Recent attempts to criminalise sea rescuers show one thing above all: the entry of migrants should be prevented by all means. After the confiscation of the ship Iuventa owned by Jugend rettet, the ship Open Arms of the NGO Proactiva Open Arms has now also been confiscated and members of the crew are accused of "facilitating illegal migration". We demand a human response to migratory movements! As long as there are no safe escape routes, death in the Mediterranean will not stop either.
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Here you will find information and a newsletter about the situation of refugees and migrants in Italy. We apologize - only in German language! This newsletter has been produced on behalf of PRO ASYL from 2009 -2017 by our Italian office and is published on the pages of Pro Asyl and borderline-europe. From 2017 December borderline-europe will produce the newsletter.
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The aim of the project 'Bridges instead of walls – strategies against the stigmatisation of refugees' is to engage against discrimination based on origin and to stand together in solidarity. The project is realised in the period from October 2017 to March 2019 in cooperation of the partners Borderline Sicilia in Italy, Asyl in Not in Austria and borderline-europe e.V. in Germany.
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Mosaik Support Center is a community space in the heart of Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos. It is focused on providing conditions for local integration of refugees living on Lesbos. The Mosaik Support Center offers educational services, legal and social support, and creative and physical activities. Coursework includes Greek, English, Arabic, Farsi, and other language classes; a Legal Service Center; and creative activities. With a framework of cultural and educational exchange in place, we hope to facilitate the social and economic integration process for refugees.
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This research project provides a critical assessment of collaborations on mixed migration flows between Europe and migrant sending countries.
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Il 18 dicembre 2017- in occasione della ricorrenza della data di approvazione (18.12.1990) da parte delle Nazioni Unite dellaConvenzione per la tutela dei diritti di tutti i lavoratori migranti e della loro famiglie– si aprirà la prima sessione del Tribunale Permanente dei Popoli dedicata alla violazione del diritto di migranti e dei rifugiati.
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The Association “Diappal Gaayi – Building Community Roots.Sen” (founding year 2017) is aimed at fighting unemployment especially of young people, promoting socio-spatial and economic inclusion, strengthening the local level, promoting traditional practices as well as the empowerment of rural communities through participation and self-determination by means of ecological self-help building projects.
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SOS Méditerranée is an European humanitarian organization engaged in the "Search and Rescue" Missions (SAR) in the Mediterranean Sea.
As a civil society initiative, they set themselves the following tasks:
Am 13. März entschied das italienische Innenministerium, den Hotspot auf Lampedusa, geleitet von der Misericordia und dem Roten Kreuz nach einem erneuten Brand zu schließen. Nun, so das Innenministerium, soll er saniert werden. Doch nicht nur der Brand hat den Hotspot erneut in den Mittelpunkt des Interesses gestellt, vor allem die wachsende Zahl der negativen Berichte über die dortigen Zustände lässt aufhorchen.
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Kaum vereidigt, hat der neue Innenminister Italiens Matteo Salvini sich sofort auf den Weg nach Sizilien gemacht. Kein Zufall, denn hier an „unserer Grenze“, wie Salvini die Insel bezeichnet, kann er die Stoßrichtung seiner Migrations- und Abschottungspolitik so deutlich wie nie vor Augen führen: Hilfsorganisationen sollen nach Vorstellung der neuen italienischen Regierung künftig keine Flüchtlinge mehr retten, die im Mittelmeer in Seenot geraten sind. Die Rettungs-NGOS bezeichnete Salvini als „Vizes-Schlepper“, denen der Zugang zu den italienischen Häfen verweigert werden soll.
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Dieser Bericht entstand auf Grundlage einer zwei wöchigen Reise auf die Insel Lesbos im April 2018. Bereits 2016 haben die borderline-europe Mitarbeiter Stephan Schmidt und Harald Glöde einen Reisebericht zu Lesbos verfasst. Wir haben in diesem Jahr Gespräche mit Anwält*innen, NGOMitarbeiter*innen,
Geflüchteten und Aktivist*innen vor Ort geführt. Dieser neue Bericht soll Einblicke zur aktuellen Lage geflüchteter Menschen auf der Insel geben und Verlinkungen zu weiteren Informationsplattformen herstellen.
Language(s): Deutsch / German
