Interview: Clean Plate Society – Food for thought

Interview: Clean Plate Society – Food for thought

Interview with Ben Salzwedel, from Clean Plate Society Berlin which organises cultural culinary events. What is Clean Plate Society and what was the inspiration for it? The idea came for our Ramadan Food Festival from co-founders Memona and Laila who are half...
Spain: Report on immigration detention in 2017

Spain: Report on immigration detention in 2017

A report by the Jesuit Migrants Service published today documents Spain’s use of immigration detention in 2017, against the backdrop of increasing numbers of arrivals. Spain placed 8,814 persons in Foreigner Detention Centres (Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros,...
Triple tragedy – excessive death in the Mediterranean

Triple tragedy – excessive death in the Mediterranean

The 1 -3 June saw devastating loss of life across all the three major Mediterranean migration routes, making it the deadliest weekend in the region this year. An estimated 125 men, women and children have drowned off the coast of Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria, Spain and...
AIDA 2017 Update: Greece*

AIDA 2017 Update: Greece*

The updated AIDA country report on Greece tracks key developments track key developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of protection throughout 2017. Cases of alleged push backs have been systematically reported at the Greek-Turkish...