264 signatories from 34 countries have launched a successful call to cancel the invitation of Herbert Kickl to the European Union’s EU High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Other Forms of Intolerance.
Migration & Asylum
Rise of violent far-right extremism in Germany poses a threat “Welcoming culture” – A report on the events in Chemnitz
Following the murder of a man with supposedly German-Cuban heritage committed by two refugees, neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists rallied and protested violently in the East-German town of Chemnitz against migration and refugees.
Solidarity prevails in French Constitutional Court’s landmark decision
In a landmark decision, the Constitutional Court of France said that Cedric Herrou farmer was not guilty of a crime when he smuggled migrants into the country because he acted under “the principle of fraternity – a major success in the fight of decriminalizing humanitarian help.
Anti-immigrant “Stop Soros” package passed by Hungarian government
The Hungarian government passed the anti-immigrant “Stop Soros” law package that criminalizes assistance to migrants and refugees on 20 June, on the International Refugee Day.
Media Release: UNITED Updated List of 34,361 Refugee Deaths Published in The Guardian
In recognition of 20 June International Refugee Day, the Guardian publishes the full UNITED List of 34,361 Refugee Deaths”.
UNITED Budapest Conference Report Day III & IV
The third day of the conference began with the keynote speech of Balint Josa, Programme Coordinator of UNITED on the cultural aspects of migrant integration.
UNITED Budapest Conference Report – Day I & II
The ‘Building Shared Space – Best Practices in Integration’ UNITED conference takes place in Budapest between 22-25 May 2018 with the aim of discussing the most important challenges as well as possible solutions within the field of migrant integration in Hungary and in the European Union.
PICUM launches new manual on regularisations for children, young people and families
PICUM has launched a new manual on regularisations for children, young people and families which has been prepared by – and for – organisations working on advocating for mechanisms to regularise undocumented children, young people and families.
UNITED ‘List of Deaths’ published in Berlin to mark Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism
Thanks to the collaboration of artist and UNITED activist Banu Cennetoğlu from Turkey, the Tagesspiegel newspaper in Berlin has published a 48-page supplement today including the UNITED ‘List of Deaths’ to mark the International Day Against Fascism on 9 November.
Press Release: >33.305 documented refugee deaths since 1993
Fatal Policies of Fortress Europe: >33.305 documented refugee deaths since 1993. TIME FOR CHANGE!
To mark International Refugee Day, UNITED is publishing an updated edition of its List of Deaths and of its interactive map.