Preliminary statement by the jury of the 56th session - Palermo (October 2025)

From October 23 to 25, 2025, at the Sabir Festival in Palermo, the 56th edition of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal was held, focusing on violations of the rights of migrants in the Maghreb. During three days, experts, survivors of migration routes, and human rights defenders came to testify before the court.
The evidence presented before the tribunal was the result of several years of documentation by researchers and human rights defenders, including the Tunisian Forum for Economic and (…)

Public conference in Rabat on 14 November 2025

Migreurop is organizing a public conference in Rabat on November 14, 2025, entitled “Migreurop: 20 Years of Struggle Against Deadly Migration Policies.” This conference will look back on two decades of activism and allow Migreurop to reaffirm its commitment to closing migrant detention camps and defending freedom of movement, while also opening up discussions on the future of migration-related struggles.
📍 Union marocaine du travail, Avenue Jean Jaurès, Rabat, Morocco 🕕 4.30pm-8.30pm 🎉 The (…)

World day of action against the border death regime and to demand truth, justice and reparations for migration victims and their families

On February 6, 2024, a major transnational mobilization marked the 10th anniversary of Commemor-Action. On February 6, 2025, we aim to further amplify this mobilization in support of the families of those who have died or disappeared during migration.
On February 6, 2014, more than 200 people departed from the Moroccan coast and attempted to swim to the Tarajal beach in the Spanish colonial enclave of Ceuta. To prevent them from reaching “Spanish soil,” the Guardia Civil used riot control (…)

The European coastguard and border guard agency turns 20 years old on this 26 October 2024 . It’s a sad anniversary for an agency that has been widely blamed for decades for direct and indirect violations of the rights of people on the move . An agency whose aim is to ‘protect’ Europe’s borders, with no regard for the lives and safety of those who try to cross them. An agency that is the symbol of a deadly border regime and the standard-bearer of repressive and ultra-secure migration (…)

Crossborder Forum - Study Day, 10 November 2021 (summary)

The UK’s border with France and Belgium has been increasingly visibilised over the last year, particularly with the increased number of crossings of the Channel in small boats and the ever-worsening situation of people stranded in this cross-border area.
This study day brought together activists, NGO representatives and researchers from different sectors and disciplines to discuss various aspects of border-building, including new forms of control, but also ways in which different actors (…)