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Dec 10, 20213 min read

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...

Dec 9, 20213 min read

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...

Dec 8, 20213 min read

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

Dec 1, 20211 min read

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...

Nov 29, 20213 min read

The EU towards detention as standard reception practice. The case of Greece

By Cecilia Sanfelici Two months ago, a new camp for asylum seekers was opened on the Greek island of Samos in a provocative and...

Nov 15, 20214 min read

Pushback tactics: a European-wide violation of fundamental rights

By Helen Barber Multiple people are feared to have died in a tragedy near Essex after trying to cross UK waters from France in a dinghy...

Nov 12, 20212 min read

In the fight between Poland and Belarus, refugees are the ones losing

By Hannah Lettl An estimate of 3,000 refugees is currently trapped within the Polish-Belarusian border. The Belarusian leader Aleksandr...

Nov 11, 20211 min read

Free Humanitarians: Drop the Charges for Sarah Mardini, Seán Binder, Nassos Karakitsos and 21 others

Open Letter 50 civil society organisations are releasing an open letter in support of Sarah, Seán and Nassos and 21 others who were...

Nov 8, 20211 min read

The real crime is the border regime - Justice for N. & Hasan #Samos2

Joint Statement After shipwreck, survivor faces more than 230 years for “boat driving” and father charged with the death of his...

Nov 8, 20214 min read

New Campaign against criminalization of migration - Free The #Samos2

[08.11.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release As the first asylum seeker ever, N., a young father, is charged with the drowning of his...

Nov 4, 20211 min read

Relocation from Greece: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead

Joint Briefing Paper As the voluntary EU relocation scheme is scheduled to come to an end, 29 civil society organizations call for the...

Oct 11, 20215 min read

Concerns of Samos new camp residents 3 weeks after its opening: “When will I become a human?”

[11.10.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release Three weeks ago on the Aegean island of Samos, the people seeking asylum were transferred...