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Greece's Migration Minister has threatened whom he calls "illegal migrants" with "return, or prison".
So who are these migrants? And how does @iom.int stand to benefit?
@hopeamelie.bsky.social, @anasambri.bsky.social and @phesimeonid.bsky.social investigate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvR...
So who are these migrants? And how does @iom.int stand to benefit?
@hopeamelie.bsky.social, @anasambri.bsky.social and @phesimeonid.bsky.social investigate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvR...
Investigation: Voluntary Returns Everywhere | Greece
YouTube video by omniatv
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September 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Greece's Migration Minister has threatened whom he calls "illegal migrants" with "return, or prison".
So who are these migrants? And how does @iom.int stand to benefit?
@hopeamelie.bsky.social, @anasambri.bsky.social and @phesimeonid.bsky.social investigate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvR...
So who are these migrants? And how does @iom.int stand to benefit?
@hopeamelie.bsky.social, @anasambri.bsky.social and @phesimeonid.bsky.social investigate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvR...
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How Bulgaria is quietly disposing of its Syrian refugees
✍️ @hopeamelie.bsky.social
Supported by a grant from Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU)
✍️ @hopeamelie.bsky.social
Supported by a grant from Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU)
How Bulgaria is quietly disposing of its Syrian refugees
Bulgarian authorities are pressuring and coercing Syrian asylum seekers to return home, part of a wider European shift that began before the fall of the Assad regime last December, but has accelerated...
syriadirect.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
How Bulgaria is quietly disposing of its Syrian refugees
✍️ @hopeamelie.bsky.social
Supported by a grant from Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU)
✍️ @hopeamelie.bsky.social
Supported by a grant from Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU)
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If you really don't like videos, and would much rather read (and support) print journalism, check out the story we just published on this @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
cc @phesimeonid.bsky.social @hopeamelie.bsky.social
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cc @phesimeonid.bsky.social @hopeamelie.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
If you really don't like videos, and would much rather read (and support) print journalism, check out the story we just published on this @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
cc @phesimeonid.bsky.social @hopeamelie.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
cc @phesimeonid.bsky.social @hopeamelie.bsky.social
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One year in the making, and it's finally here.
An investigation with @hopeamelie.bsky.social that looks into a new inexpensive way Cypriot authorities have found to dispose of asylum seekers in the country.
Coming up this Monday on @thenewarab.bsky.social:
youtu.be/5_gs5pRsPvA
An investigation with @hopeamelie.bsky.social that looks into a new inexpensive way Cypriot authorities have found to dispose of asylum seekers in the country.
Coming up this Monday on @thenewarab.bsky.social:
youtu.be/5_gs5pRsPvA
Sneak peek: EU deports Syrians under the guise of voluntary returns
YouTube video by The New Arab
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
One year in the making, and it's finally here.
An investigation with @hopeamelie.bsky.social that looks into a new inexpensive way Cypriot authorities have found to dispose of asylum seekers in the country.
Coming up this Monday on @thenewarab.bsky.social:
youtu.be/5_gs5pRsPvA
An investigation with @hopeamelie.bsky.social that looks into a new inexpensive way Cypriot authorities have found to dispose of asylum seekers in the country.
Coming up this Monday on @thenewarab.bsky.social:
youtu.be/5_gs5pRsPvA
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As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people on the move.
Frontex in Serbia — a catalogue of 12 months of denials
As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people...
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November 21, 2024 at 10:59 AM
As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people on the move.
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"This fits into the broader pattern of Frontex and the European Commission’s behaviour: systematic rights violations are ignored—whether in the Aegean or Mediterranean seas, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia or beyond—even when documented by the agency’s own internal mechanisms."
As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people on the move.
Frontex in Serbia — a catalogue of 12 months of denials
As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people...
buff.ly
November 24, 2024 at 7:09 PM
"This fits into the broader pattern of Frontex and the European Commission’s behaviour: systematic rights violations are ignored—whether in the Aegean or Mediterranean seas, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia or beyond—even when documented by the agency’s own internal mechanisms."
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1/ New for @statewatch.bsky.social with @hopeamelie.bsky.social:
A look at "Return Counselling" (RC), a new competency that the EU Border Agency quietly acquired in 2022, and how it is used to encourage "voluntary returns" from inside Bulgaria's detention centres
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/de...
A look at "Return Counselling" (RC), a new competency that the EU Border Agency quietly acquired in 2022, and how it is used to encourage "voluntary returns" from inside Bulgaria's detention centres
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/de...
Statewatch | Deportations: New role for Frontex as EU pushes for more “voluntary” returns
A special report by Hope Barker and Anas Ambri: The EU has been funding new accelerated asylum and deportation procedures in Bulgaria, including a new "assisted voluntary return" project. Increasing "...
www.statewatch.org
January 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
1/ New for @statewatch.bsky.social with @hopeamelie.bsky.social:
A look at "Return Counselling" (RC), a new competency that the EU Border Agency quietly acquired in 2022, and how it is used to encourage "voluntary returns" from inside Bulgaria's detention centres
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/de...
A look at "Return Counselling" (RC), a new competency that the EU Border Agency quietly acquired in 2022, and how it is used to encourage "voluntary returns" from inside Bulgaria's detention centres
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/de...
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Very glad to have our analysis (with @hopeamelie.bsky.social ) published on @bordercrim.bsky.social - we got some very interesting feedback so far.
Looking forward to comparing notes with more researchers - and to transparency from Europol (one can always hope!)
Looking forward to comparing notes with more researchers - and to transparency from Europol (one can always hope!)
From our blog posts ✍️ so far this January - Antonella Napolitano and Hope Barker argue that expansion of Europol powers show that EU institutions continue to pursue violent policing measures over evidence-based solutions: https://buff.ly/3Ea8e5k
January 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Very glad to have our analysis (with @hopeamelie.bsky.social ) published on @bordercrim.bsky.social - we got some very interesting feedback so far.
Looking forward to comparing notes with more researchers - and to transparency from Europol (one can always hope!)
Looking forward to comparing notes with more researchers - and to transparency from Europol (one can always hope!)