Migrants’ protest in Caltagirone: general frustration for the never-ending delay.

Since several days the guests of the SPRAR centre “Il Geranio”, located in via Rosario Pitrelli, in a big villa strategically placed far away from the residential area, are protesting to obtain news concerning the advancement of their refugee status request. In answer to this protest, the mayor Nicola Bonanno, and the assessor to Social Services, Chiara Gulizia, sent a document asking to remove 11 Nigerian citizens, who presumably instigated the protest, fomenting also the other guests of the centre. A few miles away, the migrants of the SPRAR of Grammichele, blocked up garbage containers in the street towards contrada “Bisamore”. The SPRAR of Grammichele is managed by the cooperative “ San Francesco – 4 ottobre” which together with “Il Geranio” are part of the big family of the consortium “Il Sol.co”. These news were published in the newspaper “La Sicilia”, the 6th of September. Apparently migrants showed their frustration and demonstrated against the very long delay to obtain information concerning their request; the missed delivery of the monthly pocket money (46.50 € per month) and also against the inedible food supplied to them.

Revolt of migrants living in the CIE in Milo

Revolt of migrants living in the CIE (Identification and expulsion center) in Milo. Three of them have been arrested. This has been the consequence of tensions caused by about 20 migrants in the CIE in the periphery of Trapani.  While trying to escape out of the center, 2 Moroccans and 1 Tunisian overwhelmed and harmed one soldier and some policemen. These three migrants have been arrested with the accusation of bodily injury of persons in authority. After the apprehension, they have been brought back to the CIE in Milo. None of the migrants had succeeded in escaping.   

Translated by Luisa Schilling