AYS News Digest 22/11/23: The Central Mediterranean — deadliest year since 2017
Eviction in Sombor camp, Serbia / Croatia implements temporary border checks / Another recorded pushback of 23 Afghans by the Greek Coast Guard / Over 1000 individuals arrive in Lampedusa in one day / The effects of being given seven days to leave Home Office accommodation in the UK / and much more…
The Central Mediterranean — 2023 reported as the deadliest year in the past few years
Almost 2,200 individuals have gone missing or have been reported dead in in the Central Mediterranean so far this year.
The recent MSF report highlights the fact the numbers of people arriving in Italy, across the Mediterranean, have doubled compared to last year. Tunisia has also overtaken Libya as the main departure point for asylum seekers.
In addition, MSF criticises the continued development of discriminatory migration policies that prioritise security over the lives of asylum seekers. The report includes; the new agreement with Tunisia, Italy’s criminalisation of NGO rescue vessels, the failure of EU states in responding and assisting boats in distress
THE BALKAN ROUTE
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Eviction in Sombor camp, Serbia
Individuals who were previously residing in Sombor camp have been moved to the Croatian border after an eviction.
CROATIA
Croatia implements temporary border checks
Due to the increase in migrants crossing the border, Croatia has increased its border control and is planning to open up a camp for registration and processing of incoming migrants.
Croatia tightens border checks as Balkan migration route gets busier — InfoMigrants
GREECE
Another recorded pushback of 23 Afghans by the Greek Coast Guard
And another pushback by the Greek Coast Guard near Lesvos…
ITALY
Over 1000 individuals arrive in Lampedusa in one day
On Monday, there were a total of 12 landings. Hundreds of individuals have been reported missing and a two-year-old girl died following a shipwreck.
Italy: Two-year-old girl dies as Coast Guard rescues hundreds of migrants — InfoMigrants
Over 1,000 reached Lampedusa in just one day — InfoMigrants
GERMANY
Demonstration in Berlin!
UK
Rise in destitution among newly recognised refugees
There has been a rise in the numbers of refugees facing destitution due to the policy change that forces refugees to leave Home Office accommodation and secure their own forms of accommodation within seven days.
Seven days to find a home: the UK’s impending refugee crisis — video | World news | The Guardian
FURTHER RESOURCES:
- Global Rights Defenders — Advocating for Refugee and Human Rights Worldwide
- EU Law Analysis: Rethinking Gender-Based Asylum: A Look at the Advocate General’s Opinion on Women Fleeing the Taliban
- Special Operation in Northern Serbia — Collective Aid (collectiveaidngo.org)
- ‘Winter is starting’: NGO warning as migrants suffer frostbite at Poland-Belarus border — InfoMigrants
- October Maldusa Camp :: Maldusa Project
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