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26.05.2024, Il Crotonese
From Monday, 27 May, Maysoon Majidi, the Kurdish activist arrested for being considered a smuggler, will begin a hunger strike in the Castrovillari prison (Crotone, Italy) where she has been detained since 31 December 2023. This is an extreme protest against the Crotone judiciary that continues to disbelieve her story in a judicial case full of shadows. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
24.05.2024, Erik Marquardt
For almost three years, people seeking protection in the forest on the Polish-Belarusian border have found themselves in a limbo of pushbacks and violence. With the change of power in Poland, many had hoped that the new Prime Minister Donald Tusk would put an end to the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers in the border forest with Belarus. Instead, he is now calling for the border fence to be strengthened, which is to be partly financed with EU funds, and is fuelling fear of Belarus and the asylum seekers stuck between the two countries. Tusk now wants to invest over two billion euros in securing the eastern border and openly states that it is an ‘element of deterrence’. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
24.05.2024, Free Pylos 9
Following their acquittal, the nine survivors of the Pylos shipwreck encounter administrative detention. Their legal team advocates for their release, citing legal inconsistencies and urging authorities to respect their rights. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
24.05.2024, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
- The Government has proposed new legislation that would allow border guards to push back migrants without processing their asylum applications at the Finland-Russia border despite acknowledging that by doing so it would breach its international human rights commitments. - The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has decided to extend its operation to support the Finnish Border Guard on the Finland-Russia border until autumn 2024. - The United Nations Committee against Torture has published the findings of its latest review of Finland’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and recommended that it introduces safeguards to ensure access to asylum procedures following the closure of its border with Russia. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
23.05.2024, Tagesschau
According to research by NDR and WDR, the EU border protection agency Frontex is having difficulties with its new elite unit. Internal investigations following new pushback allegations are also causing unrest. read more
23.05.2024, Deutschlandfunk
According to a media report, the number of deportations in Germany rose by more than a third in the first quarter of the current year. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa, Asien
23.05.2024, Pro Asyl
Germany is celebrating the 75th birthday of the Basic Law – a historic achievement and a lesson from the Nazi era. PRO ASYL, together with six other organizations, reminds us that democracy doesn't exist without enforceable respect and protection of human rights. This includes the individual basic right to asylum. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
22.05.2024, Sudan War Monitor
Sudanese security forces launched a campaign in Gedaref State targeting both foreigners and citizens, especially Ethiopians, arresting at least 16 Ethiopian refugees, according to local sources. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Afrika, Weltweit
22.05.2024, Deutschlandfunk
According to media reports, irregular migration via Russia and Belarus to the European Union has increased again. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa, Europäische Union, Europa
22.05.2024, EURACTIV
The European Union should not ‘trade’ with migrants or apply a ‘self-serving solidarity’ by outsourcing the management of its migration policy to third countries, including Libya or Tunisia, where human rights are not guaranteed, Amnesty International has warned. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
21.05.2024, Le Monde
An investigation conducted over several months by "Le Monde", the "Lighthouse Reports" group of journalists and seven international media reveals how tens of thousands of migrants on their way to Europe have been arrested and abandoned in the middle of the desert in Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania. read more
Language(s): Französisch / Français Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
21.05.2024, InfoMigrants
A court in Greece has dismissed all charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck off Greece last June. The court said it did not have jurisdiction to try the case. read more
21.05.2024, taz
More than 500 refugees died in the accident in the Mediterranean in 2023. Nine survivors are now on trial, the coastguard's guilt is unclear. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
21.05.2024, BR24
Tunisia is one of the most important EU partner countries for stemming the flow of refugees to Europe. Research now shows that migrants are being systematically abducted there and abandoned in the desert - and the EU knows about it. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika
20.05.2024, EURACTIV
Finland will propose a law next week allowing border agents to block asylum seekers trying to enter from Russia, the prime minister said on Sunday (19 May), a decision that could cause Helsinki to temporarily breach its international commitments. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
17.05.2024, The Guardian
Hundreds of people – including children – face lengthy prison sentences under harsh Greek anti-smuggling law. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
17.05.2024, The Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland. read more
17.05.2024, Stern
The members of the commission for hardship cases are often the last hope for rejected asylum seekers. They take a close look at people with a history of migration - and they notice a change. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa, Weltweit
17.05.2024, Taz
An alliance of states in North Africa wants to stop migration to Europe. Thousands are now travelling south along the Sahara route read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika, Weltweit
17.05.2024, Mail Online
Dutch coalition aims to opt-out on European asylum policy 'as soon as possible'. People without a valid residence permit will be deported 'by force if necessary' But Brussels has seemingly hit back, saying you 'cannot opt out of EU legislation' read more
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