Author: Matthias Monroy
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New dimension in border surveillance: Frontex wants to send millions in technology into the stratosphere

The EU border agency wants to close a “gap” between aircraft and satellites with high-flying platforms. Spain is already using the technology against migration over the Atlantic. A test flight over the Mediterranean will take place this summer. Frontex wants…
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After the fall of a student fraternity member in Graz, right-wing Styria cracks down on the left-wing scene

The Graz police prosecute seven left-wingers as a ‘criminal organisation’ after the right-wing Academics’ Ball. Three are to be deported to Germany. Their defence lawyer sees a criminalisation of anti-fascism. In the early morning of 14 March, a shared flat…
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15 corpses have been discovered on beaches of the Balearic Islands, and Alarm Phone indicates more to come

The tourist season on the Balearic Islands is starting – but more and more victims of a deadly escape route across the Mediterranean are washing up on the islands. The holiday season is starting on Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and…
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Germany keeps third country report under wraps: Experts see high hurdles for outsourced asylum procedures

A German study warns against outsourcing migration defence to third countries. However, the EU is now also open to externalisation. Abolish Frontex is planning to protest. The German government continues to withhold a report on asylum procedures outsourced to third…