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November 28, 2024 • LibertiesEU

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Leaked Footage Shows Push-Backs At Croatian-Bosnian Border

The NGO Border Violence Monitoring has released videos showing migrants being pushed back by policemen at the Bosnian-Croatian border. The footage shows how various armed units of the Croatian police, carrying assault...

December 17, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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UN General Assembly Set To Endorse Global Compact on Refugees

Following the migration pact, the UN General Assembly is set to endorse the Global Compact on Refugees. The aim of the accord is to balance the burden and responsibilities in dealing with refugees, especially...

December 17, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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The Migrant Rescue Ship Aquarius Ends Its Operations

The ship has been forced to end its rescue operations in the Mediterranean because after "relentless" political pressure by several European states.

December 14, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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Several Citizens Acquitted after Conviction for Providing Aid to Migrants

The criminal court of Brussels, Belgium, acquitted four citizens who hosted migrants in their homes, while eight other defendants received suspended prison sentences. On 20 October 2017, twelve people were arrested on...

December 13, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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Italian Priests Open Churches to Refugees

Priests in Italy have vowed to open the doors of their churches for refugees who have been evicted from immigration centres. Earlier this month, the Italian parliament approved the so-called Salvini decree,...

December 11, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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Stansted 15: Activists Who Stopped Deportation Flight Found Guilty

On 28 March 2017, a group of activists blocked a flight leaving London Stansted airport with 60 people on board being deported to Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. Among the deportees was a Nigerian national, who had...

December 11, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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How do refugees travel to other countries? Why don't they take the plane?

An EU directive forces refugees to resort to irregular migration channels to arrive in the EU, entrusting their lives to rubber dinghies and paying vast sums of money to smugglers.

December 10, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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Latvia Rejects UN Migration Pact

Latvia’s 100-seat parliament on Thursday rejected the United Nations Global Compact for Migration, which was agreed in July after 18 months of negotiations and is set to be adopted in January 2019 in Marrakesh. The...

December 10, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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UN Migration Pact Officially Adopted

164 states have officially adopted the controversial UN migration pact in Marrakesh. It is the first agreement that sets global guidelines for international migration. The aim of the pact is to achieve...

December 10, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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Orban Visit: Croatian PM Called on To Reject Illiberal Policies of Hungary

Although the Croatian Democratic Union's MEPs recently supported Viktor Orban in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Plenković should condemn human rights violations in Hungary during Orban's visit to Zagreb.

December 06, 2018 • Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

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