Lampedusa: The Protests End But The Violations Continue

Up until yesterday the Hotspot at Lampedusa held around 380 people…

The fiction of despair: “Mummy, don’t worry, I am alive and finally free”

I come upon Alpha and Omega (not their real names) at the bus…

Alagie’s story, one out of many rejected minors

At the beginning of January, the immigration office of Caltanissetta…

New disembarkings and hundreds of rejections at Pozzallo and Lampedusa

When we visited the Hotspot at Pozzallo a few days ago, we asked…

Frontex meets with the Associations in Catania

PressreleaseOn Thursday,14th January, a meeting took place…

An evening in the square in Lampedusa

It's 7 pm, and a group of young Eritrean men and women are sitting…

Fortunately 2015 ended

The numbers of2015 are horrible, they recall homicides, daily…

We Are Incapable of Welcoming

Not even at Christmas! Even now we are not capable of welcoming…

Hotspot and deferred refusals: the Lampedusa-model

In Agrigento, the situation regarding“refoulement” and expulsion…

The truth about the Hotspot policy – violations and illegal actions on Lampedusa island

In the last couple of weeks, dozens of people coming from Mali,…