Rights at risk at port frontiers
Interview to Francesca Cucchi, Venice Cir manager
Let’s interview Francesca Cucchi, manager of Venice Cir, a service which operates at the port and airport frontier pass of this city.
This interview is part of an in-depth path that Melting Pot far-back started on migrant treatment ways at Venice port. People arrive here after a trip where often they loose their life. Many of them come from war zones or particularly problematic territories and are in need of international protection.
But also when the migrants manage to reach the Venice (...)
[ 11 September 2008 ] |
Death at the CPT of Turin: interview to lawyer Gianluca Vitale visiting the structure
Delays in reliefs and revolt of prisoners in the CPT of last generation
Lengthen the stay in a CPT to 18 months?
Remind that a man was found death in10 days in the CPT of Tourin!
A tragic inauguration for the new centre of temporary detention in Turin; this new centre, costed 12 milion of euros, was defined by the prefecture “more safe and civil” and started working, in secret, monday morning.
On this first period of organization, the persons hosted in the centre were 60, but another 70 rooms are under contruction.
At 8 o’clock of saturday morning, in the (...)
[ 27 May 2008 ] |
Decree Law on deportation and the "war against the last"
Marco Revelli interviewed by Melting Pot Europe
Translate: Zmag.org
A Decree Law on the expulsion of [European] Community citizens. European space, European citizenship. We interviewed Marco Revelli, a historian and sociologist who teaches at the East Piedmont University.
D: For one barrier fallen - that which has seen Romania and Bulgaria make their way into the European Union - it seems like other, newer barriers have to be mounted. The politics, the mass media, the community laws, all seem to have short-circuited. You have described this situation as (...)
[ 9 November 2007 ] |
No justice no peace! Riots in French banlieues
An interview with Alessandro Dal Lago
Rivolta nelle banlieues francesi: no justice, no peace!
What’s happening in France has little to do with Islam and with immigrants, as some stated here in Italy. What’s happening in France leads us to a series of reflections about Europe, where the real problem is social discrimination. Discrimination, racism do strongly exist in Italy as well.
We talked about this topics with Alessandro Dal Lago (Professor in cultural sociology at the University of Genoa – Department of educational studies).
We focused on what’s happening in France and we (...)
[ 18 November 2005 ] |
Ceuta - European Caravan Against the Death Fence
Day One of Mobilitizations
Today the European caravan in Ceuta has begun to denounce the barbery comitted in the name of European democracy. In response to the recent border shootings commited against people crossing into Spanish territory, groups from all parts of Europe have come together for two days of mobilitation against the so-called Death Fence. This morning the caravan is in a march through the city of Ceuta, heading towards the heavily militerized border zone.
The demonstration, composed of around 500 (...)
[ 5 November 2005 ] |
Africa - Right to asylum, right to flight
The new law on asylum was enforced four months ago and today we are willing to deepen the reasons that make people flee away from their countries in spite of the tremendous wrecks at sea. We interviewed professor Bruce Leimsidor. Professor Leimsidor teaches Immigration and European law at University of Venice, he also used to counsel UNHCR in matters concerning the African area and he was in charge of projects concerning the removal of refugees as well.
Question - You worked in UNHCR camps (...)
[ 3 October 2005 ] |
Gradisca’s Removal Centre - Appeals to prevent the detention centre from opening
An interview with Alessandro Metz, regional councillor in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Some days ago in Friuli Venezia Giulia a very important institutional meeting took place, its aim was discussing from an administrative point of view how to present appeal against the detention centre to TAR courts in Lazio and in Veneto and to Constitutional Court as well.
The region, the district and the council of Gradisca are involved in the appeal. In addition to this institutional path, a demonstration is being prepared. The demonstration is to take place next October 22nd and it will (...)
[ 3 October 2005 ] |
Asylum - What did new rules change?
An interview with Susanna Sonetto and Nadan Petrovic
Past week we published an interview with Bruce Leimsidor, professor in immigration studies and European laws. Today we wish to continue speaking about asylum and refugee status through two interviews.
We interviewed Susanna Sonetto, expert in asylum right and sustaining refugees. Sonetto works for the Council of Venice.
Question - What happens to asylum seekers when they reach our shores? What can you tell us about the last few months?
Answer - In Venice from April on things have really (...)
[ 22 September 2005 ] |
Bologna - Violence inside via Mattei detention centre
An interview with Katia Zanotti, member of Parliament
Again violence and concealment of truth in via Mattei detention centres. Cpts again show to be damaging people’s dignity and health.
Katia Zanotti, member of Parliament, refers of what occurred inside the centre as detainees denounced.
Two weeks ago a Moroccan girl was to be expelled when she had an epileptic crisis, a probable consequence of police’s beatings. She was visited by the centre’s doctor and then taken back to the centre.
The girl complained all night long and the next morning (...)
[ 14 July 2005 ] |
Libya – A new wreck while Pisanu asks for more detention centres
An interview with Fulvio Vassallo Paleologo, Ics Palermo
The news about the wreck of a boat with 23 migrant citizens on board was published by all Italian newspapers. The wreck happened very close to Libya and past Monday and it caused 14 deaths and 3 dispersed citizens. The government and Home Office secretary, Giuseppe Pisanu, declared that the best solution to irregular migrations is opening more detention centres in Italy.
We interviewed Fulvio Vassallo Paleologo, Consorzio Italiano di solidarietà (Palermo).
“The government’s answers – (...)
[ 23 May 2005 ] |
Deportations – EU condemns Italian deportation but the government goes on
An Interview with Tana De Zulueta, senator
Wednesday, May 18th left wing parties’ members of the Parliament called for a press conference in order to report what happens in Lampedusa, inside the detention and identification centres in Crotone and Caltanissetta.
The conference explained that members of the parliament and associations are to work together to control shores, deportations and that an operative centre is to open in Lampedusa against mass expulsions. The initiative’s aim is to quickly intervene and activate networks to (...)
[ 23 May 2005 ] |
Schengen’s Europe and detention centres. Securitising politics against the new enemy
An interview with Helmut Dietrich - Forschungsgesellschaft flucht und migration – Berlin
After the entrance of 10 new countries in EU, Schengen borders moved towards eastern countries. EU borders changed and control areas as well: former USSR countries are today strategic to control migrations especially from Asia.
We asked Helmut Dietrich to comment upon this situation.
Question - How does the change in Schengen border affect migration flows?
Answer - We are facing a process that moves borders’ control towards eastern countries. This process has started some years ago and I (...)
[ 14 May 2005 ] |
Verona – Coordinamento Migranti wins an important battle!
Residence papers are renewed in one day. An interview with Roberto Malesani, legal advisor
Renewal times are to be much shorter, in fact police headquarters in Verona accepted Coordinamento Migranti demands. In the last year – together with other groups in North east Italy – migrants, organisations and associations seriously started struggling against papers’ renewal times and against Bossi-Fini law, which - together with Biagi law – makes migrants’ lives precarious.
Thanks to Coordinamento Migranti and gruppo Mobilit/Azione Verona extended renewal times are just to be a sad (...)
[ 13 May 2005 ] |
Italy pays for Libya’s deportations and detention centres
An interview with Tana De Zulueta, vice president of the human right commission at EU Council
From August 2003 to December 2004 47 charter flights left from Libya towards other African countries. About 6,000 citizens were deported without the assessment of their real nationality, they were deported thanks to the funding of Italian government as provided for by the agreement signed past August by Italy and Libya, which remains a secret to all.
Deportations are a consequence of arrests and arbitrary detentions inside operative centres in Libya, one of which was financed by Italian (...)
[ 12 May 2005 ] |
Vicenza – A blockade at Serenissima Ristorazione, in solidarity with Milan and Bologna’s cpt detainees’ hunger strike
Serenissima Ristorazione Spa furnished meals to via Mattei’s detention centre in Bologna. In spite of being in Vicenza the firm held a contract with the cpt and it everyday took food to the centre.
Food… January 2002 Nas was ordered by the Republic Prosecutor to search the detention centre after sedatives were found in detainees’ blood. Charged crime was fraudulent alteration of food in a way that was dangerous to health. Tuesday April 26th in the morning the initiative took place in (...)
[ 28 April 2005 ] |
