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Mashid Mohadjerin
比利時 Reporters/Redux Pictures
當代議題 單幅 第一名
一艘滿載偷渡客的船在開往義大利蘭佩杜薩島的途中被海巡隊員發現。位於突尼西亞外海的蘭佩杜薩島是許多非洲偷渡客進入歐洲的途徑之一。雖然人蛇集團收取高額的渡海費，但這些偷渡客乘坐的船設備極差，且時常超載。根據義大利內政部統計，2008年有大約31,700名非法移民在蘭佩杜薩島上岸，比起前年增加百分之七十五。大量湧入的人口令地方政府感到十分頭痛，安置這些非法移民的拘留中心人滿為患，導致好幾百人必須露宿戶外。
Mashid Mohadjerin
Belgium, Reporters/Redux Pictures
1st Prize Contemporary Issues Singles
Coastguards spot a boat carrying migrants on their way to the Italian island of Lampedusa. Just off the coast of Tunisia, Lampedusa forms part of a much-used route for illegal immigration from Africa into Europe. Smugglers charge people high sums of money to make the crossing, often crowded onto barely seaworthy craft. The Italian interior ministry said about 31,700 immigrants landed on Lampedusa during 2008, an increase of 75 percent on the year before. Local authorities are struggling to cope with the influx. Detention centers built to house would-be immigrants are filled beyond capacity, forcing hundreds to sleep outdoors.
