Justice for Pylos State Crime
*First Published on Zawia3.com Shimaa Hamdy Nine Egyptian survivors of the Adriana shipwreck face trial in Greece on human smuggling charges amidst allegations of Greek Coast Guard negligence and pushback policies. On May 21, nine Egyptians will stand trial in southern Greece on charges related to one of the largest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. The nine survivors,…
With the trial of nine defendants accused of the Pylos shipwreck of 14 June 2023 scheduled to begin on 21 May, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Greek prosecutorial authorities to drop the charges against the accused and to conduct an independent and effective investigation into the circumstances of the shipwreck. The ICJ also…
*First Published on Arab News LONDON: Human rights groups have raised concerns that the upcoming trial in Greece of nine Egyptians who survived the Pylos shipwreck in 2023 may not be fair.The nine are charged with “smuggling, aggravated by the deaths of passengers, causing a shipwreck, irregular entry, and forming and membership of a criminal organization,” with…
*First Published on Middle Eat Eye Lawyers representing the defendants say the investigation has omitted key evidence and witnesses By Katherine Hearst Mohammed** left Cairo for Libya on 28 May 2023 with his cousin. He was trying to reach Italy in the hopes of making enough money to support his three children and elderly parents. Two days later he arrived in Libya…
*First Published on Human Rights Watch Prosecution Should Not Act as Shield for Determining the Greek Authorities’ Responsibilities The imminent trial of nine survivors of the June 2023 Pylos shipwreck off Greece raises fair trial concerns, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The survivors are charged with smuggling, aggravated by the deaths of passengers, causing a shipwreck,…
The imminent trial of nine survivors of the June 2023 Pylos shipwreck off Greece raises fair trial concerns, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The survivors are charged with smuggling, aggravated by the deaths of passengers, causing a shipwreck, irregular entry, and forming and membership of a criminal organization, and could face multiple life sentences…
*First Published on Arab News ATHENS: The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece next week accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks said Thursday they will argue that Greece has no jurisdiction in the case, and insisted their clients were innocent survivors who have been unjustly…
14 May 2024 On Tuesday 21 May 2024, the trial of 9 of the survivors (the ‘Pylos 9’) from the shipwreck of the fishing vessel “Adriana”, that occurred on 14 June 2023 in international waters near Pylos, is scheduled to take place before the Three Member Felony Court of Appeals of Kalamata. The Pylos 9 have been…
[scroll down for english] Μικροφωνική συγκέντρωση για τους 9 της Πύλου την Τρίτη 14 Μαΐου στις 6μμ στην πλατεία Συντάγματος. Κάλεσμα: 21 Μαΐου – Δίκη των 9 της Πύλου – Καμία συγκάλυψη για το μεγαλύτερο κρατικό ρατσιστικό έγκλημα Σχεδόν έναν χρόνο μετά τη δολοφονία 600 και πλέον μεταναστ(ρι)ών από το ελληνικό Λιμενικό στην Πύλο, θα ξεκινήσει η…
It was a crime, it was murder, the drowning of 600 refugees in the Pylos shipwreck! Over six hundred families in Pakistan, Egypt, Syria and Palestine are mourning the loss of their loved ones who were on board the ship Adriana and ended up at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Pylos, Greece, on 14…
