http://observers.france24.com/
Exclusive testimony: Syrian refugees shot trying to leave Egypt
The Egyptian coast guard allegedly opened fire on a ship full of Syrian refugees attempting to flee to Italy, killing two. The rest of the refugees, who were caught just off the Egyptian coast, are now languishing in a detention centre in Alexandria. FRANCE 24 spoke to several of the refugees from the ill-fated vessel.
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http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/international/auslandnachrichten/
„[…] «Wir waren neun Freundinnen, die immer zu den Protesten gingen. Und alle wurden innerhalb einer Woche angegriffen und sexuell belästigt. Das kann kein Zufall sein.»
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La Guardia Civil refuerza la frontera de Ceuta con 55 agentes
Ceuta, 20 sep (EFE).- La Guardia Civil ha reforzado desde hoy, con 55 nuevos agentes, la frontera que separa Ceuta de Marruecos con la intención de contener a los inmigrantes subsaharianos que intentan entrar en grupo por la playa del Tarajal.
Según han informado a Efe fuentes policiales, un total de 55 agentes adscritos al Grupo Rural de Seguridad (GRS) han iniciado sus labores de control en la aduana del Tarajal.
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Maroc : 21 immigrants interceptés au large de Sebta
La gendarmerie marocaine de sauvetage maritime a secouru 21 immigrants africains, dont 2 Maghrébins, qui se trouvaient à bord de trois bateaux au large de la côte de Sebta, rapporte EFE. Selon l’agence de presse espagnole, les premières interventions sont survenues dans les premières heures de ce matin, lorsque les officiers de la gendarmerie marocaine ont intercepté dans les eaux du détroit un bateau transportant neuf migrants subsahariens.Quelques instants après, la même unité est intervenue pour sauver une autre patera avec à bord dix immigrés, dont une femme, qui ont été tous transférés vers le port de Tanger.Enfin, deux immigrants nord-africains qui étaient à bord d’un radeau au large de Sebta ont été secourus ce lundi matin, vers 7h15, par le Salvamar Gadir, rapporte la même source.
Ce dimanche 22 septembre 2013 à Bruxelles a lieu la commémoration du décès de Semira Adamu.
Semira : on n’oublie pas
Meeting musical le 22 septembre 2013
Dénoncer sans relâche les centres fermés, les expulsions et les violences policières
Le 22 septembre 2013, cela fera quinze ans que Semira Adamu a été assassinée par l’Etat belge et ses politiques migratoires lors de son rapatriement forcé et que l’ensemble de la société belge prenait conscience de la violence des politiques de détention et d’expulsion des étrangers.
http://lesvos.w2eu.net/2013/09/18/
press release / w2eu
SCREENED BY FRONTEX AFTER TEN HOURS IN THE SEA:
Forgery of documents – who does it and how?
In the early morning of the 15th of September 2013 twelve refugees from Syria were rescued by the fisher boat Kapetan Stratis and the cargo ship YALKER (see earlier post). After this rescue operation and act of humanitarian support a vessel of the Greek Coast Guard took the rescued people in order to bring them to the Port of Mytilene (Lesvos). Local media took pictures, a video was uploaded on youtube. The Coast Guard utilised the brave work of the sailors to present themselves as life savers.
„Migrants storm Spanish border fence in Melilla again
AFP – MADRID About 200 African migrants charged a barbed-wire border fence that separates the Spanish exclave of Melilla from Morocco on Thursday but fewer than 10 got over, local officials said, the latest in a string of coordinated assaults on the frontier.The migrants caused light damage to a stretch of around 30 metres 100 feet of the fence, Spanish government officials in the territory which borders northern Morocco said in a statement.“On this occasion a strong Guardia Civil deployment managed to drive back the assault and fewer than 10 migrants managed to enter,“ it said. […]“
via AFP: Migrants storm Spanish border fence in Melilla again
Reported by ANSAMED
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/politics/2013/09/19/
‚Seahorse‘ Mediterraneo for border control
(ANSAmed) – MADRID, SEPTEMBER 1
„[…] Approved by the European Commission, the project will develop over thenext three years in collaboration with Spain, Italy, France, Malta,Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Libya, while Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt areexpected to become sign on in 2014. The agreement includes theestablishment of the Seahorse Mediterranean network, the training ofthose working in the sector and coast guards and the holding of coursesfor coast and land border monitoring in Libya and North African countries that join the programme for effective and coordinated efforts
against clandestine immigration. The aim is to set up a satellite-based communication network among the countries involved. […]“
