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07.07.2026, Sea Watch
On 3 July, the Sea-Watch 5 departed for a rescue mission in the central Mediterranean for the first time since it was fired upon in May. At the same time, Sea-Watch filed an urgent application with the Berlin Administrative Court seeking to oblige the German government to take effective measures to protect the Sea-Watch 5 and its crew. The danger facing the Sea-Watch 5 is not an isolated case. It is directly linked to a policy through which Germany and the EU have for years politically, financially and operationally supported the so-called Libyan Coast Guard – despite its documented violence against people seeking protection. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Libya
07.07.2026, neues Deutschland
Learning German and learning about Germany—that is what integration courses for foreigners are meant to achieve. The federal government wants to cut funding for these courses as well. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
06.07.2026, nd
An American air force contractor, which works with the military and intelligence services, is searching for boats carrying asylum-seekers en route to Europe on behalf of Frontex. This militarisation of Frontex has attracted criticism. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
06.07.2026, taz
El Obeid is currently the frontline city in Sudan’s war. Bloody attacks by the RSF militia are on the rise. The UN has warned of mass atrocities affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Analysts, aid organisations and the United Nations fear that a scenario similar to that which unfolded in Darfur’s largest city, El Fasher, in October 2025 could occur in El Obeid. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Sudan
06.07.2026, Info Migrants
The NGO Alarm Phone has sounded the alarm about a group of migrants believed to have left the Algerian coast on board a boat on June 29 and who have not been seen or heard from since. The boat is thought to have been carrying at least 12 people. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Algeria, Spanien
06.07.2026, MiGAZIN
The National Commission for the Prevention of Torture believes that human rights standards are not adequately monitored during deportations. It is particularly critical of the lack of information regarding deportations to Afghanistan and the treatment of families and children. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union, Mittlerer Osten
An annex of the Bobigny courthouse near Paris’s Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport reviews the cases of foreign nationals who were refused entry onto French territory. Minors who arrived in France alone are often among those facing hearings. They have been held in Charles de Gaulle airport’s "waiting zone" since arriving in France. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich
05.07.2026, taz.de (Michael Braun)
The taz analyses how migration has driven a wedge between Italy's right-wing government and the Vatican. After Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV as too liberal and weak, Meloni publicly defended the Pope, prompting Trump to end their friendship. Only eleven percent of Italians now view Trump positively, with approval even among right-wing voters at just 16 percent, making the political calculation behind Meloni's repositioning unmistakable. read more
04.07.2026, taz.de (via Euronews / IOM)
Pope Leo XIV visited the island of Lampedusa on 4 July 2026, the 250th anniversary of US Independence Day, to honour migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean. He prayed at the Cemetery of the Nameless, met a migrant family and dedicated the landing pier Molo Favaloro in the name of his predecessor Francis. According to IOM, more than 26,000 people have died on the Central Mediterranean route since 2014, with at least 865 already recorded in 2026 alone. read more
04.07.2026, tagesspiegel
Berlin remains the only one of 14 German states that agreed to introduce the Bezahlkarte but has still not done so, despite the original implementation date of early 2026 having passed. The continuing resistance within the Berlin Senate illustrates that the rollout of the card system remains politically contested even among states that formally approved it. read more
03.07.2026, tagesspiegel
A US appeals court ruled that migrants cannot be held for more than 90 days without a bail hearing, strengthening fundamental rights for those facing deportation. The ruling is directly relevant to the EU debate over extended pre-removal detention of up to 24 months under the new Return Regulation. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Amerika, Deutschland
03.07.2026, Info Migrants
The regional government of Spain's Canary Islands has expressed concern about the effects of the full implementation of the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Questions remain on how expedited deportations under the laws will affect adults and unaccompanied minors differently amid a perceived overall lack of guidance from Madrid on the proper enforcement of the changes. This comes after the first group of migrants was taken into detention under the new EU-law. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Spanien
A growing number of Syrian nationals are losing their protection status in Germany. According to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), the main reason for this is an intensified review of asylum cases involving Syrians with criminal records. This change in policy direction marks a notable departure from Germany's previous policy of not sending anyone back to Syria during the war, though many experts agree that the country is not yet ready to be fully considered a safe country of origin. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
Greek lawyers who are paid by the government to provide free advisory services to asylum seekers will be given a cash bonus if they manage to talk certain migrants out of submitting an asylum application, and opt to return to their home countries instead. A similar scheme is also being introduced in Italy, raising questions about the impartiality of people in the legal profession. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Griechenland / Türkei
02.07.2026, politis
Politis reports from the court in Bobigny where judges on 1 July protested against unlawful detentions arising from the GEAS. Due to administrative unpreparedness, people were detained who should never have been subjected to the new procedures. read more
Language(s): Französisch / Français Region(s): Frankreich
02.07.2026, al Jazeera
South African security forces arrested more than 900 people during the nationwide anti-migrant protests, including both demonstrators and foreign nationals. Amnesty International South Africa condemned the targeting of migrants as a scapegoating strategy for deeper socioeconomic failures, high unemployment and a backlogged asylum system. Several African countries have dispatched aircraft and buses to repatriate their nationals. The events mirror a global pattern of political instrumentalisation of anti-migration sentiment that borderline-europe increasingly documents within Europe as well. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Afrika
02.07.2026, Human Rights Watch
Libyan authorities in the east and west, who govern separately, have used incendiary rhetoric and pursued a campaign of mass detention and expulsions of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, sparking anti-migrant protest. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Libya
01.07.2026, La Cimade
La Cimade documents that France issues more than 120,000 expulsion orders per year but actually deports only around 15,000 people from metropolitan France. The new GEAS reform and Return Regulation aim to close this gap without addressing the structural obstacles that cause the low enforcement rate in the first place. read more
01.07.2026, taz.de
From July 2026 people in pre-removal detention in Germany no longer have a right to mandatory legal counsel. Human rights organisations warn that people in detention, who typically lack language skills and legal knowledge, are now left without protection at the most critical stage of the deportation procedure. read more
01.07.2026, GISTI
From 1 July 2026 the EU Qualification Regulation entered into force, defining new EU-wide standards for protection status. GISTI documents that all ten GEAS legislative acts are now fully applicable, while civil society organisations continue to flag serious implementation gaps across member states. read more
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