Tag: EU

23 May

Sei anni fa la rendition di Abou Elkassim Britel

Il 25 maggio 2002 Abou Elkassim Britel, cittadino italiano di origine marocchina, subisce una extraordinary rendition dal Pakistan in Marocco. Silenzio e buio di istituzioni e di media: da oltre sei anni Kassim vive in una tragica condizione di violazione dei suoi diritti, detenuto illegalmente prima e poi a seguito di un processo iniquo, ma non [...]
19 Dec

Justice for Kassim

Here is the story of Abou El Kassim Britel, an Italian citizen serving a 9 year prison sentence in Morocco “on an unsafe conviction obtained through extraordinary rendition and torture” (Fair Trials International).
02 Dec

No place like home: xenophobia in Italy

Veneto is among the richest regions in Italy, one of the few places in Europe with a de facto full employment condition. The GDP is here 20% higher than the European Union average. Montegrotto is as well famous for the spas treatment, which attract both Italians and foreign tourists.
27 Nov

Welcome to Switzerland! (sponsored by IOM)

Enjoy this video. It's the result of a programme against illegal immigration in Switzerland developed by the Swiss Federal Office for Migration and produced and directed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The aim of the video is to "give a more balanced view of irregular migration networks," IOM spokesman Jean-Philippe Chauzy told AFP news agency.