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EU-TURKEY: 13 migrants returned from Greece to Turkey with no opportunity to access legal assistance
On 8 September, 13 migrants were returned from Lesvos to Turkey without being given the opportunity to access legal assistance. 10 of the migrants - from Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Algeria, Palestine and Lebanon - Read More
HUNGARY-ECHR: Anti-Roma racism, hyperlinks and freedom of expression
A case pending before the European Court of Human Rights will add to the collection of European case law on freedom of expression and the world wide web. Magyar Jeti Zrt v Hungary concerns the Read More
GERMANY: German proposals could see refugees’ phones searched by police
"Refugees moving to Germany may in future have to give police permission to search their social media accounts for suspicious posts, the interior minister has announced. Presenting a raft of anti-terror measures at a press Read More
French interior minister wants global effort against encryption
"Messaging encryption, widely used by Islamist extremists to plan attacks, needs to be fought at international level, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Thursday, and he wants Germany to help him promote a global Read More
EU-US: Europe must go beyond security and focus on neighborhoods to fight extremism
"Following a spate of deadly attacks in Western Europe, governments have adopted a largely military-oriented response to secure the homeland and counter violent extremism. The Belgian government has pledged €298 million in additional funding to Read More
EU: External migration projects: Council to approve auditors’ recommendations
In March 2016 the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a report examining EU spending on migration-related projects in Algeria, Georgia, Libya, Moldova, Morocco and Ukraine between 2007 and 2013. The report found that the Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (12.8.16)
- HUNGARY-SERBIA: In the long crossing to Hungary refugee families get stuck in transition (New Internationalist, link): "‘The journey has been so difficult, especially for my child,’ Noor*, a 27-year-old woman from Afghanistan tells us. Read More
HUNGARY-SERBIA: In the long crossing to Hungary refugee families get stuck in transition
"‘The journey has been so difficult, especially for my child,’ Noor*, a 27-year-old woman from Afghanistan tells us. ‘I have had to watch her be scared every day, dry her tears every day.’ Noor is Read More
EU: In pictures: Where have all the migrants gone?
"While the migration crisis that has gripped Europe is far from over, hotspots that attracted thousands of refugees (and scores of photojournalists) in the last half of 2015 look very different a year on. On Read More
UK-EU: The complexities of Brexit
"There really are no easy answers here. The idea that we can just walk away from the EU is utter nonsense but all the other options are complex. The length of time they will take Read More