In response to the humanitarian crisis that ensued, Grupa Granica was created – a coalition of local community members.
Tag: migration
“You forced me to claim asylum”: Baltic pushbacks, a personal story
A story that stretches from Afghanistan to Russia via the Baltic States to Germany.
El Hiblu 3 to face terrorism charges
Amara Kromah, Abdul Kader, and Abdalla Bari took control of the oil tanker El Hiblu 1 when it became clear that the crew wanted to return them to Libya illegally.
Militias, racism, and a climate of fear in Greece
These groups’ hunt’ people on the move and ask, with apparent impunity, for support for their actions on social media.
Foul play as hundreds dead after Greek shipwreck
Up to 500 people may have died and more than 100 people rescued after a large vessel capsized in Greek waters.
Serbia-Hungary border squat evictions are largest this year
Repost from Are You Syrious? Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, was at the Serbia-Hungary border on Thursday 16th March, meeting with Serbian authorities and border control. She thanked and congratulated the Serbian authorities for their work. Just one day prior, No Name Kitchen reported on the eviction of squats in Northern Serbia
The Black Book of Pushbacks
Freedom re-publishes a special report from in Are You Syrious? The first Black Book was published in 2020 amidst fears for our health, isolation, barriers to travel — a selfishness for the well-being of our own nations, and an utter dominance of media streams with just one topic. Yet, the team behind the first Black
Climate change and migration
Global warming is changing the world. Droughts in the Horn of Africa, increased risks of forest fires in California and depleted fish populations for coastal nations are just three examples of events that ultimately cause people to flee their homes. Yet, seeking refuge abroad because of environmental factors is not considered a valid reason for
Action Against Detention and Deportations (AADD)’s response to death in Manston
Freedom publish a statement from Action Against Detention & Deportations about the tragic death of a man who spent a week incarcerated in Manston detention camp. The Home Office won’t say who the man is, how old he is, where he came from, how he died or provide any other information. We are saddened and
Hospitals in Burgas are ‘full’ of unidentified bodies
Bulgaria: Chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev says of the state of migration in Bulgaria that: “Hospitals in Burgas are full of unidentified dead persons that hunters find in the forest. They cannot be released because their identities cannot be established.” The district’s only forensic doctor, Dr. Galina Mileva, has commented upon this horrifying reality: “There is