Leanne Tory-Murphy is a writer, researcher and translator currently living in Palermo, Italy, where she completed research on contemporary migration as a Fulbright scholar. Her work has been published in the Huffington Post and African Arguments. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/leanne-tory-murphy/rss en Economy Integration Laws & Policy Mon, 06 Aug 2018 08:50:00 +0000 Leanne Tory-Murphy https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/06/migrants-malta-does-not-want-are-powering-its-economy https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/08/06/migrants-malta-does-not-want-are-powering-its-economy African migrants are moving from Italy to Malta to work, but find themselves undocumented and unprotected. Leanne Tory-Murphy reports that Malta’s economy is desperate for workers but the country is in political denial over migration. Crises & Conflicts Health Laws & Policy Solutions Fri, 18 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Leanne Tory-Murphy https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/05/18/sicilys-missing-migrant-detectives https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/05/18/sicilys-missing-migrant-detectives Meet the Italians driven by a sense of history and humanity to identify the refugees and migrants who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean. Crises & Conflicts Integration Laws & Policy Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:50:00 +0000 Leanne Tory-Murphy https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/02/19/living-on-mafia-leftovers-life-in-italys-biggest-refugee-camp https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/02/19/living-on-mafia-leftovers-life-in-italys-biggest-refugee-camp Neglect breeds crime and violence at Cara di Mineo in Sicily, where residents trade cigarettes in order to get by as they wait for asylum decisions. A new trial is expected to reveal the profiteers of Italy’s failing reception system.