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NPR: couple spends millions to save immigrants
May 17, 2015
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Rescue at sea. Click here to listen to the NPR story about MOAS and the wealthy couple with a heart and social conscience.
<br>Facebook:<br>https://www.facebook.com/migrantoffshoreaidstation<br><br>Here is a story about the humanitarian efforts of this couple in English from Corriere della Sera: (Please copy and paste)<br>http://www.corriere.it/english/15_maggio_13/rescuing-migrants-with-the-phoenix-eebb4194-f95e-11e4-997b-246d7229677f.shtml </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/10016/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/9996">Wealthy family saves immigrants' lives at sea, regularly</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>May 17, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/MOAS">MOAS</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/refugees">refugees</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/immigrants">immigrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/ship">ship</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Phoenix">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/save">save</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/lives">lives</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/humanitarian">humanitarian</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/wealth">wealth</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/good">good</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/people">people</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/9996'> <div class='image-block-align-right image-add-border small'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/16/news/a_messina_sbarca_la_nave_della_solidarieta_con_400_migranti_a_bordo-114499422/"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/6g7guwtqyhaxuatcyvpo97w8xmrm?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22phoenix.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27phoenix.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=a5e553ac0cb3179b3bf24c20d39c45623ebb37f6411b341923c2b6d8b67030a6 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/6g7guwtqyhaxuatcyvpo97w8xmrm?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22phoenix.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27phoenix.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=a5e553ac0cb3179b3bf24c20d39c45623ebb37f6411b341923c2b6d8b67030a6 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/plmezm6jhmsogehsa9mm371hcmut?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22phoenix.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27phoenix.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=0282637d5f24fafdc96ece3488916f3e7dd059fbb82f79a43f6d3c9fbb12e3c0" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/16/news/a_messina_sbarca_la_nave_della_solidarieta_con_400_migranti_a_bordo-114499422/">The private rescue ship Phoenix in action in the Mediterranean</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-text'> From La Repubblica 16 May 2015 online edition:<br><br> The 120-foot ship Phoenix, working for the non-governmental organization MOAS, pulled into the port of Messina, Sicily with 405 migrants aboard.MOAS stands for Migrant Offshore Aid Station. The United States ship belongs to a wealthy couple, Regina and Christopher Catrambone, involved in a philanthropic and humanitarian mission to <a href="#" class="sbx-read-more-link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/9996/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/9931">Mafia park goes to the dogs, and cats</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>May 16, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/kennel">kennel</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/rescue">rescue</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Palermo">Palermo</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/falsomile">falsomile</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/dog">dog</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/cat">cat</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/clinic">clinic</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/mafia">mafia</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/9931'> <div class='image-block-align-left image-add-border small'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/16/news/a_palermo_il_primo_parco_er_cani_e_gatti_in_un_terreno_confiscato_ai_boss-114493215/?ref=nrct-2"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/cpt7wpdjb8dp01xyz1lb4z0as19j?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22dog.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27dog.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=89e7c92e22cb20fb88fcf40ad32331d9dba51b612e55540a49447d76a2b15010 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/cpt7wpdjb8dp01xyz1lb4z0as19j?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22dog.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27dog.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=89e7c92e22cb20fb88fcf40ad32331d9dba51b612e55540a49447d76a2b15010 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/6mrh74tqwudzaa71fnp1iiu53zu7?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22dog.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27dog.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4604ece71840b64d1e244d3560aee7b94f5965d843434c1547991d033a3e9183" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/16/news/a_palermo_il_primo_parco_er_cani_e_gatti_in_un_terreno_confiscato_ai_boss-114493215/?ref=nrct-2">A new kennel and fenced run for dogs in cats on park land confiscated from the mafia.</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-text'> Park land confiscated from the Mafia in Falsomiele outside Palermo will become the new home for hundreds of ownerless dogs and cats, according to a report in today's La Repubblica. The 27,000-square-meter park will include a place for the dogs to runa and play, a first-aid clinic and an operating room. </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/9931/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/10008">First generation Palermitans</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>May 9, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/Children">Children</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/immigrants">immigrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Palermo">Palermo</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicilia">sicilia</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicily">sicily</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/citizenship">citizenship</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/10008'> <div class='image-block-align-left image-add-border small'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/08/news/bimbi_nuovi_cittadini_di_palermo-113876834/"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/3qh58gxqfot3gwiazvqg4zjkhh0p?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22kids.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27kids.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=7f87a4969438e150e2eb82ffc309ec3abe8abcfad925aede6c7d9f283fd823cb 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/3qh58gxqfot3gwiazvqg4zjkhh0p?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22kids.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27kids.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=7f87a4969438e150e2eb82ffc309ec3abe8abcfad925aede6c7d9f283fd823cb 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/xcp0pqjz1ehonr3svt0i4u6epanx?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22kids.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27kids.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=3201084968ed021c13b270a4cd743cff0fc223e49fad78c21dfbbd4b228a4f9d" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/08/news/bimbi_nuovi_cittadini_di_palermo-113876834/">52 kids of parents from different parts of the world become honorary Palermo citizens</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-text'> Boys and girls, most of them born in Palermo, children of parents from far away who have rebuilt their lives in Palermo. Palermo always has been a melting pot of cultures and languages and skin colors. It still is. </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/10008/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/10009">Nearly 4,000 refugees rescued at sea over the weekend.</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>May 4, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/sicilia">sicilia</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicily">sicily</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/recue">recue</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/refugees">refugees</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sea">sea</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/birth">birth</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/newborn">newborn</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/francesca marina">francesca marina</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/emergency">emergency</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/forever">forever</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/immigration">immigration</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/wave">wave</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/non stop">non stop</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/10009'> <div class='image-block-align-left image-add-border small'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/04/news/sbarchi_senza_fine_in_sicilia_e_emergenza_bimba_nasce_su_una_nave_militare_il_ministro_alfano_a_palermo_e_catania-113484962/"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/0sltskj0ae88ea0lfgy66olg9et2?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22bimba.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27bimba.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=ac9833bc8c5925361d81740b852a20b35ca2e0186ed6f5606f1c4807a6bb6a27 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/0sltskj0ae88ea0lfgy66olg9et2?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22bimba.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27bimba.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=ac9833bc8c5925361d81740b852a20b35ca2e0186ed6f5606f1c4807a6bb6a27 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2veq94yslqo2dc66sur564nttscc?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22bimba.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27bimba.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=19b76222417f56859876fb0cf3154ecf6ac79c51c26d40b0651ba9ed28497542" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/04/news/sbarchi_senza_fine_in_sicilia_e_emergenza_bimba_nasce_su_una_nave_militare_il_ministro_alfano_a_palermo_e_catania-113484962/">Traffickers forced one woman to board a vessel in North Africa although she had begun labor pains. Her child was born at sea and the crew of her rescue ship named her Francesca Marina. Click here for original story in La Repubblica.</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-text'> Nearly 4,000 boat people from Africa were saved over the weekend. The ships of the Italian navy were employed in the continuous, non-stop rescue operations in the Mediterranean, aiding boats and rafts in trouble in the waters of the Strait of Sicily, between Lampedusa and Libya, bringing the survivors to the ports of Augusta, Reggio <a href="#" class="sbx-read-more-link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/10009/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/9695">Reuters calls it 4,800 refugees rescued</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>May 4, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/washington post">washington post</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/reuters">reuters</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicily">sicily</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/immigrants">immigrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/refugees">refugees</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/mediterranean">mediterranean</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/rescue">rescue</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/emergency">emergency</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/forever">forever</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Africa">Africa</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/9695'> <div class='image-block-align-left small'> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/italy-says-10-migrants-die-4800-rescued-in-ongoing-mission/2015/05/03/920f188c-f1dc-11e4-b2f3-af5479e6bbdd_story.html?hpid=z10"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/jdd668pc4c592zrdm32kayshsqit?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22comma.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27comma.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=f92325625b00546b98be0bfd2fdbf06147b2fabf18a6ece98f5ae9b92e0e6fc4 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/jdd668pc4c592zrdm32kayshsqit?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22comma.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27comma.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=f92325625b00546b98be0bfd2fdbf06147b2fabf18a6ece98f5ae9b92e0e6fc4 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/8wknp09llaun5f6lb0lg4zduwsdj?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22comma.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27comma.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=45029cafab2e129108aabfb69ddb073852cee5e6aee965aaf00c6285bd876fda" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/italy-says-10-migrants-die-4800-rescued-in-ongoing-mission/2015/05/03/920f188c-f1dc-11e4-b2f3-af5479e6bbdd_story.html?hpid=z10">Rescue operations in the Strait of Sicily were busy this weekend. Click here to read the story in the Washington Post.</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-text'> The Washngton Post published a Reuters report saying Italy now claims that 4,800 boat people were rescued over the weekend. </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/9695/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/10015">More immigrants, more cadavers in the sea</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>May 3, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/immigrants">immigrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/rescue">rescue</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/cadavers">cadavers</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/arica">arica</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicily">sicily</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/tragedy">tragedy</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/emergency">emergency</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/forever">forever</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/10015'> <div class='image-block-align-left image-add-border small'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/03/news/guardia_costiera_3690_i_migranti_salvati_ieri-113420233/"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/puj1sr5ph8vkzau03gi9pq4xb9eo?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22barconi.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27barconi.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=1a05d8a573022615a14cedf3ad669f199b79da2b3eae2a949b486200dc40ebd8 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/puj1sr5ph8vkzau03gi9pq4xb9eo?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22barconi.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27barconi.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=1a05d8a573022615a14cedf3ad669f199b79da2b3eae2a949b486200dc40ebd8 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/3jp1ezpbrsuobflja9dh9ar34tch?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22barconi.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27barconi.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=8a700fa46fdaff261e0bcf2b2858d37778e01060f9c05bcba65eb2241be26720" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/03/news/guardia_costiera_3690_i_migranti_salvati_ieri-113420233/">Coast Guard photo of immigrants on a rubber boat</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-text'> From La Repubblica:<br><br>The wave of boats headed for the Italian coasts never stops, the caption says. Some ten cadavers were pulled from the sea in a rescue operation. On just 2 April, the ship Fiorillo had aided 397 refugees and the Bersagliere took on board a total of 778. It is one of the highest number <a href="#" class="sbx-read-more-link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/10015/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/10013">New York Times photo essay</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>April 27, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/Libya">Libya</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/detention">detention</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/migrants">migrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Lampedusa">Lampedusa</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/horrors">horrors</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/10013'> <div class='post-text'> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/africa/libya-migrants-mediterranean.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news# </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/10013/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/9953">Funeral Fireworks in Piazza Independenza</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>April 27, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/funeral">funeral</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/fireworks">fireworks</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/cortege">cortege</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Traffic">Traffic</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Palermo">Palermo</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicilia">sicilia</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicily">sicily</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/9953'> <div class='post-text'> http://video.repubblica.it/edizione/palermo/palermo-corteo-funebre-traffico-bloccato-per-sparare-i-petardi/199084/198127#commenta<br>Here is a video of a funeral cortege that stops traffic in the middle of Piazza Independenza in downtown historic center of Palermo. They open the door to the hearse carrying the corpse, and set off fireworks so the deceased can see them. One commentor said, " <a href="#" class="sbx-read-more-link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/9953/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/10012">CBS News wakes up from stupor</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>April 26, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/it's about time">it's about time</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Imigration">Imigration</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/death">death</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicily">sicily</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/mass migration">mass migration</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/10012'> <div class='post-text'> http://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-death-in-the-mediterranean/ </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/10012/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/9982">"Inhuman violence"; traffickers clubbed migrants to death</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>April 23, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/Violence">Violence</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/migrants">migrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/immigrants">immigrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/refugess">refugess</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/sicily">sicily</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/human traffickers">human traffickers</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/trafficking">trafficking</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/death">death</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/murder">murder</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/awful">awful</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/9982'> <div class='image-block-align-left image-add-border small'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/04/23/news/catania_scafisti_del_naufragio_davanti_al_giudice_arrestati_altri_6_trafficanti_e_sbarcati_220_immigrati-112631227/"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/3zqr0v83lpfg1fvf8bml6d70ltol?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22white_raft.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27white_raft.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=169c6234825fdbb8bab1a228f0a665e4aa39bdd8e2ac2dbd74ea3f4bd877f96c 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/3zqr0v83lpfg1fvf8bml6d70ltol?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22white_raft.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27white_raft.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=169c6234825fdbb8bab1a228f0a665e4aa39bdd8e2ac2dbd74ea3f4bd877f96c 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/8zwxwa21o7bfaasw28wxhsmca5w5?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22white_raft.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27white_raft.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20250419%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250419T180005Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=6e8f872e199221ab3f734098ca77349757dd514145ec0a0838c3c65d4d7f5404" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/04/23/news/catania_scafisti_del_naufragio_davanti_al_giudice_arrestati_altri_6_trafficanti_e_sbarcati_220_immigrati-112631227/">A rubber raft full of refugees being towed by Italian authorities. 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