Happy to share this conversation with Völkerrechtsblog about our work at @front-lex.bsky.social, strategic litigation before the CJEU, and access to court - from Palestinians before the Israeli Supreme Court to the limited access available to victims of Frontex before the CJEU.

Völkerrechtsblog@voelkerrechtsblog.org · 5d ago

Following our series of interviews, Antonio Guzman Mutis has talked with @iftachco.bsky.social , co-founder and co-director of @front-lex.bsky.social , a legal hub challenging EU migration policies through strategic litigation at the ECHR, CJEU and ICC.

CORRECTIV hatte geheime #Datenanalyseplattformen der EU-Polizeibehörde aufgedeckt. Nun legen Anwälte im Namen von drei #Menschenrechtsaktivisten Beschwerde ein. Der Fall könnte vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof enden.

Nach CORRECTIV-Recherche: Menschenrechtsanwälte wollen Europols Schatten-IT abschalten lassen

CORRECTIV hatte Europols geheime Datenanalyseplattformen aufgedeckt. Nun legen Anwälte Beschwerde ein. Der Fall könnte vor dem EuGH enden.

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…a very important initiative based on existing malpractices in data processing and efforts to charge people on unsound grounds that new rules seek to normalise…

computerweekly.bsky.social@computerweekly.bsky.social · 4w ago

Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and Correctiv... 👉 [read]

💥 In einer internationalen Recherche hatten wir bei @correctiv.org eine Schatten-IT bei Europol aufgedeckt. ➡️ Nun will ein Team von @front-lex.bsky.social rechtlich erzwingen, dass Europol alle ggf noch aktiven Teile dieses Systems sofort stilllegen muss. correctiv.org/aktuelles/eu...

Nach CORRECTIV-Recherche: Menschenrechtsanwälte wollen Europols Schatten-IT abschalten lassen

CORRECTIV hatte Europols geheime Datenanalyseplattformen aufgedeckt. Nun legen Anwälte Beschwerde ein. Der Fall könnte vor dem EuGH enden.

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What I told EUobserver about yesterday’s Frontex-OHCHR “Saving Lives at Sea” meeting in Brussels: “The word choice (Saving Lives at Sea) is cynical and gaslighting for Frontex’s victims, but the content itself is also meant to whitewash Frontex’s complicity”

euobserver — EU news that matters@euobserver.com · last mo.

A closed-door event - "Saving Lives at Sea" - jointly-organised by Frontex and UN high commission on human rights, is taking place Thursday in Brussels.

front-LEX is pleased to introduce its new Board of Directors. In the coming months, we will bring new proceedings before EU and international courts. Together, we remain determined to advance justice and accountability for European externalization and deterrence policies.

⌛ New episode coming soon! 🎙️ In the meantime, be sure to listen to our previous episode with @front-lex.bsky.social

The Civil Fleet@thecivilfleet.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨🛟 NEW EPISODE 🎙️🎧 Lawyer and @front-lex.bsky.social co-founder Iftach Cohen tells us about Alaa Hamoudi, a Syrian man who was pushed back from Greece to Turkey in 2020, under the watchful eyes of Frontex. He tells us how Front-Lex brought this case to the EU's top court and won!

More on InfoMigrants’ troubling journalistic ethics: www.linkedin.com/posts/front-...

Last week, InfoMigrants published a softball interview with Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Officer, failing to press him on his usual contradictions and, more scandalously, endorsing Frontex’s lies… | f...

Last week, InfoMigrants published a softball interview with Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Officer, failing to press him on his usual contradictions and, more scandalously, endorsing Frontex’s lies when...

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InfoMigrants@infomigrants.net · 3mo ago

Reports by Frontex and BBC have renewed scrutiny of Greece’s Evros border operations, documenting allegations of violent pushbacks in which masked men were allegedly used alongside Greek officers. The material includes accounts of beatings, threats, theft, and sexual violence.

@infomigrants.net misleads readers by echoing Frontex’s lies: that the CJEU “did not determine” whether Alaa Hamoudi’s pushback occurred, when it found prima facie evidence supporting exactly that, and that Frontex may ignore Article 46 if it dislikes the law. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/7108...

Greek border pushbacks: Frontex reports describe abuse, masked men and a climate of impunity

Frontex reports and a recent BBC investigation have renewed scrutiny of Greece’s Evros border operations, documenting allegations of violent pushbacks in which masked men were allegedly used alongside...

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🚨🛟 NEW EPISODE 🎙️🎧 Lawyer and @front-lex.bsky.social co-founder Iftach Cohen tells us about Alaa Hamoudi, a Syrian man who was pushed back from Greece to Turkey in 2020, under the watchful eyes of Frontex. He tells us how Front-Lex brought this case to the EU's top court and won!

After a boat carrying 105 people from Libya towards Italy capsized on Sunday, at least 70 people died. Interviewed by Publico on the obstacles facing search-and-rescue missions, front-LEX co-director Iftach Cohen points to Frontex's systematic obstruction. www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...

@frontex.bsky.social found that Greece uses Afghan paramilitaries to torture and push back asylum seekers to Turkey. Article 46(4) requires it to end its operations in Greece, as recently affirmed by @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social. But Frontex still refuses to act. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Iftach Cohen and Sissy Katsoni are revisiting the CJEU's along-awaited judgment on the appeal against the General Court’s order in Hamoudi v. Frontex as well as drawing conclusions on its significance for the advancement of asylum-seekers’ rights in the EU. voelkerrechtsblog.org/restoring-th...

Restoring the Equality of Arms in Pushback Litigation

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a response to critics of embryonic eaws at the time was that ms govs. are democratic & respect human rights… two decades+ later, authoritarians use them to conduct eu-wide persecutions vs people for being antifascist, helping migrants & documenting state crimes… www.ekathimerini.com/news/1298346...

Norwegian NGO head arrested on Greek warrant over migrant smuggling allegations | eKathimerini.com

The head of Norwegian NGO Aegean Boat Report has been arrested in Norway following a warrant issued by Greek authorities accusing him of facilitating illegal immigration and participating in a crimina...

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Everyone knows what is happening in Libya. In an interview with Dutch newspaper Kanttekening, front-LEX Legal Director @iftachco.bsky.social makes it clear: Frontex’s Executive Director cannot hide behind claims of ignorance. dekanttekening.nl/blendle/fron...

UPDATE 💙💙 Thank you to everyone who donated so far! WE STILL NEED €2000 TO KEEP KARIM SAFE IN LIBYA WHILE HIS CASE AGAINST FRONTEX IS PENDING. DONATE + SHARE www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/help-ka... @front-lex.bsky.social @en.sea-watch.org @davidyambio.bsky.social

Help Karim stay alive in Libya until the Court of Justice decides his case against Frontex

Karim is a young asylum seeker from Darfur, Sudan. He is trapped in Libya, where simply being a Black refugee means living under constant threat of abduction, extortion, and arbitrary detention by arm...

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The European Union is handing refugees to Libyan militias. But there is another Union - the one between us. Join us. Help Karim fight back. Even the smallest contribution can help keep Karim safe until the judges decide his case.

Refugees in Libya@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social · 6mo ago

UPDATE 💙💙 Thank you to everyone who donated so far! WE STILL NEED €2000 TO KEEP KARIM SAFE IN LIBYA WHILE HIS CASE AGAINST FRONTEX IS PENDING. DONATE + SHARE www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/help-ka... @front-lex.bsky.social @en.sea-watch.org @davidyambio.bsky.social

It's not often we get to report on hopeful news Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks. @bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.

Alaa Hamoudi was very unlucky to end up in the hands of Frontex and its Greek partners, but his luck turned when Bashar found him, and thanks to Bashar and his colleagues from @lighthousereports.com and @bellingcat.com, Alaa’s case was ultimately brought before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social

Lighthouse Reports@lighthousereports.com · 6mo ago

It's not often we get to report on hopeful news Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks. @bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.

Karim is a young asylum seeker from Sudan. He is trapped in Libya living under constant threat of abduction, extortion, & arbitrary detention by armed groups. Karim has been diagnosed with diabetes and needs consistent care,medication,and safe access to food www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/help-ka...

Help Karin stay alive in Libya until the Court of Justice decides his case against Frontex

Karim is a young asylum seeker from Darfur, Sudan. He is trapped in Libya, where simply being a Black refugee means living under constant threat of abduction, extortion, and arbitrary detention by arm...

refugeesinlibya.org

“When Hans Leijtens instructs the officer on duty to pass on the location of a refugee boat to the Libyan militia, both know that the intercepted refugees will be exposed in Libya to crimes against humanity " Hamoudi v Frontex and FM v Frontex, pending before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social 👇

de Kanttekening@dekanttekening.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Aan de straffeloosheid van #Frontex, dat de buitengrenzen van de EU bewaakt, komt een einde. ‘Eindelijk worden pushbackslachtoffers gehoord', vertelt deze advocaat. dekanttekening.nl/blendle/fron... #pushbacks #migratie

For the full video, with English subtitles: www.linkedin.com/posts/front-...

“Thousands of people who, until now, had no chance of simply accessing the Court. I’m not talking about winning or losing a case - just knocking on the Court’s door and seeing a judge willing to… | fr...

“Thousands of people who, until now, had no chance of simply accessing the Court. I’m not talking about winning or losing a case - just knocking on the Court’s door and seeing a judge willing to provi...

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“Thousands of people who, until now, had no chance of simply accessing the Court. I’m not talking about winning or losing a case - just knocking on the Court’s door and seeing a judge willing to provide judicial protection.” Front-LEX's @iftachco.bsky.social, speaking to RAI 3 on Hamoudi v Frontex

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Watch the full interview of Alaa Hamoudi with Giuseppe Ciulla on RAI 3, with English subtitles. He speaks about the pushback carried out jointly by Greece and Frontex against him and 21 other asylum…...

Watch the full interview of Alaa Hamoudi with Giuseppe Ciulla on RAI 3, with English subtitles. He speaks about the pushback carried out jointly by Greece and Frontex against him and 21 other asylum ...

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Watch the full interview with Alaa Hamoudi on RAI 3 (English subtitles — link in the comments). In it, he talks about the pushbacks by Greece and Frontex against him and 21 others, and explains what the Grand Chamber judgment of the EU Court means for him and for those who couldn’t fight back.

Ora disponibile su RAI 3 – Il cavallo e la Torre: servizio sul caso Hamoudi v Frontex www.raiplay.it/video/2025/1...

Il cavallo e la torre 2025/26 - Migranti: sentenza storica della Corte UE contro Frontex - 30/12/2025 - Video - RaiPlay

La Corte di Giustizia europea ha condannato Frontex per il presunto respingimento collettivo di migranti avvenuto in Grecia nel 2020. La sentenza, nata dalla denuncia di Alaa Hamoudhi, 25enne siriano ...

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You read the judgment. Now watch the day it was delivered. RAI 3 followed Alaa Hamoudi and his legal team on the day the Grand Chamber of the  @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social delivered its landmark ruling in Hamoudi v Frontex. RAI 3, this evening at 20:40. 
Buona visione!

Alaa Hamoudi: «كنتُ أُصارع بين الحياة والموت. وهذا هو السبب الذي دفعني لمقاضاة فرونتكس». “I was struggling between life and death. That is why I sued @frontex.bsky.social.” www.infomigrants.net/ar/post/6888...

محكمة العدل الأوروبية تقضي بتقديم لاجئ سوري أدلة كافيه بشأن تورط فرونتكس بترحيله قسرا في 2020

قضت محكمة العدل التابعة للاتحاد الأوروبي، في 18 ديسمبر/كانون الأول، بأن لاجئا سوريا قدم أدلة كافية لدعم روايته بشأن ترحيله قسرا من اليونان إلى تركيا في نيسان/أبريل 2020 وتورط وكالة حرس الحدود وخفر الس...

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Vincent, if you wish to come clean and share more information about pullback operations jointly committed by Frontex and Libyan militias, or to receive legal advice regarding your personal liability, DM us.

Vincent actually helps Libyan militias intercept refugee boats and pull them back to Libya, where the “rescued” refugees are subjected to rape, torture, slavery, and murder upon disembarkation. FM v Frontex is still pending before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social

Frontex@frontex.bsky.social · 7mo ago

✈️Eyes in the sky over the Mediterranean As a Frontex air patrol pilot in Joint Operation Italy 2025, Vicente helps spot migrant boats, support rescue efforts, and keep the EU’s southern borders under watch, flight after flight. #Frontex #AirPatrol #SearchAndRescue #BorderSecurity #TeamFrontex