French artist JR's show on refugee kids opens in Turin
The French artist JR has brought photos of children he met on visits to refugee camps in locations including Rwanda and Greece to Turin in northern Italy. The exhibition runs until July 16.
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Call for entries: DiMMi in Italy launches prize to feature migrant voices
Migrants wishing to talk about their personal experience can send a written text, an audio story, photos or drawings until March 31 for the eighth edition of Dirari Multimediali Migranti (DiMMi, or Multimedia Diaries by Migrants). Meanwhile, a collection of essays by finalists of the 2021 edition is available in bookstores.
How two Ukrainian refugees support their home country from their Latvian exile
Close to 8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion on February 24. In Latvia, Irisha and Iryna are doing their best to help fellow Ukrainians in exile and back home. They're also part of a photo exhibition on Ukrainian refugees mounted in the capital, Riga.
Ceuta volunteer insulted on social media for hugging migrant
A photo of Luna Reyes, a Red Cross volunteer in Ceuta has unleashed a campaign of hate on social media against the young woman. In the picture, she is seen hugging a Senegalese migrant in tears right after he had crossed the border from Morocco.
'The Other 1 Percent' photo exhibit aims to show student refugees from around the world
Although access to education is a fundamental human right, only one percent of the refugee population worldwide are enrolled in university. The photo exhibition titled "The Other 1 Percent - Refugees at Institutions for Higher Education Worldwide" wants to shine a light on this deficit by highlighting young refugees' often difficult path to attend university.
ANSA photo exhibit on 'A dream called Europe' in Florence
The ANSA news agency has organized a photo exhibit in Florence called 'A dream called Europe' to showcase stories of integration and marginalization experienced by migrants after their arrival in Europe.
Meet the refugee photographer whose photos were shown at the French Culture Ministry
Photographer Abdul Saboor never stopped taking pictures on the long road that led him from Afghanistan to France. Now living in Paris, Saboor recently had the opportunity to exhibit his work at the French Ministry of Culture. InfoMigrants met this young man who, despite his success as an artist, is still struggling to surmount the traumatism of having to flee his homeland.
No Stranger Place photos show European solidarity in Paris
Organized in collaboration with UNHCR, the photo exhibition No Stranger Place tells the stories of refugees who European citizens welcomed into their homes. The exhibition opens in Paris on Wednesday and runs until July 29.
'Io Sono/I AM', portraits and stories of refugees at school
"Io Sono/I AM" is the title of a photographic project by Luisa Menazzi Moretti, which presents the portraits and stories of a group of refugees hosted within the SPRAR public reception system in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. A traveling exhibition, a book in Italian and English and a video now found in many Italian schools were the result.
Today's news
Clashes erupted in Rome today as police evicted refugee squatters from a central square. A Green politician in Germany says there are limits to integration and Italy sends first aid kits to Libyan authorities to distribute to migrants. This and more in today's news roundup.
Stuck on the Swiss border: photo book 'Confine' documents migrants' reality
The crowdfunded photo-book project 'Confine' tells the story of the migrant emergency in Como in 2016, and serves as a reminder of how the situation of migrants between the Italian and Swiss borders is both tangible and current.
World Refugee Day: Iconic images of the refugee crisis
Photographs of the massive migrant influx to Europe in 2015 and 2016 circulated around the world and influenced public opinion. Migration and its related suffering have never been as comprehensively documented as today.