‘Russia hopes the Ukrainian refugees will disrupt Europe’

Russia would like to undermine the EU by the massive arrival of Ukrainian refugees, creating additional problems in EU countries’ economies and societies writes Roman Rukomeda. Roman Rukomeda is a Ukrainian political analyst. This is his 28th account of Russia’s … Read More

The Borders Bill makes Britain ‘one of the most anti-refugee countries in the world’

Medicine San Frontiers hits out at the government’s ‘unworkable, exorbitantly expensive and inhumane’ Bill T Borders Bill will make Britain “one of the most anti-refugee countries in the world,” an international aid group has warned. Medicine San Frontiers (MSF) UK … Read More

20,000 open their doors to Ukrainians within hours of sponsor scheme launch

MORE than 20,000 people and groups have offered to sponsor Ukrainians fleeing the war since a new scheme launched just two hours ago. The Homes for Ukraine scheme, which will see members of the public and communities offer a safe … Read More

1,971 migrants died or disappeared in the Mediterranean in 2021

On ‘CommemorAction Day’ 36 NGOs gather in Senglea to remember migrants that died, went missing or faced prosecution whilst crossing borders 1,971 migrants died or disappeared in the Mediterranean in 2021, and at least 23,000 over the past decade, according … Read More

The Nationality and Borders Bill will only cause more suffering and death

Despite being touted by the UK government as a way to fix the current asylum system, the proposed Nationality and Borders Bill will only further endanger and criminalize those that are most in need of our solidarity, writes Sophie McCann. … Read More

Lawyers for Egyptian asylum-seeker facing deportation say oversight of CBSA needed

“That’s problematic,” Mithoowani said in an interview. “This is a refugee claimant who is seeking Canada’s protection from the Egyptian authorities, and usually those matters are private, and we would not communicate with a government that someone is alleging is … Read More

Numbers of migrants intercepted by Libyan coast guard ‘almost tripled’ in 2021

The numbers of migrants who were intercepted by Libya’s coast guard while attempting to cross the Mediterranean almost tripled in 2021 compared to the year before, according to the UN. “As of December 14, 2021, the Libyan coast guard had … Read More

EU states call for stronger protection of external borders, including new migrant return system

EU ministers have asked for more action to strengthen the bloc’s external borders as well as for rules to return migrants to their homelands or where they started their journeys. Interior ministers from EU countries including Greece, Poland, Italy and … Read More

Polish Border Guard warns of incoming influx in illegal border crossings

The Border Guard has revealed that the route for transporting migrants to the Polish-Belarusian border often now originates in Russia There have already been hundreds of recorded attempts by illegal migrants to cross the Polish-Belarusian border in 2022 and the … Read More

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