Stories and News

Stories and News No. 1079 Once upon a time there was a country. Indeed, there is , here and now. A democratic one, until proven... or rather, killed otherwise. In the democratic country, until murdered otherwise , a news like many says this: in Idy Diene Florence, Roberto Pirrone, a pensioner with economic difficulties, decides to take his life. He leaves home and change his mind, shooting Idy Diene, an immigrant from Nigeria . Above all, most of the press adds: racist motivations are excluded ... Really? At the same time, election day finally arrived in the democratic country. Frankly, all democracy that it has the courage to build around a single word . Jobs ? Nah. Legality ? Let's not joke, come on. Rights and duties , perhaps? Well, stop with bullshits. The word was up until the elections eve, during the vote and also the day after always the same: immigrants . Anyway, as I said, sooner or later the time of the ballot comes in democratic countries. Well...

Stories and News No. 1058 As Lorena Gazzotti said on The Guardian , activists and NGOs that defend migrants rights will be remember 2017 as the year when they were targeted by legal systems in Europe and North Africa, ending up being considered as real criminals . In fact, the authorities on both sides of the Mediterranean want to silence those who are uncomfortable witnesses to the brutality of the border police. Once upon a time there was a world . No, indeed, there is . There was even before, but there was no evidence, or maybe the pages were burned before reaching most of the eyes. Also there was, indeed there is , even before, although there should not be, a world told by History . A planet of many lives and shores, divided by a sea of lies, of thousands of existences and landings, lots of small stories that survived the journey with courage and dedication almost like the children of the late in coming future. In such a place of multiple experiences and divisions, t...

Stories and News No. 1038 In these days, an Italian primary school textbook has been criticized about a controversial definition of immigrants . Become protagonist , it's the title. Become racist , the story’s subtext, as well as, the more or less unconscious, hidden exhortation. "The presence of foreigners , mainly from Asian countries and North Africa, has increased. Many are welcomed in refugee centers and they are clandestine , in other words, their stay in Italy is not authorized by law. In our cities immigrants often live in precarious conditions, they don’t find any job, albeit humble and heavy, and no dignified homes. Therefore their integration is difficult; for economic and social reasons, residents sometimes consider them a threat to their well-being and manifest intolerance to them ." It's too late, that's true. The words have already sown, and the poisonous crop has already been sold. The rotten fruit infected the near one, and so on....

Stories and News No. 960 The bodies of at least 74 people, believed to be migrants, were found on the Libyan coast after umpteenth tragedy at sea for people fleeing to Europe to escape war and poverty. As usually, the dead were covered, as much we do with bulky stories, unless the tale or the characters decide to unsettle the readers... Once upon a time there was a news. It came forward timidly, as it had happened earlier. Nothing new, when the race is usually won by arrogance and utilities. It's normal that the creatures stripped by fate, so with no wallet, are falling behind. Nevertheless, we all get at the end of the race. What happens after can change everything, even the order on the winners podium. There are 74 dead bodies on the beach, the press agency said. Nevertheless, she said nothing more. What beach? The first curious guy asked. It's important? Replied another one. In fact, admitted the other. They’re migrants, said the expert. Are they? Asked h...