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FEATURE
EU Parliament Debate on Humanitarian Situation at External Borders
Today was the second day of the European Parliament’s January plenary session. On the agenda was a debate on the “humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU’s external borders.”
MEPs made speeches highlighting the situation for people on the move in Bosnia & Herzegovina and elsewhere. You can watch the full debate here.
EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson spoke about the existing discussions and measures taken to prevent violence at the border, however her speech accidentally exposed the weaknesses in the EU’s existing monitoring and humanitarian policy. …
Jan 19 · 11 min read
Germany preparing for Syria deportations // 9-year-old dies off Spanish coast // not a single child has arrived in the Netherlands from Moria // and more…
Germany preparing for Syria deportations // 9-year-old dies off Spanish coast // not a single child has arrived in the Netherlands from Moria // and more…
Libya: Zintan detention centre is finally closed / Snow and freezing cold in Greece and France / Spain: will Plan Canarias turn the islands into a new Moria? / Updates from Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, UK
Libya: Zintan detention centre is finally closed / Snow and freezing cold in Greece and France / Spain: will Plan Canarias turn the islands into a new Moria? / Updates from Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, UK
Featured — In Memory of Shehzad Luqman
Petralona, Athens, 17 January 2013
8 years ago yesterday, at 3am, two Golden Dawn members, Dionysis Liakopoulos and Christos Stergiopoulos were riding a motorcycle. Ahead of them, 27-year-old Shehzad Luqman is cycling to work at the farmers’ market. Using butterfly knives, Liakopoulos and Stergiopoulos stab him seven times in the heart, back and arms. …
Closing on a challenging year, let us look back at the situation on Samos island where thousands of people are still living in the informal ‘Jungle’, situated on the steep slopes above the town, in increasingly difficult and overcrowded conditions.
The situation on Samos: overcrowding and health concerns
The Vathy RIC in Samos, initially built for 648 people, currently accommodates over 3,500 people — more than five times its capacity. 2,700 of the recorded population lives outside of the RIC structure, in what is known as “The Jungle”, an amalgamation of tents sprawled on a mountain, either side of the RIC.
Baker’s apprentice gets residence permit in France // Disturbingly poor conditions in official camps across Serbia // More places of detainment and despair in UK
FEATURED
Apprentince allowed to stay
His hunger strike even led him into hospital, ten days without food — only broth — were a tough time for Stéphane Ravacley. But the baker’s protest was successful: his apprentice is allowed to stay in France. He will not be deported, several media outlets are reporting.
Laye has been regularised! He is coming back to work on Tuesday!
This according to Ravacley after a meeting with the prefecture in Haute-Sâone, which was supposed to come later on January 26th.
Laye Fodé Traoré, from Guinea, had been training for 18 months in the bakery in Besançon. When he turned 18, he received his deportation order, given because he was no longer an unaccompanied minor and so was not eligible for the same protections. Two years after his arrival in France, during which time he learned the language and found his apprenticeship, he was informed that he was at risk of being forcibly returned to his country of origin, Guinea. …
Baker’s apprentice gets residence permit in France // Disturbingly poor conditions in official camps across Serbia // More places of detainment and despair in UK
FEATURED
Apprentince allowed to stay
His hunger strike even led him into hospital, ten days without food — only broth — were a tough time for Stéphane Ravacley. But the baker’s protest was successful: his apprentice is allowed to stay in France. He will not be deported, several media outlets are reporting.
Laye has been regularised! He is coming back to work on Tuesday!
This according to Ravacley after a meeting with the prefecture in Haute-Sâone, which was supposed to come later on January 26th.
Laye Fodé Traoré, from Guinea, had been training for 18 months in the bakery in Besançon. When he turned 18, he received his deportation order, given because he was no longer an unaccompanied minor and so was not eligible for the same protections. Two years after his arrival in France, during which time he learned the language and found his apprenticeship, he was informed that he was at risk of being forcibly returned to his country of origin, Guinea. …
Vaccination campaign for refugees started in Jordan // Greece requests return of 1.540 people to Turkey // Legal organizations on Lesvos call for suspension of notifications of rejections // Updates from the ground in Moria 2.0 // Alarm Phone publishes 6 months analysis, meanwhile 37 people are missing in the Mediterranean // Leggeri’s appearance in German Parliament committee // extended period for Dublin transfers for people in church asylum cancelled // Seebrücke helps us to better understand Frontex by subtitling ridiculous promo video — while investigations against Frontex continue
Jan 15 · 12 min read
Copyright: Matthias Monroy
German flag-state administration sees no security flaws with SAR vessels blocked by Italian Authorities
At the end of December, the information platform FragdenStaat, together with Der Spiegel, published a letter that was sent by the Minister of Interior Horst Seehofer to the Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer in May. In the letter, Seehofer urged Scheuer to find reasons for blocking civil rescue ships sailing under German flag, especially the ALAN KURDI. Seehofer stated that the situation as it was would strain relationships with European neighbours. …
Vaccination campaign for refugees started in Jordan // Greece requests return of 1.540 people to Turkey // Legal organizations on Lesvos call for suspension of notifications of rejections // Updates from the ground in Moria 2.0 // Alarm Phone publishes 6 months analysis, meanwhile 37 people are missing in the Mediterranean // Leggeri’s appearance in German Parliament committee // extended period for Dublin transfers for people in church asylum cancelled // Seebrücke helps us to better understand Frontex by subtitling ridiculous promo video — while investigations against Frontex continue
German flag-state administration sees no security flaws with SAR vessels blocked by Italian Authorities
At the end of December, the information platform FragdenStaat, together with Der Spiegel, published a letter that was sent by the Minister of Interior Horst Seehofer to the Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer in May. In the letter, Seehofer urged Scheuer to find reasons for blocking civil rescue ships sailing under German flag, especially the ALAN KURDI. Seehofer stated that the situation as it was would strain relationships with European neighbours. Scheuer, he said, should model his response on that of Rome, which repeatedly blocked ships from leaving ports, arguing that their wastewater tanks were not big enough.
A group of German MPs have now received information on the matter through an information request to the German Government. According to the German Government, the flag-state administration and the Foreign Office both say that the Search And Rescue (SAR) vessels Alan Kurdi, Sea-Watch 3 and 4 have “all required certificates” and “no serious security flaws”. This once again proves how Seehofer tried to block SAR operations on political grounds alone. The whole debate over alleged missing certificates and security flaws was nothing but a manoeuvre to hinder civilian SAR operations. …
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