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01.01.2021, Nau
The Spanish rescue ship "Open Arms" has taken on board almost 170 refugees in the Mediterranean Sea, according to aid workers. As a spokeswoman for the organisation of the same name confirmed on Friday, the people were picked up north of Libya in international waters. The Italian island of Lampedusa, which many people head for from North Africa in small boats, is not very far, she said. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
31.12.2020, Tagesschau
What will happen to the refugees in Lipa, Bosnia? The EU is pushing for rapid accommodation for the people who are enduring the snow and cold. But the mood in Bosnia-Herzegovina is heated. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten
30.12.2020, Der Spiegel
According to the UN, around 80 million people are on the run worldwide - an all-time high. The Corona pandemic is further exacerbating the situation. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Weltweit
30.12.2020, Deutsche Welle
Thousands of migrants in Bosnia-Herzegovina had been set to face winter with no water or electricity in and around the infamous Lipa camp. Officials are now squabbling over moving them to a new site. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten
30.12.2020, UN News
“We fled from home to save our lives, to escape war, and now we are faced with this new coronavirus”, said Rozhan, an Iraqi refugee who made a long and arduous journey to the European country of Bosnia-Herzegovina, with her husband, Ibrahim, and their three children. En route, the family dealt with being stopped, searched and detained, as well as cold and hazardous winter weather. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Weltweit
30.12.2020, Macau News Agency
Migrants arrivals in the archipelago have increased this year as they looked for alternative routes to reach Europe due to increased patrolling off the Mediterranean coast of southern Spain, posing a logistical strain for authorities in the Canaries. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien
29.12.2020, InfoMigrants
The risk of COVID-19 in their country of origin can be considered a reason to grant migrants humanitarian protection in Italy, a Milan court has ruled. Meanwhile, new data shows that more than 34,000 migrants and refugees arrived on Italian shores in 2020. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
29.12.2020, Der Standard
Bihać - They try to protect themselves from the snow under the plastic tent. It is around zero degrees. Some of the men have already fallen ill. About 800 migrants are currently in the burned and unattended Lipa camp in northwestern Bosnia. read more
29.12.2020, Deutschlandfunk
The situation around the former refugee camp in Bihac is depressing, reports ARD correspondent Andrea Beer from Bosnia. Hundreds of people have only one tent left, and heavy rain has softened the ground. There is hardly any help for the people. read more
29.12.2020, The Brussels Times
Recent developments seem to indicate that Danish coast guards in the European border agency, FRONTEX, are being moved away from the most active migrant zones in the Mediterranean because they refuse to apply the severe method of push-backs to turn away migrant boats. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
27.12.2020, Die Welt
Der generelle Stopp für Abschiebungen von Syrern in ihre Heimat läuft zum Jahresende aus, und Innenminister Seehofer will anschließend keine Zeit verlieren. Ab 1. Januar gelte es, jeden einzelnen Fall zu prüfen und zu versuchen, Abschiebungen von Straftätern zu ermöglichen. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
27.12.2020, Corriere della Sera
Il rischio Covid nei Paesi d’origine può essere motivo e concausa per concedere in Italia la «protezione umanitaria» a migranti che non abbiano diritto all’asilo politico o alla protezione sussidiaria da guerre o torture: con valutazioni d’ufficio, cioé persino senza istanza delle parti, è questa l’innovativa opzione adottata dal Tribunale civile di Milano in una serie di ordinanze depositate appena prima di Natale. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
26.12.2020, Drone Wars
A new report published today by Drone Wars UK investigates the increasing use of military-style drones by governments to patrol state borders. The study, which examines the use of drones at the borders of the UK, EU, US, Russia, China, Australia and elsewhere, concludes that drones are contributing to the militarisation of everyday borders as part of an integrated set of security technologies – including satellites, sensors and smart walls – which pose significant challenges to personal privacy and civil liberties. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Weltweit
26.12.2020, mail online
Hundreds of migrants were stranded Saturday in a squalid, burnt-out tent camp in Bosnia as heavy snow fell in the country and winter temperatures suddenly dropped. Migrants at the Lipa camp in northwest Bosnia wrapped themselves in blankets and sleeping bags to protect against the biting winds in the region, which borders European Union member Croatia. read more
26.12.2020, Al Jazeera
Authorities in Venezuela have said a boat carrying dozens of migrants towards Trinidad and Tobago sank earlier this month because there were too many people on board. In a statement on Friday, the country’s interior and justice department said 41 people were in the boat that was equipped to carry only eight people. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Amerika
26.12.2020, Die Zeit
Kurz vor Weihnachten brannte ein bosnisches Flüchtlingslager in Lipa ab. Die etwa 1.000 Bewohner fanden keine Alternative – und sind in das zerstörte Lager zurückgekehrt. read more
26.12.2020, L`Avvenire
Recuperati 20 corpi, uno solo di uomo. L'imbarcazione, in cattive condizioni, trasportava 37 persone provenienti da Tunisia e Africa sub-sahariana. Quattro sopravvissuti, si cercano i 13 dispersi read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Nordafrika
25.12.2020, taz
Noch ist die Gesamtzahl der Opfer unklar. Das Boot mit 45 Menschen an Bord sei am Heiligabend schon mit Schräglage in Sfax gestartet, berichten Augenzeugen. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika
25.12.2020, Globalist
Natale, giorno di festa. Ma non per i “disperati del Mediterraneo”. Il popolo dei senza voce, dei senza diritti. Il popolo dei migranti. La notizia si perde tra i lockdown natalizi e i lamenti di chi rimpiange le tavolate di un tempo. La notizia dell’ennesima strage di migranti. Sono almeno 20 le persone morte in un naufragio al largo della costa di Sfax, in Tunisia. read more
24.12.2020, Al Jazeera
Refugees, activists, aid groups and photojournalists reflect on a year that has been unkind to refugees, and not just because of the coronavirus crisis. When fears about the coronavirus pandemic started to grip the world, aid workers and activists worried for refugees. read more
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