Frontex heavily criticised by Human Rights Watch for their involvement in...
Human Rights Watch published today, on the 21st of September 2011 a report about the Frontex operation in Evros underlining the international responsibility on the human rights violations against...
View Article16-year-old sans-papiers killed in FRONTEX-aided police pursuit in Evros
A 16-year-old boy from Syria, trying to enter Greece from Turkey, lost his life in a police pursuit in the border region of Evros on Thursday, December 1, 2011. The boy was found dead when the vehicle...
View ArticleFrontex chased migrants into death
On Sunday April 29, three people found a horrible death and four were seriously injured during a police operation at the border. The migrants were chased down by the Greek authorities and Frontex when...
View ArticleBoat with 60 migrants found near Paxoi Island
A big sailing boat with 60 migrants on board was discovered on May 13 at 4am by an airplane of Frontex flying over the Ioanian. The sailing boat was heading towards Italy. The coast guard of Kerkyra...
View ArticleFrontex patrols in the Ioanian Sea detected two boats with sans-papiers on...
On May 21, 2012 an inflatable boat with 17 undocumented refugees was found during a FRONTEX aircraft-patrol on the west of Paleokastritsa in Corfu. The boat was driven to Paleokastritsa accompanied by...
View ArticleTurkey signs deal with EU’s border agency
Turkey has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with FRONTEX, the EU’s border management agency, to cooperate against illegal immigration, amid expectations that the EU will soon give the...
View ArticleFrontex to Increase again Sea and Air Patrols in Aegean at Greece’s Request
Frontex to Increase Sea and Air Patrols in Aegean at Greece’s Request by Niels Frenzen (via Migrants at Sea) Greek news reports say that Greek officials have made requests to Commissioner Malmström and...
View ArticleFour new detention centres for Lesvos, Samos, Chios and Rhodos planned
Authorities are planning to set up four new reception centers for immigrants on islands of the Aegean (Chios, Lesvos, Samos and Rhodos) to cope with the rising influx of migrants and refugees into...
View ArticleAt least 22 refugees dead after boats capsize off Samos in Greece
The Greek Coastguard has rescued 38 people and a 2-year-old boy who were among more than 60 on board two dinghies when they sank 4,5 nautic miles off Samos Twenty two migrants have drowned and among...
View ArticleMigreurop 2014: New Report on Greek-Turkish borders and Frontex
Migreurop published in May 2014 their new report “Frontex between Greece and Turkey” In this report, FiDh, Migreurop and eMhrn present the results of an investigation in Greece and Turkey, which...
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