You Can’t Evict Solidarity, CPT – Aegean Migrant Solidarity and borderline-europe call on Greece and the European Union to immediately end the arbitrary detention of refugees and migrants accused of smuggling and for the acquittal and immediate release of the defendant.
KS has been falsely accused of steering the boat that took him and his fellow travellers from Turkey to Greece.
Aegean Migrant Solidarity interviews a Kurdish man from Diyabakir accused of human smuggling after arriving in Greece.
Aegean Migrant Solidarity interviews a Kurdish man from Diyabakir accused of human smuggling after arriving in Greece.
European border agency Frontex granted Greece 55 million euros to buy four high-speed p355 patrol boats while migrants have only summer tents for shelter from snow, heavy storms and rain.
Pray for a safe haven for all who need it in this inhospitable land called Europe.
I never told him about my worries because I knew he would ride up that mountain as well, on his own terms and in his own time.
Court observers and researchers reveal that the Greek court system is condemning asylum-seekers, as well as those on the bottom rung of smuggling networks, to harsh prison sentences — according to standards that ‘fail to adhere to the requirements of a fair trial’ — for steering migrant boats to Greek islands.
Pray for the migrants who face endless challenges and expect a harsh winter in terrible camp conditions.
Please hold the residents of Pikpa close to you.