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adriana romer
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Lawyer @ Swiss Refugee Council (Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe SFH)
Board member of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
Migration, Dublin Regulation, Europe.
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The Greek government has announced plans to build three new migration facilities on the island of Crete after record numbers of migrants arrived there in the summer of 2025.
Greece: Three new migrant centers to be built in Crete as part of migration bill
The Greek government has announced plans to build three new migration facilities on the southern island of Crete after record numbers of migrants arrived there in the summer of 2025. Migration Ministe...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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A group of immigration officers accused of stealing from people that arrived in the UK on small boats have appeared in court. The six border officials are charged with money laundering and five are further accused of misconduct in public office and conspiracy to steal.

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Border staff who 'stole cash from small boat migrants' are bailed
Officials appear in court charged with stealing from small boat arrivals and money laundering.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Six members of Italy's police and coastguard go on trial over a 2023 shipwreck that killed at least 94 people, accused of failing to intervene on time. The charges relate to a search-and-rescue operation that never came, despite the boat having been tracked for hours.

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Italian officials go on trial over migrant shipwreck
Six members of Italy's police and coastguard go on trial today over a 2023 shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants, accused of failing to intervene on time.
www.rte.ie
February 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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#Frauen in #Afghanistan werden unter den Taliban systematisch aus Bildung und Öffentlichkeit verdrängt und praktisch mundtot gemacht. Die Tessinerin Aresu Rabbani will ihnen mit ihrem Podcast «Ihre Stimme, unser Echo» ihre verlorene Stimme wieder zurückgeben.

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Podcast gibt afghanischen Frauen eine Stimme - 10 vor 10 - Play SRF
Frauen in Afghanistan werden unter den Taliban systematisch aus Bildung und Öffentlichkeit verdrängt und praktisch mundtot gemacht. Die Tessinerin Aresu Rabbani will ihnen mit ihrem Podcast «Ihre Stim...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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In Spanien gibt Regierungschef Sánchez 500.000 Personen ohne Papiere eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung. Damit können diese Personen am sozialen Leben teilhaben und legal arbeiten.

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500.000 Einwanderer in Spanien sollen Aufenthaltsgenehmigung erhalten
In Spanien gibt der sozialistische Regierungschef Sánchez 500.000 Immigranten ohne Papiere eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung. Konservative und Vox laufen Sturm.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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A contre-courant de ses homologues européens, le gouvernement de gauche espagnol s'apprête à adopter un plan de régularisation massif de sans-papiers qui pourrait bénéficier à 500'000 personnes, une mesure qui doit permettre de soutenir la croissance économique du pays.

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L'Espagne veut régulariser un demi-million de sans-papiers pour soutenir son économie | RTS
A contre-courant de ses homologues européens, le gouvernement de gauche espagnol s'apprête à adopter un plan de régularisation massif de sans-papiers qui pourrait bénéficier à 500'000 personnes, une m...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks since start of 2026, UN says

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UN: Hundreds of migrants feared dead in shipwrecks since start of 2026
The IOM highlighted that the Central Mediterranean remains the deadliest migration corridor in the world, with at least 1,340 people losing their lives there last year alone.
www.euronews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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ECRE Report: Study visit to Sweden on good practices in upholding the rights of asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls

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ECRE Report: Study visit to Sweden on good practices in upholding the rights of asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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January 27, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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Libyan authorities have freed over 220 migrants from what would appear to be a secret underground prison in the southeast of the country. The people were held in gravely inhuman conditions.
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Libya: Over 220 migrants freed from underground prison
Libyan authorities have freed over 220 migrants from what would appear to be a secret underground prison in the southeast of the country. The people were held in gravely inhuman conditions, according ...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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Migrants using more distant, riskier departure points to Canaries after Mauritania crackdown, Red Cross finds

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Migrants using more distant, riskier departure points to Canaries after Mauritania crackdown, Red Cross finds
Migrants crossing from West Africa to Spain's Canaries started using more distant - and potentially more deadly - departure points in 2025 following a crackdown by Mauritania on irregular migration, a...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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The Portuguese government has decided it would be willing to pay 8.4 million euros to the European Commission in return for refusing to accept a contingent of 420 asylum seekers, which it would have been asked to accept under the new EU 'solidarity' mechanism.

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Portugal: Government prepared to pay millions to keep asylum seekers out
The Portuguese government has decided it would be willing to pay 8.4 million euros to the European Commission in return for refusing to accept a contingent of 420 asylum seekers, which it would have b...
www.infomigrants.net
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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The conflict in Sudan between two rival military factions has raged for more than 1,000 days, triggering a staggering humanitarian crisis. Aid agencies warn that turning a blind eye to this crisis would be "a failure of our core humanity".

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Sudan: Massive displacement after more than 1,000 days of war
The conflict in Sudan between two rival military factions has raged for more than 1,000 days, triggering a staggering humanitarian crisis. Aid agencies warn that turning a blind eye to this crisis wou...
www.infomigrants.net
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Gabriel Püntener vertritt seit bald vier Jahr­zehnten Migrantinnen – und ärgert mit seinem konsequenten Vorgehen das Bundes­verwaltungs­gericht. Nun soll er diszipliniert und bestraft werden. Das ist rechtstaatlich bedenklich.

www.republik.ch/2026/01/14/a...
Der Asylanwalt kommt an die Kasse
Er vertritt seit bald vier Jahr­zehnten Migrantinnen – und nun soll er diszipliniert werden.
www.republik.ch
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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The death toll after a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized off Gambia's coast on New Year's Eve has risen to 39, two government officials told Reuters, as survivors described the vessel as "overcrowded and dilapidated"

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Thirty-nine dead in Gambia migrant boat sinking, officials say
The death toll after a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized off Gambia's coast on New Year's Eve has risen to 39, two government officials told Reuters, as survivors described the vessel as "o...
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praised Spain's model of regular immigration while speaking at the Conference of Spanish Ambassadors held on January 8 in Madrid.

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Spanish Prime Minister: 'Our model of regular migration works'
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praised Spain's model of regular immigration while speaking at the Conference of Spanish Ambassadors held on January 8 in Madrid.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Migrantinnen in Seenot wählen eine Nummer – und in Zürich klingelt das Telefon: über die Auswirkungen der europäischen Migrations­politik, die libysche Milizen belohnt und unzählige Tote fordert.

www.republik.ch/2026/01/08/s...
«Libya, fire, militia, need help»
Migrantinnen in Seenot wählen eine Nummer – und in Zürich klingelt das Telefon.
www.republik.ch
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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There were 242 distress calls registered in Malta’s search and rescue (SAR) in the first six months of 2025, but Maltese authorities only responded to two of the cases, according to the Malta Migration Archive.

www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
Unprecedented increase in pushbacks from Malta’s SAR zone
Malta Migration Archive records 242 distress calls in first six months of the year • Libyan coast guard allowed into SAR at least 16 times
www.maltatoday.com.mt
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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NGO Caminando Fronteras denounces that on the route to the Balearic Islands different search and rescue protocols are applied depending on the type of boat and the people on board.

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"Balearic route is a laboratory of death policies": NGO warns about rescues that discriminate against migrants - La Voz De Ibiza
Caminando Fronteras denounces that on the route to the Balearic Islands different search and rescue protocols are applied depending on the type of boat and the people on board.
lavozdeibiza.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia

Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia
Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.
www.aljazeera.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Greece has become a testing ground for advanced surveillance technologies.

Europe is rapidly building an AI-ready smart-border regime. Much of it is unfolding under the radar, with safeguards for people on the move lagging behind.

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Greece a testing ground for smart surveillance technologies
Europe is rapidly building an AI-ready smart-border regime — bankrolled by the EU, pushed by Germany and tested in Greece. Defense and security firms are among the biggest winners. Much of it is unfol...
wearesolomon.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Statewatch Analysis: The EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum is likely to send the situation for migrants and refugees in the Balkans from bad to worse.

www.statewatch.org/analyses/202...
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December 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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InfoMigrants traveled to Milan, Monfalcone and Trieste in northern Italy to visit a range of projects and communities of migrants in those cities. Here are a selection of articles from that trip.

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A spotlight on migration in northern Italy
In early October 2025, InfoMigrants traveled to Milan, Monfalcone and Trieste in northern Italy to visit a range of projects and communities of migrants in those cities. Here are a selection of articl...
www.infomigrants.net
December 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Die Liebe ist stärker als das Migrations­amt

Mit aller Vehemenz wird ein junger kurdischer Mann in den Irak ausgeschafft, obwohl seine Ehe­vorbereitung in der Schweiz fast abgeschlossen ist. Eine Geschichte mit Happy End – und vielen Fragezeichen.

www.republik.ch/2025/12/24/d...
Die Liebe ist stärker als das Migrations­amt
Ausschaffung trotz geplanter Hochzeit – und ein Happy End mit vielen Fragezeichen.
www.republik.ch
December 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Die neue europäische Migrationspolitik ist ein Stich ins Herz der Menschenwürde.

Wenn mit einer besinnlichen Weihnacht mehr gemeint sein soll als Kerzenschein und Stollen, braucht es eine radikale Umkehr der europäischen Migrationspolitik.

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Gehen unsere westlichen Werte endgültig verloren? Gesine Schwan über EU-Migrationspolitik
Wenn mit einer besinnlichen Weihnacht mehr gemeint sein soll als Kerzenschein und Stollen, braucht es eine radikale Umkehr der europäischen Migrationspolitik.
www.sueddeutsche.de
December 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Das SEM verweigert Rechtsvertretungen von Asylsuchenden im erweiterten Verfahren den rechtzeitigen Zugang zu den Protokollen der Erstanhörung. Ein neues Gutachten zeigt: Diese Praxis verletzt das Recht auf ein faires Verfahren & untergräbt die Ziele der Asylreform.
www.humanrights.ch/de/news/zuga...
Eingeschränkter Zugang zu Asylprotokollen
Das Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM) verweigert Rechtsvertretungen von Asylsuchenden im erweiterten Verfahren den rechtzeitigen Zugang zu den Protokollen der Erstanhörung. Ein neues Gutachten zei...
www.humanrights.ch
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM