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15 Feb 2018

News Highlights: Ethiopia’s PM resigns, arrests Sudan continue, Hungary moves against NGOs

by Ioanna Karagianni | posted in: Asylum Seekers, Benjamin Netanyahu, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Commission, European Union, Horn of Africa region, IOM, Israel, Libya, Médecins Sans Frontières, Refugees in the EU, Sudan | 0

In this week’s news highlights: Ethiopian PM resigns; arrests of opposition leaders in Sudan continue; fatal accident in Libyakills at least 19 smuggled Eritreans, Somalis and Ethiopians; background to Israel’s plans todeport thousands of Eritreans and Sudanese;Rwanda continues to deny any agreement with Israel for the deportation of asylum seekers; Hungary submits measuresagainst NGOs assisting migrants to the parliament; UK to create and circulate anti-immigration campaign; politics is the barrier of solving migration issue, not migration itself, IOM chief says; European Commission’s resettlement measures waiting for response from member states.

25 Jan 2018

News Highlights:Israeli pilots refuse to deport refugees, Libyan torture videos sent to family, missing migrant children in EU

by Ioanna Karagianni | posted in: Africa, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Libya, Migration, Refugees in the EU, South Sudan, Sudan, Switzerland, United Nations, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights:Israeli pilots are refusing to deport Sudanese and Eritrea refugees; Eritrean president demands compensation fees, claiming Israel wants to deport Eritreans to Eritrea;; political relations around Eritrea are changing; South Sudan dangerous for aid workers; New … Continued

18 Jan 2018

News Highlights: Eritrean official declared ‘persona non grata’ in Netherlands, tension Horn of Africa mounts, more Sudanese troops deployed

by M. Ferrari | posted in: Africa, African Union, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Migration, Refugees in the EU, Sudan, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights: Horn of Africa tension update; Sudanese officials have deep-rooted collusion with human traffickers, says Sudanese media organisation; Protests in Sudan met with police violence; Ethiopian opposition leader freed after one year; African high level panel focuses on migration; Dutch government declares head of Eritrean embassy office ‘persona non grata’; ECHR accepts appeals from Sudanese people against Italian police for possibily illegal returns; Hungary proposes taxes over NGOs dealing with migration; 1400 people saved in Mediterranean Sea by Italian coast guard, at least 2 die.