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Letter to the EU: ensure protection for all people seeking sanctuary

Dear Commissioner Johansson, dear Minister Darmanin, In light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are writing to you as the...

How can you support Ukrainian people?

This is a list of selected organizations and groups that provide various forms of assistance and support to Ukrainians both in Ukraine...

Volunteer (Working Groups or Chapters)

We are always looking for volunteers! Start: Rolling

Residents of new refugee camp on Samos liken facility to “Guantanamo”

[10.01.2022, 14:00 CET] For Immediate Release Just four months after the opening of a controversial new refugee camp on the Greek island...

Greek government attacks freedom of press to stop alleged fake news

By Helen Barber Last month, the Greek Parliament passed a new law that will make it a criminal offense to spread “fake news” and which...

Reality check on the “model” camp of Samos : “All I want is to be free and leave”

[18.12.2021, 00:01 CET] For Immediate Release On Saturday 18th of December, International Migrants Day, Europe Must Act will release a...

"All I want is to be free and leave". Life in the Closed Controlled Access Centre in Samos

On International Migrants Day, Europe Must Act and the Samos Advocacy Collective release a report on life in the Closed Controlled Access...

Why EMA started, and must continue

Europe Must Act exists to mobilise the voices and power of people who believe in human rights and the need to defend them. Since we...

Green lights in solidarity with people trapped at the EU-Belarus border

[10.12.2021, 00:01 CET] For Immediate Release People on the move are stopped at the European border, mistreated, hunted down, sent back...

Commission proposals will weaken EU asylum law on EU-Belarus border

Last week the European Commission published a proposal that essentially gives EU member states bordering Belarus permission to ignore their

Inquiry about Detention in the Closed Controlled Access Centre in Samos

30th November 2021 As of November 16th, 2021, asylum seekers residing in the Closed Controlled Access Centre in Samos have been subjected...

EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson asked to “speak up for human rights” after 2 years in office

[01.12.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release Wednesday, December 1st marks the 2nd anniversary of Commissioner Ylva Johansson office as...