Tag: IOM

  • Bosnian refugee camp Lipa: Dispute over “Austrian Guantanamo”

    Bosnian refugee camp Lipa: Dispute over “Austrian Guantanamo”

    20 governments participate in the Vienna ICMPD and finance or receive its activities. The ÖVP-affiliated organisation handles migration control for the EU. Every year, the EU spends hundreds of millions of euros to manage and counter migration in third countries.…

  • EU migration policy in Niger: Mission accomplished

    EU migration policy in Niger: Mission accomplished

    New study proves deadly impact of European migration regime in the Sahara Responsible for the deaths in the Mediterranean is the European Union’s asylum and migration policy, which requires that asylum applications can only be made in one of its…

  • “Protection you can afford”: Successful passage from Libya is question of money

    “Protection you can afford”: Successful passage from Libya is question of money

    A presentation by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees gives important figures on people fleeing across the Mediterranean. Accordingly, the Libyan coast guard intercepts mainly people from Mali, the average failure rate for crossings is 33 percent. The UN document…

  • New camps in Greece: Panopticon for refugees

    New camps in Greece: Panopticon for refugees

    A “hotspot” for asylum seekers is opening on Samos, which inmates describe as “Guantanamo”. The EU Commission finds such facilities dignified, and therefore finances them completely. The pilot project will be monitored with motion detectors, behavioural recognition and drones. Two…