Externalization of borders
Weaponising Sovereignty: The Rise of the "No to Resettlement" Movement
October 1st, 2026
By late August 2026, the main entrance to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) compound in Tripoli's Al-Sarraj district had been blocked with earth berms and welded shut with iron bars. …
Haftar's Libya Migrant Interception
September 22nd, 2026
This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the role of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and his forces in Libya's migrant interception operations, situating these practices within the broader framework of …
Greetings from Bengazi
September 13th, 2026
A video we found in the internet shows the flip side of EU interventions in eastern Libya.
Haftar's Libya as an EU Proxy
July 27th, 2026
Haftar now cooperating with EU. Raids before departure. Interceptions far out at sea. Forced returns to an unsafe country. Detention and deportation.
Notes on Tunisia's "Voluntary Return" Programme
June 29th, 2026
We have integrated official state admission registries with our own continuous tracking of encrypted, migrant-led WhatsApp mutual-aid networks since June 2025. This quantitative reality is backed by a raw, 2 …
Pushbacks to Libya from Maltese SAR at all-time high
May 21st, 2026
The Maltese Search and Rescue Zone in the central Mediterranean Sea has seen more pushbacks to Libya in the last year than ever before. Agreements struck between the EU and …
The Colour-Line through Africa
February 7th, 2026
In this text, we will summarise the latest developments in Europe's outsourced border areas. The synopsis provides an overview of the latest phase of neo-imperialist encroachment on Africa.
No Border Summit Vienna: Countering ICMPD
October 15th, 2025
Invitation to Counter the ICMPD Conference in Vienna
Refugees in Niger: An Urgent Call from Agadez
September 17th, 2025
Refugee Protest in Agadez, Niger, ongoing
Das EU-Recht und das Leben von uns Schwarzen Migrant:innen
June 6th, 2025
Ich habe gesehen, wie die EU das Recht zu einem raffinierten Instrument macht, nicht um uns einzubeziehen, sondern um sich selbst vor der Verantwortung zu schützen. Das Recht wird zur …
Alarmstufe Rot in Tunesien
May 1st, 2025
Tunesien schlägt derzeit ein neues Kapitel im Krieg der EU gegen afrikanische Migrant:innen auf. Die provisorischen Lager dieser Menschen werden mit Bulldozern und Feuer zerstört. 30.000 Menschen verlieren ihre letzten …
"They sell everyone, there’s no distinction" - State Trafficking in Tunisia
April 25th, 2025
Rachel Marem Coly provides a summary and contextualization to the recently published “State Trafficking” Report, that offers rare and valuable insights into Tunisia’s deportation practices.