Fractured

On April 29th Frontex director Fabrice Leggeri resigned as an outcome of the accusations of the Agency of facilitating illegal pushbacks in the Mediterranean. Over the last two years Frontex has consistently claimed that all its operations in the Aegean comply with the EU law and that it consisted of preventing boats from crossing international borders and then asking the Turkish coast guards to r...

Despite the fact that official statistics show the decrease in numbers of people reaching the European Union through the Mediterranean, asylum seekers go on this dangerous journey every day. Many don’t make it. According to the UNHCR data 478 people have already been declared dead or missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of 2022 until April 20th. We closed 2021 with almost 2000 deaths,...

The admirable EU response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis and how it's contrasted with its response to any other refugee issues. In this episode of Fractured Joel Hernandez explains what is so special about the situation of Ukrainians in Europe and why any other nation hasn't received a similar treatment so far.  Show notes: The EU should treat all refugees like it is treating Ukrainians , by...

Since the beginning of the Russian aggression on Ukraine millions have fled from the East of the country abroad. More than 6 million are internally displaced. Many of them looked for safety in Lviv, one of the largest cities in Ukraine, placed in its West part. Lviv’s location allows it to be a safe port for many, for others is a departure point. As the city has been far from the front line, life...

One of the most important topics you may have missed as war rages in Ukraine are continued pushbacks in the Aegean. An illegal procedure that has been happening for years. It is extremely important to keep our focus on human rights violations at EU external borders as the EU offers services to Ukrainians that it denies to the refugees from other parts of the world. For more go to: https://mixedmig...

As the violence and heavy bombardment by Russian military forces entered its seventh day, the queues of people seeking refuge have been growing longer at the borders of Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia. The refugees are arriving by crammed-full trains, by car, and even on foot. All neighboring countries have declared to keep their borders open for refugees fleeing Ukraine. Most have...

Most international assistance was cut off after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August last year. Hospitals and schools cannot afford to pay their staff, and many people cannot afford to buy food, adding to an already dire hunger crisis. Can the humanitarian situation cause yet another flow of people desperately looking for asylum in the neighboring countries and in Europe? What does Afghanis...