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Frontex drone flies again, but the cause of crash off Crete in August remains unknown
Following a crash in August, Frontex is monitoring the Mediterranean in Greece again with a new military drone from Israel. A first flight is scheduled for this evening. The recovery of the wreckage remains impossible. Almost four months after the… Further reading
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More than 60 dead in boat accident: British merchant ship pushbacks survivors to Libya
According to the United Nations, more than 2,200 people have already drowned in the central Mediterranean this year. The Alarm Phone network criticises a “rescue gap”. At least 61 people drowned in a boat accident off the coast of Libya… Further reading
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Last investigations closed: Hamburg G20 police violence in 2017 remains completely unpunished
All criminal prosecution of police officers who violently assaulted people at the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg came to nothing and no charges were brought. The last investigation was closed despite compelling evidence. The term “police violence” is a “defamatory… Further reading
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Europol deletes NoBorder initiatives from terror report, Dutch police doesn’t see them as “extremists”
The mention of Abolish Frontex and a “No Border Movement” in a Europol report was due to different interpretations of “terrorism”. They have now been removed from the current TE-SAT. Europol has deleted the Abolish Frontex campaign and the international… Further reading
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EU migration deal with Cairo: Military in Egypt also receives money for border surveillance
Following Tunisia’s example, the EU Commission wants a “partnership against migrant smuggling” with Egypt. The Gaza war might has given urgency to these plans. The EU Commission wants to agree an “operational partnership to combat migrant smuggling” with the government… Further reading
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German police against Israel protest: Union only wants “small stationary rallies”
Registered protests against Israel’s bombs in Gaza are comparatively small and peaceful in Germany. Nevertheless, they are too much for the police. Discussions are now starting if only “all Germans” are allowed to assemble. In view of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, a… Further reading