In the press
Our work is regularly featured in the press in Europe and beyond.
EU border agency deported record number of people in first half of 2021
The Guardian, 29 November 2021.
Turkish Army Uses Algorithm to ‘Persecute’ Gulenists: Report
Balkan Insight, 25 November 2021.
Government plans imminent legislation for digital visas
Public Technology, 22 October 2021.
Council document hints at progress on cross-border electronic evidence
Euractiv, 20 October 2021.
Europol soll Evakuierte aus Kabul anstellen
An article in Netzpolitik looks at the EU's counter-terrorism action plan on Afghanistan, which was made public by Statewatch.
Auditors: EU migrant return deals 'encourage' arrivals
An article in EUobserver looks at a report by the European Court of Auditors, and cites a document published by Statewatch.
Brits wetsvoorstel: tot 14 jaar celstraf voor journalisten die vertrouwelijke overheidszaken onthullen
An article in Dutch newspaper de Volksrant examines the UK government's proposals on official secrets and "hostile state activity", citing Statewatch as an organisation that has tried to sound the alarm about the proposals.
EU agency denies asylum seekers' rights, report says
China Daily cites a comment from Statewatch on the report of the European Parliament's Frontex Scurinty Group.
Gilles de Kerchove erfindet „linksterroristische“ Gefahr
An article in Netzpolitik cites a piece published by Statewatch including two documents from the Council of the EU that propose taking "specific EU action against violent left-wing and anarchist extremism and terrorism".
Priti Patel’s new threat to British journalists
An article in Declassified UK looks at the UK government's plans to amend the Official Secrets Act, including quotes from our Director Emeritus, Tony Bunyan.
Refugee support organisation calls for donations after donor pulls out following Greek ‘criminalisation campaign’
An article in the Morning Star cites an official document published by Statewatch in an article on the criminalisation of NGOs in Greece.
Workplace, public space: workers organising in the age of facial recognition
An article in Social Europe cites Statewatch's long-standing work on Europe's "security-industrial complex".
L’Unione Europea punta tutto sui rimpatri
An article published by Open Migration cites a recent piece of ours on the EU's new voluntary return and reintegration strategy.
La base de données biométriques du Sénégal facilite l’expulsion de l’UE
Senegalese website Futurs Media looks at how Senegal's national biometric database will facilitate expulsions, using documents and an analysis published by Statewatch.
EU commission calls Frontex its new 'Return Agency'
An article in EUobserver on the EU's Voluntary Return and Reintegration Strategy cites a European Commission document that was recently published by Statewatch.
Why EU needs to be wary that AI will increase racial profiling
An opinion piece in EUobserver cites a Statewatch article warning of the dangers of reproducing racist and other discriminatory biases by using "artificial intelligence" technologies in policing.
EU-Staaten bremsen bei neuen Kompetenzen für Europol
An article for the Austrian news outlet, Radio FM4, refers to a document leaked by Statewatch about the expansion of Europol's powers. Some of these new competencies have encountered considerable resistance in the Council of Ministers.
Frontex is een oncontroleerbaar beest geworden
An article in De Groene Amsterdammer refers to Statewatch's report Deportation Union to highlight the inflation of Frontex's powers, even as human rights are systematically ignored.
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