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.…
UPDATES FROM THE TURIN DETENTION CENTRE (CPR)
UPDATE OF 28 AND 29/04/2022 FROM THE DETENTION CENTER OF TURIN – No CPR Torino In the CPR (detention center for people without documents) of Corso Brunelleschi the protests continue. From the White area they tell us that they are 40 out of a maximum of 35 beds. In this area – where mainly Tunisian…
About money, weapons and maps. The tools of Frontex power
published on No Cpr Torino – 2022/04/22 On 4 December 2019, after a positive vote by the European Council and Parliament, the l new regulation of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency FRONTEX entered into force. The project to strengthen Frontex foresees that within the next five years the agency will have 10,000 staff…
Narrow Horizons. About Horizon Europe, Nestor and border control
published by No Cpr Torino on 21/04/2022 What is Horizon Europe? Horizon Europe is the EU’s main funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. It has three specific programmes, one generically oriented towards ‘civil’ research, one with an exclusive focus on defence research and development (called European Defence Fund –…
EMILIO IS BACK HOME
On Wednesday 20th, our comrade and friend Emilio finally returned to Italy, after almost 3 months of house arrest and imprisonment in Italy followed by two months of imprisonment in France and another two months of mandatory residence and signature in the territory of Aix en Provence. Finally he is free again to live in his valley…
Update from Turin’s
published on 2022/04/21 on No Cpr Torino Two months after the beginning of the mandate of ORS s.r.l. for the management of the CPR (detention center) in Turin, protests and riots follow one another in the Centre. We received a phone call from two detainees who wanted to tell us what has been happening in…
Full pockets. More on deportations and Detention centers
Published on 18/04/2022 in No Cpr Turin Last Wednesday, April 13, 2022, during a routine parliamentary question, the Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese flaunted the results of cooperation between the Italian and Tunisian governments with respect to the number of repatriations carried out in the first months of the year: 850 Tunisians were deported.…
Partners. About returns and detention centers
published on 2022/04/17 in No Cpr Torino The Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese, during the parliamentary session last Wednesday, April 13, responded to a parliamentary question put by the deputy of the League (Lega Nord) Igor Giancarlo Iezzi on the subject “Initiatives to limit the landings of migrants on the Italian coasts, in light…