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Chris

@earsinfingers

If we do not change direction, we will end up where we are headed. Working for @StatewatchEU and occasionally writing elsewhere. @[email protected]

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The EU's tactic of outsourcing borders unjustly restricts the movement and rights of people outside the EU in the name of European “security”. The invasive data collection as part of this policy only worsens the problem. See @PrivacyInt's report for more.

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This week, European Parliament is interviewing the proposed new EU Commissioners. Four nominees would have #migration, #asylum, & border policy responsibilities. We analysed these & put together a jargon-free translation of what their duties would involve: buff.ly/3YBwp3n

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Curious about the migration policy priorities for the proposed new European Commissioners? 🧵 We analysed the "mission letters" that Ursula von der Leyen sent nominees to decipher the subtext of the EU jargon. What we found is that the texts hide a brutal and violent reality.

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🚨 FREE THE MANCHESTER 10 - FINAL HEARING DATES 🚨 THE DATES: 🟨 Thursday 19th and Friday 20th of December 🟨 After YEARS of resistance it’s here, and WE NEED YOU. So please come and support! More info in the thread/via the link: tr.ee/NX8vMra7QY #FreeTheMcr10

🚨 FREE THE MANCHESTER 10 - FINAL HEARING DATES 🚨

THE DATES:

🟨 Thursday 19th and Friday 20th of December 🟨

After YEARS of resistance it’s here, and WE NEED YOU. So please come and support!

More info in the thread/via the link: tr.ee/NX8vMra7QY

#FreeTheMcr10
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🚨 The 4th issue of the #ExternalisationBulletin is out now! This issue covers changes to deportation law and the effects of Frontex-led reintegration policies in The Gambia and Nigeria. It also makes over 15 documents from EU institutions public: buff.ly/4fH1Mkm

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Vient de paraître : Traduction en #français de notre bulletin sur l'externalisation 03. Il couvre les dernières discussions des groupes de travail du Conseil de l'UE sur le sujet et comprennent deux analyses. Link & English ⬇️

Vient de paraître : Traduction en #français de notre bulletin sur l'externalisation 03. 

Il couvre les dernières discussions des groupes de travail du Conseil de l'UE sur le sujet et comprennent deux analyses.

Link & English ⬇️
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Top cop at UK Border Security Command admits police crackdowns make Channel crossings more dangerous: "We're seeing increased numbers in these boats because of the disruptive work we have carried out with our law enforcement partners in Europe." bbc.com/news/articles/…

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This week, a new EU law on the criminalisation of migrant smuggling will be examined by the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council. Here are some main points from the text & what they mean for the criminalisation of migration and solidarity ⬇️

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From one failed plan to another: £150m from the Tory govt's Rwanda plan has been gifted to Labour's "Border Security Command." The not-so-new policy against immigration is based explicitly on counter-terrorism policing/intelligence methods. gov.uk/government/pub…

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Crowdfunding campaign for the struggle against illegal metro construction in #Exarchia, #Athens - for legal costs, for transparency, for media coverage and "To see the whole mob of speculation, violence and repression run out of Exarchia" gogetfunding.com/%cf%80%ce%bb%c…

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Statewatch is looking for new members to join our Board of Trustees 📢 If you: • share our vision for an open Europe of democracy, civil liberties & human rights • have experience working in this area ...this might be a fit for you! See more & apply: buff.ly/3P4SItD

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Times are changing, so we thought we would change (a little) with them. That’s right, we have changed our look. But don’t panic, this new visual flair doesn’t change our mission. We will continue exposing state activity that threatens human rights–just as we have since 1991.

Times are changing, so we thought we would change (a little) with them.

That’s right, we have changed our look. But don’t panic, this new visual flair doesn’t change our mission.

We will continue exposing state activity that threatens human rights–just as we have since 1991.
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✊Migreurop publie, aux côtés de nbx associations de la société civile, un communiqué en soutien à Moussa Tchangari, défenseur des droits et Secrétaire Général d'Alternative Espaces Citoyens (Niger), incarcéré le 3/01/2025 après 1 mois de garde à vue. migreurop.org/article3321.ht…