Val Roya. Another murder by the police, another violence for the border.
Publushed on 19 juin on mars-info.org On 16 June 2022, a man died as a result of a head injury caused by a police shooting. The underlying reason was that there were undocumented people in the vehicle and the driver refused to comply. Police kill, border too On 16 June 2022, a man died as…
Niger: riots in the UNHCR centre in Agadez. A UN partner office and police headquarters burnt down. 27 year old Sudanese boy dies in the clashes
During clashes between refugees and gendarmes, a 27 year old Sudanese man was killed on Wednesday 25 May in the UNHCR centre in Agadez, Niger. Apparently, early in the morning, gendarmes arrived in the camp to identify a person suspected of killing two cows belonging to a neighbouring Nigerian cattle farmer. It is still unclear…
At least 600 people died crossing the Mediterranean in the first three months of 2022
At least 600 people went missing in the first three months of 2022. This is according to the IOM, (International Organisation for Migration). Knowing their reputation, we can assume that there are many, many more. This is still the highest figure since 2014. People continue to drown in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea as…
DENMARK OUTSOURCES PRISON FOR FOREIGN DETAINEES IN KOSOVO
They externalise borders. They externalise the prisons. They push away the immigrants, they push away the undesirables. Those who do not serve the system, the ‘useless’, the damned of the earth. Out of sight, out of mind. Differentiate, select, punish. This is Danish policy, in line with European policy. But which has now taken a…
War Drums. Green light to strengthen Frontex in Switzerland
Published in No Cpr Torino – 16/05/2022 On 15 May, the referendum on the financing of Frontex was held in Switzerland. Without any surprises, it was confirmed that the Swiss Confederation will participate in the project to strengthen Frontex, the European border and coast guard agency that tries to control and manage migration flows in…
FROM UK TO DENMARK: EXTERNALISATION OF ASYLUM CLAIMS TO RWANDA
On 14 April 2022, the United Kingdom, in the person of Home Secretary Priti Patel, signed an agreement with Rwanda, the ‘Migration and Economic Development Partnership‘. That is: money and investment in return for the outsourcing of thousands of asylum applications. 120 million pounds per year (about 144 million euros) will be paid by the…
Spotless and Fearless. On the Resignation of the Frontex Director
published on No Cpr Torino – 14/05/2022 Frontex Director Fabrice Leggeri, head of the EU border control agency since 2015, has resigned. Leggeri is replaced by deputy director Aija Kalnaja “with immediate effect”. The decision, reads the agency’s note, was taken during an extraordinary meeting on 28 and 29 April, convened “in the light of…
Ventimiglia: trials end, border violence continues
by – Presidio permanente No Borders – Ventimiglia In the coming months, the trial, which began in June 2019, for the 2015 occupation of the Balzi Rossi pine forest, a few steps from the border between Ventimiglia and Menton, will come to an end in the court of Imperia. In the summer of 2015, the…
On the way to the Canaries, more than 40 migrants drowned off the coast of Morocco
By Infomigrants – Published on : 09/05/2022 More than 40 people died after their boat sank on Sunday off the coast of Western Sahara, Caminando Fronteras said. According to the founder of the NGO, “seven bodies were transferred to the morgue and the other victims were swallowed by the sea”. Twelve people survived the accident.…
Greece: 439 years in prison for three shipwreck survivors accused of being traffickers
By Infomigrants – Translation –– Published on : 06/05/2022 It is a common practice of the Greek justice system, which hit hard on Thursday: three migrants were sentenced to very heavy prison terms for “facilitating the illegal entry” of exiles into Greek territory. They were among the survivors of a major shipwreck in December 2021.…