borderline-lesvos: "That is the worst - the political normality to lock people up"

In this interview, our colleagues from borderline-lesvos introduce our work on Lesvos; e.g. the "Welcome Office", where refugees are supported with bureaucratic and administrative hurdles and the "welcome lessons" for children. They also report on the negative impact of the change of government in Greece on the fundamental rights of refugees and asylum seekers. The current catastrophic situation on Lesvos in which the law has been simply suspended completely and in which human rights violations and racist attacks occur on a daily basis, leaves a deep mark on all those involved and casts a more than uncertain light on the future in Greece and throughout Europe.

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Sudan - The forgotten War

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‘Unwanted’ - extraterritorialisation of border procedures and tightening of deportation regulations in Italy. Is resistance still possible?

On 11 March 2025, the EU Commission presented its new proposal for the Return Regulation. Deportation regulations are set to be significantly tightened, with renewed discussions around the establishment of so-called ‘return hubs’. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission, is proposing that these detention centres for deportees should also be located in non-EU countries – qualified as so-called “safe third countries” (SCO) (art. 38, Asylum Procedure Directive). So is the Italian government's ‘Albania solution’ back on the table? In our previous article, we asked why Italy is putting so much emphasis on this expensive and, as we will see below, ill-conceived agreement between Italy and Albania. Looking again into the Italian situation, including the “current stop” to the implementation of the Italy-Albania protocol, the direct governmental attack to the autonomy of the judicial power, and the main challenges it entails for the rule of law, is essential to understand the recent policy developments at the EU level concerning asylum and returns.
Language(s): Deutsch / German

‘Detention, illegalisation and the so-called CEAS reform in southern Italy - monitoring the situation of refugees in the light of the European migration pact’

Im September 2024 startete unser neues Projekt, durchgeführt von den Organisationen borderline-europe und Maldusa, geleitet von der Forschungsgesellschaft Flucht und Migration, und unterstützt von der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau (EKHN), der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland (EKIR), LeaveNoOneBehind und Pro Asyl!
Language(s): Deutsch / German