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03.11.2022, Welt
On Thursday, the new sea rescue ship "Sea-Watch 5" was christened in Hamburg at a cost of 4.5 million euros. From spring 2023, it will rescue boat migrants from distress in the Mediterranean. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
02.11.2022, La Regione
Three boats meet a few miles off Sicilian coast: Italy and Malta fail to respond to NGOs' call for immediate treatment. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa
02.11.2022, Il Sole 24 Ore
The agreement, signed on Feb. 2, 2017 under the Gentiloni government, aims to stem the flow of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers: Italy provides economic assistance and technical support to Libyan authorities in charge of monitoring the Mediterranean Sea. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union
02.11.2022, The Guardian
A four-year-old girl, who was separated from her parents as they tried to board a migrant boat from Tunisia to Italy, was forced to make the journey across the Mediterranean without them. The girl, referred to as Linda by Italian authorities, disembarked on the island of Lampedusa on 17 October after 26 hours at sea on a crowded wooden boat carrying another 70 people from Tunisia. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa
01.11.2022, Infomigrants
Roberta Metsola, the President of of the European Parliament, has warned against a return to "the situation in 2013, when the EU did not show solidarity and did not consider life as something very precious." read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union
01.11.2022, Al Jazeera
Survivors say 68 people were on board when a vessel that set sail from Turkey capsized between Evia and Andros overnight on Monday. Greek authorities have launched a search and rescue operation for dozens of refugees who are missing after the boat sank in rough weather. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europa
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under heavy criticism for describing the arrival of asylum seekers on the United Kingdom’s southern coast as an “invasion”, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum and non-governmental organisations denouncing her choice of language as “inflammatory” and “heinous”. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europa
01.11.2022, The Guardian
Child asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the UK on small boats say screening officials have put pressure on them to say they are adults, the Guardian has been told. In some cases, the children say they were told that if they said they were over 18 they would be able to leave the troubled asylum processing site of Manston in Kent more quickly. read more
01.11.2022, EU Observer
European civil society organisations are demanding Athens no longer view Turkey as safe to return refugees. A letter signed by 16 NGO says that Turkey is in violation of international law when it comes to asylum. Sent to the Greek ministry of migration and asylum, with the European Commission in copy, the letter further notes that Turkey no longer grants temporary protection status to Syrian refugees. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
01.11.2022, Info Migrants
Serbia's capital Belgrade serves as a layover for many migrants on the Balkan route. However, the hundreds of people passing through every day only have two accommodation options: an overcrowded and remote camp, or the streets and parks of the city. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europa
Nearly 200 unaccompanied migrant minors sleep in a makeshift tent camp set up under a bridge in a suburb of Paris. In the absence of support from the French government, NGOs provide them with help. The latest arrivals no longer even have room to pitch their tents. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Europa
01.11.2022, africa news
According to a UN special rapporteur, at least 37 Sudanese died trying to cross the Spanish border on June 24 with nearly 2,000 refugees. During the pushbacks, many were injured by Moroccan as well as Spanish officials who do not respect human rights or the international rights of the refugees. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
01.11.2022, zeit online
59 migrants are reported missing after their boat sank south of the Mediterranean island of Euboea. The remaining nine refugees managed to stay alive. Another boat accident occurred off the island of Samos, Greece. Eight people are missing, while four people were rescued. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europa
31.10.2022, Info Migrants
The agreement includes a new so-called border protection program worth 80 million euros. It is intended to curb human trafficking as well as migration at the Egyptian borders, making it more difficult to travel to Europe. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
31.10.2022, zeit online
The Italian government continues to deny several sea rescue ships entry into ports. The crew of the Doctors Without Borders rescue ship, Geo Barents, is still waiting with 570 refugees. On the Ocean Viking (SOS Méditerranée), there are currently more than 230 rescued. Also the Humanity 1 (SOS Humanity) almost 180 people struggling with health problems and waiting for approval from the new Italian government. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
According to reports, Switzerland facilitates and supports the onward journey of hundreds of migrants to Northern Europe. German politicians react indignantly to the fact that Switzerland does not adhere to the Dublin Agreement. However, it makes little sense for Switzerland to implement the Dublin procedure, as most refugees only want to pass through and a longer-term procedure for those who have already departed is superfluous. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Österreich / Schweiz, Europäische Union, Europa
31.10.2022, The Guardian
Lawyers and charities call for GPS tagging to be abolished after the release of the report “Every Move You Make: the human cost of GPS tagging in the immigration system.” People who have to endure these heavy tags strapped to their ankles are not only facing physical health problems, but stigmatisation and psychological torture. Since January, those on immigration bail facing deportation from the UK have their lives tracked by this device, including where they shop, worship and who they spend time with. read more
The “migrant processing center” in Dover, main arrival port for migrants crossing the English Channel from France, was attacked on Sunday when incendiary devices were thrown at the facility. The suspect was quickly identified and confirmed dead. One person was reportedly injured in the attack. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Großbritannien, Europäische Union, Europa
28.10.2022, taz
Last Friday (28.10.2022) another arson attack occurred in a refugee shelter. At the time, there were four employees in the former hotel, who remained unharmed. A political background is suspected. Previously, a demonstration of the AfD took place against the arrival of 30 refugees in the accommodation. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa
28.10.2022, Info Migrants
More than 90 federal police officers searched five apartments in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria and arrested two suspected traffickers. According to police, the 39- and 44-year-old brothers hid nearly 100 fugitives in the trunk of their car during at least 13 trips and brought them to Germany via the Balkan route. For each person they took, they demanded 10,000 euros. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Naher Osten, Deutschland, Europa
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