This is a repost of a statement by the inhabitants of the building in Rue d’Ajaccio in Calais. Abolish Frontex stands in solidarity with the inhabitants and supports their demands.
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Abolish Frontex: On the duty to rescue and the loss of life in the Mediterranean
[by Pat Rubio Bertran, Refugee Rescue] 4 February 2022 – In 2015, after the drownings of 700 people in the Central Mediterranean route, the European Commission promised measures to prevent such tragedies, including strengthening its search and rescue capacity. Less than a year after announcing the plans to ramp up search and rescue support, the EU …
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Insurance companies Nationale Nederlanden and Aegon profit from Polish border wall
[by Radical Solidarity and Stop the War on Migrants] 1 February 2022 – Last week, Poland started the construction of a wall at its border with Belarus. This is to prevent people on the move to enter its territory (and, by corrolary, the EU) and seek asylum. After sending armed soldiers to harass migrants and …