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13 April 2018

Moria Refugee Camp: Restriction of Movement and Living Conditions

12 April 2018

Asylum Seekers in Samos: An Unreasonable Reality

11 April 2018

The Taranto Hotspot: Unveiling the Developments of EU Migration Management Policies

10 April 2018

Detention and Selection: An Overview of the Italian Hotspot System

6 April 2018

The EU Hotspot Approach: Blurred Lines between Restriction on and Deprivation of Liberty (Part III)

5 April 2018

The EU Hotspot Approach: Blurred Lines between Restriction on and Deprivation of Liberty (Part II)

9 November 2017

Access to a Hot Field: A Self-Reflexive Account of Research in the Moria Camp, Lesvos

27 October 2017

Mind The Gap! A Closer Look at the Inconsistencies in the EU-Turkey Statement Progress Reports

25 September 2017

The Circuits of Financial-Humanitarianism in the Greek Migration Laboratory

12 July 2017

Chios at Breaking Point: New Research Finds Humanitarian Support Must Be Strengthened, Not Withdrawn

4 May 2017

Border Crimes: The Case of Lesvos

1 March 2017

Ill-Treatment of Migrants in Greek Law Enforcement – Are the Strasbourg Court Judgments the Tip of the Iceberg?

12 October 2016

Greece’s Camps, Europe’s Hotspots

10 October 2016

Why Greece Should Immediately Propose a European Reception System

25 May 2016

The Continuum of Detention in Greece

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20 October 2026

EU ‘Deportation Regulation’: a massive expansion of immigration detention

by: Galatea Scotti, Chiara Catelli

2)

11 September 2026

Lharba at the border: Escape, rumours, and the making of the 2026 Ceuta crossings

by: Rachid Benharrousse

3)

6 October 2026

Out of sight, out of mind? How a colonial past shapes the Italy-Libya migration partnership

by: Diana Volpe

4)

16 October 2026

University entanglement with carceral border institutions: Medical Education, dual loyalty and complicity in Italy-Albania detention centres

by: Nicola Cocco, Kristina Millona, Patrizia Borsellino, Vittorio Agnoletto, Antonello D’Elia, Lara Tavoschi, Francesca Cimino, Fabio Perocco, Francesca Esposito, Chiara Montaldo, Camilla Ponti

5)

23 October 2026

EU ‘Deportation Regulation’: ‘Alternatives to detention’ and the expanded toolbox for control, surveillance and coercion

by: Galatea Scotti, Chiara Catelli

Border Criminologies Blog

Moria Refugee Camp: Restriction of Movement and Living Conditions

Asylum Seekers in Samos: An Unreasonable Reality

The Taranto Hotspot: Unveiling the Developments of EU Migration Management Policies

Detention and Selection: An Overview of the Italian Hotspot System

The EU Hotspot Approach: Blurred Lines between Restriction on and Deprivation of Liberty (Part III)

The EU Hotspot Approach: Blurred Lines between Restriction on and Deprivation of Liberty (Part II)

Access to a Hot Field: A Self-Reflexive Account of Research in the Moria Camp, Lesvos

Mind The Gap! A Closer Look at the Inconsistencies in the EU-Turkey Statement Progress Reports

The Circuits of Financial-Humanitarianism in the Greek Migration Laboratory

Chios at Breaking Point: New Research Finds Humanitarian Support Must Be Strengthened, Not Withdrawn

Border Crimes: The Case of Lesvos

Ill-Treatment of Migrants in Greek Law Enforcement – Are the Strasbourg Court Judgments the Tip of the Iceberg?

Greece’s Camps, Europe’s Hotspots

Why Greece Should Immediately Propose a European Reception System

The Continuum of Detention in Greece

Top blogs posts this month

1)

EU ‘Deportation Regulation’: a massive expansion of immigration detention

2)

Lharba at the border: Escape, rumours, and the making of the 2026 Ceuta crossings

3)

Out of sight, out of mind? How a colonial past shapes the Italy-Libya migration partnership

4)

University entanglement with carceral border institutions: Medical Education, dual loyalty and complicity in Italy-Albania detention centres

5)

EU ‘Deportation Regulation’: ‘Alternatives to detention’ and the expanded toolbox for control, surveillance and coercion

With the support of

Border Criminologies Blog

Moria Refugee Camp: Restriction of Movement and Living Conditions

Asylum Seekers in Samos: An Unreasonable Reality

The Taranto Hotspot: Unveiling the Developments of EU Migration Management Policies

Detention and Selection: An Overview of the Italian Hotspot System

The EU Hotspot Approach: Blurred Lines between Restriction on and Deprivation of Liberty (Part III)

The EU Hotspot Approach: Blurred Lines between Restriction on and Deprivation of Liberty (Part II)

Access to a Hot Field: A Self-Reflexive Account of Research in the Moria Camp, Lesvos

Mind The Gap! A Closer Look at the Inconsistencies in the EU-Turkey Statement Progress Reports

The Circuits of Financial-Humanitarianism in the Greek Migration Laboratory

Chios at Breaking Point: New Research Finds Humanitarian Support Must Be Strengthened, Not Withdrawn

Border Crimes: The Case of Lesvos

Ill-Treatment of Migrants in Greek Law Enforcement – Are the Strasbourg Court Judgments the Tip of the Iceberg?

Greece’s Camps, Europe’s Hotspots

Why Greece Should Immediately Propose a European Reception System

The Continuum of Detention in Greece

Top blogs posts this month

1)

EU ‘Deportation Regulation’: a massive expansion of immigration detention

2)

Lharba at the border: Escape, rumours, and the making of the 2026 Ceuta crossings

3)

Out of sight, out of mind? How a colonial past shapes the Italy-Libya migration partnership

4)

University entanglement with carceral border institutions: Medical Education, dual loyalty and complicity in Italy-Albania detention centres

5)

EU ‘Deportation Regulation’: ‘Alternatives to detention’ and the expanded toolbox for control, surveillance and coercion

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