After pushback video from Greece – charges against NGO instead of kidnappers
14 people held in a van with their hands tied and eyes taped shut on the island of Kos, Greece, only to be push-baked. This was shown in the video published by Aegean Boat Report last week.
Up to 600 people drown off Pylos, Greece – Open Letter
Up to 600 people drown off Pylos, Greece - only days after EU leaders agreed to further erode the right to asylum Open letter by over 180 human rights organizations and initiatives together with Tima Kurdi, aunt of Alan Kurdi.
Shipwreck Greece: 500 dead due to pushback attempt?
Did the Greek Coast Guard try to pull the boat out of Greek waters before it capsized? Journalists are not allowed to enter the hall where the survivors of Wednesday's shipwreck are located. But deputies were able to talk to them. According to former MEP Kriton Arsenis, they told that the Greek Coast Guard towed the overcrowded fishing boat before it capsized.
Forced food insecurity at the Lesvos Closed Controlled Access Centre
On the 17th of May, Greek authorities announced that starting the next day food and water would no longer be provided for people outside of the asylum procedure living in the Lesvos Closed Controlled Access Centre (C.C.A.C.).
Boat tragedy in Greece off Pylos: hundreds of people missing
A boat with 750 asylum seekers on board capsized just outside Pylos, Greece. The ship was sailing from Libya towards Italy. So far, only about 100 people have been rescued, hundreds are still missing - it could be one of the deadliest shipping accidents ever. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and survivors.
Thousands of illegal pushbacks to Austria
Unlawful refoulement of refugees does not only happen at the EU's external borders. The right to protection and asylum is also being trampled on at Germany's southern borders: For example, several NGOs have now jointly highlighted six meticulously documented cases of Syrian war survivors who were apprehended during police checks in Freilassing, Passau and Munich and subsequently illegally repatriated to Austria.
Why is a state of emergency not declared when boats sink?
Italy declared a state of emergency last week because of a recent increase in refugee arrivals. A fascist government that can now implement faster procedures and measures and override existing regulations - to fear.
Border fences at EU external borders six times as long as in 2014
Europe is closing itself off. Ever longer and higher walls and fences are forcing people onto ever more dangerous escape routes. Instead of safe escape routes, more money is being spent on new barbed wire, more border police or watchtowers.