Lampedusa Immigrants

The Arabian youth revolt against the dictatorship of some old family clans in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya etc. on the one hand changes the societies toward more democracy. On the other hand many men and women of those nations try to escape to Europe …

UNHCR News Story: UNHCR helps Italy cope with high seas influx of thousands of Tunisians
read there: “The Italians say more than 5,200 Tunisians have crossed the Mediterranean to their territory since mid-January, with the vast majority (4,400) having arrived during the past few days. While most are young men, UNHCR knows of at least 20 women and more than 200 minors, many unaccompanied…” etc. by click on the image (a link)
Originally uploaded by UNHCR

The Arabian youth revolt against the dictatorship of some old family clans in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya etc. on the one hand changes the societies toward more democracy. On the other hand many men and women of those nations try to escape to Europe, because they are overwhelmed by skepticism, if the politics develop up to a better level ever. Maybe it will take decades – and they are not willing to wait any longer. But Italy and Europe have a big problem: Are they able to say welcome to all those African refugees?

title=”Lampedusa” by UNHCR / UN Refugee Agency on Flickr
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end of luxury on island Lampedusa …

title=”outdoor set” by wolfman85, on Flickr

tourism becomes a paradox …

title=”Boat suspended in mid air”
HDR by sailorman627 by J. Helland,
on Flickr

Related Articles

• Desperate refugees descend on Italy (rt.com)
• Italy seeks EU help to cope with Tunisian influx (guardian.co.uk)
• Italy Struggles to Contain the Flood of Tunisians Fleeing Revolution (time.com)
• Italy Struggles to Contain the Flood of Tunisians Fleeing Revolution – TIME (blog) (news.google.com)
• Italy Overwhelmed as Tunisian Migrants Flee Turmoil (time.com)
• Italy Overwhelmed by Tunisian Migrants Fleeing the Turmoil (time.com)
• You: Lampedusa residents successfully block refugee vessels (earthtimes.org)
• Refugees Fleeing Libya Feared Dead At Sea (news.sky.com)
• You: Berlusconi visits Lampedusa for mass evacuations (france24.com)
• You: More Lampedusa arrivals ahead of Berlusconi visit (france24.com)
• Scores missing after Libya refugee boat capsizes (alternet.org)
• Thousands of migrants swamp Europe from Tunisia and Libya (telegraph.co.uk)
• Italy Warns of Immigration Emergency (foxnews.com)
• You: Lampedusa residents successfully block refugee vessels (earthtimes.org)
• Refugees Fleeing Libya Feared Dead At Sea (news.sky.com)
• You: Berlusconi visits Lampedusa for mass evacuations (france24.com)
• You: More Lampedusa arrivals ahead of Berlusconi visit (france24.com)
• Scores missing after Libya refugee boat capsizes (alternet.org)
• Thousands of migrants swamp Europe from Tunisia and Libya (telegraph.co.uk)
• Italy Warns of Immigration Emergency (foxnews.com)
• Italy warns Europe over migrants – BBC News (news.google.com)
• Desperate refugees head on Italy (rt.com)
• You: Italy declares humanitarian emergency as Tunisians stream in – Summary (earthtimes.org)
• Tunisians fleeing unrest arrive in droves in Italy (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• “1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island Lampedusa” and related posts (newstalk.ie)
• You: Lampedusa residents successfully block refugee vessels (earthtimes.org)
• Refugees Fleeing Libya Feared Dead At Sea (news.sky.com)
• You: Berlusconi visits Lampedusa for mass evacuations (france24.com)
• You: More Lampedusa arrivals ahead of Berlusconi visit (france24.com)
• Scores missing after Libya refugee boat capsizes (alternet.org)
• Thousands of migrants swamp Europe from Tunisia and Libya (telegraph.co.uk)
• Italy Warns of Immigration Emergency (foxnews.com)

compare: https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/immigrants/
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Cayuco con inmigrantes (Boat with Subsaharian immigrants).
Originally uploaded by Miguelángel

frizztext comment:
Europe is continuously sending back those who try to immigrate … – a good, acceptable ethic?