70 years ago, on the 28th of July in 1951, the Geneva Refugee Convention was written and implemented. In the years after the Second World War, the world was quite aware about the pain and despair closed borders mean for people who flee their homes. Aware, that in many cases, closed borders mean certain death. Aware that no prejudice or hate or racism in the world should justify to deny a person the right to find safety.

That is why the Geneva Refugee Convention spells out the key obligations of states towards refugees. It defines who is a refugee and…

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As the Greek investigation group Rosa has reported, a disabled transgender woman named only as T. has tragically only experienced more trauma, after reaching Greek territory from Turkey:

“The men in uniform who found her on the Greek side of the border, instead of following the procedures provided for by European legislation and the country’s commitments to international treaties, kidnapped her and hid her in the back of a truck…”

The initiative #Justice_For_T is calling for official answers from the responsible authorities, and demands justice for what has happened to her.

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UN report on civilian casulties rate in 2021

A new report by UNAMA documented record levels of…

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As the Greek investigation group Rosa has reported, a disabled transgender woman named only as T. has tragically only experienced more trauma, after reaching Greek territory from Turkey:

“The men in uniform who found her on the Greek side of the border, instead of following the procedures provided for by European legislation and the country’s commitments to international treaties, kidnapped her and hid her in the back of a truck…”

The initiative #Justice_For_T is calling for official answers from the responsible authorities, and demands justice for what has happened to her.

AFGHANISTAN

UN report on civilian casulties rate in 2021

A new report by UNAMA documented record levels of…

Greek Asylum Service finally shares the “Opinion” on the basis of which Turkey was designated as a safe third country, proving the opposite / France asked Frontex to support French authorities in “stemming the increasing flow of irregular migrants trying to reach the UK” / Updated list of communities in Ireland looking to sponsor refugees / recommended reads and more

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Jul 27 · 7 min read

At least 57 people drowned in the latest tragedy in the Central Mediterranean.
Although we greatly oppose the narative of some people being “vulnerable”, worthier of protection or our attention, the news weighs diferently with some people when it is mentioned that among those who died there were at least 20 women and two children. Unfortunately, this is where the story ends.

We cannot tell you their names, background stories, their hopes, life goals, family situation, obstacles they faced trying to live decent lives, what they sacrificed so they could try and escape them, nor how they felt in this…

From Thursday 22 the resistant camp & caravan ‘Por la vida’ in the French-Italian Western Alps is taking place. Six days of camping, talks, events and discussions. A 2-day march crossed the border with more than 300 people passing through Alpine paths, reaching Briancon and Gap in France. (Credit: Vallées en lutte),

Featured: More walls and military at the EU’s border

On Sunday the Lithuanian government thanked the EU for the support given to the country facing the new ‘crisis’ at the EU’s external border. Funding has been pledged by various EU countries through the ECHO (European Civil protection and Humanitarian Operations) programme.

The EU commission pledged €10m to…

Walls and armoured vehicles between Belarus and Lithuania // Busy weekend in the central Med // Tunisia on the brink of authoritarianism // More from Greece, Italy, Ceuta, France and the UK.

Featured: More walls and military at the EU’s border

On Sunday the Lithuanian government thanked the EU for the support given to the country facing the new ‘crisis’ at the EU’s external border. Funding has been pledged by various EU countries through the ECHO (European Civil protection and Humanitarian Operations) programme.

The EU commission pledged €10m to reinforce the country’s border.

Austrian interior minister announced over the weekend the country is sending 13 special units (called COBRA)…

This year so far over 2000 people have died trying to get to Spain, the same figure that died in the entirety of 2020. This is an increase of 526%. 12,622 people survived the crossing only to be met by diabolical conditions and often deportation. In response to the high level of harm caused, Caravana Abriendo Fronteres organised a week of protest to make visible, denounce and combat migration policies.

Migratory Necropolitics

The Canary Islands route is the most deadly. 1,922 people have died in 57 separate shipwrecks. This means that about 3 in 10 people lose their lives and yet 1000s…