Brochure: Disappearance along the migration routes

This brochure is the result of a panel discussion organized by borderline-europe and the Bildungswerk Berlin of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, in which experts from Libya, Sudan, and Niger highlighted the tragic impacts of European migration policies and the phenomenon of missing migrants. The panelists shared firsthand accounts of the devastating consequences of the externalization of migration management, where migrants risk their lives in perilous journeys, often disappearing along the way. Through their testimonies, they shed light on the social, political, and economic factors that drive people to migrate and the harsh realities they face when seeking safety. The discussion also emphasized the urgent need for accountability in migration policies and a more humane approach to migration that respects the rights and dignity of all people, regardless of their origin. This brochure captures these critical perspectives and calls for a reevaluation of Europe's migration strategies to address the invisible human toll of restrictive border regimes.

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Central Mediterranean Info

borderline-europe started in March 2019 to put together information about the situation in the Central Mediterranean Sea for internal research reasons. ISome of the data are published here and on our social media channels.

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Sudan: Documentation of enforced disappearances

Enforced disappearance is a particularly insidious form of political repression. Political opponents are silenced and their entire social circle is intimidated. Together with the Africa Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, we document human rights violations involving cases of forcefully disappeared activists and migrants.

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Rearmament via Algorithm: The New Dimension of EU Border Surveillance

The new article series by borderline-europe shines a light on the digital side of European border policy. Discover how artificial intelligence, biometrics, and drones are being deployed for invisible mass surveillance and exclusion.

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Focus Morocco: The Asymmetry of EU Border Externalization

Morocco stands at the crossroads of the Western Mediterranean route. This umbrella project documents European externalization policies, exposing how the EU and the Spanish state enforce "Fortress Europe" through restrictive visa regimes, conditional development aid, and border violence in Ceuta and Melilla at the expense of the Global South.

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The Mediterranean: monitoring, research, identification

borderline-europe is involved in two very different MONITORING projects:

  • In ‘Detention, illegalisation and the so-called CEAS reform in southern Italy’, the focus is on the implementation of the European Pact on Migration at the EU's external border. The project started in September 2024.
  • "Invisible" is about the situation of refugees in Sicily.
  • Mem.Med is a cooperation project between many entities that carefully focus on the people who have not made it through the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. borderline-europe supports the project through volunteers.
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Situation of refugees and migrants in Italy

Here you can find our monthly Update on the situation in Italy "Scirocco - News in Brief" and further information on the situation of refugees and migrants in Italy.

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