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Frontex reports claim migrants being given directions to NGO boats
27:22 - 39:01 (11:38)
Confidential reports from Frontex suggest that migrants are being given precise directions to reach NGO boats, including cases of criminal networks smuggling migrants directly onto NGO vessels, leading to overburdened asylum systems in Greece struggling to handle the enormous number of applications.
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With smugglers using more dangerous crafts, the EU initiative Operation Sophia, deployed military vessels to capture and destroy these boats, causing smugglers to shift to the use of cheaper, more perilous methods such as rubber dinghies.
27:22 - 30:45 (03:22)
Summary
With smugglers using more dangerous crafts, the EU initiative Operation Sophia, deployed military vessels to capture and destroy these boats, causing smugglers to shift to the use of cheaper, more perilous methods such as rubber dinghies.
ChapterFrontex reports claim migrants being given directions to NGO boats
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.’
PodcastThe Daily
Frontex believed that migrants were being given directions on how to reach NGO boats before departing, with criminal networks even smuggling migrants directly onto the vessels.
30:45 - 33:08 (02:23)
Summary
Frontex believed that migrants were being given directions on how to reach NGO boats before departing, with criminal networks even smuggling migrants directly onto the vessels. NGOs have also been accused by far-right blogs of acting as a pull factor and encouraging more dangerous journeys, with conspiracies claiming they are involved in illegal human trafficking operations.
ChapterFrontex reports claim migrants being given directions to NGO boats
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.’
PodcastThe Daily
The introduction of the European Union's search and rescue registry, as well as other restrictive policies, have affected the work of refugee aid workers on Lesbos, where the Moria refugee camp is currently hosting over 6,000 people.
33:08 - 36:19 (03:11)
Summary
The introduction of the European Union's search and rescue registry, as well as other restrictive policies, have affected the work of refugee aid workers on Lesbos, where the Moria refugee camp is currently hosting over 6,000 people.
ChapterFrontex reports claim migrants being given directions to NGO boats
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.’
PodcastThe Daily
As the Greek asylum system struggled to handle a large number of applications from migrants, those who expected to reach Lesbos and continue on to other parts of Europe found themselves stuck on the island.
36:19 - 39:01 (02:41)
Summary
As the Greek asylum system struggled to handle a large number of applications from migrants, those who expected to reach Lesbos and continue on to other parts of Europe found themselves stuck on the island. Turkey received billions in aid and other incentives to prevent migrants from leaving its shores and to accept the return of those who manage to reach Greece.