Still a lot of people try their luck for reaching Europe through Morocco. Although the majority of the travellers are subsaharan, there are more and more people from Morocco and Algeria as well who take the way via the street of Gibraltar these months.
Repression, raids and « hot refoulments » by military, the police and the Marine Marocaine, supported and financed by the EU and bilateral contracts with e.g. Spain become systematic. The raids take place in the forests of Melilla and Ceuta, the arrests in the bigger cities like Tanger, Nador or Oujda and again : deportations to Algeria !
It seems more and more frenquently, that the Salvamiento Maritimo leads pull- or push-backs : They spot a Zodiac and inform the moroccan Marine Royale who intercept the boat, even if it is already in spanish waters (e.g. the island of Alboran).
In the month of July at least 7 people went missing in the sea (2 bodies were found), one man died by the attempt of crossing the fences. Its rare that media reports the deaths, who completely disapear in the public conciousness.
The militarised fortress Europe continues the war on migrants at all the borders with so-called « security measures ». The deaths, the displaced, the imprisoned and the expelled are just part of the « collateral damage » of their criminal politics.
BORDERS KILL
30/06
Motril
2 patera : 28+34 Boza
http://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Llegan-inmigrantes-rescatados-millas-Ejido_0_532297788.html
Vidéo:https://www.facebook.com/salvamentomaritimo.es/videos/528272714025072/
01/07
Tarifa
10 Boza and a second boat with 10 migrants intercepted by the moroccan marine.
Helena Maleno Garzón @HelenaMaleno 24m24 minutes ago
#BOZAAA 10 PERSLNNES #TÁNGER #TARIFA #Patera con diez personas rescatada en el #Estrecho. Otra con once ha sido interceptada x Marruecos
Almeria
58 Boza
http://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/almeria/Salvamento-Maritimo-personas-Mar-Alboran_0_532646858.html
143 Boza in 5 boats in 24 hours
http://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/Resumen-Rescatadas-personas-parteras-andaluzas_0_532647348.html
Nador
Raids and arrest in Boulingo camp :
the revenge of moroccan authorities !
Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Section Nador
This friday the 1st of July the camps of Boulingo were attacked by the moroccan forces auxiliaires. Arrests took place and at least 3 people got injured, one of them severely and the shelters of the subsaharan migrants were destroyed. Apparently this came after the registered bozas, so the moroccan authorities raided the camps to satisfy their spanish counterparts.
Until 5.30pm moroccan time the severely injured person is still in the forest. We contacted the delegation for migration to take him to hospital. The responsable refused to do this. So we called the firefighters ambulance who said that they will do what is needed.
For that everyone takes their responsibilities.
Oujda:
8 migrants deported to the algerian-moroccan border.
« A big step backwards » Oujda : 8 migrants deported to the algerian-maroccan border.
Yesterday the 1st of July 2016 the local authorities of Oujda « la sécurité national », started a old-new deportation policy by deporting migrants to the algerian-moroccan border. The security patrols arrested migrants at about 5pm, amongst them were women and children who were begging at the streets and in the city center. After they confirmed their identity, especially those who had residence papers, some of them were set free. At about 10.30pm the authorities decided to deport them to the algerian-moroccan border. Some witnesses who were present said that amongst the deported were 4 men, 2 asylm-seekers, 3 women and one algerian citizen. STOP WAR ON MIGRANTS
Hassane Ammari Acteur associatif « Droits des migrants /réfugies / demandeurs d’asile »
02/07/2016
Nador
Arrestation de 32 migrants
Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Section Nador
After sources of the gendarmerie of Dar Kebdani 32 subsaharan migrants have been arrested on a boat at the beach of Tazaghine at 50km west of Nador.
http://m.nadorcity.com/توقيف-32-مهاجر–سري–من–دول–جنوب–الصحر…
03/07
Ceuta
Possibilities of attacking the fences : « The situation is under control » by the moroccan forces.
04/07
January-June 2016
2979 people on 152 boats have been rescued by the Salvamento.
http://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Salvamento-Maritimo-auxilio-personas-pateras_0_533696879.html
Ceuta
18 Boza
Witness and video of Alpha
http://elfarodigital.es/ceuta/sucesos/190459-cuando-la-inmigracion-deja-marca.html
Melilla
20 Boza
Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Section Nador
Booosas : after a source of the city of Beni Chiker there was an attempt to cross the sea to Melilla the 4th of July. There have been around 20 Booosas.
05/07
8 migrants intercepted by the moroccan marine
Helena Maleno Garzón @HelenaMaleno 14h14 hours ago
MARRUECOS acaba de interceptar la #patera que se encontraba en el #Estrecho
Helena Maleno Garzón @HelenaMaleno 15h15 hours ago
Nos llaman de una #patera a remos. En ella van ocho personas. Se encuentran en el #Estrecho y piden auxilio. Las tragedias pueden evitarse.
06/07
Motril
52 Boza
http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Llegan-puerto-inmigrantes-rescatados-Motril_0_534397610.html
Melilla
27 Pushback ? Pullback ?
Boat with 27 migrants localised by the Salvamento and rescued by the moroccan marine
08/07
Ceuta
Attempt of 150 migrants to pass the Ceuta fences and violentely stopped by the moroccan police and their forces auxiliaires.
http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Marruecos-entrada-inmigrantes-frontera-Ceuta_0_535446455.html
Video of Elfarodigital :
08/07
Oujda
Article about the arrests and deportations
http://m.libe.ma/Sale-temps-pour-les-migrants_a76615.html
« They were arrested at about 5pm by the national police for the offence of begging at the streets in the city center. Amongst them were women, children and 2 asylum seekers. They all have been deported to the border some hours later. The migrants who had their residence papers have been set free », precised Hassan Amari, of the AMDH section Oujda.
Melilla
January-June 2016
1200 migrants try to jump the fences : 56 Boza
438 Boza in the trunks of cars
145 Boza by sea since 1st of June
http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Inmigrantes-saltaron-Melilla-entraron-vehiculos_0_538596725.html
10/07
Ceuta
1 dead, dozens of arrests after an attempt to pass the borders the 08/07/2016
http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Marruecos-entrada-inmigrantes-frontera-Ceuta_0_535446455.html
11/07
Ceuta
15 Boza
16 Pushback
Helena Maleno Garzón @HelenaMaleno 2 hil y a 2 heures
AHORA la guardia civil #ceuta aplica una #DevolucionEnCaliente en el agua, aunque esto suponga riesgo para la vida de 16 personas.
Malaga
21 Boza
Tarifa
16 Boza
http://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Rescatados-inmigrantes-patera-cerca-Alboran_0_536147238.html
12/07
Almeria
24 boza
Ceuta
11 boza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z-Ln6qlJxY
13/07
Tarifa
14 Boza
http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/espana/noticias/7723578/07/16/Sucesos-Trasladadas-a-Tarifa-14-personas-tres-de-ellas-bebes-rescatadas-de-una-patera.html
14/07
Ceuta
30 boza in four different interventions in one week
Maroc
Pushback ?
12 migrants
Helena Maleno Garzón @HelenaMaleno 14 juil.
Cinco horas despues de la tragedia seguimos sin noticias de Marruecos sobre el rescate de 12 personas frente a la costa de Mdiq.
17/07
Ceuta
2 boza
20/07
Tanger
Repression and deportations
#Razzia expulsions des gens de leurs maisons à #Boukhalef #Doha. Qui défend les droits des migrants qui paye leurs maisons? Ou sont les processus d´intégration des migrants au Maroc?
21/07
Ceuta /Melilla
No access to the office for asylum seekers for subsaharan migrants and a condemnation of frequent pushbacks.
http://www.eldiario.es/desalambre/Defensora-Pueblo-subsaharianos-Ceuta-Melilla_0_539646262.html
22/07
Motril
35 Boza
http://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/Hospitalizada-embarazada-rescatada-patera-Alboran_0_539996033.html
23/07
Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Section Nador
At the same time that a large fire burns about 80 ha of the forest of Gourougou today the 22nd July, the police arrest 23 migrants close to Farkhana and Bario Chino.
http://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Acusan-subsahariano-incendio-Gurugu-hectareas_0_540696119.html
24/07
Ceuta
Capsized boat : 7 people missing
Tragedia entre #Ceuta y #Castillejo. Diez personas desaparecieron ayer en el mar, 4 sobrevivieron. Goteo de vidas que no cesa #FronteraSur
Tarifa
14 boza
11 boza
InfoEmergencias @InfoEmerg 23 juil.
Salvamar Alkaid rescata 11 #personas adultas y 3 bebés, de una #patera en el Estrecho. @salvamentogob
Jerez
7 boza
#Boza 7 personnes sorti #Tanger arrive a #Jerez. Sauve par Helimer!!!!
Helimer 203 lleva a #Jerez a 7 #personas rescatadas de #patera, en mal estado y mala mar, 12 millas N cabo Espartel.
https://vimeo.com/176126935?ref=fb-share&1
25/07
Melilla
Fire in the forest of Gourougou : 7 arrests
Ceuta
2 Boza
Helena Maleno Garzón @HelenaMaleno 8 hil y a 8 heures
Dos personas llegan esta madrugada a nado a #Ceuta por la playa de #Tarajal. #FronteraSur
26/07
Alboran
Rescue of a boat with 50 migrants taken by the moroccan Marine : Pushback ?
http://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Marruecos-rescata-personas-buscada-Alboran_0_541745964.html
And 50 other migrants arrested by moroccan police ?
Association Marocaine des Droits Humains – Section Nador
The 26th of July we were informed about the arrest of about 50 subsaharan migrants close to the beach of Temsamane. It seems like the migrants tried to cross by boat.
27/07
Ceuta
Interception of 3 boats with 12, 11 and 7 migrants by the moroccan Marine
Helena Maleno Garzón @HelenaMaleno
Tres #pateras con 12, 11 y 7 personas envueltas en niebla en la zona de #Castillejo #ceuta piden auxilio. #FronteraSur @ElFarodeCeuta
Granada
45 Boza
31/07
6 boats, 130 people saved by Salvamento Maritimo in one week
https://www.facebook.com/salvamentomaritimo.es/
Tabarca
2 boza
Alicante
10 boza
Almeria
34 boza
Almeria
19 boza
Cartega
and 30 new Boza
SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO Compte certifié @salvamentogob
Tercera #patera del día y para el Helimer 202. Salvamar Mimosa rescata a 30 #personas. Llega a Cartagena sobre 17:30
General Information:
“The European Council requests information from Spain about the summary expulsions from Ceuta and Melilla. The Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Niels Muiznieks, asked Spain for information on the lack of protocol of the Ceuta and Melilla police to end the deportation summary of migrants intercepted at barriers when there are attempts to pass, a practice that does not comply with the new regulations of the aliens Act, is contrary to the international legal order and continues to be implemented despite the warnings of institutions (…) The response of the Minister of Interior Jorge Fernández Díaz in this letter is overwhelming, denying any violation of any law and providing all guarantees in terms of respect migrants’ rights as asylum seekers. He emphasizes that Muiznieks “Regarding the ‘repression’ and ‘collective expulsions’ mentioned in your letter, our legislation expressly prohibits, ensuring the principle of non-refoulement. A separate issue is the right and obligation to Spain maintaining and protecting its borders, which in the case that concerns us, are also the external borders of the European Union, with the implications thereof for the safety of all its citizens “.
http://www.abogacia.es/2016/07/12/el-consejo-de-europa-pide-informacion-a-espana-por-devoluciones-sumarias-en-ceuta-y-melilla/
No Borders Morocco 