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Our Health Depends on Everyone Else's, Including Newcomers

To make it through the pandemic all of us must get the care we need, no matter where we live. The Greek government has been making this impossible for newcomers they are holding in camps. But it doesn't have to be this way.

#humanrightsundercorona , immigration , health
April 21, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Sea-Watch Captain’s Arrest Unlawful, Supreme Court Rules

Italy’s highest court confirmed last Friday that the arrest of Carola Rackete in June was unlawful. To avoid similar mistakes happening in the future we need to reform the outdated Facilitation Directive.

immigration , crime of solidarity , Mediterranean Sea , Italy
January 23, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Journalists Can’t Be Barred From Hungarian Refugee Camps

Journalists play a crucial role in healthy democracies. They bring information to light to inform the public about important issues and expose abuses by those in power.

Hungary , immigration
October 17, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Words Matter. So Do Job Titles.

The decision to create a commissioner for “protecting our European way of life” is a regrettable start to Usrula von der Leyen’s term as European Commissioner.

immigration , asylum , values
October 03, 2019 • LibertiesEU
​German Authorities to Be Challenged on Refugee Phone Searches

The Society for Civil Rights (GFF) is conducting a comprehensive study on the invasive search and inspection of asylum seekers' mobile phones by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

Germany , mobile phone , asylum seekeers , immigration
August 08, 2019 • Society for Civil Rights
Sea-Watch 3 Captain Acquitted

The controversy surrounding the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 and its captain, Carola Rackete, once again divides opinion in Europe. The legality of her actions is however undisputed.

criminalization of solidarity , Italy , Libya , immigration , refugees , asylum
July 04, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Save a Life, Go to Jail: Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

Where is the fun in being a sea captain? In the last four years, more than 158 people have been investigated or prosecuted for acts of solidarity.

solidarity , immigration , asylum , Italy , Libya , Mediterranean
July 04, 2019 • LibertiesEU
ECFR Study: Many Europeans More Concerned With Emigration Than Immigration

According to a new poll by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), people from Spain, Italy, Greece, Poland, Hungary and Romania, whose populations are either remaining static or falling sharply, are more...

Europe , immigration , Emigration , ECFR
April 01, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Denmark's New Immigration Law Is a New Low

Denmark's new immigration law is more than a raft of harsh new regulations. It represents a fundamental shift in the government’s focus, from integration to deportation.

Denmark , immigration , migration
February 28, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Survivor Denmark: Swine Flu Island. Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

​A reality show with no cameras (or rewards). Just a fight for survival. Denmark's new immigration plan looks more like a bad Survivor script. To react, or not to react? It shouldn't even be a question.

Denmark , immigration , migration
February 28, 2019 • LibertiesEU
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