940 people disappeared on Lesbos
940 people who arrived on Lesvos within the last year are untraceable. What exactly happened to them is unclear. But for years, reports of masked men illegally abducting people and abandoning them at sea have been mounting.
Greece bans access to food and water for 571 people on the move
On Thursday 18/05/2023, the Greek Ministry of Migration decided to restrict access to food for people living in the "Mavrovouni" camp. Since Friday, 19/05/2023, only people with an ongoing asylum procedure have been granted access to food and water. 571 people are now being prevented from having the right to access food and water.
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.
Leaked police chats
Photos of people tied up, faces on the floor, some without shoes - Whatsapp messages from over 30 officials of the Zagreb Interior Ministry prove the practice of illegal deportations from Croatia to Bosnia between 2019 and 2020.