IN PICTURES: Refugee and migrants struggle to survive in Sicily
Published date: 20 June 2016 18:19 BST
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Last update: 8 years 5 months ago
During the Trapani protests migrants and refugees said they would rather sleep inside than in the overcrowded centre (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Trapani protesters wanted to be moved to a different centre in Palermo where conditions are better (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Migrants and refugees in southern Sicilian port town of Trapani protest poor conditions (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Refugees and migrants disembark from a rescue vessel (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
New arrivals in Palermo are held by authorities as they are processed (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa protest poor conditions and slow asylum applications in Palermo, Sicily (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa protest poor conditions and slow asylum applications in Palermo, Sicily (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa protest poor conditions slow asylum applications in Sicily (MEE/ Franceso Bellina)
A child is assisted by aid workers on the ports (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Aid workers help new arrivals in Trapani (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
New migrants and refugees disembark after a hard journey in Trapani (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
A father and son wait to be processed in the Italian port of Trapani (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
Aid workers help injured woman as she lands in Trapani (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
A man holds a young son as the pair leave the rescue boats in Trapani (MEE/ Francesco Bellina)
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