Leanne Tory-Murphy is a researcher and reporter living in Palermo, Italy, where she recently completed research as a Fulbright scholar. She is a current journalism fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
A new law introduced by Italy's hard-right government removes support from tens of thousands of asylum seekers, and will make it more complex — and risky — for NGOs to support them.
As Italy attempts to process hundreds of thousands of new arrivals, NGOs operating in the country's reception centers are finding themselves caught between speaking up about the corruption and poor conditions that riddle the system, and continuing to pursue their work. Devex hears from insiders about what they believe needs to change.
