A new version is available.

We've updated our website. Please click the button to download the new version.

Download now

The escape from Tunisia ends in Chiasso (Daily Life and Environment 2012, by Emanuel Freudiger) - Swiss Press Award

Footpath to Italy at the Chiasso border crossing
Footpath to Italy at the Chiasso border crossing
Photo / Daily Life and Environment
2012

The escape from Tunisia ends in Chiasso

Emanuel Freudiger

A report on the activities of the Border Guard Corps in Chiasso, Canton Ticino. In the wake of the Arab Spring, the flow of refugees from North Africa has increased noticeably. Border Guard Corps Sergeant Alan Nessi and his partner, Border Guard Corporal Andreas Gerber, attempt to intercept illegal immigrants on a daily basis.

Der Sonntag

Photo / Daily Life and Environment
2012

Emanuel Freudiger

A report on the activities of the Border Guard Corps in Chiasso, Canton Ticino. In the wake of the Arab Spring, the flow of refugees from North Africa has increased noticeably. Border Guard Corps Sergeant Alan Nessi and his partner, Border Guard Corporal Andreas Gerber, attempt to intercept illegal immigrants on a daily basis.

Author