Stop The War On Migrants

[English below]

Afgelopen maandag 14 juni was het bevoorradingsschip Vos Triton van het Nederlandse scheepvaarbedrijf Vroon betrokken bij een illegale pushback van vluchtelingen naar Libië. Dit blijkt uit berichtgeving van de op de Middelandse Zee actieve reddingsorganisaties Sea-Watch en Alarmphone.

Bel/mail Vroon om hiertegen te protesteren en duidelijk te maken dat het bedrijf nooit meer aan pushbacks mee moet werken! 

Mailen: schrijf je eigen mail naar info@vroon.nl of gebruik deze voorbeeldmail.

Bellen: bel naar 076-2068100, je kunt de informatie uit de voorbeeldmail als leidraad voor het gesprek gebruiken.
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9 June – Today we launched the ‘Abolish Frontex‘ campaign with a ‘life vests’ action and manifestation in front of the Huis van Europa, the official representation of the European Commission in the Netherlands, in The Hague. Some 30 people joined the protest, with speakers from SEHAQ (queer refugee group), Afrique-Europe-Interact and Stop the War on Migrants.

They talked about the expanding role of Frontex, the EU border guard agency, in EUrope’s deadly border regime, including its involvement in illegal pushbacks and violence against refugees at the external borders of the EU. And they asked attention for the increasingly militarized border policies of the EU and its member states, as well as the repression against refugees and solidarity activists.

Meanwhile others put dozens of life jackets with a banner and alarms in the Hofvijver, symbolizing the plight of refugees and the many deaths amongst them while trying to cross the Mediterranean.

In six other countries (Austria, Belgium, Canary Islands, Germany, Morocco and Switzerland) the campaign was launched with actions as well. Over 50 organisations and groups have joined the campaign and released a joint open letter calling for an end to Frontex and to the EU’s militarised border regime.

Keep an eye on our website and social media channels to stay up to date about the campaign and new actions. Want to join? Send a mail to stopthewaronmigrants[a]riseup.net

 

On the 9th of June at 14.00 we will come together and raise our voices and demand the abolishment of Frontex during a demonstration at Het Huis van Europa (Korte Vijverberg 5) in The Hague.

Frontex is the European Union’s border agency and is a key actor in enforcing the EU’s border regime. It is responsible for systemic human rights violations through its operations; involvement in deportations; cooperation with third countries, and role in strengthening EU borders . The EU’s border policies are inherently racist and reinforce colonial and capitalist power structures. It’s time to abolish Frontex and the system it represents.

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On 29 March 2018, an Airbus employee, Hannah de Vries, spoke at a recruiting event at Leiden University. The recruiter hereby ignored an open letter sent by the Federation of Afghan Refugees in the Netherlands (FAVON), which had requested a boycott of the the arms company. The letter highlighted the role of the weapons trade in escalating war in Afghanistan. Airbus is also involved in making Europe’s borders a deadlier place for refugees.

An American consultancy hired by Airbus has now requested the removal of articles about the open letter. Airbus’s bombs have permanently silenced many Afghans, and now the company is attempting to silence those who managed to escape. Help us counteract the censorship by spreading the message.

Stop the war on migrants! End warmongering by “security” companies!

Update 9 May: other organisations/websites that published the same article in 2018, including Doorbraak and Krapuul, were approached by the same consultancy to request the removal of the article. Apparently Hannah de Vries really doesn’t want the world to hear any criticism about her involvement in arms trade and border militarisation.

Het lijkt erop dat Thales niet blij was met onze posteractie. De posters die we ophingen bij de bushaltes werden voortijdig verwijderd. Normaal gesproken worden bushalteposters één keer per week vervangen. En de normale vervangingsdag is nog niet aangebroken terwijl alle posters van shitty multinationals nog hangen.

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