Tag: Aegean Sea
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Frontex now stations ship and surveillance vehicles in English Channel – and still tolerates pushbacks in the Aegean
Frontex is expanding its presence along the French coast as crossings of the English Channel remain high. At the same time, the agency is under renewed scrutiny over an incident near the Greek island of Ikaria in which 27 people…
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Frontex should no longer hand over refugees to Libya: Lawyers act against the transfer of location data
Because Frontex also informs the Libyan Coast Guard about boats that are not in distress at sea, refugees are taking action against this practice at the EU. Frontex defames this as “publicity”. Two weeks ago, Frontex confirmed that the number…
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EU drones for people in distress: Dropping life rafts for pullbacks?
For the first time, drones are flying on behalf of an EU agency with rescue equipment on board. On the high seas, the actually useful technology could encourage illegal refoulements to countries like Libya. Perhaps the new function will only…
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Sea rescue in the Aegean: Greek secret service persecutes human rights observers
The government in Athens is targeting organisations and individuals who observe and document human rights violations. An “information management” agency set up with EU funding is involved in the investigation. Once again, Greek authorities are striking a blow against European…