Italy wants to bring refugees rescued from distress at sea to Albania as a deterrent. Now the first refugees are coming. Will this work?
Italy wants to bring boat refugees to Albania to process their asylum applications – the first 16 refugees have now been brought there. The star visited the camp in Gjadër where they will be housed in August 2024. Due to current events, we are republishing the report.
Perhaps Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had the murderous heat in mind when she spoke of deterrence. Not a breeze blows in the harbor of the Albanian coastal town of Shëngjin, the blazing midday sun paralyzes thinking. A few fishermen have laid down in the shade next to their boats. The security guard slid low in his plastic chair as if someone had let the air out of him.
Source: Stern
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