Grensbewaking
At around 8:00 am this morning the largest of the three camps in town, inhabited by up to 300 Syrians, was evicted in traditional Calais style. A large contingent of Gendarmes, Police Nationale and BAC (undercover police) woke people up, giving them very little time to gather their belongings, and told them to go to the Jungle, the former landfill
Verder lezen Reageren?Yes: some of this images are horrible. I generally don’t share pictures or footage of those victimized by fortress Europe. I no longer want to take part in this racist spectacle, that presents the injured or lifeless bodies of refugees as products to be consumed. My reason to share this footage, however, is that it also presents something we hardly
Verder lezen Reageren?Today NATO admits that only through military means you cannot create peace. In July 2015 the commander of the exercise, general Hans-Lothar Domröse emphasized that to create peace “and we know it by heart… it’s only possible with international organizations and big organizations like the Red Cross, humanitarian assistance, and the EU as a real powerbroker”. And because of that
Verder lezen Reageren?People from the jungle were continuing to try to come and join the demonstration. A group were walking in the road with a banner from the jungle before being stopped by a van of Gendarmerie Mobile. They were told that they were holding an illegal demonstration and were prevented from continuing. For the next hour there was a stand-off with
Verder lezen Reageren?The Moroccan authorities continue their campaign of repression against migrant communities in Northern Morocco, by destroying their infrastructure and deporting them in large numbers. The “Fac” in Oujda (a city close to the Algerian border), an occupied part of the Mohamed I university, has served as a place of shelter for migrants for several years. Although the tent town was
Verder lezen Reageren?Een aantal projecten richt zich op de ontwikkeling van satellietoplossingen om vluchtelingenboten te identificeren – met namen als Mariss, Limes, Dolphin – en andere op verbeteringen van surveillance aan de grens – Staborsec, Effises, Fastpass, abc4eu. Ingress heeft tot doel het scannen van vingerafdrukken te verbeteren, en vier projecten – Doggies, Sniffer, Sniffles en Snoopy – ontwikkelen kunstmatige neuzen om
Verder lezen Reageren?Sinds oktober vorig jaar kampeerden enkele tientallen en later enkele honderden vluchtelingen onder een metrobrug in Parijs, in de buurt van het treinstation Gare du Nord. Vanaf dat station kan men een trein nemen naar Calais om vanaf daar hopelijk Engeland binnen te kunnen komen als stiekeme passagier van een vrachtwagen of de Eurostar, in beide gevallen met gevaar voor
Verder lezen Reageren?“Human traffickers are the slave traders of the 21st century, and they should be brought to justice”, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi recently wrote. When the problem is framed in this way, their vow to “identify, capture and destroy” the vessels of those who move migrants looks like a ‘tough choice’ forced upon EU leaders by the sudden appearance of
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No Borders Morocco is een steungroep voor de zelforganisaties van vluchtelingen en migranten in Marokko die naar Europa willen. Het gaat daarbij om migranten en vluchtelingen uit heel Afrika die vanuit Marokko proberen de overstap te maken. No Borders Morocco houdt een informatieve website in de lucht die is gevuld met artikelen, video’s en muziek in diverse talen. Zo krijg
Verder lezen Reageren?European plans for a military campaign to smash the migrant smuggling networks operating out of Libya include options for ground forces on Libyan territory. The 19-page strategy paper for the mission, obtained by the Guardian, focuses on an air and naval campaign in the Mediterranean and in Libyan territorial waters, subject to United Nations blessing. But it adds that ground
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