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Lampedusa’s Migrant Tragedy, and Ours. By Sarah Stillman. October 10, 2013. Save this story. Save this story. At first, the drowning men and women were mistaken for seagulls. Early Thursday ...
The Anniversary of the Lampedusa Tragedy. By Mattathias Schwartz. October 3, 2014. Photograph by Alex Majoli/Magnum ... when a boat from Africa sank within sight of the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Migrants at a camp on the island of Lampedusa were forced to strip naked, ... Survivors of Lampedusa tragedy among refugees brutalised in Italian camp. Robert Stevens. 19 December 2013 ...
Authorities say about 155 survived the accident which occurred about half a mile off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. Presidential adviser Yemane Ghebreab called the incident “a crime against ...
On the day of the tragedy, this newspaper had asked a government official why the migrants were being brought to Malta instead of Lampedusa. The reply was: “Right now, the priority is to save lives.
Survivors of the Lampedusa tragedy said around 500 Eritreans left from Libya 13 days ago. Some 111 bodies have been recovered and divers are continuing to search for an estimated 200 people who ...
As Lampedusa tragedy fades, can Europe prevent a repeat? by Sara Miller Llana 10/21/2013 10/21/2013. Share this: ...
It has been 10 years since this tragedy and the horrible memories of it still haunt Lampedusa. Unfortunately, not enough has been done to prevent such deadly incidents from happening again.
10 years after EU's 'never again' tragedy, little's changed. Lorne Cook. ... before rows of coffins holding the corpses of migrants drowned off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy, October 3 (UNHCR) - Almost a year after she nearly lost her life off the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, Letebrhane from Eritrea will overcome her fear of the sea and return ...
Lampedusa tragedy – a case of political bravado gone… Lampedusa tragedy – a case of political bravado gone wrong? Malta Independent Sunday, 15 December 2013, 11:24 Last update: about 9 years ago ...
As hundreds of victims from the boat sinking are quietly buried, experts fear the initial shock won't translate into major changes in EU migration policy.