Monthly Archives: May 2012

Projections of New Flow of Migrants from Libya

This story emerges after a Libyan minister arrived in Rome and warned that African migrants were moving towards the Egyptian-Libyan border in the effort of making their way to Europe: “For the moment, the situation is not too bad but … Continue reading

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Partnership Between Tunisia and Italy

“Italy-Tunisia Agreement over strategic partnership” from ANSA Med: Italy and Tunisia have launched a strategic partnership. The accord, which was signed today by Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and his Tunisian counterpart Rafik Abdessalem, follows a two-day visit to the … Continue reading

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Surprising Europe by Al Jazeera

A great catalog of documentaries are being released by Al Jazeera that focuses on the struggles of migrants, paritcularly of African descent, residing in Europe. It showcases their mundane struggles  in finding employment, housing, and education, among other basics of … Continue reading

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Austerity, Immigration, and the Far Right

“Anger at austerity, immigration feeds far right’s rise in Europe,” by Laura Smith-Spark, for CNN: Two European elections, in France and Greece, have thrust the radical fringe into the spotlight. In Greece, voters disillusioned by a brutal austerity program pushed … Continue reading

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