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14 November 2019

Greek islands: Aegean Boat report: 4 -10 November 2019

The latest update on migration to the Greek islands.

14 November 2019

AYS Digest 9–10/11/19: Bosnian police now beats and robs people, too

Abused in a Bosnian police station: “they even took my asthma inhaler”

13 November 2019

Here to fight: building communities of resistance

"Two new anthologies of pieces from the magazines Race Today and Race & Class recall important struggles on the streets, the factory floors and in communities, linking them to both class and global internationalism."

13 November 2019

Exposed: Malta’s secret migrant deal with Libya

Office of the Prime Minister official Neville Gafà acted as intermediary in deal

13 November 2019

The era of killer robots is upon us

A new report from the organisation Pax looks at the development of automated weaponry.

13 November 2019

Europe’s Unauthorized Immigrant Population Peaks in 2016, Then Levels Off

A study by Pew Research Centre estimates that the number of "unauthorized immigrants" in the EU has levelled off in recent years.

12 November 2019

Belgian asylum centre set on fire

"During the night of 10 November a planned asylum centre in the city of Bilzen, in the Belgian province of Limburg, was set on fire."

12 November 2019

Migrations in Latin America and the Mediterranean compared: Violence, State cruelty and (Un-)Institutional Resistance

Including: Presentation of the English version of the Atlas of Migration 2019.

12 November 2019

Erdogan: refugees will enter Europe unless EU does more

"Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again used the millions of refugees hosted in the country as a bargaining chip against the European Union."

12 November 2019

Shots fired at sea rescuers: EU supports competing militias in Libya

"A German public prosecutor’s office is investigating the shooting of the ship "Alan Kurdi". Its crew could be caught between the fronts of two coastguards equipped and trained by different EU missions."

12 November 2019

Denmark reinstates border checks at crossings to Sweden after bombings

"Spot checks at ferry ports and on trains and vehicles follow attacks in Copenhagen area."

12 November 2019

Poland: Independence march of nationalism

"Thousands of Poles took part in a nationalist march through the capital Warsaw on Monday (11 November), chanting “God, Honour, Fatherland”, with the march leaders protesting against same-sex liberties, globalism and abortion.

11 November 2019

Berlin wall´s 30th anniversary: the businesses booming from Europe’s new walls

"On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, a new report reveals the European businesses profiting from the construction of new walls across Europe. It identifies three key players – the arms firms Thales, Airbus and Leonardo – as well as a whole host of construction, shipping, technology and security firms from across Europe winning border militarisation contracts."

11 November 2019

UK: IPP sentencing regime in England and Wales called 'deeply harmful'

"Justice officials in England and Wales are facing renewed calls to deal with thousands of prisoners still jailed under an abolished Kafkaesque sentencing regime that a report has branded “deeply harmful” for families."

 

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