On September 1st + 2nd, dozens of young Sudanese men and boys, as well as people of other nationalities, are set to stand trial in smuggling cases in Chania, Crete. 16 Sudanese individuals, some as young as 16, have contacted us alone so far, all of whom have their trial on one of these days. 1/5

Frontex wants €11,000 in court fees from us. So we converted the amount into life jackets. 700 of them now lie in front of your office in Brussels, @frontex.bsky.social. Now do the job you're paid for. Or abolish yourselves. 🧵

Italian citizenship referendum: this weekend, Italy has a chance to change thousands of lives for the better and secure their residence status. We hope Italians will choose welcoming and belonging 💚🤍❤️

Setting the record straight on the Commission's visual representation of new procedures under the Pact, which perpetuates the mistaken idea that asylum is the only option to stay in the EU. @picumofficial.bsky.social provides much-needed clarifications:

🚨 NEW 🚨 Across the EU, people continue to be criminalised simply for crossing borders or for helping others in need. Our new report is out today. Key findings in thread and full report on picum.org/wp-content/u...

The European Commission claims that the new Returns Regulation is informed by EU-funded research. European researchers do not quite agree. Read the full joint statement from EU-funded projects on irregular migration FAiR, GAPs, MORE and MIrreM: irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/u...

First post on Bsky to share PICUM's latest video on regularisation. Watch for a real glimpse of hope in these dark times ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eaD...