A society’s first obligation is to protect the dignity of every human being; Libya has long forsaken that duty. In recent weeks, the country has witnessed a brutal escalation of racist violence targeting Black communities. Reports from across Libya reveal…
Mem-med, RiL and Refugees in Tunisia In December of last year, the association Mem.Med, Memoria Mediterranea launched the monthly column Resistances at the Borders: Stories of Life and Struggle Between Tunisia and Italy, publishing an introduction along with the first…
In November 2024 the website trans-border.net published a talk between activists from Precarious Di∫connection in Bologna/Italy – engaged in the platform for a Transnational Social Strike (TSS) – and from no one is illegal in Hanau/Germany – engaged in the…
The association Boza Fii organized the third edition of the Caravan for the Missing, from November 1-10, 2024. This year, Boza fii visited five destinations: Rufisque, Fass-Boye, Joal-Fadiouth, Kafountine and Ziguinchor. These cities were chosen because of the high level…
From Tripoli to Berlin, to Mazara del Vallo and to Frankfurt The series of events to amplify the voices and demands from Refugees from Libya continued in the last months. On 18th and 19th of October in Berlin a panel…
Attacks on black African migrants On 24 September 2024, a request was submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by lawyers acting for family members of detained Tunisian opposition politicians Rached Ghannouchi, Said Ferjani, Ghazi Chaouachi, Chaima Issa, Noureddine Bhiri,…
Refugees in Libya and supporting organizations invited for a two-day event in the German capital After a first convergence in January 2024 in Bologna and a second one in Rome in the beginning of June, a third two-day event by…
Impressions from Event #2 of the Human Rights Defenders Evacuation Campaign from Refugees in Libya end of May 2024 in the Italian capital With the presence of 7 out of 14 Human Rights Defenders evacuated from Libya to Italy on…
Wednesday, April 10th – Favaloro Pier at 9 p.m. Testimony from a Maldusa activist That evening, in many parts of the world Eid, the end of Ramadan, was being celebrated. Even in Lampedusa, among those who are not Muslims, there…
CommemorAction is a blended word encompassing both commemoration and action. It emphasizes both the commitment to remembering those who died or disappeared in their pursuit of freedom of movement and the demand for justice. Picture: CommemorAction in Tanger, Morocco On…
Refugees in Libya and the supporting alliance held a two-day event on first steps towards a campaign for safe evacuation from Libya on January 26-27, 2024 in Bologna. Picture: Alliance with Refugees in Libya – Assembly in Bologna in January…
“”I’m black, I can’t swim, but my presence on this boat is fundamental.” What motivated you to join a sea rescue NGO? I myself have been on the road as a migrant. I arrived here in Italy in 2011 after…
