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07.10.2022, Info Migrants
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
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
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
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
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
05.10.2022, Info Migrants
For the past 40 days, a group of around 30 Pakistani asylum seekers have been staging a protest outside the the police headquarters of the Italian town of Asti, located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Their demand is to be granted refugee status. Multiple local associations have launched initiatives to support the migrants. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
The private rescue ship Louise Michel rescued 48 migrants from an overcrowded boat in the Mediterranean early on October 4. The rescue comes just a couple of days after the ship's crew disembarked the last group of 88 rescued migrants in Sicily. Prior to being converted into a rescue ship, Louise Michel was a French navy boat. The boat was bought from the proceeds of the sale of one of the artist Banksy's artworks, and is crewed by rescue professionals from all around Europe. read more
05.10.2022, The Guardian
Suella Braverman, the UK home secretary, is reportedly drawing up a bill designed to create a “blanket ban” on anyone who enters the UK illegally, including by small boats, from claiming refuge. Her plan to stop people entering the UK through irregular routes from claiming asylum could be in breach of the refugee convention, the United Nations’ refugee agency has said. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europa
04.10.2022, Al Jazeera
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has won the United Nations refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Refugee Award, receiving praise for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office. Pointing to the more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee on Tuesday hailed Merkel’s “leadership, courage and compassion”. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
04.10.2022, Info Migrants
Almost 100,000 people were ordered out of EU member states from April to June alone, according to Eurostat data released on Monday (September 3). Further, 23,110 deportations were effectively carried out, including some people being sent from one EU member state to another. Compared to the same period of the previous year, there is a 15% increase in deportation orders and a 11% increase in deportations actually carried out. France is deporting most of the people, followed by Greece, Germany, and Italy. The increase in deportations is explained here due to the previous decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Italien / Malta, Griechenland / Türkei, Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa
04.10.2022, The Guardian
The new committee, of which Downer will be a member, is in charge of supervising the five-year deal between the UK and Rwanda, under which asylum seekers who arrive in the UK would be sent to the African country for processing and settlement. Downer was Australia’s foreign minister for more than a decade and a former high commissioner to the UK. He has been a prominent defender of Australia’s offshore detention regime for boat-borne asylum seekers. The UK-Rwanda deal, considered unlawful and cruel, is under fire due to the ongoing legal battle. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika, Australien
03.10.2022, Sky TG24
From 2013 to the present, several investigations have been launched to shed light on the criminal organization that allegedly ran the landing but without any outcome. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
03.10.2022, Info Migrants
Rwanda depicts itself - and has been depicted by others - as a safe, welcoming country for people on the move, but this image does not match the reality on the ground, as reported by local and international media. Nevertheless, the UK is arranging the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing and settlement. Even though the deal is facing legal challenges, the government of the UK remains keen to implement it. Denmark is also trying to advance a similar scheme. This article informs about the difficulties faced by refugees in Rwanda, such as curfew, isolation and unemployment. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
03.10.2022, The Guardian
Some bus drivers working on a route near Bristol have been accused of refusing to pick up asylum seekers who live in an isolated rural hotel, and need to move for medical appointments, classes or legal appointments. As reported by asylum seekers and locals, bus drivers refuse to take them on board, leaving them at the side of the road. Authorities deny that these incidents are racially motivated. read more
Afghans account for the largest group of asylum applicants in Greece by far. A recent report from the International Rescue Committee (ICR) sheds light on the difficulties Afghans are going through in Greece and the serious impact on their physical and mental health. About 97% of the people monitored by the organization has reported symptoms of depression, whilst 50% had considered suicide. After fleeing violence and persecution, people are pushed back from Greek borders to Turkey or Afghanistan. Greece continues to label Turkey as “safe third country”, wherefore many asylum seekers are unable to explain why they need international protection, and find their applications continuously refused. The story is different for the 70,000 Ukrainians who sought asylum in Greece. This article reveals the double standards towards people on the move in Greece. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Griechenland / Türkei, Osteuropa, Europäische Union, Europa
02.10.2022, AYS
In the beginning of September, asylum seekers in the EU-funded Closed Control Access Centre (CCAC) on Samos protested against their treatment by the Greek authorities. They were demanding respect for their human rights, such access to fair asylum procedures. The protest was sparked by the Greek authorities issuing, in one day, 40 rejections of the asylum claims of 40 people held in the CCAC, most of whom are from Sierra Leone. This article gives an overview of the situation in Greek “hotspots islands” where increasing violations of applicants' procedural rights are reported, such as people being detained upon arrival and denied access to information and counseling before their asylum interviews. read more
30.09.2022, InfoMigrants
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to continue authorizing the inspection of vessels coming from Libya suspected of taking part in migrant smuggling or human trafficking. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
30.09.2022, Info Migrants
Almost 1,000 people have signed an open letter to Malta’s Attorney General, demanding that all charges against Amara, Abdalla and Kader are dropped. The young men were arrested and accused in Malta of having committed several crimes, including of terrorism and of hijacking a ship. The letter states that "instead of being prosecuted, the El Hiblu 3 should be celebrated for their actions in preventing the return of 108 people to Libya." The letter has been signed by ten members of the European Parliament, academics, founders and members of NGOs, all demanding freedom for the boys. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
Since this summer, there has been an increase in arrivals along the Balkan route, leading those countries to toughen their stance. Czech authorities this week reintroduced border checks at 27 border crossing points along the entire length of the border with Slovakia. The article answers the question: “What accounts for the surge in migrants using this path?” Reasons such as migrants being pushed back at borders but trying again nonetheless, as well as the visa exemptions on certain nationalities are some explanations advanced. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union, Europa
29.09.2022, InfoMigrants
The Maltese interior minister is worried that the number of migrants and refugees arriving on the island could spike soon. That's because the new Italian government is expected to follow a hardline anti-migration policy, following the election victory of the far-right Brothers of Italy. read more
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