Deep Dive: Movement and Migration in Europe
Who: Around 750 people from countries like Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Pakistan.
What: An overcrowded fishing boat sunk off the coast of Greece, resulting in one of the deadliest refugee tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea.
When: June 14, 2023.
Where: The Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Greece.
It’s been a little over a month since only ~100 people were rescued from a capsized fishing boat off the coast of Greece. This tragic incident has brought to light the increased numbers of individuals making the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean. There are so many different actors and figures involved in migration which is what makes it so complex, however, everyone has the right to freedom of movement and human rights and well-being should be respected and protected throughout this process. As Europe continues to see surging waves of migrants, with numbers that rival those of the so-called 2015-2016 “Refugee Crisis,” and member states and countries begin to enact controversial policies and deals with “partner countries,” increased focus, attention, and resources need to be allocated to ensure humanitarian disasters like the above do not continue to occur.
Deep Dive Resources:
'Europe or Death' - The Teenage Migrants Risking it All to Cross the Med - BBC
The EU is Fuelling Migration from Tunisia, Not Stopping It - Ahlam Chemlali, The New Humanitarian
Between Human Rights and Border Control - Christopher Szabla, IPS
Tunisia’s President is Accused of Racism and Dictatorship. He’s Now Getting a Billion Euros from Europe - Ivana Kottasová, CNN
The EU Offers Aid to an Increasingly Autocratic Tunisian Government to Stem Migration - A Martínez, and Ruth Sherlock
Why Doesn’t Europe Grieve Deaths in the Mediterranean? - Heidi Mogstad, Al Jazeera
Europe Tries to Bridge Its Migration Divide - Laurence Norman, and Margherita Stancati, The Wall Street Journal
Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea - VICE (Everyone should watch this video).
