• Allemagne : au sein des Témoins de Jéhovah
    https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/111748-012-A/arte-regards


    Dans ce documentaire disponible jusqu’au 29/01/2030 le journaliste d’Arte Theo Heyen essaye d’être hyper-sympa avec les Témoins de Jéhovah. Heureusement la page d’acceuil de leur site web te donne vachement envie de rejoindre la bande de chiliastes.

    Le reportage arrive quand même à te faire comprendre que les simples membres du culte sont exploités à max et vivent dans une forme de servitude volontaire qui ressemble à de l’esclavage. A montrer aux gamins qui se demandent ce que c’est la religion.

    Points d’entrée dans le sujet

    Discours de la servitude volontaire
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discours_de_la_servitude_volontaire

    Témoins de Jéhovah
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9moins_de_J%C3%A9hovah

    #religion #sectes #témoins_de_jéhovah #reportage

  • Dal #rojava al profondo sud di Suweyda
    https://scomodo.org/dal-rojava-al-profondo-sud-di-suweyda

    Un #reportage sui sogni e le paure dei siriani dopo Assad Puoi trovare questo #Nucleo nel numero 9 a pagina 28 del giornale. Introduzione 27 Novembre 2024, presa di Aleppo, #siria. Le milizie di Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – sciolte lo scorso 29 gennaio), guidate da Ahmed al-Sharaa (al-Jolani) – una volta affiliate ad Al-Qaeda – […] L’articolo Dal Rojava al profondo sud di Suweyda proviene da Scomodo.

    #Nucleo_Territori

  • A #Genève, une maison accueille des pensionnaires #Alzheimer précoce. Une première en Suisse.

    https://www.rts.ch/play/tv/12h45/video/a-geneve-une-maison-accueille-des-pensionnaires-alzheimer-precoce--une-premiere-

    #Maison_Hemma. La maison des personnes actives à la mémoire fragile

    La maison Hemma a ouvert ses portes en septembre 2023. Elle est habitée par des personnes qui sont au milieu de leur vie active et qui rencontrent des problèmes de mémoire. Hemma est une villa double spacieuse et confortable. Elle peut accueillir jusqu’à 8 personnes. Chaque habitant dispose de sa propre chambre aménagée à son goût. Les habitants utilisent ensemble les pièces communes, c’est à dire les cuisines, les salles de bain, les salons ou la salle de loisirs. Les habitants peuvent accueillir leurs familles et leurs amis quand ils veulent. Des espaces privatifs sont prévus à cet effet. La maison Hemma dispose également d’un grand jardin. Bref : il y a tout ce qu’il faut pour se sentir bien chez soi.

    https://maisonhemma.ch
    #Hemma

    #démence_sénile #maison_de_retraite #EHPAD #vieillesse #Suisse #reportage

  • La tormenta y el dia despues: #reportage dal Chiapas nei giorni degli incontri internazionali #zapatisti
    https://scomodo.org/la-tormenta-y-el-dia-despues-reportage-dal-chiapas-nei-giorni-degli-incontr

    Nel combi di ritorno dal Cideci, il Centro Indigeno di Formazione Integrale di San Cristobal de las Casas, c’è un’aria di fermento. Qualcuno racconta che gli zapatisti, come parte della loro narrazione successiva al Levantamiento del 1994 – la ribellione guidata dall’Esercito Zapatista di Liberazione Nazionale (EZLN) nello Stato del Chiapas – fissarono un “orario […] L’articolo La tormenta y el dia despues: reportage dal Chiapas nei giorni degli incontri internazionali zapatisti proviene da Scomodo.

    #Marginalità #chapas

    • White Power - Au coeur de l’extrême droite européenne

      En #Europe, l’extrême droite s’installe progressivement dans le paysage politique. Mais derrière une façade de plus en plus lisse se cache une idéologie demeurée fondamentalement raciste et violente. Une #enquête implacable au sein d’un écosystème de la haine.

      Les élections européennes de 2024 ont confirmé qu’une vague brune déferle sur l’Europe : 31 % pour le Rassemblement national (#RN), 15,9 % pour l’Alternative für Deutschland (#AfD), 14,5 % pour le Vlaams Belang belge... Derrière des façades plus souriantes et policées qu’autrefois, et la respectabilité proclamée par leurs têtes d’affiche Marine Le Pen, Alice Weidel et Tom Van Grieken, ces partis restent liés à une idéologie violente, profondément xénophobe et raciste, inspirée des théories suprémacistes du nazisme ou du Ku Klux Klan.

      Lorsqu’aucun mot n’est publié (un titre, un chapo un extrait de la page citée, par exemple), il devient très difficile de retrouver une info, une référence publiée ici....

      #extrême_droite #vidéo #reportage

  • BALLAST - États-Unis, Mexique : en dépit du mur

    Avant même son investiture officielle, ce lundi 20 janvier 2025, Donald Trump pèse déjà sur les affaires du monde et, en premier lieu, sur celles de ses voisins. En évoquant l’intégration du Canada dans l’État fédéral américain, c’est la frontière entre les deux pays qui est visée, ainsi que le contrôle de ses passages. L’obsession trumpiste pour l’immigration trouve donc un nouvel exutoire, qui s’ajoute à ses habituelles saillies contre les migrants traversant la frontière avec le Mexique. C’est le long de celle-ci que les journalistes indépendants Pauline Laplace et Émilien Bernard ont passé un mois en pleine campagne présidentielle. De Tijuana à El Paso, ils livrent un récit photographique de leurs rencontres avec celles et ceux qui vivent, survivent et militent de part et d’autre du mal-nommé « mur de Trump » qui sépare le Mexique des États-Unis.

    #reportage #photographie #noborder #mexique #usa

    https://www.revue-ballast.fr/etats-unis-mexique-en-depit-du-mur-portfolio

  • #Ventimiglia : frontiera dimenticata

    La frontiera di Ventimiglia è una cartina di tornasole del sistema italiano ed europeo di accoglienza. Da dieci anni i controlli sono diventati pressanti e avvengono su base razziale. E i migranti che restano bloccati spesso finiscono in accampamenti di fortuna, in cui la dignità umana è gravemente violata.
    “Ventimiglia, frontiera dimenticata” ha raccolto le voci di alcune associazioni - Caritas Intemelia, Diaconia Valdese, WeWorld e No Name Kitchen - che cercano di dare risposte a bisogni primari, adattandosi a un contesto in continuo cambiamento e a nuove leggi che restringono i diritti delle persone migranti.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=TmS2MDJ_-9w&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.car


    #Vintimille #reportage #frontière_sud-alpine #Alpes_Maritimes #Italie #France #migrations #réfugiés #PAD #frontières #encampement #SDF #sans-abris #femmes #traite_d'êtres_humains #militarisation_des_frontières #militarisation #contrôles_au_faciès #contrôles_frontaliers

    –-

    #mémoriel aux personnes décédées à la frontière (à partir de la min 9’18) :

  • Festeggiamenti, incertezza e dolore: i primi giorni di una nuova #siria
    https://scomodo.org/festeggiamenti-incertezza-e-dolore-i-primi-giorni-di-una-nuova-siria

    I posti di frontiera sono vuoti, le immagini di Assad che campeggiavano ovunque sono state distrutte. Diversi mezzi militari sono abbandonati lungo l’autostrada. Domenica 8 dicembre i ribelli di Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) insieme ad altre forze anti-governative sono arrivati a #damasco praticamente senza scontrarsi con l’esercito del regime. L’articolo Festeggiamenti, incertezza e dolore: i primi giorni di una nuova Siria proviene da Scomodo.

    #Uncategorized #reportage

  • Ni loi, Ni loyer ! – Parole aux squatteur·euses
    https://radioparleur.net/2024/11/18/ni-loi-ni-loyer-documentaire-2

    La trêve hivernale a débuté le 1er novembre et se termine le 31 mars 2025. Durant cette période, les expulsions des locataires qui n’ont pas de solution de relogement sont interdites. Mais, cette trêve ne s’applique pas dans le cas de #squat. Qui s’intéresse vraiment au regard de celles et ceux qui occupent ? Entendre […] L’article Ni loi, Ni loyer ! – Parole aux squatteur·euses est apparu en premier sur Radio Parleur.

    #L'actu_des_luttes #Reportages_-_Les_Incontournables #Anarchisme #Histoire #occupation

  • “Mange ou crève” : ce que notre assiette dit de notre précarité
    https://radioparleur.net/2024/10/10/mange-creve-alimentation-precarite-assiette

    Samedi 12 octobre, l’association Bioconsom’acteurs (avec le soutien du syndicat Uniterre), appelle à une marche massive partout en France. Leur philosophie : l’alimentation est primordiale, car elle touche chaque individu (du producteur au consommateur), tous les secteurs sociaux et économiques. Faire fronts communs Notre assiette représente bien plus que notre apport nutritionnel journalier et nos […] L’article “Mange ou crève” : ce que notre assiette dit de notre précarité est apparu en premier sur Radio Parleur.

    #Au_fil_des_luttes #Reportages_-_Les_Incontournables #Toujours_en_lutte

  • “Pas une nuit de plus au dehors” : les #mineurs_isolés chahutent le programme de la mairie de Paris
    https://radioparleur.net/2024/10/18/mineurs-isoles-lutte-belleville

    Ce samedi 12 octobre 2024, à l’occasion des portes ouvertes de la Mairie de Paris, le Collectif des Jeunes Du Parc de Belleville a mené deux actions sur le site de l’Hôtel de Ville. Ils exigent la mise à l’abri immédiate des mineurs en recours et familles contraints de vivre dehors. Récit de cette journée […] L’article “Pas une nuit de plus au dehors” : les mineurs isolés chahutent le programme de la mairie de Paris est apparu en premier sur Radio Parleur.

    #Reportages_-_Les_Incontournables #Toujours_en_lutte #antiracisme #logement #manifestation #protection_enfance

  • Rentrée sociale : « Il est en train de reconnaître que notre programme était juste ! »
    https://radioparleur.net/2024/10/03/rentree-sociale-michel-barnier-manifestation

    De gauche Michel Barnier ? Pas selon les syndicats (CGT, FSU, Solidaires) qui ont fait leur rentrée, ce mardi 1er octobre 2024. Près de 170 000 personnes ont manifesté, selon la CGT, avec au programme, abrogation de la réforme des retraites, augmentation des salaires et amélioration du financement des services publics. Une rentrée sociale marquée […] L’article Rentrée sociale : « Il est en train de reconnaître que notre programme était juste ! » est apparu en premier sur Radio Parleur.

    #Reportages_-_Les_Incontournables #Toujours_en_lutte #manifestation #Politique #Syndicat

  • Comprendre l’accueil d’urgence : les Terrasses solidaires de Briançon - imago mundi
    https://www.imagomundi.fr/article86.html


    Marjolaine, Alfred, Nina, Jean-Yves, Isabelle, Chloé, Sven, Bchira, Luc, Daphné, Louise, Audrey, Jacoub, Loriene, Michel, Capucine, Moon, Lina et bien d’autres ont décidé de consacrer une partie de leur temps à aider les personnes en exil. Aux Terrasses solidaires de Briançon, ces bénévoles et salarié·es accueillent les personnes qui traversent les Alpes en venant d’Italie. Ces citoyen·nes engagé·es ont accepté de nous expliquer leur travail et les raisons de leur engagement. Petite immersion dans la réalité, à contrepoint de la désinformation des agendas politiques populistes.
    par Nepthys Zwer
    #exil #migration #Alpes #Briançon #Terrasses_solidaires #accueil #reportage

    • L’ultima spiaggia dell’unione Europea

      Nel Nord della Francia tra Calais e Dunkirk centinaia di persone tentano ogni giorno di attraversare la manica e raggiungere le coste dell’Inghilterra.

      I fratelli di Mohamed hanno corso durante tutta la marcia e una volta arrivati di fronte alla spiaggia si sono precipitati verso le dune di sabbia per raccoglierne a manciate e gettarsele addosso. A pochi metri di distanza, poco più di 50 persone disposte a semicerchio, commemorano il loro fratello minore, Mohamed, morto a soli dieci mesi, e #Dina_Al_Shaddadi, entrambe vittime della frontiera tra Francia e Inghilterra. Sono state le famiglie dei due a organizzare una “marche blanche” a Calais (la città francese più prossima all’Inghilterra). Hanno chiesto ai partecipanti di vestirsi di nero e portare dei fiori, e così è stato fatto.

      Mohamed è morto alla Caritas per un arresto cardiaco, un giorno dopo il rientro da un tentativo di attraversamento della frontiera. Dina invece è morta in mare.

      Il 27 di luglio si era aperta una finestra di passaggio per tentare la traversata. Il vento era buono, il tempo pure e Dina Al Shaddadi e la sua famiglia avevano deciso di provare per la quinta volta. Dina e sua sorella, Nour, sono salite per prime sulla barca, erano sicure di avercela fatta, l’Inghilterra era a un passo. Il gommone ha cominciato in fretta a riempirsi di persone che pur non avendo comprato un biglietto sono salite. Nour e Dina sono state schiacciate dalla massa di persone accalcate sull’imbarcazione. Nour ha provato a richiamare l’attenzione, a suggerire a chi era con loro di chiamare i soccorsi, ha cercato di impedire che si avviasse il motore e si arrivasse al largo. Solo quando il volto di Dina è sbiancato e il collo è diventato blu le persone intorno a lei hanno capito che la situazione era grave e hanno chiamato il 112. Era troppo tardi.

      Dalla Brexit il numero di persone che hanno tentato di attraversare per mare il confine è aumentato notevolmente, così come è cresciuto il numero di vittime. Non ci sono abbastanza barche per tutti, il viaggio ha un costo molto alto – si parla di duemila euro per un tragitto che per vie legali costerebbe 40£ – e chi non paga un biglietto ai “passeur” (i trafficanti) prova a saltare all’ultimo dentro la barca, come è successo a Dina e Nour, compromettendo la sicurezza di tutti, anche la propria.

      Per contrastare gli “sbarchi irregolari” i governi di Francia e Inghilterra hanno avviato degli accordi bilaterali per bloccare le partenze dalle Coste francesi: il litorale di Calais è altamente militarizzato, il porto è circondato da filo spinato e le pattuglie della polizia monitorano le spiagge di Boulogne, Calais e Grand Synthe.

      Di notte migranti e polizia giocano a nascondino: i primi si confondono nelle dune di sabbia e tra la vegetazione, quando non vedono uomini in divisa all’orizzonte corrono portando in alto il gommone, una volta entrati in acqua accendono il motore e salgono, molto velocemente, per partire e godere dell’immunità: la polizia in acqua non li può toccare.

      Ma l’attenzione della polizia non riguarda soltanto la costa, tocca anche la città di Calais. Dopo lo smantellamento della giungla nel 2016, dove abitavano circa 10.000 persone, i campi si sono dispersi e frammentati in diversi luoghi della città. Ogni 48 ore almeno venti –ma spesso molti di più – uomini della Police Nationale in tenuta anti-sommossa operano degli sfratti nei campi: portano via alcune tende, al cui interno si trovano spesso i pochi averi di chi vive in quei rifugi di fortuna, a volte arrestano qualcuno, e poi passano al campo successivo.

      Una mattina mentre la polizia sta sgomberando il campo cosiddetto “Unicorn”, accanto all’ospedale di Calais, Nassim (nome di fantasia) li guarda e dice: «Io ero come loro». Sua madre è siriana, suo padre turco, dopo il 2011 è scappato da Damasco, ha attraversato il confine ad Ovest ed è andato a vivere con la sua famiglia nella città natale del padre, vicino a Gaziantep nella Turchia dell’Est. Lì ha deciso di arruolarsi nell’esercito: «Ho cominciato il periodo di addestramento e mi hanno spedito a presidiare il confine con la Siria, ma non ho resistito, sono dovuto scappare via non potevo sopportare il modo in cui il corpo militare turco agiva su quel confine».

      Così è andato via, ha attraversato l’Europa a piedi lungo la rotta balcanica per arrivare in Germania dove ha imparato il tedesco e ha cominciato un processo di integrazione. Dopo un anno il governo tedesco gli ha fatto sapere che la sua domanda d’asilo non era stata accettata, Nassim se n’è dovuto andare da un posto che aveva cominciato appena a chiamare casa per la terza volta.

      È partito per Calais all’inizio di luglio, nel campo si annoia, dice che non c’è nulla da fare, vuole andare in Inghilterra e ricominciare la sua vita che è in pausa da mesi. Lui, a differenza di altri che arrivano a Calais e decidono di restare in Francia, è certo di dover partire. In poco più di un mese ha tentato sette volte la traversata senza mai riuscirci. A volte è colpa del tempo, quando piove o c’è troppo vento è bene non avventurarsi in mare; altre volte è stata la polizia a fermarlo. L’ultimo tentativo lo ha sfiancato, è tornato al campo stanco e insofferente, e nonostante di norma sfoderasse un inglese perfetto ha preferito usare Google traduttore per parlare con i volontari. Ha detto: «Sono troppo stanco per pensare». La polizia aveva sorpreso lui e altri compagni sulla spiaggia all’alba mentre trasportavano un gommone, che è stato subito confiscato, e in seguito alle proteste di alcuni di loro gli agenti della Police Nationale hanno usato gas e manganelli.

      Quando il gruppo è tornato al campo si sono fatti vedere curare le ferite da alcuni studenti di medicina inglesi volontari a Calais, poi sono spariti nella boscaglia, dove avevano lasciato le tende. Alcuni le hanno trovate al loro posto, Nassim no. Ne aveva bisogno per riposarsi in vista del giorno successivo, quando avrebbe tentato di nuovo, l’Inghilterra per lui è l’unica soluzione.

      https://scomodo.org/lultima-spiaggia-dellunione-europea
      #mourir_aux_frontières #morts_aux_frontières #migrations #réfugiés #frontières #décès #Calais #France #Manche #marche_blanche #campement #Unicorn

  • Sur des #aires_d’accueil des “#gens_du_voyage”, des femmes en lutte - Basta !

    https://basta.media/aires-accueil-gens-du-voyage-femmes-en-lutte-contre-discriminations

    Dans le #Nord, des #femmes réunies en association tentent de faire respecter les droits des #habitantes et habitants des aires d’accueil de gens du voyage. Elles bataillent pour s’imposer comme interlocutrices à part entière face aux pouvoirs publics.

    #reportages
    #droits humains
    #logement
    #luttes sociales

    Des journalistes, elles en ont vu défiler bon nombre sur leur aire d’accueil depuis que leur association a organisé, en avril, une première marche pour la dignité des Voyageurs à Lille. Depuis quelques années déjà, le combat de l’association Da So Vas contre la #pollution sur leur aire d’accueil d’Hellemmes-Ronchin, à la périphérie de la métropole du Nord, est mis en lumière dans les médias. Comme les aires d’accueil répertoriées par le juriste #William_Acker, leur terrain, situé entre une cimenterie et une concasserie, est particulièrement pollué.

  • #Route_des_Balkans : les migrants noyés dans la Drina

    Des dizaines de migrants en route vers l’Union européenne meurent noyés chaque année dans les eaux froides de la #rivière #Drina entre la #Serbie et la #Bosnie et sont enterrés anonymement dans les cimetières voisins, où des activistes bénévoles tentent de leur donner une sépulture digne et de retrouver leurs proches sans nouvelles.

    https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/119298-000-A/route-des-balkans-les-migrants-noyes-dans-la-drina
    #Bosnie-Herzégovine #cimetière #mourir_aux_frontières #vidéo #reportage #morts_aux_frontières #Balkans #noyade #migrations #réfugiés #frontières #cimetière #Nihad_Suljic #Vidak_Simic #Bijeljina #anonymat #identification #autopsie #ADN #DNA

  • La biblioteca dei libri che nessuno legge
    https://www.meltingpot.org/2024/02/la-biblioteca-dei-libri-che-nessuno-legge

    Il cuore di Pristina è la grande biblioteca nazionale. La più grande di tutto il #Kosovo. L’edificio realizzato in epoca sovietica dall’architetto croato Andrija Mutnjaković, uno dei massimi esponenti di quello stile chiamato “Brutalismo”, in realtà è molto funzionale allo studio e alla conservazione dei libri. La struttura architettonica richiama alla mente le celle di un alveare, incastonate una sull’altra senza seguire simmetrie. Senza dubbio, è l’edificio più iconico di tutta Pristina, come la torre Eiffel per Parigi o il Tower Bridge per Londra. La biblioteca è, o meglio era, anche il cuore culturale del Kosovo con il suo (...)

    #Reportage_e_inchieste #Diritti_umani #Riccardo_Bottazzo

  • Sur les traces impossibles du Printemps de Prague - imago mundi
    https://www.imagomundi.fr/article36.html

    Pour qui aimerait découvrir dans le paysage des villes européennes les traces de leur histoire récente – celle qui n’est pas encore, ou alors tout juste, mise en mémoire et patrimonialisée – il lui faudra se repérer à de rares monuments, consulter des images d’archives et passer plusieurs heures au département d’un musée dédié au sujet. Il en est ainsi de Prague et de son Printemps de 1968, réprimé dans le sang.
    par Nepthys Zwer
    #Prague #Printemps #révolution #reportage

  • Reportages : InfoMigrants à la rencontre des Sénégalais tentés par le rêve européen

    InfoMigrants est allé au Sénégal, en banlieue de Dakar, à la rencontre de jeunes - et moins jeunes - tentés par un départ vers l’Europe. En cause : l’inflation, la crise du Covid et de la pêche... Certains sont restés mais ont aussi perdu un proche dans la traversée de l’Atlantique vers les Canaries espagnoles. D’autres encore sont rentrés après l’échec de leur rêve européen. Retrouvez tous nos reportages.

    La situation économique du Sénégal pousse de plus en plus d’hommes et de femmes à prendre la mer en direction des îles Canaries, distantes d’environ 1 500 km. Les Sénégalais fuient généralement une vie sans perspective, aggravée par les changements climatiques.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuLD1UbvL5Y&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infomigrants.ne

    À l’été 2023, les départs se sont notamment succédé vers l’archipel espagnol depuis les côtes sénégalaises. Sur l’ensemble de l’année 2023, plus de 37 000 personnes ont tenté de rejoindre le pays européen, du jamais vu.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N-_aCjoA-c&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infomigrants.ne

    Beaucoup prennent la mer sans en mesurer les dangers. Selon l’ONG espagnole Caminando fronteras, plus de 6 000 migrants sont morts en mer l’année dernière. Ce chiffre, qui a pratiquement triplé (+177%) par rapport à celui de 2022, est « le plus élevé » comptabilisé par l’ONG depuis le début de ses recensements.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMMuxSFfSS4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infomigrants.ne

    Dans le même temps, des Sénégalais, déçus par leur exil, sont aussi rentrés au pays après des années passées en Europe. Souvent, ils reviennent avec l’aide de l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) et le soutien financier de l’Union européenne. Mais en rentrant « les mains vides », ils doivent faire face à la déception de leurs proches.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsbHTBTn3fY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infomigrants.ne

    À Dakar, on croise aussi des Centrafricains, des Congolais, des Sierra-léonais, des Ivoiriens… Certains sont réfugiés, d’autres sont en transit, d’autres encore sont « bloqués » au Sénégal et attendent de pouvoir rejoindre rentrer chez eux.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apA6oKCDlOE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infomigrants.ne

    Enfin, il y a ceux qui refusent de risquer leur vie et s’échinent à demander un visa pour atteindre l’Europe, malgré les refus successifs et le coût de la procédure. Comme partout, des trafiquants profitent de la situation et organisent des trafics de rendez-vous en ambassades. Des mafias prennent ainsi tous les créneaux sur internet et les revendent à prix d’or à des Sénégalais désespérés.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgyUa9priPY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infomigrants.ne

    https://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/54517/reportages--infomigrants-a-la-rencontre-des-senegalais-tentes-par-le-r

    #Sénégal #asile #migrations #réfugiés #reportage #vidéo #jeunes #jeunesse #Dakar #facteurs_push #push-factors #inflation #pêche #route_atlantique #Canaries #îles_Canaries #perpectives #climat #changement_climatique #décès #morts_aux_frontières #mourir_aux_frontières #Caminando_fronteras #OIM #réintégration #retour #IOM #visas

  • Taybeh, village chrétien de Palestine - imago mundi
    https://www.imagomundi.fr/article61.html


    On n’arrive pas à Taybeh par hasard. Dans le gouvernorat de Ramallah, dans les Territoires occupés, à 50 km au nord de Jérusalem, cette petite ville perchée sur sa colline n’est pas un haut lieu touristique de la Terre sainte. Seuls des groupes de pèlerins chrétiens s’aventurent jusqu’ici, au seuil du désert, entre la Samarie et la Judée bibliques.
    Qu’en est-il d’être chrétien·ne dans les Territoires palestiniens occupés ? Pour comprendre, je me suis rendue sur place et ce périple a pris la forme d’un voyage dans le temps, ancien et récent, autant que dans les lieux.
    par Johanna Schreiner
    #Palestine #Taybeh #colonisation #reportage

  • Priced out by imports, Ghana’s farmers risk death to work in Italy

    Farmers in Ghana say cheap Italian tomatoes are ruining their businesses. Many have travelled to seek work abroad.

    Adu Poku was a farmer in Ghana. It was all he’d ever known. The maize, okra and tomatoes he grew had brought in enough money to pay for his wedding, and to prepare for the birth of his twins. But then everything changed.

    A mining company came and took over most of his land, and what he grew on the patch he had left was no longer enough to make ends meet. Cheap tomatoes from Italy had flooded the market and driven prices down. Most people in the area were struggling, and few could still afford to eat the more expensive local produce. If Adu kept farming, he was afraid he was going to starve.

    He heard that people were travelling to Italy, and there they were earning enough to keep their families alive back in Ghana. He decided he had no choice but to try his luck as well. What happens after such a decision is made is the focus of this series.

    Adu is one of six Ghanaians who tell the stories of their attempts to get Europe. All risked death in search of a better future, and many of them witnessed their travelling companions die along the way. These six men are still alive to tell us what they saw.
    The economics of survival

    This series sheds light on how, in the age of globalisation, agricultural exports from rich countries impact livelihoods and migration in poorer ones.

    We’re not the first to report on stories like this. The documentary Displaced: Tomatoes and Greed from Deutsche Welle and the results of the Modern Marronage research project both corroborate the series’ main point. But here you will hear it straight from the people experiencing it, in their own words. Their message is simple: people are leaving Ghana’s Bono region, once the country’s bread basket, because canned and frozen foods from abroad are causing their farms to fail.

    For them, the taste of this is made more bitter by what happens next. Farming is what these men know, so in Europe they often end up producing the products that had made their livelihoods unviable in the first place. They become the problem they’re trying to escape. On top of all this, their lack of papers makes them highly vulnerable in Europe. Exploitation, violence, dismal living and working conditions, precarity, and deportation are all commonplace for people in their position. All our contributors who made it were eventually detained and sent back. Getting their security back isn’t part of the bargain, despite the risks they take to get it.

    That is, if they get there. Many never make it all the way. For several of our contributors, the journey ended in Libya, where they were arrested after failing in their attempts to cross the sea. They describe their time in detention as “torture”, but what they had experienced up until that point wasn’t much better. In order to pay for their sea crossing, most had spent weeks, months, sometimes even years labouring on construction sites, trying to save money while running the gauntlet of abusive employers, kidnappers, robbers, and armed actors every single day.

    Giving in to ‘voluntary return’

    Once caught, all our contributors eventually chose to be ‘voluntarily returned’ to Ghana. Usually this is done by the International Organization for Migration – the UN body in charge of coordinating such repatriations. What they say about that experience highlights the ethically ambiguous nature of the idea.

    Voluntary returns are often presented as humanitarian. Proponents say they are good because they help people exit bad situations, even if they take migrants away from their goal rather than toward it. And to make that easier to accept, coordinators often offer migrants various kinds of support if they cooperate. This can include work and skills training, as well as capital to start small businesses or to invest in old ones.

    Researchers have long argued that migrants’ experiences of voluntary return are often very different to what is being advertised. Our contributors confirm this.

    To start with, they take issue with how the whole process is framed. They say that ‘voluntary’ is a strange word to use when their only alternative is continued detention in Italy or abuse by their Libyan jailers. That is a choice in name only, rather than saying ‘yes’ to something they want.

    They also believe they were misled – they claim they were offered substantially more help than they ended up receiving. They got a plane trip to Ghana and a bus ticket back to their home villages, but not the support for a fresh start that they believe they were promised. As a result, most returned worse off to the same situation they had left.

    Except for getting out of jail, nothing had been solved by voluntary return. Instead, it had exacerbated the challenges. Even after they were back for a year, our contributors said they were still facing worse socio-economic economic hardship, marginalisation, and vulnerability than before they first decided to travel. And the only solution they could see for that is more travel.

    Returning people back to an on-going problem isn’t a solution. Our contributors call instead for safe and accessible travel options, equal rights, and dignity for all. They also call for their home government, the international system, and the EU to change practices and policies so that a dignified life at home is possible.

    https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/priced-out-by-imports-ghanas-farmers-risk-death-to-work-in-italy-migr

    #Ghana #Italie #tomates #exploitation #migrations #prix #mines #extractivisme #terres #industrie_agro-alimentaire #exportation #importation #économie_de_survie #Bono #livelihoods #migrerrance #itinéraire_migratoire #retour_volontaire

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    voir aussi le très bon webdoc (que j’avais mis sur seenthis en 2014):
    The dark side of the Italian tomatos

    https://seenthis.net/messages/270740

    ping @_kg_

    • Tomatoes and greed – the exodus of Ghana’s farmers

      What do tomatoes have to do with mass migration? Tomatoes are a poker chip in global trade policies. Subsidized products from the EU, China and elsewhere are sold at dumping prices, destroying markets and livelihoods in Africa in the process.

      Edward still harvests tomatoes. But he is no longer on his own fields in Ghana. He now works on plantations in southern Italy under precarious conditions. The tomatoes he harvests are processed, canned and shipped abroad - including to Ghana, where they compete with local products. The flood of cheap imports from China, the US and the EU has driven Ghana’s tomato industry to ruin. Desperate farmers find themselves having to seek work elsewhere, including in Europe. For many, the only route available is a dangerous journey through the desert and across the Mediterranean. Ghana is a nation at peace, a democracy with free elections and economic growth. Nonetheless, tomato farmer Benedicta is only able to make ends meet because her husband regularly sends her money from his earnings in Italy.

      A former tomato factory in Pwalugu, Ghana, illustrates the predicament. This factory once helped secure the livelihood of tomato farmers across the region. Today it lies empty, guarded by Vincent, a former employee who hopes to keep it from falling into ruin. In the surrounding region, the market for tomatoes has collapsed and most farmers are no longer growing what could easily be Ghana’s ‘red gold’. An agricultural advisor is trying to help local tomato farmers, but has little by way of hope to offer. Conditions like this are what drive local farmers to cut their losses and head for Europe. Once in Italy, migrants from Ghana and other African countries are forced to live in desperate conditions near the plantations. They work as day laborers for extremely low wages, helping to grow the very tomatoes that are costing people back home their work and livelihoods. These days, canned tomatoes from China, Italy and Spain are available for purchase on the market of Accra. Some may call this free trade. But economist Kwabena Otoo says free trade should open doors; not destroy people’s lives.

      Every two seconds, a person is forced to flee their home. Today, more than 70 million people have been displaced worldwide. The DW documentary series ‘Displaced’ sheds light on the causes of this crisis and traces how wealthy industrialized countries are contributing to the exodus from the Global South.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPZ0Bev99s

      #reportage #vidéo

    • I left Ghana to farm in Italy. I was exploited in both places

      Kojo risked his life mining in Ghana. He went to Italy for better opportunities, but was shocked by what he saw.

      Kojo Afreh was a farmer and miner in Ghana before he decided to travel to Italy. He hoped that by finding work abroad, he could support his family and eventually marry the mother of his child. But his journey didn’t go to plan. Kojo is one of six migrant workers who told us about their experiences of migration for this series. An explanation of how we produced this interview can be found at the end.

      Raphel Ahenu (BTS): Hello Kojo, thank you for meeting me today. Can you tell me about yourself?

      Kojo Afreh: I’m 27 years old. I have a child but am no longer with the mother. I come from a family of maize farmers, and that was what I was doing for seven years before I travelled.

      My farm was small – I never had the money to invest in something bigger. I was also working in galamsey (small-scale, illegal mining) in order to supplement my income from the farm.

      Raphel: Why did you decide to leave Ghana?

      Kojo: Hardship! I was really struggling. I never had enough money. Galamsey mining is dangerous as well. Bad accidents happen and sometimes people lose their lives. My parents were always worried about me.

      My lack of finances was having a big impact on me. The mother of my child couldn’t marry me because of it – her parents didn’t think I could take care of her even though we had a child together. This situation was so sad and frustrating to me. I decided I had to change something.

      Down in the mining pits, all people spoke about was going overseas. Lots of people were leaving the area, so I decided to join them. I asked my older siblings and parents to help me with the trip, and they put some money together for me. It wasn’t exactly a loan, but they expected me to return the favour by helping them out once I was settled in my new life. They told me not to forget about them when I got there.

      Raphel: What was the journey like?

      Kojo: I joined a car going through Burkina Faso to Niger. One man in the group had travelled that way before and knew where to go. That was good, since it meant we didn’t have to pay anyone to take us.

      Then we had to get out and trek until we got to the edge of the Sahara Desert, where we were met by a pickup truck. There were about 30 people in that car. We each had to bring enough drinking water and food for the journey. Once we ran out, that was it.

      It’s a dangerous route: the desert is scorching hot and so windy. There are no trees for miles. It’s like walking on the sea: there’s simply nothing there.

      Finally, we made it to Libya. I stayed with a group of Ghanaians for about five months, where I did all sorts of jobs to make some money for the boat crossing. Then the opportunity came to leave Libya and we got on a boat crossing to Sicily.

      A lot of things happened on that journey, but I can’t talk about them. They’re too painful.

      Raphel: What was life like in Italy?

      Kojo: When we arrived, the Italian authorities processed us and sent us to a reception centre. From there I called some people who had told me they would help me when I got there. They collected me and took me to Piacenza in northern Italy, where I started working on farms in the countryside. There were a few of us doing whatever work we could find, mostly harvesting potatoes and tomatoes.

      Honestly, it was not great. The work was hard and I was lonely – I felt very far from my people. Our supervisors also treated us badly. They often cheated us out of our wages. I was told that workers are meant to receive €100 a day, but we never got more than €40. When we complained, they said it was because they had deducted food and tool costs. We didn’t have papers, so we couldn’t report them to anyone.

      Despite this, I was still able to send some money back home to repay my family and to buy a small plot of land. And in some ways, the work in Italy was still better than what I was doing in Ghana. Galamsey mining was so dangerous.

      Raphel: When did you get sent back?

      Kojo: I was in Italy for about two years, moving from place to place for work. I worked in Puglia, Campania, Foggia and several other places. I was always careful because I didn’t have papers. But, one day some labour inspectors showed up at a farm I was working on.

      My Italian was not very good, so a man who had been there for longer spoke for all of us. He explained to us that the inspectors thought we were slaves and were offering to assist us if we cooperated with them.

      The inspectors said they would help us get our papers and protection. We agreed and they took us away. We did all they asked. We told them where we’d worked, the pay we had received, and the names of the people we had worked for. Only then did we realise they’d tricked us and were planning to deport us.

      Raphel: You couldn’t stay like they’d promised?

      Kojo: No, we couldn’t. The police told me that because I left the processing centre without permission, I had broken the rules and therefore couldn’t get protection.

      I was taken to an immigration centre for deportation. I didn’t have anything with me – all my money and possessions were still where we’d been staying when the inspectors took us away. Fortunately, I had been transferring money home regularly, so I didn’t lose everything. But I had to leave behind around €300.

      In the detention centre, we were told that we would receive some money if we agreed to go back voluntarily. I felt I had no option but to take the offer. It was my choice, but at the same time it was not my choice.

      Raphel: What was the offer?

      Kojo: They gave me a ticket to Ghana and €1,600. In exchange, I wouldn’t be able to receive a visa for Italy or Europe for 10 years.

      I came back just before the Covid-19 pandemic. I wasn’t able to earn anything during the lockdown, so all the money I had saved quickly disappeared. Suddenly, I was back where I started.

      Hustling for work in Italy is hard, but it’s better than what I have in front of me right now. I’m working in the galamsey mines again, and am trying to raise enough money to return to Italy. This time I hope I will be more successful.

      Raphel: Can you tell me about the association you’re part of in your area?

      Kojo: There’s a movement for people like me who have been returned from Italy and Libya by the UN and IOM. We are trying to get these organisations to honour the promises they made to us.

      When they sent me back, they said they would help me stay in Ghana if I agreed to voluntary return. That’s why I cooperated. But they’re not helping me. I am on my own, and it’s the same for the others who were sent back.

      Most of us say that if we ever go back to Europe or North Africa, we will not agree to voluntary return. We now know they just tell us what we want to hear so that we agree to come back.

      The association meets every once in a while, but we haven’t achieved much because things are tough for everyone. People are thinking about how to afford food, not about what to do with this group.

      Raphel: In the meantime, do you have any requests for the government or local authorities in Ghana?

      Kojo: Yes, I want the authorities to offer people like me more support. I’ve been back for nearly four years and it’s been so difficult financially. I’m still supporting my child and the mother of my child. But I will never earn enough to actually be with them.

      https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/i-left-ghana-to-farm-in-italy-i-was-exploited-in-both-places-migratio

      #choix

  • La storia di Sofia, lo sfollamento forzato e l’accoglienza dignitosa a Tijuana
    https://www.meltingpot.org/2023/11/la-storia-di-sofia-lo-sfollamento-forzato-e-laccoglienza-dignitosa-a-tij

    Questa quarta parte del reportage di Andrea Miti restituisce la prospettiva di una delle donne che vivono nel centro di accoglienza Border Line Crisis Centre di Tijuana , di cui abbiamo parlato nell’ultimo articolo con Judith, la direttrice. Il modello di rifugio mira ad offrire un’accoglienza libera da pratiche comuni a molte ONG, che spesso confondono la sicurezza con il controllo, senza riconoscere l’agire delle persone, le loro capacità, la loro autonomia, schiacciate sotto il peso della parola ‘migrante’, che porta con sé classismo, razzismo e spersonalizzazione. La testimonianza di Sofia è quella di una donna che, in uno (...)

    #Interviste #Reportage_e_inchieste