Author: Matthias Monroy
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Greek coast guard again abandons children in the Aegean: No response from Frontex to reports of deadly pushbacks
Several recent investigations show how the Hellenic Coast Guard is driving refugees to their deaths. The Fundamental Rights Officer at Frontex considers the claims to be credible. International media have been documenting for years that the Greek coast guard refuses…
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The list gets longer: Head of the German Ministry of Education ignored warning about violation of fundamental rights
The transparency platform “Frag den Staat” published further emails from the Ministry of Education led by the liberal FDP. The ministry took offence at the criticism of “police violence”. Following an open letter on the eviction of a pro-Palestinian university…
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Murder charges after firebombs at policemen: Another trial after “Day X” in Germany
The Regional Court in Leipzig shall judge a man accused by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of two counts of attempted murder. In one case, a police officer was “briefly on fire up to waist-high”. A year after the riots on…
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Thinning air for conscripts: Berlin is balancing interests of Kiev with human right to conscientious objection
Do conscripted Ukrainians have to return home to renew their passports? The German Federal Ministry of the Interior sees an obligation to do so – actually. Before the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Berlin, Development Minister Svenja Schulze ( Social Democratic…