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The agreement is part of a broader strategy of border #externalization, shifting responsibility far from Europe – with dangerous consequences for people on the move.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Outsourcing border control puts refugees lives at risk and raises serious legal and #humanrights concerns.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#Frontex is expanding its aerial surveillance to Cape Verde – the first deployment of its kind in #Africa.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Image: Governo Italiano — CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IT
Source: www.governo.it/en/media/ita...
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
But this summit marks a deepening of externalization: 
Asylum procedures pushed outside the EU, reduced safeguards, and a growing reliance on bilateral deals instead of rights-based protections.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Meloni announced that the centres in Albania will become fully operational once the EU Migration Pact enters into force, framing the model as a future European standard.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
On 13 November, Italy and Albania signed 16 new agreements and reaffirmed their migration deal.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The UN arms embargo applies only to Darfur, allowing weapons to continue flowing into other parts of Sudan. Both the SAF and RSF rely on imported arms, showing how external powers — including Germany’s partners — continue to shape the war.
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
West Germany helped build Sudan’s security structures during the Cold War. Today, Germany no longer exports weapons directly to #Sudan, but it continues to supply Gulf states — supporters of the warring parties.
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
But the fight for #solidarity and civilian sea rescue continues.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
At the same time, another trial is ongoing in #Ragusa against the #MareJonio – another round in the cycle of #criminalization.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Mediterranea Saving Humans keeps fighting. 

Just shortly after the court in #Trapani once again questioned the legality of the #PiantedosiDecree and allowed the Mediterranea to sail, the ship was detained again.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
What happened in the central Mediterranean in October?
Despite continued criminalization, the civilian rescue fleet managed to save 628 people. At least 105 people died while seeking safety. There were at least 3,831 pushbacks and pullbacks at sea, mostly ending in forced returns to Libya.
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Deaths and disapearances on migration routes are not random or accidental They are the direct result of EU border policies.
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The results are clear: European countries need to stop human rights violations and start protecting people in need.
You can read the whole report here: rm.coe.int/missing-migr...
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In April 2025 PACE hosted a conference on parliamentary approaches to the disappearances of migrants. The resulting policy recommendations have now been published.
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is a pan-European political assembly that brings together parliamentarians of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe.
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The principle of non‑refoulement means: If someone risks persecution, torture or other serious harm, they must not be sent back. It’s an absolute right — yet at Europe’s borders it’s too often ignored
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In this post, you’ll find out why it matters, where it comes from, and how it shapes the right to seek safety.
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#Non-refoulement is a cornerstone of refugee protection and one of the most important (yet often misunderstood) principles in international law.
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Principle of Non-Refoulement: we hear this term a lot when talking about migration and international law — but what does it really mean?
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Under CEAS, every person arriving at the EU’s borders will face this process including children and vulnerable people, while being legally considered not yet in the EU.
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Behind the promise of efficiency lies a system of border detention, fast-track screenings, and limited legal safeguards.
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM