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L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

180 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea could offload at safe in Italy

The Ocean Viking ship in the Mediterranean Sea

05 July 2020

The survivors fleeing Libya in the Ocean Viking ship could finally be transferred to Sicily after one week of distress
Category: Italy - Web Review
Tuesday, 07 July 2020

National Day of civilian victims of wars and conflicts

Winner of the 1st edition of the competition for secondary schools, in collaboration with MIUR "Life is a masterpiece, the war a crazy leap in the dark": Michele Cafarchio (IISS Alpi-Montale, Rutigliano-Bari)
About a year after its establishment by the Government (Law 25/01/2017 No. 9), the National Day of civilian victims of wars and conflicts has been inaugurated, and will be held every year on the 1st February.
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Monday, 26 February 2018

Libyan Coastguard Shot at Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

A migrant wearing a lifejacket during a rescue in the Mediterranean Sea

31 May 2017
On 23 May, aid organisations accused Libyan coastguard officers of violently interrupting a rescue in the Mediterranean Sea.
Category: Libya - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 June 2017

Two refugee kids obliged to use separate bathrooms in devout Italian school

Children from the Central African Republic at primary school in the Mole Refugee Camp, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

15 November 2016
In a religious private school in Cagliari, Sardinia, two refugee children were recently required to use separate bathrooms from those of their Italian schoolmates.
Category: Italy - Web Review
Sunday, 18 December 2016

Nigerian Refugee Beaten to Death in Italy and Raises Concern Over Xenophobia

A guest of the centre jumps over the fence of the Cara in Bari, Italy

13 July 2016
Nigerian sought asylum in Italy after fleeing Boko Haram, only to be killed in what appears to be a racially motivated attack.
Category: Italy - Web Review
Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Unaccompanied Migrant and Refugee Children Exploited and Smuggled to Europe

Twins Aimamo and Ibrahim, 16, at a beach in Trabia, Italy, on May 14, 2016. They live at Rainbow, a center for unaccompanied boys.

15 June 2016
The number of unaccompanied children in the hands of smugglers has doubled in 2016, exposing them to exploitation.
Category: Italy - Web Review
Monday, 08 August 2016