Saturday, March 15, 2008

Chapstick With No Vaseline

Migrants Bulletin No. 21 - Peace Reporter

"Amara Asmara. Eritrean Exiles To Libya continues to be damned. Misratah To continue, for the past two years, the plight of the 600 prisoners and exiles in pending deportation. Kufrah While in the south of Libya, 200 Eritreans were repatriated in mid-February to Eritrea. Of Unconfirmed reports, the Eritreans are safe Romans. Seven families have confirmed the return of children, which would end in jail in the village of Wea, near Assab. What will become of them? The testimonies of the deportees of the video "Eritrea - Voice of Tortures "leave no doubt will be torture for them at best, death at worst. And we wonder who has paid the flight. Strange that Libya, accustomed to abandon the migrants in the desert, invest so much money for a direct flight to Asmara. Italy has paid? The question is legitimate, since in 2004, Italy paid the repatriation of 109 Eritreans from Libya. But for the moment remain unanswered. Sure, Italy has allocated € 6,243,000 to the Guardia di Finanza for joint patrolling in Libya. The bilateral agreement of December 29, 2007 was ratified by the Libyan government on February 19 and will soon be operational. On January 27 Libya signed a cooperation agreement on rescue at sea with Malta. And from Brussels the European Union has opened negotiations for a framework agreement with Tripoli. News that should not have escaped the Dallal (the organizers of the crossings), given that in February there was a record number of arrivals on the coast of Sicily: 1855 against 355 in February 2007. Everyone wants to do soon. The Dallal, because if the patrols work, they risk losing a lot of money. And the asylum seekers because, if the patrols work, they risk losing their lives. "

Author: Gabriele Del Grande
Source: www.peacereporter.net

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