Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 10h🚨 Submissions are still open! 🚨 Join us for the Border Criminologies Annual Workshop 2027 in Brussels. We look forward to hearing your ideas! 👇 011
Reposted by Border CriminologiesBorder Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨 CfP: Contested access: methods, scrutiny, and solidarity at the border 🚨 Our annual workshop's theme will be focusing on creative research methodologies, access strategies, and solidarity in an era of unprecedented narrowing of possibilities. Read more below 👇 www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even... 023
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 11hProposals to place medical students inside detention centres makes universities active accomplices in border violence, further legitimising structures of exclusion and containment. Read today’s blog post by Cocco et al. ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 002
Reposted by Border CriminologiesSea-Watch (international) @en.sea-watch.org · 13/10/2026227 PEOPLE RESCUED IN 48 HOURS by our crews on Sea-Watch 5 & Aurora 2! While unidentified vessels harassed our crews, one claiming to be the Libyan Navy even threatened them with prosecution. Italy's response? Assigning Sea-Watch 5 a port 3 days away. Stop obstructing rescue! Press release ⬇️ 1179
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Balkan countries like Bosnia face increasing EU pressure to expand detention, overlooking the human cost so long as they stay useful to the EU's wider migration strategy. Read today’s blog post by Georgia Wells ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 035
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Rather than protecting people, clinical tools risk being systematically co-opted as structural filters for mass detention and expedited deportation. Read today’s blog post by Camilla Ponti, Nicola Cocco, and Francesca Esposito ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 021
Reposted by Border CriminologiesDi Volpe @divolpe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I wrote a blog post based on my recently published article with @scmrjems.bsky.social on the colonial entanglements between Italy and Libya and their contemporary migration control policies. Read below! 032
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Italy’s migration policies in Libya are deeply entrenched in its historical violent occupation of the North African country. Read today’s blog post by @divolpe.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 001
Reposted by Border CriminologiesSOS Humanity @sos-humanity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026While the Justice Fleet keeps fighting for people's freedom to move, the Italian government keeps detaining and fining civil search and rescue ships, like Sea Punks. But the courts tend to agree with us: we defend the law, even if that means refusing illegitimate orders from Italian authorities. 1/2 144
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The new ‘migrant-smuggler’ term makes way for reduced sentences, or even acquittal, for migrants who took the helm under duress or performed occasional tasks. But it leaves a punitive framework intact. Read today’s blog post by Stefano Zirulia ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 032
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨 CfP: Contested access: methods, scrutiny, and solidarity at the border 🚨 Our annual workshop's theme will be focusing on creative research methodologies, access strategies, and solidarity in an era of unprecedented narrowing of possibilities. Read more below 👇 www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even... 023
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Attacks, impunity and dangerous conduct of identified and unidentified actors reveal an increasingly lawless environment at sea, with people crossing facing extreme violence. Read today’s blog post by @sos-humanity.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 085
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A new thematic series critically examines the entanglements between healthcare provision and state violence in detention centres in Greece and Italy. Read today’s blog post by @andrianifili.bsky.social and Francesca Esposito ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 012
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Women seeking asylum experienced specific structural harms as mothers – but many also said their parental role provided a source of strength. Read today’s blog post by @amycortvriend.bsky.social and Vardan Petrosian ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 001
Reposted by Border CriminologiesRita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“what happens when the oversight mechanism becomes absorbed into the institutional landscape it is meant to scrutinise?… The [EC] of Human Rights has repeatedly found #Greece in violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights for inhuman & degrading treatment in detention” 045
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Supporting Survival toolkit blends research and practice to support survivors, students and practitioners - it’s a crucial antidote to the stigma and silencing of torture. Read today’s blog post by @vcanning.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 011
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Limited access and resources, as well structural limitations, all weaken safeguards against abuse. Read today's blog post by @andrianifili.bsky.social on how the Greek detention system deflects scrutiny ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 032
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Spain, Morocco and smugglers played their part. But 78,000 people were ready to cross into Ceuta because the conditions for ‘escape’ had been met long ago. Read today's blog post by @benharrousse.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 062
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The last UK prime minister promised new digital immigration checks – but digital systems already exist, and they’re impacting migrants’ ability to exercise their rights. Read today's blog post by Marie Godin and @deryaozkul.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 033
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Pamphlets played a significant role in the sentencing of the Prairieland Detention Centre protestors – punished with 30-100 years in prison. It’s a telling case of the power of radical social expression. Read today's blog post by @erinrouton.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 064
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Over 30 countries now receive non-national deportees from the US, as a more direct form of punishment against migrant populations intensifies. Read today's blog post by Carina Trabalón and Amalia Campos-Delgado ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 024
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"It adds insult to injury that the forces responsible for the same extractive economy that creates exploitative migration arrangements now also gain further wealth and power from attacking people on the move." Interesting deep dive from RI 👇 reactionary.international/cases/first-...reactionary.internationalFirst They Came For the MigrantsA Research Consortium on the Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Across the World 020
Reposted by Border CriminologiesDi Volpe @divolpe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Publication alert! My first article is out in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (open access!) In the article, I put current Italy-Libya cooperation on migration control and its legitimation within the Italian sphere in historical context through Stoler's concept of colonial aphasia.tandfonline.comOut of sight, out of mind: Italy-Libya and its colonial past and presentContemporary cooperation between Italy and Libya on migration control is often analysed in a vacuum, framed as a pragmatic response to human trafficking and irregular migration. This article argues... 166
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Our thematic groups have had a rich year, with new research projects, institutions, events, and workshops aimed at generating productive knowledge exchange. Read more on our annual report here ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 031
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Throughout the year we showcased a diverse and creative range of work on our blog, and organised many events, including workshops, seminars, and book launches. Find out more on our annual report here ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 000
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This year, we have demonstrated a deep commitment to public engagement, bridging academic research with advocacy, media, and policy influence. Read about this and more on our annual report here ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 042
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026We're still accepting submissions and will be reviewing throughout August! Find out how to write for the blog 👇 blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/122/contribu...blogs.law.ox.ac.ukContribute to the blog 001
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Our team are taking a break from publishing this month. Many thanks to all our contributors and readers – we look forward to returning in September! Check out our annual report to see what we've been up to this year ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 121
Reposted by Border CriminologiesMary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026It's that time of year again, see the amazing stuff going at @bordercrim.bsky.social in our annual report... scroll down to link to the full report: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...blogs.law.ox.ac.ukAnnual Report 2025-2026 053
Reposted by Border CriminologiesOxford Criminology @oxfordcrim.bsky.social · 31/07/2026For those of interested in border control see what our colleagues @bordercrim.bsky.social have been up to this year… 032
Reposted by Border CriminologiesMary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Very excited to have come home to this by my lovely @oxfordcrim.bsky.social colleague Alethia. A great new addition to the English langauge lit on immigration detention — all about detention in Mexico, based on years of research. We will formally launch it @bordercrim.bsky.social after the summer 051
Reposted by Border CriminologiesMary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I missed this post last week because was on holiday — given what is happening in Spain right now seems a good time to check it out 021
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 31/07/2026We've had a busy year! Find out what we've been up to in our annual report. 📚👇 Thank you to all our members, collaborators, supporters and followers, for continuing to show up for each other and bringing in renewed strength and commitment to critical scholarship. blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 001
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Militarigration constitutes a stage of securitisation of migration, specific to the eastern EU border, effectively merging border security and national defence. Read the blog post by Witold Klaus and Magdalena Kmak here ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 011
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 29/07/2026You can read more of Nicola's work on the UK/Rwanda asylum agreement on our blog! tinyurl.com/nikkipalmerblogs.law.ox.ac.ukNegotiating a ‘fair price’ for migration partnerships 022
Reposted by Border CriminologiesNicola Palmer @nicolapalmer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The UK/Rwanda asylum agreement & the judicial review that found it unlawful relied on a deep racialisation of Rwanda, while leaving open the potential for regressive safe third country agreements. My paper is out with the LRIL @bordercrim.bsky.social @pashukanist.bsky.social @uctlaw.bsky.socialdoi.orgDistributing mobility: regressive asylum agreements and racialised differenceAbstract. In AAA (Syria) and others, the United Kingdom Supreme Court found the migration agreement, under which the UK could forcibly transfer asylum-seek 075
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Spain's regularisation was made possible by the joyful and creative mobilisation of migrant women. By foregrounding care, they helped secure legal status for the most vulnerable. Read today's blog post by Lauren Couraut ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 030
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Sunjay Gookooluk’s testimony reveals grave institutional violence in Rome's Ponte Galeria detention centre – demonstrating that closing the facility is a compelling legal and human rights imperative. Ludovica Grassi reviews his new book ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 012
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Last month, we were joined by a wide and talented panel to launch the new book, 'Detention and Deportation in Europe: Analyses, Contestations, and Radical Visions in the Aftermath of COVID-19'. Watch the discussion ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xyE...youtube.comDetention and Deportation in Europe: Analyses, Contestations and Radical Visions After Covid-19YouTube video by Border Criminologies 031
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Over 25 young people have been forcibly removed to France as part of the UK's 'one in one out', despite flawed age assessments. Research from @jrsuk.bsky.social and @humansforrights.bsky.social show the scheme is putting children at risk. Read today's blog post ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 048
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The afternoon was full with academic as well as artistic panels and film screenings. The day closed with the second keynote session: Discretion, Institutions, and the Lived Politics of Crimmigration, with Prof. Witold Klaus, Assistant prof. Amalia Campos-Delgado, and Assistant prof. Mieke Kox. 000
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Shortly after, Édgar Álvarez (📸 @seloexplicoenplastilina) opened his exhibition Refugees and Migrants in the Americas. 100
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The Conversation Continues: Day 2 at CINETS 2026 The morning opened with the keynote session Violence, Resistance, and the Limits of Law in Crimmigration Regimes, featuring Gil Rothschild Elyassi, Jasmin Lilian Diab and Tendai John Mutambu. 120
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 06/07/2026CINETS 2026 opened at the Wereldmuseum Leiden yesterday, hosted by the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance, and Society, Leiden Law School, @leidenlaw.bsky.social, Leiden University @unileiden.bsky.social and @bordercrim.bsky.social Border Criminologies, running from 5 to 7 July. 020
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 03/07/2026A week in limbo showed this author a form of border control that operates through ambiguity, opacity, and self-policing. Read today's blog post by Rameen Naseem ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 053
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 29/06/2026A report has commended Derwentside detention centre for its ‘good’ outcomes – but no matter how much carceral spaces are ‘improved’ via reform, they still produce harm. Read today's blog post by Renzo Szkwarok ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 033
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Two men who fled extreme danger in Afghanistan and Sudan have been handed prison sentences for 'endangering life at sea’, a cruel new offence that punishes the very people it claims to protect. Read the piece by @vickytaylor.bsky.social for @opendemocracy.net www.opendemocracy.net/a-cruel-new-...opendemocracy.netA cruel new law is scapegoating refugees for UK’s harmful border policiesIn court, I saw two refugees jailed for ‘endangering life at sea’ – a new offence that punishes those it claims to protect 0610
Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Marginalised communities living on India's riverine borderlands have been disproportionately impacted by a mass deletion of ‘doubtful’ voters – leaving some vulnerable to deportation. Read our latest blog post by Panchali Ray ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi... 043
Reposted by Border CriminologiesAntonella Napolitano @svaroschi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026One of the biggest feature in developing research is the opportunity to speak to people affected AND have them inform potential alternatives to the status quo. For a recent report, I spoke with 160 people from every region. Some principles and experiences: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...blogs.law.ox.ac.ukRethinking tech in alternatives to detention: 10 principles 122
Reposted by Border CriminologiesNicola Palmer @nicolapalmer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Thanks to @janethanderson.bsky.social, @svdberg.bsky.social & John Bosco Siboyintore for the opportunity to talk about all things relating to #Rwanda, border control & universal jurisdiction. @uctlaw.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social @benjaminthorne.bsky.socialasymmetricalhaircuts.comEpisode 160 – Universal Jurisdiction and Rwanda with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola PalmerAs universal jurisdiction gains momentum worldwide, we spoke with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola Palmer about its potential to close the accountability gap left by the 1994 Genocide Against the … 067