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25 May, 6 tweets, 5 min read
There have been two major developments regarding our joint investigation examining pushback of refugees on the borders of the European Union by @Frontex, which we undertook with our partners @LHreports, @derspiegel, @ARD_Presse and @tv_asahi_news
The first is that legal action is being taken by @LexFront, @ProgressLawyers and Greek Helisnki Monitor against Frontex in the @EUCourtPress, due to allegations of Human Rights violations in the Aegean Sea.

Their case draws "heavily" on our reporting.

The second is that reporting by @derspiegel shows Frontex’s own human rights watchdog believes that our reporting on this issue is based on “solid evidence”.

Our reports on this issue have included evidence that @frontex has been complicit in pushbacks in the Aegean Sea, by @n_waters89, @EmmanFre and @obtusatum

bellingcat.com/news/2020/10/2…
.@bash_deeb examined a particularly egregious example of a pushback from the island of Samos in detail.

bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
And evidence demonstrating that the Greek Coast Guard has been directly involved in these pushbacks, by @bash_deeb and @leone_hadavi.

bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…

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