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…
On Wednesday 15 May 2024, 19:00–21:00 EEST/UTC+3 we will participate in a teach-in to #freepylos9 organized by @fac_research ,in solidarity with the nine criminalised survivors of the Pylos shipwreck and of all people on the move under spurious charges of “facilitation.” The nine defendants accused by the Greek State of the Pylos shipwreck of 14 June 2023, will be tried on…
Free the Pylos 9 Call for international trial observers on 21 May 2024 in Kalamata, Greece The nine defendants accused by the Greek State for the deadly Pylos shipwreck of 14 June 2023, will be tried starting on 21 May 2024 before the three member Appeal Court of Kalamata, Greece. The defendants, who are also survivors of…
*First Published on Amnesty International The Adriana, a severely overcrowded fishing trawler, capsized on June 14, 2023, leading to the death of more than 600 people from Syria, Pakistan and Egypt. Survivors allege that the Hellenic Coast Guard’s actions contributed to the shipwreck. Investigations against the Greek authorities have made little meaningful progress. What’s the problem? The…
Don’t let the 9 Egyptian survivors become the ‘scapegoats’ for the Pylos crime *First Published on the Initiative of Lawyers and Jurists for the Pylos Shipwreck On 21 May 2024, the trial of the 9 Egyptians who were rescued from the catastrophic shipwreck on 14 June 2023 off the coast of Pylos, is set to start at the…
The team of defense lawyers for the nine survivors of the Pylos shipwreck invites you to a Press Conference on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:00, at ESIEA (Athens Press Union, 20 Akadimias Street, Athens, 3rd floor). The trial of the nine Egyptian survivors of the deadly shipwreck of Pylos is set for the 21 May 2024,…
Σχεδόν έναν χρόνο μετά τη δολοφονία 600 και πλέον μεταναστ(ρι)ών από το ελληνικό Λιμενικό στην Πύλο, θα ξεκινήσει η δίκη των 9 Αιγυπτίων μεταναστών που είναι προφυλακισμένοι από την ημέρα του ναυαγίου, με κατηγορίες για παράνομη διακίνηση και πρόκληση ναυαγίου. Επειδή είναι η πρώτη δίκη που σχετίζεται με το κρατικό έγκλημα της Πύλου, η δίκη των 9…
*First Published on The Press Project The State Department’s annual report on human rights practices has brought to light a range of concerns regarding Greece’s handling of human rights issues within its borders. The 2023 report offers a critical view of the Greek government, currently led by the Mitsotakis administration, citing various human rights violations, including the…
