New escape from Trapani’s Immigration Detention Centre- Milo

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From marsala.it There are at least 10 migrants, according to Centre employees, of different nationalities who escaped yesterday from Trapani’s Immigration Detention Centre (CIE)- Milo.It is yet another break out. It is now some time that the police working in the Centre have been complaining that they are too few and that some of the […]

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Common tales of madness

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(AGI) – Trapani – “I climbed over the gate and onto the perimeter fence, but then I fell down and in doing so broke both heels. A policeman then grabbed one of my feet whilst I tried to escape. I could see everyone else getting away while I was lying on the ground. Just me […]

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Salina Grande – report 15/09/2012

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Returning to Salina Grande after a couple of months away, it is immediately possible to notice that the atmosphere is much more tense than when were last here in June. In addition to the standard Carabinieri van, there are also a variety of military vehicles and one belonging to the Finance Police, all within the […]

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Newsletter Migrantsicily – May 2012

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Possibilities still “open” on the question of migrants on Lampedusa Boats begin arriving again in Pozzallo (Rg) Update on the situation at Cassibile The situation at the Vulpitta CIE (Immigrant Detention Centre), Trapani Escape attempts and high tension at the Milo CIE: journalists and police rebel Decree published extending North African permits on humanitarian grounds […]

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The “bosses” of Cassibile

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from Argocatania Cassibile, Siracusa. Every year from April to June, the town’s population of 5,000 (300 of whom come from Marocco) increases by several hundred due to the arrival of migrant workers who come for the annual potato harvest. We spoke to Alfonso Di Stefano from the Catania Anti-Racist Network about the living and working […]

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Report on visit to Immigration Detention Centre (CIE) Serraino Vulpitta 11th May 2012

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by Laura Verduci The European MP Alessandra Siragusa, Laura Verduci and Alessio Genovese plus assistants were granted access to the Immigrant Detention Centre (CIE) Serraino Vulpitta in Trapani at 12.15pm on the 11th March 2012. The Centre is housed in 1920s Liberty style building. It first opened in July 1998 as the old people’s home […]

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Arrivals on Lampedusa

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On 7th May, 17 Tunisians arrived on Lampedusa. They had been intercepted by the carabinieri 10 miles of the coast. As reported in the article, they were, “placed in a residence with other migrants including Somalians who arrived in April.” This means that the Somalians are still in the residence on the island and that […]

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The Vulpitta Detention Centre (Trapani) remains an inhumane cage

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For many years, we have been denouncing the serious shortcomings of the Italian system of detention, expulsion and repatriation of foreign citizens -a system where fundamental human rights should be protected. The rally of the 23rd April 2012, in front of the Vulpitta CIE (Immigration Deteneion Centre) in Trapani, provided us with a further opportunity […]

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Mineo: Prostitution, abuse, violence and now also abortions

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From argocatania Life within the 400 small villas once inhabited by the marines from the US base, Sigonella consists not only of isolation, never-ending waits for hearings with the Commission for asylum requests or for help with appeals against rejections, imposed idleness, the absence of external structures and infrastructures and all that we have come […]

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“LasciateCIEntrare”- Full support for a European campaign against the CIEs (Immigration Detention Centres)

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Trapani In front of the gates of the Serraino Vulpitta CIEMonday 23rd April 2012From 10 am to 1pmComitato 29 dicembre – Associazione Amunì – Borderline Sicilia Onlus-ASGI (Associazione Studi Giuridici sull’Immigrazione- Association for Judicial Studies on Immigration) – Forum Antirazzista di Palermo Caltanissetta In front of the gates of the Pial del Lago CIE/CDA (Reception […]

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