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20.02.2023, Tagesspiegel
On the evening of 25 January, a serious fire broke out in the stairwell of an apartment building in the Pankow district of Französisch Buchholz. In the part of the building affected by the fire, only refugees live in their own flats, which are managed by the district of Pankow. Two people are injured by the fire, one of them seriously. It is Yazi A. who succumbs to her severe injuries about two weeks later at the Charité. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
20.02.2023, Info Migrants
More than 400 people on the move were intercepted by the Tunisian coast guard over the weekend. Other boats leaving Tunisia did arrive on the Italian coast in the last few days however, including one containing a top-flight Tunisian footballer. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
One in five places in Italian reception centers was empty as of December 2021, a report by ActionAid has found. The reception system for people on the move in the country is amidst an emergency simply because of a lack of planning and transparency, concludes ActionAid in a report released February 16. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union
The UN human rights chief has expressed serious concern about a proposed Italian law on NGO migrant rescue vessels that was passed by the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian parliament last week. He has called for the law to be withdrawn and for talks to be held with humanitarian organizations. read more
Bulgarian prosecutors have charged five people with human trafficking after 18 Afghans were found dead inside a truck on a dirt road in Bulgaria last Friday. Separately, 43 people on the move were discovered in a van on Monday in western Bulgaria. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Europäische Union
19.02.2023, The Guardian
The Manston asylum seeker processing centre in Kent hosted unaccompained children in many occasions. According to the immigration rules, children shouldn't be detained in short-term holding facilities. In any case, their detention for more than 24 hours is to be considered unlawful. From April to September 2022, the Home Office placed 17 children at Manston, 10 of whom were detained for more than 24 hours read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien
17.02.2023, Info Migrants
Twenty-three rights groups have accused the Tunisian state of cracking down on people on the move from sub-Saharan Africa and "turning a blind eye to the rise of hateful and racist speech." read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Afrika
17.02.2023, euronews
Eighteen people on the move have been found dead in a truck in Bulgaria, a country located on a major route for people who leave the Middle East and seek refuge in the European Union. The truck was found abandoned along a highway near Sofia while the passengers were found in a secret department. read more
16.02.2023, El Paìs
The NGO Caminando Fronteras denounced this Wednesday the disappearance of 70 people on the move who were trying to reach the Canary Islands from the coasts of West Sahara and southern Morocco on board of two boats. The organization's spokeperson blamed Moroccan authorities of torturing some of the survivors who were present on the boats. read more
Language(s): Spanisch / Español Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika
16.02.2023, Info Migrants
Save the Children has called out the European Union for its double standards on how it treats Ukrainian refugee children versus children of other nationalities. The different treatment shows that it's possible to offer all children fleeing violence a safe and legal route to security. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
16.02.2023, Al Jazeera
At least 73 Europe-bound migrants and refugees are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the United Nations migration agency has said. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
15.02.2023, The New York Times
The human rights chief of the European Union border agency said last year that it should stop operating in Greece because of serial abuses by Greek border guards, including violently pushing asylum seekers back to Turkey and separating children from their parents, according to confidential documents reviewed by The New York Times. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
15.02.2023, taz
It sounds like a generous offer: Germans with Turkish or Syrian roots are to be able to temporarily take in their relatives affected by the earthquake. The foreign and interior ministries are working together and a task force has been set up. But despite "simplifications", the bureaucratic hurdles are high - and insurmountable for Syrians. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Naher Osten, Deutschland
15.02.2023, Info Migrants
A Vietnamese family faces imminent deportation after a last-ditch attempt to be granted residence failed. Pham Phi Son has lived in Germany for 35 years -- his daughter is due to start school this summer. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
Geo Barents rescued 48 people from a wooden boat off the coast of Libya, Ocean Viking a further 84 people from a crammed rubber dinghy. Both ships have been assigned ports much further north in the Adriatic ports of Ancona and Ravenna. read more
14.02.2023, Politico
The police branch of the Dutch armed forces was found guilty of racial profiling when selecting whom to stop during border checks, a court ruled Tuesday. read more
14.02.2023, Daily Mail
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is looking into the UK’s emergency response after four people on the move died when a boat capsized in the Channel. read more
14.02.2023, Info Migrants
Survivors of the earthquakes in Turkey will be able to apply for visas to join family members in Germany under special new procedures. The aim is to cut down on bureaucracy, but for Syrians the hurdles are still high. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Naher Osten, Deutschland
A court in Catania, Sicily, declared that an Italian decree issued last November was "unlawful", referring to restrictions imposed by Italian authorities on the German-flagged ship Humanity 1, operated by SOS Humanity. The court found that the decree discriminatorily hindered the right to rescue and access to the asylum procedure when in November it allowed only a selected number of the 179 survivors rescued by SOS Humanity to disembark in the Sicilian port of Catania, leaving the remaining 35 passengers on board. read more
Judges could announce this week if authorities broke the law when they combed an asylum seeker's phone to find out where she was from. The searches are common practice — and the ruling could have major consequences. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
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