A pandemic is never just a pandemic. Over the past few weeks, it has become evident how the spread and impact of the novel Coronavirus is profoundly shaped by social and political practices – such as tourism and travel – institutions – such as governments and their advisors – and structures – such as inequalities along the lines of class, race and gender.
„Slovenia Plans New Barriers at the Border while Pushbacks and Violence Continue Across the Balkans“
On Tuesday 14 March, Slovenia announced a plan to establish 40 kilometers of fence to stop the entry of people moving though the Balkan route. According to a recent report published by the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN), the situation along the borders of the Balkans is alarming.
„Five migrants found dead in boat stranded in Maltese waters“
Five migrants in a boat left stranded in Maltese waters have been found dead, with survivors saying another seven people are missing, presumed dead. The NGO Alarm Phone was the first to announce the tragedy, saying Malta was „responsible for
Corona-Control: Tunesien – Selbstverbrennung und Hungerstreik
When Hadda Chalbi received a call from the local hospital last week, she did not expect to be told that her only brother had set himself on fire and fallen into a coma. Unemployed, physically disabled and with a child
The Covid-19 Excuse: Non-Assistance in the central Mediterranean becomes the norm
Alarm Phone Press Release, 11/04/2020 Website: https://alarmphone.org/en/2020/04/11/the-covid-19-excuse/?post_type_release_type=post Twitter: https://twitter.com/alarm_phone/status/1248956494533591043 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watchthemed.alarmphone/posts/2633580120249548 The Covid-19 pandemic has allowed states to enact emergency measures which curtail the right and freedom to move, within Europe and beyond. While some measures seem justified in order to
ALAN KURDI Receives Neither Food Nor Medicine
Sea-Eye.Org: ITALIAN COAST GUARD EVACUATES ONE PERSON DURING THE NIGHT OF GOOD FRIDAY ALAN KURDI does not receive any food, medicine or fuel from Italy Italian coast guard evacuates a person from board off the coast of Lampedusa Italy, Malta
Struggles of women* on the move
When the crowd gathered for the Women’s Day demonstration on March 8, 2020 at 10am in front of Cinema Riff at Grand Socco in Tangier, Moroccan feminists, Sub-Saharan women for freedom of movement, single mothers, and a few Europeans came
Update Migrant*innen in Griechenland & Türkei in Zeiten von Corona
Zusammenstellung aktueller Ressourcen, 06.04.2020, von Eva-Maria Maurer Inhaltsübersicht – Table of Contents Will Turkey orchestrate migrant flows towards Greece again? Turkeys‘ Message Control EU vs. Greece: Who lies to whom? EU demands evakuation of hotspots EU starts migrants‘ relocation from Greece
Zentrales Mittelmeer: Weniger Passagen
Nach den IOM-Zahlen erreichten im März, dem ersten Monat der Corona-Krise, nur noch 343 Migranten die EU-Küste über die Zentralroute: ein deutlicher Einbruch im Vergleich zum Januar (1643) und Februar (1899). Dabei ertranken im Januar sechs, im Februar 109 und im März 18 Menschen.
Ende Sophia, Push Backs auf See vor Zypern
Mit dem heutigen Tag endet die Operation Sophia. Im Kommentar von Miodrag Soric auf DW heißt es: Dieser militärische Einsatz der EU begann 2015. Er sollte vor der Küste Libyens Menschenhandel und Waffenschmuggel unterbinden. Die EU erreichte weder das eine