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Greek immigration crisis spawns shanty towns and squats

2009-09-08T06:31:00.000-07:00

Greek immigration crisis spawns shanty towns and squats - TelegraphGreece's inability to tackle a crisis in illegal immigration has left thousands living in shanty towns and squatting in the heart of Athens.

Greek islands struggle with daily arrival of illegal migrants - Telegraph

2009-09-07T07:36:00.000-07:00

Greek islands struggle with daily arrival of illegal migrants - Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, known to British tourists as hedonistic summer playgrounds, are struggling to deal with a daily influx of hundreds of desperate migrants. The bodies of those who do not survive the crossing from Turkey also wash up on the shores of the islands.

AFM releases photo of migrants' dinghy

2009-08-26T23:22:00.000-07:00

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Malta casts doubts on surviving Eritreans' claims :

2009-08-22T11:48:00.000-07:00

Malta casts doubts on surviving Eritreans' claims :Valletta, Malta - Malta's army chief admitted Saturday his soldiers provided fuel to five Eritrean migrants who were stranded at sea but cast doubts on their claims that 73 people died on board the same dinghy. The army sent a patrol boat to the area to offer assistance but according to army chief Carmel Vassallo the immigrants adamantly refused

75 migrants die at sea - Malta-based Frontex plane sights bodies

2009-08-21T01:51:00.000-07:00

timesofmalta.com - Updated: 75 migrants die at sea - Malta-based Frontex plane sights bodies

Italy: Illegal immigrants top one million, says charity

2009-08-13T05:01:00.000-07:00

Italy: Illegal immigrants top one million, says charity Despite a tougher stance on immigration in Italy, immigrants have not been deterred from entering the country illegally. The Catholic relief organisation Caritas says the number of illegal immigrants now living in Italy has topped one million....

Opposition outcry as Italy legalises vigilante patrols

2009-08-08T10:58:00.000-07:00

Opposition outcry as Italy legalises vigilante patrols Silvio Berlusconi's government, which has already put several thousand soldiers on the streets of Italy, will tomorrow legalise vigilante patrols and set out the guidelines under which they will operate.The plans prompted an outcry from opposition politicians and police unions, but got a mixed reception from Italy's mayors, who must decide

MARONI: PATROLS TO START ON AUG. 8th

2009-08-05T02:18:00.000-07:00

AGI News On - MARONI: PATROLS TO START ON AUG. 8. Rome, 4 Aug. - "We are ready. In a week I will sign the decree that establishes the regulations for the so-called civilian patrols and on August 8 they will begin," announced Interior Minister Roberto Maroni in an interview with 'Padania', in newsstands today. The Northern League representative also rejected the request for an extension of an

Lampedusa, another dramatic case of immigrants being driven back to where they came from

2009-08-02T08:29:00.000-07:00

Lampedusa, another dramatic case of immigrants being driven back to where they came from Lampedusa, July 29th, 2009.After the 89 refugees sent back to Libya on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 and the 47 people sent back to Ghaddafi’s “concentration camps” on July 5th; yesterday, July 29th, 14 more immigrants - including two women and a child - were picked out of the sea in the Strait of

LAMPEDUSA MIGRANT CENTRES MAY CLOSE: MARONI

2009-07-29T10:33:00.000-07:00

LAMPEDUSA MIGRANT CENTRES MAY CLOSE: MARONI (ANSA) - Palermo, July 29 - Migrant centres on theSicilian island of Lampedusa may be closed down at the end ofthe year thanks to a new government immigration policy,Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Wednesday.There are currently two migrant facilities on theisland, where landings have dropped significantly since Italybegan a controversial `

Armed Forces of Malta coordinates immigrants rescue to Lampedusa

2009-07-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

timesofmalta.com - AFM coordinates rescue to LampedusaFourteen illegal immigrants were rescued by the Italian authorities while drifting some 34 nautical miles south-south-east of Lampedusa because they did not have fuel to continue their journey.The immigrants - 13 men and a woman, were in good health and were taken to Lampedusa. Their nationalities are not yet known.The operation was

IMMIGRANTS: MARONI, WE'RE KINDER THAN THE VATICAN

2009-07-25T10:47:00.000-07:00

AGI News On - IMMIGRANTS: MARONI, WE'RE KINDER THAN THE VATICAN(AGI) - Orvieto (Terni), 24 July - Minister of the Interior Roberto Maroni defended the new law on immigration and told the Church, which criticised him, that"We did a good job reviving legality, and we were insulted and compared to Hitler's racist laws. Our law is similar to that of other European countries. Even the Vatican

No Border Camp Lesvos

2009-07-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

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Pacchetto (in)sicurezza? Noi disobbediamo

2009-07-21T05:12:00.000-07:00

Pacchetto (in)sicurezza? Noi disobbediamo / Iniziative / Partecipa / homepage - Vita TrentinaPacchetto (in)sicurezza? Noi disobbediamo“se voi avete diritto di dividere il mondo in italiani e stranieri allora vi dirò che, nel vostro senso, io non ho Patria e reclamo il diritto di dividere il mondo in diseredati e oppressi da un lato, privilegiati e oppressori dall’altro. Gli uni sono la mia Patria

EU warned against sending would-be refugees to Libya < German news | Expatica Germany

2009-07-17T23:46:00.000-07:00

EU warned against sending would-be refugees to Libya < German news | Expatica GermanyBrussels -- Europe's refugee agency urged EU nations last month not to send would-be migrants from Africa back to Libya, warning they could face long periods of detention in a country with a poor rights record.The warning, by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), came on the eve of talks between EU

Rassegna stampa estera: dopo il G8, rivalità inglesi-italiani, Grillo candidato al PD e il pacchetto sicurezza

2009-07-17T01:32:00.000-07:00

Rassegna stampa estera: dopo il G8, rivalità inglesi-italiani, Grillo candidato al PD e il pacchetto sicurezzaPress Review of the G8 and Pacchetto Sicurezza

UN criticises Italian, Greek asylum policies

2009-07-14T06:45:00.000-07:00

UN criticises Italian, Greek asylum policies Refugee agency warns of maltreatment, failure to accept asylum applications and changes to legal system.The UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, today (14 July) criticised Italy's treatment of would-be asylum-seekers and Greece's decision to close down a camp housing asylum-seekers and change its laws on asylum. The UNHCR said it feared that Italy's new

UNHCR demands explanation from Italy over refugee abuse claims

2009-07-14T03:40:00.000-07:00

UNHCR demands explanation from Italy over refugee abuse claimshe UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) in Geneva has asked the Italian government for an explanation of how refugees who are returned to Libya are handled, following an incident that took place 1 July in the Mediterranean, about 30 km from the island of Lampedusa.The Italian Navy intercepted a group of 82 people, 76 of them

BBC NEWS | Politics | Sink immigrants' boats - Griffin

2009-07-08T12:51:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Politics | Sink immigrants' boats - GriffinThe EU should sink boats carrying illegal immigrants to prevent them entering Europe, British National Party leader Nick Griffin has told the BBC.

459 deaths 1ST 6 months 2009

2009-07-08T09:54:00.000-07:00

ANSAmed(ANSAmed) - ROME - ''The massacre continues: 459 deaths in the first six months of 2009.'' This is the most recent figure from Fortress Europe, the online observatory on the victims of immigration. There is however some hope: ''the figure is falling for the first time in three years. In the first few months of 2008, there was a total of 985 victims.'' A report by Gabriele Del Grande

''Ci sentiamo tutti clandestini'' - Partito della Rifondazione Comunista di Ferrara

2009-07-07T10:50:00.000-07:00

Ferrara. ''Ci sentiamo tutti clandestini'''We are all illegal immigrants'' Pochi giorni fa è stato definitivamente approvato il “pacchetto sicurezza”, attraverso cui il territorio dello stato italiano assumerà ancor di più il carattere di laboratorio a cielo aperto della repressione permanente. A few days ago has been finally approved the "security package" through the

BNR • Child victims of trafficking increase in EU

2009-07-07T07:43:00.000-07:00

BNR • Child victims of trafficking increase in EU:"The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released a report alarming that every year EU children fall prey to trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation, adoption and donor extraction. Trafficking affects the entire EU, but insufficient data obscures the true magnitude of the problem. According to the report, in January-November

Detention centres in Libya

2009-07-07T00:08:00.000-07:00

ANSAmedItaly, Libya, IOM plan for holding centres in Libya.zdecu9wyfk

Sanatoria, pacchetto sicurezza e reato di immigrazione clandestina: il governo in un vicolo cieco

2009-07-07T00:01:00.000-07:00

Sanatoria, pacchetto sicurezza e reato di immigrazione clandestina: il governo in un vicolo ciecoThe government reaches a dead end.

‘PACCHETTO SICUREZZA’: UNA “BARBARIE” PER PRESIDENTE ECUADOR - MISNA

2009-07-06T23:58:00.000-07:00

‘PACCHETTO SICUREZZA’: UNA “BARBARIE” PER PRESIDENTE ECUADOR - MISNANel suo programma radiofonico del fine-settimana, il presidente dell'Ecuador Rafael Correa ha condannato con forza il cosiddetto 'pacchetto sicurezza', approvato la scorsa settimana dal senato italiano, giudicandolo “una barbarie”.In his radio program of the weekend, the President of Ecuador Rafael Correa has strongly condemned