The government of Malta enlisted three privately owned fishing trawlers to intercept migrants in the Mediterranean, and force them back to a war zone, officials and a boat captain say….
Legal Complaint against EU Financial Complicity in Illegal Push-Backs to Libya
The EU should suspend funding for its program to stem migration from Libya because the program breaches EU budgetary laws and international human rights law, the Global Legal Action Network…
Update Migrants Europe
…Italy – Migrants allowed to do harvest work Italy – Refugees rescued by AitaMari and AlanKurdi still on new Quarantine Ship Malta’s „pirate fleet“ push-backs to Libya in exchange for…
The time to act is now: A letter to African leaders about the Covid-19 crisis
…that the African continent must take its destiny back into its own hands. For it is in the most trying moments that new and innovative orientations must be explored and…
Report on the Situation of Refugees in Serbia
…for illegal residency and illegal entry into Serbia 13 5. Planned future developments in Serbia 15 IV. BORDER VIOLENCE & PUSH-BACKS AT EU BORDERS 1. Violent push-backs – a common…
Frontex, Malta, Daphne Caruana Galizia: Schmuggel-Geisterflotte mit Push-Back beauftragt
…heimlichen Push-Back von Boat-people beauftragt. Dabei wurde sie über Ostern 2020 nachweisbar auch von EU-Instanzen wie Frontex unterstützt. Nach detaillierten Veröffentlichungen von maltesischen Bloggern und Tageszeitungen greift die italienische Tageszeitung…
Malta: Premier-Anhänger fordern „Show of Force“ gegen Boat-people und Menschenrechtler*innen
…zudem am Wochenende den Push-Back eines Flüchtlingsboots nach Libyen aus der maltesischen maritimen SaR-Zione mithilfe eines Fischerboots. Fast vier Tage hielten manche Flüchtlingsboote in Seenot aus. 12 Tote konnte Alarm…
„Slovenia Plans New Barriers at the Border while Pushbacks and Violence Continue Across the Balkans“
…whom suffered cruel collective expulsions from Greek territory. Of particular concern to the network are also what it defines as “chain pushback” from Slovenia to Serbia with the intermediary role…
Twelve Deaths and a Secret Push-Back to Libya
…on the fate of this boat in distress. Italian authorities seemed to be unaware of the secret push-back, as they organised several air surveillance missions on Tuesday evening, without results….
ALAN KURDI Receives Neither Food Nor Medicine
…reacted promptly: “Do not try to push this onto Malta.” Thus, the rescue directing centre in Valletta made clear that Malta is also not willing to help. The situation on board of…