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K.A., who fled from Graza, reached the Greek island of Samos by boat on 22/09/23 to apply for asylum. Instead, after his arrival he was accused of transporting 35 “third-country nationals” without the right to enter Greek territory (“smuggling”).The accusation was based on two witnesses who testified before the police. K.A. denied being the driver…
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On Wednesday, 15 May, 2024, we held a virtual teach-in to #FreePylos9 in solidarity with the nine criminalised survivors of the Pylos shipwreck and with all people on the move facing spurious charges of “facilitation.” The nine defendants accused by the Greek State for the Pylos shipwreck of 14 June 2023, were tried on 21…
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On 15. May 2024, A.A., a young man from Palestine, faced a trial on the Greek Island Rhodes. He, himself a refugee, forced to steer the boat at gun, was accused of smuggling more than 30 people in a boat from Turkey to Europe. Under Greek law, he was threatened with a decades-long prison sentence,…
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Following a three-week trial, Ibrahima Bah, a teenager from Senegal, has been convicted by an all-white jury at Canterbury Crown Court. The jury unanimously found him guilty of facilitating illegal entry to the UK, and by a 10-2 majority of manslaughter by gross negligence. This conviction followed a previous trial in July 2023 in which the jury…
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Greece: 6 Months On, No Justice for Pylos Shipwreck Authorities Need to Learn Lessons to Avert Future Deaths at Sea (Athens) – Official investigations into credible allegations that the Hellenic Coast Guard’s actions and omissions contributed to the catastrophic shipwreck and loss of life off Pylos, Greece six months ago have made little meaningful progress, Amnesty International…
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Authorities Need to Learn Lessons to Avert Future Deaths at Sea Official investigations into credible allegations that the Hellenic Coast Guard’s actions and omissions contributed to the catastrophic shipwreck and loss of life off Pylos, Greece six months ago have made little meaningful progress, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The Adriana, a severely overcrowded…
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*reposted from Human Rights Watch (Athens) – Official investigations into credible allegations that the Hellenic Coast Guard’s actions and omissions contributed to the catastrophic shipwreck and loss of life off Pylos, Greece six months ago have made little meaningful progress, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The Adriana, a severely overcrowded fishing trawler, capsized in the early…
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Together for Justice 6 months since the Pylos shipwreck “All we care about is that the world knows what happened.” – Walid*, a young Egyptian shipwreck survivor. *pseudonym We would like to invite you and colleagues to ‘Together for Justice – 6 months since the Pylos shipwreck’, an event organised by Amnesty International and Human Rights…
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The Free the #ElHiblu3 campaign is advocating for freedom for three young men, Abdalla, Amara and Kader, who are standing accused of terrorism in Malta for preventing an illegal push-back to Libya in 2019. It is a project initiated by supporters and the affected themselves. Together we demand justice!
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*reposted from Legal Centre LesvosSince the tragic Pylos shipwreck of 14 June, civil society, activists and human rights organisations, including the Legal Centre Lesvos, have repeatedly called the Greek authorities for a transparent and independent investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy. Several protests and marches were also spontaneously organised around Greece, such as in Athens, Thessaloniki and Lesvos in support of…