UK: Government Has Broken its Own Asylum System to Deflect Governance Failures, Asylum Seekers Speak of “grim” “wretched” conditions at Reception Facilities, UK-France Reportedly About to Close a Deal to Curb “illegal” Migration
The UK’s current government has broken its own asylum system to deflect governance failures. Home Office is hiring people with experience in customer service and sales to conduct interviews with asylum seekers and take “life or death” decisions on their applications,...
Greece: Calls for Safe and Legal Pathways Reiterated as Three More Bodies are Recovered in the Aegean, As Government Remains Defiant in the Face of Mounting Evidence of Violations EU Top Official Declare Support
The recovery of an additional three bodies after a recent shipwreck in the Aegean Sea has sparked renewed calls from UN agencies for safe and legal pathways. The Greek government remains defiant as new reports of pushbacks continue to emerge. Top EU official declares...
INVITATION “Follow the Money IV” – Launch Event
INVITATION “Follow the Money IV” – Launch Event The Use of AMIF and ISF-BV Funds outside the EU Thursday, 24 November 2022 (9h30 – 12h30) Press Club Brussels, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels UNHCR and ECRE have the pleasure to invite you to the launch event of the...
Greece: Two Deadly Shipwrecks in the Aegean, Continued Pushbacks and Non-Response by Authorities, NGOs Urge a Repeal of Safe Third Country List
Dozens of people remain missing after two shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea on 31 October. Pushbacks and non-response tactics by Greek authorities continue in the Evros region and the Aegean Sea. In view of the latest report on Türkiye by the European Commission, 16 civil...
UK: Home Office Under Fire Over Mishandling of Channel Crossings and Inhumane Reception of Asylum Seekers, Braverman Calls Migrants “invaders” a Day After the Racist Attack on Migrant Centre
More than 110 refugee organisations signed an open letter to Home Secretary, Suella Braverman,calling for a kinder and more effective asylum system in the UK amid ongoing deterrence efforts and arrivals. Home Office is facing scrutiny at all fronts over inhumane...
Mediterranean: Malta’s Non-Response Tactics Denounced, Italy Leaves Survivors Stranded at Sea, EU Increases Migration Management Cooperation with Egypt as Italy Renews Libya Deal
MSF Sea is “appalled” and “outraged” over Malta’s continued neglect of its legal obligation to coordinate rescues and provide assistance at sea. Italy’s new government leaves almost 1000 survivors stranded at sea while it is contemplating a ban of entry for civilian...
EU Eastern Borders: EU Commission to Provide 100 Million Euros More to Countries Hosting Ukrainian Refugees as Arrivals are Increasing, Hungary Prepared to Welcome more Ukrainians While Abusing Refugees from Other Nationalities
The European Commission will provide 100 million to further support member states welcoming refugees from Ukraine amid rising Ukrainian arrivals. Hungary prepares for more Ukrainian arrivals while using different tactics of violence and pushbacks towards refugees from...
Balkan Route: Hungary Increasing Fence on Serbian Border Amid Ongoing Violence and Extended Controls, NGOs to Launch a Joint Action to Support Refugees Surviving Winter in Abandoned Buildings of Belgrade
Hungary is increasing the height of its fence with Serbia amid ongoing violence towards people on the move along the Balkan route. Serbia’s capital Belgrade is crucial transit city with hostile conditions towards refugees. Hungary decided to make the fence along its...