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Frontex spends half a billion on aerial surveillance, new research shows more involvement in pullbacks
On the 20th anniversary of the founding of Frontex, new details about its complicity with the Libyan Coast Guard have come to light. Activists and lawyers are protesting and taking…
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Thousands of expellations every year: German government explains numbers of people losing their right of residence
Around 330,000 people are registered for expellation in Germany. However, only ten per cent of them are still in the country. The number of expellations in Germany has levelled off…
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EU Entry/Exit System: Germany scrubs repeatedly postponed launch again
The stability and functionality of the EU’s huge biometric database still cannot be tested. The German government adjourns the launch of the system for an undetermined period of time. The…
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Again incendiary devices and explosions in Cologne, hand grenade discovered under a torched car
After incidents involving incendiary devices and explosives, the police in Cologne are searching again for unknown perpetrators. A similar series occurred two months ago. The investigations were criticised. Following an…
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Demand for EU directive for refugees: 15 German organisations criticise persecution as “smugglers”
Human rights organisations are calling on the German government to take a stand against the criminalisation of refugees and solidarity in Europe. They are also calling for safe and legal…