Members of CPT Europe participated in a march for refugee rights in July from Malmö to Stockholm, Sweden. Increasingly militarized European Union immigration and asylum policies have contributed to migrant deaths and eroded refugee rights.
CPTer Christopher Hatton reports positive media coverage and a good sense of humor prevailed.
Get Ryan’s thoughts and the entire bulletin every Friday in your inbox, and don’t miss out on news from the teams, a list of what we’re reading and information on ways to take action.
In Chicago, Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts daily raids. Guided by his time in Occupied Palestine, Mark Frey reflects on how we can all be sand in authoritarianism’s gears.
After hosting a delegation in Lesvos, CPT’s Aegean Migrant Solidarity team had some time to reflect on the importance of keeping memory alive at Europe’s borders.
While pushbacks continue in the Aegean, the Greek justice system is putting on trial those who document and report them.