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EU use of hi-tech to deter asylum seekers is condemnable and dangerous [EN/AR] Format Dangerous, experimental and discriminatory digital technology is being funded by the EU and employed in Greece to detect asylum seekers early, deter them from crossing and illegally turn the EU into a “digital fortress” that inhumanely keep people on the move afraid and away, warned Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor on Thursday, the removal of migrants without giving them the opportunity to apply for asylum is illegal under both European and international law. In yet another attempt to prevent migrants from ...

The long-range acoustic devices, fitted to armoured trucks, are only the size of a small TV set but are capable of unleashing a blast as loud as a jet engine over the Turkish border.

Armed with new tech tools, European authorities are fortifying their shores against illegal immigration. Human rights groups say the emerging technology will make it even harder for refugees fleeing wars and extreme hardship to find safety.

Post-Pandemic Europe to Migrants: Stay Away! Novinite.com 02 Jun 2021, 22:11 GMT+10 As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! Greek border police are firing bursts of deafening noise from an armored truck over the frontier into Turkey. Mounted on the vehicle, the long-range acoustic device, or "sound cannon," is the size of a small TV set but can match the volume of a jet engine. It's part of a vast array of physical and experimental new digital barriers being installed and tested during the quiet months of the coronavirus pandemic at the 200-k...

With the world on lockdown during the pandemic, the EU has been building and testing new border control measures in Greece.