Report
On 21 June, Italian police entered the so-called "silos," abandoned warehouses that served as a makeshift shelter for thousands of people who had arrived in the Italian city of Trieste through the Balkan Route. Although asylum seekers were supposed to be accommodated in a newly renovated reception facility in Campo Sacro, no construction work has taken place to date.
As a result, people are now forced to sleep rough on the streets of Trieste, no longer having even the little bit of roof over their heads the silos provided. Every night, around 100 people gather near the station, enduring inhumane conditions, exposed to cold and rain, and without access to toilets or food. Many of them are women and children.
The report looks at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Italian city of Trieste, following the eviction of the local silos, which once served as a makeshift shelter for people on the move.
