‘’Hamid* and his kids are in jail, they were rejected again,’’ a volunteer on the Greek island of Chios called to tell me late last year.
America’s treatment of refugee children is abhorrent, so is Europe’s
Tag: refugees
Bosnia and the ‘new Balkan route’
Freedom’s refugee support correspondent Chiara Lauvergnac reports from Bosnia and Balkans.
Calais border update
Chiara Lauvergnac reports on the recent events on the Calais border.
The unique solidarity of Velika Kladuša in Bosnia
Locals together with international volunteers are warmly welcoming people at the Bosnian-Croatian border and are trying their best to support them and show solidarity.
The shambles of Moria 35 Trial
On 18th July 2017, 35 refugees in Moria camp on Lesvos were arrested.
EU-Turkey deal: an error in the system
Two years ago, the EU-Turkey deal on refugees came to force.
Nantes: squatted refugee centre evicted
At early hours last Wednesday, the prefecture of Nantes, with the green light of the presidency of the university campus, evicted the Castle of Tertre: a university building occupied by students and refugees last Autumn in order to house child migrants.
Refugee crisis: violent push backs in the Balkans
In spite of severe weather conditions, push backs of refugees in the Balkans continue. Are You Syrious present the report on illegal push-backs from Croatia.
Human aspect of refugee crisis: When can my life start again?
This text is published with permission from Are You Syrious (AYS): a group of volunteers working with refugees across Europe.
Calais border, news after the May-Macron summit
This text was contributed to Freedom News by a long-standing No Borders activist.
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Nantes: 4,000 on the streets for Bloquons Tout
French police directed the demonstration with flash grenades and tear gas ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Saturday, 13 September, a rainy day in Nantes.
Facing down the flagshaggers
To resist normalisation, we need enduring groundwork with attacked communities—and spaces for open strategising ~ Blade Runner ~ On Saturday 13 September, between 110,000 and 150,000 turned out in response to Tommy Robinson’s call, a mobilisation framed as a defence of “free speech” but saturated with white nationalist, Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric.
London arms fair disruption: A stark contrast to mass arrests for Palestine
Well-coordinated direct action catches the police off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising ~ Kevin Blowe ~ On 9 September, at around 7.30 in the morning, an advance bloc of about 150 protesters, their faces covered, suddenly appeared by London City Hall in east London, near to where Britain’s largest arms fair,
Anarchist prisoner released from Belarus
The regime deported 52 political prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Anarchist Nikolai (Mikola) Dziadok was among 52 political prisoners released and deported from Belarus to Lithuania on 11 September, following negotiations between dictator Alexander Lukashenko and US envoy John Colae.
