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Das maritime Netzwerk der „Koyoten“
Vor zwei Jahren ist in Mexiko ein Maßnahmenpaket gegen illegale Migration verabschiedet worden. Die Behörden haben ihre Kontrollen im Landesinneren seither verschärft - was Migranten aus Mittelamerika auf ihrer Reise in die USA zunehmend auf den Seeweg zwingt. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Amerika
Das Mosaik Support Center auf Lesbos Endstation Hoffnung
Auf Lesbos heißt es für Flüchtlinge seit dem EU-Türkei-Deal im März 2016: Warten, Festsitzen auf unbestimmte Zeit. Für die lokale Bevölkerung heißt es aushalten. Zwischen all dem Chaos und der Frustration gibt es jetzt einen Ort, der Hoffnung gibt: das Mosaik Support Center. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
A French Underground Railroad, Moving African migrants
A local hero to some, a scofflaw to others, Mr. Herrou, who was arrested in August, had helped his guests — all migrants from Africa — to cross the border into France illegally. He planned to sneak them to a train station so they could continue their journey. Some might stay in France, but most wanted to get to Britain or Germany. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union
A Europe united against refugees
Hungary may have been first to literally wall off some of its frontiers, but its example has since been copied, by the French and the British. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union
Angst vor dem eigenen Land
Hussaini Abdou lässt den Blick prüfend durch sein winziges Geschäft schweifen. Neun Quadratmeter hat der Laden, und jeder Zentimeter ist ausgenutzt. An drei Wänden stehen grob gezimmerte Holzregale, die bis unter die Decke reichen. Auf den Brettern stapeln sich Ballen mit farbenfrohen Stoffen. „Das tragen unsere Frauen“, sagt Abdou und zieht aus einem Fach einige groß gemusterte Stoffe mit Blumen, Streifen und Sternen heraus. Die Farben sind leuchtend und kräftig; die Stoffe fein gewebt, fließend und leicht. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Afrika
The hidden racism of the refugee crisis — why does nobody care when black Africans drown?
Ever since the Syrian refugee crisis hit international headlines the plight of African migrants in Europe has taken a back seat. Media attention has focused on arrivals via the eastern Mediterranean route – from Turkey to Greece – because of the huge number of arrivals, when in reality the central Mediterranean route via Libya to Italy is by far the deadliest into Europe. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) between 1 January to 28 September 3,054 migrants have died taking it. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Nordafrika, Naher Osten, Europa, Afrika
Flights to Italy for refugees offer a humanitarian way forward for Europe
Three years after a shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa killed more than 360 people, a programme is underway in Italy that seeks to save lives by providing an air route to Europe. In contrast to moves in some European countries, the Corridoi Umanitari (humanitarian corridors) project strives to put a more humane approach into action. It does so by providing flights to people in vulnerable situations from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Naher Osten
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ZUR GEPLANTEN REFORM DER DUBLIN-VERORDNUNG
Am 4. Mai 2016 hat die Europäische Kommission einen Vorschlag für eine Neufassung der sogenannten Dublin-
Verordnung(dann Dublin- IV)1 vorgelegt, die die Zuständigkeit der EU- Mitgliedstaaten für Asylverfahren festlegt. Dieser Vorschlag ist Teil einer Reformierung des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Asylsystems. Amnesty International ist angesichts des Dublin- IV- Entwurfes äußerst besorgt.
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Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europäische Union
Lesvos Solidarity Newsletter August
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
Wöchentliche Zusammenstellung zur Flucht Nr. 25
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
The giant refugee holding cells in the Aegean
Everyone knows everyone else in the village of Vavyloi on the Greek island of Chios. Such intimacy had long meant an absence of crime and a feeling of security. That all changed about a month ago when farmers noticed onions and potatoes being gouged out of their fields overnight. When the house break-ins started, the villagers began forming four-man night patrols. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
Urgent Petition to open Eastern Border of Europe in Terespol for people fleeing for persecution
The only route out to escape from violence, torture or death for many of the inhabitants of Chechnya and other persecuted people in post-soviet countries is the border crossing Brest-Terespol. But this gateway
to Europe for the forced migrants is practically closed. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Osteuropa
Projektbericht meines Freiwilligendienstes mit Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste im Jeannette Noëlhuis in Amsterdam
Paul Hausmann hat ein Jahr lang im Jeannette Noël House in Amsterdam einen Freiwillengdienst verrichtet. "In the Noël House six people live together with ca. twelve refugees without papers, who may or may not have the prospect of getting a residence permit." borderline-europe war Pate dieses Projektes, hier nun Pauls Bericht. Infos zum Haus: http://noelhuis.nl/huis/ read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europa
Intercept's report on leaked Frontex documents - letter to Frontex
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union
Stranded Hope - Hungary's sustained attack on the rights of refugees and migrants
Fences, teargas, and draconian legislation: over the last year the Hungarian authorities have baulked at little in their determination to keep refugees and migrants out of the country. The government’s programme of militarization, criminalization and isolation – that it touts as “Schengen 2.0” – has ushered in a set of measures which have resulted in violent push-backs at the border with Serbia, unlawful detentions inside the country and dire living conditions for those waiting at the border. While the Hungarian government has spent millions of Euros on a xenophobic advertising campaign, refugees are left to languish. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Osteuropa
4 maps that will change how you see migration in Europe
These four maps, created by Jakub Marian, a Czech linguist, mathematician and artist, are based on a 2015 study by the United Nations on international migration. They show European migration split into various numbers:
1. The percentage of the population of each country that is made up of foreign-born migrants
2. The most common country of origin for that number
3. Whether that number has gone up or down in the past five years
4. The immigrant populations that are expanding the most read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europa
A reinforced Frontex agency EU turns a deaf ear to NGO’s warnings
More powerful than ever and enjoying complete impunity, the EU border management agency has a new name with a reinforced mandate. The European Union has indeed opted for an increase in the means allocated to deportation, control and external cooperation activities, with no regard for the rights of migrants and refugees. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union
Greece: “Our hope is broken” - European paralysis leaves thousands of refugees stranded in Greece
In 2015, the global refugee crisis moved centre stage in Europe as never before. Uprooted by persecution and conflicts old and new, hundreds of thousands of men, women and children looked to Europe as a place of safety. One year on, following the sealing of successive borders, images of thousands of people trudging through the Balkans have stopped. But the humanitarian crisis has not. Almost 60,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece, the majority in appalling conditions. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
Verurteilung wegen Einschleusung von Geflüchteten und Durcheinander mit Aussagen
Die Verurteilung Bernd Kellers im Februar 2015 zu 16 Jahren Gefängnisstrafe wegen des Transports von fünf Syrern aus der Türkei nach Symi beruhte auf vier Aussagen die angeblich am Tag der Festnahme bei der Hafenpolizei gemacht wurden, wobei die Hafenpolizisten selbst vom Deutschen ins Englische übersetzten. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
Case Report: Push-backs at the Greek-Macedonian border violating human rights
On 14 March 2016, more than 1500 refugees were collectively and summarily pushed back from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to Greece – an operation violating the fundamental rights which signatories to the
European Convention on Human Rights purport to guarantee. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei