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The Guardian - UK
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Lampedusa's migrants

Lampedusa Migrants
Guardia Costiera (coastguard) on patrol for migrants arriving at Lampedusa Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Migrants arrive at Lampedusa Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Migrants await medical attention at the harbour Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Since 2002, MSF has established a project at Lampedusa Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
The reception and living conditions for undocumented migrants are usually extremely difficult Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Lampedusa's boat graveyard. Boats used by migrants to sail from Africa to Lampedusa are left abandoned Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Lampedusa's boat graveyard Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Personal items left at the boat graveyard Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
The Lampedusa graveyard. Unidentified migrants' bodies found on the coast are buried here. Bodies found in the water are sent to Sicily. Many graves contain more than one person and are simply marked with that number Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Between 2006 and 2008 there were several "tragic landings" reported, with an unknown number of deaths Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
The Lampedusa holding centre (first aid centre). Men are kept in a different area from the women and children Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Once they've landed, migrants are identified by the police. Every person is supplied with a number and the date of their arrival Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Migrants at the holding centre Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
People wait to be called to depart to another centre Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
The queue for breakfast at the holding centre Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Somali men play football in front of the women and children's dormitory at the holding centre Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
A man rests in the male dormitory Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Migrants lie on mattresses outside the centre Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
The women and children's dormitory Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
After a maximum of three days at the centre, migrants leave by coach for another centre in Italy Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
Lampedusa Migrants
Men walk towards a coach taking them to the airport. Some of them are granted asylum and others are sent back home. Approximately 20% of the 20,000 people who arrived in Lampedusa were deemed in need of international protection Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/Freelancer
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