denied the Open Arms permission to sail and resume its rescue operations.

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.

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