1. As images of people desperately trying to evacuate #Ukraine reach us daily and given the unprecedented response to their plight, it has come to light that not every #refugee is treated equally. 
2. Investigations have revealed not only that non-Ukrainian refugees have been prevented from crossing into the #EU, facing delays & uncertainty over their legal status, but that an unspecified number are kept in EU-funded detention centers as cities are being attacked.
3. 'The wife of one detainee who was released last week said there was no air-raid shelter for detainees and that guards ran down the street when the siren sounded'. aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/…
4. This echoes the appalling situation in #Libya, where asylum seekers were caught in the crossfire & met with abuse in detention. #EU has a history of funneling money to #Ukraine for asylum seekers it pushed back to be prevented from attempting to cross their borders again
5. 'Millions have poured into #Ukraine to construct detention facilities, train prison guards, & detain refugees, many of whom are held in overcrowded facilities with poor hygiene, were beaten, tortured, forced to sleep on the floor, and deprived of food'. euobserver.com/opinion/154556
6. The Ukrainian border force should allow for their evacuation & the EU needs to extend protection to nationals coming from Ukraine but originate from other war-torn countries & allow students to continue their education in other EU states as they did for Ukrainian students
7. “There is no excuse, over a month into this conflict, for keeping civilians in immigration detention. They should be immediately released and allowed to seek refuge and safety like all other civilians.” hrw.org/news/2022/04/0…
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