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The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is an alliance of 128 NGOs protecting and advancing the rights of refugees, people seeking asylum and other forcibly displaced people in Europe.
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ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
🔗 shorturl.at/P5a98
🔗 shorturl.at/P5a98
Important lesson on journalism from #NewsBook:
Malta declares migration victory, but drop in arrivals linked to deadly pushbacks and non-assistance at sea
Malta declares migration victory, but drop in arrivals linked to deadly pushbacks and non-assistance at sea
Malta declares migration victory, but drop in arrivals linked to deadly pushbacks and non-assistance at sea
Behind the triumphant statistics lies a damning record of illegal pushbacks, deadly non-assistance at sea, and what human rights organisations describe as systematic violations of international law.
newsbook.com.mt
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Important lesson on journalism from #NewsBook:
Malta declares migration victory, but drop in arrivals linked to deadly pushbacks and non-assistance at sea
Malta declares migration victory, but drop in arrivals linked to deadly pushbacks and non-assistance at sea
ONLINE EVENT: From Proposal to Law? Briefing for refugee-led and migrant-led organisations and advocates on the EU Return Regulation Proposal
🗓️Monday 24 November
🕕12.00-13.15 CET
More info here: shorturl.at/D5pPi
🗓️Monday 24 November
🕕12.00-13.15 CET
More info here: shorturl.at/D5pPi
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
ONLINE EVENT: From Proposal to Law? Briefing for refugee-led and migrant-led organisations and advocates on the EU Return Regulation Proposal
🗓️Monday 24 November
🕕12.00-13.15 CET
More info here: shorturl.at/D5pPi
🗓️Monday 24 November
🕕12.00-13.15 CET
More info here: shorturl.at/D5pPi
The UK’s so-called Labour Party is no longer confronting anti-human rights policies; it’s adopting them. In repeating the very measures and narratives it once opposed, Labour risks becoming a mirror of the far right.
👉This path is neither humane, practical, nor sustainable.
👉This path is neither humane, practical, nor sustainable.
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The UK’s so-called Labour Party is no longer confronting anti-human rights policies; it’s adopting them. In repeating the very measures and narratives it once opposed, Labour risks becoming a mirror of the far right.
👉This path is neither humane, practical, nor sustainable.
👉This path is neither humane, practical, nor sustainable.
👉"People who have been persecuted, tortured or seen family members killed in brutal wars are not 'asylum shopping'"
People who have been persecuted, tortured or seen family members killed in brutal wars are not "asylum shopping."
As our CEO told @thetimes.com, refugees don’t compare asylum systems before running for their lives.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
As our CEO told @thetimes.com, refugees don’t compare asylum systems before running for their lives.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood’s radical reforms to halt ‘asylum shoppers’
Shabana Mahmood will announce Denmark-style plans to increase deportations and reduce pull factors to the UK
www.thetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
👉"People who have been persecuted, tortured or seen family members killed in brutal wars are not 'asylum shopping'"
This week's #ECREWeekly includes articles on:
▪️First Annual Migration Management Cycle
▪️Mediterranean
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrW8GE
▪️First Annual Migration Management Cycle
▪️Mediterranean
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrW8GE
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This week's #ECREWeekly includes articles on:
▪️First Annual Migration Management Cycle
▪️Mediterranean
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrW8GE
▪️First Annual Migration Management Cycle
▪️Mediterranean
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrW8GE
#ECREWeekly updates on the MEDITERRANEAN
▪️More deaths of people on the move
▪️New ‘Justice Fleet’ severs ties with Libyan Coast Guard
▪️ Greek Coast Guard chief faces charges over Pylos disaster
▪️New detention order for NGO rescue vessel
bit.ly/4hUiePU
▪️More deaths of people on the move
▪️New ‘Justice Fleet’ severs ties with Libyan Coast Guard
▪️ Greek Coast Guard chief faces charges over Pylos disaster
▪️New detention order for NGO rescue vessel
bit.ly/4hUiePU
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#ECREWeekly updates on the MEDITERRANEAN
▪️More deaths of people on the move
▪️New ‘Justice Fleet’ severs ties with Libyan Coast Guard
▪️ Greek Coast Guard chief faces charges over Pylos disaster
▪️New detention order for NGO rescue vessel
bit.ly/4hUiePU
▪️More deaths of people on the move
▪️New ‘Justice Fleet’ severs ties with Libyan Coast Guard
▪️ Greek Coast Guard chief faces charges over Pylos disaster
▪️New detention order for NGO rescue vessel
bit.ly/4hUiePU
🔔 Reminder: People who die or suffer crossing the Mediterranean are not "victims of the sea", but of Europe’s inhumane migration and asylum policies.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🔔 Reminder: People who die or suffer crossing the Mediterranean are not "victims of the sea", but of Europe’s inhumane migration and asylum policies.
The European Commission (EC) has launched the first Annual Migration Management Cycle under the Pact on Migration and Asylum.
Here's what it mentions and what we think about it👇
Here's what it mentions and what we think about it👇
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The European Commission (EC) has launched the first Annual Migration Management Cycle under the Pact on Migration and Asylum.
Here's what it mentions and what we think about it👇
Here's what it mentions and what we think about it👇
First Annual Migration Management Cycle
The launch, which took place on 11 November, followed several weeks of delay after the original deadline of 15 October was missed.
🔗Full read: shorturl.at/O1Sru
The launch, which took place on 11 November, followed several weeks of delay after the original deadline of 15 October was missed.
🔗Full read: shorturl.at/O1Sru
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
First Annual Migration Management Cycle
The launch, which took place on 11 November, followed several weeks of delay after the original deadline of 15 October was missed.
🔗Full read: shorturl.at/O1Sru
The launch, which took place on 11 November, followed several weeks of delay after the original deadline of 15 October was missed.
🔗Full read: shorturl.at/O1Sru
Welcome back @msfsea.bsky.social 💙A position grounded in human rights and solidarity will always prevail over policies built on the denial of rights and the erosion of our shared humanity.
📢MSF is back in the Central Mediterranean with its new search and rescue vessel Oyvon, after almost one year of being forced to terminate operations with its last rescue vessel, the Geo Barents. 🧵
searchandrescue.msf.org/news/msf-rel...
searchandrescue.msf.org/news/msf-rel...
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Welcome back @msfsea.bsky.social 💙A position grounded in human rights and solidarity will always prevail over policies built on the denial of rights and the erosion of our shared humanity.
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❗ The long-awaited EU Civil Society Strategy is here. But can it deliver a #TrueCivicSpace?
Read more: bit.ly/4oENXr9
#EUCivilSocietyStrategy
Read more: bit.ly/4oENXr9
#EUCivilSocietyStrategy
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
❗ The long-awaited EU Civil Society Strategy is here. But can it deliver a #TrueCivicSpace?
Read more: bit.ly/4oENXr9
#EUCivilSocietyStrategy
Read more: bit.ly/4oENXr9
#EUCivilSocietyStrategy
Over 1,000 women, men and children have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
They dreamed of safety, carried hopes and fears but were left with no choice but to risk their lives on a deadly journey for protection and a better life.
#SafeRoutesNow
They dreamed of safety, carried hopes and fears but were left with no choice but to risk their lives on a deadly journey for protection and a better life.
#SafeRoutesNow
Over 1,000 lives lost on the Central Mediterranean this year.
IOM Spokesperson on Deadly Shipwreck off Libyan Coast as Death Toll Tops 1,000 in 2025
Geneva/Tripoli, 12 November 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mourns the loss of life in yet another tragic incident off the coast of Libya.
www.iom.int
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Over 1,000 women, men and children have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
They dreamed of safety, carried hopes and fears but were left with no choice but to risk their lives on a deadly journey for protection and a better life.
#SafeRoutesNow
They dreamed of safety, carried hopes and fears but were left with no choice but to risk their lives on a deadly journey for protection and a better life.
#SafeRoutesNow
Another clear example of Italy blocking sea rescue operations.
And another reminder that these organisations and individuals won’t stop fighting for safe and legal migration routes.
#JusticeFleet #SafeRoutes
And another reminder that these organisations and individuals won’t stop fighting for safe and legal migration routes.
#JusticeFleet #SafeRoutes
🚨The first ship of the #JusticeFleet is detained!
Italy unlawfully blocked #Mediterranea vessel — a clear case of bureaucratic sabotage against search and rescue.
We won’t stop: we fight for the right to move and for safe, legal migration routes!
Italy unlawfully blocked #Mediterranea vessel — a clear case of bureaucratic sabotage against search and rescue.
We won’t stop: we fight for the right to move and for safe, legal migration routes!
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Another clear example of Italy blocking sea rescue operations.
And another reminder that these organisations and individuals won’t stop fighting for safe and legal migration routes.
#JusticeFleet #SafeRoutes
And another reminder that these organisations and individuals won’t stop fighting for safe and legal migration routes.
#JusticeFleet #SafeRoutes
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
‘Illegal migration’ used to be rejected in EU circles. @europarl.europa.eu even urged using ‘irregular’ or ‘undocumented’ instead. Now, politicians say “illegal” without hesitation.
The language shift = more rights denied & legitmisation of inhumane policies and practices at Europe’s borders.
The language shift = more rights denied & legitmisation of inhumane policies and practices at Europe’s borders.
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
‘Illegal migration’ used to be rejected in EU circles. @europarl.europa.eu even urged using ‘irregular’ or ‘undocumented’ instead. Now, politicians say “illegal” without hesitation.
The language shift = more rights denied & legitmisation of inhumane policies and practices at Europe’s borders.
The language shift = more rights denied & legitmisation of inhumane policies and practices at Europe’s borders.
Border violence is killing people on the move in different ways; through brutality, neglect, and policies that trap them between walls and death, denying them safe routes to seek asylum.
Six migrants have died in eastern Bulgaria as their car plunged into a lake during a police chase. Three surviving migrants received first aid at the scene and were taken to hospital to receive further medical attention.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6802...
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6802...
Six migrants die in Bulgaria following police chase
Six migrants have died in eastern Bulgaria as their car plunged into a lake during a police chase. Three surviving migrants received first aid at the scene and were taken to hospital to receive furthe...
www.infomigrants.net
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Border violence is killing people on the move in different ways; through brutality, neglect, and policies that trap them between walls and death, denying them safe routes to seek asylum.
21 dead, search continues after refugee boat sinks near Malaysia, Thailand
Refugee boat sinks near Malaysia, Thailand; 21 dead, search continues
The boat was carrying dozens of refugees from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority when it sank.
www.aljazeera.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
21 dead, search continues after refugee boat sinks near Malaysia, Thailand
This week's #ECREWeekly includes articles on:
▪️EU External Partners (Egypt, Libya and Tunisia)
▪️Ireland
Plus
▪️ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrl7UA
▪️EU External Partners (Egypt, Libya and Tunisia)
▪️Ireland
Plus
▪️ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrl7UA
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This week's #ECREWeekly includes articles on:
▪️EU External Partners (Egypt, Libya and Tunisia)
▪️Ireland
Plus
▪️ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrl7UA
▪️EU External Partners (Egypt, Libya and Tunisia)
▪️Ireland
Plus
▪️ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
Read it here: eepurl.com/jrl7UA
#ECREWeekly Updates on IRELAND
▪️Asylum applicants targeted in violent incidents
▪️Politicians accused of ‘escalating tensions’
▪️Government plans to charge asylum applicants for accommodation & limit provision for Ukrainians
▪️Report raises concerns about care of unaccompanied children
bit.ly/43WD23v
▪️Asylum applicants targeted in violent incidents
▪️Politicians accused of ‘escalating tensions’
▪️Government plans to charge asylum applicants for accommodation & limit provision for Ukrainians
▪️Report raises concerns about care of unaccompanied children
bit.ly/43WD23v
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#ECREWeekly Updates on IRELAND
▪️Asylum applicants targeted in violent incidents
▪️Politicians accused of ‘escalating tensions’
▪️Government plans to charge asylum applicants for accommodation & limit provision for Ukrainians
▪️Report raises concerns about care of unaccompanied children
bit.ly/43WD23v
▪️Asylum applicants targeted in violent incidents
▪️Politicians accused of ‘escalating tensions’
▪️Government plans to charge asylum applicants for accommodation & limit provision for Ukrainians
▪️Report raises concerns about care of unaccompanied children
bit.ly/43WD23v
#ECREWeekly Updates on EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS:
▪️Outcomes of EU-Egypt summit
▪️MSF ordered to leave Libya
▪️IOM calls Libya ‘dangerous place’ for people on the move
▪️NGO denounces IOM for hosting meeting with Libyan authorities
▪️Tunisia increases harrasment of rights advocates
🔗 bit.ly/43hbR3n
▪️Outcomes of EU-Egypt summit
▪️MSF ordered to leave Libya
▪️IOM calls Libya ‘dangerous place’ for people on the move
▪️NGO denounces IOM for hosting meeting with Libyan authorities
▪️Tunisia increases harrasment of rights advocates
🔗 bit.ly/43hbR3n
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#ECREWeekly Updates on EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS:
▪️Outcomes of EU-Egypt summit
▪️MSF ordered to leave Libya
▪️IOM calls Libya ‘dangerous place’ for people on the move
▪️NGO denounces IOM for hosting meeting with Libyan authorities
▪️Tunisia increases harrasment of rights advocates
🔗 bit.ly/43hbR3n
▪️Outcomes of EU-Egypt summit
▪️MSF ordered to leave Libya
▪️IOM calls Libya ‘dangerous place’ for people on the move
▪️NGO denounces IOM for hosting meeting with Libyan authorities
▪️Tunisia increases harrasment of rights advocates
🔗 bit.ly/43hbR3n
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The @icjurists.bsky.social & @theecre.bsky.social submitted comments to the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up to ICJ and ECRE v. Greece case
🚨Greece must end detention of migrant and refugee children and adopt measures to comply with children’s rights
👉 www.icj.org/greece-icj-a...
🚨Greece must end detention of migrant and refugee children and adopt measures to comply with children’s rights
👉 www.icj.org/greece-icj-a...
Greece: ICJ and ECRE call the European Committee of Social Rights to ensure Greece’s compliance with migrant and refugee children's rights | ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) have submitted comments to the European Com
www.icj.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The @icjurists.bsky.social & @theecre.bsky.social submitted comments to the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up to ICJ and ECRE v. Greece case
🚨Greece must end detention of migrant and refugee children and adopt measures to comply with children’s rights
👉 www.icj.org/greece-icj-a...
🚨Greece must end detention of migrant and refugee children and adopt measures to comply with children’s rights
👉 www.icj.org/greece-icj-a...
ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
🔗 shorturl.at/P5a98
🔗 shorturl.at/P5a98
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
🔗 shorturl.at/P5a98
🔗 shorturl.at/P5a98
A new alliance against human rights violations and impunity is launched. Welcome to Justice Fleet ✊
🔴 Breaking news: We’re launching the largest alliance of civil search & rescue organisations ever! We defend the law, rejecting illegitimate orders from Italian authorities & illegal militias like the s.c. Libyan Coast Guard. We will keep fighting! www.justice-fleet.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A new alliance against human rights violations and impunity is launched. Welcome to Justice Fleet ✊
Belgium is once again processing asylum applications from Syrians
La Belgique traite à nouveau les demandes d'asile de Syriens - RTBF Actus
Depuis le 9 décembre 2024, au lendemain de la prise de pouvoir par le régime islamiste du chef rebelle Ahmed Al-Charaa, le...
www.rtbf.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Belgium is once again processing asylum applications from Syrians
🔊A must-read op-ed by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social:
Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration – and exposes himself as a coward
Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration – and exposes himself as a coward
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🔊A must-read op-ed by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social:
Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration – and exposes himself as a coward
Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration – and exposes himself as a coward