On Monday 5th September, asylum seekers in the EU-funded Closed Control Access Centre (CCAC) on Samos held a protest against their treatment by the Greek authorities. Holding a banner that reads “Samos Camp — There is no Human Rights #saynorejections” the group demanded their human rights be respected, which includes having their claims for asylum fairly considered. — The protest was sparked by the Greek authorities issuing, in one day, 40 rejections of the asylum claims of 40 people held in the CCAC, most of whom are from Sierra Leone.

Malta pursues its SAR ‘policy’ of non-response // Tightening restrictions on the Balkan route — Austria introduces controls at the Slovakian border, and Slovakia introduces them at the Hungarian border // Greece’s 1630th pushback, recorded and evidenced in unusual detail // Call to drop the charges against El Hiblu 3 in Malta // Spain and Morocco impede investigations into the Melilla massacre // Evictions across France from a government who has abandoned refugees in la rue // Upcoming protests in Germany against the Berlin airport deportation centre and the Italy-Libya Memorandum // Age dispute process putting children at risk in the UK & much more

Belgium keeps deporting to Iran despite risk of death// Concern over the migration policies of Italy’s new far-right party // March against border and asylum policies comes to Brussels // Deportations to Iran from Germany could happen anytime// And more FEATURE Young Iranian woman deported from Belgium despite risk of death and protests in Iran these last few days She had fled her country to avoid a forced marriage…

Increasing death rates in Home Office accommodation/Six people drowned in the Aegean, including four children/Case of the 2011 shipwreck has been re-opened in France/One woman believed to have died after being forced by border guards to swim back across the Świsłocz river in Poland/and much more… FEATURE Devastating far-right election win in Italy As the results of…

Shipwreck off the Syrian Coast // Sea-Watch 3 detained in Italy against an ECJ ruling // Open Arms disembarks finally // ECJ ruled that suspensions because of the pandemic do not extend the 6-months Dublin regulations rule // long reads & and investigations — FEATURE A boat sailing from Lebanon to Italy sunk off the coast of Tartus, Syria on Thursday 22nd September. At least 94 people are confirmed to have lost their lives

Detention centres in Turkey under scrutiny // More women and children are in need in Serbia // Pushbacks from Lithuania causes mental and physical harm // Court case continues: associations against the City of Calais // A safe port assigned, but it’s almost two days away — FEATURE EU proposes suspending the right to asylum due to ‘instrumentalisation’. The European Council is discussing a mechanism whereby individual countries can suspend the right to asylum in order to mitigate the risks of ‘instrumentalisation’.

Pressure on the EU and the Greek government to create a just and sustainable asylum system / 35 people pushed back in Greece / Skin infections, low levels of hygiene, lack of sanitary products in Serbian camps / Boat in distress carrying 30 people, at risk of being pushed back…

Murder in the Aegean // Sea-Watch 3 finally granted POS // Residency permit advice in Greece from Mobile Info Team // EU commission to fund Egypt’s Coast Guard €80 million // A report on the Melilla massacre // Border fence under construction in Latvia & Frontex stonewalls FOI requests… FEATURE 11 people have lost their lives in the Aegean, victims of a pushback by the Greek authorities ‘After…

Moroccan police opened fire on 35 people leading Canarias// Six people died after being pushed back by Greek authorities// Ivorian man expelled to Morocco from Spain despite court order// Save the Children reports abuses of children in transit along Balkan Route//Evictions in northern Serbia// and more FEATURE Sub-Saharan woman killed after Moroccan authorities opened fire on a group of 35 people on their way to the Canary Islands