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21.07.2022, Info Migrants
In the first half of the year, at least 978 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the Atlantic to Spain, reports the non-governmental organization Caminando Fronteras. Most of the deaths occurred while trying to reach the Canary Islands. Especially the strong currents in the Atlantic Ocean pose a great danger to the migrants' lives. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien, Afrika
20.07.2022, taz
The working group "Deportation Alarm" of the border-critical, activist network "No Border Assembly" has published information on its website about charter deportation flights and financial flows in connection with deportations. Public pressure on the airlines is to be increased in this way, especially because the German government has ranked the naming of the airlines as classified information. The names of the 18 airlines that profited from deportations on behalf of the federal government in 2021 are now public knowledge. Frontex is also significantly involved in financing deportation flights from Germany. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa, Weltweit
20.07.2022, MIGAZIN
The rescue ship "Rise Above" of the Dresden-based organization Mission Lifeline has rescued 70 refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. By now, all of them have received medical care. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Griechenland / Türkei, Europa
20.07.2022, Info Migrants
At the northern border with Hungary, two camps near Subotica (Serbia) with around 3,000 refugees have been discovered. The bordering areas with Hungary and Croatia become more important for migrants to continue crossing the border into countries of the European Union. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union, Europa
The activist Hassan Numan has died. In Osnabrück, he and many other refugees prevented deportations with night patrols and an alarm system of whistles. From all over Germany, many refugees from Sudan lived in Lower Saxony from 2017 onwards, from where the Foreigners' registration office regularly carried out deportations. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
20.07.2022, The New Arab
Once focused on protecting fundamental rights, the European Court of Human Rights has increasingly become concerned with state sovereignty. The consequences of prioritising borders above human life will be detrimental to all. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
The tourism group DER Deutsches Reisebüro organized deportations of refugees for the German government until 2019. A basic agreement existed between the company and the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs from 2016 onwards. A similar business model by DER already existed during the National Socialism era. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
19.07.2022, AP NEWS
The court in Nador sentenced 33 people to 11 months in prison, in a decision that was criticized by rights groups. Hundreds of migrants tried to cross the border between Morocco and Melilla on June 24. At least 23 people died in the attempt — which Moroccan authorities have called a stampede. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
19.07.2022, taz
In Morocco, 33 people have been on trial since Monday who, along with hundreds of others, tried to cross the border fence to the exclave of Melilla on 24 June. According to Spanish and Moroccan human rights organisations, 37 people were killed. The defendants are now accused, among other things, of "facilitating and organising the clandestine entry and exit of foreigners to and from Morocco". read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika
19.07.2022, EUBulletin
According to the interior ministry, just under 31,000 sea migrants landed in Italy in the year to date, as of 12 July, and about 14,000 came to Lampedusa. Arrivals are up from the same period of 2021, when they totaled about 24,000, but are a far cry from the peaks of 2015-2016. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Italien / Malta, Osteuropa, Europäische Union, Europa
18.07.2022, InfoMigrants
The EU and Niger have announced that they will work more closely together to put an end to the activities of people smugglers. To achieve this, the two parties launched a "Partnership to Combat Migrant Smuggling" in Brussels last Friday (15th of July). The EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, said that this partnership is urgently needed because Niger is one of the largest transit centres for migrants crossing the African continent on their way to Europe, according to the EU. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
18.07.2022, Picum
Common narratives often describe smugglers as ruthless criminals who take advantage of the distress of people on the move for their own financial gain. In the discourse on smuggling, little attention is paid to the harm and violence experienced by refugees as a result of state Counter-smuggling policies as well as on the reasons, why people turn to smugglers. In many cases, these measures endanger the safety and rights of refugees and their supporters rather than protecting them. read more
18.07.2022, Info Migrants
In Turin, 19 people are accused of occupying a house and premises of a church in early 2018. The premises served as accommodation for migrants who tried crossing the border into France. The case is to be decided in October. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
18.07.2022, Lithuanian National Television (LRT)
Based on new decisions by Lithuania´s Interior Ministry, rejected asylum seekers have the right of free movement in the country and to work although they don´t have a Lithuanian residence permit. Migrants who are now obliged to leave the accommodation centres nonetheless face challenges and difficulties finding new accommodation. They are provided with little information about the procedure and are left alone with the new given circumstances. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Baltische Staaten
17.07.2022, MiGAZIN
The Bundeswehr officer Franco A. had secretly procured weapons, assumed a second identity as an asylum seeker and noted down plans to carry out terrorist attacks. According to the court, he wanted to kill politicians or representatives of civil society. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Deutschland, Europäische Union
17.07.2022, taz
Since 2020, Germany has taken in 2,812 refugees from Greece on humanitarian grounds. In the view of the German government, it has fulfilled its own obligations. Clara Bünger from the Left Party, Member of the Bundestag criticizes the insufficient efforts of the EU states. There is a lack of a permanent relief of the states at the European external borders and a lack of a fair division of responsibility within the EU. Instead, more and more new camps are being built and the system of the so-called "hotspots" is being expanded. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Deutschland
16.07.2022, Kurier
The barbed wire fence on the Serbian border is being raised, and a new fence is being built on the Serbian-Croatian border. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Osteuropa, Europäische Union, Europa
15.07.2022, InfoMigrants
Italian immigration offices were left without lingusitic mediators to assist migrants, due to the expiry of some working agreements. The Interior Ministry has promised the problem would be solved and contracts renewed. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa
15.07.2022, DiEM25
Since March 2020, over 27,000 migrants travelling across the Aegean Sea to Greece from Turkey have faced ‘drift-backs’ – the practice of being abandoned at sea – an investigation by Forensic Architecture/Forensis has revealed. Shockingly, 26 cases recorded indicate that the Greek Coast Guard threw people into the sea, two of whom were handcuffed. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
14.07.2022, ODI Overseas Development Institute
The UK lags behind other European countries in the number of asylum seekers granted refugee status. By "exporting" its responsibility with the current deportation agreement with Rwanda, and thus now transferring responsibility entirely to another country, it is attempting to move further away from its international and moral obligations. The agreement represents a crisis of responsibility and sets a dangerous precedent for other countries to leverage migration for political purposes. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europa, Afrika
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