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27.03.2023, Zeit Online
On Saturday, the ship had rescued 180 people in distress at sea and brought them to Lampedusa. In doing so, the crew violated a new law. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
26.03.2023, Associate Press News
Libya’s coast guard fired warning shots over a humanitarian vessel as it attempted to rescue a rubber boat carrying migrants off Libya’s coast, a sea rescue group said. The coast guard went on to return some 80 Europe-bound migrants to Libyan soil. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
26.03.2023, Le Monde
At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned in three shipwrecks off the coast of Tunisia, the coast guard said on Sunday 26 March. The coast guard recovered 29 bodies and "rescued 11 illegal migrants of several African nationalities after their boats sank" off the coast of east-central Tunisia. read more
Language(s): Französisch / Français Region(s): Nordafrika
23.03.2023, The Guardian
Asylum seekers who complain about poor conditions in Home Office hotels have been threatened with being sent to Rwanda, according to a new report. The report from the charity Refugee Action, entitled Hostile Accommodation: How the Asylum System Is Cruel By Design, is based on 100 in-depth interviews with asylum seekers in hotels in London, Manchester, West Midlands and Bradford. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien
23.03.2023, Taz
The Iranian regime is reacting to the feminist protests in the country with massive violence and even executions. Due to the disastrous human rights situation, the German state interior ministers agreed in December not to deport people to Iran for the time being. Nevertheless, since the beginning of the revolt in September last year, four protection seekers have been returned to Iran. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
23.03.2023, IrpiMedia
For migrants, Calabria is the second gateway to Italy. In 2022, there were more than 18,000 arrivals, compared to 10,000 in 2021. Even before the Steccato di Cutro massacre, the route from Turkey to Calabria was a cause for concern: it is much longer and less guarded than the triangle between Libya, Tunisia and Sicily. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
22.03.2023, Zeit
At least five people from Africa drowned when their boat sank off Tunisia on its way to Italy. 28 others were missing, the representative of the human rights group Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights, Ramadan Ben Omar, told the Reuters news agency. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
22.03.2023, The Guardian
The cost of detaining and accommodating people under the UK government’s controversial plans to tackle Channel crossings could amount to more than £9bn in the first three years, according to a refugee charity. More than 250,000 people, including up to 45,000 children, could have their asylum claims deemed inadmissible under the illegal migration bill in that time, the Refugee Council said. read more
22.03.2023, Progetto Melting Pot Europa
What emerges from the Protecting Rights at Borders (PRAB) network's fifth report, 'Beaten, Punished and Rejected', is yet another dramatic image of what is happening at the external gates of the European Union, at the gates of that community whose founding (and fundamental) principles include the protection and respect of human rights. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Europäische Union
21.03.2023, EURACTIV
Die EU sei bereit, die Ausbildung der sogenannten libyschen Küstenwache wieder aufzunehmen, sobald die libysche Seite im Rahmen von EUNAVFOR MED IRINI dazu bereit sei, so ein Sprecher der EU-Kommission. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
21.03.2023, Il Post
By the end of the week, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region will hand over to the police 65 cameras purchased last year to detect migrants attempting to cross the borders between Slovenia, Croatia and Italy via the so-called 'Balkan route', which is travelled by thousands of people every year despite the tightening of controls. read more
21.03.2023, La Stampa
The body of a man has just been recovered on the beach of Praialonga, in the Crotone area. He is a 30-year-old man, spotted in the sea by the fire brigade on quad bikes a few dozen metres from the shore and then recovered. He is the 88th victim of the shipwreck at Steccato di Cutro on 26 February. read more
21.03.2023, Infomigrants
The EU is watching the political and economic situation in Tunisia closely. The bloc fears that increasing instability in Tunisia could drive up migration towards Europe. "The situation in Tunisia is very dangerous," Josep Borrell, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief told a gathering of EU ministers in Brussels. "If it collapses economically or socially then we will be in a situation where new flows of migrants will come to Europe. We have to avoid this situation," he continued. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
21.03.2023, Refugee Support Aegean
With Greece’s plan to transform all existing facilities into Closed Controlled Centres progressing, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum is proceeding with the takeover of services provided inside the camps. This has led to the gradual phasing out and departure of “Site Management Support” services formerly provided by the International Organisation of Migration (IOM), reportedly completed by 20 March 2023. Key services including hours-long transportation of camp residents to urban centres for medical appointments, asylum interviews or other purposes have been stopped altogether. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
20.03.2023, taz
Those who stand up for the human rights of people on the move in Greece are threatened and attacked by the authorities - this is the conclusion of a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
20.03.2023, Info Migrants
Germany is said to be considering whether it can resume sending Afghans who commit crimes or pose a threat to society back to their homeland. According to German newspaper reports, the government is under pressure to re-start deportations suspended since 2021. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Deutschland
Hundreds of refugees protested in Athens on Saturday to mark their opposition to the Greek government's migration policy. Migrants held up banners accusing the government of having "blood on your hands." read more
17.03.2023, Al Jazeera
The United Kingdom government has proposed a contentious new law that would allow authorities to deport people arriving on its shores via small boats across the English Channel that divides the island from France. Several charities and human rights organisations have critized the plan - known as the Illegal Migration Bill - saying it criminalises the efforts of thousands of genuine refugees. read more
16.03.2023, Medicins Sans Frontières
Thousands of migrants deported from Algeria have been abandoned in the desert of northern Niger. MSF calls on the Economic Community of West African States to urgently provide protection for people stranded in precarious conditions in Assamaka. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Afrika
16.03.2023, Aljazeera
What is the impact of the crisis on asylum seekers and undocumented people in Europe? No access to mainstream financial service, legal and practical barrier with economic and social exploitation are at the base of the condition of systemic vulnerability that asylum seekers are facing today in Europe. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
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