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10.12.2022, The Guardian
After having the appeal hearing postponed several times, Akif Rasouli was finally acquitted on Thursday (December 8) in Mytilene, Lesvos. Amir’s sentence was also reduced so that he will be released after three years spent in prison. The two young men had been sentenced to 50 years for driving a boat from Turkey to Greece together with their families. Activists hope this trial will set a precedent for thousands of others in similar situations. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Mittlerer Osten, Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
08.12.2022, La Repubblica
Since 2017, the testimonies of thousands of people beaten, humiliated, detained before being illegally deported both from the external borders of the European Union and also from the territories of the member states have been collected. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Europäische Union
08.12.2022, InfoMigrants
On Wednesday, a baby boy was born on board the migrant rescue ship Geo Barents in the central Mediterranean. The baby’s mother fled Libya with her three other sons. A second woman on board was also nine months pregnant. Both have now been evacuated. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
08.12.2022, The Guardian
Thousands of people on the move are facing “an unprecedented rise in violence” at the EU’s border, including beatings, forced undressing and sexual assaults, followed by violent and systematic pushbacks at the hands of the police and border authorities. BVMN has interviewed 733 individuals trying to reach Europe in 2021 and 2022, who provided grim and detailed testimony of group pushbacks that affected more than 16,000 thousand people. These testimonies can be read in BVMN’s updated edition of The Black Book of Pushbacks launched this Thursday (December 8). read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Frankreich, Italien / Malta, Spanien, Griechenland / Türkei, Osteuropa, Deutschland, Österreich / Schweiz, Europäische Union, Europa, Weltweit
06.12.2022, taz
The asylum applications of two of the three protection seekers who arrived from Nigeria to the Canary Islands on 25.11.22 on a rudder blade of an oil tanker are now being processed. The third asylum application is behind schedule as the refugee was initially delivered to the hospital. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Spanien, Deutschland, Europa, Afrika
06.12.2022, POLITICO
Video footage shows a young man being shot at the border as he attempted to enter Bulgaria from Turkey last October. Whilst experts say soundwaves from the video show that the bulled was fired from the Bulgarian side and directed towards asylum seekers, Bulgaria continues to deny all the accusations of aggressive tactics against people on the move. read more
05.12.2022, ORF
A six-meter boat sank last night in the waters off Lampedusa. 32 refugees, including three women, were rescued by an Italian Coast Guard patrol boat. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa
05.12.2022, Privacy International
The EU watchdog's year-long investigation uncovered the European Commission's failure to take the necessary steps to ensure human rights protections in the transfer of technologies with potential surveillance capacity supported by its multi-billion dollar Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. Such a lack of safeguards can lead to encroachments on fundamental rights. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
05.12.2022, Euronews
Twenty-one people – including the crews of the Iuventa search and rescue ship and members of several NGOs including Sea Watch, Save the Children and Médecins sans Frontières – stand accused of aiding and abetting unauthorised entry of people into Italy between 2016 and 2017. The court has repeatedly failed to provide the defendants with a competent interpreter. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa
05.12.2022, Info Migrants
Citizenship laws vary widely across Europe. According to the German Ministry of the Interior, the planned reform, the new Citizenship Act, will soon "enable multiple nationality and simplify the acquisition of German citizenship". read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa
02.12.2022, taz
Last Friday (02.12), the Bundestag passed a draft for a "law to speed up asylum court proceedings and asylum procedures". According to the bill, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is to make decisions more quickly and so that not so many decisions are overturned by the courts. The draft law has been heavily criticized by asylum organizations and lawyers. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
02.12.2022, Info Migrants
The German Bundestag decided on Friday (02.12) that migrants with short-term toleration who have lived in Germany for at least five years until October 31, 2022, will now receive an 18-month "opportunity right of residence." This is equivalent to legal status. Within the additional year and a half, migrants* can fulfill the requirements for a long-term residence permit and have easier access to the labor market. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europa
01.12.2022, AP News
Cyprus is one of the most "efficient" countries in Europe in terms of deporting asylum seekers in relation to its population. Around 7,000 protection seekers have already been returned this year. The island state manages such rapid deportations thanks to readmission agreements with Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Vietnam, as well as cooperation between asylum authorities and police and European agencies, especially Frontex, from a newly established office on the island. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europa
01.12.2022, zeit online
Germany has brought on Thursday (01.12) 90 protection seekers rescued from distress at sea in Italy to Berlin and Frankfurt am Main. The German government previously declared its willingness to take in a total of 3,500 people together with other EU state read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
30.11.2022, Info Migrants
Last week 500 migrants landed in Greece on a rusty fishing vessel, revealing a new and until now rather discreet route: From eastern Libya to southern Italy. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Griechenland / Türkei, Nordafrika, Europa
30.11.2022, European Institute for Gender Equality
The EIGE's Gender Equality Index shows signs of deterioration for women in many areas of work and private life. The index paints a picture of growing inequalities in post-pandemic Europe. Read more here. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Weltweit
30.11.2022, ECCHR
Together with Sea-Watch, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has submitted a communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding crimes against humanity committed against refugees who were intercepted at sea and systematically returned to and detained in Libya. The organizations call on the ICC to investigate the individual criminal responsibility of high-ranking officials of EU member states and EU agencies in connection with multiple serious deprivations of liberty. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
30.11.2022, euronews
Kosovo passport holders will soon be able to enter the EU visa-free. "Visa liberalisation has been made possible by Kosovo’s efforts to strengthen its border controls, migration management, and security, and we trust that this good cooperation will only grow stronger in the future", said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union, Europa
The rescue operation on Nov. 22, 2022, in Greek waters, where some 500 refugees were found on board an old fishing boat, revealed a new escape route from eastern Libya to southern Italy. The journey via the new route is said to be much safer, but also more expensive. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Nordafrika, Europa
29.11.2022, Info Migrants
According to the UK Department of Health, 50 cases of diphtheria have been diagnosed in asylum seekers who arrived in England this year between January 1 and November 25. This is an infectious disease that affects the upper respiratory tract. Unlike the general public, migrants are at high risk of infection due to overcrowded accommodation. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europa
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