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20.10.2022, Info Migrants
Turkish officials claim to have rescued another 67 people in Aegean waters, after they were pushed back by Greek authorities. A report published by Turkey’s Ombudsman Institution states that Greece is responsible for pushing back about 42,000 asylum seekers since 2020. Meanwhile, Greece continues to deny involvement in these practices, while pressing Turkey to stop migrant departures. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
The girl travelled for 25 hours at sea together with 70 people between Sunday and Monday (October 16-17). Her parents and sister were left behind in Tunisia due to panic and hurry during departure. Meanwhile, the parents have been arrested by Tunisian authorities. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
19.10.2022, Info Migrants
The arbitrary burial of four unidentified bodies by Tunisian authorities sparked nationwide demonstrations. Last Thursday (10/13/2022), nearly 4,000 protesters gathered in Zarsis, chanting anti-authority slogans and calling for more intensive searches for missing migrants. The people are believed to be 18 Tunisians previously reported missing. Despite the total of 6 bodies found, the remaining 12 are still missing. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika
Germany has introduced a new humanitarian program to help evacuate up to 1,000 people facing persecution in Afghanistan each month. However, some have accused the program of being too elitist and lacklustre. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
The Statistical Migration report for 2022 from the research center IDOS, reveals that migrants in Italy produce wealth for the country, while they keep getting poorer and remain excluded from social services. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
The UNHCR has issued a statement welcoming steps in addressing mental health problems among refugees and displaced people. It stressed that a lot more still has to be done to assist people fleeing war and persecution. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
In a new report, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) claims that 23 migrants rescued in Maltese waters were sent back to Egypt, allegedly on the order of Malta’s Rescue Coordinator Center (RCC). This violation of the principle of non-refoulment took place on September 26, but it wasn’t the first time this has happened, as exposed by MSF. read more
19.10.2022, Alarmphone
A joint statement by Alarm Phone, Mediterranea Saving Humans, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Sea-Watch. read more
18.10.2022, AP News
The Finnish Prime Minister confirmed the majority approval of the fence construction on the Finnish-Russian border by the Parliament. The fence construction is to cover mainly southeastern areas of Finland, as the migration movement is strongest there. The border demarcation would take hundreds of millions of euros and four years to complete. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Baltische Staaten, Osteuropa, Europa
18.10.2022, Info Migrants
Moroccan police have arrested 25 migrants near the border with the Spanish enclave Melilla, where at least 23 people died in June while attempting to cross the border. Meanwhile, the Spanish ombusdman has accused Spain of violating migrant rights during the same incident. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika, Europa
18.10.2022, tagesschau
The European Parliament yesterday (Oct. 18, 2022) voted by a majority against budgetary discharge for Frontex. It emerged earlier in the Olaf report that the border agency has made illegal pushbacks, covered them up, as well as not investigated. Some German politicians still argue in favor of the agency and emphasize the change of personnel. The majority in parliament (345 to 284) positioned itself against the violations of fundamental rights. Another Olaf report is also to follow. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
18.10.2022, ZDF
The human rights organization, Pro Asyl, criticizes Germany's new reception program, which limits the number of protection seekers to be accepted to 1,000 people per month. According to Pro Asyl's executive director, Günter Burkhardt, this not only increases the bureaucratic burden, but is also ethically unacceptable. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Mittlerer Osten, Deutschland
According to the aid organization Doctors Without Borders, 76 people with 17 minors were rescued on a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday evening (17/10/2022). In the course of several rescue operations on Monday, the crew of the rescue ship Geo Barants helped the survival of nearly 300 people. The Italian coast guard has taken 65 refugees. The search is still on for a safe haven. read more
17.10.2022, Info Migrants
18 migrants were found last Friday (14.10.2022) during a routine check at the German-Polish border by customs and federal police officers. The refugees, including children and two unaccompanied minors, were in an air- and light-tight refrigerated truck, where none of their basic human needs could be satisfied. Since then, the unaccompanied minors have remained with the German youth authorities, while the remaining migrants have been placed in the reception center in Eisenhüttenstadt. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Deutschland, Europa
On October 15, activists gathered in several European cities to protest the Italy-Libya agreement. The protests focused on the human rights abuses conducted by the so-called Libyan coast guard and Libyan authorities and the alleged criminalization of human rights activists. read more
17.10.2022, The Guardian
The UN refugee agency is demanding an urgent investigation into the discovery of 92 naked people on Greece’s land border with Turkey, calling the incident shocking and saying it had been “deeply distressed” by images of the group. Images of the naked migrants, some bearing signs of injury, surfaced at the weekend after their reported discovery by patrol guards close to the river, which demarcates the border. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europa
17.10.2022, The National News
According to Olaf, a 120-page report released last Thursday (Oct. 13, 2022), the EU border agency Frontex is covering up illegal deportations of refugees from Greece to Turkey. The document not only demonstrably records pushback allegations, but also proves failure to investigate and forward false information to EU institutions. Despite this, any wrongdoing by Frontex and Greek authorities is dismissed. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
The European Union is demanding that Serbia bring its visa policy into line with that of the EU. It is not only an important prerequisite for potential EU accession, but should also make it much more difficult for people to flee via the Balkan route. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union, Europa
16.10.2022, taz
According to the report by Spanish civil rights activist, Ángel Gabilondo, 470 refugees out of a total of 1,700 were deported back to Morocco in June immediately after arriving at the border with the Spanish city of Melilla. Of the 470 pushbacks, only 101 were officially recognized refoulements. At least 23 people died and hundreds were injured. Such violent immediate deportations violate international law. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika, Europa
16.10.2022, Tagesspiegel
Greek media published on Friday (14.10.2022) a photo of 92 naked people fleeing across the border river Evros from Turkey to Greece. According to some migrants, Turkish authorities initiated the escape. Some of those fleeing were injured. Frontex was present on the Greek side despite a lack of confirmation. Due to the increasing migration, Turkey will seal the border river Evros. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europa
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