Investigations
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The Undeclared War on Women in Europe-Part 1
Femicide and rising violence against women in the time of the pandemic – Greece is in the lead in Europe in a bloody scenery of gender-based violence and inequality, that is perpetuated only by the changing of tragic protagonists.
A cross-border investigation into the matter by MIIR, conducted for the first time in Europe, with the participation of 18 newsrooms in the context of the European Data Journalism Network, has attempted to shed light on the gaps created by the mass shortages of up to date data on the deaths and violence against women in Europe today.
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.
Pre-trial punishment of suspects in Greece
With large prisoner numbers and detention times far in excess of European averages, pre-trial detention is being abused by the Greek justice system, reveals MIIR’s research within the framework of the European Data Journalism Network (EDJNet).
Automation and Surveillance in Fortress Europe
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 emerging multi-billion-euro unregulated market with dystopian ‘smart’ applications.
Trapped in a Digital Surveillance System
The Digital Walls of Fortress Europe part 2
The impact of surveillance systems on vulnerable populations, money for Frontex drones, and monitoring the movement of citizens within the European area.
The Ecosystem of European Biometric Monitoring and Surveillance Data
The Digital Walls of Fortress Europe (part 1)
“We are Black and border guards hate us. Their computers hate us too.” – Adissu, living without immigration status in Brussels, Belgium
MIIR – iMEdD Investigation: No barrier to Covid-19 transmission in Greek prisons
- 1.4-fold higher than in the general population – the coronavirus spread fast in correctional facilities between July 2021 and February 2022. - The country's prisons were relatively unprotected in the 5th wave of the pandemic, while Covid-19 transmission showed no...
MIIR- iMEdD investigation: Covid-19 spread twice as fast in Greek prisons
Overcrowding, abuse of the minimum personal space of prisoners, hospitalization without segregation of patients, crowded quarantine, lack of medical staff and health measures, delayed vaccination. These are just some of the causes that lead to the virus’s spread....
More than half of European countries prohibit access to assisted reproduction for lesbians and almost a third do so for single women
The situation is much more difficult for trans and intersex people. In addition to the legal barriers, they face economic stumbling blocks: most public health systems cover only part of the costs or have very long wait lists or narrow access criteria. Eva...
COVID: How Europe’s prisons have fared in the pandemic
Prisons are breeding grounds for viruses, yet carceral administrations have revealed little about COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Europe's prisons. Data from 32 countries show the pandemic's impact on prisons. ...
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