Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
@picumofficial.bsky.social
We work for a world where everyone can enjoy their human rights, whatever their migration status. Check us out on picum.org
Pinned
🚨 NEW 🚨 Across the EU, people continue to be criminalised simply for crossing borders or for helping others in need. Our new report is out today.
Key findings in thread and full report on picum.org/wp-content/u...
Key findings in thread and full report on picum.org/wp-content/u...
🙅♀️ No papers, no protection?
Join us as we launch our new briefing and discuss justice for undocumented survivors of gender-based violence with advocates and frontline experts.
🗓️ 24 Nov
⏰ 1-2 pm CET
✍️ Register on crm.picum.org/civicrm/even...
Join us as we launch our new briefing and discuss justice for undocumented survivors of gender-based violence with advocates and frontline experts.
🗓️ 24 Nov
⏰ 1-2 pm CET
✍️ Register on crm.picum.org/civicrm/even...
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🙅♀️ No papers, no protection?
Join us as we launch our new briefing and discuss justice for undocumented survivors of gender-based violence with advocates and frontline experts.
🗓️ 24 Nov
⏰ 1-2 pm CET
✍️ Register on crm.picum.org/civicrm/even...
Join us as we launch our new briefing and discuss justice for undocumented survivors of gender-based violence with advocates and frontline experts.
🗓️ 24 Nov
⏰ 1-2 pm CET
✍️ Register on crm.picum.org/civicrm/even...
🚨 The European Parliament is about to start debating a law that would harm millions across Europe. With 250+ groups we call on EU lawmakers to reject it.
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨 The European Parliament is about to start debating a law that would harm millions across Europe. With 250+ groups we call on EU lawmakers to reject it.
We were happy to meet the Commissioner to discuss combatting the exploitation of undocumented workers, including improving labour inspections, remedy mechanisms and regularisation programmes.
Fundamental and human rights are non negotiable. The labour rights of undocumented people are no exception.
Fundamental and human rights are non negotiable. The labour rights of undocumented people are no exception.
I met with @PICUM_ today to discuss the protection of migrants from exploitation, the prevention of illegal employment and ensuring a level playing field in Europe’s labour market.
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We were happy to meet the Commissioner to discuss combatting the exploitation of undocumented workers, including improving labour inspections, remedy mechanisms and regularisation programmes.
Fundamental and human rights are non negotiable. The labour rights of undocumented people are no exception.
Fundamental and human rights are non negotiable. The labour rights of undocumented people are no exception.
Reposted by Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
📢[NEW REPORT] Last week 26-year old Mahmoud from Palestine killed himself in immigration detention. In 2024 close to 5,000 people were locked up in detention centres in Belgium. To find out about Palestinians, and what we see week after week behind the fences read our latest report: t.ly/GGk2g
October 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
📢[NEW REPORT] Last week 26-year old Mahmoud from Palestine killed himself in immigration detention. In 2024 close to 5,000 people were locked up in detention centres in Belgium. To find out about Palestinians, and what we see week after week behind the fences read our latest report: t.ly/GGk2g
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐ What will happen to Ukrainians after Temporary Protection? Join us to hear from high-level speakers from the EU and Ukraine!
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐ What will happen to Ukrainians after Temporary Protection? Join us to hear from high-level speakers from the EU and Ukraine!
Reposted by Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
€100 billion for social spending sounds like progress, but is all as it seems? EASPD joins 51 European organisations calling for a greater commitment to social inclusion in the next #EUbudget.
Read our statement here➡️ easpd.eu/news-detail/...
#ESFplus #SocialRights
Read our statement here➡️ easpd.eu/news-detail/...
#ESFplus #SocialRights
October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
€100 billion for social spending sounds like progress, but is all as it seems? EASPD joins 51 European organisations calling for a greater commitment to social inclusion in the next #EUbudget.
Read our statement here➡️ easpd.eu/news-detail/...
#ESFplus #SocialRights
Read our statement here➡️ easpd.eu/news-detail/...
#ESFplus #SocialRights
🖊️ Not one, not two, but three UN Special Rapporteurs warn that new EU migrant smuggling rules risk criminalising migration and solidarity with migrants.
EU lawmakers must heed these calls and protect people's right to move and help others in need.
EU lawmakers must heed these calls and protect people's right to move and help others in need.
October 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🖊️ Not one, not two, but three UN Special Rapporteurs warn that new EU migrant smuggling rules risk criminalising migration and solidarity with migrants.
EU lawmakers must heed these calls and protect people's right to move and help others in need.
EU lawmakers must heed these calls and protect people's right to move and help others in need.
Truly inspiring conversations on migration organised by our friends @qcea.bsky.social.
Join to hear from experts in peace, security and human rights, and learn how peacebuilding approaches can inform Europe’s migration policies and shift the narrative from fear and control to dignity and inclusion.
Join to hear from experts in peace, security and human rights, and learn how peacebuilding approaches can inform Europe’s migration policies and shift the narrative from fear and control to dignity and inclusion.
📍 Save the date: 29 October 2025!
→ Join our new #migration, #security & #peace event!
Register here 👉 www.qcea.org/events/migra...
#QCEAMigrationEvents
→ Join our new #migration, #security & #peace event!
Register here 👉 www.qcea.org/events/migra...
#QCEAMigrationEvents
September 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Truly inspiring conversations on migration organised by our friends @qcea.bsky.social.
Join to hear from experts in peace, security and human rights, and learn how peacebuilding approaches can inform Europe’s migration policies and shift the narrative from fear and control to dignity and inclusion.
Join to hear from experts in peace, security and human rights, and learn how peacebuilding approaches can inform Europe’s migration policies and shift the narrative from fear and control to dignity and inclusion.
🔥 Solidarity with migrants is under attack. We're launching a new project to fight this.
With WING, we're joining six European civil society organisations to map cases of criminalisation of solidarity and to train people and organisations to respond to this threat.
With WING, we're joining six European civil society organisations to map cases of criminalisation of solidarity and to train people and organisations to respond to this threat.
September 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🔥 Solidarity with migrants is under attack. We're launching a new project to fight this.
With WING, we're joining six European civil society organisations to map cases of criminalisation of solidarity and to train people and organisations to respond to this threat.
With WING, we're joining six European civil society organisations to map cases of criminalisation of solidarity and to train people and organisations to respond to this threat.
🔥 European civil society has come out strong against the EU "Deportation Regulation".
Together with over 200 organisations, our call is simple:
EU lawmakers must reject it.
Read the full statement: picum.org/blog/over-20...
Together with over 200 organisations, our call is simple:
EU lawmakers must reject it.
Read the full statement: picum.org/blog/over-20...
September 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🔥 European civil society has come out strong against the EU "Deportation Regulation".
Together with over 200 organisations, our call is simple:
EU lawmakers must reject it.
Read the full statement: picum.org/blog/over-20...
Together with over 200 organisations, our call is simple:
EU lawmakers must reject it.
Read the full statement: picum.org/blog/over-20...
The French Constitutional Court has ruled against the extension of immigration detention in France to up to 7 months. While a good step forward, other problematic points remain. Full comment by @lacimade.org.
🛑Le Conseil constitutionnel censure la mesure de prolongation de la rétention administrative jusqu'à 7 mois. Un coup d'arrêt à une dérive sécuritaire inflationniste, quand depuis 40 ans la durée d'enfermement n'a cessé d'↗️ sans aucune amélioration pour la société ->
www.lacimade.org/retention-ad...
www.lacimade.org/retention-ad...
Rétention administrative : le Conseil constitutionnel censure une dérive sécuritaire et confirme les limites de l’enfermement - La Cimade
Communiqué - La Cimade se félicite de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel du 7 août 2025 censurant les articles clés de la proposition de loi « visant à faciliter le maintien en rétention des perso...
www.lacimade.org
August 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The French Constitutional Court has ruled against the extension of immigration detention in France to up to 7 months. While a good step forward, other problematic points remain. Full comment by @lacimade.org.
Reposted by Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
🚨🎧 Keep your eyes on your podcast feeds, because we've got a NEW EPISODE coming SOON!
In the meantime, listen to @picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia in episode 74, and learn how 142 people (at least!) were criminalised for acting in solidarity with people-on-the-move last year 🎧🚨
In the meantime, listen to @picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia in episode 74, and learn how 142 people (at least!) were criminalised for acting in solidarity with people-on-the-move last year 🎧🚨
🚨 New episode! 🎧
@picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia tells us how the EU criminalised at least 142 people for solidarity with migrants last year, how activists were harassed & spied on, and how 91 people faced criminal charges for crossing borders
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services
@picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia tells us how the EU criminalised at least 142 people for solidarity with migrants last year, how activists were harassed & spied on, and how 91 people faced criminal charges for crossing borders
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services
August 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚨🎧 Keep your eyes on your podcast feeds, because we've got a NEW EPISODE coming SOON!
In the meantime, listen to @picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia in episode 74, and learn how 142 people (at least!) were criminalised for acting in solidarity with people-on-the-move last year 🎧🚨
In the meantime, listen to @picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia in episode 74, and learn how 142 people (at least!) were criminalised for acting in solidarity with people-on-the-move last year 🎧🚨
In the Netherlands, police can't enter a church during service. When a family took shelter in the Kampen church to escape their deportation, people flocked to ensure the service never stops. It's now being going on for over 8 months 🥹
This is the Europe we love.
This is the Europe we love.
Dutch church shelters migrant family with 192-day service
Open Hof church in Kampen is providing sanctuary to a family facing deportation by using an ancient law to prevent police entering the building
observer.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In the Netherlands, police can't enter a church during service. When a family took shelter in the Kampen church to escape their deportation, people flocked to ensure the service never stops. It's now being going on for over 8 months 🥹
This is the Europe we love.
This is the Europe we love.
When Europe's focus is on "protecting borders", rights violations are bound to continue. With or without investigations.
What has changed in investigating rights violations at EU borders?
This update from the @fra.europa.eu points to continued allegations of ill treatment & abuse but limited accountability.
Find out more: europa.eu/!qdjT8h
This update from the @fra.europa.eu points to continued allegations of ill treatment & abuse but limited accountability.
Find out more: europa.eu/!qdjT8h
July 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
When Europe's focus is on "protecting borders", rights violations are bound to continue. With or without investigations.
For many undocumented people, decent housing remains an illusion. In the latest issue of @feantsa.bsky.social magazine, we write about how to move forward.
Homeless in Europe Magazine Summer 2025: Migration and Asylum
FEANTSA is the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless.
www.feantsa.org
July 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
For many undocumented people, decent housing remains an illusion. In the latest issue of @feantsa.bsky.social magazine, we write about how to move forward.
Reposted by Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
🚨 New episode! 🎧
@picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia tells us how the EU criminalised at least 142 people for solidarity with migrants last year, how activists were harassed & spied on, and how 91 people faced criminal charges for crossing borders
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services
@picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia tells us how the EU criminalised at least 142 people for solidarity with migrants last year, how activists were harassed & spied on, and how 91 people faced criminal charges for crossing borders
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services
July 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🚨 New episode! 🎧
@picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia tells us how the EU criminalised at least 142 people for solidarity with migrants last year, how activists were harassed & spied on, and how 91 people faced criminal charges for crossing borders
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services
@picumofficial.bsky.social's Silvia tells us how the EU criminalised at least 142 people for solidarity with migrants last year, how activists were harassed & spied on, and how 91 people faced criminal charges for crossing borders
The Civil Fleet Podcast is on all podcast services
Immigration raids and criminalisation are not a US exclusive. We spoke to @voxeurop.bsky.social about what's happening in Europe.
In Europe just as in Trump's America, the creeping criminalisation of migration and solidarity
An obsession with security is increasingly putting both migrants and human-rights defenders on the wrong side of the law. The trend is the same in both the USA and Europe.
voxeurop.eu
July 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Immigration raids and criminalisation are not a US exclusive. We spoke to @voxeurop.bsky.social about what's happening in Europe.
The next EU Anti-Racism Strategy must face the racist roots and effects of much of our migration system.
Read our full submission to the consultation on the 2026-2030 strategy: picum.org/wp-content/u...
Read our full submission to the consultation on the 2026-2030 strategy: picum.org/wp-content/u...
July 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The next EU Anti-Racism Strategy must face the racist roots and effects of much of our migration system.
Read our full submission to the consultation on the 2026-2030 strategy: picum.org/wp-content/u...
Read our full submission to the consultation on the 2026-2030 strategy: picum.org/wp-content/u...
Last week, the Dutch lower chamber passed a draft law that criminalises solidarity with migrants. Today, the @volkskrant.nl takes a look at what's happening in the rest of Europe and cites our report showing at least 142 people were criminalised in 2024 alone.
Hulp bieden aan ongedocumenteerden: hoe gaan deze EU landen ermee om?
Van symboolpolitiek tot celstraf: in enkele andere Europese landen zijn wetten die hulp aan mensen zonder papieren strafbaar stellen al van kracht. Hoe pakt dat uit in de praktijk?
www.volkskrant.nl
July 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Last week, the Dutch lower chamber passed a draft law that criminalises solidarity with migrants. Today, the @volkskrant.nl takes a look at what's happening in the rest of Europe and cites our report showing at least 142 people were criminalised in 2024 alone.
Since 1957, the European Social Fund has helped deliver quality jobs and further social inclusion. The EU must protect this mission in the next EU budget. We're proud to sign this joint statement led by @easpd.eu
Joint statement: Keep what works: 8 success factors for a future ESF+
Ahead of proposals by the European Commission on the next EU budget, EASPD and 45 European networks advocate for a strong ESF+.
easpd.eu
July 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Since 1957, the European Social Fund has helped deliver quality jobs and further social inclusion. The EU must protect this mission in the next EU budget. We're proud to sign this joint statement led by @easpd.eu
In Switzerland, Caroline Meijers was brought to trial because she helped a person from Syria. She's now been acquitted and it's great news.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised.
Elle n’est pas coupable de solidarité - Le Courrier
Mardi après-midi, la pluie cesse à l’instant où les soutiens arrivent devant le tribunal de Porrentruy. «Même le ciel est avec nous», glisse une voix dans la foule. Ils et elles sont près de quatre-vi...
lecourrier.ch
July 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In Switzerland, Caroline Meijers was brought to trial because she helped a person from Syria. She's now been acquitted and it's great news.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised.
The Commission's push to deregulate and "simplify" is threatening protection standards and rights, from environmental to counter-smuggling rules. Our short contribution on the Financial Times today.
EU watchdog warns Ursula von der Leyen against rushing deregulation
European Commission risks eroding trust by using urgent procedures to cut red tape, ombudsman says
www.ft.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Commission's push to deregulate and "simplify" is threatening protection standards and rights, from environmental to counter-smuggling rules. Our short contribution on the Financial Times today.
Today, the Dutch Parliament is set to vote on proposals by the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), including an amendment criminalising help for undocumented people.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised. Dutch MPs must reject this amendment.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised. Dutch MPs must reject this amendment.
Helping undocumented migrants in Netherlands could soon be a crime
Dutch MPs on Thursday are set to vote on asylum laws proposed by the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), headed by Geert Wilders.
euobserver.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Today, the Dutch Parliament is set to vote on proposals by the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), including an amendment criminalising help for undocumented people.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised. Dutch MPs must reject this amendment.
Solidarity should be celebrated, not criminalised. Dutch MPs must reject this amendment.
💌 The European Parliament is getting ready to vote on a new law that threatens those of us who help others in need. Let's stop this.
Find out how in thread.
Find out how in thread.
July 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
💌 The European Parliament is getting ready to vote on a new law that threatens those of us who help others in need. Let's stop this.
Find out how in thread.
Find out how in thread.
In Switzerland, activist Caroline Meijers is being brought to justice because she helped a Syrian asylum-seeker. Her trial starts on 8 July.
Désobéir aux extrêmes - Le Courrier
En Suisse, une femme est accusée de «délit de solidarité». Délit paradoxal qui ne manquerait pas de faire rire s’il n’était pas tragique. Que penser d’une telle accusation dans le procès de Porrentruy...
lecourrier.ch
June 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
In Switzerland, activist Caroline Meijers is being brought to justice because she helped a Syrian asylum-seeker. Her trial starts on 8 July.