Lorenzo Pezzani is a Lecturer at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London, where he leads the MA studio in Forensic Architecture. He co-founded Forensic Oceanography (Goldsmiths, University of London) and the WatchTheMed platform.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Stop blaming the rescuersAttacks against rescue efforts in the Mediterranean must stop. The recent Italian and EU proposals are just the last steps of an ongoing de-legitimisation campaign that is putting the lives of thousands of migrants at risk.
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Published in: 50.50Mourning the dead while violating the livingThe EU’s feigned compassion for the deaths of migrants at sea only serves to hide the perpetuation of the lethal policies that have led to them in the first place.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Time to end the EU’s left-to-die policyResearchers participating in the reconstruction of the 2011 “Left-to-die boat” case in which 63 migrants lost their life under NATO’s eyes, summarize three years of inconclusive demands for disclosure and justice. As the European Council addresses the EU’s long-term migration policy, they say deaths of migrants at sea will continue short of ending the EU’s policy of closure towards non-European migrants.