Bodies returned to Libya // human trafficking by municipalities in Turkey // insight into the revoked resident permits of Syrians in Denmark // and more…
FEATURE: Freedom of the press suffered in Greece during 2020
Reporters Without Borders just published an update on press freedom during 2020 within Greece. The situation is not good to say the least. The conservative government led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis really sought to control the flow of information whether it be on COVID-19 or refugee issues. Here is their summary:
“Press freedom suffered in Greece in 2020. The conservative government led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis granted generous tax rebates on advertising in the media…
Lebanese bank burns 250 million USD in UN aid // New footage from Malakasa camp // New vaccination campaign in Sicily
Are You Syrious? · Jun 18 · 3 min read
More than 13,000 people were pulled back to Libya in 2021 — a place that is not safe for them. Credits: Twitter/@TilleyMarc
Lebanon
Lebanese banks have burned at least 250 million dollars in UN humanitarian aid, which was intended to support people on the run and poor communities. According to Thomson Reuters Foundation, they lost the money by “selling the local currency at highly unfavorable rates”, Al Arabiya reports. …
Lebanese bank burns 250 million USD in UN aid // New footage from Malakasa camp // New vaccination campaign in Sicily
Lebanon
Lebanese banks have burned at least 250 million dollars in UN humanitarian aid, which was intended to support people on the run and poor communities. According to Thomson Reuters Foundation, they lost the money by “selling the local currency at highly unfavorable rates”, Al Arabiya reports. Due to the economic crisis and inflation, the value of the aid has shrunk despite the amount per person increasing , making it hard for people to get basic supplies like food.
Greece
“Despite mounting national and international pressure, Greece is still continuing, business as usual, with pushbacks and the EU stands idly by”, Raphael…
Human traffickers sentenced to prison in Ethiopia//Twenty steps to protect people at sea//People lodge complaint with European Commission against Greece
FEATURE
Protest in Napoli for regularization
There is a protest on Thursday organized by Movimento Migranti e Rifugiati di Napoli for emergency temporary residence permits that would provide a pathway to permanent status for migrant workers. Current residency permits for workers tie people’s residency to a work contract, which left many without any access to necessary services during the pandemic and economic crisis when many lost their jobs. The amnesty measure the Italian government passed in 2020 was never enough because it only helped people in the agricultural sector, even though foreign workers are also the backbone of housekeeping and other industries, as well as other…
Israel supporting repression in Greece// “Significant delays in the creation of new infrastructure” for the new camps in the Aegean// Situation in Serbia// Shipwreck takes more lives of Yemenis trying to escape misery// EP says it wants for EU to take the lead in SAR missions
FEATURED
Several organisations engaging in search and rescue missions at sea have reported that the people rescued by the merchant ship Vos Triton were then transferred against their will to a Libyan vessel and sent back to Libya, thus returned to conditions of detention, torture, and rape.
This occurs at the same time as Italy and Malta refused to provide a port to the rescue vessel Geo Barents’, with 410 rescued people on board. …
Israel supporting repression in Greece// “Significant delays in the creation of new infrastructure” for the new camps in the Aegean// Situation in Serbia// Shipwreck takes more lives of Yemenis trying to escape misery// EP says it wants for EU to take the lead in SAR missions
FEATURED
Several organisations engaging in search and rescue missions at sea have reported that the people rescued by the merchant ship Vos Triton were then transferred against their will to a Libyan vessel and sent back to Libya, thus returned to conditions of detention, torture, and rape.
This occurs at the same time as Italy and Malta refused to provide a port to the rescue vessel Geo Barents’, with 410 rescued people on board. …
Watch out for Austria externalizing borders // conviction of smuggler in Libya // updates in Serbia and France // lots of government problems in the UK // and more…
Jun 15 · 7 min read
Watch out for Austria externalizing borders // conviction of smuggler in Libya // updates in Serbia and France // lots of government problems in the UK // and more…
FEATURE: “Lawyers and activists slam Greek court’s proceedings and decision to sentence four teenage Afghan refugees to 10-years in an adult jail”
Civil Fleet Reports on the Moria fire trials and how they were not up to legal standards:
“The trial of four Afghan teenagers jailed for 10 years each for starting a fire that destroyed a much-criticised refugee camp last year was not up to legal standards, observers have said. The youths were found guilty on Saturday of ‘arson with risk to human life’ for the fire that broke out at the vastly overcrowded Moria refugee camp on the Aegean island of Lesbos.
Greek authorities left about 12,000 people without help for days after the camp, originally built to house 3,000…
New camp on Kos // Mistreatment and abuses in Ellebaek pre-deportation centre // We cannot walk alone: Refugee week to start on Monday // And more…
(Photo Credit: MSF Sea)
FEATURED: 2610 people rescued, 1000 people returned, 200 still at sea
Between Friday and Saturday, MSF’s rescue vessel GeoBarents carried out 7 rescues. Since then 410 people have been on board.
Four of the rescue operations were carried out in Maltese waters, but the island’s authorities refused to give MSF any support or a place of safety. Alarm Phone reported they were in contact with three more boats in the area on Saturday. At least one other boat carrying 100 people has contacted Alarm Phone on Sunday and are still missing.
1200 people also arrived to Lampedusa over 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday. …
New camp on Kos // Mistreatment and abuses in Ellebaek pre-deportation centre // We cannot walk alone: Refugee week to start on Monday // And more…
FEATURED: 2610 people rescued, 1000 people returned, 200 still at sea
Between Friday and Saturday, MSF’s rescue vessel GeoBarents carried out 7 rescues. Since then 410 people have been on board.
Four of the rescue operations were carried out in Maltese waters, but the island’s authorities refused to give MSF any support or a place of safety. Alarm Phone reported they were in contact with three more boats in the area on Saturday. …
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Daily news digests from the field, mainly for volunteers and refugees on the route, but also for journalists and other parties.
