Greek authorities have stolen over 2 million Euros from pushed-back refugees// March 18th marks 7 years since the signing of the EU-Turkey Deal//New Work Paper: Assessing legal grounds for protecting Afghan asylum seekers in Europe//UK government provides ultimatum to the ECHR regarding the new Anti-Refugee Bill 2// and much more… — SERBIA Evictions at the Serbia-Hungary border Ylva Johansson was at the Serbia-Hungary border on Thursday 16th March, meeting with Serbian authorities and border control. She thanked and congratulated the Serbian authorities for their work.

Deaths reported after shipwrecks in the Aegean and off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean / The politics of non-assistance and the delegation of the duties of Italy and Malta to the so-called Libyan Coast Guard led to the death of 30 people — a statement / Frontex steadily heading in the same direction, about to provide more support to Greece to deport rejected asylum seekers / and some good reads we picked up

Eighteen activists acquitted in Turin // Ukrainians to move off Scottish cruise ship // Football celebrity suspended for speaking out against new UK immigration bill // Worth reading and listening and more … FEATURE: Two weeks, three shipwrecks, 109 dead, 37 missing On 27th February the world was informed of a deadly shipwreck off the coast of Crotone, Italy…

Maxym Butkevych sentenced to 13 years in prison by Russian authorities//Organisations call for a free accessible WIFI network to be implemented on the island of Lampedusa// Within 24 hours, 1350 individuals have arrived on Lampedusa// Violent attacks against refugees in Tunisia following President Saied’s speech// Protests and shared anger towards…

MEPs concerned for ‘European Values’ in Greece // Snow in Northern France // Proposed law change UK — again // Appeal against detainment of the Geo Barents // Violence Reporter’s Guide from BVMN — FEATURE “Let’s celebrate we all are strong #resilient women leaders, embrace ourselves, #embraceequity, from us to all, today and the rest of the year”. Anila Noor — MD New Women Connectors The 8th March is celebrated globally as a moment to recognise the achievements and contribution of women. As part of…

Last year Amnesty International published a report calling for an end to enforced disappearances and the violent prevention of protests in Balochistan. Yet, since then, an increasing number of women have gone missing and the repression of demonstrations has continued. There are currently over 5000 people missing in Balochistan, having…

Voices from inside Serbia’s detention centres //Court ruling in favour of humanitarian activists in Poland // Hope not Hate’s report on the UK’s political climate // Statewatch’s report on the occlusion of data, and the rejection of freedom of information requests & more. — FEATURE Strangling the civil fleet SAR operations: how far will European governments go? As reported here and here by AYS, European governments are hard at work to make the operations of civil fleet SAR vessels almost impossible. Having enshrined a new law in Italy that will reduce operational capacity in the central Med by diverting SAR ships to distant ports, the German government…

US Visa delayed for Afghans in Pakistan // Deportation from Benghazi // Updates from reception crisis in Belgium // Fear of pushback in Evros… FEATURED: At least 64 people died, many still missing off Calabria, Italy At least 64 people are now known to have died in the shipwreck off…

Geo Barents: Detained for saving lives // Citizenship stripping and racism in the UK // Worth attending to and reading — FEATURE Every week in Athens someone you know gets taken into detention. Most of those taken are waiting for new appointments to appeal their asylum decision but are taken by the police during paper checks in targeted urban spaces where people on the move spend time. Once someone is detained there…