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Press Release for the illegal arrest of Greek lawyers outside the Turkish Embassy

2012-01-27T21:55:00.000+02:00

PRESS RELEASE In the early afternoon hours of the 24th of January 2012, members of the "Alternative Intervention of Athens Lawyers" and the "Group of Lawyers for the Rights of Migrants and Refugees" gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Athens, in order to protest against the continuing imprisonment of 39 Turkish and Kurdish human rights defenders, who were arrested in our neighboring

The Athens Bar Association expresses its strong protest against the illegal and arbitrary detention for questioning of lawyers

2012-01-27T19:46:00.003+02:00

ATHENS BAR ASSOCIATION Academias 60, 10679 Athens Tel 210-33.98.270, 71 Athens, 24.1.2012 ANNOUNCEMENT The Athens Bar Association expresses its strong protest against the illegal and arbitrary detention for questioning of lawyers, who protested outside the Turkish Embassy against the arrests of 39 Kurdish lawyers, human rights defenders, in the framework of a respective EU-wide day of

Trial of Police Officers from St. Panteleimonas ends

2011-12-22T21:54:00.005+02:00

Press Release The trial of the police officers from St. Panteleimonas implicated in the torture case has ended.The Mixed Jury Criminal Court of Athens, which hears felonies at first instance, today sentenced two policemen (one of whom has already left the police force) to 5 years and 5.5 years imprisonment respectively, in the infamous torture case of Afghan refugees at the St. Panteleimon

CALL TO RELEASE UNLAWFULLY DETAINED LAWYERS IN TURKEY

2011-12-06T14:49:00.002+02:00

Since 2009, more than seven thousand people have been taken into custody on the alleged grounds that they are associated with the KCK—an organization claimed to be the urban branch of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party). Four thousand of them have been arrested and imprisoned without having any prospect of a trial in the foreseeable future in Turkey. The recent arrest of 51 lawyers representing

Announcement on Renewal of Asylum-Seekers' Pink Cards

2011-10-27T09:04:00.002+03:00

We would like to inform you that the Aliens Directorate of the Ministry of Citizen Protection has issued the following announcement: "Asylum-seekers holding a pink card which has expired since June 2009 are requested to proceed to the authorities responsible for receiving and examining asylum claims in order to renew their pink cards, within a period of two (2) months, from 5 October 2011 to

Keine Auslieferung der Aktivistin Gülaferit Ünsal an Deutschland Gewährung politischen Asyls in Griechenland

2011-09-16T09:08:00.005+03:00

Presseerklärung Am Freitag, 16. September, verhandelt der Oberste Gerichtshof Griechenlands über das Rechtsmittel, das Gülaferit Ünsal gegen die Entscheidung des Berufungsgerichtes von Thessaloniki eingelegt hatte, mit der ihre Auslieferung nach Deutschland angeordnet wurde. Nichts aber rechtfertigt Ihre Auslieferung. Auf Grundlage eines Haftbefehls der deutschen Behörden wird Gülaferit

Fylakio in September 2011 - "My only wish was to escape from this situation"

2011-09-12T19:13:00.000+03:00

Published on September 12, 2011 in http://infomobile.w2eu.net Yesterday we received a phone-call from relatives of Syrian refugees, who have been prisoners in Fylakio (Northern Greece) since a few days: Today I talked with somebody who was released a few days ago from Fylakio prison about his experiences there. He didn’t want to

Revolt in Fylakio detention center

2011-09-04T19:06:00.004+03:00

On Saturday afternoon immigrants held in the detention center of Fylakio, Evros, set fire to mattresses. Border police forced the inmates out of the building, where they were guarded by riot police units, while fire brigade that arrived from the city of Orestiada managed to put out the fire. One immigrant was transferred by ambulance to the Medical Center of Orestiada. Only recently the

PRESS RELEASE: SOLIDARITY TO THE 300 MIGRANT WORKERS ON HUNGER STRIKE

2011-03-03T00:57:00.003+02:00

SOLIDARITY TO THE 300 MIGRANT WORKERS ON HUNGER STRIKE 300 migrant workers in Athens and Thessaloniki are now on their 37th day of hunger strike. Even though the consequences for their health have by now become very serious, posing imminent risks to their lives, the Government maintains the same absolute position. The insistence of each government on overlooking the factual reality of

Petition Signatures against the wall of shame in Evros

2011-02-02T11:30:00.001+02:00

RAISE YOUR VOICE AGAINST THE WALL OF SHAME IN EVROS DEFEND MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES The recent announcement by the Ministry for the Protection of the Citizen about the planned erection of a wall at the Evros borderline, with the purpose of preventing the irregular entry of migrants and refugees into Greece from Turkey, is well known to all of us. This radical move of political expediency

Solidarity Initiative with the 300 Migrants on Hunger Strike - Athens

2011-01-26T18:18:00.001+02:00

Press Release Solidarity Initiative with the 300 Migrants on Hunger Strike - Athens As already publicly expressed during yesterday's press conference (25.01.2011), we, the Initiative for Solidarity with the 300 Migrants on Hunger Strike in Athens, support the just and democratic struggle of the 300 migrants, undertaken on their own initiative and without intermediaries. The struggle

READMISSION OF ASYLUM SEEKER IN TURKEY

2011-01-24T17:55:00.001+02:00

NEWS RELEASE GREEK COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES“READMISSION OF ASYLUM SEEKER IN TURKEY” The Greek Council for Refugees hereby denounces the deportation of an Iranian asylum seeker, T.R. (full identification details available at the Greek Council for Refugees), from Tychero Border Police Station to Turkey, through the Readmission Protocol between Greece and Turkey. T.R, who was recognised as a

Information on the Right to Appeal against negative answer on the demand for asylum (P.D. 114/2010)

2011-01-13T15:48:00.002+02:00

We inform you that from the 22nd of November 2010, the provisions of the no.114 Presidential Decree were put in place. According to this new legislative provision, the asylum seekers who have received a negative answer on their demand for political asylum (no.81 Presidential Decree, 30/06/2009) will have the right to make an appeal in order to have their demands reexamined. This provision

Conference "The situation at the Greek-Turkish border: access to the asylum procedure and procedural safeguards"

2010-11-27T21:36:00.010+02:00

The Group of Lawyers for the Rights of Migrants and Refugees and the group "Kayiki" are pleased to invite you to the conference "The situation at the Greek-Turkish border: access to the asylum procedure and procedural safeguards" which will take place on Friday 03 December 2010, 17:00 - 20.00, in the conference room of the Greek Ombudsman Building (Hatzigianni Mexi str 5, Athens)

Statement by the Head of the UNHCR Office in Greece in relation to the hunger strike of Iranians at Propylaia, Athens

2010-10-20T17:07:00.002+03:00

UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency 1. The hunger strike of Iranian asylum seekers at Propylaia, seven among whom have sewed their lips, is based on their legitimate claim to have their asylum applications processed and a final decision on their legal status issued, according to the asylum legislation. 2. It should be noted that among the hunger strikers, there are persons whose interviews at

Racist violence in St. Panteleimonas Square - a press review

2010-10-15T17:53:00.003+03:00