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JRSMalta #AmnestyInternational reports, among other things, on the conditions in #Malta s #detention centres bit.ly/LxyOkQ 2:18 AM May 25th via web Retweeted by JRSEurope and 5 others
New report shows that UK detaining victims of torture, in breach of gov'ts own rules bit.ly/JIuPxP @JRSUK 2:19 AM May 25th via web
New report on migrant #detention causing a stir with the Maltese authorities bit.ly/L27k7v @JRSMalta 8:03 AM May 22nd via web
Two recent reports on migrant #detention in Europe, both calling for community based alternatives bit.ly/L26vvg, bit.ly/L26w2v 8:00 AM May 22nd via web
Child #asylum seekers still being detained in the UK. Read latest report by British Refugee Council @refugeecouncil bit.ly/JrDUle 8:38 AM May 21st via web
In France JRS oversees a network of people who open their homes to #asylum seekers. Read about it jrseurope.org @JRS1980IO #refugees 8:37 AM May 10th via web
That video was by @jrsusa -- they make a lot more: vimeo.com/jrsusa 7:24 AM May 9th via web
Got 5 min? Watch this video about JRS approach to urban refugees. Interviews with JRS IT & MT bit.ly/ICCJdB @JRSMalta @CentroAstalli 7:23 AM May 9th via web
JRS showing Australia "that there are viable alternatives to secure detention", bit.ly/ICsOon #refugees 5:55 AM May 9th via web
Read how JRS helps #refugees find housing in France + JRS work in Jordan Haiti Malawi Afghanistan DRC bit.ly/ICrKRj @JRS1980IO 5:43 AM May 9th via web
If it cost $1.6bn for AUS to detain migrants last year imagine the combined cost of detention in the EU bit.ly/ICgDHW @ecre #refugees 3:41 AM May 9th via web
Greek Council for Refugees Facebook page in English -- check it out! on.fb.me/IMsxSa @GCRefugees 6:18 AM May 8th via web
Don't cross the red lines - 166 orgs call on the EU to stand for liberty of #asylum seekers bit.ly/JilH73 @ecre #refugees 3:51 AM May 7th via web
A worrying development: Greece opens a new #immigrationdetention centre bit.ly/IjMTDw 2:40 AM Apr 30th via web
Heather_Jones5 UKBA still don't understand why it is degrading/inhumane/unlawful to detain severely mentally ill people. irr.org.uk/news/judge-bra… 5:30 AM Apr 27th via web Retweeted by JRSEurope and 1 other
European #refugees meet austerity-era hostility bit.ly/IdHHS3 IPS News 4:19 AM Apr 26th via web
This is Europe? #Asylum seekers leashed and handcuffed in Hungary. An important UNHCR report to read bit.ly/IdzGwA @ecre @Refugees 3:14 AM Apr 26th via web
Refugees RT @RefugeesCE #Hungary: It is very sad that #refugees end up in #detention says UNHCR`s Regional Representative. More in #video:... 4:47 AM Apr 25th via HootSuite Retweeted by JRSEurope and 16 others
Benjamin_P_Ward Council of Europe assembly endorses report finding ‘catalogue of failures’ led to 63 migrant deaths in Med sea assembly.coe.int/ASP/NewsManage… 8:26 AM Apr 24th via web Retweeted by JRSEurope and 4 others
Up to 400 followers! Cheers to everyone following JRS and #refugee issues in Europe! 5:47 AM Apr 24th via web

Name JRS Europe
Location Brussels, Belgium
Web http://www.jrseur...
Bio The mission of the Jesuit Refugee Service is to accompany, serve and advocate for forcibly displaced persons worldwide. We're the EU office, based in Brussels.