Cemeteries for the Unknown | Graves for the Unnamed

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‘We should be ashamed’: bearing witness to migrant deaths at sea

18 June 2019 – Guardian – A new London exhibition, Sink Without Trace, is dedicated to the tragedies that too often befall migrants fleeing conflict, poverty and persecution

View a gallery of Italian photographer Max Hirzel’s images from the exhibition

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GREECE

09 August 2010 – welcome2europe

Mass grave of refugees in Evros uncovered

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Mass grave of refugees in Evros uncovered (1 Update)

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25 August 2010 – diePresse: Chrissi Wilkens

Griechenland: Der Friedhof der Illegalen

https://www.diepresse.com/590032/griechenland-der-friedhof-der-illegalen

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June 2014 – alJazeera

In Greece, a river holds tragedy for migrants

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/06/greece-river-holds-tragedy-migrants-2014630828461621.html

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31 Mai 2016 – FM4 ORF: Michael Bonvalot

Der Friedhof der namenlosen Flüchtlinge

Auf der griechischen Insel Lesbos werden tote Flüchtlinge auf einem Acker verscharrt. … Hier liegen Männer, hier liegen Frauen und hier liegen vor allem sehr viele Kinder begraben. ..

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20 Sept 2018 – The New Humanitarian: Sarah Souli

Greece’s man in the migrant morgue

The Evros River is an increasingly popular route into Europe despite its deadly record
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2018/09/20/greece-evros-river-migrant-morgue

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26 Sept 2018 – turbantimes : Florian Elabdi

The untold refugee stories from Europe’s River of Death

26 Sept 2018 – refugee.today: Florian Elabdi

The untold refugee stories on the edge of Europe

Hundreds of refugees have perished in Europe’s so-called ‘river of death’ on the Turkish-Greek border. Earlier this year, Refugee.Today and The Turban Times travelled to the border area on the edge of Europe to uncover some of the stories.

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04 August 2020 – Solomon: Corina Petridi

Name: Unknown – Cause of death: Drowning

“I can’t, I’ve had a difficult time processing all this.” Since 2012, the registrar of Lesvos has been mainly registering the bodies of unidentified refugees

https://wearesolomon.com/mag/on-the-move/name-unknown-cause-of-death-drowning/

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TURKEY

07. April 2016 – die Welt: Deniz Yüzel

Der Imam, der die ertrunkenen Flüchtlinge begräbt

Imam Ahmet Altan hat wohl mehr ertrunkene Flüchtlinge als jeder andere im östlichen Mittelmeerraum beerdigt. Er hofft, dass das Sterben nun ein Ende finden wird. Ein Besuch auf dem Friedhof Dogancay.

https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article154111862/Der-Imam-der-die-ertrunkenen-Fluechtlinge-begraebt.html

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23 Jan 2020 InfoMigrants: Marion MacGregor

A graveyard for unnamed Afghans in Turkey

Van close to Iran’s border
Hundreds of Afghan migrants are buried in this graveyard.
in recent years many Afghans have died trying to enter Turkey on foot.
Many of their bodies have never been identified, so their graves are marked only with numbers.
Afghan refugees living in Iran are fleeing poverty and political instabilty

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/22310/a-graveyard-for-unnamed-afghans-in-turkey

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TUNISIA

21 Feb 2018 – Qantara: Sarah Mersch

Tunisia’s ″Cemetery for the Unknown″

The gravedigger of Zarzis

Every year, the bodies of migrants who die trying to cross the Mediterranean wash ashore in Tunisia.

https://en.qantara.de/content/tunisias-%E2%80%B3cemetery-for-the-unknown%E2%80%B3-the-gravedigger-of-zarzis

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02 October 2019 – Meshkal : Meshkal news team

The ‘Heroes’ of Zarzis

Documentary Follows Fishermen Saving Lives in Mediterranean

https://meshkal.org/?p=471

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cemetery zarzis ©️ F.Guckelsberger

02 Juli 2020 – deutschlandfunk – Florian Guckelsberger

Die Toten von Zarzis

Die Abschottungspolitik der EU und der Krieg in Libyen führen dazu, dass immer mehr Menschen versuchen, über Tunesien nach Europa zu gelangen. Auch dies ein gefährlicher Weg. Die Fischer von Zarzis sind jetzt auch Totengräber für die Ertrunkenen.

https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/gefluechtete-in-tunesien-die-toten-von-zarzis.979.de.html?dram%3Aarticle_id=479778

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ITALY

09 Aug 2017 – Scientific American: Barbie Latza Nadeau

Giving Dead Migrants a Name

By pushing forensics to its limits, a courageous scientist, Cristina Cattaneo, is attempting to identify the badly decomposed remains of 700 people who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/giving-dead-migrants-a-name/

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01 Aug 2020 – SRF.ch : Kathrin Ueltschi

Wie Italien mit den namenlosen Toten umgeht

In den letzten fünf Jahren sind fast 20’000 Geflüchtete auf dem Weg nach Europa ertrunken. Was geschieht mit ihren Überresten? Eine Forscherin [ Daniela Stauffacher ] geht auf Spurensuche.
https://www.srf.ch/kultur/gesellschaft-religion/gefluechtete-im-mittelmeer-wie-italien-mit-den-namenlosen-toten-umgeht

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04 April 2021

Forum Lampedusa Solidale on Facebook

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FRANCE

21May 2016 – times of israel: David Courbet

Dignity only in death for migrants at France’s Calais ‘Jungle’

Aid workers and medical personnel work to spare the dozens who died trying to reach the UK from a nameless, forgotten fate

https://www.timesofisrael.com/dignity-only-in-death-for-migrants-at-frances-calais-jungle/

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BOSNIA

Migrant graves near Bihać; death on the way to a better future

Thousands of migrants have crossed Bosnia and Herzegovina on their way to Europe over the past couple of years but for some of them, the dream of a better life elsewhere ended when they were laid to rest in the country they thought they would just pass through.
https://ba.n1info.com/english/news/a438268-migrant-graves-near-bihac-death-on-the-way-to-a-better-future/

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Dec 2020 – photographer Jesco Denzel reports from Bosnia
Going for Game –

https://www.jescodenzel.com/portfolio/going-for-game

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5 April 2021 – Infomigrants:

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/31089/bihac-last-resting-place-for-migrants-dying-on-the-eu-s-doorstep

Bihac: Last resting place for migrants dying on the EU’s doorstep

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Missing Migrants Project

tracks incidents involving migrants, including refugees and asylum-seekers, who have died or gone missing in the process of migration towards an international destination.
Missing Migrants Project supports searches for missing family members by referring you to Restoring Family Links Network of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. In order to obtain support from members of the network in searches, you are asked to go to the RFL Service (Restoring Family Links) in the country where you live. This service is active in 190 countries and the addresses may be found on the dedicated website of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. In all cases, the first step is a tracing request which is completed by a member of the Red Cross or Red Crescent Movement during a face-to-face interview with a family member of the missing in your country of residence.  

Family members living in Italy who have lost loved ones in the Mediterranean can approach the Tracing, RFL and Protection Service of the Italian Red Cross through the email address tracing@cri.it The number +39 (0) 2 3312 9335 is available from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00 for the sole purpose of informing families about the functioning of the service – it is not possible for Red Cross staff members to provide information on single individuals on the phone or via email.

For all other enquiries please contact your local Red Cross or Red Crescent representative in your country of residence. 

# FRONTEX | FORTRESS EUROPE

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no new findings – just my small compilation of links with info on #Frontex

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15 Feb 2021
Legal Centre Lesvos and Front-Lex

The Legal Centre Lesvos and Front-Lex call upon FRONTEX to immediately suspend or terminate its activities in the Aegean Sea region / Legal Center Lesvos et Front-Lex demandent à FRONTEX de suspendre ou de mettre fin immédiatement à ses activités dans la mer Égée.

This morning, Legal Centre Lesvos and Front-Lex sent a formal request to suspend or terminate Frontex operations in the Aegean Sea to Fabrice Leggeri, the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), pursuant to Article 265 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 

https://legalcentrelesvos.org/2021/02/15/the-legal-centre-lesvos-and-front-lex-call-upon-frontex-to-immediately-suspend-or-terminate-its-activities-in-the-aegean-sea-region/

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15 Feb 2021 – der Spiegel:

Pushback-Skandal Rechtsanwälte wollen Frontex-Chef Leggeri vor Gericht bringen

https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/frontex-skandal-rechtsanwaelte-wollen-leggeri-vor-europaeischen-gerichtshof-bringen-a-b82ae08e-449e-4366-862a-9d8300d97e81

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Are you Syrious Special – Part 1 – (2004–2016) – 6 Dec 2020
Frontex and human rights — How did we arrive here? PART 1 (2004–2016)

https://medium.com/are-you-syrious/ays-special-frontex-and-human-rights-how-did-we-arrive-here-part-1-2004-2016-17cffb340c07

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Are you Syrious Special – Part 2 – (2017 – 2019) – 20 Dec 2020
Frontex and Human Rights — How did we arrive here? PART 2 (2017–2019)
https://medium.com/are-you-syrious/ays-special-frontex-and-human-rights-how-did-we-arrive-here-part-2-2017-2019-83dbb24acb7f

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Are you Syrious Special – Part 3 – (2020) – 26 Dec 2020
Frontex and Human Rights — How did we arrive here? Part 3 (2020)
https://medium.com/are-you-syrious/ays-special-frontex-and-human-rights-how-did-we-arrive-here-part-3-2020-present-706438d8e29

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Are you Syrious Special – Part 4 – (2021) – 7 Feb 2021
Frontex and Human Rights — How did we arrive here? Part 4 (2021 So Far)
https://medium.com/are-you-syrious/ays-special-frontex-and-human-rights-how-did-we-arrive-here-part-4-2021-january-update-9e55d65cc950

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11 Feb 2021 – die Zeit
Frontex: Agentur außer Kontrolle

Vertuschte Menschenrechtsverletzungen, heimliche Treffen mit der Rüstungsindustrie: Über Frontex werden immer mehr Vorwürfe bekannt. Wer kontrolliert die Kontrolleure? Von Bartholomäus von Laffert, Ann Esswein und Vera Deleja-Hotko
https://www.zeit.de/politik/2021-02/frontex-eu-grenzschutzagentur-kontrolle-menschenechte-ruestungsindustrie/komplettansicht?

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06 Feb 2021

Jan Böhmermann tweets:

“FRONTEX does not meet with lobbyists.”
Yes, it does (without telling anybody).
ZDF-Magazin s FRONTEX-Files-Scoup
NOW AVAIAVLE WITH 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇳🇿 SUBTITLES:
https://youtu.be/2uk0w8SvUMw
More: http://frontexfiles.eu
#zdfmagazin

https://twitter.com/janboehm/status/1358052699749629954

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FRONTEX FILES

Vera Deleja-Hotko, Ann Esswein, Luisa Izuzquiza, Bartholomäus von Laffert, Daniela Sala and Phevos Simeonidis (Disinfaux Collective) for ZDF Magazin Royale

05 Feb 2020
https://frontexfiles.eu/en.html

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) :
Lobbying Fortress Europe

The making of a border-industrial complex

https://corporateeurope.org/en/lobbying-fortress-europe

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der Spiegel – 5 Feb 2021

Scandals Plunge Europe’s Border Agency into Turmoil

Accusations of workplace harassment, mismanagement and financial irregularities have led to chaos at Europe’s border agency. The allegations weigh heavily on Frontex head Fabrice Leggeri.

https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/missteps-and-mismanagement-at-frontex-scandals-plunge-europe-s-border-agency-into-turmoil-a-d11ae404-5fd4-41a7-b127-eca47a00753f

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der Spiegel – 23 Oct 2020

EU Border Agency Frontex Complicit in Greek Refugee Pushback Campaign

Greek border guards have been forcing large numbers of refugees back to sea in pushback operations that violate international law. DER SPIEGEL and its reporting partners have learned that the European Union is also complicit in the highly controversial practice.

By Giorgos Christides, Emmanuel Freudenthal, Steffen Lüdke und Maximilian Popp

https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/eu-border-agency-frontex-complicit-in-greek-refugee-pushback-campaign-a-4b6cba29-35a3-4d8c-a49f-a12daad450d7

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17 June 2020

Greece carries out collective expulsion of over 900 asylum seekers under the complicit silence of the European Union

Greece carries out collective expulsion of over 900 asylum seekers under the complicit silence of the European Union

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04 Aug 2019 – the guardian

Once migrants on Mediterranean were saved by naval patrols. Now they have to watch as drones fly over

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/04/drones-replace-patrol-ships-mediterranean-fears-more-migrant-deaths-eu

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14 June 2019

Interview:

Meet the lawyer taking the EU migration policy to the ICC

https://euobserver.com/news/145162

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Communication to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Pursuant to the Article 15 of the Rome Statute EU Migration Policies

https://www.statewatch.org/media/documents/news/2019/jun/eu-icc-case-EU-Migration-Policies.pdf

by Omer Shatz and Dr. Juan Branco – 3 June 2019 – ICC

Click to access eu-icc-case-EU-Migration-Policies.pdf

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14 June 2018

Border Violence Monitoring goes European Parliament

https://www.borderviolence.eu/border-violence-monitoring-goes-european-parliament/

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2016 –

The EU’s Shifting Practices of (Non-) Assistance and Bordering in a Time of Crisis

by CHARLES HELLER + LORENZO PEZZANI
https://www.borderline-europe.de/sites/default/files/background/nearfuturesonline_org_ebbing_and_flowing_the_eus_shifting_pr.pdf

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10 June 2016

New FRONTEX agency: satellite reconnaissance and drones over the Mediterranean

by Matthias Monroy
https://digit.site36.net/2016/06/10/new-frontex-agency-satellite-reconnaissance-and-drones-over-the-mediterranean/

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Matthias Monroy’s archive – a source of info
https://digit.site36.net/archive/

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incident on 28 October 2015 – investigation published 19 Feb 2020

Shipwreck at the Threshold of Europe, Lesvos, Aegean Sea

https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/shipwreck-at-the-threshold-of-europe

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Date of Incident 27.03.2011 – 10.04.2011– investigation published 11 April 2012

The Left-to-Die Boat

https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/the-left-to-die-boat

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der Spiegel – Thema Frontex: https://www.spiegel.de/thema/frontex/

Mahir’s Story: Push Back in The Aegean

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my protokoll:

a few days ago some photos and videos popped up in my inbox …

Mahir, still shocked, wants to share his story with me and you: our situation not quite usual, two people not speaking one language in common, but read yourself:

thank you for the videos; where from? Turkey to Greece ? when?? did you take them? are you safe?
I will tell you the story
first: are you safe?
I am now in Turkey and I am not safe I was going to Greece on 08/15/2020
oh holy shit   I’m so sorry
My family and I went to Greece. We escaped from war in Syria and went to Europe to find a safe life, but unfortunately we did not find anything to expect. We found a second war

had you been on one of the Greek Islands? in a camp? how did you come to Turkey then ?

Is there anyone I can talk to an Arab? I use a translator program To explain the event to you

I’m using online translations only ..

I could not find the study to learn the English language because of the war in Syria
sorry – no – I don’t know any Arabic , and do not know anyone who speaks Arabic

I have a friend who speaks english and will speak together and messengers for you
ok ok

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dear Mahir, did you find an English speaking friend?? .. maybe you just write your story in Arabic – and let me read it with my online translator but – might be a long writing .. too long? — and I am still trying to find someone trustworthy who speaks Arabic – take care!

Dear brother, I sent to a friend, but he did not answer me; I do not find standard Arabic

what Arabic do you speak? what Arabic do you write?

كيف حالكانا اسمي ماهر من سوريا this is what my translator tells me: How are you? – My name is Mahir from Syria

when I do not understand, what you tell me, I will ask you … ok? ok

سوف احكي لك قصتي [I will tell you my story ]

yes, please

انا وعائلتي ذهبنا الى جزيرة اليونانانت اسالني وانا اجاوبك [My family and I went to the island of Greece 
You ask me and I will answer you]

do you know the name of the Greek Island?

متليني [Mytilene]

Turkey – departure point

planned route from Turkey to Lesvos

Mytilene is a small Greek town on Lesvos Island; when did you reach Lesvos/ Mytilene? when did you arrive there ?

لم اوصل الى الجزيرة تم إعادة الى تركيا
نطلقنه في الساعه 2 صباحا في اتجاه متليني [ I did not get to the island and was sent back to Turkey; at 2 am they shot at our direction ]

they were shooting at you?? at 2 o’clock in the morning? it was dark ?
or around noon during the day? in sunshine?
No it was dark
can you remember the day? date?

انطلقنا في القارب في واسط البحر مشينه ساعتين وتلاق بينه خفر السواحل اليونان [ We set off on the boat in Wasit Al Bahr, went on about two hours, and the Greek coast guard met it]

اخذ منه البنزين ونحنا كنا في الميه التركيا [ He took gasoline from him and we were in Turkish water]
I understood: you set off in … ( have not found the name) and went on the boat for 2 hours then the Greek coast guards came and stole your gasoline

yes

did the Greek coast guards take you back to Turkish waters?

نحنو كنا في المياه القلميه التركيا [ We were in Turkish peninsula ]

what is the name of the Turkish place you got on the boat ??

starting point in Turkey

ثم اتى الخفر السواحل التركي [ Then came the Turkish coast guard ]

and then the Turkish Coast guards took you back to Turkey?
no
ولحق الخفر السواحل اليونان لنهم دخلو المياه التركيا [ The coast guard caught Greece because they entered Turkish waters ]

oh – the Turkish coast Guards were against the Greek Coast guards, because the Greeks were in Turkish waters ?? was it in Turkish waters when the Greek stole your gasoline?

ثم كان في القارب بنزين حطياطي [ Then there was hottie ??? petrol in the boat] 

could you take photos of that?

ثم شغلنه المحرك [ Then start the engine]

the boat was full of petrol?? please say again – ? I do not understand:  ثم كان في القارب بنزين حطياطي  [Then there was hottie petrol in the boat >> Then the boat had spare gasoline]

There was no petrol in the boat

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what do I see on these pictures?

The Greek coast guard was coming to us

but – you were in Turkish waters? “The Greek coast guard was coming to us” .. is that on the photos?

Yes, these photos were at the time that the Greek coast guard came to us

نعم ثم اشغلا المحرك وهبنا الئ وجهتنا الي جزيرة اليوناني [ Yes, then the engine started and we headed to our destination on the Greek island]

كان الخفر السواحل التركي يطارد الخفر السواحل اليونان [ The Turkish coast guard was chasing the Greek coast guard]

كان بعيد عنا ثم وصلنا المياه القليمه اليوناني وثم اتا الخفر السواحل اليونان مره اخرى [ It was far from us, then we reached the Greek coastal waters, and then the Greek coast guard came again]

??? … while the turkish Coast guards were behind the HCG . .. you started (again) to go to the Greek Island 

yes

but – not enough petrol / gasoline ??

We had 10 liters of gasoline.

oh my god, Mahir … this is a true nightmare ..

I do not understand

so – you were on the boat – how many were you? – trying to reach Lesvos Island with 10 liters gasoline ….
when you write in Arabic – -it’s easier for me to understand .. start here again, please كان بعيد عنا ثم وصلنا المياه القليمه اليوناني وثم اتا الخفر السواحل اليونان مره اخرى and then?

هنا كان بعيد عن الخفر السواحل اليونان [ Here it was far from the coast guard of Greece]

وبعد نصف ساعه أتا مره آخر وعطونه البنزين وقالو ارجعو الى تركيا [ After half an hour, they came again,  and they gave me petrol and they said go back to Turkey]

ونحنا لم نقبل في الرجوع [ And we did not accept to return ]

كان يشتمون فينا وقالو لنا لم نساعدكم ونحنا نتوسل الئهم
[ They kept insulting us and told us we will not help you and we are begging them]

كان يلحقني الخفر السواحل اليونان [ I was followed by the Greek coast guard]

this was dangerous !! – no one had life jackets

  من ثم الخفر السواحل اليوناني اتصلو الى قارب حربي يوناني [ Then the Greek coastguard contacted a Greek warship]

this big boat … against you?

ونزلة قرب صغير كان في دخله ناس مسلحين واتئ إلينا وسحبوا السلاح إلينا وقطع الخيط المحرك وقالو لنا تدخلو الى اليونان [ And a little near a small group in which there were armed people who came towards us and pulled the weapon on us, cut the engine’s cable, and they warned us to enter Greece]

armed with guns?

نعم كانو مسلحين السلاح غريبه [ Yes, they were armed with a strange weapon]

what did you do then ?? what did the HCG / the armed ship do with you ?

هددونه بل قتل ان لم نرجع [ He threatened us with death if we did not return]

they said they will kill you, if you do not go back to Turkey ?

yes–

when you had been in Greek Waters … ?   this is a “push back“

yes
how many people were on your boat?

مايقدر 55 و 10 أطفال [ About 55 , 10 children]

لقد بقين في وسط البحر 12 ساعه لا طعام لا ماء سو السفن الحربيه والبحر وسماء الزرقاء لانعرف ماذا نفعل كنا خايفين كثير [ We stayed in the middle of the sea for 12 hours, no food, no water, the warships, the sea, and the blue sky. We did not know what to do. We were very afraid.]

من ثم ربطو الحبل في القرب وخذونا الئ المياه التركيا وبقينه في المياه التركيا ومن بعدها قاما الخفر السواحل التركي إنقاذنا [ Then they tied the rope around us and took us the pearls -?waves?- of the Turkish waters and remained in the Turkish waters, and after that the Turkish coast guard rescued us]

HCG pulled you back to Turkish waters with a rope? to let the Turkish rescue you .. ? for 12 hours they were watching you ??

yes
نعم لكن كان يوجد سفن حربي من اليمن ومن اليسار ونحنا في الوسط معا القرب الصغر الذي نزل من السفن الحربيه هوا من ربطو الحبل معنا وسحبنا الى المياه التركيا [ Yes, but there were warships from Yemen and the left, and we were in the middle together. The small proximity that came down from the warships was the one who tied the rope with us and dragged us to the Turkish waters.]

it was not the HCG, but a crew from the huge (Greek) warship that pulled you back to Turkey?

كان يوجد 9 سفن معا سفن تركيا [ There were 9 ships together, ships of Turkey]

كان الناتو موجود [NATO was there]

and you in the middle .. this is SCARY …

كان مثلا كرة القدم تركيا تقول اذهبوا واليونان يقول ارجعوا [like playing football; Turkey saying Go and Greece saying Go Back] 

what happended after the Turkish rescued you? where did they take you? did you know the other people on the boat? how many of the 55 +10 children are your family? was there one ‘Boss’ on the boat? someone who knows how to handle a boat?

عائلتي كانو 8 وكان معنا مايقرب 45 شخصا [my family was 8, and we were about 45 people]
اخذونا الى الميناء [they took us to the port]
كانت زوجتي حامل [ My wife was pregnant ]
من الخوف أسعفوها الى المشفى وبقت اسبوع في المشفى [ Out of fear, I took her to the hospital, and she stayed for a week] كان الطفل بخير الحمد لله [the child was fine, thank God]
نعم كان لكن لايعرف شئ [ Yes there was – a boss- , but he does not know anything]

which port, do you know the name?
لا للأسف لم أعرف الى اين كنا متوجهين [ No, unfortunately, I did not know where we were heading]

Mahir is a refugee from Syria, 23 years, a tailor –
along with his family – his wife Marwa, his parents Fadela and Ahmed,
his brothers Radwan 8 , Imran 10, and Ali 15 years
they managed to flee Syrian war, their hometown being  under siege. Marwa’s father and other family members fled to Germany
Mahir and Marwa have one son, Ahmed, 2 years; their second child will be born in Jan 2021
the family now lives in the province Muğla / Turkey; they all share a tiny place on the farm Mahir works for.

Konvertiten zum Christentum – aus IRAN

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Iranische Flüchtlinge, die zum Christentum konvertiert sind, DÜRFEN NICHT ABGESCHOBEN WERDEN!

Ihnen drohen im Iran schwerste Strafen, im schlimmsten Fall Todesstrafe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23. Mai 2019

“Die iranische Justiz hat gegen eine 58-jährige Christin, die am 8. Mai 2019 aus Deutschland abgeschoben wurde, ein Gerichtsverfahren eröffnet.”

berichtet die Evangelische Nachrichtenagenur IDEA

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die Internationale Gesellschaft für Menschenrechte (IGFM) beschreibt:
Die Islamische Republik Iran diskriminiert die alteingesessenen christlichen ethnischen Minderheiten. Sie duldet aber deren kirchliches Leben – mit der strikten Einschränkung, dass sie niemals (ehemalige) Muslime aufnehmen oder versuchen, Muslime missionarisch zu erreichen. Konvertiten zum Christentum sind daher völlig auf sich gestellt. Sie bilden im Untergrund eigene Hauskreise und kleine Gemeinden, in denen sie unter sich bleiben.

„Abfall vom Islam“ – ein Kapitalverbrechen im Iran

Apostasie, der “Abfall“ vom Glauben, gilt im Iran seit der Gründung der Islamischen Republik im Jahr 1979 als ein schwerwiegendes “Verbrechen”, wenn es sich um den Abfall vom Islam handelt.

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2019 OpenDoors|  Im Dienst der verfolgten Christen weltweit:

Länderprofil Iran
Position auf dem Weltverfolgungsindex Platz 9

” Muslime, die den christlichen Glauben angenommen haben, tragen die Hauptlast der Verfolgung ..”

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Gefahr der Verfolgung bei Rückkehr in den Iran wegen Konversion zum Christentum

VG Lüneburg 5. Kammer, Urteil vom 25.04.2018, 5 A 190/16

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Teilweise erfolgreiche Asylklage eines zum christlichen Glauben konvertierten Iraners gegen einen negativen Asylfolgebescheid

VG Würzburg, Urteil v. 30.04.2018 – W 8 K 17.33481

Leitsatz:

Für muslimische Konvertiten, die ihren Glauben in Gemeinschaft mit anderen ausüben, besteht in Iran die beachtliche Gefahr von Verfolgungshandlungen; selbst eine religiöse Betätigung als Angehörige einer evangelikalen oder freikirchlichen Gruppierung im häuslich-privaten oder nachbarschaftlich-kommunikativen Bereich ist nicht gefahrlos möglich.

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Ernsthafte Gefahr für Konvertiten bei Abschiebung in den Iran

VG Würzburg, Urteil v. 04.09.2017 – W 8 K 17.30383

Leitsätze:

1. Bei sich dauerhaft entwickelnden Sachverhalten wie bei der Religionskonversion ist bei Asylfolgeanträgen maßgeblich auf die Taufe als der nach außen erkennbaren Manifestation der Konversion abzustellen.

2. Muslimische Konvertiten, die einer evangelikalen oder freikirchlichen Gruppierung angehören, sind spätestens dann einer konkreten Gefahr für Leib oder Leben ausgesetzt, wenn sie sich im Iran zu ihrem christlichen Glauben bekennen und Kontakt zu einer solchen Gruppierung aufnehmen.

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06. März 2019 | Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage

zur asylpolitischen Lage von sexuellen und weltanschaulichen Minderheiten aus dem Iran –

Drucksache19/8169

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Juni 2018 | Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe SFH | Schnellrecherche

Iran: Gefährdung von Konvertierten 

1.Nach welchengesetzlichen Grundlagen ist die Religionsfreiheit in Irangeregelt?

2.Sind vomIslam zum Christentum Konvertierte in Iran gefährdet?

3.Mit welchen Konsequenzen müssen zum ChristentumKonvertierterechnen,wenn sie aus dem Ausland in den Iranzurückkehren?

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März 2019 BAMF | Länderreport Iran |  Situation der Christen

untersucht die Situation der Christen in Iran. Neben den gesetzlichen Grundlagen wird auf die gesellschaftliche Einbettung der christlichen etablierten Gemeinden und der Hauskirchen eingegangen. Daneben werden das Feld der Missionsarbeit sowie die staatlichen Bemühungen einer Eindämmung missionarischer Aktivitäten geschildert. Zudem beschäftigt sich der Report mit der Lage der Konvertiten [Punkt 8] und schildert die Folgen des Glaubenswechsels (Abkehr vom Islam). Dies erfolgt unter Berücksichtigung der Behandlung von Konvertiten seitens der Justiz und Ordnungskräfte, aber auch des sozio-kulturellen Umfelds. Aufgezeigt wird zudem die aktuelle, gefestigte Rechtsprechung zum Sachvortrag der Konversion. Eingegangen wird schließlich auf die Frage einer möglichen Gefährdung von Konvertiten bei einer Rückkehr nach Iran.

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14 August 2018 | evangelisch.de

Bayerische Kirche kritisiert “Glaubensprüfungen” bei getauften Flüchtlingen

” .. Zwar wird die Verfolgungsgefahr aus religiösen Gründen in der Regel eingeräumt. Jedoch geht es bei der Beurteilung nicht um die persönliche Entscheidung, eine andere Religion anzunehmen, auch nicht vorrangig um eine eventuelle Zugehörigkeit zu einer christlichen Gemeinschaft oder ob die Taufe erst in Deutschland vollzogen wurde: Im Mittelpunkt steht die heikle Prognose, wie schwerwiegend die zu erwartenden Folgen für den Betreffenden bei einer Rückkehr sind. … In manchen Anhörungen beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) und in Verwaltungsgerichtsverhandlungen werde offenbar “die Grenze zur theologisch wie rechtlich sehr zweifelhaften – aus unserer Sicht unzulässigen – Glaubensprüfung überschritten” ..”

Nov 2017 |  Norway’s LANDIFO

Iran; On Conversion to Christianity, Issues concerning Kurds and Post-2009 Election Protestors as well as Legal Issues and Exit Procedures;

Joint report from the Danish Immigration Service, the Norwegian LANDINFO and Danish Refugee Council’s fact-finding mission to Tehran, Iran, Ankara, Turkey and London, United Kingdom; 9 November to 20 November 2012 and 8 January to 9 January 2013

SUMMARY : Over the last decade, Iranian authorities have intensified the monitoring and repression of activities among Protestant Christians who have converted from Islam.

1- Report Iran: Christian converts and house churches (1) –prevalence and conditions for religious practise
2- Report Iran: Christian converts and house churches (2) –arrests and prosecutions

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das Verwaltungsgericht Schwerin hat in seinem ausführlich und umfassend begründeten Urteil vom 13.02.2013 | 3 A 1877/10 As  im Fall eines zum Christentum konvertierten Ehepaares das Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge verpflichtet beiden die Flüchtlingseigenschaft zuzuerkennen

 

SOS auf dem Mittelmeer – Europa schaut weg

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Andrej Hunko, Erik Marquardt, europa, European commission, Flucht, Il codice di comportamento per le organizzazioni non governative, Italy's Code of Conduct for NGOs, iuventa, Jan-Christoph Kitzler, Johann Pätzold, jugend rettet e.V., July 17, Mediterranean, menschenrechte, Mittelmeer, refugee, Rettung, SAR, Seenot, Tallinn, Verhaltenskodex, Wissenschaftliche Dienste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Faschisten terrorisieren Seenotretter auf dem Mittelmeer. Europa schaut zu.

Johann Pätzold·Sonntag, 6 August 2017

 

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Seenotrettung: Warum die “Beweise” gegen Jugend-Rettet nur Schikane sind und wer wirklich mit Schleppern zusammenarbeitet.

Erik Marquardt·Freitag, 4 August 2017

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Verfahren gegen “Iuventa” Beweise mit Schönheitsfehlern

Tagesschau, 7.8.2017, Jan-Christoph Kitzler

 

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Gutachten: EU darf Seenotretter nicht bremsen

Die Europäische Union will Flüchtlingshelfern einen Verhaltenskodex auferlegen. Wissenschaftler des Bundestags halten das für kaum durchsetzbar.

DerTagesspiegel – 09.08.2017 

 

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Wissenschaftliche Dienste – Deutscher Bundestag

 

31. Juli 2017 – Sachstand: Der italienische Verhaltenskodex für private Seenotretter im Mittelmeer    Völkerrechtliche Aspekte

31. Juli 2017 – Sachstand: Der italienische Verhaltenskodex für private Seenotretter im Mittelmeer    Völker-, europa- und strafrechtliche Aspekte

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Pressemitteilungen von Andrej Hunko -Dienstag, 08. August 2017

Wissenschaftlicher Dienst: EU kann keinen „Verhaltenskodex“ für Seenotretter erlassen

Das neue Gutachten zur Rechtsverbindlichkeit des italienischen Verhaltenskodex nach Maßgabe des Unionsrechts

 

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Dr. Heribert Prantl – Süddeutsche Zeitung – 3 Aug 2017

Wenn Flüchtlinge in Not sind – soll dann geltendes Recht nicht gelten?

 

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English translation published by Euronews – 03 Aug 2017 :

 

Italy’s CODE OF CONDUCT FOR NGOs UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES IN MIGRANTS’ RESCUE OPERATIONS AT SEA 

 

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statewatch.org – July 2017

Code of Conduct for NGOs involved in Migrants’ Rescue Operations at Sea

 

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La Repubblica – 31 July 2017

Il codice di comportamento per le organizzazioni non governative stilato del ministero dell’Interno per il salvataggio dei migranti in mare

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06 July 2017 – from Tallinn – La Stampa:

Salvataggi in mare: ecco il codice Ue per le Ong

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3 July 2017 – Tallinn meeting – European Commission:

Joint declaration by Commissioner Avramopoulos and the Ministers of Interior of France, Germany and Italy

Press release: Central Mediterranean Route: Commission proposes Action Plan to support Italy, reduce pressure and increase solidarity

 

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Solidaritätserklärung – zur Unterzeichnung

 

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related:

Der Kodex der Zwietracht

Save and Rescue in the Mediterranean – SAR NGOs

Monthly SAR activity in Central Mediterranean, by type of rescuer (through March 2017)

Lampedusa – Refugees – EU –

Der Kodex der Zwietracht

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Code of Conduct for NGOs involved in Migrant‘ Rescue Operations at Sea, EU, SAR

Danke an alle NGOs, die auf dem Mittelmeer Leben retten!
eine Aufgabe, die den Europäischen Staaten ansteht, ebenso wie die Aufnahme der Fliehenden in ALLE europäischen Länder
Europa ist keine Festung!

related:

Save and Rescue in the Mediterranean – SAR NGOs

Code of Conduct for NGOs involved in Migrant‘ Rescue Operations at Sea

Was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu …

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asylpolitik, bayerischer flüchtlingsrat, bayern, CSU, Geflüchtete, Internierung, Lager, Nächstenliebe, Pro Asyl

„Was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu.“

oder positiv formuliert:

„Behandle andere so, wie du von ihnen behandelt werden willst.“

das ist in allen Kulturen die Goldene Regel des miteinander Auskommens und der Ursprung des christlichen Gebotes:

Liebe Deinen Nächsten, wie Dich selbst.

‘die Anderen’ sind unser eigenes Spiegelbild, Menschen, wie Du oder ich selbst.

Jeder, der Geflüchtete in Lager zu sperren beabsichtigt, sollte sich zumindest vorstellen, er selbst sei der Geflüchtete. Dann wird er wissen, wie er dazu zu stehen hat.

 

 

Manching-Ingolstadt Foto Bayerischer Flüchtlingsrat

Pro Asyl – 12 Juli 2017

Lagerpflicht für alle: Bayern will Flüchtlinge isolieren

Asylrecht – NGOs in Deutschland

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Migrationsrecht.net – Informationsportal zum Ausländerrecht

bietet Juristen, Rechtsanwälten, Journalisten und auch Rechtssuchenden mit seinem Experten-Netzwerk umfangreiche Informationen sowie aktuelle News aus dem gesamten Bereich des europäischen und deutschen Migrationsrechts

 

ELENA INDEX -May 2016 – 

useful adresses for refugees in Europe sorted by country

 

Informationsverbund Asyl & Migration – Asyl.net

Der Informationsverbund Asyl und Migration e.V. ist ein Zusammenschluss von in der Flüchtlings- und Migrationsarbeit aktiven Organisationen, bietet u.a. Adressen, thematische Ratgeber, Gerichtsentscheidungen und

Informationen für die ehrenamtliche Unterstützung von Flüchtlingen

Informationen zum Verfahren der Familienzusammenführung

Familienzusammenführung innerhalb Europas

Familienzusammenführung ausserhalb Europas

Hinweise für Asylsuchende zum Ablauf der Anhörung/Interview beim BAMF in Albanisch, Arabisch, Bosnisch, Deutsch, Englisch, Farsi-Dari,  Französisch,  Kurdisch (Kurmandschi),  Russisch, Tigrinisch, Türkisch, Ukrainisch, Urdu

Country of Origin Information Network – ecoi.net

The European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL)

 

 

Die Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft PRO ASYL

ist ein Zusammmenschluss von Mitarbeitenden aus Kirchen, Gewerkschaften, Wohlfahrts- und Menschenrechtsorganisationen und landesweiten Flüchtlingsräten. Sie verbindet die Überzeugung, dass es die Pflicht einer demokratischen und humanen Gesellschaft ist, Flüchtlinge und verfolgte Menschen zu schützen. Sie wurde 1986 gegründet.

 

Die jeweiligen Landes-Flüchtlingsräte 

sind unabhängige untereinander vernetzte  Vertretungen der Flüchtlingsselbstorganisationen, Unterstützungsgruppen und Solidaritätsinitiativen  in den einzelnen Bundesländern. Sie koordinieren und begleiten Initiativen vor Ort, halten Kontakt zu Betroffenen und verfügen in vielen Fragen über das Wissen, wie konkret geholfen werden kann.

Flüchtlingsrat Baden-Württemberg e.V.

Bayerischer Flüchtlingsrat   mit Asylhelfer.Bayern

Flüchtlingsrat Berlin e.V.    mit  Netzwerk “Berlin Hilft”

Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg

Flüchtlingsrat Bremen

Flüchtlingsrat Hamburg e.V.

Hessischer Flüchtlingsrat

Flüchtlingsrat Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.

Niedersächsischer Flüchtlingsrat e.V.

Flüchtlingsrat NRW e.V. 

Arbeitskreis Asyl Rheinland-Pfalz

Saarländischer Flüchtlingsrat e.V.

Sächsischer Flüchtlingsrat e.V.

Flüchtlingsrat Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.

Flüchtlingsrat Schleswig-Holstein e.V.

Flüchtlingsrat Thüringen e.V.

 

Dachverband der Refugee Law Clinics in Deutschland

ist der Zusammenschluss studentischer Rechtsberatungen auf dem Gebiet des Migrationrechts. sie bieten persönliche Betreuung, sind oft die ersten Anlaufstellen  für diejenigen, die sich eine anwaltliche Beratung nicht leisten können, aber sie ersetzen nicht den Rechtsanwalt.

 

Handbuch  

der Asylsozialberatung des Caritaszentrums im Landkreis Ebersberg für Professionelle und Ehrenamtliche in der Flüchtlingshilfe

 

Welcome2Europe  w2eu.info

-ar معلومات مستقلة للآجئين و المهاجرين القادمين الى اوروبا

-fa  اطلاعات مستقل برای پناهندگان و مهاجران آینده در اروپا

-fr Informations indépendantes pour réfugiés et migrants arrivant en Europe

-en Independent information for refugees and migrants coming to Europe

 

Jesuiten-Flüchtlingsdienst Deutschland – Jesuit Refugee Service – (JRS)

Unserem Auftrag entsprechend begleiten und unterstützen wir Flüchtlinge und Migranten und treten für ihre Rechte ein, mit eigenem Büro in Berlin und München

 

 Bundesfachverband unbegleitete minderjährige Flüchtlinge (BumF)

Willkommensbroschüre – Ein Wegbegleiter für unbegleitete Minderjährige

Leitfaden für Fachkräfte zur Situation geflüchteter junger Volljähriger im Übergang

 

Netzwerk Flüchtlingsforschung

ist ein multi-disziplinäres Netzwerk von Wissenschaftlern und Wissenschaftlerinnen in Deutschland die zu Zwangsmigration, Flucht und Asyl forschen sowie internationaler Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen die diese Themen mit Bezug zu Deutschland untersuchen.

Hanif Hidarnejad – über Asylrecht – persisch – پناهندگی/ اقامت 

Sozialarbeiter und Psychosozialberater bei der Medizinischen Flüchtlingshilfe Bochum e.V.; Mitbegründung und Mitarbeit bei der persischsprachigen Homepage „Integrationsforum der IranerInnen in Deutschland“

 

Integrationsforum der IranerInnen in Deutschland

mit Informationen über Aufenthalt, Rechtsfragen, Integration

 

Save and Rescue in the Mediterranean – SAR NGOs

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this collection below  is dedicated to the SAR  NGOs risking their own lives to rescue the souls of children, women and men from drowning in the sea – I want to and I feel the need to thank them for defending  Human Rights.

Their operations wouldn’t be necessary if there was a #SafePassage or #SafeAndLegalRoutes

-last updated end July 2017 –

petition en/de:

End EU-financed violence against refugees and migrants by the Libyan Coastguard!

EU-finanzierte Gewalt gegen Flüchtende durch Libysche Küstenwache beenden!

 

Proactiva Open Arms

is a non-governmental organization from Badalona/Catalonia (north Barcelona, Spain) whose main mission is to rescue refugees from the sea that arrive in Europe fleeing wars, persecution or poverty. Born from a rescue and first aid at sea company with extensive experience in the Spanish coasts.
Founded on 16 September 2015

ships: ASTRAL, GolfoAzzurro

 

 

Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario (SMH)

We are a group of people linked to the emergencies, who is involved in tasks of sea-watch, rescue and health care. In response to the humanitarian crisis in the Aegean Sea (Greece) in November 2015, we created the Humanitarian Maritime Rescue Association (SMH in Spanish) to help and assist people who find no other way than risking their lives by crossing the sea.  Our aim is to preserve the lives of people under the principles of volunteerism, solidarity, humanity, universality, equality, impartiality and dignity. Today, in addition to the ground actions and training of our volunteers, we do also carry out awareness campaigns on Human Rights

 

 

International Maritime Rescue Federation – IMRF 

is the international charity focussed on preventing loss of life in the world’s waters. We work with Government and Non-Government SAR Organisations to achieve this.

We now have 112 organisations in 48 countries paying a subscription as members of the IMRF and working together to reduce the loss of life. The membership includes Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres, Coast Guards and Volunteer response organisations.

 

Jugend Rettet e.V.

We’re young people who collect donations for sea rescue. With our ship IUVENTA we rescue people in maritime emergency on the Mediterranean. Support us!
As young Europeans we cannot – and don’t want to – accept the status quo of the European asylum policies. Of the political actors we demand to ease the distress of refugees and to offer practical help. We need a program focussing on rescue from maritime emergency and we need to decriminalise the seek for asylum and refugees.
Instead people are kept away from ‘Fortress Europe’ by newly built walls and are generally restricted in their mobility – we oppose those measures.

 

 

Sea-Eye.org 

Der Verein Sea-Eye e.V. hat sich  der Aufgabe der Seenotrettung verschrieben.
Dafür wurden zwei 26 Meter lange ehemalige Fischkutter gekauft.
Die hochseetauglichen Schiffe “Sea-Eye” und “Seefuchs” wurden für den Zweck der Seenotrettung umgerüstet und sind nun auf Fahrt vor der libyschen Küste, wo sich die meisten Flüchtlinge auf ihrer lebensgefährlichen „Reise“ befinden.
Primäres Ziel wird dabei sein, die Menschen überhaupt erst einmal zu finden, SOS abzusetzen und eine professionelle Hilfe einzuleiten.
Bis dahin besteht die Aufgabe in der Überlebenssicherung der Flüchtlinge, soweit irgend möglich.

Buschheuer May 2016: ” ..We have an organisation which rescues people in distress from the sea. Full stop. That is all we wish to do. We all have in common that we do not want to let people drown.. ”

 

Sea-Watch e.V.

was founded as a non-governmental organisation 19 of May 2015 and is formally registered as a non-profit organisation in Berlin.

Since the year 2000 more than 23.000 people died trying to reach Europe’s shores. After the end of the Mare Nostrum operation in the Mediterranean Sea three business partners from Germany decided to found the nonprofit NGO Sea-Watch e.V. We are acting politically, economically and religiously independently

Ships: Sea-Watch 1, Sea-Watch 2

 

Save The Children

2016 was the deadliest year on record for those crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Right now, children are fleeing bullets, poverty, persecution and the growing impact of climate change, only to drown in European waters. In 2016, Save the Children was able to rescue 435 children at sea because of the generosity of supporters like you. This year, Save the Children’s ship, the Vos Hestia, is once again operating out of its port in Sicily — fully equipped to save the lives of innocent migrants and refugees.

 

 

Humanitarian Pilots Initiative

Humanitarian Pilots Initiative (HPI) ist eine Schweizer Initiative von engagierten Piloten und Supportern, die ihre Fähigkeiten für humanitäre Zwecke einsetzen – unabhängig von Politik, Religion, Ethnie oder Nationalität.

SEENOTRETTUNG:  Gemäss dem UNO-Flüchtlingshilfswerk UNHCR ertranken im Jahr 2016 über 5000 Menschen bei ihrer Flucht im Mittelmeer. Boote in desolaten Zuständen, fehlende Navigationsmöglichkeiten und zu spät eintreffende Rettungskräfte sind unter anderem die Ursachen für Flüchtlingsdramen, wie sie mehrfach dokumentiert sind. Um das Flüchtlingssterben einzudämmen, engagieren sich rund um das Mittelmeer verschiedene staatliche und zivile Hilfsorganisationen. In diesem Kontext übernimmt HPI die Aufgabe der zivilen Luftaufklärung.

 

 

SOS MEDITERRANEE

ist eine europäische Nichtregierungsorganisation zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger im Mittelmeer.

Sie hat sich 2015 auf Initiative von Handelsschiffkapitän Klaus Vogel und der Leiterin humanitärer Projekte, Sophie Beau, gegründet.
Seit Februar 2016 ist sie gemeinsam mit Ärzte ohne Grenzen mit dem Rettungsschiff Aquarius im Mittelmeer im Einsatz. Bis Mitte Februar ist SOS MEDITERRANEE über 13.oo0 Menschen zur Hilfe gekommen.

Die Aquarius ist als ziviles Rettungsschiff den gesamten Winter über im Einsatz und rettet Menschen aus akuter Seenot. Die gemeinnützige Organisation finanziert sich ausschließlich durch Spenden.

 

 

Human Rights at Sea

Independent Research, Investigation and Advocacy for Maritime Human Rights Our Mission: To explicitly raise awareness, implementation and accountability of human rights provisions throughout the maritime environment, especially where they are currently absent, ignored or being abused. Our Vision: To become a leading independent maritime human rights platform. Human Rights at Sea is a Registered Charity in England and Wales

 

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International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR)

This 1979 Convention .. was aimed at developing an international SAR plan, so that, no matter where an accident occurs, the rescue of persons in distress at sea will be co-ordinated by a SAR organization and, when necessary, by co-operation between neighbouring SAR organizations.

IOM – January 2015: RESCUE AT SEA  –

A GUIDE TO PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE AS APPLIED TO REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

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Voluntary Code of Conduct for Search and Rescue Operations undertaken by civil society Non-Government Organisations in the Mediterranean Sea

published in February 2017 by Human Rights at Sea

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 Migrant Offshore Aid Station –  MOAS

We believe that no one deserves to die at sea – and we are working hard to ensure that no one does.

In the past two decades, tens of thousands of men, women and children – mostly refugees escaping violence, persecution and hardship – have lost their lives at sea while searching for a better life.

We are proud to have rescued over 30,000 people from the world’s deadliest maritime migration routes.

Established in response to the humanitarian disaster in October 2013, in which some 400 men, women and children drowned off the island of Lampedusa, MOAS has grown rapidly. Our rescue operations are carried out by professional search and rescue officers, operations specialists, and post-rescue care providers, while a team of skilled professionals in fundraising, communications and development oversee administration.

expedition vessels  Phoenix, Topaz Responder

 

 

Boat Refugee Foundation / Stichting Bootvluchteling

sailed the international waters between Libya and Italy with a rescue ship [GolfoAzzurro] for six weeks in 2016. In this period, we rescued more than 1,500 children and adults from drowning in the sea.
During our rescue mission, we strictly operated on behalf of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Rome – the government agency coordinating the rescue missions. It is a legal requirement and part of good seamanship to offer help to people in need at sea. Not helping is not an option. We are aware of the rumors about possible contacts and illegal transports between refugees and the ships of NGOs. However, since we operated our rescue missions strictly through the MRCC, we were not confronted with this type of contacts.

Starting in 2017, our mission focus will be on professionalizing our medical and psychosocial aid in the refugee camps on Samos and Lesbos. Therefore, we will not organize rescue operations on the Mediterranean Sea but instead provide essential aid at the refugee camps. Throughout the course of 2017, we will continuously evaluate the aid that is needed for boat refugees and if necessary, we will consider to relaunch a rescue operation mission again together with the MRCC.

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Médecins Sans Frontières- Ärzte ohne Grenzen MSF

Jedes Jahr versuchen Hunderttausende Menschen auf der Flucht vor Gewalt, Unsicherheit und Verfolgung in ihren Heimatländern nach Europa zu gelangen. Auf der gefährlichen Reise über Nordafrika und das Mittelmeer verlieren dabei unzählige ihr Leben. Die europäische Politik führt zu einer dramatischen Verschärfung dieser so genannten Flüchtlingskrise. Die Menschen werden zur gefährlichen Flucht über das Mittelmeer gedrängt. Dort starben 2016 mehr als 5.000 Menschen. Um Leben zu retten, organisiert Ärzte ohne Grenzen Such- und Rettungsaktionen. Im letzten Jahr haben wir so über 30.000 Menschen in Seenot geholfen.

vessels Dignity 1, Bourbon Argos, Aquarius

 

Hellenistic Rescue Team

Who we are : Hellenic Rescue Team is a non-governmental organization, whose members participate in Search and Rescue missions on a voluntary basis since 1994.

The aims of the Organization are mainly: to provide assistance to the community in the form of humanitarian missions, first aid, life support, risk prevention, preparedness and training in research, rescue in Greece and abroad ..

ships “Nansen”, “Odin”, “Europe” and “Aegean

 

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BLAMING THE RESCUERS

Aiming to deter migrants from crossing the Mediterranean, the EU and its member states pulled back from rescue at sea at the end of 2014, leading to record numbers of deaths. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were forced to deploy their own rescue missions in a desperate attempt to fill this gap and reduce casualties. Today, NGOs are under attack, wrongly accused of ‘colluding with smugglers’, ‘constituting a pull-factor’ and ultimately endangering migrants. This report refutes these accusations through empirical analysis. It is written to avert a looming catastrophe: if NGOs are forced to stop or reduce their operations, many more lives will be lost to the sea.

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very strange accusations made by Tyler Durden on 5 December 2016
NGOs are smuggling immigrants into Europe on an industrial scale
based on an article published on Gefira on 4 December 2016
NGOs are smuggling immigrants into Europe on an industrial scale  including a comment by Hans Peter Buscheuer from Sea-Eye – and (that was fascinating) showing details by most vessels used by the SAR NGOs on Marine Traffic

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Monitor – 15.06.2017

Aggressiv und rücksichtlos: Das brutale Vorgehen der libyschen Küstenwache

der Beitrags-Text als pdf

 

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08 March 2017  -University of Oxford:

“.. In this post, we present analyses from a number of new and recent data sources on migrant arrivals and migrant deaths, covering the period between 2010 and 2016. ..”

Border Deaths in the Mediterranean: What We Can Learn from the Latest Data

 

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19 June 2017 – Human Rights Watch:

EU: Shifting Rescue to Libya Risks Lives

 

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16 MAY 2017  –

no evidence against the NGOs was found:

Senato della Republicca [The Senate of the Republic] Document approved by the 4th Permanent Commission at the end of the survey on the contribution of Italian military forces to the control of migratory flows in the Mediterranean and the impact of the activities of non-governmental organizations

Doc conclusivo 4a C.p.su controllo flussi migratori mediterraneo, attività ONG

the full document DOC. XVII, N. 9  as pdf

 

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27.06 2017 – Tagesschau -Faktenfinder

Keine Beweise für Vorwürfe gegen NGO

 

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Forensic Architecture (FA) is a research agency, based at Goldsmiths, University of London, that undertakes advanced architectural and media research on behalf of international prosecutors, human rights organisations, as well as political and environmental justice groups.

report “The Left-to-Die Boat” proving there is no ‘pull-factor’ by the #SAR_NGOs

 

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02 Juli 2017 – Forschungsgesellschaft Flucht & Migration

ICC ermittelt gegen libysche Küstenwache, Italien schweigt

 

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Familiennachzug – family reunification – Griechenland-Deutschland

Tags

asyl, Children's rights, Commissioner for Human Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, ECtHR, EuGH, European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), family, family reunification, family reunion, greece, Iannis Mouzalas, Maizière, ohchr, Pleiades, proasyl, refugee, syria

Petition von ProAsyl

Familien gehören zusammen! Flüchtlinge dürfen nicht über Jahre von ihren Angehörigen getrennt werden!

Unterschrift noch bis Mitte September 2017 möglich

denn

Die Verweigerung von Familiennachzug hat tödliche Folgen

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human rights lawyer in Greece:

Electra Leda Koutra on FB

03 June 2017

Preparing, in the context of a pending case, an informative note for the ECtHR, on the political decision between Greece and Germany to halt the transfer of refugees who should be reunified with their family members in other EU countries. This decision is taken in knowledge that it breaches the human rights of thousands. Refugees awaiting family reunification with their relatives in Germany for more than 6 months, should communicate with Pleiades legal team for refugee protection at pleiadeslegal@gmail.com  .

16 June 2017 (1)

ECtHR rejects the interim measure request of 2 Syrians who live in squats with newborn babies and whose “take charge” by Germany has exceeded 6 months (time-limit within which they should have been transferred). On the same day (of the rejection), they are called to travel to Germany.

This reveals a new chapter of arbitrariness, though, as the travel agency, to which the asylum service refers the asylum-seeking mothers
1) informs them that they have to buy their own tickets, because “the funds have expired and will possibly be restored in September”. if they don’t bring the money today, they (are told they) will have to wait till September to see what will happen then.
2) charges much higher prices (more than 15 %) than what the airline does for the same tickets, same flight (i checked it on-line), and buys a specific expensive kind of tickets, ONLY (flex, with baggage)
3) does not give a receipt for the money received (more than 1000 euros for these two cases)

Travel Agency has received an inquiry. If I don’t get a prompt answer, the Prosecutor will be relatively informed…

PS Officially, transfer is funded 25% by Greece and 75% by the EU. There is no public information that “funds are over” (on the contrary).
If transfer doesn’t take place within 6 months from the acceptance by Germany to “take charge” of the examination of the asylum claim, then, according to Dublin III, Germany is considered as no longer responsible to receive the applicants..

16 June 2017 (2)

Very interesting info coming out as regards Dublin family reunification transfers… Travel agency has orders (by Ministry – Asylum Service) for 70 transfers to Germany per month. Not even ONE more. If the refugees are accepted to fly in July, they have to buy the tickets themselves since Greece was allegedly late in procuring the next electronic contest and no new contract with travel agencies is going to be signed before end of July (their current mandate expiring end of June).

Around 2500 should be moved to their families in Germany. 70 per month “ceiling” makes us 420 in 6 months. If 6 months pass, Germany can refuse to take them. The “take charge” is no longer valid.
It is confirmed that my 2 clients (who accidentally were accepted on the day their interim measure request was rejected) “should not normally be flying now” (!), as the 6 month time limit has expired for them. They got “special orders to include them in the 70 of July”. In case of 6 month time limit’ s expiry (counting starts on the date Germany accepted to have them), the Greek Asylum Service makes A NEW -uncertain- take charge request to Germany, the latter being in a position to accept or decline what would otherwise be obligatory to it…

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19 June 2017 – Issue Paper by the  Commissioner for Human Rights

European countries must lift obstacles to reunification of refugee families

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19.05.2017 – ProAsyl

Dublin-Familienzusammenführung: Innenministerium deckelt letzte legale Wege

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30.05.2017 – ProAsyl

Mouzalas-Brief bestätigt Vereinbarung zur Deckelung von Familienzusammenführung aus Griechenland

Ein öffentlich gewordenes Schreiben des griechischen Migrationsminister Iannis Mouzalas an Bundesinnenminister de Maizière vom 4. Mai 2017 zeigt: Entgegen der Angaben des Bundesinnenministeriums (BMI) und Regierungssprecher Dimroth verweist Mouzalas auf eine Vereinbarung, in der unmissverständlich eine Deckelung der Familienzusammenführungen nach der Dublin III-Verordnung festgelegt wurde.

4 May 2017

letter by Greek Minister Ioannis Mouzalas to German Minister Thomas de Maizière

as above link seems not to exist anymore the letter  can be found on MONITOR’s FB page

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OHCHR – United Nations – Human Rights – Office of the High Commissioner:

Convention on the Rights of the Child

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