Newsletter MIGRANTSICILY – February 2016

- The implementation of the hotspot device; still many unaccompanied…

A hotspot in Messina instead of Augusta–What is a hotspot and what are the differences to other first reception centers?

Source: Tempostretto For three years now the city of Messina…

Migrant crisis? The Italian hotspot approach is not a solution, but it has been politically effective

Alessio D'angelo - MA Migration, Society and Policy Programme…

The unaccompanied minors transferred from Gravitelli gym to Villa Solaria

Villa Solaria is a retirement home situated in the village of…

Visit to “Villa Sergio” in Caltanissetta

Villa Sergio is one of the communities managed by the association…

Reception in Pozzallo becomes more and more militarized

Today, the second boat within four days has arrived at Pozzallo.…

Pala Nebiolo in Messina: Forceful Fingerprinting and Lying to Those in Need of Protection

At the end of the seminar “Sicily, crossroads of the Mediterranean:…

The SPRAR (protection facilities for asylum seekers and refugees) of Aidone’s municipality

We get to know the SPRAR of Aidone’s municipality through an…

Visit of the centre for extraordinary reception “Hotel Morgantina” of Aidone

“A word for summarizing the situation here is Zero". This…

Borderline Sicilia visits the hotspot of Pozzallo

On January 25th, with prior approval, we visited the hotspot…