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With a heavy heart and the fist raised high -Commemoraction 2026
On 17 June 2021, a boat capsized off the coast of Órzola, north of Lanzarote. 5 people lost their lives. 5 years later, we took part of the CommemorAction in the Canary Islands, organised by our comrades of Alarm Phone and the Lanzarote Network of Solidarity with people on the move.
Black Radicals Podcast – Ep. 7: Borders, race & criminalization
We spoke with Black Radicals about border politics, racialisation and criminalisation. Listen to the podcast episode.
Europe targets “smugglers” but imprisons people on the move
Every year, between 200 and 300 people are imprisoned in Spain on “smuggling” charges. They are survivors of dangerous journeys who end up in prison following unfair legal proceedings. Read the story of Baboye.
Dismantling Europe’s Border Regime
Ten years after the “summer of migration”, the walls are higher than ever. Article of Ines Marco and Elahe Kouhestani for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
EU’s top court rules: Anti-smuggling laws must not violate fundamental rights
In a landmark ruling issued today, the European Union’s highest court declared that helping minors under one’s care to enter the EU to apply for asylum is not a crime.
Fund for freedom of movement
Fund for freedom of movement – a project together with medico international
In the media / features
‘It was steer or they would kill me’: why Sudanese war refugees are filling prisons in Greece
Fifty Sudanese teenagers fled war — now they’re facing life sentences for ‘smuggling‘ simply because they steered the boat they travelled on.
BBC Radio Feature
Caught at the Helm – The BBC tells the story of the refugees and other migrants ensnared in Greece’s legal crossfire because they steered a boat. It reveals a system where chaotic trials last a matter of minutes but can result in prison sentences of hundreds of years.
Frankfurter Rundschau
Schleuserei-Vorwürfe: Junge Geflüchtete in Griechenland kriminalisiert – Menschenrechtsgruppe hält dagegen
From Sudan to Avlona – the “smugglers” who were acquitted
Sudanese refugees arriving on the shores of Crete often end up on the dock, accused of being migrant smugglers. Of the hundreds of Sudanese who have been tried in such cases on the island, only 12 have been acquitted. Among them are the cases of Babakar and Nasser.