Migrants

Unlocked in lockdown

María Paramés and María Peñalosa
The closure of migrant detencion centres in SpainTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EMPTIES SPAIN´S MIGRANT DETENTION CENTRES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE COUNTRY´S HISTORY   Despite the high risk of contagion, Spain continued its attempts to carry out deportations, although these were rejected by the destination countries. The release of all detainees took place more than 50 days after the state of alarm was announced and borders were closed. The future of the people released remains a mystery.
27.04.2020 – The reportage “The brutal side of the Côte d’Azur” will be published on next April the 30th on the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung website. The on-the-ground research was carried out on the Southern Italian-French border, a militarized area inside the European Union where France still pushes back thousands of migrants, in violation of human rights and international agreements. "If you oppose no resistance, cops will take your data and let you go. Otherwise, they'll insult you and beat you up". With these words a Sudanese ...
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