Ukrainians welcome, other refugees unwanted
Ukrainians welcome, other refugees unwanted 2022 was the year when Fortress Europe put on its human face. The war in Ukraine has dramatically increased the number of asylum seekers in Europe, but has crowded out refugees from other war zones. MIIR analysed the data....
Pre-trial punishment of suspects in Greece
Pre-trial punishment of suspects in Greece 30 percent of prisoners in Greek prisons in the decade 2010-2020 were in pre-trial detention At 13.2 months, the average duration of pre-trial detention in Greece is much longer than the European average of 4.5 months,...
Automation and Surveillance in Fortress Europe
Automation and Surveillance in Fortress Europe The Digital Walls of Fortress Europe - Part 3 Artificial intelligence and algorithms are at the heart of the EU’s new mobility-control regime. High-risk automated decisions are being taken on human lives. It is an...
Trapped in a Digital Surveillance System
Trapped in a Digital Surveillance System The Digital Walls of Fortress Europe - Part 2 Kostas Zafeiropoulos, Ioanna Louloudi, Nikos Morfonios April 24, 2022 At the Greek Consulate in Istanbul, one morning in 2016, Erkan, a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin, crosses...