Politicians responsible for refugee quota failure, says NGO
Casa Nostra Casa Vostra’s Virginia Sánchez says activists who help asylum seekers are criminalized
refugees
Catalan universities to host 20 refugee students
Programme will bring total of 15 boys and 5 girls of Syrian, Pakistani, and Palestinian origin to country
Open Arms founder ‘worried’ about possible prison sentences for members
Following refugee rescue operation, organization has been accused of “fostering illegal immigration”
Proactiva Open Arms could face prison and €15k per rescued refugee
Three members of the Catalan NGO are under investigation in Italy for allegedly “fostering illegal immigration” and “criminal association”
Italy blocks Proactiva Open Arms refugee rescue ship
Prosecutor in Sicily accuses Catalan-run NGO of fostering illegal immigration
The year in 10 images
From the mass demonstration in favor of hosting refugees to the independence declaration, it has been one of the most intense years ever in Catalonia
The year in 10 images
From the mass demonstration in favor of hosting refugees to the independence declaration, it has been one of the most intense years ever in Catalonia
Anti-immigration vessel barred from docking in Catalan ports
Rejection of C-Star ship comes after months of pro-refugee actions by Barcelona
A new family of refugees is welcomed in Barcelona
The city demands €2.3 million from Spanish government for refugee support
Catalan NGO rescue boat with three migrants not allowed to disembark
Libyan coastguard patrol threatens to shoot waiting Proactiva Open Arms ship
Catalan government works on program to help migrants integrate
Scheme aims to provide legal, labour and social information for migrants
NGOs account for 40% of Mediterranean rescues
International Migration Organization head demands EU authorities make rescue work ‘easier’ for organizations such as Catalan ProActiva Open Arms
International experts urge political leaders to help solve refugee crisis
Barcelona hosts a conference with international experts on refugee integration
Catalonia supports Lebanon's efforts to tackle refugee crisis
Catalan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raül Romeva, traveled to Lebanon to assess the Catalan cooperation projects which are being carried out there. Indeed, the Government is involved with 17 projects in the country in cooperation with several NGOs, the UN, and the Lebanese authorities. “We want to collaborate in building the necessary response to tackle the crisis in the Mediterranean,” said Romeva and added that “society is demanding” that Catalonia reaffirm its commitment with the refugees. Romeva made these statements after visiting the refugee camp and medical center in Halba, a village located in the Akkar area, next to the Syrian border, where 35% of the population are refugees.
NGO urges to shut down migrant detention center in Barcelona
The Migra Studium foundation calls for the closure of the Zona Franca detention centre and all similar detention centers for immigrants in Spain (CIE) because “they break Spanish immigration law”. The foundation’s annual report on the detention center for immigrants in Barcelona warns of an increase in the number of minors, an important lack of interpreters and that many detainees do not fulfill the requirements to be expelled from the state. The foundation acknowledged the support of the Barcelona city council, which has tried to close the Zona Franca CIE alleging the lack of an activity license. According to Migra Studium these “are good news, because it shows a raising awareness about the severe situation of the detained immigrants”.