Revealed: Dozens died after Italy ignored Frontex warning of adrift boat in 2024 – Italian authorities waited 40 hours before issuing an emergency alert for a boat with around 80 people adrift in the Mediterranean Sea after an initial sighting in March 2024 by the EU’s border and coast guard agency, Frontex.
RELAND: Human rights watchdog warns that International Protection Bill could ‘criminalise’ asylum seekers – The State’s human rights watchdog has stated that the Government’s draft asylum bill “greatly expands” detention powers and is concerned that it could include electronic tagging and tracking of applicants.
Migrants taking riskier 2,000-kilometre sea journeys to reach Canaries – People hoping to reach the Canary Islands appear to be taking new and more dangerous routes to evade detection, as Spain has strengthened sea patrols between the islands and the African mainland.
Germany to stop funding migrant rescue ships in Mediterranean – The German government is to cut funding for groups that rescue migrants in distress when they cross the Mediterranean Sea.
Denmark to push for stricter EU migration policies – Denmark’s strict migration policies have slowly spread across Europe and the country will now push for harsher EU-wide regulations during its upcoming EU presidency, including on asylum handling and legal appeals.
Children’s rights group urges probe into deportation violence – Children’s charity Defence for Children has expressed serious concern over reports that 10 children were subjected to violence or placed in restraints such as body cuffs and tie wraps when being deported from the Netherlands in 2024.
Germany suspends refugees’ family reunification – Parliament has approved government plans to stop family members of individuals with subsidiary protection status from moving to Germany. The controversial move will affect Syrian families in particular.
EU admits Libyan authorities are ‘dodgy’ – but ramps up support anyway – The comments on Thursday [26 June] were made by EU migration commissioner Magnus Brunner, ahead of his upcoming visit to Libya along with officials from Greece, Italy and Malta.
Saudi Arabia executed Turki al-Jasser last week, the first high-profile killing of a journalist since Jamal Khashoggi. Al-Jasser had two Twitter accounts, including an anonymous account that "was in the crosshairs of the Saudi government,” said Abdullah Aloudoh. #JournalismIsn'tCrime
Italy cuts ties with Israeli spyware firm Paragon amid surveillance scandal – Italy has terminated its contracts with Israeli spyware company Paragon, after revelations that the surveillance technology was used against critics of the government – including journalists and migrant rescue workers – prompted political uproar and calls for a full investigation.