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03.06.2024, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
Migration is a hotly debated topic across Europe, often manipulated by far-right populist parties to push their own agendas. Myths like “more refugees lead to more crime” or “migration strains social welfare systems” fuel this discourse. Anna Alboth, co-founder of the human rights organization Border Group and media officer at Minority Rights Group International, discusses the alarming rise of right-wing parties in Europe and its potential impact on minority rights, including those of migrants and refugees. With the implementation of the Common European Asylum System, the EU–Lebanon migration deal, and increased funding for Frontex, the upcoming European elections are crucial for the future of human rights in the EU. In an interview with Sara Rastegar from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Alboth shares her insights on the instrumentalization of migration and her hopes for the election. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
03.06.2024, EUobserver
In Tripoli, Karim, a 29-year-old Sudanese refugee, is trying to gather enough money to pay a smuggler to take him across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Living in a makeshift tent near the UNHCR office, Karim faces ongoing threats from militias and struggles with his health. He fears returning to Sudan, where conflict has displaced millions. Despite the risks of interception by the EU's border agency, Frontex, and the Libyan Coast Guard, Karim is determined to seek a safer future. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
02.06.2024, Netzpolitik.org e.V.
People on the move face dehumanizing and discriminatory treatment at Europe’s borders. Yet, the EU continues to fund projects that aim to automate these practices with the help of AI and by this exacerbates the plight of migrants. An interview with Antonella Napolitano and Fabio Chiusi. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa
29.05.2024, front-LEX
BREAKING: front-LEX and Refugees in Libya file a legal notice pursuant to Art. 265 TFEU requesting Frontex’s director to partially terminate the Agency’s aerial surveillance activities in the ‘pre-frontier area’ in the Central Mediterranean. To prevent asylum seekers fleeing crimes against humanity in Libya from reaching the EU, Frontex systematically and unlawfully transmits the geolocalisation of refugee boats at high seas to the Libyan Coast Guard/Libyan Militia. Every day, Frontex allows for the systematic interception and pulling back of refugees to Libya, from where they have managed to escape by the skin of their teeth, and where they are subjected once more to crimes against humanity. Now, front-LEX brings an unprecedented legal challenge against Frontex’s airborne complicity. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
29.05.2024, Breakingnews.ie
There is “overwhelming” evidence that the state is failing in its “clear and undisputed” obligation to provide accommodation to international protection applicants, the High Court has been told. The court is hearing a case taken by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) against the state over its failure to provide accommodation to people seeking asylum in Ireland. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europäische Union, Europa
29.05.2024, INFOMIGRANTS
Critics say the EU’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum breaches human rights and is unlikely to achieve its objectives. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa
29.05.2024, Pro Asyl
June 14, 2024 marks the first anniversary of the disaster off the Greek coastal town of Pylos. When the ship sank a year ago, over 600 women, children and men seeking protection drowned under the eyes of the Greek coast guard and under the observation of Frontex's aerial surveillance. Survivors of the disaster are inviting PRO ASYL to a press conference in Berlin on June 12. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa
28.05.2024, Deutschlandfunk
The search and rescue organisation ‘SOS Humanity’ has rescued a total of 100 people from distress at sea during two missions in the Mediterranean. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
27.05.2024, DW
Defense officials in Poland have shared details on a plan to strengthen the country's eastern border. The movement of Russian diplomats in Poland will also be restricted due to accusations of spying and nefarious acts. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Europäische Union, Europa
27.05.2024, medico international e.V.
After the shipwreck off the Greek city of Pylos in the summer of 2023 with over 600 fatalities, 9 Egyptians were arrested as alleged smugglers. Interview with lawyer Natasha Dailiani. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
27.05.2024, Amnesty International
In the context of the eighth EU Ministerial Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,” Amnesty International warns that donor governments, particularly EU member states, must ensure that funds pledged for Syrian refugees in Lebanon do not enable human rights abuses, including forced deportations. Amid heightened crackdowns on refugees by Lebanese authorities, robust monitoring is needed to ensure aid benefits those in need. Lebanon hosts the most refugees per capita but faces severe economic challenges. Human rights organizations emphasize that Syria remains unsafe for refugee returns, and EU countries must uphold their obligations to protect refugees. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Europäische Union
27.05.2024, ZEIT ONLINE
Easier deportations and changes to asylum procedures: A tougher approach to migrants is looming in the EU. The controversial reform is now also being criticised by experts. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
27.05.2024, SPIEGEL
Italy plans to set up camps in Albania for certain refugees and process asylum applications there. Could this also be an option for Germany? Minister Faeser calls it an "interesting model." read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
26.05.2024, Il Crotonese
From Monday, 27 May, Maysoon Majidi, the Kurdish activist arrested for being considered a smuggler, will begin a hunger strike in the Castrovillari prison (Crotone, Italy) where she has been detained since 31 December 2023. This is an extreme protest against the Crotone judiciary that continues to disbelieve her story in a judicial case full of shadows. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
24.05.2024, Erik Marquardt
For almost three years, people seeking protection in the forest on the Polish-Belarusian border have found themselves in a limbo of pushbacks and violence. With the change of power in Poland, many had hoped that the new Prime Minister Donald Tusk would put an end to the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers in the border forest with Belarus. Instead, he is now calling for the border fence to be strengthened, which is to be partly financed with EU funds, and is fuelling fear of Belarus and the asylum seekers stuck between the two countries. Tusk now wants to invest over two billion euros in securing the eastern border and openly states that it is an ‘element of deterrence’. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
24.05.2024, Free Pylos 9
Following their acquittal, the nine survivors of the Pylos shipwreck encounter administrative detention. Their legal team advocates for their release, citing legal inconsistencies and urging authorities to respect their rights. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
24.05.2024, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
- The Government has proposed new legislation that would allow border guards to push back migrants without processing their asylum applications at the Finland-Russia border despite acknowledging that by doing so it would breach its international human rights commitments. - The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has decided to extend its operation to support the Finnish Border Guard on the Finland-Russia border until autumn 2024. - The United Nations Committee against Torture has published the findings of its latest review of Finland’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and recommended that it introduces safeguards to ensure access to asylum procedures following the closure of its border with Russia. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
23.05.2024, Tagesschau
According to research by NDR and WDR, the EU border protection agency Frontex is having difficulties with its new elite unit. Internal investigations following new pushback allegations are also causing unrest. read more
23.05.2024, Deutschlandfunk
According to a media report, the number of deportations in Germany rose by more than a third in the first quarter of the current year. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa, Asien
23.05.2024, Pro Asyl
Germany is celebrating the 75th birthday of the Basic Law – a historic achievement and a lesson from the Nazi era. PRO ASYL, together with six other organizations, reminds us that democracy doesn't exist without enforceable respect and protection of human rights. This includes the individual basic right to asylum. read more
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