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10.08.2022, taz
Again and again, refugees are seriously injured or killed during police operations in Germany. The group of the "Antiracist Initiative" (ARI) collects cases of police violence and deaths that are directly related to German migration policy. According to ARI, many cases are quickly forgotten or never acknowledged and information for clarification is refused by the authorities. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
10.08.2022, AP News
Greek authorities say a major search and rescue operation has been launched east of the island of Karpathos after a boat reportedly carrying dozens of migrants sank during the night. Those rescued were from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, and told authorities there had been roughly 60 to 80 people on board the vessel when it went down, the coast guard said. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
09.08.2022, Altreconomia
On 31 July, with a scheduled flight, the Sarajevo government met the demands of the European institutions: the aim is to externalise expulsions as well. And it promises readmission agreements with Afghanistan, Syria and Bangladesh: yet another blow to the right to asylum. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Mittlerer Osten, Europa, Asien
09.08.2022, Twitter
The Greek Council for Refugees and HumanRights360 are calling to rescue a group of refugees stranded on Evros islet for days. A five-year-old girl has died by a scorpion bite and another young girl is in a critical condition and needs emergency help. read more
09.08.2022, MIGAZIN
On average, two asylum seekers are attacked in Germany every day. Most of the crimes are predominantly right-wing motivated. read more
09.08.2022, La Difesa del Popolo
Fratelli d'Italia leader continues to revive proposal to block arrivals from Libya. Papanicolopulu (Milan-Bicocca): "It would be a hostile act, of war. Even naval interdiction as in 1997 would be impossible today." Schiavone (Asgi): "Hotspots in Africa? The right to asylum cannot be waived." read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa
09.08.2022, Cronachedi
In the same area this year, more than 1,000 people have already lost their lives trying to reach Europe. read more
09.08.2022, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Even one year after the Taliban took power, tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan are still waiting for a promise of admission and evacuation. The human rights organisation Pro Asyl has called on the German government to do more to admit vulnerable people from Afghanistan. The local forces procedure must be reformed and admission via humanitarian visas must continue, even after a federal admission programme comes into force, it said. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Deutschland
08.08.2022, Die Presse
Italian right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, leader of the post-fascist Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy/FdI) party, sees a ship blockade off North Africa as a way to stop migrant arrivals in Italy. In addition to the idea of negotiating with Libyan authorities, she spoke in favour of setting up hotspots in African countries to check who has the right to come to Europe as a refugee. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
08.08.2022, Middle East Eye
Six other people, including a pregnant woman, were rescued and have been transferred to a hospital in Bainem. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
08.08.2022, InfoMigrants
Last Sunday 122 people in distress were rescued near the Island of Rhodes. Meanwhile, a group of people on the move had become stranded at the Evros River crossing. The organization Alarm Phone reported violence at the Evros River crossing on the border of Greece and Turkey. The migrants, they say, suffered violence from both Greek and Turkish border guards on Saturday. According to Alarm Phone, three people have already died and they are calling for an immediate end to all violence. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
08.08.2022, Libera Informazione
Elections are approaching and the migrant chapter is reopened, between those who talk about it with a worrying superficiality, on the right, and those who do not talk about it at all, as is the case on the left. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
08.08.2022, Info Migrants
A minor asylum seeker has camped out in a public square in Paris for several months and has now written a letter to the French President Emmanuel Macron appealing for more priority to be given to protecting children. The only initial reception center for minors in Paris holds only 40 places and is due to close at the end of the year. The protesters are all migrants whose status as minors is not recognized and who now want to take legal action against this. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich
In the coastal city of Nice, the mayor has ordered the closure of a migrant camp by court order. Whether this decision is legal, however, is in doubt. Police units ousted the migrants from their tents within a day and destroyed all the structures that had been erected. According to the local news agency actuNice, there is information that the migrants were not informed about the court decision. Among other things, against this background, the legality of the eviction has not yet been finally clarified. read more
An EU directive allows Ukrainian citizens to apply for a temporary residence permit for the next two years, study and receive social benefits until August 31. However, international students can only stay in Germany without a visa until the end of August; after August 31, many people who have fled Ukraine face deportation. This mainly affects BIPOC people, such as students from African countries, whose country of origin is classified as "safe" by the German government. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Deutschland, Europäische Union, Afrika
07.08.2022, The Guardian
The tiny island, once famed for its welcoming approach to those risking their lives in the Mediterranean, is centre stage as elections approach read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
07.08.2022, Tagesspiegel
One year after the Taliban took power, hardly anyone looks at Afghanistan. Ralf Stegner, head of the committee of enquiry on the subject, wants to change that. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Deutschland, Europa
07.08.2022, Il Manifesto
"The naval blockade again?" At the Ministry of Defence they do not know how to take Giorgia Meloni's proposal to use military ships to stop barges full of desperate people crossing the Mediterranean. The leader of Fratelli d'Italia spoke about it on television, explaining that the use of the ships should be implemented thanks to 'a European mission, to be agreed with the European institutions' and 'in agreement with the Libyan authorities'. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
06.08.2022, Reliefweb
The International Rescue Committee is calling for urgent action from the EU and its member states as the number of refugees and other migrants risking the treacherous journey from northern Africa to Europe continues to increase. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
06.08.2022, The Siasat Daily
Italy is receiving assistance from France and Germany in coping with the migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa, some two months after a European Union (EU) agreement on distributing migrants arriving by boat, the Interior Ministry in Rome said. A French delegation had over recent days selected a group of migrants in the south-eastern city of Bari for resettling in France, and Germany was planning a similar mission this month, dpa news agency reported citing the Ministry as saying on Friday. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Italien / Malta, Deutschland
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