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12.06.2025, Süddeutsche Zeitung
The applicants accused Italy of handing them over to the Libyan authorities. However, the European Court of Human Rights sees no legal evidence for this. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
10.06.2025, Zeit Online
People are being systematically tortured and exploited in Libyan refugee camps – right under the noses of European politicians. David Yambio, himself a victim of torture, wants to bring these crimes to justice. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
10.06.2025, Spiegel Online
Since Sunday, the civilian sailing ship ‘Nadir’ has been prohibited from leaving the port of Lampedusa. It had previously rescued 112 people in the Mediterranean. The NGO Resqship condemns the detention as ‘unlawful.’ read more
09.06.2025, mdr
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and his Polish counterpart Tomasz Siemoniak want to step up the fight against "illegal migration". At their meeting in Warsaw, they also called for increased protection of the EU's external borders. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa, Deutschland
08.06.2025, Amorpha Media
Pushbacks from Malta’s Search and Rescue (SAR) Zone have tripled since 2020, with over 5,000 people pulled back by Libyan actors. New data from NGOs reveals a sharp rise in distress calls—from 136 in 2020 to over 550 in both 2023 and 2024. Despite this increase, rescues by the Armed Forces of Malta have dropped significantly. The rise in pushbacks aligns with the appointment of Alexander Dalli—Malta’s former prison director, accused of degrading inmates and fostering a culture of fear and racism—who became Special Envoy to Libya in December 2021. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
08.06.2025, Zeit Online
The Spanish aid organization Open Arms says it has rescued 54 people from an abandoned oil rig in the Mediterranean. The rescue ship Astral took them on board on Sunday night. According to the information, the migrants were stuck on the platform for three days after their rubber dinghy capsized. One woman even gave birth to a baby there. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Spanien, Nordafrika
07.06.2025, taz
No other war in Africa has left as many people missing as the one in Sudan. It is a phenomenon that has been completely overlooked until now, even though ‘enforced disappearance’, as it is known in international law, is classified as one of the most serious human rights violations worldwide. Thousands upon thousands of women are searching for their husbands. Like Kareema Adama. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Nordafrika
06.06.2025, MIGAZIN
Refugees from the Eisenhüttenstadt Dublin Center have called for the facility for deportations to Poland to be abolished. In a letter distributed by the Brandenburg Refugee Council on Thursday, the refugees who entered the country via the neighbouring country emphasized that they needed “a fair asylum procedure” and criticized their treatment in Poland as inhumane. read more
06.06.2025, LibyaReview
Greek Migration Minister Makis Voridis confirmed that Athens is seeking a formal migration deal with Libya, aiming to curb rising departures from the Libyan coast. The proposed agreement would mirror Italy’s 2017 pact, which outsourced border control to Libyan authorities. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Nordafrika
05.06.2025, PROASYL
The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has ruled in two cases that persons recognized as entitled to protection in other EU member states who are not vulnerable may be sent back there - with the argument, questionable under EU law, that the persons concerned could secure their existential needs in the shadow economy there. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Griechenland / Türkei, Deutschland
04.06.2025, Statewatch
It is no secret that the EU is seeking greater cooperation from non-EU states in its migration control agenda. Less is known, however, about precisely how that cooperation is organised and encouraged. A document produced last year and released in response to an access to documents request from Statewatch provides some further details on the topic. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
03.06.2025, INFOMIGRANTS
The German government is preparing a special kind of draft decree law to simplify the process of deciding which countries could be considered 'safe' and therefore countries to which migrants can be returned. This type of legislative decree enables the government to enact legislation without the usual need to vote it through both houses of parliament. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
03.06.2025, The Kinsa Case
Woman wrongly criminalized for assisting minors in her care to enter Italy. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
03.06.2025, taz
The Berlin Administrative Court has declared the rejection of asylum seekers at the German border, as ordered by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) at the beginning of May, to be unlawful. The case was brought by three Somali refugees who had been turned away at the border with Poland. The court emphasized that the European Dublin procedure has priority and must be carried out in Germany. The court did not accept the invocation of an emergency clause. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
01.06.2025, taz
Almost 1,200 migrants have reached the UK across the English Channel in a single day. This is the highest daily figure so far this year and is likely to increase pressure on the British government, which is seeking a tougher stance on migration policy. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Großbritannien
29.05.2025, il Post
Mediterranea and the crew of its ship Mare Jonio are charged with aiding and abetting illegal immigration. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
27.05.2025, Alarm Phone
Survivors adrift for days amid glaring gaps in sea rescue response. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
26.05.2025, junge Welt
CDU politician Günter Krings supports the initiative of several EU states to review the European Convention on Human Rights in the area of migration. According to Krings, the current case law of the ECHR makes it more difficult to effectively control "irregular migration". However, critics warn of an erosion of human rights and the independence of the Court. read more
26.05.2025, Human Rights Watch
The UK is proposing to deport rejected asylum seekers to Bosnia. According to Human Rights Watch, the conditions in Bosnian deportation centres are concerning: lack of access to legal assistance, non-transparent procedures and risky detention conditions. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Großbritannien
23.05.2025, InfoMigrants
The suicide of 42-year-old Moroccan Hamid Badoui in a prison in Turin has sparked outrage from rights organizations. They view his case as symbolic of Italy’s anti-irregular immigration laws, which the political opposition see as 'repressive.' read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
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