Khaled Mattawa

Feb 8, 2023 | almendron.com | Jérôme Tubiana |Khaled Mattawa

Since the election of a far-right government in Italy in September, Europe’s debate over migration has flared up again. Although it has no legal basis for doing so, the new administration in Rome has been trying to impose a naval blockade against NGO vessels rescuing migrants, who continue to board overcrowded boats for the sake of crossing the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy. Summer, when the sea is calm, is the season of most of the crossings.

Feb 6, 2023 | nybooks.com | Jérôme Tubiana |Khaled Mattawa

Since the election of a far-right government in Italy in September, Europe’s debate over migration has flared up again. Although it has no legal basis for doing so, the new administration in Rome has been trying to impose a naval blockade against NGO vessels rescuing migrants, who continue to board overcrowded boats for the sake of crossing the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy. Summer, when the sea is calm, is the season of most of the crossings.