Das Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMT) hat am 19.11. eine Pressemitteilung ins Netz gestellt, die den Gebrauch von Schusswaffen bei den Push-Back-Aktivitäten der kroatischen Polizei beschreibt. On Saturday 16th November 2019, a group of people-in-transit were fired upon by Croatian
Serbien: Räumung von Flüchtlingscamps in Šid
The largest eviction of people was carried out at the settlement in the former Grafosrem industrial facility, but was accompanied by the clearance of multiple other smaller squats throughout the city of Šid / The Deputy Head of the Municipality
EMGR: Unterbringung in Lager an Grenze kein Freiheitsentzug
Wenn Asylbewerber in einem Lager an einer Grenze untergebracht sind, die sie nur in Richtung eines Landes verlassen können, ist das kein Freiheitsentzug. Das hat der EU-Menschenrechtsgerichtshof in einem Fall entschieden, der sich an der ungarisch-serbischen Grenze abgespielt hat. Migazin
Aid, border security and EU-Morocco cooperation on migration control
Since 2001, almost €215 million has been provided to Morocco by the EU to finance border security projects, according to a new analysis published today by Statewatch: Human rights abuses against migrants and refugees committed by Moroccan authorities call into
Migration-Control Wiki: Algerien
FFM ist daran beteiligt, die bislang von der TAZ unterstützte Seite Migration-Control zu aktualisieren und zu erweitern. Die neue Seite wird im Januar 2020 online gehen. Geplant ist, die bislang unter „Länder“ abrufbaren Beiträge als Wiki zugänglich zu machen und dieses Wiki um Regionalstudien und um weitere Einträge – wie EUTF, GIZ, EUNAVFOR oder FRONTEX – zu erweitern. Um für dieses Projekt zu werben und den Fortschritt unserer Arbeit zu dokumentieren, werden wir einige Aktualisierungen vorab veröffentlichen.
Externalizing the Borders: EU Politics in the Sahara
Beitrag der FFM auf der Pressekonferenz der International Sudan Conference, Berlin 22./23.11.19: Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends, FFM’s focus is on on migration movements around and across the Mediterranean Sea. At the moment we are also part of the Migration-Control
Griechenland: Detention Centers und Einschränkungen für NGOs
Government announces plans to relocate 20,000 people from islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos by early 2020 People living in overcrowded camps on the islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos will be moved to closed complexes for identification, relocation and
Proteste im Iran
By Friday night, large crowds had gathered in major cities including Shiraz, Mashhad, Ahwaz and Bandar Abbas, as well as in a range of smaller working class towns. In some places the protests turned violent
Hemeti supporting Haftar
Al Jazeera has obtained a draft copy of a report by United Nations which reveals that member states – the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Turkey and Jordan – have violated the arms embargo imposed on Libya. The report by the
Bulgaria: Update on the current situation at the borders to Greece and Turkey
In the first 10 months of 2019, the Bulgarian Border Police officers prevented 2,122 attempts at ‚illegal‘ entry at the Bulgarian-Turkish border and 3,795 attempts at the border with Greece. This was statet by the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior (MoI).