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🟢 Breaking: Historic win against Frontex!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
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
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 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.
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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
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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...
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...
www.refugeesinlibya.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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...
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/help-ka...
“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 👇
Hamoudi v Frontex and FM v Frontex, pending before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social 👇
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
Frontex is verantwoordelijk voor 'terugduwen' van vluchteling Alaa, oordeelt het Europees Hof - de Kanttekening
Aan de straffeloosheid van Frontex, dat de buitengrenzen van de EU bewaakt, komt een einde. ‘Eindelijk worden pushbackslachtoffers gehoord.’ Frontex kan verantwoordelijk gehouden worden voor…
dekanttekening.nl
January 24, 2026 at 7:49 AM
“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 👇
Hamoudi v Frontex and FM v Frontex, pending before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social 👇
The 1st #ICC trial concerning #CrimesAgainstHumanity against 'migrants' starts in 2026. Front-Lex will be there to represent the victims.
The cases of 122 #EU officials are still waiting to be processed, front-LEX co-director @omershatz.bsky.social told Catalan TV.
www.3cat.cat/3cat/liders-...
The cases of 122 #EU officials are still waiting to be processed, front-LEX co-director @omershatz.bsky.social told Catalan TV.
www.3cat.cat/3cat/liders-...
Telenotícies - Líders europeus denunciats al Tribunal de la Haia pel tracte dels migrant al Mediterrani central - 3Cat
Front Lex, un consorci d'advocats, ja van acusar la UE el 2019
www.3cat.cat
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
The 1st #ICC trial concerning #CrimesAgainstHumanity against 'migrants' starts in 2026. Front-Lex will be there to represent the victims.
The cases of 122 #EU officials are still waiting to be processed, front-LEX co-director @omershatz.bsky.social told Catalan TV.
www.3cat.cat/3cat/liders-...
The cases of 122 #EU officials are still waiting to be processed, front-LEX co-director @omershatz.bsky.social told Catalan TV.
www.3cat.cat/3cat/liders-...
“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
Front-LEX's @iftachco.bsky.social, speaking to RAI 3 on Hamoudi v Frontex
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
“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
Front-LEX's @iftachco.bsky.social, speaking to RAI 3 on Hamoudi v Frontex
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.
December 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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.
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!
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!
December 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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!
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...
«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...
https://www.infomigrants.net/ar/post/68888/محكمة-العدل-الاوروبية-تقضي-بتقديم-لاجي-سوري-ادلة-كافيه-بشان-تورط-فرونتكس-بترحيله-قسرا-في-2020
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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...
«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...
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
FM v Frontex is still pending before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social
@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
✈️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
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
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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
FM v Frontex is still pending before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social
@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
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…very well done to all involved…
Lawyers representing a Syrian refugee say the EU's border agency Frontex fails to grasp what its own "strengthened safeguards" might look like in practice.
Frontex accused of blundering own 'safeguards' after Syrian refugee wins EU court battle
Lawyers representing a Syrian refugee say the EU's border agency Frontex fails to grasp what its own "strengthened safeguards" might look like in practice.
euobserver.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
…very well done to all involved…
Last week, Alaa convinced the Grand Chamber to set new rules on evidence in all Frontex pushback cases.
Judges found his account ‘sufficiently detailed, specific and consistent’ and sent the case back.
Continuing this litigation is costly.
If you can, help us pursue Alaa’s case
Judges found his account ‘sufficiently detailed, specific and consistent’ and sent the case back.
Continuing this litigation is costly.
If you can, help us pursue Alaa’s case
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Last week, Alaa convinced the Grand Chamber to set new rules on evidence in all Frontex pushback cases.
Judges found his account ‘sufficiently detailed, specific and consistent’ and sent the case back.
Continuing this litigation is costly.
If you can, help us pursue Alaa’s case
Judges found his account ‘sufficiently detailed, specific and consistent’ and sent the case back.
Continuing this litigation is costly.
If you can, help us pursue Alaa’s case
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Frontex accused of blundering own 'safeguards' after Syrian refugee wins EU court battle
Frontex accused of blundering own 'safeguards' after Syrian refugee wins EU court battle
Lawyers representing a Syrian refugee say the EU's border agency Frontex fails to grasp what its own "strengthened safeguards" might look like in practice.
euobserver.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Frontex accused of blundering own 'safeguards' after Syrian refugee wins EU court battle
“Lawyers representing a Syrian refugee say...Frontex fails to grasp what its own so-called ‘strengthened safeguards’ might look like in practice… Hamoudi… took his case all the way to the general court … which he then lost… despite Hamoudi's pushback having also been documented by @bellingcat.com”
Lawyers representing a Syrian refugee say the EU's border agency Frontex fails to grasp what its own "strengthened safeguards" might look like in practice.
Frontex accused of blundering own 'safeguards' after Syrian refugee wins EU court battle
Lawyers representing a Syrian refugee say the EU's border agency Frontex fails to grasp what its own "strengthened safeguards" might look like in practice.
euobserver.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
“Lawyers representing a Syrian refugee say...Frontex fails to grasp what its own so-called ‘strengthened safeguards’ might look like in practice… Hamoudi… took his case all the way to the general court … which he then lost… despite Hamoudi's pushback having also been documented by @bellingcat.com”
Gracias, querida Estrella!
Felicidades a @front-lex.bsky.social por su histórica victoria judicial:
Frontex es por fin declarada responsable de una expulsión ilegal
elpais.com/internaciona...
Frontex es por fin declarada responsable de una expulsión ilegal
elpais.com/internaciona...
La justicia europea considera responsable a Frontex por primera vez de una devolución en caliente
El Tribunal de Justicia de la UE considera que la agencia de vigilancia de fronteras sí estuvo implicada en la expulsión ilegal de un refugiado sirio. El fallo marca un antes y un después en la rendic...
elpais.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Gracias, querida Estrella!
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Pasó un poco desapercibido pero ayer la justicia europea tomó una decisión histórica. Dio la razón por primera vez a un refugiado en su denuncia contra Frontex por su devolución en caliente www.rtve.es/n/16864703/
La Justicia europea da la razón por primera vez a un refugiado en su denuncia contra Frontex por su devolución en caliente
La Justicia europea da la razón por primera vez a un refugiado en su denuncia contra Frontex por su devolución en caliente
www.rtve.es
December 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Pasó un poco desapercibido pero ayer la justicia europea tomó una decisión histórica. Dio la razón por primera vez a un refugiado en su denuncia contra Frontex por su devolución en caliente www.rtve.es/n/16864703/
@lolahierro.bsky.social in @elpais.com said: "The CJEU has entered an unexplored land on Thursday by issuing for the first time a sentence that blames Frontex."
“The case came to public attention thanks to the investigative collective @bellingcat.com , which reconstructed the “phantom landing.”
“The case came to public attention thanks to the investigative collective @bellingcat.com , which reconstructed the “phantom landing.”
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
@lolahierro.bsky.social in @elpais.com said: "The CJEU has entered an unexplored land on Thursday by issuing for the first time a sentence that blames Frontex."
“The case came to public attention thanks to the investigative collective @bellingcat.com , which reconstructed the “phantom landing.”
“The case came to public attention thanks to the investigative collective @bellingcat.com , which reconstructed the “phantom landing.”
Our Alaa Hamoudi to the @washingtonpost.com said the "ruling was not only a personal victory but “an important step toward justice for the men, women, and children who went through the same experience as I did ... and could not fight back.”
#Frontex #Refugeerights #humanrights
#Frontex #Refugeerights #humanrights
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Our Alaa Hamoudi to the @washingtonpost.com said the "ruling was not only a personal victory but “an important step toward justice for the men, women, and children who went through the same experience as I did ... and could not fight back.”
#Frontex #Refugeerights #humanrights
#Frontex #Refugeerights #humanrights
The work of Bellingcat and the open-source intelligence done on the case has been essential to bringing the case to the Court.
The new standards of evidence decided by the Grand Chamber show even more how needed that work will be in the future. 👇
The new standards of evidence decided by the Grand Chamber show even more how needed that work will be in the future. 👇
Bellingcat's work is mentioned in the second case, where the Court of Justice overrides an earlier General Court decision to not allow our research into the border pushbacks to be used.
CJEU, border controls
🚨 MASSIVE defeat for Frontex in two judgments - the agency is liable if it assists Member States to do pushbacks etc in breach of human rights; rules of evidence are simplified for migrants curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
🚨 MASSIVE defeat for Frontex in two judgments - the agency is liable if it assists Member States to do pushbacks etc in breach of human rights; rules of evidence are simplified for migrants curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The work of Bellingcat and the open-source intelligence done on the case has been essential to bringing the case to the Court.
The new standards of evidence decided by the Grand Chamber show even more how needed that work will be in the future. 👇
The new standards of evidence decided by the Grand Chamber show even more how needed that work will be in the future. 👇
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Good news of the day 🔆
🟢 Breaking: Historic win against Frontex!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
December 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Good news of the day 🔆
🟢 Breaking: Historic win against Frontex!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
December 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🟢 Breaking: Historic win against Frontex!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!
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Una sentencia histórica del TJUE podría marcar la responsabilidad de Frontex en las devoluciones en caliente
✍️ Por Laura Anido
✍️ Por Laura Anido
El 'caso Hamoudi' obliga a la Justicia europea a fallar por primera vez sobre las devoluciones en caliente de Frontex
Este jueves, el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea se pronunciará por primera vez sobre una devolución en caliente en un caso interpuesto directamente contra Frontex.
www.publico.es
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Una sentencia histórica del TJUE podría marcar la responsabilidad de Frontex en las devoluciones en caliente
✍️ Por Laura Anido
✍️ Por Laura Anido
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I'm happy to share over here too the teaser of a short documentary we are developing of Alaa Hamoudi, a syrian young men and his fight for justice against a very powerful european agency. 🎬 🎬
vimeo.com/1071124349?p...
vimeo.com/1071124349?p...
TEASER_I'M ALAA HAMOUDI.
This is "TEASER_I'M ALAA HAMOUDI." by Enero Films on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I'm happy to share over here too the teaser of a short documentary we are developing of Alaa Hamoudi, a syrian young men and his fight for justice against a very powerful european agency. 🎬 🎬
vimeo.com/1071124349?p...
vimeo.com/1071124349?p...
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Excited with these news. We've been following this case for our documentary "I'm Alaa Hamoudi: Anatomy of an illegal pushback" for a long time. Alaa Hamoudi deserves a fair closure to his sad story. Fingers crossed, yeah! 🤞
Big news! On 18 December 2025 – the International Migrants Day – the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social will deliver its judgment in Hamoudi v Frontex. Alaa Hamoudi and his legal team have been waiting four years for this moment of truth.
Fingers crossed, everybody.
Fingers crossed, everybody.
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Excited with these news. We've been following this case for our documentary "I'm Alaa Hamoudi: Anatomy of an illegal pushback" for a long time. Alaa Hamoudi deserves a fair closure to his sad story. Fingers crossed, yeah! 🤞
Big news! On 18 December 2025 – the International Migrants Day – the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social will deliver its judgment in Hamoudi v Frontex. Alaa Hamoudi and his legal team have been waiting four years for this moment of truth.
Fingers crossed, everybody.
Fingers crossed, everybody.
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Big news! On 18 December 2025 – the International Migrants Day – the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social will deliver its judgment in Hamoudi v Frontex. Alaa Hamoudi and his legal team have been waiting four years for this moment of truth.
Fingers crossed, everybody.
Fingers crossed, everybody.
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Guess who's back? After weeks of intensive training and coming together as a crew, our Aurora and our Sea-Watch 5 are both ready for another round of fighting Fortress Europe! Because everyone has the right to freedom of movement ✊
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Guess who's back? After weeks of intensive training and coming together as a crew, our Aurora and our Sea-Watch 5 are both ready for another round of fighting Fortress Europe! Because everyone has the right to freedom of movement ✊