Migreurop is part of the Abolish Frontex international campaign, launched on June 9th, to end the mandate of the European border and coast guard agency - a key actor in the EU’s war on people who move - and the EU’s border regime!
Over 740 people have died so far this year 2021 trying to cross the Mediterranean, looking for a place of safety. The EU’s border regime forced them to take dangerous migration routes, often on unseaworthy vessels; it enlisted neighbouring countries to stop them on (...)
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The « Moria 35 » trial on the Greek island of Chios: between iniquity and instrumentalisation of justice against exiles
On 28 April 2018, 32 of the 35 migrants prosecuted for arson, rebellion, damage to property, attempted violence and disturbance of public order, received 26-month suspended prison sentences from the court of Chios (Greece) after a four-day trial tainted by many irregularities. They were found guilty of injuring police officers, and were acquitted of all other charges.
Prior to this sentence, the 32 convicted persons spent nine long months in pre-trial detention based on a very questionable (...)Trial of the ‘Moria 35’ – some initial first observations
First report from the hearings, which are taking place in Chios (Greece)
Friday 20th April – First day
Of the 35 defendants, 30 have been held in preventive detention since last July. They arrive in the courtroom handcuffed, two by two. Outside and inside, the police presence is impressive (about 40 armed policemen). In the courtroom, the defendants, mainly Africans, are located in the centre in rows. The atmosphere is tense.
Opposite the defendants, are the president, the two assessor (...)Opening of the « Moria 35 » trial on 20 April on Chios Island
Continuing its interest in the self-mobilization of exiles and protests in their camps, Migreurop is participating in international observations of the Moria trial in which 35 people are being prosecuted as a result of their protesting against the inhuman conditions of their detention. With its experience of observing legal processes, the Migreurop network, which favours the closure of all camps for foreigners, is present at this trial, which symbolizes the unjust migration policies adopted (...)
Citizen and solidarity Mobilization in Calais / September 19th, 2015
In the frame of the current citizen mobilisation, many associations and citizens from France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands will participate to the action "Refugees welcome", to be held in Calais on Saturday, September 19th.
Further to the security common statement made by the English and French Home Secretaries, T. May and B. Cazeneuve, the idea is to propose to the citizens, collectives, associations, and personalities, to sign a citizen statement of solidarity, (...)