Cécile Debarge is a freelance journalist who specialises in migration and human rights.

Since 2014, she has reported primarily from Italy and Europe on migration and human and women's rights. She prefers investigative, long-form stories and documentaries. Her work has appeared in Mediapart, RFI, Arte, RTS, RTBF, XXI, Europe 1, Internazionale, Espresso and Marie Claire, among others. She co-authored the award-winning documentary #387, which is about the identification of missing migrants in the Mediterranean. In previous years, she worked as an anchorwoman for International French Radio (RFI) and as a reporter for the Japanese daily newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

Last modified:
03/07/2026
Cécile Debarge
Cécile Debarge
Title:
Journalist
Expertise:
Migration, human rights, women’s rights
Country:
Italy
City:
Palermo

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