Luděk Stavinoha
@stavinoha.bsky.social
Associate Prof in Media and Global Development @ University of East Anglia
Researching borders & camps | resistance & solidarity | transparency, #FOI & public spheres
Researching borders & camps | resistance & solidarity | transparency, #FOI & public spheres
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Frontex unlawfully shared thousands of people's personal data with Europol
Under the banner of fighting migrant smuggling, Frontex has collected, and unlawfully siphoned to Europol, personal data for years—quietly drawing thousands of migrants, as well as EU citizens aiding ...
wearesolomon.com
For years, human rights advocates have warned of the criminalisation of migrants & activists at Europe’s borders.
With @balkanizator.bsky.social & @lolahierro.bsky.social we shed light on the opaque role of Frontex and Europol in drawing thousands into this dragnet.
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
With @balkanizator.bsky.social & @lolahierro.bsky.social we shed light on the opaque role of Frontex and Europol in drawing thousands into this dragnet.
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
This evening I just stood by the sea for a few minutes. The sky hovered somewhere between fireworks and eternity. My heart skipped a beat.
I thought back to an exhibition about the sea @louisianamuseum, that photographer Charlotte Schmitz and I visited almost a year ago... 1/5
I thought back to an exhibition about the sea @louisianamuseum, that photographer Charlotte Schmitz and I visited almost a year ago... 1/5
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This evening I just stood by the sea for a few minutes. The sky hovered somewhere between fireworks and eternity. My heart skipped a beat.
I thought back to an exhibition about the sea @louisianamuseum, that photographer Charlotte Schmitz and I visited almost a year ago... 1/5
I thought back to an exhibition about the sea @louisianamuseum, that photographer Charlotte Schmitz and I visited almost a year ago... 1/5
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Greek authorities have issued an European Arrest Warrant against Norwegian human rights activist Tommy Olsen, who leads the Aegean Boat Report, supporting migrants.
Greece moves to arrest Nordic aid worker supporting migrants
Greek authorities have issued an European Arrest Warrant against Norwegian human rights activist Tommy Olsen, who leads the Aegean Boat Report, supporting migrants.
euobserver.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Greek authorities have issued an European Arrest Warrant against Norwegian human rights activist Tommy Olsen, who leads the Aegean Boat Report, supporting migrants.
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
NEW: Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
Hind Rajab and the Dying Light
Kaouther Ben Hania’s film retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children
newlinesmag.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
NEW: Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” retells the story of the 5-year-old’s final hours and amplifies her voice to indict the world’s silence over Gaza’s children. @idreesahmad.bsky.social reviews the film for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Seán Binder, after the Lesvos court's verdict on 15 January 2026 that acquitted the 24 humanitarian defendants of all charges. This case, which had dragged on for nearly eight years, came to an end tonight after almost eleven hours of hearings.
January 16, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Seán Binder, after the Lesvos court's verdict on 15 January 2026 that acquitted the 24 humanitarian defendants of all charges. This case, which had dragged on for nearly eight years, came to an end tonight after almost eleven hours of hearings.
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
This year’s #HumanRightsDay (10 December), Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) presents an updated overview of the conditions prevailing in #refugee #camps across mainland #Greece.
👉 rsaegean.org/en/human-rig...
#HRD2025
(1/9)
👉 rsaegean.org/en/human-rig...
#HRD2025
(1/9)
December 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This year’s #HumanRightsDay (10 December), Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) presents an updated overview of the conditions prevailing in #refugee #camps across mainland #Greece.
👉 rsaegean.org/en/human-rig...
#HRD2025
(1/9)
👉 rsaegean.org/en/human-rig...
#HRD2025
(1/9)
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
The amazing Beyond Trafficking and Slavery ( @beyondslavery.bsky.social ) has handed on the baton: www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr... A huge achievement. The download of their 10 years of publishing is staggering : cdn2.opendemocracy.net/media/docume... (see below)
Farewell, from Beyond Trafficking and Slavery
After 11 years of publishing, the team at Beyond Trafficking and Slavery is moving on to new projects. Thank you for joining us!
www.opendemocracy.net
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The amazing Beyond Trafficking and Slavery ( @beyondslavery.bsky.social ) has handed on the baton: www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr... A huge achievement. The download of their 10 years of publishing is staggering : cdn2.opendemocracy.net/media/docume... (see below)
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Frontex has once again failed to comply in full with the @ombudsman.europa.eu - this time after it was found guilty of maladministration over its refusal to disclose two major opinions issued by its Fundamental Rights Officer.
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
European Ombudsman
www.ombudsman.europa.eu
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Frontex has once again failed to comply in full with the @ombudsman.europa.eu - this time after it was found guilty of maladministration over its refusal to disclose two major opinions issued by its Fundamental Rights Officer.
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
In a damning internal report, @frontex.bsky.social concludes that its partners-in-crime - the Bulgaria border police - are responsible for abandoning three children, who were left to freeze to death last winter.
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In a damning internal report, @frontex.bsky.social concludes that its partners-in-crime - the Bulgaria border police - are responsible for abandoning three children, who were left to freeze to death last winter.
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
#Bulgarien ließ minderjährige Migranten erfrieren. Ein nun veröffentlichter #Frontex-Bericht sieht die Schuld bei den Grenztruppen des Landes – die leugnen das Offensichtliche:
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
Bulgarien ließ minderjährige Migranten erfrieren
Ein internes Dokument der EU-Grenzagentur verzeichnet schwere Vorwürfe: Bulgarische Beamt*innen sollen systematisch Hilferufe notleidender Geflüchteter ignoriert haben – mit tödlichen Folgen.
www.nd-aktuell.de
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#Bulgarien ließ minderjährige Migranten erfrieren. Ein nun veröffentlichter #Frontex-Bericht sieht die Schuld bei den Grenztruppen des Landes – die leugnen das Offensichtliche:
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
In a damning internal report, @frontex.bsky.social concludes that its partners-in-crime - the Bulgaria border police - are responsible for abandoning three children, who were left to freeze to death last winter.
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In a damning internal report, @frontex.bsky.social concludes that its partners-in-crime - the Bulgaria border police - are responsible for abandoning three children, who were left to freeze to death last winter.
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
www.dw.com/bg/lzite-na-...
Frontex has once again failed to comply in full with the @ombudsman.europa.eu - this time after it was found guilty of maladministration over its refusal to disclose two major opinions issued by its Fundamental Rights Officer.
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
European Ombudsman
www.ombudsman.europa.eu
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Frontex has once again failed to comply in full with the @ombudsman.europa.eu - this time after it was found guilty of maladministration over its refusal to disclose two major opinions issued by its Fundamental Rights Officer.
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/case/en/6...
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Btw 2020 and 2021 Europol landed enormous volumes of data as a part of three mega-hack operations that dismantled encrypted communication systems. This would become the starting point of the agency's AI ambitions. New investigation out with @giacomoza.bsky.social and @stavinoha.bsky.social
Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme | Computer Weekly
The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for pe...
www.computerweekly.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Btw 2020 and 2021 Europol landed enormous volumes of data as a part of three mega-hack operations that dismantled encrypted communication systems. This would become the starting point of the agency's AI ambitions. New investigation out with @giacomoza.bsky.social and @stavinoha.bsky.social
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Shall we care about Europol? The answer is... Read our latest investigation to catch a glimpse about what the agency is doing to accelerate the AI transformation of policing across the EU, with minimal safeguards. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666344...
Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme | Computer Weekly
The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for pe...
www.computerweekly.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Shall we care about Europol? The answer is... Read our latest investigation to catch a glimpse about what the agency is doing to accelerate the AI transformation of policing across the EU, with minimal safeguards. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666344...
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On 24th October, we are launching a new #Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) - which evaluates and ranks countries based on their support for #mediafreedom globally.
It highlights well performing states in #diplomacy #funding + #safety + some concerning trends
lnkd.in/e_gC_Q-m
It highlights well performing states in #diplomacy #funding + #safety + some concerning trends
lnkd.in/e_gC_Q-m
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
On 24th October, we are launching a new #Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) - which evaluates and ranks countries based on their support for #mediafreedom globally.
It highlights well performing states in #diplomacy #funding + #safety + some concerning trends
lnkd.in/e_gC_Q-m
It highlights well performing states in #diplomacy #funding + #safety + some concerning trends
lnkd.in/e_gC_Q-m
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#Frontex published 138 page document for "European Border Surveillance Reference Architecture". It investigates police and military technologies for their use in border surveillance.
Dystopic!
prd.frontex.europa.eu/wp-content/t...
Dystopic!
prd.frontex.europa.eu/wp-content/t...
October 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#Frontex published 138 page document for "European Border Surveillance Reference Architecture". It investigates police and military technologies for their use in border surveillance.
Dystopic!
prd.frontex.europa.eu/wp-content/t...
Dystopic!
prd.frontex.europa.eu/wp-content/t...
I'm not sure what's more abhorrent. The glee on the faces of these genocidal monsters. Or the sycophants from Europe and beyond who wash their crimes clean with sickly praise and adulation.
US President Donald Trump told Israel’s parliament that PM Benjamin Netanyahu had often asked him for weapons during the Gaza war, including “some I’d never heard of.”
More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I'm not sure what's more abhorrent. The glee on the faces of these genocidal monsters. Or the sycophants from Europe and beyond who wash their crimes clean with sickly praise and adulation.
Reminder: Europol refuses to delete personal data of thousands of people-including humanitarian activists-unlawfully transferred by Frontex for almost a decade.
Reminder: Human smugglers profit from people’s desperation for safety and from the absence of safe migration routes.
EU advocates for stronger role for Europol to tackle migrant smuggling
A provisional agreement has been reached by the European Council and European Parliament to strengthen Europol. The move is intended to allow the EU’s policing agency to support member states in their...
www.infomigrants.net
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reminder: Europol refuses to delete personal data of thousands of people-including humanitarian activists-unlawfully transferred by Frontex for almost a decade.
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Despite the stories of mass arrests, most “smugglers” jailed in Greece are asylum-seekers who were coerced into driving boats.
Fast-track trials and flawed evidence raise serious concerns about justice. #EMIF @voxeurop.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/f...
Fast-track trials and flawed evidence raise serious concerns about justice. #EMIF @voxeurop.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/f...
Greece’s smuggling crackdown: are refugees carrying the can?
Despite the stories of mass arrests, most “smugglers” jailed in Greece are asylum-seekers who were coerced into driving boats.
wearesolomon.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Despite the stories of mass arrests, most “smugglers” jailed in Greece are asylum-seekers who were coerced into driving boats.
Fast-track trials and flawed evidence raise serious concerns about justice. #EMIF @voxeurop.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/f...
Fast-track trials and flawed evidence raise serious concerns about justice. #EMIF @voxeurop.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/f...
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NEW: French police have caused the deaths of dozens of people by intercepting small boats at sea
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
September 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
NEW: French police have caused the deaths of dozens of people by intercepting small boats at sea
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Frontex doesn't like to hear its 'voluntary' interviews of people arriving at Europe's shores being described as covert 'interrogations'. Why? Because it has no legal mandate to interrogate and criminalise migrants.
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Enfrentamiento entre España y Frontex: dudas sobre el uso de los datos que se obtienen de los migrantes
Documentos internos a los que ha tenido acceso EL PAÍS revelan tensiones entre la agencia de la UE y las autoridades españolas por las entrevistas a los recién llegados
elpais.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Frontex doesn't like to hear its 'voluntary' interviews of people arriving at Europe's shores being described as covert 'interrogations'. Why? Because it has no legal mandate to interrogate and criminalise migrants.
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Παρά την ποινική δίωξη εις βάρος τους, το σύνολο των λιμενικών που εμπλέκονται στο ναυάγιο της Πύλου παραμένουν σε ενεργό υπηρεσία.
Ο κυβερνήτης του ΠΠΛΣ-920 έχει προαχθεί.
@giorgoschristides.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @wearesolomon.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/el/mag/forma...
Ο κυβερνήτης του ΠΠΛΣ-920 έχει προαχθεί.
@giorgoschristides.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @wearesolomon.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/el/mag/forma...
«Ενεργήσαμε βάσει εντολών» - Τι υποστηρίζουν οι Λιμενικοί της Πύλου στο Solomon
Το Solomon συνάντησε τον δικηγόρο των Λιμενικών του πληρώματος του ΠΠΛΣ-920 που κατηγορούνται για την πρόκληση του πολύνεκρου ναυαγίου της Πύλου. Παρουσιάζουμε τους ισχυρισμούς τους, αλλά και το αναλυ...
wearesolomon.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Παρά την ποινική δίωξη εις βάρος τους, το σύνολο των λιμενικών που εμπλέκονται στο ναυάγιο της Πύλου παραμένουν σε ενεργό υπηρεσία.
Ο κυβερνήτης του ΠΠΛΣ-920 έχει προαχθεί.
@giorgoschristides.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @wearesolomon.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/el/mag/forma...
Ο κυβερνήτης του ΠΠΛΣ-920 έχει προαχθεί.
@giorgoschristides.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @wearesolomon.bsky.social
wearesolomon.com/el/mag/forma...
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Frontex’s budget stands at €1 billion.
Yet it demands €7,680 in legal fees from a refugee who endured seven pushbacks and dared to fight back.
The EU’s legal system is designed to deter, not protect.
👉 www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...
Yet it demands €7,680 in legal fees from a refugee who endured seven pushbacks and dared to fight back.
The EU’s legal system is designed to deter, not protect.
👉 www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...
September 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Frontex’s budget stands at €1 billion.
Yet it demands €7,680 in legal fees from a refugee who endured seven pushbacks and dared to fight back.
The EU’s legal system is designed to deter, not protect.
👉 www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...
Yet it demands €7,680 in legal fees from a refugee who endured seven pushbacks and dared to fight back.
The EU’s legal system is designed to deter, not protect.
👉 www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...
Frontex doesn't like to hear its 'voluntary' interviews of people arriving at Europe's shores being described as covert 'interrogations'. Why? Because it has no legal mandate to interrogate and criminalise migrants.
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Enfrentamiento entre España y Frontex: dudas sobre el uso de los datos que se obtienen de los migrantes
Documentos internos a los que ha tenido acceso EL PAÍS revelan tensiones entre la agencia de la UE y las autoridades españolas por las entrevistas a los recién llegados
elpais.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Frontex doesn't like to hear its 'voluntary' interviews of people arriving at Europe's shores being described as covert 'interrogations'. Why? Because it has no legal mandate to interrogate and criminalise migrants.
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Yet, that is precisely what's happening in Spain.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Reposted by Luděk Stavinoha
Frontex and Spanish police claim they do not covertly interrogate newly arrived migrants.
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Enfrentamiento entre España y Frontex: dudas sobre el uso de los datos que se obtienen de los migrantes
Documentos internos a los que ha tenido acceso EL PAÍS revelan tensiones entre la agencia de la UE y las autoridades españolas por las entrevistas a los recién llegados
elpais.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Frontex and Spanish police claim they do not covertly interrogate newly arrived migrants.
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Frontex and Spanish police claim they do not covertly interrogate newly arrived migrants.
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
Enfrentamiento entre España y Frontex: dudas sobre el uso de los datos que se obtienen de los migrantes
Documentos internos a los que ha tenido acceso EL PAÍS revelan tensiones entre la agencia de la UE y las autoridades españolas por las entrevistas a los recién llegados
elpais.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Frontex and Spanish police claim they do not covertly interrogate newly arrived migrants.
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
But evidence we obtained suggests otherwise, casting serious doubts about compliance with EU data protection rules and the alleged voluntary nature of 'debriefing' interviews.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...