[…] Rechnet man alle Vertreibungswellen seit dem Aufstand gegen die Ghadhafi-Diktatur von 2011 zusammen, sind inzwischen etwa ein Fünftel der sechs Millionen Libyer auf der Flucht. […]“
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After Two Months in Operation: Insights into the Watch The Med Alarm Phone
Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
On the 10th of October 2014, the Watch The Med Alarm Phone went live. It is operated by a transnational network of activist and migrant groups, located in various settings on both sides of the Mediterranean Sea. The hotline is run by multilingual shift teams day and night, 24/7.
The Alarm Phone initiative has gained the support of various migrant communities, individual members of civil society, as well as human rights activists and organisations. While not able to physically intervene itself, with no available boats that could carry out rescue operations, it offers advice and raises alarm when people in immediate distress are not promptly rescued or even pushed-back by European border authorities.
Refugees on the Greek island of Symi – Danger of Push-Back
Symi island Greece
Watch The Med Alarm Phone Report – 21st-23rd of October 2014
Case name: 2014_10_21-Symi
Situation: Arrival of Refugees on the Greek island Symi – Danger of Push-Back
Status of WTM Investigation: Ongoing (Last update: 23rd of October 2014)
Time and Place of Incident: 21st-23rd of October 2014, Aegean Sea and Symi
Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community Joint Report 2014 [pdf-Datei]
Table of contents
Executive Summary #6
1. Introduction and methodology #8
1.1. Introduction #8
1.2. Methodology #8
2. Irregular migration flows between Africa and Europe – update on 2013 #12
2.1. Introduction #12
2.2. Central Mediterranean #12
2.3. Western Mediterranean #17
2.4. Irregular land and air migratory routes in Africa #20
2.5. Humanitarian impact #24
2.6. Document fraud #26
2.7. Trafcking in human beings #32
3. Regional security risks #35
3.1. Introduction #35
3.2. Malian crisis #35
3.3. Focus on Boko Haram #39
3.4. Threatened state stability of Libya #45
3.5. Mapping regional security initiatives #47
4. Issue in focus – Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa during 2014 #49
4.1. Introduction #49
4.2. Impact on regional borders and mobility #49
4.3. Ebola virus spreading beyond the region of West Africa? #51
4.5. Virus not contained, extensive international action needed #53
„Über die Hälfte der Überfahrten aus Lybien und die Weiterreise nach Deutschland“ [in 2014? die Hälfte aller eritreischen Flüchtlingsfahrten über das Mittelmeer oder aller Passagen?] soll diese Gruppe eritreischer Flüchtlinge angeblich organisiert haben. Die deutsche Bundespolizei hat zu den Ermittlungen und Verhaftungen beigetragen, die Koordination machten Polizeibehörden in Catania. Die Presse veröffentlicht die vollständigen Namen und Fotos der Verhafteten. Im Zentrum der Darstellungen steht die Schiffskatastrophe vom 27./28.06.2014
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Gli ‘sciacalli’ del mare tenevano i migranti segregati a Catania
Via Di Prima 60 cuore del centro storico di Catania. Era lì che nove cittadini sedicenti somali erano stati segregati e tenuti rinchiusi per alcuni giorni in attesa che i loro parenti inviassero denaro per il trasferimento nei paesi del Nord Europa.
Aveva pensato a tutto l’organizzazione criminale transnazionale composta da 11 cittadini eritrei scoperta dalla polizia di Catania con la collaborazione dello Sco di Roma, della polizia federale tedesca e delle Squadre Mobili di Roma, Milano e Trapani. L’inchiesta è stata denominata ‘Tokhla’, ‘sciacallo’ in eritreo.
Dublin III Abschiebungen nach Italien im Jahr 2014:
Italien hat 15.760 offizielle Anfragen aus 11 europäischen Staaten erhalten und davon 13.300 Überstellungen akzeptiert.
- aus Frankreich: 9.542 Anfragen, ca. 7.500 Überstellungen akzeptiert
- aus Österreich: 4.809 Anfragen, ca. 500 nicht akzeptiert
- aus der Schweiz: 1.282 Anfragen, fast alle akzeptiert
- aus Deutschland: Nur 6 Anfragen
Risks, Rights & Safety at Sea – EN
This information leaflet is for people who are considering to cross the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey.
The undocumented crossing constitutes an offence both in Greece and Turkey and is above all very dangerous. This document aims neither to deter nor to encourage people to attempt the crossing but seeks to provide objective information about risks, rights and vital safety measures to take at sea.
We wish that the information contained in this document can save your life but you should know it will not make the crossing safer. For twenty years, the EU has been denying visas for most applicants. At the same time wars, conflicts and poverty are forcing out of their countries many people who wish to seek protection in Europe.
Despite the lack of legal ways to reach European territory and despite life-threatening dangers, many of you decide to emigrate anyway and cross the sea-border.
Refugee Boat in Distress off the Coast of Libya
01.12.2014 / 17:05 / Northwest of Zuwarah, Libya
Watch The Med Alarm Phone Report – 14th of November 2014
Case name: 2014_11_14-CM1
Situation: Vessel in immediate distress in the Central Mediterranean Sea
Status of WTM Investigation: Ongoing (Last update: 14th of November 2014)
Time and Place of Incident: 14th of November 2014, Central Mediterranean Sea
Brief Summary of the Case: The Alarm Phone shift team was alerted to a case of immediate distress in the Mediterranean Sea. A vessel carrying up to 200 refugees off the coast of Libya was in danger of capsizing, with no other vessels in vicinity. The Italian coastguard alerted vessels to the situation of the refugees and a vessel directed itself to them. The shift team accompanied the refugees through repeated phone calls and reassured them that help was on its way. The vessel reached the refugee boat and conducted a successful rescue operation.
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Mare Europaeum: Is Operation Triton Enough?
„[…] In short, without meaningful reforms in immigration and southern Mediterranean engagement, Operation Triton risks being a monumental failure both morally and politically. Northern Europe must share the burden of illegal migration despite calls from the far right, lest the divide between Northern European member states and their Southern associates grow deeper. Operation Triton should not seek to replace Mare Nostrum. Rather, it should seek to be an improvement over its predecessor.“
Lutte anticoloniale, entre discours, représentation et réception
VIIème Colloque international
Les 12 et 13 mai 2015 à l’Université d’Oran
Le colloque « Théories postcoloniales au XXI siècle : pour une nouvelle lecture des représentations de l’autre » organisé les 3 et 4 mai 2014 à l’Université d’Oran par le laboratoire de Langues, Littérature, Civilisation/Histoire en Afrique en collaboration avec le SARI (Société d’Activités et de Recherches sur les Mondes Indiens – France) relance sa seconde édition les 12 et 13 mai 2015 à la faculté des Lettres, Langues et Arts d’Oran sous la thématique : « Lutte anticoloniale, entre discours, représentation et réception ».