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9 laws and cases
BangladeshExtra-legal action
Journalist beaten in front of police for reporting trafficking in Bangladesh
United KingdomLegal action
Nine arrested in the UK while disrupting the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda
GreeceLegal action
Man arrested for giving food and water to refugees in Greece
PolandLegal action
Volunteer humanitarian arrested for organising illegal immigration in Poland
PolandLegal action
Volunteers arrested helping a family with seven children in the forest in Poland
PolandLegal action
Nine volunteers detained in Poland for assisting in organising the illegal crossing of the Polish-Belarusian border
GreeceLegal action
Photographer arrested for espionage while photographing harbour in Greece
PolandLegal action
NGO workers arrested and medical equipment seized in Poland
2021
21 laws and cases
LithuaniaLegal action
NGO placed under investigation for smuggling in Lithuania for entering restricted border area to help migrants
BangladeshExtra-legal action
Police threaten and torture Rohingya journalists who report on human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
IrelandLaw
Ireland makes smuggling illegal with no humanitarian exemption
CroatiaLegal action
German journalist arrested in Croatia for smuggling while helping 7 people seeking asylum
United KingdomLegal action
Three activists arrested for blocking a deportation flight in the UK
LithuaniaDecree
Lithuania declares state of emergency, restricting humanitarian access to the borderzone with Belarus
PolandLegal action
Two activists arrested for giving a lift to migrants in Poland
MexicoExtra-legal action
Migrant shelter raided in Mexico
RussiaExtra-legal action
Migrant rights activist has refugee status revoked in Russia
PolandDecree
Poland bans humanitarians from the borderzone with Belarus
GreeceLegal action
Woman arrested in Greece for allowing Afghan failed asylum seeker to stay in her home while he appealed asylum decision
GermanyLegal action
Nun in Germany fined for giving refuge to two Nigerian women who were victims of trafficking
United KingdomLegal action
Three people arrested for protesting against a deportation in Glasgow
QatarLegal action
Man detained and fined for campaigning for the rights of migrant labourers in Qatar
RussiaExtra-legal action
Migrant workers detained for deportation for taking part in a protest against the deportation of a prominent Tajiki migrant rights campaigner in Russia
RussiaExtra-legal action
Migrants rights campaigner arrested in Russia and deported to Tajikistan
United KingdomLegal action
Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK
ItalyLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for aiding illegal immigration for helping migrants in need in Italy
United KingdomLegal action
Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK
GreeceLaw
Greek NGOs must register with the government
United KingdomLegal action
Man who steered himself and others across the English Channel arrested for smuggling in the UK
2020
10 laws and cases
GreeceLegal action
Man who tried to stop shipwreck arrested and later sentenced to 142 years in prison in Greece
FranceLegal action
Humanitarians arrested for helping family of Afghan migrants in France
United KingdomLegal action
Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK
GreeceLegal action
Greek police file migrant smuggling cases against 35 people, including 33 NGO workers
United StatesLegal action
Activists arrested for protesting border wall construction in the USA
ItalyLegal action
Volunteers arrested for smuggling for transporting migrants from stranded tug to land in Italy
GermanySwedenLegal action
Swedish woman fined by German police for people smuggling, for buying train tickets for Afghan families threatened with deportation to leave Sweden
CroatiaExtra-legal action
Man has refugee status removed for migrant support volunteering and refusal to spy on refugees in Croatia
United KingdomLegal action
Two activists arrested while observing a Home Office immigration raid in the UK
FranceLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for driving four migrants to a train station in France
2019
31 laws and cases
United KingdomLegal action
Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK
MexicoExtra-legal action
Migrant documents burned to stop the work of a migrant shelter in Mexico
ItalyLegal action
Investigation launched into search and rescue vessel accused of aiding illegal immigration in Italy
MexicoExtra-legal action
National Guard officers attempt to illegally enter a migrant shelter to check the immigration status of residence in Mexico
MexicoExtra-legal action
Migrant shelter raided by Mexican police in violation of Migration Law
MexicoExtra-legal action
Police and military undertake illegal intervention at a migrant shelter in Mexico
MexicoLegal action
Migrants rights defender arrested for trafficking in Mexico
ItalyLegal action
Investigation into aiding illegal immigration launched into search and rescue mission in Italy
MexicoLegal action
Volunteers accused of human trafficking because they had provided humanitarian assistance to migrants in Mexico
MexicoLegal action
National Guard officers interrogate migrant shelter staff in Mexico
MexicoLegal action
Activist arrested for helping migrants in Mexico
ItalyLegal action
Search and rescue ship captain arrested for bringing rescued migrants to shore in Italy
United StatesLegal action
Journalist arrested for smuggling while escorting a migrant seeking asylum at the US Border
HondurasMexicoLegal action
Activist detained and interrogated in Honduras and Mexico for his work helping migrant caravans
MexicoLegal action
Missionaries ordered to stop giving humanitarian assistance to migrants in Mexico
ItalyLegal action
Two volunteers arrested after docking ship with 50 rescued migrants on board in Italy
FranceLegal action
Activists arrested for facilitating entry and stay of irregular migrants in France
United StatesLegal action
Humanitarian volunteer under investigation in the USA for helping migrants in Mexico and the USA
MexicoExtra-legal action
Campaign of surveillance and intimidation against a a man who assists LGBTI+ migrant caravan members begins in Mexico
MexicoLegal action
Six activists arrested for helping migrants in Mexico
MexicoLegal action
Humanitarian detained and deported for helping fellow migrants in Mexico
MexicoLegal action
Humanitarian arrested and deported for helping migrants in Mexico
FranceLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for attempting to house twelve homeless asylum seekers overnight in a university building
United StatesMexicoLegal action
USA and Mexican authorities create secret watchlist of journalists and activists involved in helping migrants
ItalyLegal action
Search and rescue volunteers arrested for aiding illegal immigration in Italy
LibyaDecree
NGO search and rescue operations must have permission to operate from Libyan government
ItalyLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for saving migrants from drowning in Italy
FranceLegal action
Couple accused of assistance of illegal stay for allowing two Armenian facilities to stay with them in France
ItalyLaw
Italian government criminalises NGO search and rescue
MexicoLegal action
Lawyer detained and deported from Mexico to the US for work with migrants and asylum seekers
MexicoLegal action
Lawyer detained and refused entry to Mexico because of her work with migrants between Mexico and the USA
2018
33 laws and cases
United StatesExtra-legal action
Humanitarian repeatedly interrogated while travelling between Mexico and the USA because of his work helping migrants
United StatesExtra-legal action
Volunteer interrogated by US customs officials and asked to inform on other migrant support volunteers
United StatesExtra-legal action
Humanitarian detained and interrogated by US agents for his work helping migrants in the USA and Mexico
United StatesLegal action
Humanitarian detained by US officials at the US/Mexico border, interrogated, and asked to act as a spy in the migrant support movement
United StatesLegal action
Lawyer interrogated for 5 hours by officers at USA border for his work with asylum seekers in Mexico and USA
MexicoLegal action
Activist arrested for participation in migrant caravan in Mexico
GuatemalaLegal action
Migrant activist arrested and deported to Honduras from Guatemala for his migrant rights activism
ItalyLegal action
Mayor of Italian town who helped refugees arrested for corruption and smuggling in Italy
United StatesExtra-legal action
Pastor subjected to extra-judicial surveillance, detention, interrogation, and harassment because of her work in the New Sanctuary movement in the US
FranceLegal action
Man charged with contempt and assault for videoing French police abusing migrant food distribution volunteers in France
HungaryLaw
Prosecution of organisations helping migrants enabled by new law in Hungary
FranceLegal action
Humanitarians arrested for escorting migrants across mountains into France
FranceLegal action
Shepherd arrested for facilitating illegal movement in France for giving five migrants a lift
SwitzerlandLegal action
Pastor arrested for giving church asylum to a man in Switzerland
FranceLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for attempting to drive an irregular migrant from Italy to France
United StatesLegal action
Immigrants rights activist deported to Haiti from the US as retaliation for his work in the New Sanctuary Movement
United StatesLegal action
Immigrants rights activist arrested an threatened with deportation from the USA for speaking out against government treatment of migrants
United StatesLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for offering migrants medical care and shelter in a refuge centre
FranceLegal action
Volunteer mountain guide arrested for driving a pregnant migrant to hospital
ItalyLegal action
Search and rescue NGO volunteers arrested for aiding illegal immigration in Italy
HungaryLaw
No humanitarian exemption for helping 'illegal migrants' in Hungary
CroatiaLegal action
Man arrested in Croatia for directing police to a group of migrants who were huddled in a field in the rain.
GreeceLegal action
Humanitarians arrested for people smuggling, espionage, forgery, and membership of a criminal organisation after helping migrants in Greece
ZambiaLegal action
Refugee and two people who helped her arrested for trafficking the woman's children in Zambia
SwitzerlandLegal action
Woman arrested in Switzerland for smuggling, for bringing migrant from Italy to Switzerland
ItalyLegal action
Fishermen arrested in Italy for saving migrants from drowning
ItalyLegal action
Search and rescue NGO volunteers accused in Italy of collaborating with Libyan smugglers
ItalyLegal action
Search and rescue volunteers investigated for trafficking and illegal waste management in Italy
SwedenLegal action
Activist arrested for objecting to a deportation in Sweden
FranceLegal action
Passenger who objected to a deportation on her flight arrested in France
FranceLegal action
Volunteer mountain guide arrested for helping irregular migrants in France
LibyaDecree
NGO search and rescue banned within 100 miles of Libyan coast
FranceLegal action
Man convicted of defamation for tweeting a photograph of police removing a blanket from a migrant in an informal camp in France
2017
23 laws and cases
FranceLegal action
Journalist interrogated on suspicion of aiding illegal entry of foreigners while reporting on irregular entry of migrant children in France
MexicoLegal action
National Migration Institute files complaint against team member of a migrant shelter in Mexico
FranceLegal action
Attempt to close down citizen group who help migrants in France
BelgiumLegal action
Four solidarity and humanitarian volunteers arrested in Belgium for operating an organised transnational smuggling ring
SwitzerlandLegal action
Woman arrested and fined for subletting her apartment to a refused asylum applicant
FranceLegal action
Man arrested in France for allowing a family from Kosovo whose asylum application was refused to stay with him
FranceLegal action
Men arrested for giving lift to migrants on dangerous Alpine road in France
FranceLegal action
Man imprisoned for giving 4 migrants a lift within France
ItalyLegal action
Humanitarians arrested for distributing food to irregular migrants in Italy
FranceLegal action
Humanitarian arrested to helping irregular migrants in France
United KingdomLegal action
Anti-deportation activists arrested in UK
FranceLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for aiding irregular entry of foreigners after helping two minors access state support in France
ItalyCode of conduct
Mandatory 'code of conduct' for search and rescue NGO ships in Italy
MoroccoLegal action
Human rights defender arrested for helping migrants in Morocco
SpainLegal action
Warning of fines and prosecution for undertaking unauthorised search and rescue in Spain
FranceDecree
Mayor of Calais bans distribution of food to migrants
United StatesLegal action
US based organisation asked to 'cease and desist' assisting immigrants in legal deportation proceedings
FranceLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for installing portable showers for migrants in Calais
SpainLegal action
Detainees deported after witnessing police violence and protesting in immigration detention
SwedenLegal action
Journalist arrested for smuggling for transporting a child from Greece to Sweden
ItalyLegal action
Search and rescue vessel seized in Italy after the captain accused of colluding with traffickers
FranceLegal action
Woman who gave lift to a couple and six children arrested for assisting the entry of illegal immigrants in France
United StatesLegal action
Solidarity activist threatened with deportation for campaigning against immigration detention in the US
2016
22 laws and cases
GreeceLegal action
Two humnitarians charged with smuggling for attempting to drive eight refugees to Spain
GreeceLegal action
Spanish woman arrested for trying to help a Kurdish refugee leave Greece
FranceLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for facilitating irregular stay and entry into the French territory
ItalyLegal action
An NGO worker and two volunteers arrested for buying bus tickets for Sudanese's and Chadian migrants in Italy
FranceLegal action
Member of Paris street migrant support collective arrested for warning other migrants of imminent ID checks
SwitzerlandLegal action
Woman arrested for helping unaccompanied minor refugees travel from Italy to Switzerland
GreeceLegal action
Couple arrested after saving migrants at sea while holidaying in Greece
SerbiaLegal action
Humanitarian ordered to remove temporary toilets for migrants at the Serbian/Hungarian border
GreeceMinisterial decision
All independent, unregistered volunteer activities banned in Lesbos, Greece
MoroccoLegal action
Journalist arrested under suspicion of helping migrants in Morocco
ItalyLaw
Unauthorised distribution of food banned (again) in Ventimiglia
FranceLegal action
Man arrested for driving girls to seek medical attention in France
ItalyLegal action
Humanitarians banned from town in Italy for helping irregular migrants
GreeceLegal action
Search and rescue volunteers arrested for people smuggling in Greece
ItalyLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for helping an asylum seeking family leave Italy
IcelandLegal action
Anti-deportation activists arrested in Iceland
SpainLegal action
Man arrested for smuggling his wife and baby into Spain
SpainLegal action
Activist arrested in Spain for taking part in a protest against the reopening of a detention centre
ItalyLegal action
People arrested for smuggling themselves and others after arriving to seek asylum in Italy
AustriaLegal action
Egyptian man arrested for bringing his family to Austria on false papers
ItalyLegal action
Solidarity activist investigated for aiding illegal immigration for helping migrants in Italy
NorwayLegal action
Volunteers in Norway arrested for helping refugees at risk of deportation to Russia
2015
24 laws and cases
FranceLegal action
Woman arrested and imprisoned in France for attempting to take a Syrian refugee minor from France to the UK
DenmarkLegal action
Four activists fighting the criminalisation of solidarity arrested for smuggling without evidence in Denmark
GermanyLegal action
Man arrested for driving refugees in Austria to the German border
DenmarkLegal action
Two women arrested for allowing two migrants to stay with them in Denmark
FranceLegal action
Solidarity activists arrested in France after visiting a detention centre
GreeceLegal action
Man arrested for smuggling for attempting to drive his Syrian family members from Greece to Italy
FranceLegal action
Woman arrested and fined in France for giving two Eritrean migrants a lift
GreeceLegal action
Woman arrested for giving migrants a lift in Greece
GreeceLegal action
Student arrested for giving migrants a lift in Greece
SpainLegal action
Photojournalist arrested for aiding illegal immigration while photographing migrants scaling a fence in Melilla
DenmarkLegal action
Couple charged with people smuggling for giving refugees a lift and coffee in Denmark
HungaryLegal action
Man escorting his Syrian family to Cyprus imprisoned for terrorism in Hungary after taking part in a protest at the border
ItalyDecree
Mayor of Ventimiglia bans unauthorised distribution of food to refugees
GermanyLegal action
Hundreds of 'humanitarian smugglers' detained in Germany
FranceLegal action
Man arrested for smuggling young girl into the UK to reunite with relatives
DenmarkLegal action
Couple arrested and fined for giving migrants a lift in Denmark
DenmarkLegal action
Fourteen people arrested in Denmark for giving refugees lifts to Sweden
MacedoniaLegal action
Taxi driver arrested for driving migrants in North Macedonia
SpainLegal action
Person fined for organising a protest following the death of a minor in detention in Melilla
FranceLegal action
Man arrested for lodging a family of undocumented Armenians in his home in France
ItalyLegal action
Man arrested for helping fellow Eritreans travel to Italy
AustriaLegal action
Taxi drivers arrested for transporting refugees in Austria
AustriaLaw
Threshold at which a higher penalty for smuggling applies lowered to 3 people in Austria
Papua New GuineaLegal action
Man arrested and imprisoned for organising a hunger strike in Manus Island detention centre
2014
11 laws and cases
MexicoExtra-legal action
Activists murdered in Mexico for their migrant support work
ItalyLegal action
Migrants arrested in Italy for smuggling themselves and others after they touch the steering device
SpainLegal action
Activists arrested for taking part in an anti-deportation protest in Spain
FranceLegal action
Priest arrested for providing accommodation to irregular migrants in France
SpainLegal action
Activists fined for holding a performance at the border in Spain
SpainLegal action
Photojournalists arrested to photographing migrants for advocacy in Spain
AustraliaLegal action
Sri Lankan refugee arrested for smuggling (transporting) himself and others to Australia
GreeceLegal action
Refugee arrested for smuggling himself and others into Greece
ItalyLegal action
Minor imprisoned for driving the boat that he and and other migrants arrived in Italy aboard
AustriaLegal action
Asylum seekers accused of smuggling migrants into Austria
ItalyLegal action
Man arrested for smuggling in Italy for driving the boat he and others arrived on
2013
4 laws and cases
GermanyLegal action
Humanitarians arrested for smuggling Syrian refugees into Germany
CanadaCase law
Unsuccessful appeal against ruling of inadmissibility for smuggling in Canada
SpainLegal action
Journalist arrested for photographing migrants scaling fence in Spain
AustriaLegal action
Refugees imprisoned for helping other refugees reach Austria for no material benefit
2012
6 laws and cases
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarians imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
SerbiaLegal action
Couple imprisoned in Serbia for allowing homeless Afghans to stay with them
United KingdomLegal action
Two women arrested trying to bring an Albanian man from France to the UK
CanadaLegal action
Cuban refugee arrested for smuggling in the US for bringing friends and family to join him
United KingdomLegal action
People imprisoned for helping each other to live in the UK
RussiaLegal action
Russian authorities add the Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial to a list of ‘foreign agents’.
2011
10 laws and cases
South KoreaLegal action
Migrants Trade Union president deported from South Korea for his participation in migrants rights trade unionism
AustraliaLegal action
Man arrested for smuggling Iraqi and Iranian refugees (some stateless) into Australia by boat
United StatesLaw
Transporting or housing undocumented immigrants criminalised in Georgia
CanadaLegal action
Man arrested for bringing friends and family to Canada from Somali for their safety
United StatesLaw
Helping, transporting, harbouring uncodumented migrants criminalised in Utah
United StatesLaw
Humanitarian aid for undocumented immigrants criminalised in Alabama
United StatesLaw
Sanctuary cities and financial aid for irregular migrants outlawed in Indiana
CanadaLegal action
Man arrested for driving two people to Canada to apply for asylum
United StatesLaw
Transporting or housing undocumented migrants criminalised in South Carolina
FranceLegal action
Irregular migrant arrested for helping other irregular migrants stay in France
2010
6 laws and cases
AustraliaLaw
All humanitarian exemptions in smuggling and harbouring removed in Australia
CanadaLegal action
Congolese refugees arrested for trying to bring a Congolese woman into Canada
CanadaLegal action
Sri Lankan (Tamil) asylum seekers arrested and deported when they arrived by boat in Canada
IrelandLaw
Performing 'non-valid' marriages illegal in Ireland
United KingdomLegal action
Man arrested for accommodating and supporting his family in the UK
United StatesLaw
Penalties introduced for sheltering or transporting unregistered aliens in Arizona
2009
10 laws and cases
FranceLegal action
Filmmaker arrested in France for letting irregular migrant stay with him
FranceLegal action
NGO director arrested in France following a refusal to provide the details of shelter guests with “foreign sounding names”
AustraliaLegal action
Sri Lankan refugee arrested for smuggling in Australia for arriving by boat with other refugees
GreeceLaw
No humanitarian exemption in Greek smuggling law
AustriaLegal action
Two Afghans arrested for smuggling for attempting to bring a family member to Austria from Italy
CanadaLegal action
Four asylum seekers arrested for people smuggling when they arrived by boat in Canada
FranceLegal action
Activists fined for anti-deportation action in France
United StatesLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for leaving water in the desert for migrants int he US
AustraliaLegal action
Man arrested for people smuggling for bringing fellow Sri Lankan refugees to Australia by boat
FranceLegal action
Woman arrested in France for charging the phones of irregular migrants
2008
4 laws and cases
FranceLegal action
Woman arrested in France for allowing her husband to stay at their shared residence
ChinaExtra-legal action
Humanitarian seized by North-Korean agents for helping refugees
United StatesLegal action
Humanitarian arrested for leaving water in the desert for migrants in the US
ItalyLegal action
Woman arrested in Italy for allowing friends (irregular migrants) to stay in her flat
2007
11 laws and cases
South KoreaExtra-legal action
Senior members of the Migrants Trade Union deported for their migrant organising work in South Korea
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
FranceLegal action
French police targeted humanitarians and searched for irregular migrants at soup kitchens
United StatesLaw
Provision of humanitarian aid to undocumented immigrants criminalised in Oklahoma
CanadaLegal action
US humanitarian arrested for bringing Haitians to the Canadian border to apply for asylum
ItalyLegal action
Fishermen arrested in Italy for saving migrants from drowning
FranceDecree
French database for monitoring 'illegal immigrants' and those who help them created
FranceLaw
Law aimed at stopping passenger resistance to deportations introduced in France
FranceLegal action
Woman arrested in France for harbouring an illegal immigrant after allowing her boyfriend to stay at her flat
FranceLegal action
Woman who objects to a violent deportation arrested for 'rebellion with a view to violently resisting people in authority' in France
FranceLegal action
Lawsuits brought against supporters of National Day of Solidarity with Irregular Migrants in France
2006
1 law and case
United KingdomLegal action
Refugee arrested for bringing refugee wife to the UK
2005
6 laws and cases
SwitzerlandLaw
Swiss Foreign Nationals and Integration Act introduced which allows for (and leads to) the prosecution of humanitarian facilitation of entry
United StatesLegal action
Humanitarians arrested for driving migrants to a medical facility
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
AustriaLaw
Facilitation of illegal entry became an administrative offence in Austria
United KingdomLegal action
Woman arrested for bringing her friend's daughter to the UK
FranceLaw
No humanitarian exemption for facilitating entry in France
2004
8 laws and cases
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarians imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
SpainLegal action
Man imprisoned for 6 years for swimming from Morocco to Spain with an irregular migrant in tow
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping her son in law escape North Korea
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
CyprusLegal action
NGO chair arrested for raising money for healthcare for a migrant
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
ItalyLegal action
Humanitarians arrested in Italy for rescuing migrants sea
2003
10 laws and cases
ChinaLegal action
Man arrested for taking a pregnant woman by boat from China to Hong Kong to give birth
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors in China
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors travel to China
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
AustraliaLegal action
Iraqi refugee charged with people smuggling for bringing his family and other refugees to Australia
AustraliaLegal action
Australian citizen who brought persecuted Vietnamese by boat to Australia arrested for people smuggling
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian sent to labour camps for harbouring and transporting North Korean defectors
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors
2002
10 laws and cases
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors to leave China
Law
Leaving water out for passing migrants outlawed in Tohono O’odham tribal nation
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors to leave China
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors in China
RomaniaLaw
No humanitarian exemption for harbouring migrants in Romania
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors in China
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors travel to China
Directive
EU sets minimum punishments for smuggling irrespective of motivation
Directive
EU Directive paves the way for criminalising humanitarian support
ChinaExtra-legal action
Humanitarian arrested for people smuggling in China
2001
5 laws and cases
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian helping North Korean defectors in China arrested, imprisoned, then deported to North Korea
FranceLegal action
Woman arrested for people smuggling for brinigng her children into France without authorisation
ChinaLegal action
Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors to leave China
CanadaLaw
No humanitarian exemption in Canadian smuggling law
AustraliaLegal action
Irregular migrant with humanitarian motivations arrested for people smuggling in Australia
2000
1 law and case
ChinaExtra-legal action
Humanitarian worker who helped North Korean defectors disappeared in China
1996
1 law and case
MalaysiaLegal action
Campaigner arrested for exposing ill-treatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the migrant detention centres in Malaysia
1995
2 laws and cases
SpainLaw
Law against 'promoting or favouring' illegal immigration introduced in Spain
AustraliaLaw
No humanitarian exemption in Australian criminal code
1988
1 law and case
United StatesLegal action
Two humanitarians arrested for driving two pregnant women into the US
1985
1 law and case
United StatesLegal action
Sixteen Sanctuary activists arrested for conspiring to break US immigration law
1984
4 laws and cases
United StatesLegal action
Sanctuary activists arrested for transporting illegal aliens within the US
United StatesLegal action
Sanctuary activist arrested for transporting illegal aliens within the US
United StatesLegal action
Sanctuary activist arrested for transporting illegal aliens within the US
United StatesLegal action
Two Sanctuary Workers arrested for driving a migrant couple and their baby within the US
1976
1 law and case
United StatesLegal action
Migrant support centre raided, documents removed and staff arrested in the US
1958
1 law and case
AustraliaLaw
No humanitarian exemption in Australian federal smuggling law
1952
1 law and case
United StatesLaw
No humanitarian exemption for helping irregular migrants arrive or stay in USA
1938
1 law and case
FranceLaw
Facilitation of entry or stay of unauthorised foreigners made illegal in France
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