The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Hundreds evicted as Italy closes its second-largest migrant centre Amid tears and protests, Italian authorities are in the process of evacuating some 500 people from a reception centre near Rome after the government scrapped residency rights it used to offer asylum seekers. https://www.thelocal.it/20190125/hundreds-evicted-as-italy-closes-its-second-largest-migrant-centre-castelnuovo-di-porto Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:43:00 +0100 hundreds-evicted-as-italy-closes-its-second-largest-migrant-centre-castelnuovo-di-porto Migrants revolt at Rome detention centre Clashes erupted at an immigration detention centre in Rome on Thursday as around 250 people barricaded themselves inside the building, described as a place of "desperate detention" by one rights group. The protest comes in the same week a Tunisian man sewed his mouth shut in protest at a nearby facility. https://www.thelocal.it/20140516/migrants-revolt-at-rome-detention-centre Fri, 16 May 2014 12:59:00 +0200 migrants-revolt-at-rome-detention-centre 'Europe needs a human approach to immigration' Alessandro Penso, from Rome, was on the path to a career in clinical psychology when a scholarship gave him the chance to pick up a camera and change direction. As the World Press Photo exhibition opens in Rome, featuring one of Penso’s award-winning images, he speaks to The Local about his work shooting social issues in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20140502/europe-needs-a-human-approach-to-immigration Fri, 02 May 2014 19:23:00 +0200 europe-needs-a-human-approach-to-immigration