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13.10.2022, Amnesty International
Authorities in Latvia arbitrarily detain fugitives in forests on the Latvian-Belarusian border. They are forced to return "voluntarily" and in large part are illegally deported back to Belarus. In the course of this, serious human rights violations such as torture and secret detentions take place. While the Belarusian authorities promised the people a smooth entry into the EU, the ongoing state of emergency in Latvia denies them the right to asylum, which means a forced deportation to Belarus. Such forced deportations between countries violate international and EU law. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Baltische Staaten, Osteuropa, Europäische Union, Europa
13.10.2022, Info Migrants
After the disappearance of a boat with Tunisian refugees two weeks ago, the families of the missing protested on the streets of the coastal city of Zarzis on Wednesday. There were clashes with the police. Both the families and the Tunisian Human Rights League are calling for official investigations and condemning the authorities' late search-and-rescue operation. Eight newly found bodies and four bodies exhumed from the migrants' cemetery are now undergoing DNA analysis. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
12.10.2022, La Repubblica
Mother and daughter were immediately transferred to hospitals in Palermo by helicopter. They arrived in Lampedusa on Wednesday (October 12) after several days in the Mediterranean Sea. In the meantime, the search for possible missing people continues, after a shipwreck off the Sicilian coast. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
12.10.2022, Statewatch
The Czech presidency is in favor of a "substantial" increase in the number of deportations in the EU. This is to be achieved through four measures, which are proposed in a document. Diplomatic as well as political pressure is to be exerted on Serbia, the "instrumentalization of migration" by non-EU states is to be fought and information networks for better recording of migration movements are to be expanded. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
12.10.2022, Info Migrants
Ukrainian refugees were mobbed at the weekly demonstration in Leipzig. Video footage from Monday evening shows people protesting German energy policy and sanctions against Russia waving Ukrainian flags. Counter-demonstrators meanwhile shout "Nazis out" and "get lost, you live at our expense." A Wehrmacht flag with the inscription "don't complain, fight" was also reportedly seen. Politicians from Sachsen are outraged. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Deutschland, Europa
11.10.2022, UN News
According to the latest report by the UN Human Rights Office, migrants returning from Libya experience inhumane treatment. From the testimonies of some of the 65 refugees interviewed, it appears that abusive detention conditions, threats of torture, sexual violence, forced disappearances, as well as extortion and other abuses are their daily routine. While "assisted return" is voluntary, many have no choice but to return to the same circumstances that caused them to flee. Returnees also face additional personal, financial, and psychosocial burdens, including the severe trauma they experienced in Libya. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Weltweit
11.10.2022, Info Migrants
Greece has called on Turkey to block all boat departures of migrants from its country, due to the shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea last week in which 23 persons lost their lives. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
Many of the migrants landing on the Italian coasts stay in southern Italy and find themselves working in seasonal agriculture. Most of these workers lack work permits and proper contracts, thus being easily exploited by farmers aiming to make profit out of the people. The region of Sicily is determined to stop exploitation, bestowing more rights on migrant workers and taking preventative measures. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa
10.10.2022, Info Migrants
Migrants continue to risk the English Channel crossing in small boats, and 25 boats were intercepted on Sunday (October 9). Braverman, the new interior minister, is determined to stop the crossings, and argues people coming from safe countries such as France must be returned. Yet, the appalling conditions migrants are facing in places such as Calais have already been reported many times. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Großbritannien, Europäische Union, Europa
The bodies of 15 people were found on a beach near the city of Sabratha in Libya on Friday (October 7). According to the Libyan Red Crescent and the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL), 11 of those 15 bodies were found burned inside a charred boat. The UN mission in Libya has condemned the killing and accused migrant smugglers, further urging Libyan authorities to ensure an “independent and transparent investigation to bring all perpetrators to justice.” This killing is yet another reminder of the dangers and human rights violations faced by migrants and asylum seekers in Libya. Libya authorities are also accused of turning a blind eye to smugglers who commit abuses. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
09.10.2022, AP News
On Sunday, Pope Francis denounced Europe’s indifference toward migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea, at a ceremony where an Italian bishop and an Italian-born missionary were elevated to sainthood. He slammed Europe's treatment of migrants as "disgusting, sinful and criminal." read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
07.10.2022, Info Migrants
Humanitarian corridors bring new groups of asylum seekers to Italy and Belgium from Cyprus and Lebanon. The project is based on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Sant' Egidio Community and the Italian interior ministry which permits asylum seekers to enter Italy safely and legally. read more
07.10.2022, Statewatch
The Egyptian government has been arbitrarily detaining Eritrean asylum-seekers and plans to forcibly remove them to Eritrea. Numerous other rights violations have been documented, such as ill-treatment of people in detention at the hands of Egyptians authorities, further violation of the principle of non-refoulement and denial of deportees’ right to a legal defense. Prior to deportation, people are reportedly held in unacceptable and inhuman conditions, and medical care is extremely poor in such facilities. These practices constitute violations of Egypt’s national and international legal commitments. A international joint statement organised by Refugee Platform in Egypt and signed by over 30 groups, including Statewatch, condemns the actions of the Egyptian government. Find it in this article. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Afrika
Germany’s interior minister Nancy Faeser has called for a national stop to deportations to Iran due to the crackdown on protests and the extreme violence. Deporting people to Iran during the current situation is “irresponsible”, said Faeser. Pro Asyl, a European refugee rights and advocacy group, and the state refugee councils also called on the other German states to follow the example of Lower Saxony, that announced it would stop deportations to Iran. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa
Unions in Puglia call on the government to relocate refugees. The reason is the fire and destruction of ten barracks in Borgo Mezzanone. Although none of the 1,500 refugees living there were injured, the situation in the ghettos is unacceptable. A discussion is being sought with the mayors of the affected communities. read more
Around 1,200 of the refugees in Milan are unaccompanied minors. Lamberto Bertolé, the deputy mayor for social affairs and health, explains the precarious living situation in the already full facilities in the region. The increasing criminalization of young migrants is a consequence of insufficient integration opportunities. A government is needed that prioritizes emergency situations instead of propaganda. read more
The death of a three-month-old baby at the Ter Apel migration center prompted the deployment of groups of volunteers from the medical charity Doctors Without Borders in the Netherlands. According to a court ruling, refugees in Dutch emergency shelters live in inhumane conditions. There are neither adequate sanitary facilities nor enough sleeping places for the approximately 18,000 fleeing people. read more
06.10.2022, Refugee Support Aegean
Two Afghani sisters were deported from Sweden back to Greece under the Dublin regulation. After four months in Greece, they are still living undocumented. Without their IDs, they homelessness and insecurity and are once again exposed to traumatisation and denied opportunities to be a part of society. Both got asylum on Samos back in 2018, but suffering from mental health problems and post-traumatic shock there, they continued to Sweden, where they were detained for two months. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
06.10.2022, The Associated Press
At least 15 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters outside the islands of Lesbos and Kythira. Rescuers are looking for dozens still missing, authorities said early Thursday. Most migrants reaching Greece travel from neighboring Turkey, but many have changed routes in recent months in an effort to avoid heavily patrolled waters around Greek islands near the Turkish coastline. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
05.10.2022, Vita
In 2014, Borderline Sicilia filed a complaint against hate speech on social media targeting Tunisian migrants. The Court of Ragusa has finally intervened by convicting three people from that area, accused of inciting crime through their racist comments on Facebook. The situation has only got worse, but the court ruling is an important step in the fight against racism and xenophobia. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
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