More than 600 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2026, UN says – A least 606 people trying to reach Europe in search of refugee have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of 2026, marking the “deadliest start to a year” in more than a decade, the UN’s migration agency said on Monday [23 February]. #FortressEurope #BordersKill
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/migrants-die-trying-to-cross-mediterranean-2026
Sweden to make asylum seekers live in centres in further tightening of rules – Sweden’s centre-right government said on Friday it planned to make all asylum applicants live in reception centres while their cases are processed, in a further tightening of immigration regulations.
I am ashamed to be Swedish and ashamed that my taxes are contributing to one of the racist country in Europe.
Greek authorities launch investigation into incident that killed 15 migrants – Greece’s authorities on Wednesday launched an internal investigation into a deadly collision between a coast guard patrol vessel and a speedboat carrying people on the move off the island of Chios.
https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-investigation-incident-15-migrants-dead-chios/
Disembarkation completed in Reggio Calabria
Another far away port
The 32 people rescued by Louise Michel are now safely ashore in Reggio Calabria. We are relieved they are safe but we cannot accept this as “normal”.
Once again, Italian authorities assigned us a distant port, forcing a small rescue vessel to sail to mainland Italy, instead of allowing prompt disembarkation in the nearest safe harbour, as international law, and just plain humanity, requires.
This political theatre, played on the lives and exhaustion of survivors, needs to end.
De l’Éthiopie à la Côte d’Opale, l’exil fracassé d’Abbas Sertus
Le décès d’Abbas Sertus, retrouvé mort en mars près d’une plage de la Côte d’Opale, aurait pu ne rester qu’un tragique fait-divers. Son histoire témoigne pourtant du continuum de violences auquel font face les personnes migrantes au cours de leur exil, plongeant les plus vulnérables d’entre elles dans une errance psychosociale infinie.
A lire sur Afrique XXI ⬇️ .
#borderskill #calaisborder
https://afriquexxi.info/De-l-Ethiopie-a-la-Cote-d-Opale-l-exil-fracasse-d-Abbas-Sertus
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A guide for the families of those lost at sea & at Italy’s borders
Not long ago Memoria Mediterranea launched a crucial new guide, available in Italian, French and English on their website, designed for families whose loved ones died or disappeared at sea, or along Italy’s borders. This is more than a document, it is a political act of memory, dignity, and accountability.
Too often, families are left without answers. The sea swallows stories, borders erase lives. Mem.Med offers a tool to support legal steps, testimonials, searches, and recognition. It affirms that every life lost must be named.
We stand in solidarity with the families of the missing. Their pain should not be silenced. We call on authorities to take responsibility, to share information, to open archives, to stop obstructing visibility.
EU, each of these dead and missing individuals is one too many. Borders kill!
Demain, mardi 7 octobre, sept militant·es solidaires des personnes exilées seront jugé·es devant le tribunal de #bayonne. Ils et elles sont poursuivi·es pour aide à l’entrée, à la circulation et au séjour en France d’étranger·es en situation irrégulière, avec la circonstance aggravante, selon le procureur, d'avoir commis cet acte en bande organisée.
Mon dernier reportage au Pays #basque pour le média indépendant @bastamedia ⬇️
#borderskill #solidarityisnotacrime
https://basta.media/menaces-de-dix-ans-de-prison-pour-avoir-aide-des-exiles-Bayonne?var_mode=calcul
Since 2014, at least 76,593 people worldwide have died while fleeing their home countries, according to the Missing Migrants Project of the International Organisation of Migration. Most of these people died while crossing borders: drowned in the Mediterranean, crashed while traveling in hazardous trucks, exhausted, starved, beaten, or falling sick and being denied health care. These are all foreseeable results of border policies that block safe passage, push people back to unsafe countries, and make journeys longer and deadlier.
The #CentralMediterranean is the deadliest route, with more than 25,000 recorded deaths in the past decade. The true number is certainly higher and illustrates how desperate people regularly risk their lives fleeing unsafe conditions in search of a life in dignity.
#Europe invests in building walls and the militarisation of borders by funding countries such as #Turkey, #Libya and #Tunisia. Countries known to abuse human rights. This very same ‘border protection’ system enables the smuggling system by forcing those desperate to flee to take dangerous routes to safety. Meanwhile, boat drivers are used as scapegoats to push fascist, racist and anti-immigration policies at home. In reality, it is borders that kill every day.
Every single one of these deaths was preventable.
Open borders now! We need safe routes for all!
#SAR #humanrights #FreedomOfMevement #NoBorders #BordersKill
Greece and EU Seek Migration Agreement with Eastern Libya Amid Rising Arrivals – As migration from North Africa into southern Europe surges, Greece and the European Union are actively seeking diplomatic channels to strike a migration agreement with Eastern Libya, led by military commander Khalifa Haftar.
A recent visit by Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis to Benghazi was reportedly well-received by Haftar and his inner circle. Though the talks were informal, Greek diplomats interpreted the visit as a goodwill gesture, signaling Eastern Libya's interest in closer ties with Athens—even in the face of stronger economic offers from Ankara
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MV Louise Michel
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