Migrants

Greek authorities have brought unfounded charges against two migrants’ rights defenders, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, linked to their peaceful activism, Human Rights Watch said today. The case is part of a wider pattern of prosecutions of activists working with migrants. Panayote…

The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else. By Sonali Kolhatkar Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced it will lay off about 6…

New York Mayor Eric Adams traveled to the border city of El Paso, Texas, Sunday and said New York City has no more room to house additional asylum seekers. Mayor Eric Adams: “There’s a conversation among those who are asylum…

Millions of Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. The longer the war continues, the less likely they are to return, with dire consequences for Ukraine. By John P. Ruehl Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine…

For helping refugees, they are on trial in Greece: a highly controversial trial of 24 sea rescuers begins in Lesbos on Tuesday (January 10, 2023). Amnesty International calls on the Greek authorities to drop the charges. By Moritz Ettlinger “If…

In the first eight days of 2023, more than 2,500 migrants from North Africa landed on Italian shores, compared to 370 in the same period last year, the Ministry of the Interior said today. According to a report published by…

We, civil organisations engaged in search and rescue (SAR) activities in the central Mediterranean Sea, express our gravest concerns regarding the latest attempt by a European government to obstruct assistance to people in distress at sea. A new law decree, signed by the Italian…

In a move described as anti-humanist, the new Italian government led by the ultra-right-wing leader, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has resolved to crack down hard on humanitarian vessels rescuing migrants from the sea. Among other measures, a new decree aims…

Decisive steps were taken today in the trial of the crew members of the civil rescue ship Iuventa, who face up to 20 years in prison for “aiding and abetting unauthorized immigration” and whose ship has been impounded in the port…

On the occasion of yesterday’s conference of the EU interior ministers, SOS Humanity demands a more humane migration policy. The crew of the rescue ship Humanity 1 had witnessed an illegal push-back by the so-called Libyan coast guard, which is…