Valeria Alice Colombo

Valeria Alice Colombo is an Italian Doctor and Crew member on Open Arms, Alan Kurdi and Sea Watch 3. She is also a member of the journalistic collective Brush&Bow. You can follow her at @ValeriAlice_C

Black lives should matter in the Mediterranean too

Malta’s fatal strategies to counter the growing number of refugees are part of the EU’s systematic racism and violent border regime.

By Valeria Alice Colombo

/ 16 Jun 2020

Black lives should matter in the Mediterranean too

It’s not about reaching Europe, but fleeing Libya: accounts from a Mediterranean rescue ship

While the whole of Europe was speaking about the castaways we had on board, we were the only ones hearing their stories.

By Valeria Alice Colombo

/ 5 Aug 2019

It’s not about reaching Europe, but fleeing Libya: accounts from a Mediterranean rescue ship