Streiflicht Italia: Lost Lives, Untold Stories (only in German)

People on the move die in the Mediterranean - every day, often without a name, without saying goodbye, without anyone knowing. This publication tells the stories of those who are lost and those who are left behind. Of mothers who, years later, still hope. Of sisters begging the authorities to act. And of a policy that takes these deaths into account - and systematically renders them invisible. The stories in this issue show what happens when states fail to save people when they could. When relatives have to fight for repatriation because bodies have been buried anonymously. When official bureaucracy fails - and human dignity is defended only by the commitment of individuals. This is not about numbers. It is about remembrance - as a protest. Dignity even in death - as a right. About stories - as a resistance to forgetting. Read here the German Streiflicht.

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Sudan - The forgotten War

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Language(s): Englisch / English

‘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