06.10.2025, InfoMigrants

Ten years since the 2015 migration movements (1/5): Lampedusa, from humanity to making migrants invisible

Ten years ago, the image of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach shocked the world and rekindled the debate over Europe’s treatment of migrants as thousands fled the Syrian war. A decade later, InfoMigrants returns to the places marked by this unprecedented arrival of migrants. In Lampedusa -- the tiny Italian island that serves as a main entry point into Europe for migrants arriving from North Africa -- aid groups say migrant reception is now more efficient but less humane. read more

Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Italien / Malta