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26.06.2022, DerStandard
Thousands of people from Africa wanted to cross the border fences of the Spanish exclave. The security forces intervened rigorously, and several people were killed. NGOs are sharply critical. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika
26.06.2022, Agrigento Notizie
MEP and former head of Lampedusa health center: "A profoundly immoral difference" read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa
26.06.2022, Kultur Jam
37 people died trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla. This is the complaint of two non-governmental organizations: the Spanish Caminando Fronteras and the Moroccan Human Rights Association, which also cites hundreds of casualties. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika
25.06.2022, Tagesschau
Once again, numerous migrants have tried to cross the border fortifications between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Melilla. According to the authorities, 18 people died. There were many arrests. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
24.06.2022, European Council on Refugees and Exiles
The Tunisian coast guard has recovered 16 bodies of people attempting to reach Europe. Civilian rescuers have saved at least 899 lives in the Mediterranean but survivors are forced to be stranded at sea due to delayed permissions for disembarkation. NGOs have denounced Maltese deterrence tactics and the “extremely hostile environment for refugees” on the island. Cyprus welcomes potential EU relocation and seeks further support. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union
24.06.2022, Altreconomia
It was opened in 2015 and was supposed to be a temporary reception center, where more than a thousand people now live. The Greek authorities want to close it to start an urban redevelopment project in the neighborhood, but the residents are resisting the forced relocation to forced camps far away from the city and main services. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
23.06.2022, Techno Trenz
The Aurora saved 85 people, including several children, off the coast of north Africa on May 29 when their fibreglass skiff started to sink as they attempted to sail from Libya to Europe. The crew was given permission by the Italian government to transport the saved migrants to Lampedusa, where they were allowed to disembark. However, two days later, the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency issued a prohibition notice to the charity forbidding Aurora from returning to the sea, claiming that it was operating “beyond the geographical limitations” of the UK’s Rescue Boat Code, under which it is accredited. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Italien / Malta, Europäische Union
22.06.2022, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
ATHENS (22 June 2022) – Greek authorities must move towards a policy on migration that puts human rights and support for human rights defenders at its core, a UN expert said today. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
22.06.2022, Tagesschau
Italian authorities have allowed the crew of the "Sea-Eye 4" to dock in the port of Messina. This permits more than 470 rescued people to come ashore. Some of them had been on the Mediterranean for over a week. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
Last week, a decision by the Strasbourg court had blocked Britain's controversial plan to send asylum seekers of different nationalities by plane to Rwanda, where they would instead apply for asylum. The British government no longer wants to accept the European Court of Human Rights as the final authority on human rights issues. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Großbritannien, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
22.06.2022, EUobserver
Egypt's coast guard is set to receive €80m from the European Commission to prevent people from taking boats towards Italy, according to an internal paper. Drafted by the EU Commission and dated 15 June, the paper says more than 3,500 Egyptians fled the country by boat in the first five months of this year, four times as many as over the same perios in 2021. Around €23m will be handed out this year for "maritime border surveillance equipment." The remaining €57m is slated for next year "for further equipment to be identified." read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
22.06.2022, InfoMigrants
Nearly 950 undocumented Tunisian migrants, including 354 minors, arrived in Italy in the month of May, reports an NGO in Tunisia. That's an increase of more than 50% on last year's numbers. A report by the FTDES, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights, set the total number of Tunisian migrants that had arrived in Italy between January and May to 2,206, an increase in departing boats of 77% compared to 2021. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
21.06.2022, InfoMigrants
The bodies of four migrants were recovered by the Tunisian coast guard after their boat sank off the coast of Sfax in Tunisia, a coast guard official told news agency Reuters on Monday (June 20). Over the weekend, Tunisian authorities recovered 12 more lifeless bodies from the sea. They were recovered near the port town of Skhira, which is south of Sfax in east-central Tunisia. read more
20.06.2022, InfoMigrants
The plight of Ukrainian refugees has captured the world's attention. Meanwhile, the struggles of millions of refugees from other countries have faded from view. A look at the Balkans. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten
20.06.2022, Qantara
At the EU's outer borders, the right of migrants to a fair asylum procedure continues to be systematically disregarded. Take Greece, for example: in the worst case scenario, those shipwrecked may even face a lengthy prison sentence. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
19.06.2022, BBC
Some asylum claimants who arrived in the UK in small boats or in the back of lorries could be electronically tagged under a new Home Office trial. Boris Johnson said it was important to "make sure asylum seekers can't just vanish into the rest of the country". Critics say the plan treats those fleeing persecution as criminals. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Europa
17.06.2022, InfoMigrants
After a series of rescues, the Sea-Eye 4 has 492 migrants on board. Meanwhile, almost 500 migrants arrived on Lampedusa in the last couple of days. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Deutschland, Europäische Union, Afrika
16.06.2022, Aerzteblatt
Die deutschen Seenotretter des Vereins Sea-Eye haben 353 Migranten im Mittelmeer an Bord geholt. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Afrika
16.06.2022, Euronews
In a letter to fellow MEPs this thursday, a group of MEPs demanded of the European Commission to "condemn any use of violence" and ensure the rule of law is respected across member states when it comes to migration. This comes over fresh reports of illegal pushbacks in Greece. The letter also expressed concerns over reports that several NGOs providing legal assistance to migrants and refugees are being investigated for smuggling. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
16.06.2022, Blog Sicilia
Twelve arrivals with a total of 481 migrants were registered on Lampedusa. On the island there were also already yesterday 17 arrivals with 698 people. In the hotspot of Contrada Imbriacola are currently 1,455 people, compared to the 350 available places. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
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