2023
- "Nationality and Borders Act 2022 setting the scene for this year // The legality and next steps of the UK-Rwanda Agreement // Backlog of…"
- "The Black Book of Pushbacks, produced by the Border Violence Monitoring Network with support of the Left in the European Parliament…"
- "Criminalisation of humanitarian activity continues with the trial of Lesvos human rights defenders starting on 10th January // New Italian…"
- "Network of Italian organisations supporting criminalised boat drivers//Turkish border guards shot dead one Syrian refugee and injured 3…"
- "More clashes between the Italian Interior Ministry and sea rescue NGOS, with the former back to claiming that civil society SAR…"
- "Deaths at the Polish-Belarus border // MSF closing Projects Lithuania and Latvia // UK Rwanda Appeal // One death a day on Paris streets…"
- "New Human Rights breach from Croatia, says European Court for Human Rights / Forensic reconstruction video evincing the Greek authorities’…"
- "Human Rights Watch commented on the UK’s refugee policy// Lebanese army unlawfully deported back Syrians who survived a sinking baoat// The…"
- "Rise in homelessness after closure of ESTIA programme in Greece // EU military presence on Libyan coast extended // #FloorToTheExperts —…"
- "Greek Pushback Recording Mechanism First Report // Resources library UK-Fr // Libyan Coast Guard active // New technologies being tested on…"
- "33 lives lost so far this year in the Mediterranean // 100 UK organisations seek change for asylum seeking children // suggested reading…"
- "Italian PM Georgia Meloni visited Tripoli to discuss oil, gas and migration // 237 survivors have finally touched the ground of La Spezia…"
- "Council of Europe writes to Piantedosi: Anti-NGO decree must be withdrawn / Greek officials concealing more deaths / UK: Refugee Council…"
- "European Court of Human rights (EHCR) finds Hungary guilty for the death of young Syrian man // Rishi Sunak’s rhetoric unpicked by Refugee…"
- "Demonstrations in Tunisia // Annual demonstration on the beach of el Tarajal // Italy provides Libyan authorities with a new patrol boat //…"
- "Donate to trusted relief organisations in Turkey and Syria // Internet access restricted in Turkey // Conscription-oriented human rights…"
- "ResQShip SAR recruitment meeting this Sunday // A law restricting the reunification rights of refugees with their families has been…"
- "Two bodies were found in a river in Bosnia-Herzegovina // A woman died while being pushed back to Belarus at the Polish border // Updates…"
- "Lesbos is “back to normal” // Poland: don’t detain vulnerable man // Death as squat evicted in Brussels // UK politicians need to take a…"
- "Italian decree is preventing the civil fleet from operating in the central Mediterranean zone // Deaths on the Polish/Belarusian Border //…"
- "18 people were found dead in a truck in Bulgaria // Updates on the poor conditions of Amygdaleza camp // More funds for Hellenic Coastguard…"
- "150 people living in tents in Brussels // On the UK asylum backlog in detail // Violence at the Serbian-Hungarian border // Update on the…"
- "Geo Barents: Detained for saving lives // Citizenship Stripping and Racism in the UK // Worth Attending and Reading"
- "US Visa delayed for Afghans in Pakistan // Deportation from Benghazi // Updates from reception crisis in Belgium // Fear of pushback in…"
- "Voices from inside Serbia’s detention centres //Court ruling in favour of humanitarian activists in Poland // Hope not Hate’s report on…"
- "Amnesty International called for the end to enforced disappearances and the suppression of protests in Balochistan but has anything…"
- "MEPs concerned for ‘European Values’ in Greece // Snow in Northern France // Proposed law change UK — again // Appeal against detainment…"
- "Maxym Butkevych sentenced to 13 years in prison by Russian authorities//Organisations call for a free accessible WIFI network to be…"
- "18 activists acquitted in Turin // Ukrainians to move off Scottish cruise ship // Football celebrity suspended for speaking out against…"
- "Deaths reported after shipwrecks in the Aegean and off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean / The politics of non-assistance and the…"
- "Greek authorities have stolen over 2 million Euros from pushed-back refugees// March 18th marks 7 years since the signing of the EU-Turkey…"
- "Integration of Ukrainian refugees less expensive than expected in Czech Republic // Sienos Grupe, Lithuania, need volunteers from April…"
- "Hunger strike in Paranesti / Proposed Immigration Code of Greece under scrutiny — Punitive bill for asylum seekers and unaccompanied…"
- "600 Million for Bulgarian border // 190 People rescued in Mediterranean in a collaborative effort // Climate-visas proposed by UK…"
- "The many faces of borders continue to kill people at sea // Libyan coastguard use guns to threaten refugee rescuers // Rescue vessel Louise…"
- "38 people died in a fire at a detention facility // A boat set on fire by police after they tear-gassed children // MSF: EU must monitor…"
- "UN report calls for urget action to curb deteriorating human rights situation in Libya// Violence against sub-Sharan migrants continues in…"
- "Updates from the Libyan/Maltese SAR // Pre-election anti-migration rhetoric rising in Turkey // Deportations from Germany // Maldusa…"
- "Thirty-two people rescued from island of Lampione // The UK’s restrictive policies are being copied from Australia // Pre-election removal…"
- "Civil intervention prevents pushback // Growing international concern for Tunisia // Murdered journalist remembered // Croatia pushbacks…"
- "More deaths in the Mediterranean // 400 people in distress at sea waiting for help for days // Violence against sub-Saharan people…"
- "Italy has declared a state of emergency over migration // Police prevent 270,000 people from entering Greece in 2022 // EU funded camps on…"
- "Rescues on the Mediterranean Sea // Organisations claim that Tunisia shouldn’t be considered a safe country // The numbers of unaccompanied…"
- "Unjustifiable deportations of Syrian refugees // People on the move file law suit against Croatia’s Constitutional Court // Special…"
- "NGOs take legal action against Italy following their policy on assigning ports//Rayyan Alshebl, a Syrian refugee, has become the…"
- "Sudan: EU should intervene // Gun-shot victim named in North Macedonia // Serbia police continued violence // Poland: man in coma after…"
- "Fatmata’s loved ones ask for justice after she was killed by police at Greek border with North Macedonia// More funds for sea survellaince…"
- "Unprecedented numbers of Tunisian nationals trying to flee//Human Rights Watch reports on extreme violence and torture of Syrians on the…"
- "Greek court rules the state guilty for the deaths in Moria in 2017 / Personal accounts from detainees in the UK and people pushed back…"
- "Protests on Samos // The violence of externalisation, as carried out by Tunisian authorities // Protests in Rabat about the…"
- "European responsibilities for the situation in Sudan// Border Forensics investigation shows the deadly effects of border control in Niger//…"
- "Deportations of Syrian refugees continue in Lebanon // Expansion of the Fylakio Closed Detention Centre in the Evros region // Italian PM…"
- "Leaked internal EU documents reveal the shortcomings of CCACs // UK Minister of Immigration doesn’t know international law // Title 42…"
- "Libya increases its surveillance capacity // Concerning updates about the rapid development of Lesvos CCAC // Failures to protect people…"
- "News and updates, long reads // Paris unaccompanied minors need support and Utopia volunteers // Greek reports on border securitisation //…"
- "Serbia — a change in migration route as people seek to enter the EU via Bosnia and Croatia, not Hungary // Lipa Camp in Bosnia — a…"
- "One more person killed at the Polish-Belarus border//Protests against the planned refugee accommodation barge in Falmouth, UK //Greek PM…"
- "Tunisia protests continue // MSF concerned for migrant welfare on Lesbos // 900 people to be transferred from Cyprus to Germany // Another…"
- "A group of people is stuck at the Belarusian-Polish border without being able to apply for asylum// Refugees were expelled in front of the…"
- "Multiple deaths reported throughout the Med // 400 people arrive safely in Italy // 1000 new places for POM in Calabria // And more…"
- "Italy and Frontex lied about their knowledge of a boat in distress that sank in February, drowning 94 people//Over 100 refugees have been…"
- "A group of 24 people remains trapped on an islet in the Evros River // Unaccompanied minors with disabilities in Greece to be made homeless…"
- "Rescues at sea // A report on the barriers of the asylum procedures on mainland Greece, Crete and Rhodes // The appeal trial of the Paros3…"
- "The new EU agreement on migration aims to boost returns, deportations and externalization of borders// Turkish security forces accused of…"
- "Sea Watch’s Aurora saves 39 people at sea / Nadir deployed in Central Mediterranean again / Refugee Week event list for UK, Greece and…"
- "Civil vessel The Aurora detained in Lampedusa // Testimony from inhumane detention in Serbian transit camps // Pylos shipwreck: what…"
- "Preliminary interviews conducted for relocation used by the Dutch authorities as a pretext for refusing asylum applications// Organisations…"
- "Shipwrecks, demonstrations, and EU economic aid all expose the worsening conditions and mistreatment of forcibly displaced people in…"
- "Frontex to leave Greece over human rights abuses? // 41 people rescued in the Maltese SAR zone // Protests in Athens in the wake of Pylos…"
- "Aurora back to the rescue // AYS Zagreb Team win award // A Kurdish man faces deportation from Germany //"
- "Fifty-five organisations raising alarm over restrictive law changes / SOS Humanity needs funds to continue SAR work / Greece continues with…"
- "Violence, abuses and mass expulsion: the lives of sub-Saharan people in Tunisa are increasingly at risk// People in distress close to…"
- "Shots fired at rescue ships by Libya // More people leaving Syria // Bulgaria pushbacks // Pylos shipwreck update // Three boats missing…"
- "Hundreds of Sub-Saharan people are abandoned in Tunisian-Libyan borderlands // 204 people rescued by SOS Humanity as POS legislation…"
- "120 people rescued but 11 boats are at risk // 20 people die after 18 days at sea // Ocean Viking detained // NGOs file complaint against…"
- "Hunger strike on Chios // EU signed another “cooperation agreement” (likely to prove itself as another criminal deal) with Tunisia // BVMN…"
- "Sea arrivals and rescues // New investigation into actual identities of Pylos smugglers //Single mothers at risk in Greece // Human rights…"
- "6 Deaths off Morocco, Navy Culpable? // Free Homayoun Sabetara // Hunger Strike on Chios Restarts // Worth Reading and more…"
- "Eighty-four people rescued off Gran Canaria // Iuventa Crew’s legal challenge to criminal charge of “facilitating unauthorised migration”…"
- "950 Syrians deported from Turkey in July // 2000 people rescued by civil rescue operations in last 2 weeks // Frontex collaborates with…"
- "Arrivals and Rescues at Sea // Protest in Milan // Four People Arrested for Piracy in Lampedusa // Cyprus — Deportations, low acceptance…"
- "Alarm Phone half-year report // Evros Islet medical emergency // Child death in Hungary car crash // Legal action against Latvia by asylum…"
- "45–50 asylum seeker stranded for 2 weeks on an islet in the Evros river//Urgent rescue call for more than 20 boats in the…"
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- "Concerns over whether Greek authorities will carry out an independent, ethical and thorough investigation into the Pylos shipwreck/A…"
- "Forty survivors from Cape Verde rescue // Latvian border guard supported as “increased threat” from Belarus // Mayor helps remove water…"
- "Frontex invest 15 million in off-road vehicles // More and more unaccompanied children in Serbia // Lithuanian and Latvian border updates…"
- "Belarus Human Rights Org “extremist” // Ethiopia to Investigate Saudi Deaths // Germany spends 120,000 EUR on “mini deportations” //…"
- "Two Squats Evicted in Athens // Kidnappers Testimony Accuses Victims of Arson // An Increasing Number of Children on the Move in Serbia //…"
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- "Suspension of accommodation for single male asylum seekers in Belgium // Violence between anti-migrant activists and Syrian asylum seekers…"
- "Reports on arrests of four Tunisian fishermen charged with theft from displaced persons / SAR updates / UK: Refugee Action lodged a…"
- "Deadliest Med year since 2017 // 20 people trapped on uninhabited Greek island // ECHR condemn Italy’s “inhuman treatment” towards teenager…"
- "A man died after a delayed rescue on Farmakonisi Island // Unaccompanied minors face lack of access to education opportunities // Hunger…"
- "Increase in number of arrivals on the Aegean Islands//Shocking analysis by the IHR on the lack of protection for survivors of human…"
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- "Police violence in Lampedusa // Trapped group under fire from both sides in Evros // Attempted mass suicide in asylum detention // State of…"
- "Danish asylum system fails Syrian women in particular// Lawsuit filed by survivors of the Pylos shipwreck//MV MARE JONIO forced to remove…"
- "Polish activist arrested on people-smuggling charges as national election looms // Updates from Lampedusa: Von der Leyen visits as…"
- "Pullback to Libya prevented // Deported to the desert // 4000 people unlawfully detained on Samos and Lesvos // Latest arrivals report from…"
- "EU starts to release funds to Tunisia// Council of Europe press release expresses concern over pushbacks from Hungary // Funeral of a young…"
- "Compass Collective join Search and Rescue // Justice for Fatmata closer in North Macedonia // Poland border checks // Loss of life at the…"
- "35 People Disappear into Thin Air off Samos // New Centre Opened for People from ‘Safe’ Countries in Italy // Two women pushed back…"
- "From the Aegean islands to the Evros border to the streets of Greek cities people on the move are struggling to find enough to eat and…"
- "Maltese coastguard interferring // Belarus activitist trial // Libya expulsions continue // Press denied access to camps GR // Austria…"
- "Dramatic increase of boat arrivals at Aegean islands // Several boats in distress rescued in central Mediterranean // Worrying proposals…"
- "Germany to provide funding to three NGOs that operate in Italy, angering Meloni // Increase use of border checks at internal European…"
- "The UK government’s latest attempt to ram the Rwanda deal through the UK Supreme Court // Sea Watch is taking Frontex to court over alleged…"
- "New fence to stop migrants climbing aboard lorries in Belgium // Violent eviction of large migrant site near Calais // Iuventa crew on…"
- "Gaza — updates, resources & further reading/ SOS Humanity — 88 individuals still unable to disembark at the port in Bari, Italy/ Italy has…"
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- "Palestine — updates and resources/ Human Rights Legal Project, Greece, Emergency Fundraising Appeal/ European Commission’s letter…"
- "Puzzle of the EU’s intentions in practice — Germany strengthening promises for easier “repatriations”, Spain providing equipment making it…"
- "Greece: Violence increases after three month calm // Weapons, Dogs and Violence — report from Bulgaria/Turkiye border // 999 calls…"
- "UNHCR Negligence in Libya/Border Violence Monitoring Network — September report/Racist comments made by former European…"
- "Sea rescues // Outrage at Albania announcement // German law seeks to criminalise sea rescue // Report on the investigation into 2022 UK…"
- "The consequences of climate change on people on the move // Rescues at sea are evident in northern France // More guardians for…"
- "Sienos Grupe — Extreme violence at Latvian and Lithuanian borders/Justice for Fatmata — trial for the policeman who shot Fatmata starts on…"
- "Pressure — Sea Watch International received a warning from the Italian Civil Aviation Authority / New report on the inaccesibility of the…"
- "Eviction in Sumbor camp, Serbia/ Croatia implements temporary border checks/ Another recorded pushback of 23 Afghans by the Greek Coast…"
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- "Finland closes its borders with Russia for two weeks/Care4Calais — Freezing weather and Coats4Calais Campaign/UK Home Office civil…"
- "46 almost drown in Med // Huge Eviction in Winter Conditions Northern France // Netherlands: 24 week work maximum unlawful // BVMN Webinar…"
- "Border Violence Monitoring Network — Free #Pylos 9/French Parliament rejects Macron’s immigration bill/Humanitarian organisations not…"
- "In the first of the Are You Syrious Christmas Specials, we share a detailed article prompted by reports at the beginning of the year of…"
- "Annual Report 2023 by MARE*GO, LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND and GREEN Licata, Italy 10.12.2023"
- "A personal account of a journey to the EU, told with the help of Sienos Grupe."
2022
- Are You Syrious?
- During 2021, millions of words were written on Frontex. Activist groups, monitoring networks, investigative journalists, NGOs… many groups…
- Are You Syrious?
- Seldom reported, 100s of Cubans arrived in the Balkans and Greece in recent months. They faced harassment and ‘pushbacks’ to Turkey.
- Now, we’d like to take a moment to look back on the stories we covered over the last 12 months. A journey through our Specials
- Are You Syrious?
- In 2021 Choose Love pulled funding from all but two of their Calais partners. Here’s the story from the ground.
- Tigs Louis-Puttick recounts her experience as a Post-Rescue Assistance Team Coordinator on the most recent mission of the Sea-Eye 4.
- Are You Syrious?
- Are You Syrious?
- A case against Italy and Libya taken in front of the UN Committee / Violent pushbacks of Cubans from Greece to Turkey / Legal reports on…
- What will the fallout off the Danish decision be for the people and for other EU Member states? / 2021 deadliest year on record in the…
- Ocean Viking rescue ship detained in Italy // More violent pushbacks, drownings and fire in Greece // Agreement made over Moroccan workers’…
- Ocean Viking rescue ship detained in Italy // More violent pushbacks, drownings and fire in Greece // Agreement made over Moroccan workers’…
- Coast Guard counts 29,000 rescues, the government—roughly 4000 arrivals // New tragedies in the Mediterranean and the Channel // Freezing…
- Coast Guard counts 29,000 rescues, government roughly 4000 arrivals // New tragedies in the Mediterranean and the Channel // Freezing…
- Data breach could threaten 500,000 vulnerable people // NGOs ask ICC to investigate crimes in Libya, Med // 11 people drown off Tunisia
- Data breach could threaten 500,000 vulnerable people // NGOs ask ICC to investigate crimes in Libya, Med // 11 people drown off Tunisia
- Belgium condemned at court / Minors in the north of France remain unprotected / hate speech and attacks remain present in Greek society /…
- Belgium condemned at court / Minors in the north of France remain unprotected / hate speech and attacks remain present in Greek society /…
- 3 children die in Morocco / criminalisation of SAR / Struggles of people trapped on Samos / Hunger crisis continues in Greece and more …
- Belgium condemned at court / Minors in the north of France remain unprotected / hate speech and attacks remain present in Greek society /…
- Libyan “female migrant center” a “media stunt”/ Polish border wall to cut through protected forest/ Greek locals challenge prison camps…
- For the past few months this has been a question increasingly asked to people on the ground by new arrivals. Why?
- Updates from Central and Western Med / New ‘smart policing’ program for Greek Police / Anti-migrants protests in Evros against the…
- Spain sentences two ‘boat drivers’ to nine years in prison // Greek media investigating migration receive legal notice to stop work //…
- Spain sentences two ‘boat drivers’ to nine years in prison // Greek media investigating migration receive legal notice to stop work //…
- "Amnesty International: Drop charges against El Hiblu 3 // Twelve people found dead at the Greek/Turkish border // 48 people have arrived in…"
- "Amnesty International: Drop charges against El Hiblu 3 // Twelve people found dead at the Greek/Turkish border // 48 people have arrived in…"
- Are You Syrious?
- Today is a global day of CommemorAction for people who have died, gone missing or become forcibly disappeared on their journeys.
- "Will the whistleblowers do what the international community are unable to? // Greece: surveillance of camps vs locals protesting the new…"
- "Will the whistleblowers do what the international community are unable to? // Greece: surveillance of camps vs locals protesting the new…"
- Greece accused of torture and dangerous living conditions // EU funds spent on food for people who don’t exist // Support free journalism…
- "BALKANS: New health project and more testimonies of pushbacks. DENMARK: Refugee Board pushes for new deportation to Afghanistan. NORWAY…"
- Over the past months, we have received increasing reports of collective deportations of Syrian people on the move…
- Protest outside UNHCR in Tunisia // ‘Boat driving’ trial begins on Samos // Protests on Chios, Samos, Lesvos against closed structures //…
- Protest outside UNHCR in Tunisia // ‘Boat driving’ trial begins on Samos // Protests on Chios, Samos, Lesvos against closed structures //…
- Plans to Receive Ukrainian Nationals in Neighbouring Countries / EU Funding in Ethiopian Migration Policy / #EvacuateRefugeesFromLibya /…
- Frontex to assist in Cypriot deportations / Inhabitants of Białowieża Forest denounce a “lawless zone” / Afghans facing destitution and…
- "EU opts for “a large wave of returns” in the agreement with Cyprus / New pullbacks to Libya / UK: the first inquiry into immigration…"
- "EU opts for “a large wave of returns” in the agreement with Cyprus / New pullbacks to Libya / UK: the first inquiry into immigration…"
- Number of doubled since 2020 // EU says it’s prepared to host Ukrainian refugees // Volunteers in Serbia denied access to camp, Thousands…
- Number of doubled since 2020 // EU says it’s prepared to host Ukrainian refugees // Volunteers in Serbia denied access to camp, Thousands…
- What is happening to those who are not Ukranian and need to flee (again)? / A document with travel, accommodation, legal and other…
- In recent months multiple reports have come out of Lithuania about deplorable living conditions and prison like environments.
- In recent months multiple reports have come out of Lithuania about deplorable living conditions, prisonlike environments, lack of access to…
- Information on Ukraine for those fleeing and people helping them // Updates from the Mediterranean // Police pressure continues in France…
- Information on Ukraine for those fleeing and people helping them // Updates from the Mediterranean // Police pressure continues in France…
- The EU’s emergency plan to support Ukrainian refugees / Differences in the welcoming approach to Ukrainian refugees vs refugees from Middle…
- Updates from the Ukrainian Borders / Pushbacks in Greece and Romania / Violence against new arrivals in Melilla / UK Govt failings /…
- Updates from the Ukrainian Borders / Pushbacks in Greece and Romania / Violence against new arrivals in Melilla / UK Govt failings…
- In Austria, asylum applications by unaccompanied children shot up last year.
- In Austria, asylum applications by unaccompanied children shot up last year. Between incapacity and lack of political will, the country…
- How did a grassroots campaign take on one of the world’s biggest holiday firms and win? / The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has…
- Italy and Malta still enacting punitive tactics against vessels that fulfill international and maritime law by refusing to abandon people…
- Death of young man in Tripoli // Safe Port needed for 111 people on GeoBarents // Oligarchs yachts for Sea Rescue // Children locked out of…
- Death of young man in Tripoli // Safe Port needed for 111 people on GeoBarents // Oligarchs yachts for Sea Rescue // Children locked out…
- Inhuman treatment face deportees from Algeria to Niger / Hunger catastrophe looms for 161,000 Yemenis as global food supply deteriorates /…
- 11 years since the start of the Syrian war / Indication of trafficking and exploitation in Ukraine and surrounding regions / Changes in the…
- “Day of Political Prisoners” in Greece / The weaponization of humanitarian data / Analysis of the Libya refugee protests / Tories rebel…
- “Day of Political Prisoners” in Greece / The weaponization of humanitarian data / Analysis of the Libya refugee protests / Tories rebel…
- It is 6 years since the EU Turkey deal came into effect, and for a brief moment in March 2016 arrivals stopped completely. Since that time…
- It is 6 years since the EU Turkey deal came into effect and for a brief moment in March 2016 arrivals completely stopped. Since that time…
- Norwegian photographer arrested in Greece // Illegal Prison Conditions in Lithuania // Housing Crisis for Refugees arriving in Germany //…
- Bodies of people who have died in shipwrecks found along Tunisian coast / BVMN Monthly Report / EU leaders have tacitly admitted that EU…
- El-Hiblu 3 publish their testimonies / Non-Ukrainian asylum seekers abandoned, evicted and detained everywhere / UK illegally seized…
- El-Hiblu 3 publish their testimonies / Non-Ukrainian asylum seekers abandoned, evicted and detained everywhere / UK illegally seized…
- Ethiopian government gives humanitarian aid workers access to Northern regions // UN investigates reports on mass graves in Libya // More…
- Ethiopian government gives humanitarian aid workers access to Northern regions // UN investigates reports on mass graves in Libya // More…
- Greece national transparency watchdog claims there are no pushbacks taking place by the Greek authorities/ 34 people stranded on a river…
- BVMN and AlarmPhone demand immediate evacuation to Greece of 34 people who were stuck on the islet in Evros between Turkey and Greece /…
- BVMN and AlarmPhone demand immediate evacuation to Greece of 34 people who were stuck on the islet in Evros between Turkey and Greece /…
- News from the SAR teams across the Med / Palermo continues setting example in putting an effort / A follow up on the French attempt to…
- Four Afghans deported from Turkey to Syria/FRONTEX’s concerns of human trafficking at the Ukraine border/The transformation of RICs in…
- A lot of SAR activities, some tragic deaths, and inevitable pushbacks reported by SAR NGOs / intimidation, evictions and arbitrary…
- UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances “gravely concerned” about Greece // Italian detention centres are abusing detainees // Confiscated…
- BAMF ordered the examination of the more than 43.000 pending asylum applications / Pushbacks continue in the south of Spain / Is Danish…
- BAMF ordered the examination of the more than 43.000 pending asylum applications / Pushbacks continue in the south of Spain / Is Danish…
- Pushbacks and double standards along the Polish border / thought-provoking text of someone who just came back from the Polish-Ukranian…
- #FreetheSamos2/Development of electronic surveillance system in Cyprus/Protests outside UNHCR building in Tunisia/A poem to GeoBarents/UK…
- Danish Refugee Board taking steps to classify Afghanistan as a safe country / German Federal Administrative Court overruling the Leipzig…
- Danish Refugee Board taking steps to classify Afghanistan as a safe country // German Federal Administrative Court overruling the Leipzig…
- Survivors of a shipwreck facing up to 18 years of prison in Greece / UK facing legal challenges to Rwanda plans / Afghans being sent back…
- Stateless people from Ukraine are facing rejection and homelessness // Dutch court rules against Croatia deportations // Claim asylum from…
- "Life lost at Melilla Sea Wall // UK Anti-Slavery Commissioner steps down // Criminal Court Rules: abuses against migrants in Libya ARE…"
- Refugees in Serbia taken to closed camps/Detention and detainment of refugees in Poland/Ocean Viking has finally found a safe place to…
- Frontex involved in serious crimes against people seeking protection with its drone operations since 2015/Tunisian coastguard retrieved 24…
- Stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine are facing big barriers to protection // EU warns of serious…
- Rise in racism and xenophobia in Turkey//#OtherFaceofEurope//Jonas Grimheden speaks of pushbacks involving FRONTEX//Border enforcement and…
- Stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine are facing big barriers to protection // EU warns of serious…
- "Germany: 1in 3 negative asylum decisions handed down by BAMF end up being revised after initial court appeals / Hunger strike in…"
- "Germany: 1in 3 negative asylum decisions handed down by BAMF end up being revised after initial court appeals / Hunger strike in…"
- Crisis forgotten in Poland // Palestinian Protests Banned in Germany // 20 rescued off the coast of Rhodes // 450 assisted to Sicily
- Personal data in the hands of the Taliban / Abolishing the Italy-Libya Memorandum by the 2nd November 2022 is the goal of civil society /…
- The Closed Controlled Access Centre in Samos officially opened in September 2021, it was stated that material conditions would improve.
- No legal routes for asylum seekers in the UK — Rwanda expects first transfer of May/Illegal detentions and deportations in Grand…
- "Poland: Holes along the border / Estonia: Parliament must ensure that the bill amending the State Borders Act complies with human rights…"
- More emergency cases reported in the Evros region as Greece repeats they will close the door / Turkey scares people who might be forced…
- Increasing violence at EU’s external borders with pushbacks, racist treatment and violation of international laws and court rulings
- fire in Greek camp / prolonged blockage of the people on board SAR vessels continues being an issue / investigation for poor managing the…
- Deported from Turkey to Afghanistan // Group trapped on Evros River island, again. // Trapped in Ukraine Detention // Activist Freed from…
- UK takes in fewer Ukrainians per capita than most of Europe / on the neglected and ignored inhumane practice for people returned to Niger —…
- Life lost in Libya // Rights for Long Stayers in Germany // Sea Watch 3 and Mare Jonio rescue vessels work together
- "Poland: Human Rights Watch report/ The 450 people from Mare Jonio and Sea Watch will disembark in Pozzallo / In France, child detention…"
- MSF calls for the respect of human dignity in border control / New ‘camp’ on Lesvos in the “worst location possible to build the camp“ /…
- France’s new EU asylum pact proposal//Turkey announces tighter immigration measures//Alarmphone has lost contact with a group stranded on…
- Call for action in Poland // Suspension of Schengen border code, Italy // Trial due to start of attempted suicide victim from Moira 2
- Will the UN and partners be allowed to remain the main stakeholder and organisation the people depend on? / More refoulements after…
- World Refugee Day — Ten thousand protest in Italy // Four missing following shipwreck near Mykonos // Afghan Activist Speaks Out Against…
- Case of Akkad v Turkiye/A woman gave birth whilst trying to reach Greece/Protests in Eleonas Camp/UN Special Rapporteur official…
- The situation of foreigners in guarded centres in the time of crisis on the border between Poland and Belarus / A briefing on pushbacks…
- Greece plans to extend border fence with Turkey/ Deaths of asylum seekers in Home Office Accommodation/Update on the situation on…
- Bodies of missing people found in the Libyan desert // Reaction to Deaths at Melilla Border // Protest at Italian detention centre…
- BVMN investigation into the use of islets in illegal pushbacks, disregard for interim measures by the Greek state, and the unfolding…
- Since the election of the right-wing Nea Demokratia party in 2019, the promulgation of the International Protection Act (IPA — L…
- Shootout on Serbia-Hungary border/FRONTEX has selected an interim Executive Director/ 96 asylum seekers have reached Italy from Libya on a…
- Hungary remains firm they only respect Ukranians’ right to seek protection, and nobody else’s / While a child suees Croatia, its…
- Authorities violated Human Rights in 2014 boat sinking incident / Currently 3.6 million Syrians in Turkey / 41 people rescued at sea / UK…
- In most functioning democracies search and rescue within the territory does not require the intervention of the national ombudsman.
- One woman tragically and needlessly died. The other two women remain missing / People still stuck on board Geo Barents / Syrian aid access…
- Despite the UK’s plans to deport new arrivals to Rwanda, more than 1000 people gather in Calais and Dunkirk hoping the cross the channel…
- Deportations on the rise from Turkey to Afghanistan / In Serbia, police boasts with the same shocking images we’ve seen in Libya / France…
- Osobe koje su u Hrvatskoj ostvarile međunarodnu zaštitu svakodnevno se susreću s preprekama pri ostvarivanju prava na primarnu zdravstvenu…
- Attack on people on the move in Belgrade, police violence in Subotica // Greek authorities tortured 32 people on Kos // Ireland is running…
- Every day, people who have been granted international protection in Croatia are hindered from exercising their right to primary health…
- Heatwave impacts Belgium // Greek online platform for registering asylum applications is now available // 19 people face jail in Italy //…
- The following article was written by volunteers from different collectives on Lesvos in close collaboration with multiple people on the…
- Italian authorities breached rights of asylum-seeker to be presumed a minor until his age had been properly assessed // Ombudsman opens…
- 50 remain trapped on Evros islet // In-flight Protest, Belgium // UK Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration report finally published //…
- Despite evidence, forced pushbacks to carry on in the Aegean Sea // French court refuses to open reception centres for Ukrainians to all…
- Frontex drones allegedly used to support so-called Libyan Coast Guard refoulements at sea//Another fatality during an attempted crossing…
- 659 people finally disembark Geo Barents, over 1500 lives and 21 vessels saved by SOS Mediterranee, MSF and Sea Watch in the past two weeks…
- No rescue operation has yet been launched by European authorities to help 35 people in distress // Six people died off Algerian coast //…
- New victims of shipwrecks, but also new SAR vessels in the continuous struggle to cross into what is perceived as safety / A police officer…
- Human rights violations across Greece, another child in critical condition on Greek territory while pushbacks continue in the Aegean / 35…
- Severe lack of safeguarding and protection for unaccompanied children in the UK//Group of 39 Syrian refugees finally found on Greek soil//6…
- Closure of Eleonas reception centre // further inaction on the Evros border // 17 people in distress near Lampedusa // an EU-Morocco deal…
- Arrivals on Kythera — a new route towards Europe? // Prison sentences and fines for 12 people of the crossing preceding the ‘Melilla…
- A reflection on the past year on the Polish-Belarusian border/Geo Barents have rescued 106 individuals in the Med/As many as 52% of…
- Two bodies found near Melilla // Asylum seekers encouraged to leave Croatia // Strasbourg failing asylum seekers // Recommended articles on…
- A dead man was found inside a truck in Italy/ Eighty-five people rescued near Zakynthos coasts and 87 in the Maltese area/ UK has announced…
- European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case of young asylum-seeking children and their parents in favor of the family // Bulgaria…
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- Survivors of a shipwreck filed lawsuit against Lebanese military//EU continues to support the interception of boats by Libyan forces//Greek…
- Hungarian authorities shaved the heads of people on the move in the shape of a cross// People in distress in various parts of the…
- "France: Back to school, but not for everyone // UK Protest against Rwanda flight // Children have died at sea due to inaction by Malta //…"
- Deportations from Tajikistan // Frontex ‘training’ merchant vessels? // Public outcry at torture in Lebanese custody // Paper pushbacks in…
- Legal risks associated to the ETIAS regulation//Press Release by the Association des Mères de Migrants Disparus//PRO ASYL and 60 NGOs sign…
- Moroccan police opened fire on 35 people leading Canarias// Six people died after being pushed back by Greek authorities// Ivorian man…
- Murder in the Aegean // Sea-Watch 3 finally granted POS // Residency permit advice in Greece from Mobile Info Team // EU commission to fund…
- Pressure on the EU and the Greek government to create a just and sustainable asylum system / 35 people pushed back in Greece / Skin…
- Detention centres in Turkey under scrutiny // More women and children are in need in Serbia // Pushbacks from Lithuania causes mental and…
- Shipwreck off the Syrian Coast // Sea-Watch 3 detained in Italy against an ECJ ruling // Open Arms disembarks finally // ECJ ruled that…
- Increasing death rates in Home Office accommodation/Six people drowned in the Aegean, including four children/Case of the 2011 shipwreck…
- Belgium keeps deporting to Iran despite risk of death// Concern over the migration policies of Italy’s new far-right party // March against…
- Malta pursues its SAR ‘policy’ of non-response // Tightening restrictions on the Balkan route — Austria introduces controls at the…
- On Monday 5th September, asylum seekers in the EU-funded Closed Control Access Centre (CCAC) on Samos held a protest against their…
- "President Erdogan: one million people to be returned to Syria // Weather conditions change as numbers in Serbia remain high // Slander of…"
- 48 people safe on board Louise Michel / Shipwreck in the Aegean, at least five dead / Pakistani asylum seekers protest in Italy /…
- Afghan sisters deported from Sweden face their next trauma // Moroccan appeal court tiples sentence // Serbia sees new influx of arrivals…
- Greece has called for Turkey to stop allowing asylum seekers to depart from Turkish shores/15 bodies found on a beach in Libya after an…
- Τhe state of the border procedure on the Greek islands / Being compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ / Western Europe doesn’t…
- OLAF report reveals Frontex’s complicity in systematic pushbacks/ Hunger strike in Polish detention centre/ The person treated inhumanely…
- SAR failures off Morocco result in the deaths of more than 20 people // The so-called voluntary return of Syrian refugees to begin from…
- Unaccompanied minors are left sleeping on the streets in France// Families sapareted in Serbia// Worrying expectations in Sweden in the…
- Mixed Migration Quarterly update published//EU Migration Forum discussed integration of young refugees//Increase in interceptions of…
- 400 people’s lives are currently at risk off Sicily // Bulgarian hospitals are ‘full’ of unidentified bodies // Violence on the Romanian…
- Serbia has halted visa-free travel from Tunisia and Burundi/ Between 25th and 26th October, more than 1100 individuals were rescued in the…
- Msf team found abused people on the Greek island of Lesvos//Lebanon started new “voluntary return” program to Syria//The Italian government…
- Unacceptable overcrowding at Manston detention facility in the UK, and Channel Crossing put in Perspective // Pushback of 110 people…
- UK asylum seekers live in poor conditions in Manston while Home Secretary called for ‘invasion’// A dozen people missing on the Aegean//…
- In other news, over a thousand people are still stranded in rescue ships off Italy, Algeria expels people on the move to Niger’s desert…
- Deportations and housing apartheid in Turkey // Three more bodies found in Greece // Update from ClickActive from Northern Serbia // People…
- "Polish border guards speak out // Spain demanded to investigate Melilla deaths // Investigation called for: UK Heathrow Detention Camps //…"
- Further deaths at sea confirmed in Greece // Evictions in Bosnia, Serbia and France // Worth reading and more…
- Winter is coming in Serbia // The trial of humanitarian worker Seán Binder in Greece // Journalist to stand trial against Italian PM // UK…
- Some good news from the courts, bad news from the ground and tragic news from the sea…
- 51 refugees arrived in Rome, on the ‘UNICORE — University Corridors for Refugees project’//Austrian Chancellor wants to stop ‘Asylum a la…
- Five years ago litlle Madina Hussiny lost her life at craoatian border after being pushback//227 people were deported back in Afghanistan…
- IOM reports that 50,000 People on the Move have died in transit since 2014// Still no formal investigation on LFJL’s claims regarding…
- A person in Distress in Northern Greece — rescue needed now! // Shipwreck off Grand Canaria // Criminalisation of Human Rights Defender in…
- Austrian parliament passes stricter asylum rules // Prosecutor of Criminal Court requests arrest warrants against crimes in Libya // Court…
- Germany’s immigration reform — securing more skilled workers//Shocking figures on the UK-Afghan Resettlement Scheme//Fair Trials…
- Louise Michel is back at sea//Volunteers Needed in Rijeka//Interim Measures Issued in 100 cases at Polish//Belarussian Border//Solidarity…
- Afghans promised resettlement by the UK nearly a year ago have suffered torture and death awaiting relocation // Reports on pushbacks at…
- Police raids on squats and informal settlements in northern Serbia have increased over the past two weeks // Expanded and updated edition…
- 53 People at risk in Atlantic // Evacuations from Geo Barents // Iuventa to be Restored // Police Violence in Greece and much more…
- "Frostbite leads of amputation for one man at the Lithuania-Belarus border // Trapped Evros islet group beaten // Report proves Frontex…"
- "The Italian far-right government reactivates illegal pushbacks to Slovenia // Updates from sea and rescues // Four lives lost in English…"
- "No Rescue in Evros Despite ECHR Ruling // Next Court Date Set in Ongoing Lesvos Trial // Greek Migration Minister’s Christmas Balls…"
- "Protests in Belgium // Amnesty International suspect Melilla cover-up // Choose Love: former employees speak out // Frontex interim-boss…"
- "Alarmphone’s official statement on the tragic death of a two month old infant off Lesvos / UNHCR against the UK’s decision to send people…"
- "During the festive period, AYS pauses our usual News Digests in order to give detailed insight into certain topics, as well as to give our…"
- "As 2022 draws to a close so does the ESTIA program in Greece leaving single mothers with babies on the street."
- "‘The Eye’ is a collection of short articles written by S., a resident of the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC). Due to fear of…"
- "Climate change is quite obviously negatively impacting the lives of people in the global south. This Special looks at legal definitions…"
2021
- The last weeks of 2020 saw two women giving birth in the forests of Slovenia. One child did not survive.
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- "2020 saw the highest number of arrivals to the Canary Islands since 2006: approx. 22,000 people, including around 2,500 children."
- As the UK entered its last year as a member of the EU, anti-migrant rhetoric took centre stage in British politics.
- In 2020, the UK’s final year as a member of the European Union, anti-migrant rhetoric took centre stage in British politics — perhaps not…
- Since December 25 at Are You Syrious? we have halted our Daily Digests and published a series of Specials which focused on different…
- …With this digest we focus instead on the two weeks at the turn of the year. From tomorrow we will start with our normal daily reporting.
- Open Arms Finds Safe Port in Sicily//Fascists Appointed to Greek Cabinet//Unaccompanied Minors in Canary Islands Neglected by Government
- "Footage from Libya shows a dead boy and and a living boy, both starved to their bones // Greece: More news about worrying new members in…"
- "Footage from Libya shows a dead boy and and a living boy, both starved to their bones // Greece: More news about worrying new members in…"
- Spain as main destination for African migrants // Unacceptable criminalization of solidarity in Bosnia // Updates on police violence in…
- Increasing number of reports on illegal activities of EU’s border agency // MVI rebuilds clinic on Lesvos // Aid workers not allowed in…
- "On January 6, ACAB:Aperitivo Controinformativo Ardecore Balengo, a program on Turin-based Radio Black Out, got in touch with two detainees…"
- 5 year old dies in Malakasa // 3 bodies wash up in Morocco // 35 people in distress at sea // Floods in Moria 2.0 // Winter in the…
- 5 year old dies in Malakasa camp // 3 bodies wash up in Morocco // 35 people in distress at sea // Floods in Moria 2.0 // Winter in the…
- Journalists Denied Entry Into Lipa Camp//Commissioner for Human Rights Publishes Reports on Croatia Pushbacks//Hungary Violated EU Court…
- Journalists denied entry into Lipa camp//Commissioner for Human Rights publishes reports on Croatia pushbacks//Hungary violated EU Court…
- Destructive storm and curfew in Lesvos // Respiratory disease in Bosnia // Deportations in Germany // Ocean Viking is back after half a…
- Destructive storm and curfew in Lesvos // Respiratory disease in Bosnia // Deportations in Germany // Ocean Viking is back after half a…
- Greece reject 85% of asylum applications filed by Syrian nationals // New data on forced evictions in France // Worrying reports on human…
- Vaccination campaign for refugees started in Jordan // Greece requests return of 1.540 people to Turkey // Legal organizations on Lesvos…
- Vaccination campaign for refugees started in Jordan // Greece requests return of 1.540 people to Turkey // Legal Organizations on Lesvos…
- Baker’s apprentice gets residence permit in France // Disturbingly poor conditions in official camps across Serbia // More places of…
- Baker’s apprentice gets residence permit in France // Disturbingly poor conditions in official camps in Serbia // More UK detainment places
- Closing on a challenging year, a look back at the situation on Samos, where thousands of peoplelive in the informal ‘Jungle’…
- "Libya: Zintan detention centre is finally closed / Snow and freezing cold in Greece and France / Spain: will Plan Canarias turn the…"
- "Libya: Zintan is finally closed / Snow and freezing cold in Greece and France / Spain: will Plan Canarias turn the islands into new Morias?"
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- Germany preparing for Syria deportations // 9 year old dies off Spanish coast // not a single child arrived in the Netherlands from Moria…
- Awful Conditions in Arsal, Lebanon// Crackdown on NGOs in Cyprus// Turkey Will Not Accept Deportations from Greece// & More
- Awful Conditions in Arsal, Lebanon// Crackdown on NGOs in Cyprus// Turkey Will Not Accept Deportations from Greece// & More
- ECtHR will decide if living conditions in hotspots amount to inhuman and degrading treatment while EU-report claims it is not so bad after…
- A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding at Napier barracks / More lives lost to hypothermia upon arrival to the EU / Covid vaccination…
- A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding at Napier barracks / More lives lost to hypothermia upon arrival to the EU / Covid vaccination…
- "Syria: deteriorating security conditions at al-Hol camp / Flooding in the Arsal refugee camp during strict COVID-19 lockdown makes access…"
- "Syria: deteriorating security conditions at al-Hol camp / Flooding in the Arsal refugee camp during strict COVID-19 lockdown makes access…"
- "SEA: 17 people dead, more than 400 rescued and transported to Italy // ETHIOPIA: reports of attacks on refugee camps // GREECE…"
- "SEA: 17 people dead, more than 400 rescued and transported to Italy / ETHIOPIA: reports of attacks on refugee camps / GREECE: deportations…"
- More on lead pollution in Moria 2.0 // protests in Austria // evidence collecting about Home Office in UK // frozen bodies found in…
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- Storm in Syria and Lebanon floods camps for people on the move// Boy missing off the Coast of Ceuta// Further militarization of Greek…
- Storm in Syria and Lebanon floods camps for people on the move// Boy missing off the Coast of Ceuta// Further militarization of Greek…
- Another example of poorly run official camps putting people in more danger / ASGI demanding investigation into the use of public funds in…
- "6 people injured after a fire broke out in a camp in Kosovo / Ongoing: the first legal challenge to the European Union over its treatment…"
- "6 people injured after a fire broke out in a camp in Kosovo / Ongoing: the first legal challenge to the European Union over its treatment…"
- // Fire breaks out in the military barracks in Folkestone (Kent) //The European Parliament sets to investigate Frontex’s involvement in…
- // Fire breaks out in the military barracks in Folkestone (Kent) //The European Parliament set to investigate Frontex’s involvement in…
- Residents, activists and volunteers speak out for the sixth winter in a row about conditions on the islands and the astounding, if…
- Reports of torture from Maltese detention centres // National day of solidarity with people on the move in Greece //Cruel pushbacks from…
- Reports of torture from Maltese detention centres. Cruel pushbacks from Romania. Landmark decision in Germany. Day of Actions in Greece.
- Because We Carry NGO under fire again on Lesvos. Call for Action on the Balkan route. EU-Afghanistan deportation deal to be renewed…
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- 31 rescued in Spain // floods on Samos // court ordering asylum-seeker to be relocated from Barracks // Open Arms and Ocean Viking are…
- 31 rescued in Spain // floods on Samos // court ordering asylum seeker to be relocated from Barracks // Open Arms and Ocean Viking are…
- "FEATURE: Tareq Alaows: First Syrian national is running for a seat in the German parliament!"
- Frontex failed to provide information on three incidents identified by the Working Group / on the misconceptions about asylum seekers on…
- Over a thousand people attempt to cross central Med//Racist protests shut down school in Greece//& more
- Over a Thousand People Attempt to Cross Central Med//Racist Protests Shut Down School in Greece//& More
- This is the fourth and last part of AYS Frontex timeline, on the events of 2021. As of now, it is updated to the end of January.
- Calais municipality’s strategies for eviction of migrants camps // Growing concern over Cyprus’s backlog of asylum applications //…
- Calais municipality’s strategies for eviction of migrants camps // Growing concern over Cyprus’s backlog of asylum applications //…
- "Big weekend for people trying to escape Libya // Important message from Babel: Migrant’s mental health // canary islands camp flooded with…"
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- Plans for Yarl’s Wood have been withdrawn // volunteers needed in Greece // number of people in Tunisia on the move rising // and more…
- Plans for Yarl’s Wood have been withdrawn // volunteers needed in Greece // number of people in Tunisia on the move rising // and more…
- 26 people deported to Afghanistan // Two Ethopian camps to be closed // IOM condems pushbacks to Bosnia // New evictions in Northern…
- "Evidence of Government Attacks Against Civilians in Tigray//Mare Liberum Report: 9,000 People Pushed Back in Aegean in 2020//Hate Crime in…"
- "Evidence of Government Attacks Against Civilians in Tigray // Mare Liberum Report: 9,000 People Pushed Back in Aegean in 2020 // Hate…"
- Shocking treatment of migrants at Canary Islands // New pressures to investigate Frontex’s involvement in illegal pushbacks // Reports…
- Shocking treatment of migrants at Canary Islands // New pressures to investigate Frontex’s involvement in illegal pushbacks // Reports…
- First of a two-part report on the situation for people on the move in Italy during 2020, by LasciateCIEntrare.
- Potential new cases against the Italian state for orchestrating pushbacks to Lybian torture / Far-right still terrorizing people across…
- Potential new cases against the Italian state for orchestrating pushbacks to Libyan torture // Far-right still terrorizing people across…
- Open Arms sails home // Heavy snowfall in Greece creates freezing conditions in camps // Pushbacks in Romania // Health conditions in…
- Open Arms sails home // Heavy snowfall in Greece creates freezing conditions in camps // Pushbacks in Romania // Health conditions in…
- Snow storm coming for the Levant // Hunger strikes and self harm in Canary Islands // Freezing conditions in Aegean and lawyers call on…
- Snow storm coming for the Levant // Hunger strikes and self harm in Canary Islands // Freezing conditions in Aegean and lawyers call on…
- Organizations denounce illusional equality in the relations between the African states and the EU on the Mediterranean / The state and the…
- One year ago, a racist killed 9 people in Germany // Citizens of Lesvos stand in Solidarity with camp residents // New details on the…
- More Returns to Libya//Hundreds in Distress at Sea//Fire in Shanty Town for Seasonal Workers in Spain//& More
- More returns to Libya//Hundreds in distress at sea//Fire in shanty town for seasonal workers in Spain//& more
- Second and final part of the report on the situation for people on the move in Italy in 2020, by LasciateCIEntrare.
- Chaotic weekend in the central Med. Updates from the Greek islands, the Italian/French border, Germany, France and the UK.
- Chaotic weekend in the central Med // Updates from the Greek islands, the Italian/French border and Germany // More evictions in Calais //…
- Deadly interceptions by Libyan coast guard // New European Parliament watchdog on Frontex // Romania and Cyprus register record migration…
- Deadly interceptions by Libyan coast guard // New European Parliament watchdog on Frontex // Romania and Cyprus register record migration…
- Disembarkations in Sicily // Lesvos locals stand in solidarity // Raid on solidarity workers in Trieste // Deportation protests in Austria…
- Disembarkations in Sicily // Lesvos locals stand in solidarity // Raid on solidarity workers in Trieste // Deportation protests in Austria…
- new arrivals to Lesvos // Ethiopian Civil War might create many refugees fleeing to Europe // transfers from Greece to Germany // and more…
- "Denmark strips 94 Syrian refugees of their residency permits, deeming Damascus safe for their return / UK: High Court judgment: lack of…"
- Shamima Begum’s Appeal to Return to UK Denied//Children Play “The Game” on the Balkan Route//More Rescues, Pullbacks to Libya//& More
- Shamima Begum’s appeal to return to UK denied//Children play “The Game” on the Balkan Route//More rescues, pullbacks to Libya//& more
- The failure to recognise circumstances and trauma experienced by victims turns asylum applications into a ruthless retraumatising process
- 15 lives lost and 363 rescued by SeaWatch in the central Med. New lockdown measures in Samos and Greece. UK to extend women detention…
- 15 lives lost in the central Mediterranean — 363 rescued by SeaWatch wait for safe port — New lockdown measures in Samos and Greece — UK…
- Press release from Mediterranea Saving Humans after police operation against them // evictions in Greece // deportations from Denmark and…
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- Safe port for 363 survivors on Sea Watch 3 // Sea Watch 4 will finally be back in the Mediterranean // New research shows Afghanistan is…
- Safe port for 363 survivors on Sea Watch 3 // Sea Watch 4 will finally be back in the Mediterranean // New research shows Afghanistan is…
- Anti-racism group in Cyprus faces closure // Desperation after evictions in Greece // Rescues off Canaries // Calls for volunteers in…
- Italian prosecutors keep on with strategy of charging rescuers involved in SAR operations in the Mediterranean // Unaccompanied minors in…
- Italian prosecutors continue strategy of charging rescuers involved in SAR operations in the Mediterranean // Unaccompanied minors in…
- A group of young people on the move walked into a mine field in Croatia, ending tragically / deep investigation into how Italy tried to…
- A group of young people on the move walked into a minefield in Croatia, ending tragically / In-depth investigation into how Italy tried to…
- In 2020, a homemade rescue boat, MV Louise Michel, funded by Banksy, appeared in the Central Mediterranean. But who is Louise Michel?
- Arrivals and fear of pushbacks on Lesvos // EU Commissioner visits Leros and Kos // Demonstrations in the Canary islands // Updates from…
- Arrivals and fear of pushbacks on Lesvos, EU Commissioner visit Leros and Kos, Demonstrations in the Canary islands, Updates from the UK.
- Rejection of asylum app in Slovenia for mother and two daughters who were sexually assaulted // update for women and girls in Northern…
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- Small fire in new Lesvos camp // People freed from detention in Libya // Shipwrecks off Tunisia // Evros border fence nears completion //…
- Small fire in new Lesvos camp // People freed from detention in Libya // Shipwrecks off Tunisia // Evros border fence nears completion //…
- "Alarming developments in Greece: censorship, intimidation and restrictions on access for journalists, organisations kept away from the…"
- 82 People Leave Lesvos for Hanover//The Many Forms of State Violence in Spain//Updates from Southern Serbia//& More
- Group of nine people missing // Low protection from Covid-19 in Greece // Police Violence in Morocco // Increase of people in Bosnian…
- Group of nine people missing // Low protection from Covid-19 in Greece // Police Violence in Morocco // Increase of people in Bosnian…
- In January, Greek authorities announced the end of the EU-funded Filoxenia program. This has meant evictions and lack of alternatives.
- Open Arms back at sea // Protests across Greece // Lockdown on Lesvos // More deaths at Melilla Border // People seeking asylum in UK…
- Open Arms back at sea // Protests across Greece // Lockdown on Lesvos // More deaths at Melilla Border // People seeking asylum in UK…
- International day against police brutality // New reports of illegal pushbacks in the Mediterranean // Protests amongst people on…
- International day against police brutality // New reports of illegal pushbacks in the Mediterranean // Protests amongst people on…
- Leaked photos from Covid unit in Malta // Statement from ABR on police cooperation // Restrictions on asylum access in Hungary // Alarm…
- Leaked photos from Covid unit in Malta // Statement from ABR on police cooperation // Restrictions on asylum access in Hungary // Alarm…
- "2020 report on Serbia / Greece: an indictment of reception conditions in Lesvos / Official Croatia ignoring its Ombudswoman / Sea —…"
- FEATURE - 5 years of EU-Turkey deal
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- Report in Situation for Afghans in Turkey//What Happened in the Aegean Last Night//& Other Stories
- Report on situation for Afghans in Turkey//What happened in the Aegean last night//& other stories
- Further to our Special last week, focusing on the close of the Filoxenia Programme, Mobile Info Team bring us an overview of ESTIA.
- Ocean Viking still waiting for Safe Port. 2-year-old girl dies in the Canaries. Administrative pressure against volunteers in France…
- Ocean Viking still waiting for Safe Port — 2-year-old girl dies in the Canaries — Administrative pressure against volunteers in France —…
- Updates on fire off Libya’s coast when 60 people died // EU Parliament votes to suspend discharge of Frontex’s budget // new resource for…
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- MEPs Postpone Approval of Frontex Budget// Updates from Lesvos & Bihać// & More
- MEPs Postpone Approval of Frontex Budget// Updates from Lesvos & Bihać// & More
- Bones for the “good”, punishment for the “bad” immigrants // Report on torture of Syrian refugees in Lebanon // More than 50 percent on…
- More unsafe and risky attempts to cross the Mediterranean in order to reach Spain, Italy, and Greece // Police violence in Greece //…
- More unsafe and risky attempts to cross the Mediterranean in attempts to reach Spain, Italy, and Greece // Police violence in Greece //…
- French protest results in finding temporary shelter / Families struggling to reach their loved ones after tragic accident in Croatia /…
- French protest results in finding temporary shelter / Families struggling to reach their loved ones after tragic accident in Croatia /…
- Racial profiling is a daily occurrence across Europe. Actors from Samos speak out about how it plays out on the Greek island.
- Deadly shipwreck off Spain. More deportations from Germany despite the pandemic. Covid outbreak in Ellebæk, Denmark and much more…
- Deadly shipwreck off Spain // More deportations from Germany despite the pandemic // COVID outbreak in Ellebæk, Denmark // Sudden…
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- Also pushback reports in Greece // new rescues at sea // deportations from Sweden // low asylum approvals in Germany // and more…
- The aftermath of Johansson’s visit to Greece // Triggering pushback on Italian-French border // Landings in Lampedusa // Historic ruling…
- Herrou acquitted of charges / Will Greece really provide vaccination for everyone in camps? / Reloactions from Greece to Germany not a…
- New case and 166 GB of video footage // HRW warns about lead contamination at Moria 2 // 137 people died in Niger after attack on…
- 270 people in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, no rescue so far although all responsible actors are well informed // New tension between…
- 270 people in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, no rescue so far although all responsible actors are well informed // New tension between…
- This is the fourth and last part of AYS Frontex timeline, on the events of 2021. As of now, it is updated to the end of March.
- Alan Kurdi Court Case // Kos coroner report // Updates from Lesvos and Chios // Corona cases in Ritsona // New Social Centre in Athens //…
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- Maltese Prime Minister to go to Libya // pushbacks in Greece // 270 people finally arrive in Lampedusa // deportations scheduled from…
- Protests against conditions in Libya // Landings in Italy, Spain // Police crackdown on the Canaries // Deportation protests in Germany //…
- Protests against conditions in Libya // Landings in Italy, Spain // Police crackdown on the Canaries // Deportation protests in Germany //…
- The UK Home Office has been reported to plan on moving people in the Napier Barracks, after earlier this year they were declared unfit to…
- "Greece won’t comply with ECtHR ruling on providing a vulnerable family with better interim living conditions / Spain: hygienic and…"
- New Rescue Vessel Coming to the Mediterranean//New Integration Scheme in Greece//The Balkan Route During the Pandemic
- New rescue vessel coming to the Mediterranean//New integration scheme in Greece//The Balkan route during the pandemic
- The world has been turned upside-down by Covid-19 while people are still struggling with climate crisis, racism and global poverty. As in…
- More pushbacks involving Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish authorities. Sea-Eye’s Alan Kurdi is free again. Attempted breakout from Milan’s CPR.
- More pushbacks involving Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish authorities. Sea-Eye’s Alan Kurdi is free again. Attempted breakout from Milan’s CPR…
- Harrassment of activist in Spain and Italy // Greece to close yet another camp // UK’s dangerous precedent for breach of refugee laws//…
- Harrassment of activist in Spain and Italy // Greece to close yet another camp // UK’s dangerous precedent for breach of refugee laws//…
- Frontex started a photo competition for its staff — BAAM is organizing a counter-competition // Evictions in Rhodos // Updates from the…
- Frontex started a photo competition for its staff — BAAM is organizing a counter-competition // Evictions in Rhodos //Updates from the…
- "/ Malta: 93 received treatment for self-harm at Mount Carmel Hospital / UK: Home Office acted illegally by not gathering medical evidence…"
- "Greece: People face homelessness upon transfer from the islands. Croatia: No Justice for Madina. UK: New report on the barbarism of the HO"
- Greek Migration Ministry Boasts of Decreasing Migration Numbers, Doesn’t Say Why//BVMN Report for March//More Arrivals in Romania
- Greek Migration Ministry Boasts of Decreasing Migration Numbers, Doesn’t Say Why//BVMN Report for March//More Arrivals in Romania
- Sea-Eye 4 en route to the Med. Homelessness in Greece. 43 people evicted and brought to reception structures in BiH. Frontex inflating…
- Sea-Eye 4 en route to the Med. Homelessness in Greece. 43 people evicted and brought to reception structures in BiH. Frontex inflating…
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- Bodies returned to Libya // human trafficking by municipalities in Turkey // insight into the revoked resident permits of Syrians in…
- Bodies returned to Libya // human trafficking by municipalities in Turkey // insight into the revoked resident permits of Syrians in…
- Montenegro centre deprives people of food, Croatian banks still don’t allow people under international protection from certain countries…
- Montenegro centre deprives people of food, Croatian banks still don’t allow people under international protection from certain countries…
- Deleted Op-Ed article and sources revoking their statements raise critics on deporation plans to Syria // New evidence of pushbacks in…
- 130 lives lost at sea // Reports on pushbacks from Greece // Mobilizations in Italy // On-the-ground report from Serbia // Last relocation…
- 130 people drowned in the Central Med. Dangerous routes through east Turkey. Danish ‘Syrian policy’ is disproportionally impacting women.
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- Greece attracts LGBTQI+ people because they think they will find refuge. Unfortunately this is not often the case.
- Closure of municipality-run camp in Lesvos — Arrivals in the Canary Islands — Bodies found off Ceuta — 45,000+ people returned from France…
- Closure of municipality-run camp in Lesvos — Arrivals in the Canary Islands — Bodies found off Ceuta — 45,000+ people returned from France…
- Assault against union migrant workers in Italy // Deportations from Denmark // Open letter to Italian Prime Minister // more…
- Assault against union migrant workers in Italy // Deportations from Denmark // Open letter to Italian Prime Minister // more…
- Detailed report on how Danish officials misread the data leading them to the fatal error of announcing returns to “safe Damascus” /…
- 24 bodies found in the Atlantic Ocean. Kara Tepe municipal camp finally evicted. Limited access to healthcare in Montenegro. UK and more…
- Libyan Coastguard caught on video // Rescues & returns at sea // Woman gives birth in boat off Canaries // Evictions in NW Bosnia // Data…
- April update of our Frontex and Human Rights timeline
- Busy days for SAR teams // Alarm Phone reports several distress calls without reactions // Corruption on food catering in Moria 2? // New…
- Busy days for SAR teams // Alarm Phone reports several distress calls without reactions // Corruption on food catering in Moria 2? // New…
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- Is Denmark going to send asylum seekers to Rwanda? // Homelessness for UK refugees // 182 people arrive in Greece // Fence in Ritsona //…
- Torture report for 2020 released // Suicide attempt rate among children increases in North West Syria // Lebanon prevents Syrian students…
- Torture report for 2020 released // Suicide attempt rate among children increases in North West Syria // Lebanon prevents Syrian students…
- More on Denmark’s plans for offshore asylum procedures // Evictions in Bosnia // Disembarkation of 455 people rescued by Sea-Watch // New…
- Rescues off Spain and Tunisia // Alarm Phone activist freed in Germany // Covid cases and fears rise on Lesvos // Push for European sea…
- German court says recently popular bilateral deals can’t work for ad hoc deportations / New arrival points in Italy / From poor to worse —…
- German court says recently popular bilateral deals can’t work for ad hoc deportations / New arrival points in Italy / From poor to worse —…
- The truth about “peace and unity” in Europe // Libyan authorities break promise about detention releases // Multiple distress cases in the…
- The truth about “peace and unity” in Europe // Libyan authorities break promise about detention releases // Multiple distress cases in the…
- Man detained illegally for 4 years in UK // UNHCR condemns UK’s new asylum plan // evictions in Calais // and more…
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- Three People Dead in Syria IDP Camp Fire// Greece Proposes Expansion of Frontex Beyond European Territorial Waters// Croatian Police Expel…
- Senate votes in favor to stop examination of genitals of minors // Worries about mental health on Lesvos // Berlin halts vaccination of…
- MSF returns to Central Med // Shipwrecks and returns to Libya // Greek petition to build schools — not walls // Great success story in…
- In Greece, double COVID-19 standards towards people on the move on the one side, and everyone else on the other side & How does Europe care…
- In Greece, double COVID-19 standards towards people on the move on the one side, and everyone else on the other side & How does Europe care…
- Arrivals on Samos and Lesvos//172 people rescued in Med//Two boats currently in distress//Antiracist demos and meetings in Greece…
- Man sentenced by Greek court// Critics on Greek ombudsman// Covid spreading in Moria// More people depart from Morrocco due to rumors of…
- Man sentenced by Greek court// Critics on Greek ombudsman// Covid-19 spreading in Moria// More people depart from Morrocco due to rumors…
- Malta paid for “3–4” pushbacks // UNHCR warns of “externalizing borders” // Evictions in France // Romanian police brutality // and more…
- Updates from Ceuta, Canaries and Aegean Islands // Sea-Eye 4 assigned a port // Clinic for torture victims opened in Italy // Solidarity…
- Updates from Ceuta, Canaries and Aegean Islands // Sea-Eye 4 assigned a port // Clinic for torture victims opened in Italy // Solidarity…
- Greek Migration Minister Mitarakis says pushbacks are necessary / Acquisitions are overturning the very first acquittal verdict in the…
- Greek Migration Minister Mitarakis says pushbacks are necessary / Acquisitions are overturning the very first acquittal verdict in the…
- Rachel Sweren reports from the ground on the aftermath of the Moria fire and the impact it had on people on the move and workers.
- Turkey and EU supporting LCG // Lives at risk at sea // Another death on Chios // Parwana Amiri call to action // 6.2 million consultancy?
- Turkey and EU supporting Libyan Coast Guard // Lives at risk at sea // Another death on Chios // Parwana Amiri call to action // Questions…
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- Lawyers file cases of pusbacks at ECJ// 100 people disembark on Cyprus// Positive Covid cases on Samos// More concrete walls planned around…
- Lawyers file cases of pusbacks at ECJ// 100 people disembark on Cyprus// Positive Covid cases on Samos// More concrete walls planned…
- Algeria Continues Leaving People on the Move in the Desert//Police Brutality in Moria 2.0’s Quarantine Section//Testimony of Violent…
- NGO registry under scrutiny in Greece // Landings and returns in Italy and UK // Dutch Parliament won’t deport to Syria // AYS free shop…
- NGO registry under scrutiny in Greece // Landings and returns in Italy and UK // Dutch Parliament won’t deport to Syria // AYS free shop…
- "OHCHR report on Search and Rescue // AIDA Report on Croatia // In Greece: no vaccines for the most vulnerable // UK: Disquieting insight…"
- "OHCHR report on Search and Rescue // AIDA Report on Croatia // In Greece: no vaccines for the most vulnerable // UK: Disquieting insight…"
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- More deaths feared in the Central Med in what the Libyan Coast Guard calls a ‘successful rescue’. Further evidence of Pushbacks…
- Vaccinations start in Kara Tepe// On the situation of people on the move in Bulgaria — BVMN report// Reflecting critically on the actions…
- Vaccinations start in Kara Tepe// On the situation of people on the move in Bulgaria — BVMN report// Reflecting critically on the actions…
- "Germany: BAMF violated the law by unnecessarily storing personal information and checking people’s private phones, Regional Court says /…"
- "Germany: BAMF violated the law by unnecessarily storing personal information and checking people’s private phones, Regional Court says /…"
- Moria 6 Trial Begins Next Week // Boats Missing off Canaries // Victory for Homeless in Paris // Denmark Passes Heinous New Law // AYS…
- Moria 6 Trial Begins Next Week // Boats Missing off Canaries // Victory for Homeless in Paris // Denmark Passes Heinous New Law // AYS…
- Greece wants to tackle border crossings with sound cannons // Syrians deported from Lebanon to Syria // Germany refuses solidarity with…
- Greece wants to tackle border crossings with sound cannons // Syrians deported from Lebanon to Syria // Germany refuses solidarity with…
- Turkey Bombs Kurdish Refugee Camp in Iraq // Sea-Eye 4 Detained in Italy // Another Pushback From Lesvos
- Turkey Bombs Kurdish Refugee Camp in Iraq // Sea-Eye 4 Detained in Italy // Another Pushback From Lesvos
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- More about the mysterious boat that arrived in the Caribbean // deportation alerts in Germany // health concerns due to stress for Syrians…
- European politics focuses on preventing new arrivals, stops journalists from reporting and disrespects Human Rights// Ireland takes…
- European politics focuses on preventing new arrivals, stops journalists from reporting and disrespects Human Rights// Ireland takes…
- Reports of Abuse in Center for Vulnerable People in Tripoli//Turkey Continues Targeting Civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan//Greek Government…
- "State of things at the Italian-French border / News from the SAR teams in the Mediterranean / Germany: European Court of Justice decided…"
- "State of things at the Italian — French border / News from the SAR teams in the Mediterranean / Germany: European Court of Justice decided…"
- The Moria 6 case as a reflection of the EU problem / Hungary given 2 months to notify the Commission of the measures taken to ensure the…
- The Moria 6 case as a reflection of the EU problem / Hungary given 2 months to notify the Commission of the measures taken to ensure the…
- The teenagers accused of setting fire to Moria in September 2020 were convicted and sentenced to ten years each.
- "New camp on Kos // Mistreatment and abuses in Ellebaek pre-deportation centre // We cannot walk alone: Refugee week to start on Monday //…"
- "New camp in Kos // Mistreatment and abuses in Ellebaek pre-deportation centre // We cannot walk alone: Refugee week to start on Monday…"
- Watch out for Austria externalizing borders // conviction of smuggler in Libya // updates in Serbia and France // lots of government…
- Watch out for Austria externalizing borders // conviction of smuggler in Libya // updates in Serbia and France // lots of government…
- Israel supporting repression in Greece// “Significant delays in the creation of new infrastructure” for the new camps in the Aegean//…
- Israel supporting repression in Greece// “Significant delays in the creation of new infrastructure” for the new camps in the Aegean//…
- Human Traffickers Sentenced to Prison in Ethiopia//Twenty Steps to Protect People at Sea//People Lodge Complaint with European Commission…
- Lebanese bank burns 250 million USD in UN aid // New footage from Malakasa camp // New vaccination campaign in Sicily
- Lebanese bank burns 250 million USD in UN aid // New footage from Malakasa camp // New vaccination campaign in Sicily
- "Potsdam to become a welcome city / New evictions in the north of France / Spain: Racist attacks in Murcia, 2 people dead; 4 died off the…"
- "Potsdam to become a welcome city / New evictions in the north of France / Spain: Racist attacks in Murcia, 2 people dead; 4 died off the…"
- Handover of ‘Black Book on Pushbacks’ to Austrian Parliament // Rape and sexual violence in EU supported detention centres in Libya //…
- Handover of ‘Black Book on Pushbacks’ to Austrian Parliament // Rape and sexual violence in EU supported detention centres in Libya //…
- Two women killed in Idlib // Up to two million child laborers in Turkey // Israel struggles to reexamine asylum applications // Teeange…
- "AI’s Pushback report calls out Frontex / Greece: Dutch journalist arrested for “facilitating illegal residence to an asylum seeker” /…"
- "Spain: National authorities attempt to stop solidarity in Ceuta — UK: 5 people climb in to Napier Barracks — more…"
- EU considering giving Turkey 3.5 billion euro to host refugees // more on pushbacks in Serbia and Croatia // arrests in Italy // and more…
- Cyprus Asks for European Help//Croatian Police Pushes Family Back to Minefield//Demonstration In Camp Near Šid
- A personal story / Minor refugee children enrolled in a school in Athens denied entry to the National Archaeological Museums / Initiatives…
- A personal story / Minor refugee children enrolled in a school in Athens denied entry to the National Archaeological Museums / Initiatives…
- Deadly Shipwreck En Route to Canary Islands//Protests in Calais Against Banning Solidarity//Hunger Strike Updates From Belgium
- News from the Med// A 92-year old woman with dementia dies in Danish pre-deportation detention centre// Hunger strike in Belgium//…
- News from the Med// A 92-year old woman with dementia dies in Danish pre-deportation detention centre// Hunger strike in Belgium//…
- More people die in the Mediterranean // Prominent Algerian protestor among 14 people intercepted at sea and returned // Work for free or…
- Sea Watch revealed a video of the so-called Lybian coast guard opening fire to a boat with about 50 people // Lesvos mutual aid &…
- So-called Libyan Coast Guard attacks boat in Maltese SAR zone // Belarus closes border to Ukraine // Austria wants to “never halt”…
- So-called Libyan Coast Guard attacks boat in Maltese SAR zone // Belarus closes border to Ukraine // Austria wants to “never halt”…
- Update on Samos with news of closed camp // state of emergency issued in Lithuania // evictions in France // and more…
- New report on the consequences of the EU-Turkey statement for Syrian asylum seekers in Greek hotspots / 212 people were intercepted by UK…
- Uzbekistan opens tent camp // More than 700 civil deaths in Syrian war in first half of 2021 // Doctor describes mental condition of Moria…
- "HRW: Frontex failed to safeguard people against serious human rights violations / Protesting Lufthansa / Volunteers in France wanted /…"
- Returnees to Afghanistan CAnnot Return to Hometown Due to Taliban Invasion//Another Wall in Evros?//ECHR Rules Against Hungarian Pushbacks
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- Deportations and alerts in Germany and Denmark. Recordings of LCG activities hidden by EUNAVFOR MED? Fire in Samos.
- A man takes his life in the Greek Schisto camp / SAR at sea / Volunteers wanted in Paris / How the UK’s play on semantics affect victims…
- A man takes his life in the Greek Schisto camp / SAR at sea / Volunteers wanted in Paris / How the UK’s play on semantics affect victims…
- Deadly weekend at the Mediterranean / Luxemburg to take in some people from the Ocean Viking / international protests & calls for action /…
- 270,000 displaced people this year alone// More women and children among victims// More than 900 people died in the Central Mediterranean…
- 270,000 displaced people this year alone// More women and children among victims// More than 900 people died in the Central Mediterranean…
- More people flee Afghanistan as Taliban gains traction // 1,146 drowned in Med this year // BBC investigates pushbacks in Aegean // Austria…
- "Greece: “A lack of compliance with European and international law in practice, with violations of rights, such as deportations or reception…"
- "Greece: “A lack of compliance with European and international law in practice, with violations of rights, such as deportations or reception…"
- Three people stuck in Cypriot no-man’s Land//Busy day in Spanish SAR//U.S. State Department criticizes Greece for pushbacks
- Three people stuck in Cypriot no-man’s Land//Busy day in Spanish SAR//U.S. State Department criticizes Greece for pushbacks
- Arrivals to Samos denied / People told to stay inside Moria2 / Self harm in Corinth / June report from French-Italian Border and more…
- Rescue off Spain // Frontex in Evros // Hunger striker in bad health in Belgium // Racist attack in Germany // Ylva Johansson responds to…
- Rescue off Spain // Frontex in Evros // Hunger striker in bad health in Belgium // Racist attack in Germany // Ylva Johansson responds to…
- ECHR rules against Bulgaria in illegal pushback case of Turkish journalist// First action for violations of fundamental rights filed…
- ECHR rules against Bulgaria in illegal pushback case of Turkish journalist// First action for violations of fundamental rights filed…
- Vaccine Inequality on Samos//Roundups, Brutality in Serbia//Updates and Police “Cleanup” On French-Italian Border//
- Through criminal investigations, Greek authorities are harassing and intimidating groups investigating abuses against people on the move /…
- Official Justification for Safe Third Country Status Inadequate, NGOs Say//Shipwreck Between Turkey and Greece//Caravan For Equal Rights…
- Official justification for safe third country status inadequate, NGOs say//Shipwreck between Turkey and Greece//Caravan for equal rights…
- This year so far over 2000 people have died trying to get to Spain, the same figure that died in the entirety of 2020.
- Walls and armoured vehicles between Belarus and Lithuania // Busy weekend in the central Med // Tunisia on the brink of authoritarianism //…
- Walls and armoured vehicles between Belarus and Lithuania // Busy weekend in the central Med // Tunisia on the brink of authoritarianism //…
- Greek Asylum Service finally shares the “Opinion” on the basis of which Turkey was designated as a safe third country, proving the opposite…
- Greek Asylum Service finally shares the “Opinion” on the basis of which Turkey was designated as a safe third country, proving the opposite…
- Concrete wall around Ritsona completed// European ombudsperson decided all EU-mission have to provide transparency rules// SAR updates//…
- Concrete wall around Ritsona completed// European ombudsperson decided all EU-mission have to provide transparency rules// SAR updates//…
- 70 years ago, on the 28th of July in 1951, the Geneva Refugee Convention was written and implemented. In the years after the Second World…
- 86% had no access to education early 2021 // Closed hotspots to be set up on Greek islands // Turkey intercepts almost 700 people at land…
- Sea-Watch Rescues 100 People//Child Drowns Trying to Reach Croatia//French Government Removes People From Place Des Vosges, Still Doesn’t…
- Sea-Watch rescues 100 people//Child drowns trying to reach Croatia//French government removes people from Place des Vosges, still doesn’t…
- After a short break, our Frontex timeline is back, with our new updates from May until now.
- Pushbacks, daily border policy in Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus. Germany’s Seehofer wants to increase deportations to Afghanistan…
- Dangerous crossings in the Mediterranean — more than 800 people saved during the weekend / EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson…
- "Effective mechanism needed: independent, broad mandate, adequate resources / Greek ombudsman calls for release of 19 persons who are…"
- "Effective mechanism needed: independent, broad mandate, adequate resources / Greek ombudsman calls for release of 19 persons who are…"
- Torture allegations in Melilla // Personal story of a transgender Syrian facing deportation from Turkey // MSF ship released // Crackdown…
- Afghan People in Legal Limbo//800 People Still Waiting for Port of Safety//Demonstrations in Germany this Saturday for Sea Rescue
- Afghan People in Legal Limbo//800 People Still Waiting for Port of Safety//Demonstrations in Germany this Saturday for Sea Rescue
- Ritsona camp overcrowded and without support for people // 42 people die off Morocco // Five people stuck and tortured between Belarus and…
- Ritsona camp overcrowded and without support for people // 42 people die off Morocco // Five people stuck and tortured between Belarus and…
- Immigration, which has been on Turkey’s agenda since 2011, is being discussed once again with the withdrawal of US soldiers
- Updates and info from Syria, Kurdistan, Greece, the Med, Spain, Germany and the UK.
- Info, News and Updates from Greece, Spain, Croatia, Poland, France, Ireland and the UK.
- Updates on the situation in Afghanistan and that of Afghans outside the Country // Self-organized crossings from Tunisia // Hunger strike…
- "All the ways Frontex acts against people / News from the Mediterranean / Paris: systemic state violence and police harassment towards…"
- "All the ways Frontex acts against people / News from the Mediterranean / Paris: systemic state violence and police harassment towards…"
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- "Central Med: more than 350 people rescued by MSF and ResQ / Pushback attempt on Samos / Racist attack on Crete / new ‘reception’ centre…"
- Resources and petitions for Afghanistan // 2 rescues by MSF // Multiple landings in Lampedusa // Call for volunteers i
- Protests in Major European Cities Contrast With Official Inaction//People Stuck in No Man’s Land at Belarus Border as Authorities On Both…
- While people go on the streets in support of Afghans trying to flee Taliban, governments refuse to provide safety // New testimonies of…
- While people go on the streets in support of Afghans trying to flee Taliban, governments refuse to provide safety // New testimonies of…
- The recent history of the British political landscape has been characterised by a series of decisions that have contributed to widening…
- On walls and fences across borders of Turkey and Greece / Countering deportations to Afghanistan — Italian national body for monitoring…
- On walls and fences across the borders of Turkey and Greece / Countering deportations to Afghanistan — Italian national body for…
- Countless People Still in Distress as Europe Drags Its Feet on Humanitarian Corridor//Is Frontex Still Funding Missions in the…
- For two weeks now, a group of 30 people has been stuck in no-mans-land at the border between Poland and Belarus // Interim measures ordered…
- "GREECE: New deportation law tabled. UK: Priti Patel asks Afghans to wait for safe routes while government stops registrations for…"
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- Originally introduced by Regulation 1168/2011, Frontex has finally managed to hire a Fundamental Rights Officer to write a report.
- Following the recent arrest of journalists at the Greek border, the media comes under new pressure from the Coast Guard / 50 people…
- Following the recent arrest of journalists at the Greek border, the media comes under new pressure from the Coast Guard / 50 people…
- Is the EU Commission denying funding to the Greek Coast Guard? / Slovenian police violated the principle of non-refoulement in 2019 — Info…
- Greek Migration Ministry Proposes Law to Control Rescue Operations//Poland Declares State of Emergency//Deadly Few Days on Canary Route
- Rescues off Spain // Multiple drownings during pushbacks in Meriç river // Updates on protest camp in France // Remembering Alan Kurdi
- By Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche Alto Vicentino, on their experience supporting people on the Bosnian/Croatian border
- Moroccan activists call for mobilization against the indifference of UNHCR / Commissioner for Human Rights calls out Greece / Evictions in…
- Moroccan activists call for mobilization against the indifference of UNHCR / Commissioner for Human Rights calls out Greece / Evictions in…
- Documented pushback on Samos // Protests in Barcelona // French activists remember baby who died in Calais // Channel crossings increase
- Documented pushback on Samos // Protests in Barcelona // French activists remember baby who died in Calais // Channel crossings increase
- "UK: Taking Priti Patel to court / Police raids in Serbia less frequent, but more violent / France: forced displacement and at least 10…"
- Protest against new plans for EURODAC // Report on political economy of the border industrial complex published // Greece one year after…
- Who Is Really “Instrumentalizing” Migration?//Dramatic Rescue Off Lampedusa Coast//Briançon 7 Win Appeal
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- Lithuania ignores court decision, expells Afghans / Report on Lebanon — new government, same issues? / Dodgy collaboration of Malta and…
- Smuggler arrested in Libya / News from the ‘tent town’ in Sombor, Serbia / 22 MEPs call for Greek government to be challenged / Complex…
- Smuggler arrested in Libya / News from the ‘tent town’ in Sombor, Serbia / 22 MEPs call for Greek government to be challenged / Complex…
- Amid criticism, the UK proceeds with its pushback plans // Amnesty urges UNHCR to halt plans to repatriate Syrians // school about to start…
- Amid criticism, the UK proceeds with its pushback plans // Amnesty urges UNHCR to halt plans to repatriate Syrians // school about to start…
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- Worrying Nationalist Rhetoric and Relations With Taliban Concerning Many//Tunisian Fishermen Protest Against Libyan Coast…
- EU report against deportations to Afghanistan//Investigation into US drone strike//Missing Kurdish men deported to Syria//Education…
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- No new camps in Pakistan for Afghanis / 45 people rescued in med / In August 12 people per day died on way to Canaries and more …
- Voices against the new Samos camp / On the possible dangers of new technologies about to be put in use / Individual stories of people on…
- Voices against the new Samos camp / On the possible dangers of new technologies about to be put in use / Individual stories of people on…
- Samos Advocacy Collective’s report on the situation one day after the inauguration of the centre
- Expected and predicted tragic development of the situation at the border with Belarus // Pushbacks and other causes for concern in the…
- Expected and predicted tragic development of the situation at the border with Belarus // Pushbacks and other causes for concern in the…
- Moroccan Families Protest For Return of Loved Ones From Libya//Boat Adrift Near Mani//125 People Pushed Back From Spanish Exclave
- Turkey Displaces Syrians in Ankara // Horror on Polish-Belarusian Border in Wake of Deaths // Info for Afghans in Germany // Napier…
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- Turkey Displaces Syrians in Ankara // Horror on Polish-Belarusian Border in Wake of Deaths // Info for Afghans in Germany // Napier…
- Detructive cleanups in the north of France continue / CloseGreece and Denmark draw the common line on migration with emphasis on the need…
- Detructive cleanups in the north of France continue / Closed up on Samos / Greece and Denmark draw the common line on migration with…
- EU ‘supporting’ Libyan Southern border / Deadly Canary Route Worsens / 24,420 people returned to Libya in 2021 and more…
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- During the last weeks, the Danish author and human rights activist AnneLise Marstrand-Jørgensen published on her Facebook wall five stories…
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- Call for all EU members to share refugee responsibilities//Actor Richard Gere to testify in Italian court//Vaccines for more people in…
- Will anyone be charged for the attacks on Syrians in Turkey? / Reports of abuse on Crete / BVMN reports to CESCR on Bosnia and Herzegovina…
- Updates from the Polish border, where many people are being pushed back and forth // Polish Government ignores decision issued by the…
- Updates from the Polish border, where many people are being pushed back and forth // Polish Government ignores decision issued by the…
- MSF resumes work in Libyan detention centres but ends its intervention in Lampedusa hotspot. Mimmo Lucano sentenced to 13 years in prison…
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- Mass arrests in Libya // Inside Samos camp // ‘Hunting’ people at night in Calais // 700 try to scale Melilla fence
- Mass arrests in Libya // Inside Samos camp // ‘Hunting’ people at night in Calais // 700 try to scale Melilla fence
- Working on an article about Frontex is not an easy task. Information and allegations about the agency are piling up on a daily basis.
- Lampedusa Day / 57 lives lost at sea / Pushbacks, Prisons and drug smuggling in Greece / Far-right attack in Athens / Homelessness in Paris…
- Lampedusa Day / 57 lives lost at sea / Pushbacks, Prisons and drug smuggling in Greece / Far-right attack in Athens / Homelessness in Paris…
- weaponising drones in the Frontex mission / Poland to try and send humanitarian convoy to Belarus, while weather worsens and pushbacks…
- Greek Libyan border cooperation / Appeal against mass grave displacements in Italy / In solidarity with Mimmo Lucano / Clearing of Oulx /…
- Eighth person dies on Polish border // Croatia admits pushbacks, fires officers // Serbian lawyer defending pushback victims wins UN prize…
- Eighth person dies on Polish border // Croatia admits pushbacks, fires officers // Serbian lawyer defending pushback victims wins UN prize…
- "10 people reported dead off the coast of Gran Canaria // Greek army division letter: requests not to ‘hunt refugees’ // Call for equal…"
- "10 people reported dead off the coast of Gran Canaria // Greek army division letter: requests not to ‘hunt refugees’ // Call for equal…"
- "Demonstration and despair in Libya // New shipwreck: 15 lives lost // Italy disregards the memory of those who died in the 2013 shipwreck…"
- Protest in Nea Kavala 10 days after their food and financial assistance is cut / Does the UK government’s response to the crisis in Syria…
- Turkey-Iran pushbacks highlighted // Hundreds don’t have food in Greek camps // Italian ship captain sentenced for pushback // Serbian man…
- Turkey-Iran pushbacks highlighted // Hundreds don’t have food in Greek camps // Italian ship captain sentenced for pushback // Serbian man…
- 60% of people in Greek camps don’t receive food or money to buy it.
- Protests against conditions in Libya // Lives lost off African coast // Afghan population face starvation // Turkish authorities push…
- Protests against conditions in Libya // Lives lost off African coast // Afghan population face starvation // Turkish authorities push…
- Sea Watch rescued over 400 people //so-called Libyan coast guards ram dinghy // at least 14 people dead, many more missing // Still no food…
- Sea Watch rescued over 400 people //so-called Libyan coast guards ram dinghy // at least 14 people dead, many more missing // Still no food…
- Pushing for infringement proceedings against Greece, Croatia and Poland / Frontex being brought to court / The situation at the border with…
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- "LIBYA: Sit-Ins carry on in front of UNCHR centre in Tripoli. GREECE: new arrivals, camp manager of Mavrovouni resigns, Mare Liberum back…"
- “Even if I get 25 years I would still go to Lesvos.”
- Updates and News from Libya, the Med, Germany, Cyprus, France, Denmark and the EU
- "LIBYA: Protest in Tripoli carry on. SEA: Child dies after 2 weeks at sea trying to reach the Canaries. Geo Barents still without Safe…"
- Pope Francis calls for global attention on Libya // Safety for Aita Mari after days at sea // Millions spent on ‘prison-camps’, despite…
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- US and UN Sanctions against Libyan man accused of “horrific abuses”//Pope calls for ‘clear mandate’ in Mediterranean rescues//Seven Greek…
- Violent attacks against PoM in Greece // Mitarachi responds to Chios deaths // Germany halts far-right vigilante patrols along Polish…
- Violent attacks against PoM in Greece // Mitarachi responds to Chios deaths // Germany halts far-right vigilante patrols along Polish…
- "School instead of work: This is the goal of the organization “Kids Rainbow” in Gaziantep."
- Almost 400 people managed to arrive to the Aegean islands // Calls for support from the north of France // News from the sea search and…
- Almost 400 people managed to arrive to the Aegean islands // Calls for support from the north of France // News from the sea search and…
- People on the Move in Tripoli keep on asking for their rights // More details about what seems to almost have been a pushback of 381 people…
- Press conference held by group outside Libya UNHCR//Concerns over evacuations and winter conditions in Afghanistan//Four infants lost lives…
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- Group of Palestinians disappeared in Greece / Deaths at Evros and on Crete / People Missing in the Aegean / MEP at pushback site
- Report from the French-Italian border // What is happening with UNHCR in Libya // Safe corridors provided consistently by the Italian…
- Report from the French-Italian border // What is happening with UNHCR in Libya // Safe corridors provided consistently by the Italian…
- Developments from the Belarus border / news from Greece / arrivals by sea / Indignation in Italy / Deportations and detention remain a…
- 14-year-old dies on the Belarus-Poland border. Greek PM loses it while questioned by Dutch journalist. Deportation halted in Belgium…
- Cyprus wants to limit asylum // Rescues and shipwreck in Spain // Greece militarizes its land border // Nearly 1,000 PoM detained in Serbia…
- Cyprus wants to limit asylum // Rescues and shipwreck in Spain // Greece militarizes its land border // Nearly 1,000 PoM detained in Serbia…
- Briançon, on the French-Italian border, is one of the first cities of arrival for people on the move coming from Italy to France…
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- Briançon, on the French-Italian border, is one of the first cities of arrival for people on the move coming from Italy to France…
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- 8 lives lost in the sea close to the Canary islands / New SAR activities in the Med / Aletter to the minister from the people of Samos /…
- 8 lives lost in the sea close to the Canary islands / New SAR activities in the Med / Aletter to the minister from the people of Samos /…
- Activists to the politicians / reports from the border / news from the SAR missions & more
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- Greece punishing “fake news” with up to five years in prison, further limiting free speech and free press, and ostracizing those who speak…
- Sarah, Sean & Nassos trial delayed // 10 people die in the Med // Government makes Samos camp into prison // New camp opens in Bosnia //…
- Sarah, Sean & Nassos trial delayed // 10 people die in the Med // Government makes Samos camp into prison // New camp opens in Bosnia //…
- Last week and over the weekend, over 75 people lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea // Many others were rescued // Libyan Coast Guards…
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- Smugglers profit, despite worsening weather at sea, NGO says//El Hiblu 3 — trial explained//Loss of life near Crete//Lipa Camp Ceremony in…
- Legal case against UK’s pushback plans / Tense situation in pre-electoral Libya / Activists in Italy freed of charges // and more
- Only 7 people actually returned, as the Danish government refuses to collaborate with the Assad regime // Greece violates rights of human…
- Only 7 people actually returned, as the Danish government refuses to collaborate with the Assad regime // Greece violates rights of human…
- Deaths, detention in bad conditions and forceful deportations for people at the border with Belarus // Reactions after the new…
- Deaths, detention in bad conditions and forceful deportations for people at the border with Belarus // Reactions after the new…
- Several EU Member states issue a joint statement after the recent Channel tragedy, opting again for more securitisation and control / What…
- "Journalist imprisoned in Libya, tells story // More funding for SAR: Salvamento Maritimo // Polish state of emergency extended //…"
- Two people drown off Kos, Greece // Italian activist faces extradition from France // German court says people face “degrading treatment”…
- Two people drown off Kos, Greece // Italian activist faces extradition from France // German court says people face “degrading treatment”…
- For 2+ months, 1000s people are protesting in front of UNHCR Centre. As #RefugeesInLibya, they mobilise and challenge mainstream…
- What is going on — in the border with Belarus, in the heads of the decision makers of the EU Commission, on the Greek island, in front of…
- What is going on — at the border with Belarus, in the heads of the decision makers of the EU Commission, on the Greek islands, in front of…
- In Libya’s capital, thousands of people on the move are stranded in front of a UNHCR Centre with nowhere to go. For almost two months now…
- "Video Response to Libya UNHCR statement // Hungarian PM ‘ready to battle’ new German government // Comments from the ground: Pope’s visit…"
- "Video Response to Libya UNHCR statement // Hungarian PM ‘ready to battle’ new German government // Comments from the ground: Pope’s visit…"
- Death of Wissem Abdel Latif in Italian hospital / Italian military ship arrives in Libya / Surveillance mechanism for Greek pushbacks /…
- Death at the border / Syrians in Belarus — open letter / Homeless asylum seekers in Belgium / Hungary ignores court decisions (again) /…
- death at the border / Syrians in Belarus — open letter / Homeless asylum seekers in Belgium / Hungary ignores court decisions (again) /…
- As winter approaches we bring you voices from Lesvos, Chios and Samos as well as updates from the mainland camps.
- Action to support unaccompanied minors in Greece // Worries about health care programme continuation // Updates and news from the border…
- Action to support unaccompanied minors in Greece / worries about health care program continuation / updates and news from the border area…
- Greek Ombudsman intervenes in the case of rejection of Refugee Support Aegean to register in the NGO registry / How the far right in Italy…
- Greek Ombudsman intervenes in the case of rejection of Refugee Support Aegean to register in the NGO registry / How the far right in Italy…
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- Evidence of pushbacks from Greece to Turkey are published as camps are criticized / Further evictions in Northern France, are they legal? /…
- Hundreds rescued at sea // Boat driver successfully sues Greece for damages // Polish aid center raided by police
- Hundreds rescued at sea // Boat driver successfully sues Greece for damages // Polish aid center raided by police
- "200 people rescued off Malta // 3 lives lost and 51 people missing in Atlantic // Persecution in Libya: Report // Protests in Athens…"
- "200 people rescued off Malta // 3 lives lost and 51 people missing in Atlantic // Persecution in Libya: Report // Protests in Athens…"
- "Accusations against Malta as hundreds remain on Sea Eye 4 / Greek NGO registry violating international law / Amnesty International: torture…"
- "Accusations against Malta as hundreds remain on Sea Eye 4 / Greek NGO registry violating international law / Amnesty International: torture…"
- "This is the first of our Winter Break Specials: a report by Helen Tennyson on the Bona Fide safe house in northern Montengro."
- In November, Ruhi Loren Akhtar (Founder & CEO of Refugee Biriyani & Bananas) travelled to the Poland, Lithuania and Belarus border.
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- Khora Asylum Support Team on the situation for people on the move struggling to survive without cash assistance for the last three months.
- Working on an article about Frontex is not an easy task. Information and allegations about the agency are piling up on a daily basis.
- Working on an article about Frontex is not an easy task. Information and allegations about the agency are piling up on a daily basis. The…
- Now set apart from the EU, the UK has continued to calculate exactly what that means for people claiming asylum, whilst also failing…
2020
- In 2019, The Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) shared the voices of thousands of people pushed back from borders on the Balkan…
- From Greece to Italy, from Serbia and Bosnia to Croatia, activists and volunteers have been intimidated…
- Main events concerning the uprisings for the week 23rd-31st December
- Denmark still using violent restraint technique banned in Sweden, which has lead to deaths // Small victory in Greece — maybe a precedent…
- In the GDF centre, people are deliberately starved as UNHCR tries to make them leave / 25,000–50,000 refugees expected to flee Libya to…
- In the GDF centre, people are deliberately starved as UNHCR tries to make them leave / 25,000–50,000 refugees expected to flee Lybia to…
- Four People Killed in Collision with Turkish Coast Guard///More severe weather hits Greece///Torture in Libya///German CSU Expands List of…
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- 100,000 Syrians Pushed Out of Istanbul///Protests in Samos by Local Authorities///Rights for Unaccompanied Minors Up for a Vote in UK
- Main events concerning the uprisings for the week 1st–7th January.
- Aditional 550 personnel to help with asylum claims in Greece, and support in Malta / Difficult situation for the people on the move stuck…
- New report by European Asylum Support Office on situation in Syria // Frontex reports decrease of irregular border crossing // Arrivals in…
- Update from Idlib / Mayors protest new camps on Aegean islands / Sea Watch rescued 119 people at sea / Captain Reisch leaves Lifeline /…
- Update from Idlib / Mayors protest new camps on Aegean islands / Sea Watch rescued 119 people at sea / Captain Reisch leaves Lifeline /…
- Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. There are now approximately three million displaced people in need…
- Libyan coast guard allegedly open fire on civilians, again /// Two shipwreck in the Aegean and Ionian sea kill 23 people and 17 missing…
- Libyan coast guard allegedly open fire on civilians, again /// Two shipwrecks in the Aegean and Ionian sea kill 23 people and 17 missing…
- Seawatch 3, with 119 People On Board, Denied Port of Safety///Greek Government Lost on Humanitarian Policy///French Strikes Hurting People…
- In Greece, around 40,000 people stuck on the islands, some 500 transferred to the mainland; 3 smugglers arrested; In Italy, restriction of…
- "Belgium restricts accomodation for asylum seekers / Germany: How to criminalize people / South Africa restricts political activities of…"
- At the start of 2020, some reminders, thoughts, and recapitulation of last year’s experiences by individuals, groups and organisations…
- Legal Centre Lesvos publishes a Call for Accountability // Greece releases new list of 12 safe countries // German authorities took a…
- "SEA: Alan Kurdi is back in the Central Med /// Alun Kurdi SAR boat back to sea /// 4,100 people trapped on Kos /// Summer Tents in Camps…"
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- Main events concerning the uprisings for the week 8th–16th January.
- Chios island has become a prison. A prison inhabited by almost 6,000 people seeking refuge but finding instead a new sort of existence…
- Statement of Afghanistan Migrants Advice and Support Organisation on their support for people deported to Kabul // Video showing Turkish…
- Statement of Afghanistan Migrants Advice and Support Organisation on their support for people deported to Kabul // Video showing Turkish…
- Updates from Gradisca//Ocean Viking will disembark the 39 people rescued in Pozzallo//18 year old woman stabbed in Moria//Video testimony…
- Boat Sinks Off Of Belgian Coast///Medical Discrimination Against People Without Papers in Greece///Unaccompanied Boys in Serbia Need Money…
- Boat Sinks Off Of Belgian Coast///Medical Discrimination Against People Without Papers in Greece///Unaccompanied Boys in Serbia Need Money…
- "Legal experts warn: It is impossible for people on the islands to access the office in order to renew an asylum seeker card, leading up to…"
- Update on locals protest in Chios // meeting between mayors and migration minister in Athens // more…
- Details emerge in the wake of police brutaliaty in Italy // More horrific testimony from Lesvos // Rescue at Sea // Hunger Strike in France
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- Slums and tents are one of the faces of European migration policies — in the Greek islands and in Patras, in Sid and Velika Kladusa, in the…
- Slums and tents are one of the face of European migration policies — Everywhere in the continent more people live in horrific conditions
- The new Greek law goes against Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council / More than 484 people saved across the…
- 3 Rescues at Sea in Less than 24 Hours///Video Walkthrough of Moria Shows Unsanitary Conditions///Police Destroy a Squat in…
- Three people deported despite ongoing process // Several rescues at sea // Critical conditions in Bosnia // Bremen votes to transfer…
- 17 people stranded in the Mediterranean // 10 killed in Syria hospital bombing // Italian Secret Service Exposed // Plans for New Refugee…
- Children traumatised in Libya / Report on illegal detention in Moria / 1500 days of hot food and good vibes thanks to Chios People’s…
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- We were provided with this account from an anonymous single female residing in Vial Camp, Chios, to highlight the daily struggles faced by…
- Plans to introduce ‘weekly return routes’ for individuals whose asylum applications have been rejected // Ongoing effects of the Greek…
- plans to introduce ‘weekly return routes’ for individuals whose asylum applications have been rejected / ongoing effects of the Greeks…
- Greek Government Grants Provisional Social Security Numbers///Lack of Resources for People on the Move in Tuzla///Squat at Šid Attacked…
- Traffickers arrested in North Macedonia and Spain, Reports of Serbian Police stealing from people on the move, More pushbacks from…
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- Demonstrations across Europe // The Convoy of Hope reaches the border // An Activist attacked on Lesvos // Changing Citizenship Laws in…
- Attempted border crossing in the UK, Spanish government conducting indirect returns, New immigration Law in Germany
- Eric Maddox, Producer of Latitude Adjustment Podcast, did a series of interviews with protagonists and victims of the recent clashes on…
- 13 people die on the Iranian-Turkish border / 91 people feared dead in the Central Med / Updates from Moria / Solidarity protest in Athens…
- 13 die on the Iranian-Turkish border, 91 feared dead in the Central Med, Updates from Moria / Solidarity protest in Athens and Germany…
- Christian Returnees Have No Support in Afghanistan///91 People Left to Drown Off the Coast of Libya///Storm Damages Tents in Italy///Home…
- Help needed on Lebanese/Syrian border camp // crucial updates on ongoing sea rescues // Greek gov to deport Syrian family // Finland to…
- MP to face trial in Italy / Torture in Turkey / Rescued boat found in Spain / Failings of the Dutch asylum system
- "Hungary: in 2019 protection rate dropped down to 12% / Greece has asked Finland to resettle 5,000 unaccompanied minors / SAR crew members…"
- Protests in Athens // Growing Fascist Violence // Migrants stranded at Sea // Changing Rights for Refugees in Switzerland & More news
- Protests in Tripoli, Lesvos and Velika Kladusa. Rescues in the Central Med. Further repercussions of new asylum law in Greece. And More
- Protests in Tripoli, Lesvos and Velika Kladusa / Rescues in the Central Med / Further repercussions of new asylum law in Greece
- Afghan refugees in Pakistan and elsewhere need consideration in peace deal // New wave of returnees from Lebanon to Syria // end of…
- Fire in the Amygdaleza Detention Centre // 14 Drowned off Canary Islands // Rising Right-Wing propaganda in Serbia // Misinformation in…
- 14 People Killed Off the Spanish Coast, 3 More Ships Missing///More Arrivals in Bihać///EU Under Fire for Naval Mission
- Worrying ongoing disappearances in the Netherlands / Frontex deports to Mauritania from Spain / Bosnia and Herzegovina’s issues exacerbate…
- "North Syria: civilians increasingly at risk. Croatia/BiH: Border fence built at border. UK: Protests against expansion of Heatrow…"
- Far-right activity in Serbia / Anti-fascist protest across Greece / Finnish Governments plans to accept 175 refugees / Update from the…
- Far-right activity in Serbia / Anti-fascist protests across Greece / Finnish governments plans to accept 175 refugees / Update from the…
- High tension and protests on Greek Islands before arriving of riot police // passengers and crew of Ocean Vikings under quarantine in…
- Protest and police crackdown in Chios / Open letter to the Greek Prime Minister on Unaccompanied Minors / Search and Rescue Updates from…
- Fascist groups arrested in Belgrade after their raid across the city — reactions / A letter from the Aegean islands — activists have…
- Turkey ‘opens’ its borders / Frontex demands thousands in payment from two transparency activist / Italy justifies taking four years to…
- Refugees head towards the border // Fascism on the rise in Serbia // Family Faces Deportation after 15 years in Sweden
- In partnership with Refocus Media Labs, we bring you the most detailed account of violent and sometimes confusing events unfolding at the…
- Report of torture in Libyan detention. Deceitful behaviour of IOM Bosnia. Hungary use coronavirus concerns to close border to asylum…
- Emergency measures imposed in Greece, and live ammunition training along the land and sea borders with Turkey / Reports of torture in…
- Updates from Greece and the Greek-Turkish border; Locals respond with more violence on Lesvos // EU countries send more defense to borders…
- Updates from Greece and the Greek-Turkish border; Locals respond with more violence in Lesvos // EU countries send more defense to borders…
- Chios warehouse burnt down, reactions / Greek decision to suspend asylum claims draws a number of harsh reactions from all over / The…
- Refugees shot at the Greek Border / Denmark to assist in human rights violations / Police harassment in Bosnia / Escalating violence at sea
- Updates on the current situation in Greece // death toll in Mediterranean reaches 20.000 since 2014 // European cities open for…
- ICC to Investigate War Crimes in Afghanistan///Serbian Paper References Battle Against Ottomans in Headline About People on the…
- "Updates from Lesvos and the land border between Greece and Turkey. Greece: Further cuts to support for refugees. Libya: Fire at Zintan…"
- "Updates from Lesvos and the land border. Greece: Further cuts to support for refugees. Libya: Fire at Zintan detention centre."
- Xenophobic Rally Held in Belgrade This Weekend///Spain’s Government to Send More Police to Greece///More Information on German Fascists…
- “Greece should immediately reverse this draconian policy, properly receive these people in safe and decent conditions, and allow them to…
- New Aggression between Turkey and Greece // Information on Measures against Spread of Corona in Italy and Greece // Still 500 people held…
- Dutch government refusal to support unaccompanied children / fast-tracking of deportations in Cyrpus / IOMs €2,000 bribe / Frontex…
- "Feature:"
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- Growing Concerns about the Spread of Coronavirus // Illegal Returns in Greece // The Criminalization of Giving Assistance to People on the…
- "Central Med: At least 300 people pushed back to Libya, some from within Maltese SAR/Iran expel Afghan nationals/Updates from Edirne & more"
- "Central Med: At least 300 people pushed back to Libya, some from within Maltese SAR / Iran expels Afghan nationals / Update from the…"
- Organizations Limit their Activities Because of Coronavirus///Bosnian Government Stops Freedom of Movement for People on the…
- 49 people returned to Libya after reaching Maltese waters // emergency shelters will be provided in the Netherlands // measures to…
- Covid-19 state measures ignore the realities of tens of thousands of people / more information on the current situation in different…
- "GREECE: Restricted movement in camps & Calls to end detention. GERMANY: First COVID-19 case in a reception centre. And More"
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- MEDU report into the torture of Libyan refugees // Sweden to continue deportations to Afghanistan // First-hand accounts from Serbias…
- Greece in total lockdown from Monday. Report from Turkish/Bulgarian border. Concerns over healthcare access for people on the move in…
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- Calais abandoned during COVID-19 // Lesvos and others in Greece during new curfew // testing for COVID-19 in Idlib soon // Prime Minister…
- This unplanned special report serves as a critical update and as a preface to two extensive field reports to be released in the coming…
- Fourth case of Corona Infection on Lesvos, no cases in the camps yet // various calls to evacuate the camps now // Images from the…
- Swedish Lawyers worry about outbreak for refugees // hunger strike in Italy ongoing // donate for emergency medical building in Lesvos //…
- Updates from Pazarkule///Greek Parliament Denies the Right to Asylum///First Case of Coronavirus in CPR Gradisca
- Turkish authorities evict poeple from Pazarkule // Inhumane punishment in Bosnia // Greece introduces measements to tackle Covid-19; and…
- Turkish authorities evict poeple from Pazarkule // Inhumane punishment in Bosnia // Greece introduces measures to tackle Covid-19 and…
- COVID-19 reaches Greece with Lesvos at a breaking point. In the face of a pandemic, it is essential for authorities, local communities…
- "PORTUGAL: Asylum seekers temporarily granted equal rights as citizens. GREECE: Solidarity amid pandemic. more: TURKEY,SEA,FRANCE,UK,SERBIA."
- "PORTUGAL: Asylum Seekers temporarily granted equal rights as citizens. GREECE: Struggle and solidarity amid pandemic. TURKEY: People moved…"
- Corona-Updates from Afghanistan, Libya, Syria // embarkation of ALAN KURDI // Updates from Lesvos and Chios // Deportations from Germany…
- 175 people stranded in waters near Cyprus // Salvamento Maritimo says 8 year old girl traveled 4 days alone across Med // horrible…
- Greek Prime Minister response to asylum shutdown / Belgium NGOs step up to address government failures / The continued detention of asylum…
- Coronavirus Spreads in Greece///Sea-Eye Restarts Rescue Operations///EU Court Rules Against Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary///And More
- Updates and news from Greece / “Allegations of violence must be promptly and impartially investigated” — updates from the Turkey-Greek…
- Updates and news from Greece / “Allegations of violence must be promptly and impartially investigated” — updates from the Turkey-Greek…
- These stories come from Moria Camp on Lesvos, but also from in and around Athens. All interviews were recorded by Eric Maddox in a…
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- "GREECE: Malakasa camp in lockdown. LIBYA: people detained in Khoms left with no food. SEA: Rescues and returns in the Western Med. And…"
- Marking tomorrow’s World Health Day with 1,3 million COVID-19 cases and the death toll of over 70,000 people worldwide, the world forgets…
- 80 people still stranded at sea because of Italy and Malta // blackout in Libya // hunger strike in Moria // police brutality in Croatia…
- New regulation concerning the working permit for refugees in Spain // Overview on meassures with effects on access to asylum system //…
- Greece Seeks Help from EU to Manage Epidemic///Strict Quarantine in Serbia///Libya, Malta and Italy Close Their Ports///And More
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- Assault on a 14-year-old boy in Krajaca refugee camp // Peaceful protest in Moria // Frustration in Berlin at the governments handling of…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, March 30–April 5
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, March 30–April 5
- "Central Med: 4 boats in distress and 1 feared tragedy. Turkey: Reports of people on the move abandoned on the coast. And much more"
- "4 boats in distress and one feared tragedy in the Central Med / Turkey: Reports of people on the move abandoned on the coast / Greece…"
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, March 30–April 5
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, March 30–April 5
- People Released From Quarantine Camps in Turkey///Aita Mari Rescues 47 People Stranded at Sea///Coronavirus Hysteria & Fake News in…
- Malta and Italy turn their back on people stuck at Sea // Greece fines homeless people // An innocent Nigerian boy shot in Italy // Police…
- Malta and Italy turn their back on people stuck at sea // Greece fines homeless people // An innocent Nigerian boy shot in Italy // Police…
- 51 people back in Libya after entering Maltese waters // Luxembourg receives 12 transferred kids from Greece // Germany to transfer 50…
- Heart-breaking testimonies from refugees on the move // News from inside German refugee camps dealing with COVID-19 // Austria’s agreement…
- People rescued by ALAN KURDI transferred to a bigger ship for quarantine // No safe harbour assigned for AITA MARI yet // IOM Statement on…
- People rescued by ALAN KURDI transferred to a bigger ship for quarantine // No safe harbour assigned for AITA MARI yet // IOM Statement on…
- The results of last night’s huge fires and damages in Vial camp are laid bare this morning. The protests happened after the tragic death…
- People detained in unsanitary prisons under the disguise of coronavirus protection / More people lost lives in Maltese SAR area…
- People detained in unsanitary prisons under the disguise of coronavirus protection / More people lost lives in Maltese SAR area…
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- "Informations on the Sahara migration route // Updates from Greece: Still 331 children held in protective custody // Germany: Former…"
- "Edirne: “released after 26 days in prison without guilt” / Demands to Greece from ECfHR / A letter from the people inside Miral camp in…"
- "Edirne: “released after 26 days in prison without guilt” / Demands to Greece from ECfHR / A letter from the people inside Miral camp in BiH…"
- Updates from France, Serbia, Germany and more…
- The Netherlands refuses to take in children from Greek camps / Additional dangers of confinement in times of pandemic / Court ruling in…
- The Netherlands refuses to take in children from Greek camps / Additional dangers of confinement in times of pandemic / Court ruling in…
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- Did the maltese government commission a finishing boat of a captain previously alleged to be involved in smuggling? // European NGOs fight…
- "Libya: left in a warzone without water / Italy: protests in CPRs / BiH: Updates on government mass deportation plan"
- "Libya: left in a warzone without water / Italy: protests in CPRs / BiH: Updates on government mass deportation plan"
- Belgian fight for the regularisation of undocumented people / 127 people moved TO Moria / So far no transfer of minors from the islands /…
- update on Samos fires // deportations in Sweden slowing // deadly shooting in Turkey under curfew // and more…
- update on Samos fires // deportations in Sweden slowing // deadly shooting in Turkey under curfew // and more…
- Illegal Pushbacks and Abuse of Power in Greece/// Another Ship Missing at Sea/// Slovenia & Portugal to Accept Unaccompanied Minors///…
- Illegal Pushbacks and Abuse of Power in Greece///Another Ship Missing at Sea///Slovenia & Portugal to Accept Unaccompanied Minors///Former…
- Finland to accept refugees from Greece // Updates from Stand By Me Lesvos // EU to make €4.5 million accessible to Bosnia and Herzegovina…
- Finland to accept refugees from Greece // Updates from Stand By Me Lesvos // EU to make €4.5 million accessible to Bosnia and Herzegovina…
- 57 rescued persons will stay on a ship off the coast of Malta until EU can rehouse them // Refugees intercepted at sea have been brought…
- 57 rescued persons will stay on a ship off the coast of Malta until EU can rehouse them // refugees intercepted at sea have been brought…
- Deportations to NIGER carry on despite border closures / Afghan workers found drowned on the river at the border with IRAN / Updates from…
- Deportations to NIGER carry on despite border closures / Afghan workers found drowned on the river at the border with IRAN / Updates from…
- Alan Kurdi Docks in Palermo///Tensions Rise Across Greece///AlarmPhone Sahara Condemns Niger Pushbacks///&More
- Alan Kurdi Docks in Palermo///Tensions Rise Across Greece///AlarmPhone Sahara Condemns Niger Pushbacks///&More
- Libyan detention fear during COVID-19 // looming fate of camp in Tunisia // hunger in UK during COVID-19 // privacy concerns in Germany //…
- Libyan detention fear during COVID-19 // looming fate of camp in Tunisia // hunger in UK during COVID-19 // privacy concerns in Germany //…
- All the way the international community is failing in the ‘Western Balkans’ / Greece to reexamine vulnerability certificates, as…
- Worsening situation aboard MV Marina///Proposed Asylum Law in Greece Sparking Criticism///Growing Concerns Over Conditions in…
- Worsening situation aboard MV Marina /// Proposed Asylum Law in Greece Sparking Criticism /// Growing Concerns Over Conditions in Lampedusa…
- Forensic architecture’s new analysis on killing in the Evros Border region // No access to health care for Syrian refugees in Jordan border…
- Forensic architectures new analysis on killing in the Evros Border region // No access to health care for syrian refugees in Jordan border…
- One man found dead in asylum seekers hotel accommodation in Glasgow, UK / Police violence in Patras, Greece / LIDL on Samos force people on…
- Man found dead in hotel accommodation in Glasgow, UK / Police violence in Patras, Greece / LIDL on Samos forces refugees in separate…
- In Serbia, police replaced the army guards / Possible food poisoning at the Lipa camp in BiH, beating as an official reaction / French…
- In Serbia, police replaced the army guards / Possible food poisoning at the Lipa camp in BiH, beating as an official reaction / French…
- "FEATURE: More than 100 European Parliament members have called for investigations into the shooting of migrants on the Greek-Turkish border"
- "FEATURE: More than 100 European Parliament members have called for investigations into the shooting of migrants on the Greek-Turkish border"
- MSF reports on the tragic attack at a maternity ward of a hospital in Kabul / The misleading UK excauses for not taking responsibility for…
- A boy died entering Miral camp in Velika Kladuša // Updates from Moria // Reports of pushbacks in Aegean Sea // Disappointing but…
- A boy died entering Miral camp in Velika Kladuša // Updates from Moria // Reports of pushbacks in Aegean Sea // Disappointing but…
- Malta Sends Out Third Captain Morgan Boat///Turkish Man Pushed Back From Greece Now in Jail///Stricter Measures on Italian/Slovenian Border
- Malta Sends Out Third Captain Morgan Boat///Turkish Man Pushed Back From Greece Now in Jail///Stricter Measures on Italian/Slovenian Border
- The Central Med is a black hole / Serbia sends the army to camps again / Is Italian regularisation of migrant workers only a silver lining…
- The Central Med is a black hole / Serbia sends the army again to camps / Is Italian regularisation of migrant workers only a silver lining…
- An interview with Efi Latsoudi, a psychologist who funded the camp in 2012. and continues to serve its inhabitants
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- 70 people waiting at sea // squat eviction in Athens // more unaccompanied children crossing English Channel // Army sent to Sid, Serbia…
- 1400 asylum rejections were given with the opening of Asylum service of Lesvos on May 18 / Openly abused and beaten at the official UN-run…
- 1400 asylum rejections were given with the opening of Asylum service of Lesvos on May 18 / Openly abused and beaten at the official UN-run…
- More People in Distress in Central Mediterranean///Bosnian government accuses own embassy in Pakistan of visa fraud///Malta Forced Boat in…
- Proof of pushbacks from Greek territory // Amnesty International concerned about harassment of volunteers in France // New deportation…
- Proof of Push-Backs from Greek territory // Amnesty International concerned about harassment of volunteers in France // new deportation…
- Activist Elin Ersson High Court Judgement // Increase in English Channel Crossings // Updates from Melilla // Migrant Workers in Manolada…
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- "GREECE: one man reportedly died during an illegal pushback from Greece to Turkey / LIBYA: UNHCR publish misleading statements / Several…"
- "GREECE: one man reportedly died during an illegal pushback from Greece to Turkey / LIBYA: UNHCR publish misleading statements / Several…"
- Reminder of critical shortages of vaccines in Libya // BBC reporting of 91 people missing at sea // fear of serious COVID-19 spread in…
- Reminder of critical shortages of vaccines in Libya // BBC reporting of 91 people missing at sea // fear of serious COVID-19 spread in…
- More Illegal Pushbacks in the Aegean///What Is Going On In Kranidi?///NGOs Condemn Serbian Government’s Razor Wire Purchase
- More Illegal Pushbacks in the Aegean///What Is Going On In Kranidi?///NGOs Condemn Serbian Government’s Razor Wire Purchase
- Police and border violence on the rise / Contribute to the fight to support families in Croatia affected by the Covid19 and cosequences of…
- Boy gets bitten by a police dog during a push back // Indications of a push back after reaching Mytilene // Critic of Greek governments…
- Illegal pushbacks by Greece // Forced evictions of refugees // UNHCR’s Special Envoy comments on NGO rescue boats // Malta Libya relations
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- "Malta: Delays in the inquiry over deaths at sea / Greece and Turkey: More pushbacks on land and sea / Croatia: New BVMN report on pushbacks…"
- "MALTA: delays in the inquiry over deaths at sea. GREECE: more pushbacks on land and sea. CROATIA: New BVMN report on pushback against…"
- Greece start largest equipment purchase for Riot Police since 2004 // Solidarity from Syria // Cyprus launches SMS campaign // French…
- Italy has become the latest link in chain push backs where literally thousands of people — often violently — end up in the overcrowded…
- Reflecting on the endless and shameless hypocrisy in the context of BLM / Hunger in Athens knocking at the doors of helpless volunteers…
- Demands for trafficking and murders in Libya // new laws harm NGOs in Greece // new housing in Germany for refugees // and more…
- Coronavirus and Prejudice in Greece///Growing Hate Speech in Slovenia///Coordination Centers Between Malta and Libya
- Ahead of the Dutch deciding on accepting children from the Greek camps, we should all ask ourselves — why aren’t they already safe and…
- Abandoned to the risk of Coronavirus, France thoroughly failed to provide a safe environment for people on the move throughout two months…
- 3 men sentenced in Italy for abuses in Libya // Updates on arrivals and push backs in the Aegean // False news about Evros continues //…
- Updates and news from the Mediterranean, from deadly borders of the politically dispersed and not so united EU, by volunteers on the…
- Traffickers found after murder in Libya // Sea-Watch 3 is back at Sea // some people at sea outside Malta to be transferred to other EU…
- Situation for unregistered refugees in Turkey // Extension of Greek residence permits // IOM concerned about the push-backs in Aegean Sea…
- Situation of unregistered refugees in Turkey // Extension of Greek residence permits // IOM concerned about the push-backs in Aegean Sea…
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- Update on the shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia // Harassment of Journalist in Bosnia // Ongoing confusion at the Greek port of Mytilene…
- Deadly Shipwreck Off Of Libyan Coast///People Evicted From Camps Sleeping Rough in Athens///Bosnian Law Against Distribution of Food///&…
- Deadly Shipwreck Off Of Libyan Coast///People Evicted From Camps Sleeping Rough in Athens///Bosnian Law Against Distribution of Food///&…
- Hundreds show solidarity with those evicted and those without homes in the centre of Athens / European Commission tacitly sides with…
- Hundreds show solidarity with those evicted and those without homes in the centre of Athens / European Commission tacitly sides Croatia’s…
- Protests in Tunis outside Spanish embassy // Germany to allow Dublin transfers again // reports on systematic pushbacks in Greece // more..
- Protests in Tunis outside Spanish embassy // Germany to allow Dublin transfers again // reports on systematic pushbacks in Greece // more..
- "Germany: Eritreans under international protection can’t bring their families / Endless way from Moria to humane housing continues for…"
- Autonomous landings, rescue operations, and push backs in the Mediterranean Sea // Reports on Greek push-back tactics // Greek president…
- Autonomous landings, rescue operations, and pushbacks in the Mediterranean Sea // Reports on Greek pushback tactics // Greek president…
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- Croatian police arrested for beating asylum seekers // Asylum reform in Cyprus // Allegations of Frontex assisting in illegal pushbacks //…
- Shipwreck off Libyan coast, 3 bodies recovered so far / Sea Watch and Mar Ionio disembark in Sicily / 240 people reach Spain /
- FEATURE
- Violent Pushbacks From Greece Again///Xenophobic Rhetoric From Bosnian Politicians///What Is the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum?
- People whose stories will never be heard have been losing lives across the so-called Balkan Route even more in the past weeks and months…
- People whose stories will never be heard have been losing lives across the so-called Balkan Route even more in the past weeks and months…
- Coronavirus tests on refugees rescued at sea // Asylum policy updates from the EU // Protests held in Germany // EU’s silent on illegal…
- Bodies found in Croatia // Volunteers needed in France and Lebanon // refugees suing German authorities // and more…
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- "SPAIN: #RegularizacionYa campaign reach Madrid / GREECE: Man dies in Samos as a consequence of geographic restrictions…"
- Interceptions and push-backs at Sea //Statement by Carola Rackete on the anniversary of her act of civil disobedience // concerns of Moria…
- Interceptions and push-backs at sea // Statement by Carola Rackete on the anniversary of her act of civil disobedience // Concerns of Moria…
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- Sixfold increase in arrivals in the Canary islands/43 people rescued in the Central Med/Protest in El Aaiun detention centre, Western…
- Dozens of people of sub-Saharan origin arrested and forcefully confined / Along the Balkan Route a surge in deaths by drowning / The UN…
- Dozens of people of sub-Saharan origin arrested and forcefully confined / Along the Balkan Route a surge in deaths by drowning / The UN…
- EU complicit in the abuse made possible by the Greek new law / More people arrive from Moria to Athens and are about to be taken into…
- EU complicit in the abuse made possible by the Greek new law / More people arrive from Moria to Athens and are about to be taken into…
- "Monitoring NGOs call on Germany to protect the rule of law along the European borders during its presidency // Greece: One man drowned…"
- Greek NGO Registry Violates Human Rights/// Ocean Viking Declares State of Emergency/// Spanish Government Plans to Build New CIE/// & More…
- Greek NGO Registry Violates Human Rights / Ocean Viking Declares State of Emergency / Spanish Government Plans to Build New CIE /& More…
- 52 people held in a livestock carrier vessel // 150 stuck in limbo for a week on board search and rescue ship // Greece’s “inhumane asylum…
- 52 people held in livestock carrier vessel // 150 stuck in limbo for a week on board search and rescue ship // Greece’s “inhumane asylum…
- On the importance of identifying and cataloging the bodies of those who drown in the Mediterranean / Updates from Chios / Report on the…
- On the importance of identifying and cataloguing the bodies of those who drown in the Mediterranean / Updates from Chios / Report on the…
- On the situation at the Mediterranean — report by Alarm Phone / updates from Greece / Family reunification again in Germany / Finland’s…
- On the situation at the Mediterranean — report by Alarm Phone / updates from Greece / Family reunification again in Germany / Finland’s…
- More Returns to Libya///More Illegal Pushbacks from Greece///Overcrowding in Serbian Camps///& More
- First aid trainings in Moria // Report on discriminatory practices by Blue Star Ferries // News from the Sea // Von der Leyens reaction to…
- first aid trainings in Moria // report on discriminatory practices on Blue Star Ferries // News from the Sea // von der Leyens reaction on…
- The deadly border in the Aegean Sea // Updates from protests in Kos // Commission Ursula von der Leyen accused of siding with Greece over…
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- "GREECE: Hunger Strike on Kos comes to forced end. ITALY: Police brutality and self-harm in the CPR in Gradisca D’Isonzo. And more…"
- "GREECE: Hunger Strike on Kos comes to forced end. ITALY: Police brutality and self-harm in the CPR in Gradisca D’Isonzo. And more…"
- "GREECE: Hunger Strike on Kos comes to forced end. ITALY: Police brutality and self-harm in the CPR in Gradisca D’Isonzo. And more…"
- As the stance of migration changes, the Ministries of Interior use it to enforce securitisation strategies and violent border measures /…
- As the stance of migration changes, the Ministries of Interior use it to enforce securitisation strategies and violent border measures /…
- 57 People Adrift for 40 Hours Before Rescue///Young Man Dies Due to Police Violence in Greece///Republika Srpska Police Forcibly Transport…
- 57 People Adrift for 40 Hours Before Rescue///Young Man Dies Due to Police Violence in Greece///Republika Srpska Police Forcibly Transport…
- BVMN’s new report on pushbacks, police violence and EU cover-ups // Changing migration routes // Legal proceedings against search and…
- Short recap on events in Greece since New Democracy took power // New insights into EU’s cooperation with the Libyan Coast Guard //…
- Short recap on what happened in Greece in the last year // New insights into EUs cooperation with the Libyan Coast Guards // Deportation…
- Huge win for family reunification in EU Courts // continued lockdown in Greece for refugees // relocation plan set for Syrian refugees in…
- 60 people feared dead in Turkey at border / Ethiopians and Eritreans at risk in Libya / Mass Deportation to Sudan / Italian tanker’s…
- 60 people feared dead in Turkey at border / Ethiopians and Eritreans at risk in Libya / Mass Deportation to Sudan / Italian tanker’s…
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- Zintan detention centre attacked by armed men — More brutal pushbacks on the Evros — Italy is trying to stop humanitarian SAR activities…
- And Frontex pays for it / Reportedly new fire in Moria / More boats in distress and abandoned by the EU / Man in Libya dies in front of…
- And Frontex pays for it / Apparently new fire in Moria / More boats in distress and abandoned by the EU / Man in Libya dies in front of…
- Italian Government’s Ongoing Campaign Against NGOs Continues///In Greece, Government Uses Threat of Virus to Continue Movement…
- Greece prolongs lockdown / Libya continues “concentration camp-like” treatment / Another criminal charge filed against the Croatian police…
- Greece prolongs lockdown / Libya continues “concentration camp-like” treatment / Another criminal charge filed against the Croatian police…
- Freedom for Behrouz Boochani // Death of an Eritrean asylum-seeker in Tripoli // Lawsuit against Poland // British Home Office leaving…
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- Shipwreck off Tunisian coast, 56 bodies recovered / Racism in Greece / Online Asylum App from GAS / Fire in Moria / Updates from…
- Over 90 people rescued brought to Malta // person stabbed to death in Moria // continued documented violence in Croatia // and more…
- Over 90 people rescued brought to Malta // person stabbed to death in Moria // continued documented violence in Croatia // and more…
- Lawsuit Against Libya, Italy and Malta for Illegal Pushback///Frontex Allegedly Involved in Illegal Pushback in Aegean///
- Lawsuit Against Libya, Italy and Malta for Illegal Pushback///Frontex Allegedly Involved in Illegal Pushback in Aegean///
- "GERMANY: Federal interior minister halts Berin state plan to welcome refugees from Greece / SLOVENIA: Protest in Postojna detention centre"
- Italian senate votes to allow the prosecution of Salvini // Three young men face trial for their role in mediating a dispute on a merchant…
- Italian senate votes to allow for the prosecution of Salvini // Three young men face trial for mediating on a merchant ship that rescued…
- Family separation and deportation in The Netherlands // Campaign for the Iuventa 10 // Libyan authorities kill two Sudanese migrants //…
- Family separation and deportation in The Netherlands // Campaign for the Iuventa 10 // Libyan authorities kill two Sudanese migrants //…
- "Austria: 300 people are now in limbo with no end in sight / Detention in Belgium / Lockdown continues in Greece / Video story from Victoria…"
- "Austria: 300 people are now in limbo with no end in sight / Detention in Belgium / Lockdown continues in Greece / Video story from…"
- The detention centre in Postojna (Centre za tujce), Slovenia, is a prison-like institution used for detaining foreigners who are, for…
- NGOs Call for Release of Detained Ships///German Politician Cancels Visit to Moria for Safety Reasons///Violence Against People on the…
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- Hundreds missing once returned to Libya // people put on ships in Lampedusa // racists attacks in several countries // UK failing at…
- NNK reveals illegal action at the Albanian-Greek border // First “voluntary return” flight leaves Greece // Locals stage racist protest on…
- "Support networks for Lebanon /// Sexual abuse at Petrou Ralli /// An overview of the situation at Victoria square /// Spain: “Slavery has…"
- "Support networks for Lebanon / Sexual abuse at Petrou Ralli / An overview of the situation at Victoria square / Spain: “Slavery has been…"
- "Libya: Turkey uses brokers to recruit Syrian children and jihadists / Lebanon: resources to support survivors of the Beirut explosion…"
- Abusing the pandemic ‘state of emergency’ / Abused and homeless, hundreds across the cities and villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina / This…
- Abusing the pandemic ‘state of emergency’ / Abused and homeless, hundreds across Bosnia and Herzegovina + recommended reads, report, more
- Racist attacks on the rise in Italy / Violent pushbacks from Romania to Serbia / Shots fired by HCG off the coast of Rhodes, Greece…
- Racist attacks on the rise in Italy / Violent pushbacks from Romania to Serbia / Shots fired by HCG off the coast of Rhodes, Greece /…
- More of the English Channel undue hysteria // crews sent to Lebanon // from Tunisia to Italy increases // terrorism charges in Malta //…
- Horrendous conditions for arbitrary detained people in Saudi Arabia // COVID-19 reaches Vial Camp on Chios // Mare Liberum has a new ship…
- Horrendous conditions for arbitrarily detained people in Saudi Arabia // COVID-19 reaches Vial Camp on Chios // Mare Liberum has a new ship…
- Updates on Situation in Chios///Life on the Balkan Route///More People Trying to Leave Algeria///& More Stories
- Updates on Situation in Chios/// Life on the Balkan Route/// More People Trying to Leave Algeria/// & More Stories
- Fires and protest in Italian detention centre // Stories of torture from Croatian police // Sea pushbacks by Greece // Monthly report from…
- Many updates from AlarmPhone // extreme poverty for refugees in Spain // France’s COVID policies have an adverse effect // COVID in Vial…
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- Report highlights the strugges of female people on the run during the pandemic // Arrivals in Greece, Italy and UK increase // UNHCR warns…
- Report highlights the struggles of women on the move during the pandemic // Arrivals in Greece, Italy and UK increase // UNHCR warns that 1…
- Open Arms Ship Returns to Mediterranean///More Illegal Pushbacks in the Aegean///Mare Liberum Ships Detained by Germany///& More
- While IOM and UNHCR express their grief about a shipwreck, Alarm Phone reminds them of another one that has been ignored by authorities //…
- While IOM and UNHCR express their grief about a shipwreck, Alarm Phone reminds them of another one that has been ignored by authorities //…
- Visual investgation of maritime pushbacks // Plans to increase deportations from the EU //Attack on MSF clinic in Moria // Death in Melilla
- Sicilian governor signs propagandistic decree closing all hotspots, but has no power to do it / 104 people rescued by Sea Watch 4 / Louise…
- Sicilian governor signs propagandistic decree closing all hotspots, but has no power to do it // 104 people rescued by Sea Watch 4 //…
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- Alarm Phone accounts for 4 shipwrecks last week // devastating insight into Petrou Ralli in Greece // COVID positive tests in Lampedusa //…
- Sea-Watch 4 Rescues Over 200 People///Shipwreck Off the Coast of Chalki///Horrible Conditions in Postojna///& More
- Sea-Watch 4 Rescues Over 200 People///Shipwreck Off the Coast of Chalki///Horrible Conditions in Postojna///& More
- Hunger strike in PRO.KE.K.A pre-removal detention centre // refugee-led organizations in Moria need support // SeaWatch 4 rescued more…
- #LouiseMichel rescue 98 people / No safe port for more than 300 people / Death threats for hoteliers on Lesvos. More from all around…
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- Deaths after illegal pushbacks in Bosnia // Banksy’s Search-and-Rescue ship // Far-right groups ‘migrant hunting’ in the UK // 130 people…
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- Marseille opens its port / Bosnia and Herzegovina’s anti-people treatment funded and supported by the international community; shooting at…
- Marseille opens its port / Bosnia and Herzegovina’s anti-people treatment funded and supported by the international community; shooting at…
- Many sea updates on rescue ships // pushbacks and detention in Slovenia // Vienna wants to take in 100 children from Moria // and more…
- Many sea updates on rescue ships // pushbacks and detention in Slovenia // Vienna wants to take in 100 children from Moria // and more…
- Amnesty publish appeal against Iuventa’s criminalisation / Plan to relocate all people on the move in Krajina out of urban spaces / More…
- Amnesty publish appeal against Iuventa’s criminalisation / Plan to relocate all people on the move in Krajina out of urban spaces / More…
- Quarantine imposed over Moria after first positive case // 5th death anniversary of Alan Kurdi. New rescue ship will carry his borther’s…
- Sea-Watch 4 in Quarantine in Palermo///Greek Minister of Shipping Admits to “Preventing Entry” of People on the Move///Protest in Sicilian…
- Sea-Watch 4 in Quarantine in Palermo///Greek Minister of Shipping Admits to “Preventing Entry” of People on the Move///Protest in Sicilian…
- Report to the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearance regarding the use of illegal pushbacks by the Greek government /…
- Report to the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearance regarding the use of illegal pushbacks by the Greek government /…
- Video of illegal pushback from Croatia // Far-right anti-migrant protests in the UK // Death of three children in Syrian refugee camp //…
- Video of illegal pushback from Croatia // Far-right anti-migrant protests in the UK // Death of three children in Syrian refugee camp //…
- News from the Balkans / The Administrative Court in Zagreb ruled the Ministry of Interior’s decision to deny asylum was illegal — all…
- News from the Balkans / The Administrative Court in Zagreb ruled the Ministry of Interior’s decision to deny asylum was illegal — all…
- Confirmed COVID cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan // Amnesty Internationals report on Malta // Cyprus sending authorities to Lebanon…
- Confirmed COVID cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan // Amnesty Internationals report on Malta // Cyprus sending authorities to Lebanon…
- Field reports from Moria (ongoing) / camp raids and evictions in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Norway to take more people from Moria /…
- Field reports from Moria (ongoing) / Camp raids and evictions in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Norway to take more people from Moria /…
- More Violent Pushbacks at the Croatian Border///The Canary Islands Are Turning Into a Hotspot///Italian Minister of Interior Lies About…
- New camps being constructed in Lesbos // Evidence of inhumane conditions in Greece // Malta “not responsible” for 27 people abandoned at…
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- All the Weekends updates on the situation on Lesvos // People rescued by Etienne are finally allowed to disembark // Chain pushback…
- The growing number of hate groups across the EU shows the system must teach by example, not avoid responsibility / Two children and a…
- The growing number of hate groups across the EU shows the system must teach by example, not avoid responsibility / 2 children and a woman…
- Updates on Moria // shipwreck off Libya // Germany to take in more people from all 5 islands // Lithuania refuses to take in people from…
- Updates on Moria // shipwreck off Libya // Germany to take in more people from all 5 islands // Lithuania refuses to take in people from…
- Hailing as a gesture of European solidarity, raising uncomfortable questions about what awaits people once they get there / In Sicily…
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- Lockdown in Nea Kavala refugee camp // Testimonies from people facing deportation in Spain // Ireland criticised for only taking 4…
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- People Aboard Open Arms Finally Allowed to Disembark///50 People in Distress Because of Medicane///New Monthly Report From BVMN///&More
- Fire breaks out in Samos / The EU furthers its collaboration with Libya / Call for help from Azzurra quarantine ship… and more
- Updates from the new camp in Kara Tepe // A baby born on a boat off the caost of Lampedusa // 125 people on ALAN KURDI in need of a safe…
- Updates from the new camp in Kara Tepe // A baby born on a boat off the coast of Lampedusa // 125 people on ALAN KURDI in need of a safe…
- Reflections from Bosnia and Herzegovina, staring in the face of collective misery and indifference / Will the new Pact prolong the same…
- Reflections from Bosnia and Herzegovina, staring in the face of collective misery and indifference / Will the new Pact prolong the same…
- An initial analysis of the European Union’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum///Alan Kurdi Sets Sail for Marseille///Greek Government to…
- This was inescapable. Yet perfectly avoidable.
- Human Rights Violations All Around the World including Yemen, USA and Lebanon
- Human Rights Violations All Around the World including Yemen, USA, and Lebanon
- In Libya, the militia of General Khalifa Haftar forcibly expelled more than 5,000 people since the start of this year / Trieste documents…
- In Libya, the militia of General Khalifa Haftar has forcibly expelled more than 5,000 people since the start of this year / Trieste…
- First covid-related death in Malakasa camp in Greece // Updates from #SavePikpa campaign on Lesvos // More than 200 deaths in the Central…
- First covid-related death in Malakasa/ Updates from #SavePikpa campaign / More than 200 deaths in the Central Med over the last week / more
- On the situation in Greece / Italy — after the landing of the 125 on board Alan Kurdi / France — police evicted a squat in Montpellier /…
- On the situation in Greece / Italy — after the landing of the 125 on board Alana Kurdi / France — police evicted a squat in Montpellier /…
- Illegal Pushbacks in Cyprus///Mob Violence near Velika Kladuša Against People on the Move///Judge Stops Housing Discrimination in…
- Illegal Pushbacks in Cyprus///Mob Violence near Velika Kladuša Against People on the Move///Judge Stops Housing Discrimination in…
- Activists send airplane to Lesvos; volunteers arrested // Italian trade unions criticize migration pact // New weeks report for the…
- Eviction of the official UN-run Bira camp in BiH // Illegal eviction of unofficial camp in Calais // Pushback from Spanish islet to…
- Eviction of the official UN-run Bira camp in BiH // illegal eviction of inofficial camp in Calais // Pushback from Spanish islet to…
- Kara Tepe new camp may have been built on toxic soil / Repatriations from Spanish enclaves to Morocco after month of border closure / more
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- International community surprised by the fact that what was announced is actually happening // Reports from Greek island of Kos raise…
- International community surprised by the fact that what was announced is actually happening / Reports from Kos raise concerns / 3 people…
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- Serious defeats for UK Immigration Bill // changes to Salvini’s decrees // more crossings and deaths from Yemen // less refugees in…
- Unprecedent measure as covid infections rise // NGO’s demand investigations on pushbacks and unlawful border violence // Italy modifies…
- Unprecedent measure as covid infections rise // NGOs demand investigations on pushbacks and unlawful border violence // Italy modifies…
- Nigerian Man Burned Alive in Tripoli///Tunisian Civil Society Protests Agreement With Italy///Shipping Union Pens Open Letter to EU///&…
- "Libya: 500 children detained in Libyan internment camps in the past 6 months / Spain: report on the lucrative business of border control /…"
- "Libya: 500 children detained in Libyan internment camps in the past 6 months / Spain: report on the lucrative business of border control /…"
- "Algeria: violent, brutal treatment at the hands of police / Mare Liberum stops operations for the safety of their members / Confirmed…"
- "Algeria: violent, brutal treatment at the hands of police / Mare Liberum stops operations for the safety of their members / Confirmed…"
- "Four people die in a minefield on the Syrian-Turkish border / Libya: 50 people on the move kidnapped from their homes / Shipwreck off…"
- "Four people die in a minefield on the Syrian-Turkish border / Libya: 350 people on the move kidnapped from their homes"
- Militia in Libya Holding 60 People on the Move Hostage///13 Bodies Found Off Tunisian Coast///Greek Migration Minister Talks About Seven…
- Militia in Libya Holding 60 People on the Move Hostage///13 Bodies Found Off Tunisian Coast///Greek Migration Minister Talks About Seven…
- Samos camp under lockdown // Heavy rains on Lesvos // Rescues at sea // People with resident permits quarantined on ships in Italy // New…
- Samos camp under lockdown // Heavy rains on Lesvos // Rescues at sea // People with resident permits quarantined on ships in Italy // New…
- Infamous human traffickers in Libya arrested // boats seized in Malta before being shipped to Libya // protest in Germany // Uber…
- New border fence in Melilla / reports of dire living conditions in camps across Greece mount / Vial camp in Chios has been put under…
- New border fence in Melilla / reports of dire living conditions in camps across Greece mount up / Vial camp in Chios has been put under…
- Stored like cargo in compounds, starved, sometimes tortured to death — new testimonies in a trial to smuggler / Calls for an independent…
- Stored like cargo in compounds, starved, sometimes tortured to death — new testimonies in a trial to smuggler / Calls for an independent…
- 6 people die in the Central Med while the whole of the civil fleet is blocked / Sans papiers march in Paris / Medicines du Monde support…
- Six die in the Central Med while civil fleet is blocked / Sans papiers march in Paris / Medicins du Mond in Bordeaux / New report by BVMN
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- 800 people sleeping on dock in Spain // 5 people die while 6 finally rescued to Italy // phones needed in Calais // body found offshore in…
- The Pembrokeshire Coast in Wales is famous for many things, the long sandy beaches, the clear water, and the new refugee camp opened…
- Spike in arrivals on the Canary Islands, children being separated from their mothers // New Pushback on the Aegean // Winter approaching…
- Spike in arrivals on the Canary Islands, children being seperated from their mothers // New Pushback on the Aegean // Winter approaching…
- Greek Government Signs Agreement With Afghanistan///”Sickening” Abuse by Croatian Police During Pushbacks///More Arrivals in Lampedusa
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- Golden Dawn trial ends in Greece. Kesha Niya updates on Ventimiglia. 5 lives lost at Sea. Media blocked from accessing temp camp in…
- Authorities made a decision to end the work of mobile teams across the Una-Sana canton, leaving many alone in a life-threatening situation…
- Authorities made a decision to end the work of mobile teams across the Una-Sana canton, leaving many alone in life-threatening situation…
- / The remains of seven people in an advanced stage of decomposition found in a container of fertilizer that arrived to Paraguay in from…
- MSF denounces conditions on Samos // 75 deaths after airstrikes on Idblib // New drone operation of Frontex in the Mediterranean // Expert…
- MSF denounces conditions on Samos // 75 deaths after airstrikes on Idblib // New drone operation of Frontex in the Mediterranean // Expert…
- 4 people die in English Channel // Canary Islands rescuers overwhelmed, union reports // more reports of Croatian Police brutality //…
- 4 people die in English Channel // Canary Islands rescuers overwhelmed, union reports // more reports of Croatian Police brutality //…
- Worrying developments in Serbia / In spite of criticism and inhumane treatment by the police, Croatia and Greece receive big support for…
- PIKPA Camp evicted//230 believed to have died at sea this week//Pushbacks from Greece continue//Updates from Italy, Serbia, Germany, the…
- "Since 2015, PIKPA has provided housing to the most vulnerable: people who are disabled, sick or pregnant, unaccompanied children and the…"
- A hunger strike started after the two suicide attempts in detention, unconscious woman waited for help for almost two hours / Residents…
- A hunger strike started after the two suicide attempts in detention, where an unconscious woman waited for help for almost two hours /…
- COVID-19 Spreading in Syrian Camps for Displaced People///Partial Lockdown in Greece///Croatian State Targets Partner of AYS Program…
- COVID-19 Spreading in Syrian Camps for Displaced People /// Partial Lockdown in Greece /// Croatian State Targets Partner of AYS Program…
- Horrid scenes from the Aegean exacerbate the already unbearable situation for the people / The European Commission intends to take legal…
- Horrid scenes from the Aegean / EU Commission to take legal action against Hungary…
- Update on the conditions in Moria 2.0 // MSF reminds on conditions in closed Libyan detention center // Canary Islands with massive…
- Over 450 people arrive in Lampedusa in 24 hours // 8 organizations in Calais take legal action // child reunification shot down in UK //…
- Ivorians are fleeing to neighbouring countries as they fear post-electoral violence / More death in Libya / Malta’s government facing…
- Winter On Its Way to Moria 2.0//Bulgarian Company Helps People on the Move Find Work in AI//More Arrivals in Lampedusa///& More
- Winter On Its Way to Moria 2.0//Bulgarian Company Helps People on the Move Find Work in AI//More Arrivals in Lampedusa///& More
- "AYS comments on US Presidential election // Shipwreck off Samos: 1 boy dies // Deportations from Cape Town, South Africa // Updates from…"
- "AYS comments on US Presidential election / Shipwreck off Samos: 1 boy dies / Deportations from Cape Town, South Africa. More info and…"
- Over 2000 people in Canary Islands // Greece wants to change asylum law // updates on fascism in Serbia // lawsuit from Calais // and more…
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- Zintan Detention Center in Libya Is Closing///Italy Vows to Increase Border, ID Controls///Crisis Brewing on Canary Islands
- Zintan Detention Center in Libya Is Closing///Italy Vows to Increase Border, ID Controls///Crisis Brewing on Canary Islands
- "Shipwrecks and lost lives in the sea push for direct and immediate demands to the governments / Serbia: Right wing protests, Activists and…"
- "4 shipwrecks in the last two days // Syrians say: No Return With Assad // Updates from group stranded on Evros river island // Situation…"
- "4 shipwrecks in the last two days // Syrians say: No Return With Assad // Updates from the group stranded on the island in Evros river //…"
- Humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia // Updates fromCanary Islands and new Spanish government policy package // Mediterranean sea rescue…
- Humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia // Mediterranean sea rescue operations//Constitutional Case Field Against Malta
- Arrivals in Italy and Spain / 3 years in Libya, a testimony / TUI airlines are carrying out deportations from the UK / UK…
- Arrivals in Italy and Spain // 3 years in Libya, a testimony // TUI airlines are carrying out deportations from the UK // UK…
- New report from Border Violence Monitoring Network // more evidence for Mytilene Port Authority violence // doubled law enforcement along…
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- 1,700 People Tried to Escape Libya in November Already//GLAN Files Legal Action on Behalf of Syrian Asylum Recipient Deported from Greece…
- 1,700 People Tried to Escape Libya in November Already//GLAN Files Legal Action on Behalf of Syrian Asylum Recipient Deported from Greece…
- Forensic video investigation of illegal pushbacks on Croatian border (BVMN) // New developments on Canary Islands // Greece to build new…
- 33 human rights observers under preliminary investigations // Anti-Torture Committee sharply critizises Greece, Greece denies alligations…
- The explosion at the port of Beirut on August 4th has worsened a widespread economic, social and political crisis. Migrant and refugee…
- "lowest resettlement levels in recent history / France: violent evictions and a big change in relation to Afghan asylum seekers / new…"
- "lowest resettlement levels in recent history / France: violent evictions and a big change in relation to Afghan asylum seekers / new…"
- British Home Office plan mass deportation to Jamaica / Calls to stop the construction of the new ‘camp’ on Lesvos, Greece / First Snow…
- British Home Office plan mass deportation to Jamaica // Calls to stop the construction of the new ‘camp’ on Lesvos, Greece // First snow…
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- Drownings off Rhodes // critical situation in Afghanistan // judge says “no criminal offense” at Arguinguin dock // Italy and Spain…
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- Drownings off Rhodes // critical situation in Afghanistan // judge says “no criminal offense” at Arguinguin dock // Italy and Spain…
- New rescue missions at sea // Follow-ups on situation in Canary Islands and France // New pushbacks in Greece
- New rescue missions at Sea // Follow-ups on situation in Canary Islands and France // New pushbacks in Greece
- New evidence shows that Frontex is covering up human rights violations // updates from Legal Centre Lesvos on asylum interviews during the…
- Serious consequences of mismanagement in Italy / Holding Frontex responsible / Spanish ombudsman asks for the immediate closure of…
- Serious consequences of mismanagement in Italy / Holding Frontex responsible / Spanish ombudsman asks for the immediate closure of…
- 132 Deaths in the Central Mediterranean This Month//Head of Spanish Navy Emphasizes Legal and Moral Obligation to Rescue
- 132 Deaths in the Central Mediterranean This Month//Head of Spanish Navy Emphasizes Legal and Moral Obligation to Rescue
- An activist based in Athens shares his experience of life in the Greek capital during COVID-19. Since the outbreak of the pandemic people…
- Greek minister Mitarakis visits Lesvos // New commission to investigate Frontex // Updates on the #Jamaica50 deportation flight from the…
- Greek minister Mitarakis visits Lesvos / New commission to investigate Frontex / Updates on the #Jamaica50 deportation flight from the UK…
- The Arguineguín camp is emptied // Germany’s debate on whether to deport to Syria // Home Office still saying migrants are traffickers…
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- New report on the situation in Moria 2.0 // Protests against scheduled deportation from UK to Jamaica // Germany wants to deport nine year…
- "Frontex is taken transparency activists to court to enforce payment of legal bill // Shipwreck off Lesvos: one woman drowned, one missing…"
- Bangladesh Moves Rohingya to Island//Frontex Chief Caught in a Lie//&More
- Bangladesh Moves Rohingya People to Low-lying Island//Frontex Chief Caught in a Lie//&More
- MEPs calling of Frontex head to resign// Mental health crisis in UK detention centers as NGOs forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement //…
- MEPs calling on Frontex head to resign// Mental health crisis in UK detention centres as NGOs forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement //…
- Working on an article about Frontex is not an easy task. Information and allegations about the agency are piling up on a daily basis. The…
- "Shipwreck feared off the Moroccan coast // UK: One deportee to Jamaica tested positive for COVID-19 // New arrivals in Kalymnos (Greece)…"
- "Shipwreck feared off the Moroccan coast / UK: One deportee to Jamaica tested positive for Covid-19 / Updates from Patras, Ventimiglia…"
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- "Partnership between UNHCR and Tunisia signed // Greece: New rules in camps further restrict transparency and freedom of information //…"
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- Pushbacks in Greece// Frontex admits to knowing about pushbacks // important updates on the Balkan route // France and Morocco make a deal…
- Pushbacks in Greece// Frontex admits to knowing about pushbacks // important updates on the Balkan route // France and Morocco make a deal…
- Serbia in crisis of accommodation and reception, most of all — of political will / BiH in the midst of humanitarian crisis, brought by…
- Humanitarian emergency in Bosnia and Herzegovina// Demonstrations and illegal pushbacks in Greece // New changes to UK immigration rules
- Humanitarian emergency in Bosnia and Herzegovina// Demonstrations and illegal pushbacks in Greece // New changes in UK immigration rules
- Extreme Weather Forecast for Greece//Berlin Public Prosecutor Issues Injunction Against AfD Politician//& More
- Extreme weather forecast for Greece//Berlin Public Prosecutor issues injunction against AfD politician//& more
- Photo feature from Lesvos, Velika Kladusa and Dunkirk. Pushbacks from Albania. Updates from Libyan detention centres…
- Photo feature from Lesvos, Velika Kladusa and Dunkirk // Distress call from the Evros border // Updates from Libyan detention centres //…
- IOM Will Cut Supplies to Lipa Camp in BiH if Government Doesn’t Take Action//Upcoming Launch of “Black Book of Push-backs”//& More
- IOM will cut supplies to Lipa camp in BH if government doesn’t take action//Upcoming launch of “Black Book of Push-backs”//& more
- 181 people rescued // sexual assault of minor in Moria // Italy accused of helping pushbacks in Balkans // plans for new Moria camp by…
- 181 people rescued // sexual assault of minor in Moria // Italy accused of helping pushbacks in Balkans // plans for new Moria camp by…
- Denmark has been trying to deport rejected asylum seekers to Iraq for years. Authorities, despite pressure on Iraqi officials, cannot…
- While deportation was canceled from Sweden, most of Europe resumes deportations to Afghanistan in the midst of pandemic / With the end of…
- "Big report on the effect EU’s approach has had on the mental health of thousands / CJEU: “Hungary has failed to fulfill its obligations…"
- "Big report on the effect EU’s approach has had on the mental health of thousands / CJEU: “Hungary has failed to fulfill its obligations…"
- Shipwrecks and rescues in Greece and Spain // Germany to restart deportations to Afghanistan // Violence against migrants and activists in…
- Shipwrecks and rescues in Greece and Spain // Germany to restart deportations to Afghanistan // Violence against migrants and activists in…
- Working on an article about Frontex is not an easy task. Information and allegations about the agency are piling up on a daily basis. The…
- Abandoned clinic squatted in Brussels // Protests throughout Europe // 4 children dead off Libya // Golden Dawn MEP to ask for political…
- Abandoned clinic squatted in Brussels / Protests in Europe / 4 children dead off Libya / Golden Dawn EMP to ask for political asylum…
- Ocean Viking finally released//Evidence of torture in pushback from Kalymnos revealed//Updates from Šid
- Ocean Viking Finally Released//Evidence of Torture in Pushback from Kalymnos Revealed//Updates From Šid
- mental health crisis on Greek islands in numbers // update on police conduct on French-Italian border // update on Italian new decrees and…
- Mental health crisis on Greek islands in numbers // update on police conduct on French-Italian border // update on Italian new decrees and…
- Fire and evictions in the Bosnian camp of Lipa // Ocean Viking back at sea // Field reports from Calais // Christmas grassroots solidarity…
- A general ban on deportations to Syria from Germany will expire at the end of the year. For now, politicians claim that “only” criminals…
- A general ban on deportations to Syria from Germany will expire at the end of the year. For now, politicians claim that “only” criminals…
- Are You Syrious?
- Third part of our Frontex timeline. This instalment covers 2020.
- Are You Syrious?
- One month after the violent eviction of November 17, it is time to reflect.
- If all NGOs were to leave tomorrow, what would happen? Who would step in? Who would witness what is happening?
- Are You Syrious?
- At the start of 2020, on the eve of the first Greek Lockdown, Gianni Manzella and Simone Innico began asking volunteers and aid workers…
- Militarisation is a trend that had a significant impact on Greece in 2020, for both people on the move and Greeks in general.
- Both people on the move and Greeks in general, have felt the impact of the growing militarisation of, and oppression by, the Greek state…
- This year has seen a marked deterioration in the situation at the Evros land/river border between Greece and Turkey.
- This year has seen a marked deterioration in the situation at the Evros land/river border between Greece and Turkey. The area has become a…
- With 2020 coming to an end, here is a summary of our Worth Reading section, highlighting some of the most important reads of the year.
2019
- For over forty years Afghanistan has been overwhelmed by wars. Wars, that if not created, were at the very least funded and supported by…
- Navid is back in Germany. For the 25 years old Afghan citizen it is the last hope to find refuge in Europe — although the Federal Office…
- Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Hundreds of people passed through 2018 sleeping under plastic sheet shelters in north-western…
- Are You Syrious?
- For over forty years Afghanistan has been overwhelmed by wars. Wars, that if not created, were at the very least funded and supported by…
- Earlier this year a group of activists known as the Stanstead 15 were charged under terror related law for peacefully stopping a…
- I have returned to Chios after two years, and I want to share with you how shocked I am at the situation here. Europe seems to have…
- As Greek and UNHCR authorities ignore their responsibilities, Samos is rapidly becoming one of the worst refugee camps in Greece
- Oinofyta is a refugee camp run by IOM around 60 km from Athens, Greece. In November 2017 Oinofyta was closed, as conditions did not meet…
- 30–24 AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, December
- 30–24 AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, December
- More people are crossing English channel puttgin their lifes at risk // The same is happening in the Alps and mountains in the Balkans //…
- Oinofyta is a refugee camp run by IOM around 60 km from Athens, Greece. In November 2017 Oinofyta was closed, as conditions did not meet…
- Are You Syrious?
- New report released by No Name Kitchen on illegal pushbacks and violence in the Balkans//Pushbacks happening between Morocco and…
- To reach the European Union from Bosnia one person needs over 3000 euros. Since there are no legal opportunities for transit and crossing…
- We, the human rights defenders and citizens from the countries relegated to the “periphery” of the European Union (EU) and the Schengen…
- 14 days and counting withouth a safe port for people on the SeaWatch3 and SeaEye /// Bosnian police keep illegally harassing people on the…
- 14 days and counting without a safe port for people on the SeaWatch3 and SeaEye /// Bosnian police keep illegally harassing people on the…
- In December, No Name Kitchen and Balkan Info Van registered 23 violence reports. Most of the people were captured in Croatia and…
- We, the human rights defenders and citizens from the countries relegated to the “periphery” of the European Union (EU) and the Schengen…
- Summary of our recently published specials and updates from all over Europe
- Summary of our recently published specials and updates from all over
- One baby died in the refugee camp in Lebanon // One young man died in Moria camp // Condition in the camps in Bosnia so desperate that…
- Refugees still stuck on Sea-Watch 3// Pakistani man dies on Rhodes//Police brutality in Petrou Ralli// Elderly woman living in tent camp…
- "Lebanon — Syrian refugees have already been affected by storm / Greece — Reports: from camps where people are transferred from the islands…"
- FOOD AND MEDICINES URGENTLY NEEDED IN GREVENA, GREECE//New report by Oxfam on vulnerable refugees in Moria//Snow hit Greece//212 people…
- UN report on Libya /// Updates from the Western Med /// Winter shelters opened in Thessaloniki /// Lagkadikion camp without running water…
- UN report on Libya /// Updates from the Western Med /// Winter shelters opened in Thessaloniki /// Lagkadikion camp without running water…
- The Trump Administration wants a wall across the entire length of the border. The U.S. Border Patrol knows better. They have a way to stop…
- Harsh weather conditions continue in Syria, Lebanon, Greece, and the Balkans // 54 people still missing in the Alboran Sea // increased…
- Harsh weather conditions continue in Syria, Lebanon, Greece, and the Balkans // 54 people still missing in the Alboran Sea // Increased…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, January 7–13
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, January 7–13
- Updates from Libya // 54 still missing in Alboran Sea // Two new reception centers to open on Greek mainland // Life inside and outside an…
- Updates from Libya // 54 still missing in Alboran Sea // Two new reception centers to open on Greek mainland // Life inside and outside an…
- "Greek Coast Guard ‘tried to kill us’, her father says / Heavy rainfall in Syria makes conditions unbearable / UNICEF MENA: Children's life…"
- NGOs call on Spain to search for 54 missing//Will Greece investigate the alleged pushback that resulted in a child’s death?//daily life in…
- More than 11,300 people affected by storms in Lebanon /// 53 dead and one survivor in shipwreck at the #FronteraSur /// Protests in Samos…
- More than 11,300 people affected by storms in Lebanon /// 53 dead and one survivor in shipwreck at the #FronteraSur /// Protests in Samos…
- Amnesty International warning of the devastating consequences of the EU politics in the Mediterranean —read the analysis / SAR teams under…
- Amnesty International warning of the devastating consequences of the EU politics in the Mediterranean —read the analysis / SAR teams under…
- Over the last year, citizens of Velika Kladuša were teaching the rest of the region about solidarity, hospitality and humanity. At the end…
- Over the last year, citizens of Velika Kladuša were teaching the rest of the region about solidarity, hospitality and humanity. But since…
- 117 human beings died in the sea // Protests in Samos // Staggering impact of the war in Syria on healthcare system // More people arrive…
- Samos — the forgotten island
- New HRW report on Libya // disturbing distress calls to Alarmphone //possible deportation flight from Vienna to Afghanistan // volunteers…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, January 14–20
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, January 14–20
- Lebanese police implicated in death of Syrian boy//illegal detention in Tangiers//refugees plea for UNHCR in Tripoli detention…
- Number of organizations in Calais are appealing for help // Wall is gettgin bigger in Calais // Deportations from Turkey to Afghanistan //…
- 47 people rescued by Sea Watch 3 in Mediterranean, denied access to Italian Ports for 5 days and forced to withstand 7m waves//100 people…
- 47 people rescued on Board Sea Watch 3, denied access to Italian Ports as Weather Worsened in Mediterranean//100 people remain trapped in…
- Libyan coastguard intercepts 473 people over the course of 72 hours// 15-year-old girl killed in hate attack in Turkey // Violance in IOM…
- Libyan coastguard intercepts 473 people over the course of 72 hours// 15-year-old girl killed in hate attack in Turkey // Violance in IOM…
- Libyan coastguard intercepts 473 people over the course of 72 hours//More than 300 people evacuated from St Denis camp//Police continues…
- Unbearable situation continues in the Aegean / Solidarity protests and international pressure over Italy / Spain proposes increase in…
- Unbearable situation in the Aegean continues / Solidarity protests and international pressure over Italy / Spain proposes increase in…
- Sea Watch 3 left alone for nine days now / Evacuation from Libya and new arrivals in Greece / Spain wants to almost double deportations
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, January 21–27
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, January 21–27
- Libyan PM reveals shocking statistics of migrants held in government detention centers // Sea-Watch 3 ordeal continues // A short film…
- Changes in the treatment of minors in France / The Netherlands leaves so far expelled minors, but cuts on the refugee resettlement quota /…
- Since 2015, 640 children died while trying to reach safety in the EU // Pushbacks and violence is what EU was made from in 2018 // The…
- Salvini Decree kills dreams and people//Refugee beaten and arrested by Turkish police is sentenced to 7 months in prison//Sea Watch 3 held…
- Three girls died in ship wreck in Evros // Father of 5-year-old died in car accident in Bosnia // Victim of trafficking got asylum in…
- Three girls died in ship wreck in Evros // Father of 5-year-old died in car accident in Bosnia // Victim of trafficking got asylum in…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, January 28– February 3
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, January 28– February 3
- And more people are coming every day // Life in the camps on mainland Greece is not much better // The situation in camps in Bosnia every…
- Are You Syrious?
- New arrivals in the Mediterranean and in Greece//People disembarked from Sea Watch 3 can finally meet their lawyers//Migrants forced to…
- Who is Responsible for his death?
- As of mid-January, the UNHCR estimates there are upwards of 5,000 refugees and migrants currently present in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Of this…
- Another riot in Greece / Search and Rescue NGOs deliver petition to the Spanish Congress / Pakistani student stranded on ‘no man’s land’…
- Volunteers from CESRT team in Chios are every day present at landing to this island. This is a story about one landing, but also a story…
- Updated numbers of refugees in Turkey // volunteers needed in Greece and Bosnia // humanitarian crisis in Syrian camps after flooding //…
- Even racist attacks of civilians increase / New makeshift camps in Greece show up / Mainly South and Central American refugees in Spain
- Even racist attacks of civilians increase / New makeshift camps in Greece show up / Mainly South and Central American refugees in Spain
- Protests in various Italian cities /// Racist attacks against refugee camp in Northern Lebanon /// Young girls attacked in Berlin /// Row…
- Protests in various Italian cities /// Racist attacks against refugee camp in Northern Lebanon /// Young girls attacked in Berlin ///Row…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, February 4–10
- Are You Syrious?
- 150 people brought back to Libya — meanwhile, families resort to Facebook to collect donations and pay ransoms//Possible deportations from…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, February 4–10
- Are You Syrious?
- One death in Libyan detention centre in the inaction of international organisations /// Moroccan authorities destroys sub-saharan migrants…
- A girl is presumably dead after trying to reach Greek shore, ongoing SAR / letter to the EU Commission documenting the appalling human…
- As the refugee crisis in Paris continues further into its fifth year, there is no hope in sight that things might ever change. Regardless…
- Another child lost his life in Syria//Volunteers needed in Lebanon//Algerian-Moroccan border is increasingly becoming a death trap//Cuts…
- Another child lost his life in Syria//Volunteers needed in Lebanon//The Algerian-Moroccan border is increasingly becoming a death…
- Four girls, all minors, died this year while trying to reach Europe // In 2018 634,700 applied for international protection in the EU+…
- Four girls, all minors, died this year while trying to reach Europe // In 2018 634,700 applied for international protection in the EU+…
- Report from returnees in Kabul and new scheduled deportation to Afghanistan / Urgent need for help in Greece and France / Fire in makeshift…
- Report from returnees in Kabul and new scheduled deportation in Afghanistan / Urgent need for help in Greece and France / Fire in…
- New arrivals in Greece // “the Cemetery of the Unknown” in Tunisia // bone examinations of asylum seeking children in France // prison…
- Are You Syrious?
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, February 11–17
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, February 11–17
- Unaccompanied minor pushed back from Melilla wins case against Spain//Report on horrible living conditions in Samos//Four trials against…
- Three-year-old Zina arrived on Chios early morning on the 24th of December 2018. Together with her family and 15 more people she crossed…
- "Feature: Frontex reports finds that Libyan Coast Guard interceptions have lowered number of crossings in Central Med. Is this what sucess…"
- A growing number of calls for help from detention centres, denouncing violence and maltreatment / Baobab group in Rome asks for protective…
- A growing number of calls for help from detention centres, denouncing violence and maltreatment / Baobab group in Rome asks for protective…
- IOM complicit in mistreatment of people on the move in Bosnia
- People freezing in mountain detention centre in Libya /// Deportation halted in Germany /// #Moria8 found not guilty /// Protests planned…
- More legal hassle for SeaWatch /// People on the move face hate crimes in Eastern Germany /// 2,500 Gambian migrants to be deported from…
- Are You Syrious?
- Several Syrian civilians die on bombings / Protest in Libyan camp / Hundreds of people in Greece face losing their homes / Four boats…
- Several Syrian civilians die in bombings / Protest in Libyan camp / Hundreds of refugees in Greece face losing their homes / Four boats…
- Refugee.Info information related to the Greek government decision to start asking people to leave their temporary accommodation //…
- ECHR rules against Greece and France / evictions, protests and attempts of suicide in Greece / Organizations in France against the new…
- T., a man in hunger strike in the CPR (Italian pre-deportation centre) of Turin, contacted Radio Blackout (1, 2), an activist radio based…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, February 18–24
- "Greece: renewing Residence Permits info / calls for volunteering and aid collection / Internal pushbacks in Bosnia continue, why aren’t…"
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, February 18–24
- Report from deported Refugees in Kabul // Deliberate overcrowding of camps on Greek Islands // Arrivals to Spain // Police restrict…
- Report from deported refugees in Kabul // Deliberate overcrowding of camps on Greek islands // Arrivals to Spain // Police restrict freedom…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, February 25–March 3
- Are You Syrious?
- New arrivals on Lesvos // more detainees in Libya possibly tortured // suicide attempts in Iceland // protests in UK // and more…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Pers, February 25–March 3
- Real state of things in European countries contrary to created political climate / on the lack of protection for refugee and migrant…
- Real state of things in European countries contrary to created political climate / On the lack of protection for refugee and migrant…
- What others call failure, for the EU it is achievement // Only 1.4 percent of Syrian refugees are enrolled in secondary schools in Lebanon…
- Desde que a finales del pasado año 2018 se abriese el campamento de Miral, en Polje, a 5 kilómetros de Velika Kladusa, es como si el…
- The political environment in the formerly known ‘fairytale country’ is changing radically one small step at a time. Over the last years…
- More reports from Afghanistan /// Tragic death in the Aegean Sea /// Statement from Refugees Movement for Rights and Justice /// Racist…
- 24 asylum applications were upheld in Serbia in 2018 // Under 10,000 people on the move arrived in Europe via sea this year // Hate speech…
- 24 asylum applications were upheld in Serbia in 2018 // Under 10,000 people on the move arrived to Europe via the sea this year // Hate…
- Since 1995, Slovenia granted 818 people with asylum status. Today, people from Iran or Afghanistan do get asylum in Slovenia, but for…
- Death of people on the move, even children, no longer news in Europe // Pressure on the organization working in Morocco // Serbia…
- Death of people on the move, even children, no longer news in Europe // Pressure on the organization working in Morocco // Serbia…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, March 4— 10
- Arrests and eviction of a protest in Iceland / Morocco drops case against human rights activist / Hunger strike in Malta / What’s going on…
- Arrests and eviction of a protest in Iceland / Morocco drops case against human rights activist / Hunger strike in Malta / What’s going on…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, March 4–10
- Housing takeovers in Greece // border violence in Serbia // Denmark Immigration Services reassessing Syrian asylum claims // demands from…
- Few people arriving in Italy / Bosnia plans to close Eastern border / EU Commission reacts on Amnesty report / IOM publishes new surves
- In February 2019 a green-eyed girl of around 13 years old with a round face and a charming smile fronted an advertising campaign on IOM …
- For the first time ever a large Danish mainstream news channel TV2 was granted permission to film inside Ellebæk prison where, at the…
- The highest number of positive first instance decisions were recorded in Ireland and Luxembourg // Protests in Algeria are still going on…
- Are You Syrious?
- Racist Attack in Athens// Moon Bird Back in the Air and Patrolling the Seas// Cooperation cementing between Italy and Tunisia//…
- Protests all over Europe /// 3 deaths and many people still missing in the Western Mediterranean /// 4 people are reported dead in Libyan…
- Protests all over Europe /// 3 deaths and many people still missing in the Western Mediterranean /// 4 people are reported dead in Libyan…
- Bosnian government spreading fear and encourages hate speech toward people on the move // More people registered by volunteers in Serbia…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, March 11–17
- Racist attacks in Greece, even to children and minors, in several places — reportedly, the authorities aid the perpetrators / A boat with…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, March 11–17
- Three years of the EU-Turkey deal and nothing new to say / Over 6.600 people arrived in Spain this year / New racist attacks in Greece and…
- In Libya and in Europe racism is still obvius / MSF reports from Sabaa camp in Tripoli / Donations needed in Greece and France / Asylum…
- 70,000 Arrests made in Morocco in 2018// Protesters in Libya facing torture for over 2 weeks// Refugees in Greece may soon be kicked out…
- 70,000 Arrests made in Morocco in 2018// Protesters in Libya facing torture for over 2 weeks// Refugees in Greece may soon be kicked out…
- 70,000 Arrests made in Morocco in 2018// Protesters in Libya facing torture for over 2 weeks// Refugees in Greece may soon be kicked out of…
- Borders keep killing in Calais, in Libyan detention, in the Western Med and on the Evros River /// Boat in distress in the Central Med ///…
- Borders keep killing in Calais, in Libyan detention, in the Western Med and on the Evros River /// Boat in distress in the Central Med///…
- عمومی
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, March 18–17
- "Greece: more lives lost and risked at sea; Report on the status of children asylum seekers; Prepare for the interview / Serbia: Possible…"
- "Greece: more lives lost and risked at sea; Report on the status of children asylum seekers; Prepare for the interview / Serbia: Possible…"
- Research shows disturbing findings along the Mediterranean / Volunteers needed in Greece / Bushbacks and police violence in Croatia /…
- Feature
- Libya
- According to Aegean Boat Report, over 4700 people so far this year made the dangerous crossing over the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the…
- Malta, Balkans, Italy, France, Greece… no good news from any of these countries when it comes to people on the move and people who are…
- 311 people reported drowned in Mediterranean so far this year//Operation Sophia to continue without Maritime presence//Frontex to be…
- Syria — floods hit camps in Idlib and Aleppo /// Malta — Updates on the El Hiblu 1 case /// Italy — New arrivals in Lampedusa /// France —…
- Are You Syrious?
- 30 members of the European Parliament publicly called out Croatia for the illegal practice of pushbacks and acts leading to criminalisation…
- 30 members of the European Parliament publicly called out Croatia for the illegal practice of pushbacks and acts leading to…
- Major of Riace found not guilty // Devastating effects of the floods in Syria // Report on refugee workers in Turkey // 50 people are…
- Major of Riace found not guilty // Devastating effects of the floods in Syria // Report on refugee workers in Turkey // 50 people missing…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, March 25–31
- Iceland court sentenced 2 young activists / 50 people missing at sea, LCG ignores calls for help / Resettlement plans the Croatian way…
- A small Idomeni?
- What is Going on in Greece?
- Conflict Escalating in Libya// Malta and Italy refuse to allow disembarkation of 64 people rescued by Sea-Eye ship ‘Alan Kurdi’ //Fears of…
- After two days, the Caravan of Hope is over. Whatever the views of individuals and organisations that forewarned people against joining…
- Are You Syrious?
- Conflict escalates in Libya /// People gathered in Northern Greece are returning to their accommodation /// 950 people arrested in Turkey…
- Thousands of people displaced and at risk, as new fights erups in Libya / Greek NGO workers association calls for protests / IOM needs to…
- Thousands of people displaced and at risk, as new fights erups in Libya / Greek NGO workers association calls for protests / IOM needs to…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, April 1–7
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, March 25–31
- 64 people still trapped on Sea Eye’s Alan Kurdi// distress calls from the Mediterranean // problems with rumors spreading in camps in…
- "Greece: evictions, crisis deepens on the islands, help needed in many places / Serbia: more cases of violent pushbacks / Global Detention…"
- Reports from Al-Hol camp in Syria /// Calls for help from detainees in Libya /// Arrivals in Greece and Italy /// Prosecutor rejects…
- Violence Against Minors on the Move in Morocco// Joint Appeal to Malta to Open Ports to Alan Kurdi Ship// Seventeen-year-old Boy Commits…
- Just asking me about my place now calls for thousands of questions.
- Waiting for the UNHCR in Libya // Young girl died on her wait to Europe near Greece // Young man died on his way to Europe in Croatia //…
- Waiting for the UNHCR in Libya // Young girl died on her way to Europe near Greece // Young man died on his way to Europe in Croatia //…
- People still detained in centres just next to the armed fights in Libya // People stopped from disembarking in Morocco // After the…
- people detained in centres juest next to the armed fights in Libya / people stopped from disembarking in Morocco / After the evictions in…
- Protest held in Athens / surge of arrivals through Serbia / Italy in the midst of legal cases regarding detention and treatment of people…
- Frontex gains more power // Volunteers needed in France // people still trapped in Libyan detention centers among fighting // donations…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, April 8–14
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, April 1–7
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, April 8–14
- More than 70 people in Exarchia now left abandoned in the streets / Application at ECHR against Greece / Help needed in Bosnia /…
- Despite police attempts to clear the demonstrators at Syntagma, they continue to resist and demand their right to a home
- Despite police attempts to clear the demonstrators at Syntagma, they continue to resist and demand their right to a home
- Who is responsible for the situation with people on the move in Bosnia and Herzegovina? If anybody //
- Who is responsible for the situation with people on the move in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if anybody? // Some people from Syntagma taken to…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, April 15–21
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, April 15–21
- families held in cage detention in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina / heavy beatings reported on more than 50 young people pushed back…
- People held in cage detention in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Heavy beatings reported on more than 50 young people pushed back from…
- Horrific crimes against people trapped in detention in Tripoli. / Updates from Greek Islands // Further displacement after the mass squat…
- Remembering those who drowned two years ago today // new human rights report in Denmark // Sea Watch 3 and Mare Jonio, both stopped //…
- Number of children among people who are arriving to Europe is increasing // In 2018, the EU member states granted protection status to…
- Scandalous remarks on refugees come after years of anti-migrant rhetoric by the Croatian leader. Asylum Service warns refugees to renew…
- Scandalous remarks on refugees come after years of anti-migrant rhetorics by the Croatian leader. Asylum Service warns refugees to renew…
- A truck accident causes deaths and serious injuries in Morocco // Volunteers needed in Greece // Pressure builds up on Bosnian local…
- A truck accident causes deaths and serious injuries in Morocco / Volunteers needed in Greece / Pressure piles up on Bosnian local…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, April 22–28
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, April 22–28
- "Feature: Ship in Distress off Libyan Coast"
- The aftermath of a deadly accident in Morocco // Masked attackers against Turkish Asylum seekers in Greece // New reception centre in…
- Things worsen for people arriving and those helping in Tuzla / Slovenia takes part in the push back ‘domino’ /More people are embarking on…
- Things worsen for people arriving and those helping in Tuzla / Slovenia takes part in the push back ‘domino’ / More people are embarking on…
- Rome not renewing permits to international protection holders//276 people brought back to Libyan hell in two days//More deaths in the…
- 28 people rescued from Desert in Niger// Five children and four women drowned off the coast Turkey// Greek Police Violence// 250 people…
- 28 people rescued from Desert in Niger// Five Children and four women drowned off the coast Turkey// Greek Police Violence//250 people…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, April 29–May 5
- Frontex to be deployed at the border with Greece / Protest march against deportations in Iceland / Update from the Mediterranean
- Abuses and lack of food and water continues for migrants in Libya//Greece overloaded with asylum applications//New data published on…
- Detention in Greece and Bulgaria / Sea Watch wins in court against the Netherlands / French associations file a lawsuit against the French…
- EU continues funding and supporting Libya’s inhumane treatment through deportations to detention surrounded by shootings / Hungary ignores…
- Processed under the readmission agreement, many people were denied their right to asylum procedure by the Slovenian police, still…
- Europe must do more to protect people / Fights in Libya and Syria intensify — hundred thousands of people at risk of being displaced / 100…
- At least 70 people have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia// Airstrikes are hitting close to detention centre in Libya//420…
- At least 70 people have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia// Airstrikes are hitting close to detention centres in Libya// 420…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, April 29–May 5
- SAR vessel launches again! // Turkish Coast Guard Updates // Death in Bosnia and Police Brutality //
- أيسلندا
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, May 6-12
- More people missing in route from Lebanon to Cyrus // reports of the LCG shooting at people they took back to detain // Austria debuts the…
- As the EU keeps supporting the Libyan Coast Guard in order to stem arrivals to Europe — in spite of all the reports of abuse and criminal…
- Captain of Mission Lifeline to be fined 10.000 euros//Expulsions and push-backs from and to Morocco continue//Aid agencies and EU call for…
- Refugees aboard the Sea-Watch rescue ship denied port of landing//New Arrivals in Greece//Funds needed for Lawyers on Lesvos//Update from…
- Finding the energy to keep going // SAR vessel still not given safe port // Volunteer opportunities accross the region // Grand Canary…
- Joint Letter demanding the immediate abolition of Unsuitable Detention Facilities in Greece// Families Evacuated from Sea-Watch 3 vessel in…
- Joint Letter demanding the immediate abolition of Unsuitable Detention Facilities in Greece// Families Evacuated from Sea-Watch 3 vessel…
- "Malta: Tragic deaths as a consequence of indifference to political situation in Europe and dehumanisation of people // Finally, UNHCR sends…"
- "Malta: Tragic deaths as a consequence of indifference to political situation in Europe and dehumanization of people / Finally, UNHCR…"
- "Libya: Tortured, starved, shot — the dramatic situation of Zintan"
- 19-AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, May 13
- Four unconscious people found in a tanker in Serbia//Italy transforming former prison in pre deportation centre//More deaths and violence…
- 19-AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic May 13
- Deadly deterrence strategies of the EU border regime and poor partnership deals effects documented in the recent report by Alarm Phone /…
- "EU keeps standing by while people are pushed back to Libya in the Central Med /// Samos: the forgotten frontline /// Italian court expose…"
- So they are hypocrites? Yes, and now what… // Fight in Diavata Camp // European Commission expresses concern over new deportation rules //…
- So they are hypocrites? Yes, and now what… // Fight in Diavata Camp // European Commission expresses concern over new deportation rules //…
- Syrian refugees deported from Beirut airport // Arbitrary detention of refugees in Nador // More people left outside the official…
- Syrian refugees deported from Beirut airport//Arbitrary detention of refugees in Nador//Ramadan in Bosnia//Deportation warning in…
- What do the results mean for human rights and people in need for them / Dublin return to Croatia prevented / Clock is ticking for UK…
- 26-AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic May 20
- AidBrigade needs to stop activities in Sarajevo // Bombings in Syria continue // Chased to death in Turkey
- Long read on EUROPOL’s project, and who it really helps // Harrowing night for 90 people sinking in Italian waters // Two deaths of minors…
- New arrivals in Greece // Idlib bombardment deaths // conditions of detention centers in Libya // protests in the UK // and more…
- Tunisia to welcome more people fleeing Libya /// Children and minors at risk in Greece /// Italian government assigns one of the farthest…
- Tunisia to welcome more people fleeing Libya /// Children and minors at risk in Greece /// Italian government assigns one of the farthest…
- "AYS faces further backlash from Croatian government: our teams of teachers and psychologists expelled from Porin center iz Zagreb //…"
- 26-AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian May 20
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian May 27 — June 2
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic May 27 — June 2
- A detailed documentation filed against the EU at the ICC in The Hague / While majority of reunification applications to Germany from…
- Many new arrivals in Greece // more on Sudan’s paramilitary assaults // Libyan police brutality in Zawiya // situation in Montenegro…
- Parliament will decide about new regulation on Friday / Violence and intimidations in Bavarian camp / Busy and hard day at sea, as many…
- Discrimination in service provision could now be legal in Greece /// Investigations on Italian interior ministry launched /// Violence in…
- Hundreds remain at sea // More details on horrible conditions in Libya // Illegal pushback to Turkey // Suspiciously timed eviction in…
- Hundreds remain at sea // More details on horrible conditions in Libya // Illegal pushback to Turkey // Suspiciously timed eviction in…
- Silent escalation stemming from unbearable living conditions in the Una Sana canton, particularly Bihać is leaving both those in need of…
- Boat of 100 people ignored by Malta // Turkish Coast Guard pick ups // the continuing causalities in the Syrian Civil War // and more…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic June 3–9
- Brave fight to expose the truth on Samos // eleventh day of port blockade for Egyptian ship carrying rescued people // France spent 500…
- People moved from Zintan Detention Centre in Libya//Concerning Developments in Bosnian Detention Centres//Hunger Strike in Austria //…
- more than 10,000 people intercepted at sea by Turkish coast guard /// Sea Watch refuses to bring people back to Libya /// Plans for a new…
- New testimony of brutality by Croatian police// Hundreds of seasonal workers exploited in Italian fields// 53 people still stranded off…
- New testimony of brutality by Croatian police// Hundreds of seasonal workers exploited in Italian fields//53 people still stranded off…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, June 10–16
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, June 3–9
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, June 10–16
- Status quo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and growing frustration on all sides / A man in Gorizia dies / ‘Dublin’ returns from Germany to Italy…
- More deaths in the Aegean Sea//Message from Hermann on board of the Sea Watch//Women in pre-deportation centres in Italy//Deportation of…
- Deportations from Sweden and Germany to Afghanistan // relocations in Bosnia // Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights issued 35…
- Tensions in Calais running high with the recent surge of arrivals / Minors left unprotected in many cases across Bosnia and Herzegovina /…
- Resistance on World Refugee Day / Refugees abandoned by MRCC Rome/ Missing dinghies in Med. / New arrivals in Greece/ People smugglers who…
- A study by RSA has described Greek reception as a structural failure that does not provide sustainable solutions.
- Video report from Libyan Detention Centres// 43 people still stuck on board Sea-Watch 3// Austria increasing immigration detention//…
- On the 4th of June 2019, a man hung himself in his cell after 3 months of detention in the Immigration Centre Ellebæk. This is not the…
- "BiH: 1 week since the opening of Vucjak /// Western Med: 280 people rescued from 8 dinghies /// Italy: the price of 1 year of closed ports…"
- 43 people still stranded on the Sea Watch 3 /// Emergency accommodation needed in Nantes /// Red Cross Bosnia prevent aid delivery in…
- ترکیه
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, June 17–23
- Deportations to Syria from Lebanon // almost deportations from Denmark to Syria // new arrivals in Greece // unjustified moves in Bosnia…
- Sea Watch 3 Finally Enters Italian Waters but still unable to Disembark//10 dead and 30 injured in Turkey as Vehicle Loses control//UNHCR…
- Strikes in Idlib / Three drown en route to the Canary Islands / Open Arms ship resumes mission / New arrivals in Greece / Fire in Lavrio…
- New joint declartion published to fight migration / Protestant Church in Germany wants to send a rescue ship / Greece to be taken to ECHR…
- The case of Carola RAfghan refugees living in Manshera had to vacate the camp / In Spain, SAR vessels are moved from the zone where they…
- EU Fundamental Rights Agency in their recent report documented alarming changes in the rights of migrants and refugees in several EU…
- Helpful resources in Greece // anti-Syrian language in Turkey // baby needs in Serbia // events in France // and more…
- "Aftermath of the bombing in Libya / An increase of Dublin returns to Italy / Germany: countrywide day of action on 6th of July / Protest…"
- Update on bombing in Tripoli detention center // Rescues and missing at sea // over 400 arrive on Aegean islands // Fascist terror cell…
- More life rescued in the Med by #AlanKurdi /// Mediterranea blocked by political games between Malta and Italy /// Updates from Paris ///…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, June 24–30
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, June 24–30
- The Shame of Pinkwashing // Over 500 people killed by airstrikes in Syria in last two months // Increased presence and desperate need for…
- Hunger, despair and violence that goes unreported in the detention centres of Italy / Still no organized official assistance to the people…
- Video published off Lesvos documenting dangerous maneuvers of the Turkish Coast Guard in Greek waters / Mineo camp in Italy closed / 350…
- Endings, reflections and beginnings // Abuse and degradation in Bosnia // Suicide attempt thwarted in Italy // New immigration law in…
- Endings, reflections and beginnings // Abuse and degradation in Bosnia // Suicide attempt thwarted in Italy // New immigration law in…
- Evictions in Italy // Over 300 new arrivals in Greece // Solidarity housing initiative suspended // Medical needs in Dunkirk //…
- Life without borders initiates a sit-in against deportations from Sweden to Afghanistan / People disembarked from the Sea-Watch 3 still…
- Busy weekend at Sea in Greece, Italy and Spain /// More people returned to Libya /// French police brutally attack Gilet Noirs’ peaceful…
- New government presented a plan with six priorities for the situation of migration in Greece / Suffering in France’s capital hidden by…
- Water cuts on Chios // Volunters needed in Bosnia // “Gilets Noir” protestors freed // Update from Calais // Report from Deportation…
- "New arrivals in Greece, Italy and in the Balkans / EU:s interior ministers and Avramopoulos meet to discuss first steps to joint solutions…"
- New arrivals in Greece// demands for closures of Libyan dentention centre// cyber attack on sea rescue NGO// items needed in Italy…
- Activists and NGOs contesting decision to transfer powers to Citizen Protection Ministry in Greece//New deadlines for permit renewal…
- SOS Mediterranee starts next mission in the Mediterranean // Greece continues illegal push-backs // Turkey reportedly sends Syrians back to…
- SOS Mediterranee starts next mission in the mediterranean / Greece continues illegal push-backs / Turkey reportedly sends Syrians back to…
- Updates on mass deportations from Syria to Turkey /// Raids against people on the move in Nador, Morocco /// Activist found not guilty in…
- Updates on mass deportations from Syria to Turkey /// Raids against people on the move in Nador, Morocco /// Activist found not guilty in…
- Horrible conditions in Libya and LCG trouble // number of refugees doubled in Tunisia // Germany deporting in Afghanistan // France…
- In spite of the statement published a few days ago by IOM and UNHCR, it appears that there remains little to no political will to actually…
- New report on minors victims of sex trafficking in Italy//Violence against migrants in Morocco//Creative measures to be adopted by Frontex…
- Reactions and UN statement on the shipwreck off the coast of Khoms / International indifference at the attacks in Syria / Sweden ignores…
- Confusion about EU-Turkey deal // Salvini refuses disembarkation of survivors from Italian coast guard ship // 430 unaccompanied minors and…
- Confusion about EU-Turkey deal // Salvini refuses disembarkation of survivors from italian coast guard ship // 430 unaccompanied minors…
- Families at Eleona camp living in the streets for months / Rainfalls in Bosnia / Police violence in Morocco / Protest against deportations…
- Human trafficking and deportations to Libya // arrests in Greece // information and support for people in French centres of administrative…
- 116 off Gregoretti allowed to disembark / more than 100,000 civilians as a result of airstrikes and clashes in Libya / In BiH funds…
- Sea-Watch wins appeal case // Aylan Kurdi vessel rescues victims of Tajoura bombing // updates from Chios and Bosnia // Uncertain future…
- "Sea:163 people waiting for a safe port /// France:deportations to Sudan /// More bodies wash up on Libyan shores /// BiH:Updates from…"
- Proactiva Open Arms allowed to port in Valencia Spain // Alan Kurdi allowed to dock in Malta // More people anxious and more movement…
- Proactiva Open Arms allowed to port in Valencia Spain // Alan Kurdi allowed to dock in Malta // More people anxious and more movement…
- Situation of people deported into desert in Tunisia still unclear // Decreto Sicurezza Bis approved in Italy // Another vessel waits for…
- Updated stats on Greece // Tunisian authorities maintaining their “ignorance” to the outcome of 36 people // Aegean Boat report needs help…
- Cyprus asks EU to relocate 5,000 people /// Violent pushback on the Bosnian-Croatian border /// Protest against deportation in Sweden…
- "Harder to get citizenship, easier to be deported: Changes in German law digested / Day seven without safe harbour for Proactiva Open Arms…"
- EU states’ inhumane decisions of deportations are sending thousands (back) to danger, or leaving people without a chance of a normal life…
- Hundreds of new arrivals on Aegean islands // Women and children’s center attacked on Lesvos // Police raids threaten refugees in Athens //…
- Hundreds of new arrivals on Aegean islands // Women and children’s center attacked on Lesvos // Police raids threaten refugees in Exarchia…
- SAR teams struggle more than ever / situation getting even harder for those stuck across Bosnia and Herzegovina / medical staff needed in…
- 503 people still waiting for a safe harbour /// Statement from Spirou Trikoupi Squat, Athens /// Updates from Greece, Bosnia, Cratia…
- Arrivals skyrocketing in Greece, with islands hosting more than 21.000 people// List of NGOs closed during holidays in Athens//…
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- Open Arms and Ocean Viking still at sea with about 500 rescued person // overcrowding on Greek islands // Sole survivor from Malta talks…
- Many pages have been dedicated to the strategic use of “Migrant” versus “Refugee” in broader discourse, little attention is paid to the…
- Are You Syrious?
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, July 22–28
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, July 29 — August 5
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, July 15–21
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, July 29 — August 4
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, July 22–28
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, July 15–21
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, July 1–7
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, July 1–7
- A man rescued off the Libyan coast dies / In Turkey, unregistered Syrians to return to the province they are registered in / 8+1 people…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, August 5–11
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, August 5— 11
- 356 people still on board Ocean Viking for 11th day // Health clarifications in Greece // perhaps 100 people died in shipwreck //…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, August 12–18
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, August 12–18
- Deadline extended for unregistered Syrians to leave Istanbul / Report on abuses in Greek camps / Greater hurdles for refugee housing in…
- UNHCR representatives sound off about what they feel are the “obligations” of at-risk people // Arrivals to Greece // Tragic death in…
- State Secretariat for Migration did not check the conditions for asylum seekers in Croatia properly / New arrivals in Greece / Dire…
- State Secretariat for Migration did not check the conditions for asylum seekers in Croatia properly / New arrivals in Greece / Dire…
- 10 people survived, smuggler ran away into the minefield / Unaccompanied minor killed in overcrowded Moria camp / More than 100 Syrians…
- 10 people survived, smuggler ran away into the minefield // Unaccompanied minor killed in overcrowded Moria camp // More than 100 Syrians…
- 6 people died in car crash in Greece // military heightened in Morocco // music from Libyan detention centre // police arrests in Croatia
- The passage between Bosnia and Croatia is one of the most difficult on the Balkan route. Usually people cross it on foot, walking and…
- Information Against Deportation From Turkey / Protests in camps of Nador, Morocco / horrid realities of children in Moria’s “safe zone” /…
- "Documented incidents of police shooting at people during illegal collective expulsions from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina / Italy: 500…"
- More and more unaccompanied minors in Greece / Open Arms released / Desperate appeal from Libya
- Reflections on the situation across camps // Syria cease-fire? // Medical emergencies on Kos // Syrians no longer granted automatic asylum…
- Are You Syrious?
- "New measures in Greece // Conditions in Moria, Lesvos // Demonstrations in Exarchia, Athens // Shipwreck Canari Island: 25 people dead //…"
- "new measures in Greece // conditions in Moria // demonstrations in Exarchia // shipwreck Canari Island: 25 people dead //News from Alan…"
- “We are sick and tired from the situation, but we are still resisting”, evacuated from Athens say / 1,500 people to be transferred to…
- Day three on the Alan Kurdi rescue mission // METAdrasi receives concerning funding // police raids in Italy // homelessness in Denmark //…
- Maltese government asks sea-eye crew to carry out identification of rescued people /// New brutal methods of Croatian police revealed ///…
- Approximately 142 people arrived to Greece today// Turkish man illegally detained in pre-deportation centre in Italy// 3 people on Alan…
- The situation worsens in Greece, international solidarity needed / mental health crisis in Moria / In Serbia, unaccompanied minors are…
- Approximately 142 people arrived in Greece today// Turkish man illegally detained in pre-deportation centre in Italy// 3 people on Alan…
- Erdogan once again threatening to open the borders // Violent attack by Turkish coast guards // Inhuman ideas from Greek MP // Situation on…
- Erdogan once again threatening to open the borders // violent attack by Turkish coast guards // inhuman ideas from Greek MP // situation…
- Detention more and more normalized as a step in the process which in itself is usually not communicated to the person involved With a…
- Also new “transit” centers in mainland Greece // AlarmPhone’s 8 week report // Malta allowing Alan Jurdi to disembark // segregated buses…
- New reports of violent pushbacks and police violence // More people fleeing from Syria towards Turkey // Resignation of ‘the head’ of…
- German parliamentary secretary urges Greece to speed up returns to Turkey / 74.000 people benefit from Cash Assistance in Greece /…
- Disembarkation for Ocean Viking / Horrible conditions for refugees in Turkey continue with detention / Children across Greek’s reception…
- Disembarkation for Ocean Viking / Horrible conditions for refugees in Turkey continue with detention / Children across Greek’s reception…
- People left in crowded camps and horrible conditions on the islands / transfers slowed as the planned expansion of the reception camp…
- 90 people saved from drowning // update from OceanViking // new arrivals in Greece // donations needed for Lesvos // top Italian officials…
- 90 people saved from drowning // update from OceanViking // new arrivals in Greece // donations needed for Lesvos // top Italian officials…
- Eviction of emergency center in Dunkirk // many arrivals on Greek islands // Border Violence Report released // ahead of winter in Bosnia…
- The importance of finding out what goes behind the doors of detention centres near you / New evictions in Athens / rescue missions still…
- 225 people have been evicted from Acharnes 22 and Jasmine School squats, including 46 families and 98 minors / Evicted refugees have been…
- Are You Syrious?
- More on the man killed while resisting detention in Libya /// Another busy day in the central med /// One baby dies off the coast of…
- First winds destroyed tents in Nea Kavala / The number of new arrivals at the French border is increasing / Bosnia and Herzegovina…
- The eviction happened only 4 days after 269 people have been evicted from Acharnes 22 and Jasmine School squats // Evicted families were…
- 182 people on board Ocean Viking disembark // over 800 people arrive in Greece over last two days // 5 year old killed by truck outside…
- Dreadful living conditions in camps made worse after rains hit Aegean islands // Increase in violence at the hands of Serbian police…
- Dreadful living conditions in camps exuberated after rains hit Aegean islands / increase in violence at the hands of Serbian police…
- Hunger striker in Italy obtains political asylum /// Updates from Greek camps /// Greek government stop issuing social security numbers…
- Medical team expelled from Vučjak camp // five children and two women drowned in Aegean // Aegean boat report // Voluntary Return Programme…
- Medical team expelled from Vučjak camp // five kids and two women drowned in Aegean // Aegean boat report // Voluntary Return Programm is…
- Families living rough in Paris /// EU coast guard refuse assistance in the central Med /// Tragedy in the western Med /// New plans to…
- Families living rough in Paris /// EU coastguard refuse assistance in the central Med /// Tragedy in the western Med /// New plans to…
- Update on fire in Moria // update on deportations from Germany // 12 bodies found from shipwreck near Morocco // 32 people no longer in…
- Protests and new arrivals in Greece / Arrivals to Spain drop by 50 percent / Death toll in the Mediterranean reaches 1000 this year /…
- Only a few days after the victory in the general elections in July, Greek police enacted the eviction of the “City Plaza”, with embedded…
- In a heartrending new report by Border Violence Monitoring Network not only are more details released on the plight of those attempting to…
- 300 people arrive in a single day to the overcrowded island camps in Greece, the situation on verge of cracking / Turkey-EU grey area…
- New report on immigration detention in Greece highlights worrying number of children imprisoned//Seehofer willing to strengthen EU-Turkey…
- New report on immigration detention in Greece highlights worrying number of children imprisoned//Seehofer willing to strengthen EU-Turkey…
- "Another tragedy in the Mediterranean: A 6-year-old lost his life in the Alboran sea /// Ahmed H. is finally allowed back home to Cyprus…"
- "Another tragedy in the Mediterranean: a6-year-old lost his life in the Alboran sea /// Ahmed H. is finally allowed back home to Cyprus ///…"
- Dire living conditions for people transferred to mainland Greece//Turkey to start attacking Northern Syria any minute now//Donations and…
- Kurds in Northern Syria determined with “human shield” // proof of “rescued” people by LCG being tortured by LCG // 1071 people dead from…
- A man was shot by the local villager on Saturday, only a few days after two bodies were discovered in Bosnian rivers // Today, new body…
- Tens of thousands displaced people after first Turkish attacks in Syria / In Libya, UNHCR & IOM of whitewashing the deadly cost of…
- Sweden re-evaluating deportation to Syria / poor health assistance to people on the move in BiH / deportations scheduled from Austria /…
- Sweden re-evaluating deportation to Syria / poor health assistance to people on the move in BiH / deportations scheduled from Austria /…
- New tragedy off the Turkish coast /// 176 people rescued by Ocean Viking /// 110 people forcibly returned to Tunisia /// Critical…
- New tragedy off the Turkish coast /// 176 people rescued by Ocean Viking /// 110 people forcibly returned to Tunisia /// Critical…
- More children losing their lives while trying to reach Europe//Videos of horrible living conditions in Chios//Rising number of people…
- Update from Samos fire // new arrivals to Aegean islands // 12 bodies found from Lampedusa shipwreck // and more…
- The fighting in northeastern Syria causes huge civilian suffering / EU puts more pressure on Greece to improve conditions in camps and…
- Fire in Attica, aftermath on Samos reveals hardships shared by more people arriving / Help Iuventa collect info to face politically…
- Alarm Phone reports about presumably illegal operation in Maltese SAR Zone // Alan Kurdi Ship on its seventh mission // Relocation plans…
- Alarm Phone reports about presumably illegal operation in Maltase SAR Zone // Alan Kurdi Ship on its seventh mission // Relocation plans…
- Since Thursday 17th of October waves of protests have hit the streets of the major cities in Lebanon. The response of the police has been…
- Protests in Libyan detention centre Abu Selim /// Updates from camps around Greece /// Aita Mari ready to sail back to the Aegean ///…
- Protests in Libyan detention centre Abu Selim /// Updates from camps around Greece /// Aita Mari ready to sail back to the Aegean ///…
- EU susceptible to blackmail with EU-Turkey Deal and Syrian invasion // lots of news from Samos // 104 people on Ocean Viking // Malta…
- Open letter signed by groups and NGOs working with the victims of border violence in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia strongly indicates that…
- Nationality-based limitations lifted for UNHCR in Libya /// Rescue boats back in the Central and Eastern Med /// Critical conditions in…
- Fortress Europe causes additional deaths and self-harm in the UK, Switzerland and Greece//104 people still left ashore//AI expresses…
- It’s said that the Greek islands are where time stands still. The waves and the shore, the sun in the sky, old men in the plateía, the…
- Grassroots support in Tuzla, Bosnia // Increased collaboration between Italy and Libya
- A deep look inside the Zintan camp, where refugees are calling for UN and EU to wake up and help them survive / Far-right managed to…
- An in-depth look inside the Zintan camp, where refugees are calling for the UN and EU to wake up and help them survive / Far-right managed…
- Protests in Libya, and aftermath of the riot in Malta, poor reception conditions of people far from anyone’s sight / SAR teams attacked…
- Protests in Libya, and aftermath of the riot in Malta, poor reception conditions of people far from anyone’s sight / SAR teams attacked…
- Horrid examples of the EU’s failed choice in collaborations, employment and trust put in organisations and officials dealing with people…
- Translation of Libyan decree limiting rescue missions from NGOs // welcomed update on the boat that the Reconnaissance plane Moonbird…
- Germany proposes to replace Dublin in early 2020//Hundreds of people escape Abu Salim centre in Libya//New developments in the…
- Body of a dead man recovered in Turkey//Horrible testimonies of abuses from the people on board of the Ocean Viking//Field workers…
- Are You Syrious?
- More about proposed change in Greek asylum law /// 300 people rescued in the Med /// Updates from Vucjak /// Death in Calais /// Revolts…
- Our observations begin on the 14th of June with the creation of Vučjak, a camp near Bihać city in Bosnia, which has come to exemplify the…
- Our observations begin on the 14th of June with the creation of Vučjak, a camp near Bihać city in Bosnia, which has come to exemplify the…
- "Greece: Racist and anti-migrant protests spread; Hunger Strike in Petrou Ralli detention centre, Athens; Police abuses and solidarity…"
- Are You Syrious?
- A UK report criticizing the European response to the “migration crisis”, and sends strong and clear messages / Out of 4,800, 1,178…
- People still wait for a relocation // Winter approaching in Bosnia // People left on the streets is Libya // Greece wants to implement new…
- Egyptian or Emirati fighter jets might have bombed Tajoura migrant center in Libya on July 2 // sea rescue mission Iuventa needs your help…
- "Tougher measures for asylum seekers voted by French Parliament /// Moria: worse place for rights in Europe /// More right-wing demos in…"
- Arrest warrants issued against Libyan human traffickers//International presence failing refugees released from detention centres//EU to…
- Arrest warrants issued against Libyan human traffickers//International presence failing refugees released from detention centres//EU to…
- New accounts of police violence in Velika Kladuša confirmed by doctors / confirmed that Maltese authorities coordinate interceptions at…
- New accounts of police violence in Velika Kladuša confirmed by doctors // Maltese authorities coordinate interceptions at sea in…
- Hunger in Libya // Fascist protests on Poland’s Independence Day // petition against militarization against refugees in BiH // co-founder…
- An update from Vučjak / Reaction from Slovenian activist to the recent deaths / A young man dies in detention centre in Paris, another one…
- Mai Più Lager — NO ai CPR is an Italian network that reports about and denounces conditions inside deportation centres in the country.
- Situation worsen in Leros island – Daily discrimination in Lesvos – Paris in crisis, again – 24-hrs curfew to be implemented in Miral &…
- Over the past 2 days, reports from Border Violence Monitoring Network, Human Rights Watch and Are You Syrious were quoted heavily in the…
- Possibly shot in the back by a police officer, a man undergoes a long surgery with yet unknown results in Rijeka, Croatia / A child’s life…
- Possibly shot in the back by a police officer, a man undergoes a long surgery with yet unknown results in Rijeka, Croatia / Another child’s…
- Horrible accounts from Libya//506 people have been pushed back to Ventimiglia in the last week//Useful information for new asylum seekers…
- Border Violence Monitoring Network shared a huge database of incidents involving 1279 refugees who were shot at or threatened with guns by…
- A man who returned to Syria and was conscripted was horrifically murdered by Russian paramilitaries // 6,000 Syrians pushed out from…
- A legal comment following a mission with Mare Liberum in the Aegean Sea
- Confused days in the central Mediterranean /// EU acknowledge human rights abuses in Libyan centres while praising cooperation with Libya…
- Are You Syrious?
- Bodies washed to the shore of Libya proof another tragedy in the Mediterranean/// Belgium is failing in providing accommodation for asylum…
- The largest eviction of people was carried out at the settlement in the former Grafosrem industrial facility, but was accompanied by the…
- Official violent pressure and confiscation at the Serbian-Croatian border / Regional Asylum Office of Lesvos decides against Greek…
- Official violent pressure and confiscation at the Serbian-Croatian border / Regional Asylum Office of Lesvos decides against Greek…
- Storms cause dangerous crossing conditions /// Evacuation of refugees from Libya /// Pushbacks at the French-Italian border …
- 21 people died off the coast of Lampedusa // deportation stopped in Greece // updated stats on BoH // protests in Sweden // undue arrests…
- 8 deaths, 16 missing and one boat lost in Mediterranean // Nearly 40,000 people trapped on Greek Islands // MSF and UNHCR decry situation…
- A summary of the events concerning the uprisings in October and November from the perspective of young activists in Baghdad.
- Croatian Ministry of Interior blames the victim, says he was “disabling police officers of performing their duties” / UNHCR accused of…
- Are You Syrious?
- Follow up on yesterday’s news about the situation in Tripoli Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF)
- Are You Syrious?
- "Libya: fire in Zintan ///Greece: New details on closed island centres and new fence on the Evros border /// Sea: Several rescues in the…"
- Are You Syrious?
- "Libya: fire in Zintan ///Greece: New details on closed island centres and new fence on the Evros border /// Sea: Several rescues in the…"
- Despair at the borders of the European Union grows — thousands freezing across fields and streets / Commissioner for Human Rights visits…
- Alan Kurdi and Ocean Viking Finally Allowed to Dock in Italy///Greek Government’s Plan for the Islands Does Not Impress///Horrible…
- 57 people died heading to Canary islands // new Greek closed detention plan possibly halted // deportations from Germany and Sweden to…
- "Tragedy off the coast of Mauritania /// Athens: 15 squats occupied in response to government ultimatum /// Court rules in favour of people…"
- As a result of the so-called School Act, many young Afghans face possible evictions / Lack of will to solve basic issues of people stuck…
- As a result of the so-called School Act, many young Afghans face possible evictions / Lack of will to solve basic issues of people stuck…
- Main highlights concerning the first week of December.
- One deportation on the weekend and one “delay” but the man is still held in detention? For months! Dignity and life is not a priority
- Police Patrols Increase Along Cyprus’ Dividing Line///70 Minors Evacuated From Moria as Arrivals Continue///Will Vucjak Finally Be…
- "The victims of freezing were two women and four men, aged under 30 years old / AYS in the Vučjak camp: the horrid place is being bulldozed…"
- "The victims of freezing were two women and four men, aged under 30 years old / AYS in the Vučjak camp: the horrid place is being bulldozed…"
- Gender based violence in Greece — Report///German aid but no relocation///detentions and beatings in police station garages and basements…
- Re-locations in Denmark // new EU funding for Morrocco and MENA // update on the Alldeen case // what’s next for people in Vujak // and…
- Re-locations in Denmark // new EU funding for Morrocco and MENA // update on the Alldeen case // what’s next for people in Vujak // and…
- Number on Greek Islands over 40,000 in spite of xenophobia and anti migration sentiment — pull factor? // Volunteer needs in Greece //…
- Are You Syrious?
- Volunteers of Alarmphone Sahara explain the impact of the migration policy in the Sahara region
- Main events and news concerning the uprisings for the week 8th –15th December
- A new body to be introduced to supervise Greek land and sea borders // New account from Chios // Cases of labour exploitation in Italian…
- A new body to be introduced to supervise Greek land and sea borders // New account from Chios // Cases of labour exploitation in Italian…
- Also possibly a combined 100 people have disappeared in the Med // violate attacks in Nador // update on Salam Aldeen’s case // and more…
- Yazidis in Mount Sinjar Camp Not Receiving Basic Humanitarian Needs///Report Published on Overcrowded Conditions in Samos///Balkan Weather…
- Frontex sets up further its “global mission plan” in the Balkans / 63 people rescued off the Spanish coast / a report on the so called…
- New report analyses the situation for people on the move in Belgium//Salam Aldeen still imprisoned//New law in Sweden will penalise those…
- New arrivals in Greece // Rescues by Ocean Viking // Scheduled deportation to Kabul from Germany // Turkish PKK member in prison although…
- New arrivals in Greece // Rescues by Ocean Viking // Scheduled deportation to Kabul from Germany // Turkish PKK member in prison although…
- A man died in Zawiyah camp of consequences of the Libyan police torture / Court in Lille decides the Calais mayor “was incompetent to take…
- A man died in Zawiyah camp of consequences of the Libyan police torture / Court in Lille decides the Calais mayor “was incompetent to take…
- 159 people disembarked in Taranto//Police operation raiding hotspot in Samos//28.000 people on the move detected in BiH throughout…
- Main events concerning the uprisings for the week 15th-22nd December
- Ocean Viking allowed to disembark, 159 survivors reach safety // So far in 2019, 53,443 people arrived in Greece by sea // Phone chargers…
- 22 people rescued off Gran Canaria /// People forced to sleep rough around Calais while winter shelters remain closed …
- German government officials state decrease in asylum applications but continue to say deportation support inadequate // Tragic drowning in…
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- Is the secrecy surrounding the Denmark-Somalia deal hiding possible violation of the UN Human Rights Convention? / Sea Eye lands in Sicily…
- Update from Salaam Aldeen // Turkey deports 33 to Iran // and more…
2018
- Once upon a time… That’s how I, as a now non-Dane Dane, often find myself thinking of Denmark. Once it was a welfare state for all, once…
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- Delays at the Athens’ Immigration Unit / New centers for unaccompanied minors in central Greece / 1632 people detained across Turkey…
- "Islands in poor condition, receiving new arrivals / Information on detention in Greece: free showers and need for aid / Serbian locals…"
- Attacks on refugee centers in Italy // Report on a psychologically vulnerable individual driven to suicide in Lampedusa // Attacks on…
- At the moment, sixty children and teenagers call little rooms home at Porin Asylum Seekers Center. When 11 of us started our activities for…
- "Why Bridge2 had to leave the Veria camp / After new fighting: more than 60,000 displaced people in the Idlib region of Syria since November…"
- New testimonies on police violence in Calais//New community activities in Greece//Refugees rescued off the coast of Libya//Baobab…
- How Thousands of Syrians live in the province of Izmir.
- Retrial for Ahmed H. in Szeged to continue on Wednesday // The wall between Turkey and Iran to be finished soon // More arrivals to Greece…
- Aid delivery in Rukban camp /// 116 people already dead or missing in the Mediterranean in 2018 /// Illegal detention of a Turkish soldier…
- Countering false reports about the White Helmets / Italy complicit in Libyan crimes / Baobab defends refugees in Italy / Greece cleans up…
- A inside look into the operations of Eurorelief //Ghouta civilians dying from preventable diseases // Arrests and deportations in Libya //…
- Patriotism and solidarity called into question // Reporter detained in Greece // Updates from Greece // Finger-pointing in the Hungarian…
- Austrians protest against far-right//43 refugees arrive on Lesvos//New information from southern Croatia//Amnesty International calls on…
- Story about friendship and people with open hearts from one Italian town // Help needed for vulnerable man in Paris // Case against Italy…
- What does it mean to be volunteer as a part of the emergency response team at Lesvos, and how to cope with coming back to every day life. A…
- Attacks on civilians in Syria//Boats missing at sea//Samos camp overcrowded and unsafe//Volunteers needed on Mainland//Macron ignores…
- I’ve come back to the island of Lesvos, to collaborate for a few weeks. Same as I did last March, only now we’re in the depths of winter…
- 2 lives lost, many babies, children, women and men saved in SAR actions across the Mediterranean / Donations and volunteers needed in…
- Refugees seeking asylum in Greece are being given dates up to a year in the future just for the first interview with the asylum office. And…
- Weather alert for the Mediterranean // Reports from Lesvos and Chios // Conditions in Spain for new arrivals not much better than in Greece…
- UK to pay £44.5m more for extra security measures in Calais / HRW publishes World Report 2018 / Greek Council for Refugees workshop finds /…
- Updates from Gorizia /// Uk and France signed border agreement /// Demonstration called for the closure of Kærshovedgård deportation camp…
- A military offensive carried out by Turkish forces has begun, targeting the area of Afrin/Heavy flooding in Syria/EU-Turkey deal at…
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- New deportations scheduled from Düsseldorf and Vienna / Update on the cash assistance in Greece and forced returns of Syrians to Turkey /…
- Migrant population — especially women — frequently suffered from headaches, anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite, abdominal and back pain //…
- “Storm Oscar” prepares to slam into Lebanon on Wednesday night / Situation is worsening in Afghanistan, STC backing out after team members’…
- The erratic rulings of the European Court of Human Rights show a principle of form over substance / Bulgaria looking for European…
- Bilateral repatriation deal to return 750 000 Rohingya refugees temporarily postponed
- Chios authorities still trying to halt Vial camp expansion /// More people to be settled in Ritsona camp/// Extradition from Croatia to…
- Sea rescues and LCG crimes//Attack in Kabul//Fire kills two in Italy//Day of Action in Germany//Sickness and vulnerability for minor in…
- 200 arrive on Lesvos / Increasing pull-backs in Libya / 1500 people in the streets of Paris / Tents needed in Calais / Calls for donations…
- IOM Croatia apprently exclusively decided to transfer 40 people to Zadar / New fights erupt in Syria / Greek hotspots still overcrowded /…
- Evros illegal practices — why are they able to continue? / New arrivals on Chios / Police pressure on those standing up to injustice in…
- Golden Dawn cancel march in Chios /// Unfair detention of Tajiki family in Poland /// Hungarian NGOs appeal at the European Court against…
- "WARNING: Fascists on the loose in Athens / New testimonies of Police brutality in Calais / Unfair treatment of minors on the northern…"
- Aftermath of latest clashes in Calais // False promises for Syrian in Turkey // Another tragedy at the sea // Two persons died while trying…
- Hungary allows only two refugees per day to cross the border//Returnees face violence in Afghanistan///Border guards shoot fleeing Syrians…
- Protests in Ceuta//Right-wing terrorist attack in Italy//Stories from Ventimiglia//Fascist rallies in Athens//Statements from…
- A new map showing fascists attacks in Italy has been published/EASO posted the latests figures regarding asylum applications in Europe in…
- In the Palestinian refugee camp Shatila, everyday life isn’t easy. Both for those who has been living here for a long time, and for those…
- Horrid conditions for many in tents in freezing temperatures / Returns to Turkey continue; hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk of…
- More people arrived in Greece //IOM report released//UN panel of experts confirms Libyan open secrets//Turkish Coast Guard…
- Emergency accommodation in Paris / Syria Civil Defence Center attacked / More people arriving in Bosnia / Ombudswoman’s letter to the…
- Abdul Saboor (25) from Afghanistan lives in Paris with many people on the move who came to Europe dreaming about safe life. His photo…
- Anti-racism demonstration draws 40,000 in Italy! // Interceptions in Greece, escalating violent pushbacks at the Greek-Turkish border…
- Update on Lesvos and the Moria 35//Volunteer needs in Greece//Possible deportations to Sudan from France//Donations needed in Italy//
- Migration statistics from Turkey and Greece / Volunteers urgently needed in Serbia / People sleeping rough in Sarajevo, Bosnia / Paris…
- Tragedy at Evros River // Help needed in Greece // More people died in Mediterranean this year than last year in the same period or time //…
- New law targeting NGOs proposed in Hungary / Evros river takes lives of two young children / New AMKA law directions for public services /…
- Unclear situation on providing support to people in need of international protection in eastern Croatia / Casualties after a big accident…
- How the EU prioritizes its funding for Africa / New cash card provider in Athens / Sharp increase of people arriving in Boasia / UN and CoE…
- Seven die in river crossing//TCG intercepts boat//Sea rescues//Guide for refugees in Bulgaria//New arrivals and donation needs in…
- EU countries are denying Human Rights violations at border crossings despite evidence// Reports that Syrian males are forbidden from…
- Stop deportations to Afghanistan! // numerous rescues at sea// News from EU/New arrivals and information from Greece// Balkan Weather…
- New boats with people intercepted by the coast guard// evidence of illegal pushbacks at the deadly crossing in Evros// Bosnia and…
- Concerns about cooperation between Bulgarian and Turkish border guards // At least 3,624 people sleeping in the streets of Paris //Rescue…
- A volunteer story from Serbia and detailing Elizabeth Pennington’s work alongside Paris-based Irish artist Bryan McCormack and his…
- Amnesty report condemns EU policies / UN calls EU to end detention of children / Forced returns to Turkey / Greek man who shot refugees…
- People trapped in Serbia as a result of EU countries shutting their borders // Significant increase of people who arrived in Europe this…
- Around 500 people died in East-Ghouta last week / People with second rejection on Chios struggle to get legal support / Open letters from…
- ECHR found Italy guilty of aiding a push-back to Libya in 2012/MSF demands stop of shelling in Ghouta/ 85% of refugee children in Jordan…
- Italy gives mores ships to criminal Libyan Coast Guard//One refugee dies after making sea crossing//New arrivals in Greece//Fascists attack…
- Struggles and activities of EU funded NGOs working in the province of Izmir.
- Women have systematically been abused by aid workers across Syrian areas in desperate need of help — report / New reports of push backs…
- Women have systematically been abused by aid workers across Syrian areas in desperate need of help — report / New reports of push backs…
- The Hungarian Helsinki Committee wins a lawsuit against the Cabinet Office / Greek cabinet reshuffle also affects the Migration Ministry /…
- AYS took part in the Thematic Session of the Parliamentary Committee for Domestic Policy and National Security in order to discuss the…
- Military drones and walls of European Union vs dreams // Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania — new hot spots? // Over 100 new arrivals on Greek…
- Potentially crimes against humanity in Syria / Greece refuses Dublin returns / Persistent human rights violations in Bulgaria / Increasing…
- Will or will not the UN deliver aid in Ghouta? / Yemenis suffer in silence / Information about procedures in Turkey / Free the Moria 35! /…
- At AYS we take concerns and issues raised by refugees and persons working on ground extremely seriously. The operations, motivations and…
- An attempt of humanitarian convoy leaves Eastern Ghouta in misery as before / Amnesty calls out the Greek Government for Samos /…
- 23 people, including two infants, are feared to have died in the Mediterranean today. Meanwhile, over 70 civilians have died in the…
- Members of Greek Neo-nazi groups arrested ahead of major bomb attack / Chemical weapons used again in East Ghouta, at least 50 died /…
- Update on food distributions in Calais / Refugee women at risk in Greece / Women continue their hunger strike at the Yarl’s Wood…
- Journalists arrested while a group was stranded on an island in the middle of the river / Aid convoy arrives in East Ghouta / German…
- Air strikes, fighting and more deaths in Ghouta / Fear increases in Afrin / Nearly 2000 people sleeping rough in Paris / Update on sea…
- Recently we receved an letter from a refugee from Iraq who is stranded in Greece. He asked us to publish this story, without mentioning his…
- Report from Slovenia where the government is looking for ways to send people back to other EU countries // Help desperately needed in…
- The ongoing fights in Syria force the people to leave their home / Volunteers needed in Greece / Pro Asyl and RSA publish timeline of hate…
- In 2017 50% more children have died in Syria than in 2016 / A man dies of hunger in Sicily / Lampedusa temporarily closing / Croatia…
- Remembering Stephen Hawking and his plea to end the war in Syria // Words from a 10 year old boy in Afrin // EU to give Turkey 3 billion…
- War in Syria creeps into eighth year / Calls for volunteers and donations in Greece / Report from Serbia / Deportation from France …
- The situation in Bosnia is getting out of control // Another shipwreck near Greece / 14 lifeless bodies, including 4 children, recovered…
- Deportations from Austria to Croatia continue with no respect to humanity/Civilian block in East Ghouta created/Criminalisation of…
- Two years since the EU-Turkey deal was implemented, and the world continues to warm, wars continue to hurt, and people are continuing to be…
- Can this be the last one? — At least 16 people died in a shipwreck south of the island of Agathonisi / Turkish and Syrian forces in control…
- Rescue ship seized in Italy//Civilians massacred in East Ghouta//Overcrowding on the Islands//Update from Samos//Rights Groups Investigate…
- "EU-Turkey deal: Deportees from the Greek islands face problems before and after their deportation / French volunteer teams need donations…"
- Deportees from the Greek islands face problems before and after their deportation / Most of them are sent back by Turkey to their home…
- Worries over the worsening situation / Deaths in Afghanistan, Syria and Greece / Asylum statistics for Bulgaria released / German court…
- Croatian authorities possibly to return at-risk families to Serbia, families left in bureaucratic limbo for days! How bureaucratic and…
- Associations protest situation of unaccompanied minors in Paris//Proactiva Open Arms needs support//Photojournalist in Serbian…
- Protest against racism all over the world // Thousands marched in Tel Aviv against deportations of refugees // Pressure on volunteers in…
- Hospital bombed days after UN was provided with GPS location// Thousands of Syrians flee Eastern Ghouta// Turkey announces full control of…
- Hospital bombed days after UN provided GPS location// Thousands of Syrians flee Eastern Ghouta// Turkey announces full control of Afrin//…
- Feature — EU Summit//Turkey begins “operations” in Sinjar//Greek Authroities accussed of ignoring calls for help//Donation needs in…
- "Velika Kladuša: a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina bordering with Croatia (EU) hosts those stuck nowhere — dispersion of responsibility and…"
- 325 people arrived in Greece between Tuesday and Wednesday / Iuventa still impounded / Italian photojournalist remains innocent and locked…
- Refugees forced to sleep outside / Dangerous situation at the Greek border with Turkey due to flooding / Protests against the French…
- What kind of help is provided in Bosnia by UNHCR // Hundreds saved from the sea // Criminalization of solidarity continues all over Europe…
- "Case Study Serbia: how refugees are targeted through “benevolent” actions // Rescuers made to hold back, observing boat in distress for…"
- How dance theatre could help asylum seekers to get back in touch with their personal journeys, boost self-expression and create…
- MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE call on European and international authorities to clarify the framework underpinning Libyan Coast Guard (LCG)…
- More funding for walls and fortification of borders // Help needed in Greece // Kosovo deported six people to Turkey // New system of…
- Croatian police using all ways for tightening the border knot / More people arriving to Greek islands, while some await for the results of…
- Protestors demand accountability in horrific shipwreck // Arrivals have increased, transfers have decreased…we’ve heard this story before…
- Ovaj članak je originalno objavljen 26. srpnja 2017.
- Report on arbitrary and unlawful practices by the Ministry of Interior and the Security and Intelligence Agency of the Republic of Croatia…
- Izvještaj o arbitrarnom i nezakonitom postupanju Ministarstva unutarnjih poslova (MUP) i Sigurnosno obavještajne agencije (SOA) u…
- "This article was originally published on 26. July 2017. Izvještaj na hrvatskom možete pronaći ovdje. Lesen Sie den Bericht auch auf…"
- Dieser Artikel wurde ursprünglich am 26. Juli 2017 veröffentlicht.
- New Arrivals in Greece//Rescue Groups under attack//Updates from Lesvos and Samos//Deaths on the Evros river//Journalist released in…
- Twice as many suspected people smugglers in Interpol’s database than three years ago / A woman and her children drowned in Evros river /…
- People to be deported from Sweden and Austria on Monday//Volunteers intimidated in Calais//Boats continue to arrive in Greece//
- People to be deported from Sweden and Austria on Monday//Volunteers intimidated in Calais//Boats continue to arrive in Greece//
- How life goes on in Ventimiglia, three years after the so called “emergency”.
- "Feature: The death toll from the latest chemical attack by the Syrian regime and pro-Syrian forces continues to rise. Many people struggle…"
- With nothing to live on, many Syrians are living on their own in the province of Izmir and have arranged a silent deal with Turkey.
- Unraveling stories of people left behind by the system across the continent / Silenced hardships of Syrian refugees in Turkey / attacks at…
- New fights erupt, as the Lesvos hotspot gets more and more overcrowded / Trial of the Moria 35 begins soon / Aftermaths of a xenophobic…
- Protests in solidarity with Moria 35 in Greece//Protest against EU migration policy in Tunisia//Family of six deported to Afghanistan from…
- AYS friend Michael K. from the Oasis Rhodes solidarity group, visited Khanke camp in Iraqi Kurdistan and brings his impressions and the…
- Reflections and actions in France / New arrivals in Greece and important information / Madina Husseny’s family sees their request to asylum…
- The US, UK and France have launched military action in Syria pretending they are concerned for the safety of the people // In 2016, the…
- Latest updates on the US, UK and France attack in Syria//New operation in the Aegean sea from June//Shower facilities temporarily out of…
- French Immigration bill to be presented at National Assembly tomorrow// Thousands of rebel fighters and civilians leave Douma// Hospital…
- Proactiva Open Arms has been released//Arrivals in Greece//Demo in Mytilini on Tuesday in solidarity with the Moria35//Donations and…
- Protest was held on Lesvos to stand up against the mistreatment and denial of rights of the people held in Moria / The Council of State in…
- "AYS talks to Proactiva — what happened and what’s next? / Morocco: Police expelling volunteers from Nador / Greece: Volunteers attacked on…"
- Rescues at sea / Protest in Turin / Aftermath of the destruction of Ventimiglia camp / Afghani man dies on Lesvos / Moria 35 and Petrou 8…
- Number of people all over the Balkan route increases daily // Many people who have just arrived from war torn areas are forced to sleep…
- Sea-Watch again confronted by the Libyan Coast Guard / Greece wants to pass a bill to stop newly arrived people from moving to the mainland…
- On Monday, the Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome will decide about the seizure of the Iuventa. AYS talked to Jugend Rettets Philipp Külker…
- Far-right groups attack refugees on Lesvos//Génération Identitaire tries to obstruct border between Italy and France// More than 1,000…
- Am Montag entscheidet das Kassationsgericht in Rom über die Beschlagnahmung der Iuventa. AYS sprach mit Philipp Külker, Sprecher von Jugend…
- This article is written by a refugee living on one of the Aegean islands who was detained for four months simply because his asylum case…
- 121 refugees arrested after being assaulted by fascists in organised attack// Multiple rescues at sea// 25 year old woman dies on the…
- Volunteers accused of criminal activities, rescue vessels impounded, SAR professionals disabled from work, dubious documents issued and…
- Minor attack has great echoes in Greece // Updates on Greek government response and actions // Needs in Greece // Ways to resist…
- New decree allows the government to expropriate it / Summary of the third day of the Moria 35 trial / Once again, people sleep rough in…
- Vor fast genau drei Jahren wurde SOS Mediterranee gegründet, um Menschen im zentralen Mittelmeer zu retten. Jana Ciernioch, Sprecherin der…
- Almost three years ago, SOS Mediterranee was founded to rescue in the Mediterranean. With AYS, Jana Ciernioch, spokesperson of the…
- No adequate accommodation for people in Greece, again // Help is needed n Athens and Thessaloniki // Situation in Italy for people on the…
- A new report regarding the evacuation of the camp in via di Vannina in Rome has been published//New data from on Greek islands//Police…
- Barbed wire being sent to Montenegro from Hungary—a worrisome gift//Number of people crossing the border from Turkey to Greece by land…
- Since December last year, Bosnia has seen an increasing influx of people fleeing war and persecution arrive. Volunteers on the ground are…
- At least 29 people, including nine journalist died in attack in Kabul // Refugee camp near Damascus almost destroyed // Protests in Athens…
- In April, almost 3000 people crossed the river Evros and came to Greece. Most of them aim to reach northern Europe, but for now, due to…
- Indignation in protests and antifascist gatherings on the Greek islands, solidarity march from Italy to UK, protests in France / Medical…
- Lesvos and Chios see sharp increases of boat landings / More than 400 deaths recorded in the Syrian war in April / New asylum system in…
- Protests against refugees on Lesvos turn violent / Volunteer calls and new arrivals to Greece / Increased pushbacks along the Balkan route…
- More than 7,000 refugees are now living in Moria//One in 29 people dies on the route to Spain//More restrictive migration policies planned…
- The 5 Southern Member States have issued a joint document with their request to the European Council when dealing with the Dublin…
- A Syrian refugee is in a critical condition after being stabbed six times in Scotland//Five search and rescue volunteers accused of ‘Human…
- Greek authorities refuse them aslyum / Ten-Thousands newly displaced people in Afghanistan and Yemen, OCHA-report states / Lifeguards found…
- Updates from rescues in the Central and Western Mediterranean /// Legal case to start against Italy /// Deportation halted for 7 refugees…
- Family reunification must be considered case-by-case, the EU Court says; German Chancellor suggests a broader array of options for family…
- Funds promised for refugees in Lebanon//Rescues at Sea//Account of atrocities in Libya// Container houses closed in Rome//New Arrivals and…
- Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina new routes // Most of the people coming to Greece over the river Evros are Kurds from Afrin…
- 530 refugee family members will be brought to Ireland under new scheme// Many rescues at Sea//News from Syria// 24 hour metro strike in…
- Dismantlements persist in Calais//Solidarity march continues in France//73 people rescued by SOS Méditerannée//Legis presents report on…
- Reports from Syria as more people are displaced//Continued evidence of torture in Libya//Dangerous new Immigration Bill to be voted on in…
- Mainly self-confessed underaged people, who are objecting the decision of the youth service that they are adults, live in the last tent…
- Commissioner Mijatović expresses concern over the situation in BiH / Cyprus unfit to accept refugees and welcome asylum seekers / New…
- About 14,200 refugees and migrants reside on the islands / Charges against the captain of Proactiva Open Arms dropped / Between 50 and 100…
- LCG can’t cope with retrieving number of dead migrants in Seas//158 people arrive in Greece// Asylum Interviews scheduled as late as 2020…
- Release of Proactiva Ship Upheld by Italian Court//Homelessness Crisis in Cyprus//New Arrivals on Aegean Islands//Help Needed In…
- More and more people are arriving from Serbia to Bosnia saying that there was no help and no future to be found in that country. People who…
- New data published by GAS for the period 2013–2018//Arrivals in Chios//New data published by UNHCR in regards to the increased number of…
- UNHCR congratulates itself on marginal victory in “rescuing” people from Libyan detention // New arrivals in Spain // Conditions remain…
- Border Externalization Continues//Death in Morocco//Arrivals in Spain//New Arrivals in Greece// Asylum System separates families//Fascist…
- High number of suicides among the young Afghans, who are still deported back to the “safe” country of ongoing conflict and growing number…
- 50 people arrested in Morocco /// Protests in Northern Greece /// One person drowned on the Croatian-Slovenian border /// Eviction threats…
- Locals together with international volunteers are warmly welcoming people at the Bosnian-Croatian border and are trying their best to…
- Tents destroyed in Grande-Synthe and Calais / Protests continue in Diavata / 157 people rescued by Sea-Watch / Stateless Kurdish refugee…
- EU and Algeria deal connects fight against illigal migration and prevention of Islamist terrorism // EU deal with Libya contributed to the…
- Hundreds of Kurds left Moria after clashes in the camp//News of more deaths in Afghanistan//15 people are reported dead after fleeing from…
- Another death in camp Nador in Morocco // 536 people were rescued over the weekend by Salvamento Maritimo // News from Greece // Calls for…
- “One million Syrian customers… Do you think they will ever forget Western Union? Never.”
- People are being sent back without the chance to lodge claims for international protection in France, Croatia, Spain, Hungary, Poland and…
- Refugee Poverty In Jordan//Deaths at Sea//Sea Rescues//Camp Raided in Morocco//Update from Lesvos//Protest at Oinofyta camp//Families…
- "Belgium: Thousands of people gather for Mawda’s Funeral /// Greece: Updates from Lesvos /// Greece: Summer School programme in Ritsona Camp…"
- Donations needed in Bosnia, Greece, and France / Evictions continue in Calais / Report on living conditions on Rhodes / And more news…
- State’s Attorney Office of Croatia decided no one is responsible for the death of little Madina // Thousands of people on the move arrived…
- EU border agency also observes the situation on the land border to Turkey and purchases new vehicles / More people arriving in Velika…
- Camp Oinofyta was closed in November 2017 because it didn’t meet the standards of the European Commission department in charge of…
- At least 48 people drowned off Tunisian Coast // 9 others drowned off Turkish coast // Over 200 people rescued off Spanish coast over the…
- This letter is written to you by the LGBT refugees who have been stranded for years in Turkey without any resettlement option. We believe…
- Family of Madina, the girl who was killed by a train near the border with Serbia, is finally set free from prison in Croatia // More help…
- New rescues in the Med /// Protests and strikes in Italy /// Deportations planned in Austria and Finland /// Updates from Turkish camps ///…
- We, the front-line volunteers and activists, who for years now have been stepping in and picking up the slack in lieu of governments, the…
- Hundreds rescued in the Mediterranean // Updates on violence and the continually deteriorating situation for refugees in Greece // Head of…
- Greek authorities routinely confine asylum-seeking women with unrelated men//140 forced evictions took place in Calais over the last seven…
- "Once one of the nicer camps, it turned into a nightmare last week, AYS source says / Report: Turkey carries out increased security…"
- Croatia — what is happening with the family whose children were shot by the police in a van / BiH — dire conditions for many, photo story…
- Ceasefire in Afghanistan during Eid // 334 people rescued by Spanish Maritime Services // Sea-Watch detained and unable to assist boats in…
- Terror Attacks in “Safe Country” Afghanistan//Rescues in the Mediterranean//New Arrivals in Greece//Murder at Patras Port?//Protest in…
- People take to the streets of Palermo // Belgian representative highlights shared responsibility. Austria’s Kurz developing plan for non-EU…
- Updates from SAR operations /// Demonstration launched in Paris /// New evictions in Calais /// 2 of the Moria35 deported to Turkey ///…
- US Navy ship seeks to disembark refugees / Legal Centre Lesbos reports on rights violations / Paris University 8 occupation could end this…
- The unclear situation for asylum seekers in Bosnia leaves many in a dangerous situation // The Aquarius should arrive in Valencia on Sunday…
- Another day of struggle for Aquarius who is due to dock on Sunday morning in Valencia//New arrivals from sea to Spain//NGOs criminalised…
- People being denied access to claim asylum in Greece // Bad weather on the Greek Islands // Civil society groups and citizens hold European…
- A 4-year old dies in a camp in Greece / US — Families separated, worrying trend / Refugee protest at the Bosnian-Croatian border, situation…
- Asylum seekers attacked in Italy /// Updates from Diavata Camp in Greece /// Updates from Bosnia /// Two busy days in the Western Med ///…
- Yesterday was World Refugee Day and a family of six from Kurdistan, including four children and a pregnant woman, was pushed back from…
- 220 people have drowned at sea off the coast of Libya over the past two days / Rescues continue off the coast of Spain / Mini EU summit on…
- Mini migration policy in advance of “real” migration policy holds little hope for people struggling, more support for Borders and “People…
- EU still fails to find a humane response for people trying to reach Europe in search of protection and a better life / Information and…
- Bihać, a city on the banks of the beautiful river Una, has about 61,000 inhabitants. The city is about 16 kilometers from the border with…
- Italian Authorities continue to deny rescue ships entry to its ports as EU and member states turn a blind eye
- Italian Interior Minister meets Libyan Premier // Watch the Med Statement // Ports still closed to Lifeline // Fascist Attack in Athens //…
- Italian Interior Minister meets Libyan Premier // ‘Watch the Med’ statement // Ports still closed to Lifeline // Fascist attack in Athens…
- The EU’s irresponsible policy continues / Lifeline still waiting to sail to a safe harbor / Aquarius heading to Marseille / Deportation…
- Rescues at sea//New Arrivals in Greece//Van crash kills three in Northern Greece//Police intimidation in Bosnia//Dublin removals to…
- First day of EU summit ends with no results / Libya creates its own SAR area / Malta to impede navigation to Lifeline / Proactiva impeded…
- The EU have chosen fear over compassion, AI says // 100 people have died in a shipwreck // Over the last two weeks 320 human beings drowned…
- Arrivals to Greece // Fights in Vial camp // A full discussion on the betrayal of refugees by UNHCR // Anti-Racist Festival in Athens //…
- Minister Salvini calls European nationalists to unite against refugees // Lifeline captain to appear in court, could be facing imprisonment…
- Minister Salvini calls European nationalists to unite against refugees // Lifeline captain to appear in court, could be facing imprisonment…
- We received an letter from resident of Vial camp who describes it as “the long term holding facilities”. This is everday life in one of the…
- For the sake of election victory, politicians are ready to do everything. The best example is what is happening now in Germany…
- Familiar “concerns” around the closure of independent spaces in Greece // More people arriving in Greece in 2018 than in 2017 // Volunteer…
- Familiar “concerns” around the closure of independent spaces in Greece // More people arriving in Greece in 2018 than in 2017 // Volunteer…
- All rescue teams have been forced to stay in harbors, as the EU uses drowning people to scare others from attempting to cross the sea /…
- Survivor’s testimony from Libya / Rescue ships blocked / Lifeline captain tried on Malta / New arrivals in Greece / Evictions in Rome /…
- "Two-faced Europe: €90.5 million given to the EU Trust Fund for Africa to implement border controls, while releasing a resolution that will…"
- Demonstrations in Italy and Germany /// Solidarity March Ventimiglia-London arrived in Calais /// More rescues in the Alboran Sea ///…
- Italy vows to close port to international missions and to lift arms embargo to Libya /// Women’s collective We Are Here squat a building in…
- 80 rescued in Alboran Sea// Negotiations to get the Moonbird SAR plane back to the Mediterranean// 52 persons (27 children) arrive on…
- Italians work hard to welcome recently arrived refugees, despite a new government that doesn’t want them. Lara J Nettelfield went to…
- Salvamento Maritimo rescuing hundreds of lives at sea//Indecent living conditions in reception centres in Romania//New arrivals to…
- Protests take place in Germany and Italy over EU and state inaction in the Mediterranean//Donations needed in Calais//Protests continue…
- Protests take place in Germany and Italy over EU and state inaction in the Mediterranean//Donations needed in Calais//Protests continue…
- Italian camps evicted / Accounts of Libyan and Turkish coast guards / 73 year old supportive woman in France criminalized / Trump protests…
- Italian camps evicted / Accounts of Libyan and Turkish coast guards / 73 year old supportive woman in France criminalized / Trump protests…
- Failed relocation program condemned by the court in Spain // 1,422 people lost their lives while trying to cross the sea // 59,700 in…
- Out of sight, out of mind- Austria’s proposal for sending people back, in ‘Return Centres’, with new dubious collaborations / Protests in…
- Updates from Western Mediterranean /// 450 people allowed to disembark in Sicily /// Warning for mass deportations from Austria to Nigeria…
- More than 100 people found in a truck in Libya // Finally, some good news from Greece about Pikpa // More pushbacks at the border between…
- More than 100 people found in a truck in Libya // Finally, some good news from Greece about Pikpa // More pushbacks at the border between…
- Thousands of people left in inhumane living conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina // Over 200 illegal push-backs from Bosnia to Serbia in…
- Thousands of people left in inhumane living conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina // Over 200 illegal push-backs from Bosnia to Serbia in…
- HRW report highlights the situation at the border / Boat sinks off Cyprus / SOS Mediterranee to reevaluate its operations / Rumors about…
- Children in Syria are growing up having only known war//a released video of the murder scene by the LBC//a HWR report on children’s denied…
- 69 people arrested in Morocco// The Libyan Government rejects proposal to build migrant centres in Libya// Italian Coast Guard uneasy about…
- 69 people arrested in Morocco// The Libyan Government rejects proposal to build Migrant Centres in Libya// Italian Coast Guard uneasy about…
- 69 people arrested in Morocco// The Libyan Government rejects proposal to build Migrant Centres in Libya// Italian Coast Guard uneasy about…
- Who gets to decide fate of Syrians? The states, of course // Turkish detention policy is inhumane and people continue to be trapped //…
- UNHCR complicity in Libya // People smuggling in Nador // Sea rescues // New arrivals in Greece // Violence on the Bosnian-Croatian border…
- "Feature: Violations of human rights pushes people away from Bulgaria"
- People coming together in Greece, again // Visegrad four refuse to comply with relocation scheme // Danger in Afghanistan // Increased…
- "AYS DAILY DIGEST 24/07/18: Wildfires and Solidarity in Greece"
- Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi, Italian activists, went to Velika Kladuša and Bihać for the third time to bring help. For AYS they…
- Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi, Italian activists, went to Velika Kladuša and Bihać for the third time to bring help. For AYS they…
- "Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch said: “Disputes over rescues put lives at risk” // As #Athensfire continues people organize themselves to…"
- "AYS DAILY DIGEST 25/7/18: EC moves forward with suggestions on Controlled Centers and external platforms"
- The reason for Libyan Coast Guard’s increase in captures / Videos of pregnant women on board Sarost 5 / Turkish political activist Turgut…
- The reason for Libyan Coast Guard’s increase in captures, videos of pregnant women on board Sarost 5, Turkish political activist Turgut…
- Spain has registered nearly 21,000 refugees so far this year//Route from Libya to Italy claims the lives of one in 19 people//The Sarost 5…
- 283 Adults and Children Rescued Today by Salvamento Maritimo//Women Bitten By Poisonous Snake in Vial//Female Volunteers Needed in…
- "AYS Daily Digest 28/07/2018: 1504 deaths at Sea in 2018. More than Half Died In Last 2 months."
- Russian scheme to return Syrian refugees//6 drown off coast of Turkey//Italian prosecutor investigates crew of #Iuventa//New arrivals in…
- "AYS Daily Digest 29.07.18: Will the Sarost 5 Finally Disembark Today?"
- Save the children reports about exploitation of vulnerable groups / World Day against Trafficking in Persons / First Pushback by Italian…
- "AYS Daily Digest 30/07/18: Children are victims of slavery in Italy"
- Concerns after Italy pushed back to the boat with 108 people to Libya // 9 hours in the line to register for asylum in Rome // No solution…
- Concerns after Italy pushed back a boat with 108 people to Libya // 9 hours in line to register for asylum in Rome // No solution for…
- 57 751 people reached Europe by the Mediterranean sea so far 2018 // Refugees transiting through Tunisia // Two people shot in Serbia //…
- 57,751 people reached Europe by the Mediterranean Sea so far 2018 // Refugees transiting through Tunisia // Two people shot in Serbia //…
- Aid in Iraq slowing / LBC not letting anyone reach Europe since July 16 / Proactiva Open Arms rescues 87 people / More fences in Italy / EU…
- Aid in Iraq slowing / LBC not letting anyone reach Europe since July 16 / Proactiva Open Arms rescues 87 people / More fences in Italy / EU…
- More than 1,500 refugees have already lost their lives this year crossing the Mediterranean // Proactiva Open Arms is still stuck off the…
- More than 1,500 refugees have already lost their lives this year crossing the Mediterranean // Proactiva Open Arms is still stuck off the…
- "The following document presents testimonies of push-back according to the catchment place: from Croatia, inner land and the border area…"
- One third of the 10,453 killed and wounded in 2017 in Afghanistan were minors // During the first half of this year, 1,692 citizens were…
- One third of the 10,453 killed and wounded in 2017 in Afghanistan were minors // During the first half of this year, 1,692 citizens were…
- Bajed Kandala is a camp in the North-West of the Kurdistan Region, in Iraq, where desplaced Yazidi people have been living for four years…
- "The following document presents testimonies of push-back according to the catchment place: from Croatia, inner land and the border area…"
- Rescues at sea // Update from Lesvos // Help needed in Belgrade // Border Patrols in Germany // Day of Protest on Malta // Public showers…
- As well as an Uighur man’s deportation from Germany / Italy gifting the LBC with 12 ships / language resources for refugees in France /…
- The past days, two testimonies of unlawful and violent push-backs were recorded by No Name Kitchen in Velika Kladuša, BiH. Sexual…
- AYS publishes its 1000th story on Medium / Libya receives more ships from Italy / Samos hotspot at 600% of its capacity / Another report of…
- "Mass arrests in Morocco / Malta continues to block sea rescues / Libya : Fears and risks of trafficking in 7th most dangerous country in…"
- "Mass arrests in Morocco / Malta continues to block sea rescues / Libya : Fears and risks of trafficking in 7th most dangerous country in…"
- Russia’s plans to return Syrians / Drowning off Turkish coast / Open Arms allowed to disembark in Spain / Volunteer oppression in Bosnia…
- Prolonged hand of the African and EU policies threatens lives in Morocco / New arrivals and old problems at the overcrowded facilities in…
- 30 People Arrested in Morocco During Raids//Unrecognised corpses ending up in Nador// Half the People Saved by the Aquarius are Under 18//…
- Rescues at sea // Border police violence in Morocco, EU turns away // New arrivals in Greece // Refugees protest UNHCR in Athens //…
- Rescues at sea // Border police violence in Morocco, EU turns away // New arrivals in Greece // Refugees protest UNHCR in Athens //…
- Many women who have escaped from the countries with widespread violence, cannot move legally through out Euope due to the tight border…
- The past days, two testimonies of unlawful and violent push-backs were recorded by No Name Kitchen in Velika Kladusa, BiH. Sexual…
- Guessing games and people’s lives in the Mediterranean // No decrease in asylum seekers in Greece, conditions remain deplorable // New…
- Guessing games and people’s lives in the Mediterranean // No decrease in asylum seekers in Greece, conditions remain deplorable // New…
- Guessing games and people’s lives in the Mediterranean // No decrease in asylum seekers in Greece, conditions remain deplorable // New…
- Constant pressure over refugees and volunteers in Paris // War on children in Yemen and Syria // The hunt for people on the move continues…
- Constant pressure over refugees and volunteer in Paris // War on children in Yemen and Syria // The hunt for people on the move continues…
- Further reports of arrests and violent police raids in camps in Nador, Morocco / More reports of death and danger in Afghanistan as…
- We live in times when too often we have to remind ourselves of the basic human rights. Universal Declarations for Human Rights, Article 1…
- 203 people arrive to Lesvos // Mission Lifeline has a new boat // People in Morocco bused away from the coast // Italian Coastguard ship…
- AYS team went again to two cities in Bosnia close to the border with Croatia only to find even more precarious living conditions, as well…
- AYS team went again to two cities in Bosnia closed to the border with Croatia only to find even more precarious living conditions, as well…
- Many women who have escaped from countries with widespread violence cannot move legally throughout Europe due to tight border controls. For…
- More than 10,000 refugees stuck on Lesvos / Teachers and educational materials needed in Athens / Germany reaches an agreement with Greece…
- More than 10.000 refugees stuck on Lesvos. Teachers and educational materials needed in Athens. Germany reached an agreement with Greece to…
- Rescues at sea//New arrivals in Greece//School Opens on Samos//Overcrowding at all time worst on Lesvos//Border patrols increase in…
- "Since 2008, not even one person was granted asylum in Bosnia // Legal experts: Italy is likely violating article 5 of the European…"
- Frontex heralds better border control as reducing migration to a “manageable” level while giving a tacit nod of approval to sadistic…
- Effects of the literal darkness of Libyan detention centers / Diciotti ship blocked in Italy for third day / Women in danger on Lesvos /…
- No solution has been found for the 150 people aboard the Italian Coast Guard ship Diciotti//Moroccan authorities continue crackdown on…
- People in Italy, in Catania, won first victory against Matteo Salvin // Criminal investigation against Salvini announced by the prosecution…
- Victory and Investigation against Italy’s Matteo Salvini // Salvamento Maritimo Rescues 174 people // Over 10,000 Rohingya Refugees march…
- Fascists in Germany are mobilizing against people on the move and antifascists // Call from solidarity from Chemnitz // People from…
- Over 500 people arrived on the coast of Andalusia this weekend / new arrivals number in Greece and Italy / bloody fascist protest in…
- Illegal push-backs increases in Greece / Iraq is in the media shade but the humanitarian needs are still big / Families arriving in…
- New report by UNHCR gives clear picture of arrivals in Europe / List of needs and donations in BiH / Event in Germany in support of the…
- An atypical update from the border inside of the European Union
- Clashes in Tripoli put the lives of refugees in grave danger//ERCI response to police accusations//Donations needed for Lesvos//Aftermath…
- Tired of waiting, a group of refugees occupied the offices of CRS on July 27th demanding cash cards worth 150 euros, the only source of…
- Clashes in Tripoli put the lives of refugees in grave danger//ERCI response to police accusations//Donations needed for Lesvos//Aftermath…
- Tired of waiting, a group of refugees occupied the offices of CRS on July 27th demanding cash cards worth 150 euros, the only source of…
- "A weekly summary of the most important news — Libya in a state of emergency, additionally putting more refugee lives in danger / Police…"
- Europe is not a safe haven // About 2,500 people pushed back from Croatia this year // State of emergency in Tripoli // 8,359 people in…
- An atypical update from the border inside of the European Union
- Dangerous rumors are spreading in refugee camps like Vial due to, among other things, the lack of legal information and the length of the…
- Another ceasefire in Libya // Fighting intensifies in Idlib // 30,000 people have disappeared in the Sahara since 2014 // Unknown…
- Dangerous rumors are spread in refugee camps like Vial due to, among other things, the lack of legal information and the length of the…
- Volunteer deported from Turkey / Alarmphone volunteer deported within Morocco / Italy arrests famous Tunisian fishermen / Vial hotspot not…
- Police have removed any signs of the presence of the 500 people in the Grande-Synthe area in the north of France / Refugees in Italy face…
- Report from the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia by the No Name Kitchen
- Evictions in Rome // Controlling narratives and building borders in the world and in the mind // Greek government deftly leverages right…
- “The game” — is how people on the move call every attempt to cross the borders, as the chances to make it work are so slim. While you are…
- Sea Rescues//New Arrivals in Greece//Classes in Athens//Fire on Samos//Czech Vigilantes Boast Police Connections//Spanish investigation…
- Where will all the people from Moria go? // What will happen with camps in Chios and Samos? // ‘Cruel and unlawful treatment of people on…
- “The game” — is how people on the move call every attempt to cross the borders, as the chances to make it work are so slim. While you are…
- “When my 20 year old son arrived in Greece, instead of being able to claim asylum, he was arrested by police, he had with him our family’s…
- UN High Commissioner speaks out against human rights abuses in Italy // Death at sea, with no more witnesses // Protests in Malta as Sea…
- UN High Commissioner speaks out against human rights abuses in Italy // Death at sea, with no more witnesses // Protests in Malta as Sea…
- Brussels wants to be involved in decisions / More than 13 million Syrians in need of aid / German government admits inhumane conditions in…
- “When my 20 year old son arrived in Greece, instead of being able to claim asylum, he was arrested by police, he had with him our family’s…
- The situation of the IDP in Syria increasingly worrying in the past six months//Frontex to receive 11.3 billion euros over six years//The…
- More people keep coming to Calais and Dunkirk again, while the police is trying to prevent new jungles.
- Help and donations needed in Sarajevo//15 asylum-seekers detained at Belgrade airport//Overcrowding issues continue on Greek…
- "Also: Measles epidemic happening in Libya / Solidarity for LGBTQ+ refugees / Almost 400 people arriving on Greek islands on Sunday / Racist…"
- Also measles epidemic happening in Libya / solidarity for LGBTQ+ refugees / almost 400 people arriving on Greek islands on Sunday / racist…
- Severe health issues mounting up in Moria, Lesvos — urgent evacuation indispensable / Collective suicide attempt in Austrian detention…
- Number of pull-backs and arrests increasing / Greece reportedly wants to transfer 3000 people from Lesvos to mainland / Protests in Larissa…
- Human rights violations continue in Morocco // Transfers to the mainland — and then what? // Aid Brigade needs help in Bosnia // Arrivals…
- Human rights violations continue in Morocco // Transfers to the mainland — and then what? // Aid Brigade needs help in Bosnia // Arrivals…
- Deportations from Morocco / Violence in Tripoli / Apology from EASO to Advocates Abroad / Many transfers from islands to mainland Greece /…
- The “right to peace” versus the reality // The evacuation of Chios begins with 100 people // over 100 arrive in Greece // New Squat in…
- The “right to peace” versus the reality // The evacuation of Chios begins with 100 people // over 100 arrive in Greece // New Squat in…
- Asylum seekers from Syria tried to commit suicide in Albanian closed center // Transfer of people from islands to the mainlands continues…
- "And: Asylum seekers from Syria tried to commit suicide in Albanian closed center // Transfer of people from islands to the mainlands…"
- Deportations from Morocco / 20,881 people have arrived in Italy so far in 2018 / Protest against prison-like detention in Denmark /…
- Moroccan NGOs statement on pushbacks // EU anti-fraud watchdog investigating Greek misuse of refugee funds // Colibri patrols the…
- Video witnessing inhumane violence at Tangier detention centre//192,000 people are in need of protection in Libya, as clashes intensify…
- 80,602 people entered Europe by sea in 2018 while 1,730 died at sea whle trying // Over 11.900 people entered Bosnia this year // Police in…
- 80,602 people entered Europe by sea in 2018 while 1,730 died at sea whle trying // Over 11.900 people entered Bosnia this year // Police in…
- Despite the fact that most of the people who are arriving now in the EU are coming from a war-torn country, nothing is being done to…
- Despite the fact that most of the people who are arriving now in the EU are coming from a war-torn country, nothing is being done to…
- Protests in Germany // Needs in France // Devastating conditions in Greece // Ten more people die along the route.
- Protests in Germany // Needs in France // Devastating conditions in Greece — refugees forced to pay for heating // Ten more people die…
- Temperatures at Croatian border drop to 2 degrees Celsius / Confusion over the “anti-immigration tax” in Hungary / Authorities continuously…
- Attacks to solidarity happening again in Italy//More deaths in the Mediterranean//Statistis on arrivals to Greek islands//Testimonies of…
- Attacks on solidarity happening again in Italy//More deaths in the Mediterranean//Statistics on arrivals to Greek islands//Testimonies of…
- Death in Morocco // More humiliation from Greek Border Police at Evros // Remembering the 366 who lost their lives off Lampedusa in 2013…
- New rescue ship with Italian flag begins operations//Refugees in Greece denied transportation to their own asylum interviews//Suspects…
- New rescue ship with Italian flag begins operations / Refugees in Greece denied transportation to their own asylum interviews / Suspects…
- The violence, war and persecution prevalent in the areas they flee is well documented. But this article considers the relatively untold…
- Why violence at the EU borders remind of Srebrenica, and what role plays patriarchy in today’s Europe.
- Arrivals in Greece // Possible sea pusbhack in Greece // More rescued off of Spain // People in Germany, France, and Greece find no…
- Arrivals in Greece // Possible sea pusbhack in Greece // More rescued off of Spain // People in Germany, France, and Greece find no respite…
- Why violence at the EU borders remind of Srebrenica, and what role plays patriarchy in today’s Europe.
- Hundreds of thousands people on the streets of European cities showing solidarity // Over 1000 people rescued in the sea this weekend //…
- Hundreds of thousands people on the streets of European cities showing solidarity // Over 1000 people rescued in the sea this weekend //…
- Aquarius needs your help // Arrivals on Greek islands up this week // Now between 1,500 and 1,700 people in Grande-Synthe Region //…
- Aquarius needs your help // Arrivals to Greek islands up this week // Now between 1,500 and 1,700 people in Grande-Synthe Region //…
- As the temperatures fall, the situation for many people is worsening all over Europe / EASO to support Greek Asylum Service with…
- As temperatures fall, the situation for many people is worsening all over Europe / EASO to support Greek Asylum Service with interviews /…
- 9 Dead and 25 Missing after Boat Capsizes near Turkey// Syrian Humanitarian Crisis to Continue for years// 14 Children Dead as…
- Colibri plane needs donations//Living conditions on Aegean islands remain dire//Legal volunteers needed//Moroccan navy shoots 16-year old…
- One person died or went missing for every 48 people who came to Europe this year // 16 per cent of individuals who came cross the sea since…
- One person died or went missing for every 48 people who came to Europe this year // 16 per cent of individuals who came cross the sea…
- Women, men and pre-school children have been targeted by sexual abusers in Greece // Eleven refugees burnt alive in a car accident near…
- Women, men and pre-school children have been targeted by sexual abusers in Greece // Eleven refugees burnt alive in a car accident near…
- Recognized refugees in Greece will be entiteled to the same state assistance as low-income individuals / Why children in Moria do not…
- Rescues in the Western and Central Mediterranean /// Syrian government demolishes refugees homes /// #Lifttheban campaign for the right to…
- Rescues in the Western and Central Mediterranean /// Syrian government demolishes refugees homes /// #Lifttheban campaign for the right to…
- E.U. Council will meet, discuss refugee policy tomorrow // Malta and Italy play hot-potato with rescue boats // Rumors of an eviction in…
- EU Council meeting on migration not taking into consideration urgent issues // EASO and Frontex under spotlight for irregularities in their…
- EU Council meeting on migration not taking into consideration urgent issues//EASO and Frontex under spotlight for irregularities in their…
- The EU idea of the “regional disembarkation platforms” is still alive // Conditions in Bosnia are not improving // Police in Moria…
- The EU idea of the “regional disembarkation platforms” is still alive // Conditions in Bosnia are not improving // Police in Moria…
- Refugees are being denied food in the Aegean camps as overcrowding worsens
- Refugees are being denied food in the Aegean camps as overcrowding worsens.
- Protests and marches in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Two children lost their lives as a boat sank in Turkey / additional assistance announced…
- Protests and marches in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Two children lost their lives as a boat sank in Turkey / Additional assistance announced…
- A rumour that borders between Bosnia and Croatia are open has been circulated in the last days. This rumour is untrue. Please be warned…
- Around 250 people gathered at the border crossing between Bosnia and the EU // People brought from Sarajevo to new Usivak camp//Refugees…
- Turkey deports Syrians//New arrivals on Samos//Conditions worsen on Samos//boat sinks in Evros region, children feared dead//Suicide in…
- Turkey deports Syrians // New arrivals on Samos// Conditions worsen on Samos // Boat sinks in Evros region, children feared dead // Suicide…
- Officials more intent on preserving their reputation (and funding) than securing safety for victims in Greece // Updates from Bosnia // EU…
- Officials more intent on preserving their reputation (and funding) than securing safety for victims in Greece // Updates from Bosnia // EU…
- More unnecessary deaths at sea /// Activists face jail in France /// Another reception project set to close in Italy /// EU states free to…
- More unnecessary deaths at Sea /// activists face jail in France /// Another reception project set to close in Italy /// EU states free to…
- More people die at the Lebanese/Turkish border /// The odissey of the refugees of via Scorticabove in Rome carries on /// Bosnian/Croatian…
- More people die at the Lebanese-Turkish border /// The EU-Turkey deal is an insult to human life and dignity /// Mental health situation…
- People protesting at the border crossing in Bosnia and Herzegovina left the site, refugees in BiH still in need of a solution / As the…
- People protesting at the border crossing in Bosnia and Herzegovina left the site; refugees in BiH still in need of a solution / As the…
- At Last, Refugees Engage in Political Debate in Europe.
- October report on Greek islands // Deals between Greece and Germany // New block aids from Croatia // Updates from Serbia and Bosnia //…
- Feature
- At Last, Refugees Engage in Political Debate in Europe.
- Chaos in Idlib Province // Nearly 100,000 migrants have made the crossing to Europe this year // Refugee children’s access to school //…
- Chaos in Idlib Province // Nearly 100,000 people have made the crossing to Europe this year // Refugee children’s access to school //…
- Chaos in Idlib Province // Nearly 100,000 migrants have made the crossing to Europe this year // Refugee children’s access to school //…
- The following document presents testimonies of illegal push-backs where displaced people are expelled into the Bosnian territory from the…
- France deported minors to Morocco // Police violence in the streets of Paris // Report about the border violence from Croatia // Calls for…
- France deport minors to Morocco // Police violence in the streets of Paris // Report about the border violence in Croatia // Calls for…
- Overwhelming work of the volunteers in the Ventimiglia area / African embassies in Morocco ignoring their duty to help families of deceased…
- Overwhelming work of the volunteer in the Ventimiglia area / African embassies in Morocco ignoring duties to help families of deceased…
- Deplorable hotspot conditions denounced // Artists in Moria // San Ferdinando Camp completely flooded // 24 tons of aid to Bosnia //…
- Dire condition abuses in Al Fuhraji detention centre in Tripoli, Libya /// Distress calls blacked out in the Central Mediterranean ///…
- Rescues and Interceptions at Sea// 124 refugees repatriated from Libya to Somalia//Arrivals in Greece//Situation on Samos…
- Rescues and Interceptions at Sea// 124 refugees repatriated from Libya to Somalia//Arrivals in Greece//Situation on Samos…
- Detentions in Edirne//Italian authorities delay rescue//New arrivals on the Aegean Islands// 14,000 pushed back from Bosnia this year…
- Detention in Edirne//Italian authorities delay rescue//New arrivals//Deportations in Austria// and more…
- The Calais Jungle, Two Years On
- The Calais Jungle, Two Years On
- Far-right march in Poland // Shootings outside of Libyan detention center // Unaccompanied minors updates from Greece // Updates on the…
- Far-right march in Poland // shootings outside of Libya detention center // unaccompanied minors updates in Greece // updates on the…
- Boat sinks on the way from Turkey to Lesvos // The situation for Eritreans in Libya is not getting better // Frontex in Albania //…
- Boat sinks on the way from Turkey to Lesvos // The situation in Libya for Eritreans is not getting better // Frontex in Albania //…
- The Croatian authorities have been successfully denying the allegations of police violence and point to a lack of evidence corroborating…
- No trace of EU money in Turkey // beaten and robbed of all their belongings by Greek police, and being then forced to return to Turkey over…
- "Turkey: no trace of the EU money; beaten and robbed of all their belongings by Greek police, and being then forced to return to Turkey…"
- "European Court Auditors: Only half of the projects achieved the expected outcome / Updates from Syria / Mass transfers to Greek mainland /…"
- Syrians suffering from Human Devastation Syndrome // Frontex reports on decrease in Arrivals to EU//14 year old boy missing in…
- Syrians suffering from Human Devastation Syndrome // Frontex reports a decrease in arrivals to EU // 14-year-old boy missing in Athens //…
- "Feature:"
- Amnesty International released a statement demanding not to disembark migrants to Libya//Graffiti artist needed in Skaramangas camp//MEDU…
- Deaths at Sea in the Mediterranean and Atlantic /// Desperation on Samos /// Criminalisation of Solidarity in Bosnia /// 3-week-long mass…
- Deaths at Sea in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic /// Desperation on Samos /// Criminalisation of solidarity in Bosnia ///…
- First snow in the Balkans // Despite bad weather people still arriving to Greek islands // Another daemon spread his wings above the most…
- First snow in the Balkans // Despite bad weather people still arriving on Greek islands // Another daemon has spread his wings above the…
- AYS presents the project Checkmate and their five short movies about the life at the EU border.
- AYS presents the project Checkmate and their five short movies about the life at the EU border.
- Serious situations refugee children face continue / What African refugees flee / Commercial ship returned refugees to inhumane detention…
- Serious situations facing refugee children continue / A year since the death of little Madina — how many more happened? / What African…
- Around 50 people who found shelter in Piazzale Spadolini after the eviction of Piazzale Maslax in Rome are again evicted//Dire living…
- من القلب إلى من يسير على درب الأمل والألم
- Illegal push-back in Morocco // Return of civilian SAR ships // Balkan weather report // Racist Austrian law overturned // Sleeping rough…
- Refugees forced of Nivin ship in Libya//Illegal push back in Morocco//Return of civilian SAR ships//Balkan weather report//Racist Austrian…
- Armed gangs extort migrants in Morocco // What life really looks like for refugee in Calais // Refugee Community Kitchen goes to Belgium…
- Armed gangs extort migrants in Morocco // What life really looks like for refugee in Calais // Refugee Community Kitchen goes to Belgium…
- Deportation today from Bruxelles /// Updates from Paris /// Donations needed in Dunkirk /// Man in critical condition after attempting…
- بیرون راندن و رفتار غیر انسانی با پناهندگان در اروپا
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Persian
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Arabic
- The police vs. reports of illegal pushbacks, case Slovenia / No concrete reactions to the dire situation at the Abu Salim detention centre…
- The police vs. reports of illegal pushbacks, Slovenia case / No concrete reactions to the dire situation at the Abu Salim detention centre…
- Volunteers describing the situation in Samos, in Velika Kladuša, in Calais, Paris, Brussels // The EU does not want to give up on the idea…
- Volunteers describing the situation in Samos, In Velika Kladuša, in Calais, Paris, Brussels // The EU do not want to give up on the idea…
- Refugee dies in Slovenian river//Deportations to Afghanistan continue//New hunger strike at Yarl’s Wood removal centre//
- "FEATURE: …but what can we do? // Little change for any good in Greece // Fishermen remain stalwart in refusing to return people to Libya //…"
- "FEATURE: But what can we do? // Little change for any good in Greece // Fishermen remain stalwart in refusing to return people to Libya //…"
- At 6am, before the break of dawn, in what once used to be a pizzeria, a group of war veterans begin their working day providing warm meals…
- Traffickers arrested in Morocco // On-the-ground reports from Bosnia // Humanitarian Corridor brings 70 more refugees to Rome // Salvini…
- Traffickers arrested in Morocco // On-the-ground reports from Bosnia // Humanitarian Corridor brings 70 more refugees to Rome // Salvini…
- At6am, before the break of dawn, in what once used to be a pizzeria, a group of war veterans begin their working day providing warm meals…
- The odyssey of the Nuestra Madre de Loreto finally ends /// Young man dies in the San Ferdinando ghetto, Italy /// UK recognise fewer LGBT…
- The odyssey of the Nuestra Madre de Loreto finally ends /// Young man dies in the San Ferdinando ghetto, Italy /// UK recognise fewer LGBT…
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Persian, 26/11–02/12/18
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Arabic, 26/11–02/12
- Fire in Lebanon kills 2 Syrian refugees//Switzerland denies flag to Aquarium//Donations and volunteers needed in Greece//New testimonies…
- Are You Syrious?
- The following document presents testimonies of illegal push-backs where displaced people are expelled into the Bosnian territory from the…
- What is going on in Denmark? / ERCI activists to be released on bail / Possible deportations in Austria, protest against German…
- What is going on in Denmark? / ERCI activists to be released on bail / Possible deportations in Austria, protest against German…
- Tragedy in the Bekaa Valley // On International Volunteer Day, Lesvos 3 out on bail // Family given asylum interview date for 5 years…
- Are You Syrious?
- Demonstration for Festus Okey//NGO’s demand end to detention in Aegean//volunteers needed on Samos//Report on Greek mainland camps//Asylum…
- Above 70 percent of people in Yemen have not enough food // Force returns of Syrians from Lebanon // UNHCR to open centre in Tripoli…
- Are You Syrious?
- After the evictions of the past 13th and 20th November, when around 180 and 50 migrants were evacuated from Piazzale Maslax, Rome, Baobab…
- Yemeni women demand seat at peace talks in Stockholm /// 6626 civilians died in Syria in 2018 so far /// More people “rescued” by North…
- Yemeni women demand seat at peace talks in Stockholm /// 6626 civilians died in Syria in 2018 so far /// More people “rescued” by North…
- الترحيل و عنف الشرطة وقوانين مكافحة الهجرة AYS Weekly News in Arabic, 03–09/12/18
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Persian, 03–09/12/18
- State of things for human rights of people fleeing danger and those helping them / Stansted 15 defendants guilty of terror charges /…
- State of things for human rights of people fleeing danger and those helping them / Stansted 15 defendants guilty of terror charges /…
- Libyan Navy praises suspension of Aquarius SAR// Reports that 20 people detained in Libya attempted suicide// Conditions on Samos are…
- Libyan Navy praises suspension of Aquarius SAR// Reports that 20 people detained in Libya attempted suicide// Conditions on Samos are…
- Afghan man murdered near Moria//”Difficult conditions” in Nador detention centre//Temperatures continue to drop in northern France and in…
- Are You Syrious?
- Frontex soon to be deployed at the border / Hunter strike in Libyan detention center / 3 people die by car accident in Greece / Police in…
- Housing shortage in Athens /// Demonstrations in Greece /// Detailed report on push-backs on the Greek-Turkish border /// Snow on the…
- Housing shortage in Athens /// Demonstrations in Greece /// Detailed report on push-backs on the Greek-Turkish border /// Snow on the…
- Important documents have been leaked about collective expulsions from Croatia, but what does this mean in a world of “fake news”? // Italy…
- Eye-opening video evidence has been published about collective expulsions from Croatia, but what does this mean in a world of “fake news”…
- A boy dies in Bira camp, Bosnia / protest for the people in Sjælsmark / EUBAM and Operation Sophia prolonged / A report on Inadequacies…
- A boy dies in Bira camp, Bosnia / protest for the people in Sjælsmark / EUBAM and Operation Sophia prolonged / A report on Inadequacies and…
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Arabic
- Human Rights Watch files report on bordr violence in Evros// Paris protest against handling of refugees and unaccompanied minors//Centre…
- Human Rights Watch files report on border violence in Evros// Paris protest against handling of refugees and unaccompanied minors//Centre…
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Persian, December 10–1
- 2200 people died at the sea this year / Reports of violent push-backs from Greece to Turkey / Winter coming to Serbia / French ombudsman…
- Are You Syrious?
- Teenage asylum seeker from Ethiopia is planning to sue the government for its role in funding detention centers in Libya // Student from…
- Refugees kidnapped in Nador Morocco//New arrivals in Spain//SAR ships begin operations//Unaccompanied minors in Greece//deportations from…
- Refugees kidnapped in Nador Morocco//New arrivals in Spain//SAR ships begin operations//Unaccompanied minors in Greece//deportations from…
- On December18th, this Christmas letter was shared in 52 municipalities all over Denmark. It was written by asylum seekers in this country…
- Eritrean man dies in Libyan detention centre /// Santa Action in Denmark /// Updates and info on Let’s Bring Them Home initiative ///…
- Eritrean man dies in Libyan detention centre /// Santa Action in Denmark /// Updates and info on Let’s Bring Them Home initiative ///…
- Are You Syrious?
- European Commission plans to strengthen border surveillance in member countries // Children and the border violence // People are still…
- AYS Weekly News Digest in Arabic, December 17–23
- Detained by both smugglers and officials; abuses of power and funds; evictions and confiscations of the few belongings people on the move…
- AYS Weekly News Summary in Persian, December 17–23
- Ugly and dangerous, are two words to describe Miral temporary reception centre in Velika Kladuša // We bring you pictures from this place…
- Once known as a country that itself produced immigrants, Turkey has become the largest recipient / destination for refugees in the seven…
- Horrible weather conditions in Syria force people to displacement//News from the Mediterranean//Donations and volunteers needed in Lesvos…
- Are You Syrious?
- A story about one journey from country in war to country in peace, over the Balkan route.
- The night I slept in Exarcheia was perhaps the turning point. My phone had been stolen, I had been caught at the airport six times, each…
- Poland has gained notoriety over the past few years for its sharp rightwing turn, refusal to take in a single refugee from the small quota…
- Turkish troops gather outside Manbij//refugees detained in Turkey//45 people missing between Spain and Morocco//new arrivals in…
- Turkish troops gather outside Manbij//refugees detained in Turkey//45 people missing between Spain and Morocco//new arrivals in…
- Abused, harassed and robbed — this is what everyday life is like for sub-Saharan people on the move in Nador, Morocco. Thousands of people…
- During the 2018, we’ve witnessed unprecedented backlash against human rights defenders who’ve been advocating legal access to asylum…
- 30--24 AYS Weekly News Summary in Arabic, December
- Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Hundreds of people passed through 2018 sleeping under plastic sheet shelters in north-western…
- During 2018, we’ve witnessed unprecedented backlash against human rights defenders who’ve been advocating legal access to asylum system in…
- Heavy Rain continues in Syria /// TB outbreak in Triq al Sikka detention centre /// 17,000 Turkish citizens sought asylum in EU in 2018…
2017
- Civilians leaving Damascus area // 3 babies arrived in Greece by boat on the first morning of 2017 // Around 1000 people tried to enter…
- 230 people rescued from the sea over the last 24 hours // Young Afghan man froze to death after trying to cross Evros river from Turkey to…
- Syrian truce broken|Hundreds saved in the Mediterranean|1443 unaccompanied children are on a waiting list for shelter in Greece|Asylum…
- Overcrowding and freezing cold in Greek camps / Returns to Greece may be resumed, but humane conditions not / People returning to freezing…
- Feature
- Preparations for the winter not completed in the Aegean Islands. Refugees, including children, still sleeping in Belgrade’s abandoned…
- Damascus and its surrounds cut off from water supply for days / Explosion leaves dozens dead in rebel-held town of Azaz / Refugee tents…
- Calls for help as refugees keep freezing in Greece/ Donations needed in Serbia/ 801 refugees sent to Turkey / 900 human traffickers…
- Snow and freezing temperatures destroying tents in Greek islands / Frost sets in and still no response from Serbian government / German…
- UNHCR declares Afghanistan unsafe country. IOM report on refugees in Turkey highlight extent of refugee crisis. Official response to…
- 2016 was the most deadly for healthcare workers in Syria/Warship to host refugees from Lesvos/Raid in Serbian-Hungarian border/ Sharp drop…
- A joint statement from refugees and groups denouncing the treacherous living conditions of Greek camps
- Feature
- 193 people saved from the sea | New returns from Greece to Turkey | Slow transfer of refugees from the islands to the mainland | Info on…
- Another tragedy in the Mediterranean with little to no reaction from the EU / When politicians in the EU react, usually it is to tighten…
- 122 people arrive on Lesvos//Volunteers needed in Greece//Situation still terrible in Serbia//Solidarity is getting criminalised in…
- Aid needed in Lebanon for kidney dialysis patients / Spike in arrivals on Greek islands / Yiannis Mouzalas announced 8,000 new…
- Otvoreno pismo udruge Are You Syrious? Ministarstvu za demografiju, obitelj, mlade i socijalnu politiku, Pučkom pravobranitelju te…
- "Accounts of police violence on borders surrounding Serbia pile up | Unknown number of unaccompanied minors in Croatia got lost | New deaths…"
- While EU member states want to start sending back refugees to Greece under the Dublin agreement by March, they are slow to accept…
- UNHCR has limited access to Syrian refugees in Turkey / Call for solidarity march in Athens / Campaign urging protection of children…
- Feature
- The most important lesson for Negia Milian, learned after years of volunteering, is that we, ordinary people, have the power to change the…
- Refugees, including many unaccompanied minors, are coming back to Calais//Many still sleep in the streets of Paris despite the…
- Information on how you can share information / Testimony of a refugee in Greece / Information on current state of volunteers / IOM report…
- A boy dies in Moria | New arrivals in the Aegean | Much needed housing initiatives rising | Refugees in Serbia still struggling | Croatian…
- Update on Greece//Donations needed for Paris//Arabic translator assigned to Dari-speaking asylum-seeker in Zagreb court//Portugal hopes to…
- Feature
- Five refugees died on European soil during this week // No cash cards for people in squats in Athens // Streets of Paris covered with…
- Five refugees died on European soil during this week // No cash cards for people in squats in Athens // Streets of Paris covered with…
- FEATURE
- Zagreb, January 24, 2017
- Series of protests against Trump’s “Muslim ban” in the US and internationally / More avoidable tragedies at sea in Italy and Spain / New…
- Feature
- FEATURE
- IRC builds emergency shelters in Moria//Refugees chased by police in Calais while associations feel “betrayed” by government//EU summit…
- Desperate people forced to take dangerous roads // Closed borders are putting human lives in danger // People in Greece are being slowly…
- European leaders meet in Malta to discuss the EU-Libya “migration plan” / Aid groups accuse the EU of abandoning humanitarian values and…
- Group of mainly young Afghans tried to enter the EU while walking over the frozen river // People from several African countries are among…
- Police in Calais does not pay special attention people under 18 years / One person died trying to cross the Italian-French border /…
- 54 people came to Lesvos today / Samos hunger strike continues / Elliniko hunger strike continues, Mouzalas claims that it does not /…
- well hidden poor conditions in Moria | More refugees in Athens | Oraiokastro closed | Refugees smuggled from Serbia, found in 2 trucks in…
- Follow up on reports of police violence and push-backs from Croatia / Volunteers report from Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and more / Teens…
- Feature
- Details on Paris — IRR report on mishandling of refugee deaths in Greece — deportations, bomb defusal, and pushback management — water…
- Military police forcing people from makeshift camps in Izmir area // Police in France continues to harass people who are forced to stay in…
- Nikos Gionakis from the Babel Day Care Center in Athens, with his team, has worked with refugees, migrants and volunteers for years. In…
- Refugee Rights Data Project reports on extent of police violence and misstreatment faced by refugees in Paris. Terrible living conditions…
- "Targeting of the most vulnerable continues in Paris. Volunteers encouraged to reach out prior to helping. Cash cards in Greece: assistance…"
- "Amnesty International calling out the EU leaders | daily struggles in the Greek camps: a story from Oinofyta | Report: push-back practices…"
- New arrivals in Greece — worst case of frostbite / UNHCR in coordination with local authorities reached a deal to provide more hotel…
- Feature
- 300.000 people in the streets of Barcelona saying refugees are welcome // Refugees in Greece protesting inhuman living conditions in…
- Volunteers needed in Dunkirk//Home Office gives bad justifications for abandoning the Dubs amendment//Turkish camps evicted//
- Britsh Home Office announces review of new information regarding potential family reunion cases under the Dublin scheme in France / After…
- 20th to 27th of February
- Right wing party members protested against refugee children in Oreokastro | Bulgaria — a Syrian family granted humanitarian status, but…
- German The Higher Administrative Court says not every Syrian must be recognized as refugee. / 74 people found dead on the coast of Libya. /…
- No year for human rights — new Amnesty International report / Three people die while trying to cross the Maritza river between Turkey and…
- Report on integration in Greece by News That Moves. Police violence at the Hungarian border. 2,500 refugees rescued off the coast of Libya…
- New cases of police beatings on the Hungarian border / More lives lost in Libya due to smuggling / Basic humane living conditions — new…
- The slow process of relocation // Number of people arriving in Europe from Pakistan increases daily // Protests at Moria // Over 20 people…
- FEATURE
- 27th of February to 6th of March— Calendar of protests, fundraisers and other events in solidarity with refugees
- Volunteers needed in Greece / New plans for deportations / Information guide for volunteers in Serbia / A concerning new draft bill…
- Hungary to build another wall / Relocation numbers slightly increased, but still not meeting the quota / Privacy lessons for all of us /…
- In July last year, Mohammed Jameel and his 8-years old son had their last interview in Greece. They were told that they would be allowed to…
- In the basement of a coffee shop in the Cihangir neighborhood of Istanbul, a group of about 60 students, professionals, and everything in…
- "Greece: Unanswered previously arranges Asylum Service Skype calls to people from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq and Afghanistan | Frontex boss…"
- The European Commission has reiterated that it will not hesitate to sanction countries that refuse to receive refugees from Italy and…
- "FEATURE: Civil Society Talks Back"
- The desperate situation refugees are pushed into is forcing them into addiction, self harm while number of suicides among them is…
- Despite decreasing numbers of residents in the camp, with a lack of information, volunteers are prepared for again raising numbers /…
- 7th to 13th of March — Calendar of protests, fundraisers and other events in solidarity with refugees.
- Volunteers document poor conditions in makeshift camps / Plans for moving people from Eastern Aegean islands to Crete in final stage /…
- Hungary passed a law saying that all asylum seekers are to be detained indefinitely while waiting for their status to be resolved /…
- Smuggling blooms everywhere / New cases of police violence against refugees used to press charges against the Police in Croatia / Floods in…
- Feature
- Another family scared out of relocated home in Bulgaria. Finger pointing in Greece as refugees await news on Turkey deportations. Serbia…
- Children deprived of education, shelter and safety in Europe // Police violence against refugees and intimidations against those who…
- The trouble with the media sensation surrounding an image like that of Alan Kurdi is that it predicates compassion upon photogeniety. It…
- Tens of thousands of Syrian children left unvaccinated / Doctors, nurses and medical translators needed in Greece / Belgrade aid…
- 14 to 21 of March — Calendar of protests, fundraisers and other events in solidarity with refugees.
- Feature
- All asylum seekers entering Hungary legally through the Transit Zone will be detained in a container camp at the Hungarian border with…
- People evicted from squat moved to other squats / New arrivals in Nea Kavala / ECHR slams Hungary — what’s the consequence? / Several…
- Pressure builds up on Greece by the member states who didn’t keep side of their part of the bargain | Turkey having second thoughts about…
- France deports a refugee in great danger of being prosecuted in Sudan / French volunteers providing meals to refugees despite Mayor’s ban /…
- Stagnation and misery in Serbia. News on Iranian policy for refugees. Children resorting to self-harm and drug abuse in Greece as refugees…
- Due to slow and complicated process in many European countries, families are left separated for months, in some cases over a years…
- "“Article 33 of the Geneva convention on refugees states: “No contracting state shall expel or return a refugee in any manner whatsoever to…"
- There are many things that can be said about the Turkey EU deal. But one thing that is certainly true is that this deal was one in which…
- Over 1000 people arrived in Italy today // Increase of new arrivals in Greece // People stranded in Serbia want to go back to Greece…
- Equipment problems for refugees hosted in apartments // 4,000 people present during ‘Side by Side’ protest in Italy // 946 people rescued…
- The EU — Turkey deal created reality in which nobody feels safe. The consequences are violation of basic human rights and total abondonment…
- Family deported from Slovenia to Croatia//Refugees flee Hungary before new legislation is enacted//Court suspends ban on food distributions…
- More than 6000 people rescued in the last few days on central Mediterranean // Nea Kavala becomes more and more multicultural // Macedonia…
- Our voices are being silenced. It’s not just by authorities who have and still want to arrest us but by fellow volunteers, who are slowly…
- Another tragedy off Libyan coast / Increase in returns from Bulgaria and Macedonia towards Serbia / Update on BelgrAid centre — volunteers…
- EU countries in negotiation to enforce inhumane practices in North Africa / New arrivals and again death toll in the East Aegean Sea /…
- Feature
- Many refugee mothers still fear for their safety and future | Syria — Raqqa residents being evacuated; dozens injured in suspected north…
- More than 5000 people asked for asylum in EU-countries since the coup attempt / Help Refugees supports people in need in Idlib, Syria / Two…
- Protests against deportations in Sweden, Austria and the UK |Police raids with arrests on Greek islands | Hungary puts its inhuman law into…
- New feared tragedy in the Mediterranean / UNHCR messing up housing deals in Greece/ More arrivals while tensions grow on the Greek islands…
- More than 5 million Syrians have now fled their country / 29 year old set on fire in Vial camp in Chios / Volunteers with…
- Refugees in Serbia face additional discrimination in a catch-22 bus SNAFU / Izmir refugee community struggling with hunger in off-season /…
- After his asylum application was rejected, a young man from Afghanistan had committed suicide close to Munich on Saturday. Two further…
- Asylum-seekers waiving their right to appeal could receive €500 “cash bonus” for repatriation. Europe keeps its boats far from the rescue…
- Just over a year ago, as the EU-Turkey deal came into effect, I left Lesvos. For the last two weeks I have travelled the islands with two…
- Police raided refugee squats on Lesvos, same actions expected in Athens | Protests on Greek islands as desperation grows | Lebanese PM…
- Riots in Moria as tension keeps rising // Police continues to harass refugees in Calais // Peaceful protest for shelter in Italy //…
- 8th to 15th of April — Calendar of protests, fundraisers and other events in solidarity with refugees, updated throughout the week.
- Croatia — rising number or refused demands for asylum and deported people from other EU countries, lowest number of relocations // UN…
- Feature
- Civil society organisations write to the EU Commission / 29 year old Syrian who set himself on fire in Chios passes away / Demonstrations…
- Mob chased out people from the makeshift camp // Police was not present at the place at all // War is raging in Syria and no sign of peace…
- Giulia Baccosi is a volunteer who spend last summer working in Kalochori camp, near Thessaloniki. There she met Adnan (17), a young man who…
- Update on new projects and volunteer needs in Greece and Serbia. Protests and workshops at the French-Italian border. EU steps up returns…
- "Escalation of tensions in French border area | Syrians exploited in Turkey | Greece:Information on asylum and reunification procedure…"
- A constitutional referendum will be held in Turkey on 16 of April. Voters will decide on amendments that could change the country from a…
- In Libya people are being sold as slaves in public places // Storm prevented rescue team from helping people trying to cross the sea /…
- After we published a letter from Shoufu volunteer group, some other volunteers from Lesvos contacted us wiling to continue this debate we…
- "FEATURE: Europe’s response to Child Trafficking — too little, too late. Refugees returned to Turkey bearing wounds from their time in…"
- US deploys its most powerful non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan // 97 missing, likely dead, off the coast of Libya // Syrian refugees serve as…
- New evacuation in Syria // More violence and arrests on Chios // New makeshift camp at Dunkirk and donations needed // Poland seeks to copy…
- Racial law adopted in Italy despite strong opposition from civic society / More victims in Syria /Extension to Bulgaria-Turkey border fence…
- Attempted suicide in Paris and desperate situation for unaccompanied minors. Volunteers needed in Greece. At least 3,000 refugees rescued…
- There are 12 immigration removal centers around UK and around 3000 people are detained inside. One of the places is in the village…
- Volunteers needed on multiple positions in Greece / BelgrAid volunteers needed / Arrests and relocations in Serbia / New boat rescues bring…
- This is a story about Delia and her bar “The Hobbit”, the forefront of helping refugee and migrants in Ventimiglia. The bar is a safe place…
- Recent surge in the Mediterranean waters — where is the EU at the sea? | Translators needed in Greece | A letter about negligence, racism…
- Taher Al Mohammad is a Syrian man, 31 years old, coming from the province of Idlib, the city Moarado El Noman. He left his city in February…
- Proposed relocation of refugees throughout Greece /sanitation in Skaramangas disturbingly absent / workshops continue across Greece /…
- Border towns all over the world have a special and unique atmosphere and this is definitely true of Ventimiglia, a small town on the…
- "Last week the United States dropped the MOAB (Mass Explosive Air Blast, AKA: “Mother of All Bombs”) — the world’s largest non-nuclear…"
- Aircraft surveillance on the Mediterranean sea // Hungary to stop feeding refugees in camp // Evictions and violence in France
- 60 deported to Turkey // Syrian refugees begin hunger strike in Moria // Timisoara Camp in Romania leaves refugees hungry // More refugees…
- Further displacements in Syria // Boat left in distress in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea // Report from Sid camps // Hunger strike…
- Hunger strikes continues in Moria//Long-term volunteers needed in Calais//Austrian government pushes for closure of Mediterrenean Route
- Refugee boat sinks in the Aegean Sea off Lesvos / Update on hunger strike in Moria / Volunteers needed at Nea Kavala / Update on prohibited…
- Painting a picture of the situation on Lesvos through a recount of conversations I had with strangers, friends and acquaintances in my last…
- Merkel panders to far-right, targets Afghan refugees // Another hospital was bombed in Syria // Bodies from yesterday’s deadly boat crash…
- It has been six days since 12 young boys from Syria, who are stuck for months in Lesvos, started hunger strike. This is their story.
- wall between Turkey and Syria halfway completed / protest in support of Moria hunger strike / Šid camp being closed in Serbia / Italian…
- Felix Croft acquitted of all the charges / Concerns over equipping Libyan coast guard / Deportations and arrests in Greece / Eviction of…
- Three hospitals bombed in Idlib // EU expects to finish payments to Turkey this year // Squat evicted on Lesvos // Declaration from…
- Numbers, the only thing that matters for the EU // Update on evictions and arrests in Lesvos // The “Hub Sammartini” in Milan to…
- Almost one year ago, a group of young people from Syria formed Jafra R2R Team. R2R stands for Refugees helping Refugees. Their idea was to…
- MSF rescue boat recovers four bodies off the Lybian coast//Donations and volunteers needed in Greece and Serbia//Police pressure on food…
- Syria — MSF condemned armed conflicts invading the hospitals in Damascus / New arrivals and new police raids on Aegean islands / Moria…
- Aid reaches besieged city in Syria after six months. Increased Schengen checks proposed to be lifted in November. Greek medical system…
- Fascist attack on refugees in Leros / FGM in Greece / Lesvos deportation questioned / Senegalese worker dies while chased by the police in…
- Lesvos squat arrest update / EU Commissioner on Human Rights criticizes Greece law enforcement / “protracted limbo” affecting tens of…
- New plans to fortify EU // Children stranded at the European borders suffer psychologically // New arrivals and calls for help in Greece //…
- Update on border controls / EU is spending millions on forcible returns / refugees from the center of Belgrade should soon be moved…
- Decrease in relocation numbers from Greece in April // Barrack in Belgrade to be demolished soon // Suicide in Milan // EU plans…
- Previously unheard audio of a 2013 sinking boat call in the Mediterranean / Evacuation of fighters from Barzeh started / Update on Belgrade…
- Hunger strike and evacuation in Belgrade / IOM reports from the sea / Pre-departure centre to be opened on Chios / 77% more people deported…
- IN THIS ISSUE… More information on the evictions in Serbia / Full video tour of refugee camp in Syria / Positive updates and chances to…
- Lybian navy puts Sea-Watch crew and guests at risk. Miserable conditions for people stuck on Chios and new deportations taking place…
- Updates from Athens /// Deportations to Turkey from Chios /// New Statements from MOAS and MSF /// Demolition of the barracks carries on in…
- Migration ministry in Greece claims everything is under total control // Pictures and refugees testimonies are giving a different picture…
- Deportations to danger and absence of responsibility for the resulting deaths / New arrivals on crowded Greek islands; doctors wanted on…
- Syrian families stranded on the Moroccan-Algerian border /// Pushbacks from Poland /// Weather warnings in the Agean sea /// New possible…
- Clashes resulting in deaths in Istanbul / Massive food poisoning at Souda camp, Chios / Possible sanctions for Hungary / Rescue vessels…
- 140 people saved on rubber boat in the Mediterranean / Update on returns from Greece to Turkey / Eliniko to be emptied and residents moved…
- Living conditions in some of the camps in Serbia are degrading and brutal // Very similar situation remains in Greek islands // While their…
- "Also in this issue: calls for solidarity in Greece / attempted and successful evictions in Italy and France / Germany clamps down on asylum…"
- Uncertain future for Elliniko residents//5,000 refugees rescued in the Mediterrenean//Dispute over relocation continues//
- Evacuation of Elliniko leaves many refugees wondering and worrying / Situation on Chios deteriorating, conditions “worse than ever” /…
- UN Special Rapporteur call for immediate changes // EU, one union with different systems // Busy and dangerous day at Sea // Eliniko…
- People killed on Syrian-Turkish border /// Updates from the Mediterranean /// Chios camps overcrowded /// Statements from Serbia ///…
- “I have spent three months stateside in the past year. The rest of my time has been split between Greece and Serbia where I have been…
- Chios camps over-capacitated / Closing of makeshift camp at the site of Athens’ old aiport at Elliniko / Fire broke out in Filippiada Camp…
- Chilling statistics on what “route closure” means / Serbia volunteers report more people sleeping rough, need for NFIs / Croatian activists…
- The first day of Ramadan on Samos ended with anger and another disappointment // More arrivals in Greece and Italy and volunteers who…
- 275 people arrive on Samos over the past six days//Donations needed in Calais as police destroys tents and sleeping bags//New building…
- New report on police brutality by AYS & Welcome initiative / Bulgaria plans ‘designated areas of movement’ for refugees / Dreadful…
- Sweden to deport children to war-torn Afghanistan // Protest against deportations from Sweden to Afghanistan // The EU remembers solidarity…
- After 90 people were killed in Kabul, Germany concluded that Afghanistan is not safe country // 300 Syrian Kurds deported from Turkey to…
- NGO accused of exploiting the refugees and misuse of funds, refugees and volunteers worried / Bad news are rumoured for the families…
- Anwar Nillufary (31) is Iranian Kurd, engineer, is camping outside the UNHC building in Athens for the past 60 days. He is in a hunger…
- Situation still deteriorating on Chios // New team to concentrate on reunification from Greece // No Name Kitchen moves to the border with…
- Anti-Trafficking operations in Greece / Chios beyond breaking point / Sweden to carry on deportations / Unaccompanied Minors in France /
- Suspected arson in Söderhamn / Asylum seekers in Sweden live in uncertainty as authorities work slow on their applications / 10 people die…
- Croatian police accused of new violent episodes / 10 deaths in a van smuggling people from Bulgaria / new initiatives to help sea rescue…
- EU Ombudsam to examine EASO work on the Greek islands / Statement against the Skype Lottery / More police in Calais and Dunkerque / 15…
- Upcoming eviction of City Plaza and two other squats in Athens — activists are organizing themselves in solidarity / The problems with EU’s…
- Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston on cases of A.S. and Jafari family / Aftermath of Elliniko camp evacuation / Information on…
- More than 100 people missing after boat sinks near the Libyan border / Boat with 31 children under 5 years old on board saved at sea / New…
- 40,000 children at great risk in Raqqa, Syria / a revolving door to Europe in Greece as crackdowns on “Second-Time Rejection” refugees…
- Police violence at Hungarian border / Distributions continue in Calais despite police pressure / Young returnee reportedly killed in Kabul…
- Police brutality increases in Serbia and continues elsewhere / Illegal deportations from Greece to Turkey / Earthquake in the Aegean /…
- Hungary continues abuse in its “transit zones” / Syrian doctors to be employed in Syrian refugee camps in Turkey / Police violence and…
- Dozens of refugees and migrants from all over the world know Eva Novotny from small village of Gablitz in Austria. She and her family have…
- Hundreds of civilians being attacked in Syria / An impassioned call out of failing support on Chios / New refugee camps open in Greece /…
- Ahmed H. is still in prisons despite the court decision about the inconsistent evidence during the first instance trial // Second instance…
- Intimidation and destruction of tents on Chios / Cases of intolerance continue in Serbia / Fresh cases of violence in Hungary / Legal…
- More rescue operation in the Central Mediterranean / Demonstrations in Athens and Madrid / Updates from Porte de La Chapelle / Testimonies…
- Lithuania is one of several countries that agreed to accept 1,105 people from Syria, Iraq, and Eritrea. Up until the end of May, only about…
- In another special, AYS brings an extraordinary story by Andrea Panico about the exploitation of children in Gaziantep, Turkey, textile…
- Police violence at the border between Croatia and Serbia / High Court hears Help Refugees’ challenge to reopen the Dubs Scheme on the 20th…
- Pressure towards refugees manifests in police raids in Rome / Mediterranean countries hide collective responsibility for deadly policies /…
- Investigation on pushback to Turkey under way / One deportation from France to Afghanistan cancelled / New cases of violence from Hungary /…
- Around official camp “Paris Nord” there is rising number of refugees and asylum seeker from all over. Even as some of them are admitted to…
- Six EU-countries to come up with a military pact to stop next potential wave of refugees / Burglary in One Happy Family’s Community Center…
- Hundreds of people saved from the sea / What to do in case of a negative asylum application decision / Action day planned against the…
- Why solidarity? / Fire near Moria camp / Needs list for Chios / Distribution begins to Serbian transit centres / Italy moves on agreement…
- Deportation from Germany to Afghanistan postponed / Solidarity to Athens squat from European activists / Updates from Greece, Serbia, Italy…
- Activity in the Mediterranean / Doctors needed in Greece / Call for donations in Serbia / Refugee hunters in Hungary / No new reception…
- Police violence against refugees in Italy / Hundreds of people on the move / Restriction of freedoms for people from Iraq in Turkey /…
- Rescue ships working over capacity and around the clock / Meanwhile the EU continues to focus on detention / Detainees in Syrian prison…
- Greek minister “managed the crisis just fine”/ Islands worried over water shortages and heat wave / Poor conditions in some of the camps /…
- Sweden insists on deporting Afghans / Thousands stuck in Raqqa / The Hague investigates Libyan coastguard / Arrivals to Crete / Protest at…
- Water shortage stings Samos and Chios / Half a million remain without access to aid in Syria / Suicide bombing in refugee camp in Lebanon /…
- More people disappear in the Mediterranean / Water shortages on Chios / Germany halts asylum decisions for Afghan nationals / Tensions in…
- Increase in arrests on Kos / Scorching heat on Chios / Donations needed for the Refugee Community Kitchen in Calais / Last week’s march to…
- Suicide bombing in central Iraq refugee camp / Appalling conditions in Chios / Solidarity at Porte de la Chapelle / Belgium and Poland to…
- Residents of Chios’ Souda camp unable to leave island despite permits / Water shortage situations improve / False rumours of border opening…
- 49 people missing after boat sinks near Spain / Arrests in Samos camp / Serbia reacts to EU proposals concerning Frontex operations…
- New clinic opens nearby Mosul / Hunger strike in Moria continues / Volunteers needed in Greece / New deal for accommodation in Milan /…
- More than 100 people arrive every day to Paris / French asylum system illogical and complicated / European Commission noticed the lack of…
- Hearts and minds, lives at stake in the battle for truth / Children receiving treatment at new field clinic in Mosul / Urgent call for help…
- "News from Sjenica, Serbia: 200 hundred people waiting / Protests in Greece / No positive decision on asylum in Serbia since start of 2017 /…"
- What will become of the refugees from Mosul? / An urgent call for help from a makeshift camp in Lebanon / Sea rescue operation working in…
- Suffering of civilians in Iraq in the midst of liberation / Italy — a young man died because his pain was ignored by medical staff | Greece…
- Appeals for help from Italy / Hunger strike on Lesbos reaches 16th day / More people detained and deported from Greece / Letter from…
- Refugees cope with long wait times for a change of clothing // As administration of island hotspots set to fall under Greek jurisdiction…
- More arrivals on Lesbos / Urgent need for doctors in Greece / Thousands of new arrivals in Italy / Donations needed in northern France /…
- New volunteer opportunities in Turkey / Moria being rebuilt after fire / Call for solidarity with refugee from Uganda / More police…
- French police violence acting as a ‘push factor’ to the UK / Police violence along the Croatian border continues / Passengers in Barcelona…
- Urgent help needed in Iraq / NGO’s announces their withdrawal in Greece / 212 people came to the Greek islands in 48 hours / Protests in…
- Lebanese Army accused of torturing refugees / Hunger strike continues in Lesbos / Volunteers and donations needed in Greece / Violent…
- Activists continue hunger strike, call for investigation of Arsal refugee camp military operation / 35 arrested in Moria after police…
- "FEATURE: The ongoing horror ignored in France / New interactive map on migration patterns from Africa / “Defend Europe” ship intercepted…"
- Aftermath of the Moria detention centre police clashes / Amir Hampay released from prison / Greek authorities criticized for mishandling…
- Pushback video from Greece / New info on family reunification / Legal help to arrive in Ventimiglia / Authorities close long-time refugee…
- Hunger strike in its 26th day / Activist joined the strike and calling other to do the same / #freedomstrikelesvos / Donations needed in…
- Police violence at Lesvos, again / Human rights groups are warning about the situation at Lesvos / Hunger strike continues for 27th day /…
- Mistreatment of refugees by police following Moria protests / More than 2,300 people dead in the Mediterranean this year / Awaiting a…
- Refugees required to seek asylum in the first country they reach even in exceptional circumstances, ECJ stated / Sea-Watch is bringing…
- Activists in danger in Libya / Almost 300 new arrivals in Greece today / New European projects for Greece / Italy to send ships to Libyan…
- Europe — the ‘birthplace’ of human rights / More deaths in the Aegean Day 30 of the Moria hunger strike / Amnesty call for investigation…
- Pushbacks from Greece and France reported / Police on Chios destroys tents of 50 people / Hungary apparently defies court orders / Germany…
- Reports of police violence on Lesvos / Italian code of conduct could reduce NGOs capacity to operate rescues / New report on police…
- Afghanistan still not safe / Syria short of medical supplies / Arash Hampay threatened with a knife / Demonstration planned in Serres camp…
- Protests against arrival of Defend Europe’s boat C-Star in Crete//Protest annonced in Athens against limits to family reunifications from…
- Protest against the slow and inefficient family reunification procedure Greece-Germany / Iuventa stopped and confiscated by the…
- Refugees have limited access to Greek labour market / Volunteer in Calais abused by police / Violence in Serbian camp / Asylum seeking…
- One criminal freed, another returned to custody as Bulgaria struggles with anti-refugee actors / Urgent updates and new hotlines in Greece…
- People seeking refuge and freedom surviving in European limbo / Solidarity with people in detention in Greece, across Europe / European…
- Pressure continues on rescuing NGOs / Protests against C-Star / More arrivals in Greece / Volunteers and donations needed / Violence in…
- Cedric Herrou convicted for his solidarity work / Moria hunger strike over — the prisoners are free! / Libyan coastguard are using guns…
- One of the Röszke11 free! / Greece seeing more arrivals with the summer peak / Anti-NGO rhetoric sparks debates and new refusals / Need for…
- Arrivals and updates on Souda closure / Continued conflict on Samos / Language barrier leveraged in refugee dehumanization / Softex closed…
- Are You Syrious? received the report from the island of Rhodes written by one of the refugees living in the camp. Due to lot of…
- Deliberate drowning in Yemen / Libya repeals NGO boats / Protests in Athens / Austria reinforces border patrols / Situation deteriorates in…
- Among the refugees trapped in Greece there are many princesses and princes. AYS met one of them in Khora Community Centre in Athens. Due to…
- C-Star ship saved by NGO rescue ship / Hundreds died in US attack on Raqqa / More people arrive in Greece / Italian government continues to…
- Number of refugees crossing Mediterranean halved, but at what cost? / Seven White Helmets killed overnight in Idlib province / No Border…
- MSF and Sea Eye suspend activities off Libyan shores / Softex camp officially closed / Increased crossings on the Turkish-Bulgarian border…
- As rescue boats are being pushed out of its waters, gruesome details about torture in Libya resurface / Vial overcrowded as authorities are…
- Pro Activa boat intercepted and forced towards the Libyan coast / MOAS rescues 111 people / Turkey reinstates neighbourhood guard system /…
- "The sit-in in Stockholm to stop deportations to Afghanistan has now been ongoing for over a week. The youths are determined: they will stay…"
- Said Azim Karimi (18) is from Mazar-el-Sharif, Afghanistan, and he dreams of becoming a pilot. Probably like many boys of his age. But…
- People saved in the Mediterranean by few remaining NGOs / Suicide bombers kills 28 people in Nigeria / Volunteers needed in Athens and…
- One million refugees in Uganda / Rescue continues in the Mediterranean / More arrivals and protests in Greece / Portable toilets and water…
- Government in Sweden to deport 106-year-old woman to Afghanistan / Over 300 new arrivals to Greece / Love from Medborgarplatsen / The…
- Single refugee father with sick boy seeking home in Adana / Syrian family with small children jailed pending deportation to Turkey /…
- Austria takes personal belonging from refugees / More people arrive to EU by the sea and land every day, faraway from mainstream media gaze…
- New deportations from Austria to Croatia / paramilitary groups violently keeping people in Libya / evictions in Rome / Border checks…
- IOM and DRC accused of threatening people to cut supplies if they attend the march in Athens / Arrivals on Greek islands remain high /…
- Greek government explores option of giving land to refugees / Spike in recent arrivals raises worries over overcrowding in island centres…
- "Greece: Pakistani man found most likely murdered / Samos conditions worsen / Boat smuggling refugees intercepted / Men found in poor health…"
- Jugend Rettet update / More arrivals in Greece and new asylum figures / Solidarity with refugees in Italy / Paris still with little support…
- Over 5,000 people in Rome demanding the same rights for all / Half a million people in Barcelona in a march against terror, chanting “We…
- Three years after escaping genocide, a group of Yazidi refugees in Greece are still waiting to restart their lives in Europe and, as some…
- Italy and EU under accusations for deal with Libya / Late surge of arrivals to Greece — a message from Turkey? / Questioning the police MO…
- While people are sleeping rough on islands, about 30 percent of UNHCR accommodation facilities empty / 100 people marched in Lesvos to…
- 500 people saved in Libyan waters / No deaths at the Mediterranean in 20 days, IOM says / More police violence in France / Spain, Italy…
- Thousands of people missing en route / Shocking conditions in Libyan detention camps / Scandalous silence about the violation of human…
- Woman in labor on the side of the road in Lesvos highlights failure of “professionalized system” / School enrollment open / Refugee farm…
- Possible drownings but more rescues at sea / More arrivals in Greece / Protest in Sweden moving but continues / Abuse of immigrants in UK /…
- Our friends from ISHTAR group shared with us an report from Fylakio center, the place at the border in between Greece and Turkey, for…
- Refugees on Lesvos, promised swift resolution to their asylum cases, continue long wait / Hungarian PM demands funding from EU for border…
- Due to restrictive measures number of people arrived in Italy decreased// At the same time, number of people in detention in Libya is…
- One of the AYS team members visited Lebanon and camps where mostly Syrian refugees are living, to find out more about their living…
- Protest to close the Brook House centre / Libya in breach of international law regarding SAR zones / MOAS suspends Mediterranean rescue…
- New report on the situation of returnees to Kabul / 223.000 people internally displaced in Afghanistan in 2017 alone/ Sea arrivals in…
- Relocation still mandatory / Greek Asylum Service’s staff on strike / Police violence in Belgium / Update with current needs in Paris /…
- Registration updates in Greece and call for action in Crete // Volunteer opportunities in Greece and Serbia // Call to support…
- Human Rights Abuses in Libya Condemned by High Commissioner//Highest arrival numbers since EU-Turkey Deal//Greece states it has no-one on…
- Alarming messages from overcrowded camp in Samos // Not enough water, food, space // Dreadful conditions in Samos causing high tensions…
- A late surge of arrivals continues on Aegean islands / Difficult situation continues on Samos / many volunteers needed in different places…
- UN commissioner on human rights speaks out about violence against refugees, but where does action start and where do words end? // Violence…
- Jugend Rettet calls for European protest // UNHCR seeks to provide open centres in Libya // More arrivals in Greece // No More Borders…
- "FEATURE: Italian authorities impound ship Iuventa for not signing its maritime Code of Conduct"
- Free Movement Skateboarding teaches kids in Athens how to skate. It sounds like a very simple task, not very important, but what they…
- FEATURE
- Orban ideas prevails in Europe // Among about 18.000 arrivals this year in Greece, there were 34 percent children // Democracy in danger in…
- Stranded for seven weeks on a ferry between Istanbul and Odessa /// Conditions on Greek islands aren’t changing /// Rescues in the…
- Baobab Experience answers assessor Baldassarre / 120 saved in the Mediterranean / 703 people arrive on Lesvos this weekend with 1,717 this…
- Question for the UNHCR from volunteer in Lesvos // A comedy of errors // 250,985 people left their homes in Afghanistan this year due to…
- German court rules on family reunification time limits / Difficult conditions persist on Lesvos / Volunteering opportunities in Greece /…
- Court ruling regarding family reunification / Situation on the Greek islands / Hundreds of refugee children start public primary schools in…
- The meaningless answer of the UNHCR agency / More deaths in the Mediterranean than reported / Turkish and Greek Coast Guards continuously…
- A group of activists from Serbia recently visited Greece and Lesvos, meeting with people who are working with refugees there and staying in…
- Tragedy in the Black Sea // Court continues to arrest Iuventa // More arrivals in Greece // Conditions on the islands deteriorate //…
- Protests all over Germany after the ultra right-wing party won over 13 percent votes in the elections // Constant game with numbers in…
- Burmese Security Forces Using Landmines on Fleeing Rohingya//Worsening Conditions in Hotspots//Young Man Dies in Italy//Search for Bodies…
- New arrivals and new rescues on the Mediterranean and the Aegean route /// news from Rome and Gorizia in Italy, Belgium, Germany and France
- New report on detention and violence in Greece // Shameful failure on relocation // Rescuers again threatened by Libya but stood firm //…
- Four people in hospital, and 15 in detention on Rhodes after surviving shipwreck // Among refugees who arrived to Turkey from Iraq 40…
- At least 50,000 new resettlements planned / Italy launches National Plan for integration of refugees / Two refugees from Burkina Faso die…
- Dutch research team publishes assesment / Hospitals once again targeted in battle in Syria / Despite bad weather conditions arrivals to…
- EU relocation plans two years later / Appalling conditions persist on Lesvos / Calls for donations in France / And more news…
- Dentist needed in Beqaa, Lebanon // Nearly a dozen refugees kidnapped by Islamist militia after being deported from Turkey // Aegean…
- At the island of Samos AYS spoke with one of the two people whose case was rejected at the Supreme Court and they are at risk of being…
- According to some estimates, there are almost 4000 people in and around the camp in Vathy, Samos island. The capacity is around 700. There…
- European Court of Human Rights judges immediate pushbacks as unlawful / Situation in Greek hotspots remains desperate / Arbitrary detention…
- Alarmphone‘s third anniversary / NGOs facing more risks in Libya / Increased sea and land arrivals in Greece / Inadequate sleeping…
- Call for help from Italian volunteers / Some camps in Greece still in tents ahead of winter / MSF report on border violence by EU police /…
- A report on Iraqi refugees’ movements to and from Europe // HRW publishes report on war crimes trials pertaining to Syrian Civil War //…
- SAR Operation in the Mediterranean despite bad weather /// Five New Hotspots to be built on Greek islands /// Fascist attack in Mainland…
- Tragedy on Lesvos // Greek lawyers are fighting a decision to keep people on the islands before their applications are reviewed //…
- Deadly Crash in Maltese Waters//Strikes in Turkey//New Arrivals, Music workshop, and Volunteer opportunities//Donation needs in…
- Moving people from islands to mainland Greece is an imperative, MSF claims / harsh conditions for a growing number of detained refugees in…
- "FEATURE: Deportation Death Sentence — the ongoing crisis of Afghanistan Deportees // Many new arrivals in Greece, with many more coming by…"
- Souda camp to close tomorrow / Greek islands overcrowding persists / #opentheborder issue joint statement / Afghan family illegally…
- Situation on islands is getting worse every day // Urgent action needed // ICRC downsizes its operation in unsafe Afghanistan // Help…
- Who is ÖVP head Sebastian Kurz? / Stories from returnees in Kabul / Breakdown of new arrivals in Greece / Hope project launches new project…
- //Unsafe drinking water in Calais and donation drives//Volunteer groups prepare for cold across the Aegean//Overcrowding in…
- Difficult situation on the Greek islands finally moves the officials to relocate people to mainland — too slow / Horrible state of the Vial…
- Update from the Greek Islands and the campaign #opentheborders /// 111 people rescued yesterday off the Libyan coast /// People sleeping…
- New asylum policy proposal passed to the EU Council / Efforts to close the sea route from Libya / Sunken boat found in the Mediterranean /…
- Refugees sleeping at the ports again // Protests on Lesvos and Chios // Volunteers needed on the islands // UNHCR failed refugees on trial…
- Urgent measures needed to protect children // 400,000 asylum applications submitted throughout Europe in 2017 // 138,300 people came by sea…
- Feature
- /Refugees held in limbo in Denmark/Worker Protests in Turkey/New Arrivals on the Aegean Islands/Situation Detoriorating on Chios/Protests…
- Protests continue on Lesvos // Conditions worsen on the islands with rain // Protest against deportations in Leipzig // One year after the…
- Police in Calais routinely used chemical sprays on people and children in the Jungle / Police in Paris continue with intimidation / Number…
- A look at Vial camp, Chios island / 3,519 registrations in Greece so far in October / Arrivals from Tunisia to Italy / Demonstration at…
- They argue that the judges should overturn the Greek court decision / Only one third of unaccompanied minors receives appropiate shelter /…
- A young Afghan fulfills his dream thanks to a scholarship granted by the US Embassy in Athens / Sappho Square protest enters Day 9, despite…
- Serious maltreatment of unaccompanied refugee minors in Greece/ Representative of the EC states “island residents are heroes”/ volunteer…
- The Retrial of Ahmed H. / Waiting for Family Reunification in Greece / Turkish Coast Guard intercepts boats / Language classes and services…
- Feature
- Three years ago, people in Pordenone area in Italy noticed increase in number of people arriving from the Balkans and heading toward…
- 900 people rescued at sea // 5 on hunger strike hospitalized, more join // Thousands still without cash cards in Greece // Claims of fast…
- Courts of Justice rules against judicial review filed by Help Refugees in order to move on and complete the implementation of the Dubs…
- UK scheme helping 1000 carers announced / Six rescue operations carried out today, 700 rescued / 2000+ people have been rescued this week /…
- Protests continue on Lesvos and in Athens. Volunteers needed all over Greece. More than 2,560 refugees rescued over past four days.
- The Spanish ship Cantabria helped bring to shore more than 400 refugees who were on a vessel heading to Cantabria. Among them were the…
- Dozens of unaccompanied minors are currently sleeping rough in the French capital, facing bureaucratic hurdles to be recognized as a child…
- EU Commission must take responsibility for inhumanity of Greek hotspots
- //MSF reports 4 additional deaths//Traffickers investigated in Italy//Toxic food On Samos//Fights and Protests on Lesvos//Open Letter to EU…
- Hunger strikes continue // Call for new protests // Sea-Watch issues statement about Libyan coast guard // More rescues at sea // Call for…
- The situation in Paris has worsened since the last major eviction of the streets of Porte de la Chapelle on 18th August 2017, when about…
- Protest in Athens / Horrible state of the island camps / Syrians in Germany filing complaint against Assad / Winter seriously threatens…
- Conditions in Samos camp in photos / Updates from the hunger strikes in Athens and Mitilene / More incidents with the Libyan coast guard /…
- More arrivals, including people of Turkish nationality, to Greece // Help needed on islands // 70 percent of people who arrived in Italy…
- A wall runs through the sea built on the bodies of 14,000 people // Medical teams are warning about the weakness of people who are on…
- Feature
- Hundreds of people in Serbia are living in abandoned buildings. Some of them are in Šid, the town at the border with Croatia, where from…
- //Sea-Watch releases footage/ /Hunger strike and police brutality on Lesvos//Press conference for strikers in Athens//Alleged trafficker…
- AYS volunteers are in Australia and report about refugees on Manus and Nauru explaining history of the camps, problems and what can be done…
- In the Beqaa valley, a beautiful place located between the high mountains in the northeast of Lebanon, the refugee population per capita is…
- Video proof of crimes against migrants in Libya, another one // UN condemns the EU policy towards Libya // Refugees ended the hunger strike…
- Refugees from Cona reception centre in march to Venice /// Attempted march to the Macedonian Border from Thessaloniki /// Journalist…
- Although all human rights organizations condemn Libya, the EU member states — Germany and Italy in particular — seem to support crime /…
- Civilian casualties in Syria /// Heavy rain endangers lives in camps and towns in Greece /// Data on deportations in Italy and Greece ///…
- European policies are killing children, again // People stranded on Greek islands are begging for help, as well as their hosts // Over 1000…
- Feature
- "This story of 8 Algerian men is directly connected with two facts: the inhuman living conditions migrants are exposed to in Greek detention…"
- tensions rise on the overcrowded underprepared Greek islands / Bulgaria doubles its refusals / Indignation of the refugees in the north of…
- Updates from the Greek islands /// Threats to hunger strikers in Mytilene /// Ex Olympic Village in Turin evicted /// Updates from the…
- A 6 year old girl is the latest victim of this closed border policy / Clashes between refugees and far right activists in Lesvos / 20…
- Libyan treatment of people calls for urgent measures / A death in Croatia and in Denmark / Greece needs more people to help / Germany…
- Reports of violence in Libya /// Incidents at sea in the Mediterranean /// Italy in breach of International laws /// Call for demonstration…
- Afghan boy dies on boat reaching Lesvos//Thirty-one bodies recovered off the Libyan coast//Protests against slavery continue
- Testimonies from Libya // Visible scars on people rescued on the boats coming from Libya // Another dramatic week of rescue operations on…
- Sea Rescues//Fights on Lesbos and Occupation of SYRIZA building//Volunteers needed in Greece//Harrowing film from Croatia//Support needed…
- //Sea Rescues//Fights on Lesbos and Occupation of SYRIZA building//Volunteers needed in Greece//Harrowing film from Croatia//Support needed…
- Hunger strike in Portugal/Statistics regarding Syria/Calls for donations and volunteers in Turkey, Greece and NGOs working at sea/Data…
- €285 million plan for Libyan coast guard /// Over 150 refugees imprisoned in a basement in Istanbul /// Illegal deportations from Lesvos…
- EU, UN and African Union agree to an emergency plan to repatriate stranded refugees in Libya//Temperatures drop in Calais//New humanitarian…
- Help urgently needed in Greece, France, Belgium, Serbia… all over Europe // Stormy weather at the Mediterranean and Greece // Serbian…
- Proposal for replacement of the Asylum Procedures Directive 2013 and broadening of the term ‘safe third-party country’//More rescues at sea…
- 9-year-old child tried to kill himself in Chios, Greece // 15486 on Greek islands // 21 persons rescued after boat sinking near Morocco //…
- //Rescues at Sea//attacks on press in Greece//Illegal arrests on Lesbos//Donation needs in Athens//Activist faces bogus charges in…
- Over the last 2 days over 260 people arrived to Greek islands // Deportation to Turkey continue // Number of people in Serbia is increasing…
- Protests against deportations on the rise / UNHCR’s report reveals much higher numbers for sexual abuse in Syria and detention centres /…
- Commission proposal for a EU Agency for Asylum / Moving to mainland Greece / Islands on the verge of another crisis / Ventimiglia — Calais…
- Greek migration minister gives controversial statements / 14 protestors still detained and in danger of deportation on Lesvos / Germany…
- Report of MEDU on the medical assistance given to migrants in Rome / Transfers from Greek islands to mainland and Crete / Donations and…
- Busy weekend in the Mediterranean /// Dire hygienic conditions on the Greek islands /// Snow and no shelters in Calais /// Demonstration…
- Denmark among the EU countries with the lowest asylum approval rates // What are some of the possible reasons for this status? // Greece…
- Amnesty International openly calls out EU states as part of the Libyan problem / Hard to get passports in Turkey / Asylum law changes in…
- EU denies all responsibility for situation in Libya // Syrian and Kurdish refugees exploited in areas around Izmir // More rescues at sea…
- Libyan government lifting the SAR blockade off its coast / Many rescued at sea / Röszke 11 (Ahmed H.) trial to be continued in early…
- Number of transfers from Greek islands still lower than arrivals / HRW reports on the dire situation for women in Moria / Crossing via the…
- Funds needed on Lesbos//Academics flee Turkey//Rescues at sea and three missing ships//Sleeping rough in Serbia//Day of action in…
- Survey with immigrants and refugees shows their challenges and worries / New horror stories from Lesvos / Patras city orchester gives…
- International Migrants Day opens with a report on police violence in Calais/Statistics on developments of migration movements and asylum…
- #Opentheislands /// Caall for demonstration in front of Petrou Ralli detention centre, Athens /// New deportations from Norway ///…
- Denmark ignores the recent studies and decides to say “no” / Refugees no longer need to pay for flights to reunite with families / Islands…
- Greek islands remain overcrowded / Refugees cross dangerous mountain path between Italy and France / City workers in Paris continue to…
- Spain condemned for Archidona prison/ Heavy airstrikes continue in Ghouta, Syria / Over 9,000 civilians deaths in fight to free Mosul/ 162…
- //Minors abandoned in Paris// Forced marriages in Turkey//Sea rescues//New arrivals on the Aegean islands//Additional funding for…
- Images of Europe on the Christmas Eve are not something to be proud of // More people rescued in the Sea // Migrant died on the train from…
- Do leaders of the EU hear messages of religious leaders? // Do they hear voices of refugees and migrants all over Europe? // Do they see…
- New rescues in the Central Mediterranean /// Boats intercepted and pushed back by Turkish Coast Guard in the Aegean /// Call for a march…
- Another boy found hanging on the bottom of a bus while trying to cross the Serbian-Croatian border / UNHCR monthly report has been…
- 1000 children reported missing in Germany this year / Donation needs in Turkey / Rescues at sea / Greek migration minister lies / Transfers…
- The woman standing in front of me wears a beautiful green dress with small stones attached to it. On the floor there are Persian carpets…
- Second refugee dies in the Calais region in a matter of weeks//No Name Kitchen responds to accusations of being the root cause behind…
- Intro
- I have been a volunteer in Greece for most of the past 2 years, first in Lesvos and then in Athens as part of a team setting up and running…
- A group of almost two hundred refugees are sleeping in a parking lot in Saint Denis, less than a kilometer from Porte De La Chapelle, the…
- We have been working in Serbia on a daily basis for almost a year now. All that time, No Name Kitchen has been in contact with people on…
2016
- Greeks and refugees unite in protest against EU-Turkey deal, at least four women and one child dead in the Aegean.
- 250 injured in Idomeni as a result of a clash that came in the aftermath of a rumor about the borders opening. Balkan Route to remain…
- More holes emerge in the reasoning being the EU-Turkey deal. With only 0.1% of Syrian refugees in Turkey receiving work permits and most…
- The Syrian people continues to face casualties in spite of the ceasefire. EU Parliament passes a symbolic resolution condemning current…
- EU has failed to fulfill even its own meager target for refugee resettlement in the month of March. Meanwhile, with the closing off of the…
- Germany plans to punish refugees for not assimilating into society thoroughly enough. Additional deportations of refugees from Greece to…
- Greece refuses to provide asylum for a refugee based on the claim that “Turkey is a safe third country”. Greek authorities perform clean…
- Today, the body of a girl believed to be a 3-year-old Syrian refugee was found in a fisherman’s net in Turkey. Pope Francis visited Lesvos…
- While Greece is still coping with 53,805 refugees stuck in the country, including those in severely overcrowded camps, a German politician…
- 100,000 people are trapped in the Azaz district in Syria. Greek authorities fear the spread of diseases in Idomeni. More than 1,500…
- Afghan teenager dies in Elliniko camp due to a lack of medical care. Human Rights Watch reports on rushed, chaotic first round of…
- As many as 500 people might be dead after a ship sank in the Mediterranean. About one million people in Syria living under the siege. To…
- Aid groups have launched the largest delivery of assistance yet in Syria. Refugees break out from closed camp Vial on Chios ahead of the…
- Roads to refuge are few as Aleppo fighting escalates. Rise in refugees migrating from Turkey to Greece. Slovenian and Polish presidents…
- The UN special envoy for Syria has estimated that 400,000 people have been killed throughout the last five years of civil war, but openly…
- At least 26 were killed in Syrian Aleppo. One person was killed and 26 were injured in a rocket attack in Turkey. Refugees were teargassed…
- Strong winds and high waves around Greek islands. Refugees in Chios protesting and chanting against border closures and deportations…
- Serbian authorities evicted camps in Belgrade in preparation for a luxury real estate project. Large aid convoys were sent to Rastan. 116…
- People are still moving through the Balkan route and towards Europe, often with smugglers. Meanwhile, Turkey and the EU have reached an…
- The situation in Aleppo worse than ever, the UN warns. Help is desperately needed on the border between Serbia and Hungary. Help is needed…
- Syria
- Syria Advocacy Group calls for Aleppo Is Burning protests to be held worldwide. 260 airstrikes, 110 artillery strikes, 18 missiles and 68…
- While the world is protesting in support of Aleppo, carnage continues in Syria’s second largest city. At least 3116 people, including 859…
- Even as the war is still raging in Iraq and Syria, the first trial over war crimes in Syria is to be held in Germany. All the while, the…
- Syrian opposition group launched missiles at a hospital in government-held West Aleppo, killing 19 and injuring 17. The Syrian Network of…
- The UN has predicted a new wave of up to 400,000 refugees from Aleppo if violence continues. Concerns about refugee health and protection…
- The Greek government plans to end the relocation of people from Idomeni camp by the end of May. Refugees stranded in this camp are…
- SYRIA
- Most of the refugees in Lebanon want to go back to Syria, says the UNHCR Spokesperson. New arrivals to Greek islands have been reported —…
- EU officials are preparing a “Plan B” that does not include Turkey. Hunger strike in Elliniko camp, protests continue on Leros. More lives…
- More violence occurred in Vial camp on Chios, where lack of food and poor treatment of the refugees is reported. UNHCR published a promo…
- Syria
- Around 500 people rescued at Italian shore. The UNHCR data are showing that more refugees arrived to Italy than to Greece during the month…
- A report published by three MEPs shows hundreds of non-Syrian refugees held in Turkish detention centres have not been given the right to…
- UNESCO World Heritage site Church of Saint Symeon Stylites damaged in a Russian air strike near Aleppo. Afghan teachers fighting for the…
- Better known as the Church of Saint Symeon Stylites, Qal’at Se’man is one of the earliest dated buildings in the limestone massif…
- Volunteers report on the sudden transfers of refugees from Chios to Kos — refugees were confused and apprehensive after being forced to…
- More photos show extent of damage to UNESCO World Heritage Site. Erdogan criticizes European powers’ ‘slavery-and-colonial-era mindsets’…
- The EU Civil Liberties Committee is traveling to Greece to study the facts on the ground following the EU/Turkey agreement, but the data…
- “They are just pressuring us to go back to Syria and die there”. Testimonies of refugee living conditions in Turkey. Pilot refugee village…
- The situation in Idomeni still tense, but calm. Volunteers are allowed to enter the camp. Many people were affected by tear gas used by…
- Refugees and police clash in Idomeni. Tensions increase in Greek detention centers due to overcrowding and prolonged incarceration. Close…
- Greek appeals committee halts deportation of Syrian, ruling Turkey ‘unsafe’. Greek strike will severely affect border crossings with…
- Turkey is sending away poor and sick refugees but keeping well educated ones; children are being forced to work in factories. Refugee…
- U.S. Commander checks in on SDF allies on Saturday in “Secret, but not secret” meeting. World Humanitarian Summit opens, with criticism…
- "23.5.2016: Final eviction from the Idomeni camp is scheduled to start Tuesday morning. New attacks in Syria while Ban Ki-moon opens the…"
- "24.5.2016: Over 400 people, including many children and pregnant women, were rescued by one boat from the Mediterranean sea. More than…"
- After more than three months, the improvised refugee camp in Idomeni, at the Greek — Macedonian border, is closing down. Relocation of…
- "25.5.2016: 500 migrants rescued off the Libyan coast today — over 1,000 migrants arrived in Italy and over 1,000 expected tomorrow. Idomeni…"
- A refugee has committed suicide in Larissa, Greece. Aware of the growing prospect of the EU-Turkey deal breaking down, refugees are already…
- 26.05.2016–27.05.2016
- Over 700 discovered bodies in Mediterranean last week. The Mediterranean route is open again. The refugee camp in Idomeni does not exist…
- Many more are coming through Mediterranean route — deal with it! , UN chief tells the EU, all the while UN seems to be backing out of the…
- At least 23 people, 60 according to some sources, are dead following the airstrikes. Around 250 injured, death toll expected to rise…
- International Organization for Migration estimates more than 1,000 people dead or missing in Mediterranean over last week. Doctors Without…
- Statistics show that May 2016 was the second deadliest month on record for refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean via Libya, with…
- Syria’s besieged Daraya gets first aid since 2012, but no food. Alert Phone reports on shift in refugees’ routes after the EU-Turkey deal…
- A Syrian claiming to be a homosexual will be deported. 96 refugees saved from drowning this morning. Red Crescent announces that there are…
- While the so-called Balkan Route remains officially closed, more people are finding their way across the Balkans. More people are in…
- The United Nations to formally request approval from the Syrian government to conduct humanitarian aid airdrops to besieged areas. 55 and…
- Increase number of incidents are reported in camps around Greece. Refugees are asking protection and safety. Today’s riots in Souda camp…
- Data has confirmed that the numbers of refugees coming to Europe has increased. EU to pay staggering 62 billion euros to countries in the…
- Pre-registration has started on the Greek mainland. Desperate situation in Chios for unaccompanied minors. Greek appeals committee rules in…
- There was a close call yesterday when a regime airstrike hit the sidewalk outside of a children’s hospital. Syrian doctors live in fear…
- Relocations of refugee camps in several places around Greece are still going on. People are relocated voluntarily at this moment, but soon…
- Special Report on Minors
- SYRIA
- General
- Evictions of EKO, Hara and BP continue
- EU envoy in Turkey resigns. Both Elliniko and Piraeus scheduled for eviction. Greek government announces significant increase of official…
- Cherso is refugee camp near Polikastro where around 2,500 people are living, including around 700 children. Most of the children are…
- WatchTheMed reports an illegal pushback of refugees to Turkey. EU tries to bury report that is likely to say Turkey is unfit for asylum…
- New testimonies of torture in Fallujah. Ceasefire doomed, MSF hospital shut down after attacks on Aleppo. Greece passed legislation to…
- General
- Syria
- GREECE
- GENERAL
- General
- Idomeni is a small village near the Greek — Macedonian border. Hardly anybody lives there, but the entire world knows about this place…
- Jordan closes its borders to Syria and Iraq. Update on EU relocation program. Construction of new settlements with houses instead of tents…
- After a short respite, the Mediterranean is once again picking up as smugglers are taking advantage of the good weather to send as many…
- 2,861 have died during their journey in 2016. Percentage of Syrians and Iraqis granted protection in first instance drops in first three…
- New arrivals registered in Greece and Italy. Conditions in military-run camps in Greece are aggravating with the heat. Cherso Cultural…
- SYRIA
- Greece
- The route into Europe crossing the central Mediterranean is ‘as busy as ever” with 222,291 refugees entering Europe in 2016. More people…
- While the Mediterranean route is becoming increasingly busy, two organizations are warning about unaccompanied children arriving in Italy…
- "In today’s digest: Comprehensive report from Serbo-Hungarian border, where volunteers and medical professionals are needed. Croatia seals…"
- “This is very difficult for all of us. We are just alive, but not living. We have nothing. We do not know where we are going or what is…
- Refugees are being arrested and imprisoned at several places along the route. Elsewhere, they are enclosed in camps with little food. New…
- ISIS launched a deadly attack on a Baghdad market today, killing over 100 people. 43 were also killed as a result of government airstrikes…
- JORDAN
- Suicide bombs hit three cities in Saudi Arabia including the holy city of Medina. Coordinates for the new camp in Greece with information…
- In less than a month, 15,500 people were pre-registered in Greece, including many children who are traveling alone. In Italy, police…
- "In today’s digest: Syrian military declares truce but airstrikes continue. Hungarian police allowed to push back refugees apprehended…"
- Mustafa Alhamoud is the cameraman of refugees.tv. They began their work with a plastic bottle as microphone and wood as camera and…
- More people forced to seek refuge as fighting in South Sudan escalates. Volunteers at many places surprised refugees with Ramadan…
- "In today’s digest: Anatolian hospitals refusing to admit refugee children with urgent medical conditions. Shelter in Athens urgently needed…"
- "Leros: from war zone to war zone. Syria: “We are nothing but bugs being crushed and the world has abandoned us.” Starfish Foundation helps…"
- Today’s clashes on Cherso in Mazaraki Camp took place between Arab and Kurdish refugees, after a group of Arabs said yesterday that they…
- General
- The anger and fear of locals takes barbaric form as they attack and threaten refugees; we invite more people to express their solidarity in…
- "In today’s digest: The EU decides on a new resettlement framework and harmonization of asylum rules. At least four people died, including…"
- Sections of Aleppo cut off from supplies after airstrikes. Refugees and activists march in solidarity in Athens. Unregistered Iraqis…
- Military coupe attempt in Turkey. New arrivals to Greece. Due to dare condition in Greek camps, NGOs are pulling out. Help urgently needed…
- While the war in Syria is still raging, more people are forced to leave their homes and search for safety in Europe. However, we do not…
- Today, like most other days, was a difficult one for Syrians. Dozens were killed and many more injured as a result of Russian and regime…
- General
- Refugee children, many of whom are orphans, being deported back to their countries of origin after reaching 18. Deportations from Serbia…
- In this digest, the suffering of children of Syria and beyond, the callous ambivalence of systems of order in select Greek camps, activists…
- Following last month’s bombing of the Rukban border crossing, which killed 7 guards, the last crossing point available for refugees has…
- About 300 people took part in protest in Belgrade, while some of them started marching toward Hungary asking for border to be open. While…
- New victims in Afghanistan and Syria. More people are arriving to Greece and Italy from war-torn countries. Situation in Turkey does not…
- Closed borders cannot stop people from hoping and trying to reach the country where they will have a chance for a normal life. 127 Afghani…
- Attacks in Iraq, Germany and Syria. Slight rise in arrivals to Greece with new solidarity squat opening in Thessaloniki and two camps…
- Syrian Human Rights NGO office destroyed in airstrikes. Erdogan invokes silent threat of pressing 3 million refugees into Europe, unhappy…
- Squats in Thessaloniki and the Port of Piraeus were evacuated
- By L. Mertes
- "New victims of the growing refugee crisis on two continents: 87 bodies wash up on Libyan shores as the conflicts and lack of security drive…"
- The joint Russian-Syrian assault on the city and the shocking results have been making headlines for months. Despite this, no action has…
- As long as war and violence continues, people will continue to flee to Europe. News in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan show us what people are…
- Aylan Kurdi’s father says his son ‘died for nothing’ as refugee disasters put 2016 on course to be deadliest year ever. Another refugee…
- Governments from countries along the Balkan route are reporting increase in number of refugees. That is situation in Greece, Serbia…
- AYS team gathered information about situation of refugees in Italy, northern part. We looked into situation in Como and Milano. Help is…
- Syrians tirelessly trying to break the siege of Aleppo. Yemen on the brink of a peace deal. Turkey threatening once again to break the…
- "Global armed conflicts becoming more deadly: statistics from Iraq and Syria. Refugees in Greece: “We Did Not Expect to Live This Life in…"
- "In today’s digest: Yazidis are feeling unsafe and decide to leave the Nea Kavala camp, saying they are persistently threatened by other…"
- "The EU and US reject UN refugee resettlement plan. Syrian doctor to NPR: Don’t forget Madaya. New Skype schedule in Greece. Small fire near…"
- "Pining for Piraeus?: The Oinofyta Refugee Camp"
- Yusra Mardini is a hero of the day. She came first in women 100m butterly at the Olympics in Rio. Some future Olympic winners are maybe…
- Refugee Community Kitchen in Calais needs donations as the camp population continues to increase while police closes down camp restaurants…
- Severe weather warning for Greece. Construction of the wall at the Turkish border with Syria in its final stage. Closed borders is very…
- Hunger used as a weapon of war; hospital specializing in children’s medicine bombed, killing medical staff, women and children in the…
- by Kelsey Montzka
- General
- While everybody expresses concern over the situation in Syria, little is done to stop the war. Even less is done to stop the other wars…
- "AYS wants to hear about: more projects led by refugees! Severe water shortage in Aleppo. Athens prepares emergency plan for “sudden…"
- The numbers in Greece for today and deportations in Lesvos. Refugees learning to code, learning to swim and teaching tools for English. Aid…
- Sexual violence continues to be a major issue in refugee camps. Poor quality of food causes problems. Refugees asked to leave the Horgos…
- Airstrikes and bombing RAIDS on refugee camps near Turkish/Syrian border. Choppy weather and uncertain futures in Greece. Some answers on…
- Critically ill patients stuck in Syria. Dire situation in the Serbian Krnjača camp. Volunteer kitchen ransacked in Chios and dramatic…
- Number of refugees in Greek camps declining every day. Balkan countries putting their reception facilities on standby after the rise of…
- SYRIA
- Harrowing accounts of torture in Syrian prisons. Refugees looking for smugglers while few are being relocated. Man with serious health…
- "Sindos-Frakapor camp: unbearable stench, malaria and newborn babies in the middle of nowhere"
- Greek government trying to set up four new refugee camps in Crete. Fire destroyed the refugee camp in Thessaloniki port. 376 people saved…
- "Also in today’s AYS news digest: The official map of Greek camps. Needs for volunteers and donations. Opening of a new squat for single men…"
- At least 200 people saved from the sea. Regional alliance to prevent new flow of the refugees proposed. New arrivals to Greece. Family i…
- GENERAL
- Turkey-backed Syrian rebels entered IS held territory. Greece and Italy trying to speed up the relocation with the EU member states. Arson…
- Number of refugees arriving to Serbia increases every day. All of them are passing through the Balkan Route, being exploited by smugglers…
- GREECE
- Syrian city Darayya evacuated. Deaths increase in the Central Mediterranean in 2016 and maximum capacity reached on Greek islands. Hungary…
- Volunteers of the Mobile Info Team have been present in Northern Greece since April this year after the eviction of Idomeni and other…
- List of all appointments by the Greek Asylum Service released. Government in Greece announced opening of new centers that will have better…
- Thousands of people forgotten between closed borders. We bring you MSF report from Syrian-Jordan border and a volunteer report about…
- Women’s health in focus on Chios. Solidarity after Notara 26 attacks. More peaceful protests in Softex. September asylum schedule released…
- 6500 people were rescued from 40 boats in Mediterranean yesterday, including newborn twins who needed urgent medical help. It was one of…
- More arrivals to Italy and Greece and more help is needed. Greece islands are overcrowded, again. German Chancellor admits EU ignored the…
- Two philanthropists invested their own money to establish Elpida, a place in Thessaloniki where refugees can find a safe place and, at…
- Protests in Thessaloniki over delays in the asylum procedure. Finland has relocated 38 out of a total of 42 unaccompanied minors so far…
- Record number of refugees arrive to Italy. Volunteer lifeguards needed in Greece again. Food supply cut off, no running water in Vial…
- Only 5 percent of people relocated so far from Greece and Italy. Government is looking for solution for overcrowded islands in both…
- Syria
- Deaths in the Mediterranean. Again.
- As the number of people who are crossing Mediterranean increases, more dangerous situations are encountered by rescue teams. Yesterday…
- Some Greek camps to close and camps in northern Greece flooded by heavy rain. Relocation remains slow. Austria threatens to sue Hungary if…
- Only 2,9% of promised 160,000 refugees have been relocated in the first year of a 2-year EU program. Warm, waterproof clothes and shoes…
- Among the of hundreds volunteers in Greece, there are people of many different backgrounds and professions, including doctors. Several of…
- A Nazi group has claimed responsibility for an arson attack in a Greek squat in Athens populated by refugees. They threaten more violence…
- Siege of Aleppo is taking more civilian lives while people are hoping to leave the city. Over 150 people arrived in Greece in last 24 hours…
- With the “approval” of the Syrian regime, the US and Russia set diplomatic foundation for a possible ceasefire in Syria, hours afterwards…
- General
- More than 60,000 refugees stranded in Greece while the country is struggling with decisions, finances and divisions. Back to school — not…
- Anti-refugee riots on Chios. Calls for medical professionals, volunteers and donations. Volunteers working hard on providing refugees with…
- Assad forces block aid delivery to Aleppo. 75,000 refugees trapped on Syria-Jordan border. New anti-refugee riots expected on Chios…
- Some refugees in Greece will have to wait until next April for their next interview. Among those who are waiting are many whose family…
- Pictures and video footage were sent to AYS, revealing the squalor and the shameful conditions that refugees are forced to endure. They are…
- After the “ Refugees Welcome” rally this Saturday in London, volunteers call on the government to relocate unaccompanied minors to the UK…
- General
- UN suspends all aid after convoy hit, civilians in Syria will pay with their lives for circumstances beyond their control. Refugee children…
- Another boat capsizes, this time off the Egyptian coast. Refugees continue to arrive in Lesvos. Help needed for makeshift camps surrounding…
- Greek islands mark new arrivals, as international organizations once again warn about the appalling conditions. Serbia struggling to deal…
- More refugees are arriving from Syria every day, while the war is raging and taking more lives. Aleppo is under constant attacks and people…
- European officials more concerned about crisis situation than actual victims of the refugee crisis. Horror in both Syria and Yemen as death…
- EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management to visit Turkey tomorrow / UNHCR having trouble with appointments for interviews…
- Rights, conventions and solidarity more and more geographically limited / Confusing and slow process of relocation finds resistance and…
- Syrian government troops launch ground assault on Aleppo. Only 4,455 refugees relocated from Greece so far. Donations needed for Calais and…
- September 23, 2016.
- Meanwhile, according to EU standards, Iraq is a “safe” country and refugees from Iraq have to jump through hoops to be considered for…
- Calais closure confirmed, volunteers and refugees protest the demolitions, only to be met by police violence. Following the UK promises…
- Volunteers struggle to provide accommodation for refugees who arrive to Athens from the islands. Public outrage in the wake of shameful…
- People in Hungary said no to hate and xenophobia. Orban promissed to resign if referendum fails. We hope he is a man of word. Almost 1000…
- Inspired by the letter from Elliniko stadium that was published last week, AYS was approached by the residents and volunteers of Sindos…
- "EU-Afghan deal: Returning people to a war-torn state. 600 children have died in the Mediterranean this year. Over 6,000 refugees saved from…"
- Between 150 and 300 of the refugees who tried to walk towards the Serbian border with Hungary are returning to Belgrade. More than 1,800…
- Unrest in the parks, media frenzy and organizations trying to decipher what really happened yesterday/ Two international activists arrested…
- The Russian ambassador to Britain Alexander Yakovenko has implicated his government’s involvement in war crimes. In a shocking tweet, the…
- FEATURE
- Today, October 7th, the agreement on refugees becomes 200 days old. In this special report we want to analyze what this deal and the…
- FEATURE
- Today 1500 children enrolled in afternoon school programs in Greece, but over 18,000 still await placement/ New routes from Turkey emerging…
- Arrests, demolitions and evictions in Calais have started, refugees are largely not offered any other shelter. Push-backs from Serbia to…
- 515 people have arrived on Samos since beginning of October — 2,089 refugees are on Samos despite capacity for only 850. Calais eviction…
- Feature
- October 14 — new date set for the demolition of the Jungle; UNHCR supporting the eviction and closing of the Jungle, while also raising…
- MSF describes “the worst damage to health facilities so far”. Womens centre on Chios needs funds, volunteers needed in Thessaloniki…
- Terrible car tragedy in one of the refugee camps in Northern Greece. City Plaza mourns the drowning of one of their first residents…
- Many sleeping rough on the streets of Paris / MSF protesting the plan of french authorities to close the camps / Donations on the streets…
- The Calais eviction will start on the October 24th, what does that mean for refugees? France has yet to build spaces where to receive the…
- The EU-Turkey deal — a blueprint to control migration from Africa. EU plans to accelerate returns to Turkey. Relocation process still…
- Feature
- Turkey planning to send aid to Mosul / UNHCR concerned about illegal returns to Turkey and lack of information about people’s whereabouts /…
- Research reveals systematic mistreatment of pregnant women and mothers with newborns in Greek camps. Children from Ritsona finally enter…
- Clashes between police and residents of the Jungle before the eviction//Volunteers are sending alarming messages about inhuman treatment of…
- First day of “final” eviction of the Jungle / Confusion as to where people are going especially when it comes to unaccompanied minors /…
- "From refugees to child labourers: The fate of children in conflict zones. What about children’s education? They are future adults who need…"
- Children left without shelter after Calais fires. Hungary builds new fence at its border with Serbia. Record 3,800 die in the…
- Feature
- Group of refugees arrested in Montenegro after trying to enter from Serbia by train // New arrivals registered daily in Serbia //…
- A year after the Aegean tragedy, NATO expanding its mission in the Aegean sea / AI investigation proves Greece forced illegal returns of…
- … with mutual accusations of chemical weapons use / New clashes at Souda camp, Chios Island / Stalingrad station in Paris to be cleared in…
- The treatment of refugees in Bulgaria is once again creeping back into the news with stories of human rights violations that are gut…
- Comparing September and October numbers for Greece / MSF issued a report on vulnerable people in a Greek and EU system of encampment /…
- Saudi Arabia announces continuation of attacks — more victims of war and famine in Yemen / People kept in military area without help in…
- Russia tells rebels to leave by Friday while activists say Aleppo still under attack. Palestinian camp in Syria under siege. Unaccompanied…
- Feature
- Refugees forwarded to various sites in France. Food, medicine supplies running out in east Aleppo. Tension rises on the Greek islands…
- In an “open letter”, the Serbian government says support for refugees in the streets of Belgrade should be stopped. Refugees remain hidden…
- Volunteers prepare for the winter in the camps/ Bad weather alert for the Aegean sea/ Shooting at the Serbian-Hungarian border/ Urgent…
- No link between migration and terrorism — UN reports / Letter from the Petra camp in Greece / Reports of increased repression towards…
- Hungarian state putting border control before human life. Only a handful of volunteers to help refugees in Hungary and Serbia, often…
- Serbia, a limbo on the refugee path to safety, systematically breaching human rights / Overcrowded island of Chios getting another refugee…
- Cleansings and evictions spread across Serbia, refugees in hiding and running. Volunteers and translators needed in Greece. War in Syria…
- UNHCR says transfers to the Greek mainland are necessary. Shelters need to be improved as winter approaches. Children sleep in the streets…
- Around 140 people who were marching in protest from Serbia stopped before the border with Croatia // More new arrivals to Italy and Greece…
- Possibly emboldened by a Trump victory, Golden Dawn protests next week targeting Chios and Lesvos, volunteers and refugees warned…
- People trying to return to Belgrade after the march of Hope // Hungary letting through even smaller number of people as winter approaches…
- Winter comes as another danger for refugees in Europe. Greek refugee camps are in horrible condition. Day five of March of Hope in Serbia…
- Abdulazez Dukhan is an 18 year-old artist from Syria who came to Europe with his family hoping to find refuge from war. Europe did not…
- At least 2 injured in fascist attack on Souda camp // More than 40 persons killed in Aleppo // So far this year, 170,586 persons have…
- Frontex reports drop in border-crossing but IOM says more than 4,000 died in the Mediterranean this year. Fascists attack the Souda camp in…
- "One of the most agonizing days for Aleppo: hospitals in East Aleppo close after the recent airstrikes; the city about to run out of food…"
- Feature
- Feature
- What makes the integration of refugees in Europe difficult and how we can all do better? No hospitals left opened in Aleppo due to heavy…
- "Feature: Misery in Serbia, fear at the Hungarian border"
- At the moment, 61,962 refugees are trapped in Greece. Often, when we speak about numbers, we forget one important thing — that behind each…
- Europe focuses on preventing arrivals and outsources responsibility for refugees. Changes in Greek camps. Children disappear after Calais…
- Feature
- In the aftermath of yesterday’s riots in Harmanli, the Bulgarian Prime Minister vows to detain and deport 1,000 people. Many people injured…
- Citizens of Europe, unlike decision makers in their countries, do care about those who need help /// Five boats with 112 people arrived at…
- November rain hitting camps in Greece with snow to come / Fire in Nea Kavala camp / Petra camp being emptied out / Aleppo is still burning…
- Greek camps unprepared for winter /// Update on Harmanli riots — lack of access to legal aid and police retaliation feared /// Specialist…
- Feature
- What does it mean to build a wall at the international border; what consequences does it have and how we can bring it down, how we brought…
- Temperatures in Greece remain low. While authorities are still not able to provide adequate shelter to everyone, people are suffering under…
- According to UNHCR, in 2016, the arrivals by sea have been 167,653 (update on 17th of November 2016). In comparison with the year before…
- "Another devastating day in Europe: people froze to death, die in the sea while trying to cross, deprived of freedom of movement, deprived…"
- Urgent medical evacuations needed in Aleppo; countless displaced / Overwhelming disappointment among both refugees and volunteers across…
- Volunteers from Spain and Germany arrested for helping people in need // List of spots in Athens where volunteers are providing food and…
- Terrible conditions at Serres camp; Two women die of hypothermia after being rescued; New camp in Paris grows; UN to make biggest aid…
- More victims in Syria // Refugees are still arriving to Greece // Hundreds of people in the streets of Belgrade looking for help // Borders…
- Closed borders, as research shows, do not stop refugees, but they make their journeys more dangerous. A Kurdish refugee whose toes and part…
- Protests over bad conditions in camps once more/Refugees write letter to Hungarian government/Danish MP suggests shooting at boats with…
- The Hungarian government is moving refugees from shelters to freezing cold tents. The EU wants to tighten Turkey deal. Italy threatens to…
- Messages from volunteers and refugees for the EU — do something! // Greek government proposes segregation of refugees to decrease the…
- "Refugees’ reality: fleeing war only to find yourself fighting for survival elsewhere / A surge of arrivals to the Greek islands / Cherso…"
- Aleppo — impossible to determine the number of displaced / Clashes in Chios due to overcrowding / Hunger strike in Korinthos Detention…
- Today we witnessed, how the world community turned away from humanity and left the residents of Aleppo abandoned. During the recapture of…
- Protests in solidarity with Aleppo planned today, tomorrow, this week. Unaccompanied minors go on partial hunger strike in France. Protests…
- Demonstrations of Solidarity around Europe/ Numbers of refugees in the Greek camps decrease/ Germany deports first group of Afghans/…
- Evacuation of eastern Aleppo on hold, with Russia “screening extremists from moderate rebels.” Streets of Thessaloniki almost empty, power…
- Urgent plan needed for all the people sleeping rough in Serbia // Refugees suffer violence and abuse in the Balkans // 63 people found in a…
- Syria — the evacuation deal slows down due to buses attack | Greece — new arrivals on Lesvos; “closed” camps opening announced | Serbia —…
- Still no electricity in some Greek camps |Temperatures across Europe could be deadly for all those sleeping on city pavements and in…
- Attorneys try to stop the disputable practice, which Austria and Slovenia have already been criticized for. The forgotten children of…
- Protection of women’s health and rights remains an issue in Greece. The European Commission sets ambitious relocation targets but many…
- Syria
- Feature
- SYRIA
- Refugee children who enter Bosnia and Herzegovina are locked down in prison-like facilities and kept inside forup to 90 days with their…
- 5,011 deaths in the Mediterranean this year — the deadliest year on record / Heavy snowstorms and freezing temperatures hit Idlib…
- Cold weather expected throughout Greece//Calls for donations in Greece// Refugees return to Calais //NGOs still active in…
- Feature
- New ceasefire in Syria to start at midnight/Widespread support for arrested volunteers/Austria threatens refugee homelands with…
- winter seriously threatening people on Greek islands, in camps and streets; growing need to tackle the problem of drugs and prostitution…
- Our volunteers and collaborators share expectations on how their countries should treat refugees in the year to come.