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26.10.2020, InfoMigrants
A mental health crisis among asylum seekers from the former Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos is worsening. In the new 'Kara Tepe' tent facility, even more young children are receiving psychiatric treatment, including medication, to deal with ongoing trauma. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
26.10.2020, Sky News
Migrants arriving in Kent after crossing the English Channel are being processed at what resembles a "rubble-strewn building site". Many were then detained for days at a time in rooms with no sleeping facilities, showers or access to the open air. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien
26.10.2020, The Guardian
Croatia has dismissed allegations of violence by its border patrol after new reports emerged this week of border police allegedly beating, robbing and sexually abusing migrants. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten
25.10.2020, The Guardian
A group of asylum seekers, including victims of torture, who were illegally detained in the UK are suing the Home Office. More than 20 people have launched a claim for compensation, which lawyers believe could be owed to thousands held unlawfully between January 2014 and March 2017 [...]. read more
25.10.2020, Doctors without borders
People are locked in dirty containers, most of whom are sleeping on the floor while some do not have running water or toilets. In other containers the floor is completely broken and has holes. People in quarantine have very limited access to basic services including sanitation, but also food, which as in the rest of the camp sometimes continues to be inedible. To date, there is no communicated medical response plan from the competent authorities. read more
23.10.2020, Der Spiegel
Greek border guards have been forcing large numbers of refugees back to sea in pushback operations that violate international law. DER SPIEGEL and its reporting partners have learned that the European Union is also complicit in the highly controversial practice. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
23.10.2020, Nawaat
At the heart of tensions in the Mediterranean, the migratory situation, wrongly described as a "crisis", crystallizes the inability of Europeans to think differently about their relations with their southern neighbor. This lack of understanding feeds historical antagonisms and makes the militarisation of the Mediterranean area inevitable. read more
Language(s): Französisch / Français Region(s): Nordafrika, Europa
23.10.2020, Neues Deutschland
27 unaccompanied or sick children with their parents and siblings - 17 families, a total of 104 people, arrived in Hannover on Thursday. They landed by plane, as did a group of 26 refugee families from Greece a week ago. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Deutschland
23.10.2020, Jungle World
In August, the Federal Ministry of Transport once again blocked two ships of the association Mare Liberum e. V. In order to make this possible, it had specifically amended the ship safety regulation. The association filed an objection and won in court. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa
23.10.2020, Daily Sabah
Rescues at sea and arrivals of flimsy boats from Africa on Spain’s Canary Islands, where local authorities are already struggling to cope with the pandemic, have strained emergency services and left hundreds of migrants stuck for days in a makeshift harbor camp. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien
23.10.2020, Tagesschau
Thousands of refugees are stuck in Bosnia on their way to the EU. In the Croatian borderland they are intercepted and deported. A war-disabled man tries to alleviate the misery with his aid organization. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten
23.10.2020, InfoMigrants
Almost 3,200 people are being held in eleven detention centers in Libya, according to IOM and UNHCR insiders. This includes many refugees fleeing armed conflicts and persecution. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
22.10.2020, Jungle World
Jahrelang haben sich antirassistische Gruppen, Netzwerke und NGOs abgemüht, um auf das Elend im Flüchtlingslager Moria auf der griechischen Insel Lesbos aufmerksam zu machen. Monatelang warnten sie vor einer drohenden Katastrophe durch einen Covid-19-Ausbruch. Unter dem Motto #leavenoonebehind forderten sie die Aufnahme der Menschen aus Griechenland. Viele Medien berichteten ausführlich, wahrscheinlich auch wegen der relativ großen gesellschaftlichen Aufmerksamkeit. Beides zusammen zeigte Wirkung read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
21.10.2020, The Guardian
People on the Balkans migrant trail have allegedly been whipped, robbed and, in one case, sexually abused by members of the Croatian police. The Guardian has obtained photographs and medical reports that support the accounts, described by aid workers as “sickening” and “shocking". This adds to calls for EU to investigate. read more
The court of appeal has quashed a Home Office policy of removing migrants from the UK without access to justice. The judgement emphasises the importance of the right of access to justice under common law: “The right to access the court is an absolute and inviolable right". read more
21.10.2020, Qantara.de
Kaum hat sich die Covid-19-Krise in Algerien deutlich entspannt, gehen algerische Behörden erneut mit äußerster Härte gegen Migranten vor und schieben unter eklatanter Missachtung internationalen Rechts tausende Menschen nach Niger ab. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika, Afrika
20.10.2020, InfoMigrants
On Sunday, French police announced that they found the body of a migrant on the beach at Sangatte on the Channel coast. The man did not have any documents on him but was wearing a life jacket. Prosecutors suspect he had been hoping to cross the water towards Dover in the UK. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Großbritannien
20.10.2020, TAZ
Europe closes its eyes to the "refugee problem" when it is not happening on its doorstep. Fighting the causes of fleeing looks different. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Afrika
In its annual report on the confinement of foreigners in waiting areas at French entry points such as ports, airports and train stations, the National Association of Border Assistance once again denounced discriminatory practices against foreigners. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich
20.10.2020, Spiegel
The Syrian Fady was recognized as a refugee in Germany. Nevertheless he was deported to Turkey during a trip to Greece. His case shows the injustice that exists on Europe's borders. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Deutschland, Europa
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