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26.10.2022, Info Migrants
Forty organizations, including Oxfam and Amnesty International, as well as Italy's three leading trade unions have appealed to the government to revoke the 2017 Memorandum with Libya. If the government led by Giorgia Meloni doesn't revoke the deal, it will be automatically renewed on November 2 for three years. Thousands of men, women and children have suffered abuse, exploitation, arbitrary detention and torture over the past five years, as a consequence of this deal and the European funds channeled to the so-called Lybian coast guards. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
26.10.2022, Deutsche Welle
The so-called Libyan coast guard allegedly ordered a Sea-Watch aircraft to fly away or be fired upon with missiles. Footage from Sea-Watch shows Libyans dragging refugees onto their ship before firing on and sinking the inflatable boat. According to Sea-Watch, the incident occurred in international waters. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa
26.10.2022, zeit online
In August 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU criticized the process of German authorities in family reunification as illegal. Following the criticized two rulings, it was decided that family reunification for unaccompanied minors is now possible if they come of age during the procedure. Also, adult minors are allowed to join their parents if they have the status of a refugee in Germany. Learn more about the procedural changes here. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
26.10.2022, Der Standard
The Italian Ministry of the Interior is blocking the landing of the rescue ships Humanity 1 and Ocean Viking on the grounds that they do not comply with European rules. Ocean Viking had rescued 146 migrants in the course of two missions and on the Humanity 1 are currently 158 refugees. Only on Tuesday (25.10.2022) the new Prime Minister Meloni expressed herself against the escape route by sea from North Africa to Italy and wanted to make it more difficult. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa
26.10.2022, taz
The EU Commission announced on Tuesday (25.10.2022) to increase the influence of the so-called border management agency Frontex on the Balkan route. Also, financial support in the amount of 39.2 million euros is planned. Negotiations are still to be held with the respective Balkan states. In the future, the increased deployment of Frontex officers at every European border as well as at borders with non-European countries is planned. read more
Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union, Europa
25.10.2022, Deutsche Welle
New Prime Minister Georgia Meloni proposed a naval blockade in her government statement to stem the flow of refugees from North Africa to Italy. More details about the naval blockade have not yet been disclosed. The presumed focus is on civilian sea rescues. Regarding the revival of the "Mission Sophia", the monitoring of the Mediterranean Sea by European naval units, Meloni is also not averse. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
25.10.2022, Info Migrants
Through two rescue missions over two days, the crew of Humanity 1 managed to bring on board another 135 people from the waters between Malta and Libya in addition to the 45 migrants already rescued. The sea rescue ship of SOS Humanity is now sailing with 180 refugees. The organization broke away from the European network a few months ago and has since been carrying out the rescue missions with its private ship. read more
25.10.2022, MSF
On Thursday (October 20), MSF was called for an emergency intervention, in which they found 22 people in distress, including women and children. Three people were handcuffed very tightly with plastic bundles and four others were injured after being beaten by a group of seven or eight people, who left when they notice the arrival of MSF. Episodes of brutal violence against newly arrived asylum seekers, traumatising them even more after their journey, have been systematically occurring on Lesvos and Samos. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
24.10.2022, Alarm Phone
“They beat us and treated us very bad. Like dogs.” Afterwards, the group of 15 people, children included, was pushed back to Turkey by the Greek authorities. They had already identified themselves before the authorities and voiced their wish to apply for asylum. This is a report from a member of this group violently pushed back in September 2022. The Fylakio prison is located at the border with Turkey, and this is where people who are stopped crossing by the land in this area are detained. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
24.10.2022, Human Rights Watch
Turkish authorities have beaten, detained, and forced hundreds of Syrian refugees back into Syrian between February and July 2022, in violation of international law. Recent signs from Turkey and other governments indicate that they are considering normalizing relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In this recent report, the NGO HRW calls for the EU’s recognition of Turkey as an unsafe country for asylum seekers. read more
23.10.2022, abc news
A two-week-old baby is being searched for in the waters of a southern Italian island since Sunday (23.10.2022). She was reported missing after the capsizing of a boat with fugitives and the rescue operation of Italian border police officers. A total of 39 people were rescued, including the parents of the newborn. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
23.10.2022, AlArabiya
Several children and a woman amongst those rescued from the small fiberglass boat on Sunday (October 23). There are now 73 people aboard the SOS Mediterranee operated Ocean Viking vessel. On Saturday, nearly 300 migrants disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, after their rescue in five different operations by Doctors Without Borders. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa
22.10.2022, Die Süddeutsche Zeitung
Italy's new head of government and first female prime minister Giorgia Meloni, has taken office in a very short time together with her 24-member cabinet. After renaming the ministries, Meloni also made a personnel change, which you can see in more detail here. Among others, her inner circle from now on includes: Tajani as foreign minister, who was previously Berlusconi's spokesman; Roccella as family minister and conservative anti-feminist; Salvini as transport minister and deputy prime minister, but also known as the old harbor closer. And last but not least, Lollobrigida as Minister of Agriculture and Meloni's brother-in-law at the same time. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
22.10.2022, zeit online
The rescue ship Geo Barant rescued 297 refugees from the Mediterranean, half of whom are unaccompanied minors. After nine long days, Italian authorities now authorized the ship's entry into the southern Italian port of Taranto. The aid organization Médecins Sans Frontières criticizes the length of time it takes for such port entries to be approved, as those fleeing are often traumatized in many ways in the course of their journey. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa, Afrika
21.10.2022, The Guardian
The Mallorca-based carrier 'Privilege Style' was willing to partner with the UK government and conduct the deportation flights that other airlines had refused. This is not the case anymore, as the airline decided to withdraw from the scheme after an email campaign by torture survivors and refugee organisations, led by the charity Freedom from Torture. The government's deal aims to deport to Rwanda asylum seekers arriving in the UK by “irregular” means. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
21.10.2022, Are You Syrious?
Some of them have been there for four months, unwelcomed by the French state, forgotten and invisibilized, sleeping on either side of a freeway connecting to the highway and facing extreme danger. They are unaccompanied minors under appeal to the courts in Paris, Créteil and Bobigny, who had previously settled in the Bastille camp until its eviction due to “sanitary” reasons. This is AYS News Digest from 20/10/22, covering this and other issues in Serbia, Sweden and Croatia. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Europäische Union, Europa
21.10.2022, Info Migrants
A total of 75 people were rescued by the so-called Greek Coast Guard last Friday (21/10/2022) after sending a distress signal off the Greek mainland overnight. There are neither injured nor missing. Many are trying to flee via new routes and avoid Greece, however the dangers remain the same. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Griechenland / Türkei, Europa
20.10.2022, Info Migrants
The European Parliament has refused to endorse the 2020 budget for Frontex due to the agency’s failure to protect the fundamental rights of migrants, and their involvement in hundreds of illegal pushbacks. The resolution was approved on Tuesday (October 18) with 345 votes in favor, 284 against and eight abstentions. Cases of sexual harassment involving staff members were also mentioned (17 cases were reported in 2020, of which 15 were closed without follow-up). read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
Turkish officials claim to have rescued another 67 people in Aegean waters, after they were pushed back by Greek authorities. A report published by Turkey’s Ombudsman Institution states that Greece is responsible for pushing back about 42,000 asylum seekers since 2020. Meanwhile, Greece continues to deny involvement in these practices, while pressing Turkey to stop migrant departures. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
The girl travelled for 25 hours at sea together with 70 people between Sunday and Monday (October 16-17). Her parents and sister were left behind in Tunisia due to panic and hurry during departure. Meanwhile, the parents have been arrested by Tunisian authorities. read more
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