European Court of Justice absolves Frontex of responsibility for human rights violations
According to a recent European Court of Justice adjudication, Frontex is not responsible for border human rights violations.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/09/08/european-court-of-justice-absolves-frontex-of-responsibility-for-human-rights-violations/
#EuropeanCourtOfJustice #FRONTEX #MigrantStruggles #SeaWatch

Croatia: A new detention centre, but no solutions
European policies tend to support technical equipment, unreliable securitisation plans and procedures, and questionable police centres rather than new, effective, common policies on migration.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/09/04/croatia-a-new-detention-centre-but-no-solutions/
#AsylumSeekers #Croatia #DetentionCentres #MigrantStruggles

Must Britain’s borders be a site of brutality?
Ellis Fox rounds up and critiques the right's most common arguments against immigration
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/16/must-britains-borders-be-a-site-of-brutality/
#borders #MigrantStruggles #Solidarity

Afghanistan Report — An urgent need to expand safe pathways

‘Two years on: Afghans still lack pathways to safety in the EU’

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/06/05/afghanistan-report-an-urgent-need-to-expand-safe-pathways/
#AfghanRefugees #Afghanistan #MigrantStruggles #SafePathways #Taliban

France: Campaign against new migrant detention centres ramps up
Despite noises about welcoming refugees from Ukraine in recent months, France is joining Britain in expanding the prisons-for-migrants system as part of its own ongoing "hostile environment" efforts.

The Macron government is planning to open a number of new Administrative Retent
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/05/25/france-campaign-against-new-migrant-detention-centres-ramps-up/
#Detentioncentres #France #migrantstruggles

France: Revolts in the migrant detention centres
Rebellions are increasing in the detention centres of Vincennes and Mesnil-Amelot, with deportation refusal, protests against appalling living conditions and police racism adding to unrest over the health crisis and rising Covid case numbers among detainees. 

Mesnil-Amelot

Over the las
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/12/17/france-revolts-in-the-migrant-detention-centres/
#Detentioncentres #France #migrantsolidarity #migrantstruggles

France: Appeal trial for a group of activists showing solidarity with migrant people against far right ‘border defenders’ begins
On May 27, hundreds of people gathered outside the court in Grenoble, France to show their support to "Bri
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/06/01/france-appeal-trial-for-a-group-of-activists-showing-solidarity-with-migrant-people-against-far-right-border-defenders-begins/
#Briançon7 #far-right #migrantrights #migrantsolidarity #migrantstruggles #Solidarity

Close the Camps: Day of Action at Napier Barracks
A coalition of grassroots groups calls for an action against the Home Office housing of asylum seekers in ex-army barracks, which have been declared "unsuitable for human accommodation" by independent inspectors and "a living nightmare" by a former resident.
On 22nd May, a coalition of grassroots
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/05/08/close-the-camps-day-of-action-at-napier-barracks/
#action #ClosetheCamps #migrantstruggles #NapierBarracks

Hostile Environment: Home Office faces lawsuit from woman whose baby died in its care
In the spring of 2020, a heavily pregnant woman from Angola began experiencing back pain and bleeding while living in the asylum accommodation in Croydon. Despite her repeated requests and obvious pain, staff refused to call
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/04/26/hostile-environment-home-office-faces-lawsuit-from-woman-whose-baby-died-in-its-care/
#HomeOffice #HostileEnvironment #migrantstruggles #Racism