FRANCESCO PISTILLI

Young Afghans migrants sleep in an abandoned train wagon in Belgrade station. (Serbia 2017)

Young Afghans migrants sleep in an abandoned train wagon in Belgrade station. (Serbia 2017)

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A group of women refugee with children, fleeing from Ukraine by bus.

A group of women with children, fleeing from Ukraine, gathers at the

entrance of a bus provided by the Polish government for the transportation and assistance of refugees at the border. (Poland 2022)
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Idomeni was the largest refugee camp in contemporary Greece: a vast expanse of tents along the railway at the border with Macedonia. Approximately 12,000 people lived here, with 40% being minors, many of them unaccompanied. Among the camp residents were around six hundred pregnant women, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Originally established as a transit settlement for Syrian, Afghan, Yazidi, Iraqi, Pakistani, and Kurdish refugees attempting to reach Northern Europe, the Idomeni camp eventually evolved into a permanent settlement. (Greece 2016)
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Emergency's Search and Rescue (SAR) crew rescuing a distressed boat with 76 people, including women and children, in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast.

Emergency's Search and Rescue (SAR) crew aboard a specially designed Rib boat, engineered to offer a stable platform for conducting search and rescue operations, rescuing a distressed boat with 76 people, including women and children, in the Mediterranean off the Libyan SAR zone. (Mediterranean see 2023)

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A woman fleeing Russian bombardments, having arrived by train from Lviv (Ukraine), rests with her children on the floor of
the Przemyśl station in the Polish city bordering Ukraine—a crucial frontier crossing where approximately 6 million people escaping the war
have passed in the first weeks of the conflict

(source: UNHCR). (Poland 2022)

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Two migrants from sub-Saharan Africa rest on makeshift beds inside the Baobab Center, a former Eritrean cultural center near Tiburtina station, repurposed as a refuge for migrants in transit from Sicilian hotspots to northern Europe
Two migrants from sub-Saharan Africa rest on makeshift beds inside the Baobab Center, a former Eritrean cultural center near Tiburtina station, repurposed as a refuge for migrants in transit from Sicilian hotspots to northern Europe. The center is managed by volunteers from the Baobab Experience association. At the time this image was taken, the center lacked electricity, water, and sanitation facilities. Since June 2015, over 50,000 migrants have received assistance from the "Baobab Experience" group in Rome. (Italy 2015)
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One of the rooms in an abandoned building on the outskirts of the Italian capital, taken over by hundreds of African migrants otherwise homeless.
One of the rooms in an abandoned building on the outskirts of the Italian capital, taken over by hundreds of African migrants otherwise homeless. At 7:30 am on June 8, 2017, units of the Roman police forcefully raided the building, compelling approximately 500 people, including children and infants, to evacuate. (Italy 2017)
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A protester lies on a Greek police car after experiencing a collapse. The woman was taking part in a demonstration calling for the reopening of the borders with Macedonia.
A protester lies on a Greek police car after experiencing a collapse. The woman was taking part in a demonstration calling for the reopening of the borders with Macedonia, which ended in clashes involving stone-throwing and tear gas between migrants and Greek police. In 2016, approximately 12,000 people from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Kurdistan lived in an improvised tent city on the railway tracks at the border station in Idomeni. (Greece 2016)
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​On February 26, 2018, the humanitarian center operated by the Baobab Experience association in Piazzale Maslax behind Tiburtina station in Rome, housing approximately 200 migrants in transit and asylum seekers, woke up under the snow. (Italy 2018)

On February 26, 2018, the humanitarian center operated by the Baobab Experience association in Piazzale Maslax behind Tiburtina station in Rome, housing approximately 200 migrants in transit and asylum seekers, woke up under the snow. (Italy 2018)

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Two Afghan boys improvise a shower outside the abandoned warehouses of Belgrade station, where approximately 1200 people live crammed together in freezing temperatures, lacking water, electricity, and sanitary facilities.

Two Afghan boys improvise a shower outside the abandoned warehouses of Belgrade station, where approximately 1200 people live crammed together in freezing temperatures, lacking water, electricity, and sanitary facilities. (Serbia 2017)

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An Afghan girl peers out from the window of an occupied building in the Exarchia neighborhood, where she has been living with her mother and father for several months. In the Exarchia district of Athens, a network of anarchists and anti-fascist movements

An Afghan girl peers out from the window of an occupied building in the Exarchia neighborhood, where she has been living with her mother and father for several months. In the Exarchia district of Athens, a network of anarchists and anti-fascist movements has occupied various buildings to provide homes and assistance to hundreds of migrant families in need. (Greece 2016)

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family group of Syrian women and a newborn, rescued the night before from a distressed boat after nearly 24 hours of malfunction off the coast of Libya, aboard Emergency's LifeSupport ship, await permission to dock at the port of Naples.

A family group of Syrian women and a newborn, rescued the night before from a distressed boat after nearly 24 hours of malfunction off the coast of Libya, aboard Emergency's LifeSupport ship, await

permission to dock at the port of Naples. (Italy 2023)
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The visible signs of torture and violence on the body of a young man fleeing the Syrian civil war.

The visible signs of torture and violence on the body of a young man fleeing the Syrian civil war. (Greece 2016)

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The abandoned warehouses of Belgrade's train station, where 1200 migrants violently turned away by the Croatian border police have sought refuge during the freezing Serbian winter. They lack electricity, heating, and water, resorting to burning trash and

The abandoned warehouses of Belgrade's train station, where 1200 migrants violently turned away by the Croatian border police have sought refuge during the freezing Serbian winter. They lack electricity,

heating, and water, resorting to burning trash and wood gathered from the railway tracks to stay warm. (Serbia 2017)
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Idomeni was the largest refugee camp in contemporary Greece: a vast expanse of tents along the railway at the border with Macedonia. Here, 12,000 people lived in extreme conditions, with 40 percent of them being minors, many of whom were unaccompanied.
Idomeni was the largest refugee camp in contemporary Greece: a
vast expanse of tents along the railway at the border with Macedonia. Here, 12,000 people lived in extreme conditions, with 40
percent of them being minors, many of whom were unaccompanied.

(Greece 2016)

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Migrants boats that reach Lampedusa island, whether independently or towed by rescuers, are left to accumulate in the Favarolo harbour and eventually break up, scattering debris in bad weather.
Migrants boats that reach Lampedusa island, whether independently or towed by rescuers, are left to accumulate in the Favarolo harbour and eventually break up, scattering debris in bad weather. (Italy 2023)
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in Rome, the Eritrean cultural center gave birth to Baobab Experience, a DIY hospitality initiative.
In June 2015, in Rome, the Eritrean cultural center gave birth to Baobab Experience, a DIY hospitality initiative. Over the years, despite facing
more than 40 evictions, this endeavor has managed to assist over 50,000 migrants in transit, persisting through periods of repression. (Italy 2015)
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​Barbed wire and armed guards divide the Greek territory from the Macedonian one.

Barbed wire and armed guards divide the Greek territory from the

Macedonian one. (Greece 2016)
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​A group of international volunteers and Greek activists organizes evening screenings of cartoons to entertain hundreds of minors trapped in the refugee camp of Idomeni.

A group of international volunteers and Greek activists organizes evening screenings of cartoons to entertain hundreds of minors trapped in the refugee camp of Idomeni. (Greece 2016)

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A group of migrants from Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan travels in a carriage of the Intercity night-train from Rome to the Austrian border.

A group of migrants from Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan travels in a carriage of the Intercity night-train from Rome to the Austrian border. (Italy- Austria border 2015)

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A massive semi-abandoned historical building, called the ‘Silos’, located in downtown Trieste. Since 2014 Silos has become an informal shelter for refugees arriving via Balkans route

A massive semi-abandoned historical building, called the ‘Silos’, located in downtown Trieste (North-East Italy, on border area with Slovenia), few meters away the port and the central railway station. Since 2014 Silos has become an informal shelter for refugees arriving via Balkans route (Italy 2024)

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A migrant from sub-Saharan Africa takes a brief pause, sitting on the tracks during the night crossing of a railway tunnel connecting Italy and France. Many migrants choose to cross the Ventimiglia border by walking through the dark railway tunnels.

A migrant from sub-Saharan Africa takes a brief pause, sitting on the tracks during the night crossing of a railway tunnel connecting Italy and France. Many migrants choose to cross the Ventimiglia border by walking through the dark railway tunnels. Freight trains speed through these tracks at night. (Italy - France border 2017)

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A cross stands on the mountains leading from Ventimiglia to France, in memory of a migrant who tragically fell to their death at night. For years, migrants have been dying—whether struck, fallen, or electrocuted—while attempting to cross the perilous path
A cross stands on the mountains leading from Ventimiglia to France, in
memory of a migrant who tragically fell to their death at night. For years, migrants have been dying—whether struck, fallen, or electrocuted—while attempting to cross the perilous paths of the Italian- French border. (Italian- French border 2017)
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The tightening of the so-called Balkan route into the European Union stranded thousands of refugees attempting to travel through Serbia to seek a new life in Europe. Many spent the freezing winter in derelict warehouses behind Belgrade's main train station. (Serbia 2017)
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