𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. Read the press release in full here: legalcentrelesvos.org/2021/12/22/eur (1/n)
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8) You can read our previous statement on the details of A. B.’s case, from the initially scheduled trial in December 2022 on webpage, here: legalcentrelesvos.org/2022/12/01/les
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7) We hope that A.B. will have his day in court on 8 May 2023, where the only logical outcome will be his acquittal, and A.B. can finally put this unjust prosecution and years of uncertainty behind him. ++
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5) The prosecution of A.B. is unfortunately not unique, as the targeting of migrants as smugglers has become a part of migration management in Greece, and throughout Europe. ++
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4) Since 2015, with the increased arrivals of boats coming from 🇹🇷 to 🇬🇷, thousands of people have faced these charges, and people accused or convicted of human smuggling now make up the second largest prison population in Greece: statista.com/statistics/445. ++
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3) Migrants are targeted under this law even though many are forced to steer the boat after the actual smugglers abandon them at sea after the migrant boat departs 🇹🇷. Even though those accused haven't received any material benefit for ‘facilitating’ the crossing of a border. ++
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2) A.B., an Iraqi national who arrived to #Lesvos in March 2020, is being tried under 🇬🇷’s harsh anti-smuggling law, under which #migrant ‘#boatdrivers’ are prosecuted for smuggling and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences simply for having steered the boat across a border. ++
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What is happening today in the EU-funded refugee camps on the Aegean islands:
🔴Extensive surveillance and repression measures
🔴Poor Living conditions and Lack of Basic necessities
🔴Shortage in Medical Staff, psychosocial support and interpretation
🔗bit.ly/40ZUNus
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💥1/ At a location in #Samos, where asylum seekers were detained before being pushed back to 🇹🇷, cable ties were found.
Security sources told cable ties are used by 🇬🇷 law enforcement as cheaper alternatives to handcuffs to immobilise groups of people.
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Thank you for your rigorous and committed work!
We have the great privilege to have a group of international experts monitoring our trial in order to assess due process.
You can read their report on the latest hearing on 14 April here 👇🏽
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In the latest hearing of the @IuventaCrew & others on 14 April, prosecutors addressed claims of inadequate evidence sharing, while the #Trapani judge announced a plan to improve defendants’ rights to adequate interpretation. Read on for more details 
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#ECREWeeklyUpdate on Greece:
⚖️Ongoing Inadmissibility Decisions
🇹🇷 Increasingly Unsafe for Refugees & its Nationals
📉Decrease of Asylum Seekers as Pushbacks Continue
🔗bit.ly/410aD90
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#CaptainSupport - Solidarity to all the people criminalised for smuggling, for facilitating freedom of movement, and for solidarity towards people on the move.
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L', tècnica del Fons Català, va participar dissabte a les formacions de la guia #entreterres de parlant de persones refugiades i migrades, vies legals i segures i dels projectes de la campanya #MónLocalRefugi
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📣📢 Together with our partners , & we have been selected to receive #IJ4EU support for an ambitious cross-border investigation into Europe's border industry.
Subscribe for our newsletter:
👉 bit.ly/solomon-sign-up
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🔵Special Interview by Akin Olgun: Deadly migrant practices in #Greece
📌Legal Centre Lesvos, a Greek human rights organization, discusses their mission to combat state practices violating migrant rights.
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gerceknews.com/special-report
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Il processo dei “#Moria6” rinviato di un anno: così la #Grecia nega la giustizia
L'accanimento giudiziario contro sei ragazzini afghani che rimangono ostaggi in carcere
di Elèna Santioli
meltingpot.org/2023/03/il-pro
#FreeTheMoria6
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Do you want to hear more about the arbitrary criminalization of migrants in Greece?
🔊Listen to the new episode of "Voices Of Mytilene" by in which we and speak about different cases and the political motives behind it.
➡️cba.fro.at/614641
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As the #Piantedosi decree forces people to die, has been detained for saving people
Meanwhile, during one of the rescues, a so-called 🇮🇹 CG watched people in the water for 37 min before intervening
#FreeLouiseMichel
#GovernoDegliOrrori
#SolidarityAndResistence
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32 Boats carrying 916 were pushed back in the Aegean by the Greek forces in the period of 20-26 March, according to .
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🔶Yunanistan göçmenleri 'geri itmek' için 'paramiliter' yapı oluşturdu
🔶“Yunanistan Sahil Güvenliği’nin geri itme olaylarına doğrudan müdahil olması açıkça görünürken, görüntülerin bir kısmında yüzü maskeli ve üniformasız kişiler de var.
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#ECREWeekly Update on 🇬🇷👇
🇹🇷Situation Worsening for Refugees as EU-Turkey Deal Passes Seventh Anniversary
🇪🇺#Frontex Beef up Cooperation on Return Amid MEP Scrutiny Over Violations
🔨Crack-down on Human Rights Defenders Continues
🔗bit.ly/3z3Nd6H
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6) Thus, we reiterate; #CancelEUTurkeyDeal , #FreedomOfMovement , #StopPushbacks
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5) (iii) that regulations assuring that migrants’ rights are respected, ensuring decent living conditions and freedom of movement, be implemented. ++
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4) (ii) the practice of pushbacks between 🇹🇷 and 🇬🇷, in which the right to life and the prohibition of torture as enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights are routinely violated, be stopped and remedy mechanisms for the survivors to be implemented immediately; ++
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3) Our demands are very clear; (i) the immediate termination of the application of the EU-Turkey Statement, as codified in Greek national law and regulations or through international agreements with Turkey, as well as all similar externalization statements with other countries;++
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2) We have prepared a joint statement with 74 different organizations around the globe for this day. You can find our full statement, in English, Greek and Turkish in our webpage, here: legalcentrelesvos.org/2023/03/18/joi ++
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1) March 18 2023 marks the 7th anniversary of the 2016 🇪🇺-🇹🇷 Statement. In 2016, Turkey assumed the role of the European Union’s border guard. It received billions of Euros from the EU on the condition that it held migrants in Turkey and received those who were deported back. ++
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It's nearly four years since the #ElHiblu3 reached #Malta and were accused of a multiplicity of crimes, incl. hijacking a ship. The trial has still not ended. The three have to attend hearings every month.
Their lives are put on hold!
Express your dissent and join our protest!
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Tomorrow our Trial continues...
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On the way to Trapani...
Finally I get to read "The Boy on the Beach".
In between closing my eyes dreaming...
Of a world in which Alan is still alive. A world in which our trial does not exist, not even the courts.
Another world is possible, but for now:
Tomorrow is COURT DAY
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Stop the shameful EU-Turkey Deal!
Turkey is not a safe country!
People on the move have no access to asylum procedures
Thousands of people were forcibly returned to places where their lives or freedom are threatened
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Why are human rights defenders in 🇬🇷 at risk & what can be done?
Op-ed by UN Rapporteur on credible & consistent accounts of direct retaliation on HRDs through criminal proceedings, administrative sanctions, smear campaigns & threats
🔗bit.ly/3Ji6WEn
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Find the mistake👇
#Frontex use the term "irregular" in written overview but somehow "Illegal" keeps reappearing - Freudian slip(s)?
#LanguageMatters
🔗bit.ly/3FjbIQF
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📢📢📢 Frontex will be held liable on the 9th of March before the General Court of the EU.
Stay tuned to learn about 5 reasons to follow the trial.
#Europeareyouwatching
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#ECREWeekly Updates on Greece:
⚖️Refugees Criminalized While Authorities Commit Crimes with Impunity
🚨Greek Security Authorities Stole 2 Million Euro From Migrants
‼️ Pushbacks as an Established 🇬🇷 Strategy
🔗bit.ly/3JsdG3S
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22) For details, further links and media contacts, please check out our press release, here: legalcentrelesvos.org/2023/03/09/upd
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