As ECRE member organisation aditus foundation put it: this is shocking! Detention of children in a place repeatedly featured in ECHR CEDH judgments for subjecting them to inhuman and degrading treatment‼️ aditus.org.mt/we-are-shocked…

The Syrian regime had barely fallen that European states were suspending asylum procedures, and considering the repatriation of refugees. Such precipitation is obscene and undue. It’s also counterproductive: It will slow the flow of volunteer returns instead of enabling them 🧵

"Egypt informed the Greek authorities that the nine survivors of the Pylos shipwreck were not members of the smuggling network. Yet, the men stayed behind bars for a year."

Not surprising, as this is where we've been heading for years. Still frightening.

#Tunisia While politicians toast International Migrants Day in luxury, #European borders continue to kill off the coast of Louza #Sfax On Dec18,2024,Guard National rescued 5persons,20bodies recovered so far Many still missing Border policies drown people. Speeches won’t save them

Support Sadeia, a Sudanese run and led field clinic for Sudanese refugees in Chad: linktr.ee/SavingAlGenein…

Today the ECtHR condemns a pushback of a Turkish asylum seeker, and observing ‘ strong indications of a systematic practice of pushbacks’ by Greece. It’s a final call to EU Commission, Member States and Frontex to finally act in order to stop further violations and loss of lives.

🔔Linguistic reminder: "Migrant interceptions" in the Mediterranean route is often used by anti-migrant politicians, media outlets and agencies as one of the many synonyms for "drop in migrant crossings" and "rise of migrant detections".

🚨 NEW: Frontex, "voluntary" deportations, & anti-solidarity Special report by @HopeAmeliee & Anas Ambri reveals how EU-backed & Frontex-led "voluntary returns" blur the line between choice & coercion, especially in detention settings. Read it here: buff.ly/3DQI2gb

In the two most recent rulings related to pushback incidents, the ECHR confirmed that Greece systematically pushes people back at its borders. The rulings are both a success and a setback. Read our full statement via the link below. borderviolence.eu/reports/bvmn-s…

Wir brauchen Solidarität. In Ö stehen uns düstere Zeiten bevor. Wir spüren schon d vorauseilenden Gehorsam und wie schwierig es für Wissenschaftler_innen, Zivilgesellschaft u Journalist_innen wird. Der Gegenrechtsschutz gibt ein Sicherheitsnetz u erlaubt es weiter aktiv zu sein.

The Rwanda-backed M23 says it’s taken control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fighting is having catastrophic consequences for the humanitarian situation around Goma. bit.ly/40qxDPC

Dear Western media, it’s called ethnic cleansing. Not relocate, transfer, move or clear out. The words you’re looking for are ETHNIC CLEANSING, that’s what Trump is “suggesting.”

1/ Würde das, was gegenwärtig in den USA passiert, in irgendeinem anderen Land passieren, würden wir autokratischen Kollaps diagnostizieren. Bei den USA sind wir (und besonders die Medien) aber abgestumpft. Zur Erinnerung: Nichts davon ist normal. 🧵

icymi : 1. Mass extinction is rapidly accelerating. 2. Global warming is rapidly accelerating. 3. Scientists agree human economic activities during capitalism are responsible. 4. Collapse conditions by the 2030s/2040s are now being projected. None of this is front page news. 🧵

Fascism doesn’t start with soldiers in the streets. It starts with deciding who is expendable. The sick. The disabled. The aging. The refugees. The immigrants. The outsiders. The people who think too much, speak too loudly, refuse to bow. 1/2

Greek authorities targeted me in three different criminal proceedings, incl. for espionage, reported me to Europol - all because I supported pushback survivors, engaged in advocacy and collaborated with journalists to publish evidence of systematic fundamental rights violations.