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Frontex launches aerial surveillance in West Africa – its fundamental rights officer raises concerns
Frontex has agreed with Cape Verdean authorities to station aircraft to detect boats heading for the Canary Islands. Agreements with other governments in West Africa had failed. The EU border…
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German attack on Channel route: Government wants to punish “illegal migration” to Great Britain
Germany intends to further criminalise migration via the English Channel. Cooperation with the neighbouring states is being intensified. This includes removals from the internet. The German government wants to criminalise…
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New police unit for Frontex could also be deployed at sporting events and summit meetings
Frontex is planning to set up a “Quick Reaction Force”. It is intended to operate beyond direct border protection and could be deployed against the will of a member state.…
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Frontex to expand with new regulation, establishes regional commands for armed units
With new offices in seven EU member states, Frontex is decentralising its operational command. The reform is part of the expansion of the “Standing Corps”. A new regulation is intended…
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536 arrests after pro-Palestinian protest in Bern: Canton security chief calls for Antifa ban
Following record-level unrest during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bern, the police give numbers. Accordingly, most of them came from other cantons. Twenty-three were minors. After Saturday’s pro-Palestinian protest in Bern,…
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Brutal police operation with horses and batons against Antifascists in Nuremberg
Newspaper reconstructs controversial police operation at Nazi gathering During protests against the sentencing of Hanna S. in the Budapest complex, police in Nuremberg deployed police horses and batons. There is…