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Central Med: New Deaths Adds to the Ever Mounting Total, Civil Fleet Busy Saving Lives, Malta Non-responsive and People Returned to Libya Facing Abuse and Deadly Conflict

2nd September 2022 | News

At least 20 lives lost in yet another tragedy as the total of confirmed dead or missing in the central Mediterranean closes in on 1,000 in 2022. Maltese authorities continue tactics of being non-responsive to alerts of distress and requests for disembarkation. Reports...

Report: BVMN Balkan Regional Report – July 2022

2nd September 2022 | News

The July 2022 report by Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) reveals 18 testimonies of pushbacks affecting 273 people-on-the-move (POM). The report raises alarm about both old and new trends on the Balkan route and in Greece, covering pushbacks, forcible...

Central Med: Another Deadly Tragedy Despite Civilian Rescue Efforts, Delay of Disembarkations Continue, Deaths in Libyan Desert and New Reports of Horrific Abuse

8th July 2022 | News

The loss of life on the central Mediterranean route continues despite tireless efforts by civilian search and rescue operators as do delays in disembarkation. New reports of severe abuse in Libya and numerous deaths in the desert. In a dramatic rescue operation on...

#VoicesOfECRE: Interview with Lorenzo Trucco

24th June 2022 | News

Interview with Lorenzo Trucco, human rights lawyer and president of ECRE member, Associazione Studi Giuridici Sull’Immigrazione (ASGI) ECRE is an alliance of 105 NGOs across 40 European countries, with a diverse membership ranging from large organisations with...

Central Med: Deaths Off Tunisia, Civilian Rescuers Save Hundreds of Lives as Delays in Disembarkation Persist, NGOs Denounce Malta’s Deterrence Tactics, Cyprus Seeks EU Support

24th June 2022 | News

The Tunisian coast guard has recovered 16 bodies of people attempting to reach Europe. Civilian rescuers have saved at least 899 lives in the Mediterranean but survivors are forced to be stranded at sea due to delayed permissions for disembarkation. NGOs have...