No Border Camp: 27/09/10 – 03/10/10
Appeal for the medical teams 1) What is the no border camp? From sept 27 until oct3thd a No Border camp is being organized in Brussels. The build-up of the camp will start on sept 25th, with a lot of activities organized during the week and a big manifestation for October the 2nd. A no […]
Unmanned Warfare Brings the Future into Focus
Daniel Darling For the unmanned military systems often referred to as “drones” or “robots” the future is now. Today there are around 50 countries investing in the research, development and purchase of unmanned systems in order to add them to the fabric of their armed forces. The utility of unmanned systems has become readily apparent […]
Officers face sack for ‘planting’ firebomb
Three police officers from Thessaloniki face the possibility of losing their jobs after being called to appear before a disciplinary committee on charges of planting incriminating evidence on a suspect, it emerged yesterday. [ekathimerini.com] The policeman arrested a 24-year-old student during disturbances in the northern city last December on suspicion of possessing a Molotov cocktail. […]
GMES Border Surveillance
The EU Council invites the Commission to report by end of 2010 on the GMES border surveillance group’s conclusions [gmes.info] The 2998th Council of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) met in Brussels on 25-26 February 2010. The Council adopted conclusions on "29 measures for reinforcing the protection of the external borders and combating illegal immigration". […]
bringing you… the infopoint brochure
Long promised, hard worked on, full of fascinating stories: We bring you the brochure about the infopoint that we set up during the noborder camp 2009 in Lesvos. Tons of stories, experiences, insights and a strong example of the difference one can make with a little determination and collectivity. Editorial Circus Tent towards a Welcome […]
France/Algeria: Joint maritime surveillance and security operation
France and Algeria will undertake a joint maritime surveillance and security exercise named Raïs Hamidou 10 from 2 to 19 March 2010 in the western Mediterranean within the framework of the strengthening of bilateral cooperation and friendship between the two countries stemming from the defence agreement signed on 21 June 2008. [statewatch.org] The exercise follows […]
UAV A New Military Technology
Here is a good news for military personnel. Scientists have developed the sophisticated autonomous computer framework called UAV, a technology that enables aerial vehicles to plan and verify missions. This could reduce the need for military personnel to conduct dangerous surveillance operations in war zones. [living.oneindia.in] The system has been developed by scientists from Cranfield […]
A safer life for EU citizens
[euroalert.net] The EU’s first Internal Security Strategy was adopted by the ministers for the interior on 25 February. It lays down a European security model, which integrates action on law enforcement and judicial cooperation, border management and civil protection, with due respect for shared European values, such as fundamental rights. The new EU Internal Security […]
France Urges EU to Tighten Mediterranean Borders
By A. D. McKenzie The European Union is studying a range of measures aimed at strengthening its external borders to deter undocumented migrants from entering via Mediterranean member states such as Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain. [ipsnews.net] Following a meeting of EU immigration and interior ministers called by France late last week in Brussels, the […]
BAE Systems awarded EU contract to develop organised crime database
Fresh from agreeing a Transatlantic government pay-off to end bribery and corruption investigations, it has emerged that BAE systems has been awarded a €2.3 million contract to develop a “Strategic crime and immigration information management system” (SCIIMS) for the European Union. [neoconopticon.wordpress.com] The contract has been awarded by the European Commission under the €1.4 billion EU Security Research […]
Droning on: more funding for covert EU unmanned aerial vehicle programme
Further evidence of the EU’s unswerving commitment to the introduction of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or pilotless ‘drone’ planes) into European airspace has emerged in recent weeks. The European Commission, however, is yet to issue as much as a single communication explaining the EU’s UAV programme or setting out policy options for the member states. […]
Military Technology to Track Down Migrants?
By David Cronin Arms manufacturers have been asked to advise an official European Union (EU) body on how their products can be used to stop asylum seekers entering the bloc’s territory. [ipsnews.net] Frontex, the EU’s border management agency, will host an event in Spain this coming June at which several makers of pilotless drones – […]
The Freiburg Programme
A five year plan on deviant behaviour, creating a European space of freedom, anti-capitalism and rebellion deutsch: http://outofcontrol.noblogs.org/post/2010/02/26/freiburg-programm serbian: http://outofcontrol.noblogs.org/post/2010/02/26/frajburski-program The European wide network „out of control“ was created in 2009 with the purpose of a cross-border collaboration of activists against a European security architecture. We are comprised of a wide range of activists throughout […]
Germany Readies For Heron UAV Deployment
By Robert Wall Eight German air force personnel have completed training in Israel to operate the Heron unmanned aerial vehicle due for deployment to Afghanistan next month. [aviationweek.com] The German government last year signed a contract with Rheinmetall and its Heron partner, Israel Aerospace Industries, to provide the UAV on a fee-for-service basis to meet […]
ACTA negotiations – EU counterproposal – possible flexibility
Council of the European Union Brussels, 12 Februar 2010 6437/10 Working Document from: General Secretariat of the Council to: Delegations ACTA negotiations – EU counterproposal – possible flexibility
Commission wants to strengthen Frontex
Today, February 24 2010, the European Commission through its Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, has proposed a new Regulation to strengthen Frontex. [frontex.antira.info] While the full text of the COM is not yet available, the press conference, as well as some articles that have already appeared, allow to glean what is to come. 1. Operations: […]
Turin: Police raided Radio BlackOut
Early morning a big police operation in different italian cities Torino, Mantova, Trento e Cuneo brought to the search of 23 people including Radio BlackOut HQ. Among the people that have been searched, 3 have been given house arrest and 3 are currently under arrest. The operation comes in a very particular moment for radio […]
Russia to fingerprint foreigners
Anna Sulimina Migration rules are getting tighter for foreigners who work in Russia. The new law, effective from 2012, will screen all foreigners for fingerprints who apply for a work permit. [mn.ru] Fingerprints will be kept in a special database, with the aim of cutting down on crime. The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, […]
Commission wants to reinforce Frontex’s capacity for action
By Nathalie Vandystadt The new European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Swedish born Cecilia Malmström, will begin her term with a proposal for a regulation, on 24 February, intended to strengthen the operational capacities of Frontex, the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European […]
Uganda: Against Anti-Homosexual Bill
Dear friends, Uganda’s parliament is set to pass a law that punishes gay people with prison or death — let’s raise massive global outcry to stop this brutal bill: Uganda’s parliament is preparing to pass a brutal new law that would punish gay people with prison — even death. Initial international criticism drove the President […]