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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 1d

We shouldn’t have to say this in 2025: hunting human beings is illegal––like many of Frontex’s activities, from cooperating with the Hellenic Coastguard to sharing the location of migrant boats with Libya, for which we have taken the agency to Court.

www.streetpress.com/sujet/175853...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 9d

Jeancy Kimbenga, the Congolese refugee who was pushed back seven times from Turkey to Greece and sued Frontex for damages, responds to Frontex's demand for €7,680 in legal fees.

via @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social

www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/09/26/m...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 21d

For the full program: www.raiplay.it/video/2025/0....

Il cavallo e la torre 2025/26 - Interessi - 15/09/2025 - Video - RaiPlay

Il caso Almasri è sbarcato in Parlamento; è stata, infatti, depositata alla Giunta per le autorizzazioni a procedere la memoria difensiva congiunta del sottosegretario Alfredo Mantovano e dei ministri...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 21d

> By aiding and abetting these crimes, the suspects also committed crimes against the administration of justice under article 70 of the Rome Statute, offenses that carry up to 5 years’ imprisonment. The Article 70 case against Italian PM hashtag#Meloni remains pending before the ICC.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 21d

> pursuant to EU policy to kill by drowning and forcibly transfer all survivors to Al-Masri's prisons.

In the past decade +25,000 refugees were killed by drowning and +150,000 survivors were victimized in prisons a-la- #Al-Masri : murder, rape, torture, enslavement and other inhuman acts.>

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 21d

> instead of surrendering #Al-Masri to The Hague, the suspects conspired to release their partner in crime from prison and smuggled him to #Libya, where he continues to commit Crimes Against Humanity against #refugees, >

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 #EU Crimes Against Humanity #Mediterranean🚨

Italy’s Tribunal of Ministers confirms the allegations in our pending #ICC #Al-Masri case v Italian Justice and Interior Ministers, requesting Parliament to remove immunity to enable prosecution!

In an interview with #RAI, Dr. Omer Shatz explains why👇

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 29d

Frontex’s budget stands at €1 billion.

Yet it demands €7,680 in legal fees from a refugee who endured seven pushbacks and dared to fight back.

The EU’s legal system is designed to deter, not protect.

👉 www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Dying at sea is more merciful than dying in one of the militia detention centres, or being traded as if we weren’t human,” says Omer, the applicant in FM v Frontex, in a rare interview

@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social @en.sea-watch.org @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social
www.eldiario.es/desalambre/s...

El sudanés que ha llevado a Frontex ante la Justicia: “Morir en el mar es más compasivo que seguir atrapado en Libia”

El TSJUE llevará por primera vez a la Agencia europea de fronteras a comparecer por su cooperación con los guardacostas libios en la devolución a Libia de migrantes interceptados en alta mar

www.eldiario.es

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Seebrücke Frankfurt @seebruecke-frankfurt.de · Jun 20

Karims Klage gegen #Frontex hat schon Geschichte geschrieben, aber jetzt braucht er Eure Hilfe.

Er sitzt in #Libyen fest, u. es wurde eine schwere Erkrankung diagnostiziert.

Es braucht 4.000 € f. med. Notfallversorgung, sichere Unterkunft & Lebensmittel.

www.refugeesinlibya.org/donate für „Karim”

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · Jun 18

Karim’s case against Frontex has already made history, but now he needs your help.

Stuck in Libya, he was recently diagnosed with a serious illness. Refugees in Libya are raising €4,000 for emergency medical care, shelter, food.

Donate now, mention “Karim” as Honoree
www.refugeesinlibya.org/donate

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · Jun 18

Refugees in Libya @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Karim’s case against Frontex has already made history, but now he needs your help.

Stuck in Libya, he was recently diagnosed with a serious illness.
We are raising €4,000 for emergency medical care, safe shelter and food.

Donate now (mention “Karim” as Honoree): www.refugeesinlibya.org/donate

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MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · Jun 11

We stand with @resqship.bsky.social and the crew of #Nadir, unjustly detained in Lampedusa after rescuing 112 lives.

#SavingLivesIsNotACrime

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · Jun 5

The four refugees who just jumped into the sea to escape the LCG join dozens of similar cases we’ve brought in FM v. Frontex before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social . How many more victims must be forcibly pulled back by Frontex and Libyan militias before the Court acts with urgency?

Sea-Watch (international) @en.sea-watch.org · Jun 5

@freedomflotilla.bsky.social responded to a distress case. Notorious Libyan militia Tariq Ben Zeyad intercepted the boat; 4 people jumped into the sea and are now safe onboard Flotilla‘s Madleen. The 🇬🇷 coastguard must prevent a pullback by TBZ & take over the 4 people to let the Madleen proceed!

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · May 29

Why does Frontex's Director suddenly pretend to care about Refugees in Libya?

His sudden ethical awakening comes just 2 weeks after the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social asked Frontex to submit a defence in our case FM v Frontex.

Accountability is catching up.

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Cambio di rotta, Frontex si può giudicare | il manifesto

Immigrazione (Commenti) «I nostri colleghi ellenici hanno fatto del loro meglio per salvare vite» dichiarava all’indomani del naufragio di Pylos Hans Leijtens, direttore esecutivo dell’agenzia Frontex...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · May 27

Greek coast guards charged over migrant deaths
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Greek coastguards charged over 2023 migrant shipwreck

Seventeen coastguards have been charged by a Greek naval court over the deadliest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade.

www.bbc.co.uk

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · May 24

While the pushback unfolded, Frontex watched and did [email protected] dismissed ST v Frontex as inadmissible, claiming the materialization of another pushback against the applicant was not “certain.” For the Pylos victims, death by the “Hellenic colleagues” was all too certain

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · May 24

The “Hellenic colleagues” of Frontex’s Executive Director are charged with causing the shipwreck that killed 600+ asylum seekers—clearly a pushback attempt. To shield them, the ED flew to Athens the next day to publicly absolve:

“The Hellenic colleagues who give their utmost to save lives.”

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · May 22

Alexander Dalli, a former Frontex 'expert', ran a Maltese prison nicknamed the “factory of evil.”

Now he’s Malta’s special envoy to Libya, overseeing pushbacks.

Our @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social case seeks to stop Frontex from providing information to Libya, directly and indirectly through Malta.

euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · May 22

Despite the Maltese ombudsman's findings of inmate abuse, elevated suicide rates, and racism during his time as prison director, the government continues to defend Alexander Dalli, now serving as Malta’s special envoy to Libya, while the European Commission remains silent.

Alexander Dalli: The ex-Frontex and 'factory of evil' prison chief now combating migration to Malta from Libya

Despite the Maltese ombudsman's findings of inmate abuse, elevated suicide rates, and racism during his time as prison director, the government continues to defend Alexander Dalli, now serving as Malta’s special envoy to Libya, while the European Commission remains silent.

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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · May 19

It would be interesting to know more about how the systemic neglect of hundreds of children in de facto detention camps - funded and monitored by the EU Commission - aligns with this lofty vision.

wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...

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Statewatch @statewatch.bsky.social · May 16

EU governments are pushing to set up deportation camps in non-EU countries — and to do so in a way that avoids judicial scrutiny.

These so-called “return hubs” would hold people who have received a final deportation order, even if they cannot be sent to their country of origin.

Newly leaked EU document reveals plans for deportation camps - designed to evade judicial scrutiny.

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · May 15

In Hamoudi v Frontex, the CJEU should defend access to justice for individuals subject to collective expulsion at the hands of the EU.

AGOSTINA PIRRELLO on what AG Norkus' opinion got right and where it missed the mark.

verfassungsblog.de/tilting-the-...

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Statewatch @statewatch.bsky.social · May 12

The 6th issue of the #ExternalisationBulletin is out now! 🚨 It brings together:

• Analyses on EU impunity in Libya & billions to Egypt

• Civil society statements on Ceuta, Libya & more

• 32 leaked docs on deportation, detention & “safe third countries”

Read it now: buff.ly/EtKhGlv

White text on a black background with a red gradient radiating from the bottom right corner. In the same corner, a white dashed line trace the shape of a border. The top right corner says "issue 06". The main text says "Outsourcing borders: monitoring E.U. externalisation policy. The latest issue is out now. It brings together: 32 newly-released EU documents, two analyses, covering the EU’s relationships with Libya and Egypt, three joint statements, covering the EU Facilitation Directive, Libya, and Ceuta and more.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · May 13

Our litigation manager @iftachco.bsky.social debunks Frontex's manipulative claims in this new article.

Together with @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social, we are suing Frontex at the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social.

Its manipulation tactics won't hold up in Court.

altreconomia.it/non-vorrei-r...

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Matthias Monroy @matthimon.bsky.social · May 13

Laut Liminal wirkte #Frontex zwischen 2019 und 2023 bei der Zurückweisung von mindestens 27.288 Menschen nach Libyen und Tunesien mit. Der Chef der EU-Agentur behauptet, sie befolge internationales Recht. Selektiv: denn anderes Recht wird dafür über Bord geworfen:
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"Non vorrei rimandare le persone in Libia". La falsa narrazione del direttore di Frontex

In un’intervista rilasciata a Euronews, il numero uno dell’Agenzia europea delle frontiere ha dichiarato di “non aver scelta” rispetto alla condivisione con le milizie libiche delle posizioni delle…

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