Inter Press ServiceMigrants Between Scylla and Charybdis https://www.ipsnews.net/2015/05/migrants-between-scylla-and-charybdis/ News and Views from the Global South Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:17:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Migrants Between Scylla and Charybdis https://www.ipsnews.net/2015/05/migrants-between-scylla-and-charybdis/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2015/05/migrants-between-scylla-and-charybdis/#respond Mon, 11 May 2015 10:51:04 +0000 Silvia Giannelli http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=140552 Mohammed (left) and Ahmed, two Somali migrants who survived crossing the Mediterranean and are now hosted in one of Syracuse’s first aid and reception centres, although they are not planning to remain in Italy for long. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

Mohammed (left) and Ahmed, two Somali migrants who survived crossing the Mediterranean and are now hosted in one of Syracuse’s first aid and reception centres, although they are not planning to remain in Italy for long. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

By Silvia Giannelli
AUGUSTA, Syracuse, Italy, May 11 2015 (IPS)

Two Somali migrants who survived crossing the Mediterranean and reached the Italian island of Sicily describe their ordeal and hopes for the future, while local opinion is divided over the issue of immigration.

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