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ECRE @theecre.bsky.social · 1d

Germany is engaging with Taliban to facilitate returns.

Taliban has agreed in principle to repatriate Afghans from Germany, Berlin says

BERLIN: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has agreed in principle to the repatriation of its nationals from Germany, a German interior ministry spokesperson said on Monday.“The Afghan de facto governme...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 1d

📢 #Greece: 26 #RefugeesGr "are in urgent need of help.. on.. Farmokinisi. There are pregnant women, [some] are sick.. they haven’t eaten in 3 days..
They.. seek asylum.. we.. call on their immediate rescue & transfer to a camp.. or hospital "
#StopPushBacks www.facebook.com/share/1RVsZy...

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · 1d

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · 3d

From Turtle Island, Colombia, the Aegean, to Palestine: we stand in solidarity with those sailing to break the siege of Gaza!
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From Turtle Island, Colombia, the Aegean, to Palestine: CPT stands in solidarity with those sailing to break the siege of Gaza!

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · 22d

Civil society warns these measures undermine fundamental rights and normalize inhumane treatment at Europe’s borders. The call is clear: the European Parliament must reject these rules and uphold human rights.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · 22d

More than 200 organisations have called on the European Parliament to reject new deportation rules. The proposal would expand detention, lower safeguards, and accelerate deportations, with devastating consequences for people seeking protection.
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More than 200 organisations: inhumane deportation rules should be rejected

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jul 18

This is not just about Lesbos.
It’s about how migration is being managed—quietly, extra-legally, and far from scrutiny.

Read it. Share it.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jul 18

Local opposition was bypassed.
Environmental protections were ignored.

Court decisions were sidestepped.

The report follows the timeline, the contracts, the justifications.
It traces how a “Closed Controlled Access Centre” was imposed where it wasn’t allowed.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jul 18

The site was chosen after the 2020 uprising forced the government to suspend earlier plans.
Instead of cancelling them, they moved them out of sight.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jul 18

The new report by Aegean Migrants Solidarity (AMS-CPT) documents the construction of the Vastria CCAC on Lesbos: a remote, high-capacity migrant facility, built right next to a protected forest.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jul 18

HOW TO BUILD A DETENTION CENTER
A new report by CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity offers an in-depth investigation into the construction and operation of the new Closed Controlled Access Center in Vastria, Lesvos.
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How to build a detention centre

Community Peacemaker Teams builds partnerships to transform violence and oppression. Over 35 years of action for peace and justice.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 17

The decisions by the Samos’ Court, sets a very important judicial precedence that could affect the future of many asylum seekers.
A day to celebrate, but a day also to reorganise for the next struggles.
Freedom of movement is everybody’s right!!!

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 17

The Greek penal system, unjustly confuses asylum seekers that were forced to drive the boats, with the smuggling networks, allowing for thousands to be imprisoned with sentences exceeding 50 years and hundreds of thousands of euros in fines.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 17

Most of the people accused had already spent 6-10 months in prison on pre-trial detention, but now they will be able to complete their asylum applications and seek safety and a new start.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 17

The court accepted the claim filled by the defence lawyers, pointing at the Greek Migration Regulation, which identifies that people seeking international protection cannot be charged for smuggling themselves or fellow asylum seekers.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thanks to the great effort by @hrlpsamos.bsky.social and fellow lawyers, 11 young men who were charged for illegal transportation of third country nationals who do not have the permission to enter the national territory of Greece were acquitted.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 17

In what may prove an historic day for justice, the Appeal Court of Samos accepted what was obvious for everyone else. Asylum seekers are not smugglers.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 6

Ολοκληρώθηκε χτες, 05 Ιουνίου 2025, στο Τριμελές Εφετείο Πλημμελημάτων Μυτιλήνης, η δίκη σε Β’ βαθμό για τις επιθέσεις εναντίων μεταναστών τον Απρίλιο του 2018, στην πλατεία Σαπφούς της Μυτιλήνης.
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Ολοκληρώθηκε το Εφετείο για το ¨Πογκρόμ της Πλατείας Σαπφούς»

Community Peacemaker Teams builds partnerships to transform violence and oppression. Over 35 years of action for peace and justice.

https://cpt.org/el/2025/06/06/ολοκληρώθηκε-το-εφετείο-για-το-¨πογκρ

Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · Jun 6

Yesterday, 5 June 2025, the appeal trial concerning the April 2018 attacks against migrants at Sappho Square in Mytilene was concluded at the Three-Member Misdemeanour Court of Appeal of Mytilene.
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Appeal trial for the "Pogrom of Sappho Square" concluded

Community Peacemaker Teams builds partnerships to transform violence and oppression. Over 35 years of action for peace and justice.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · May 29

Η έρευνα –με συμμετοχή μέσων όπως η Solomonη η El País και η Tagesspiegel– φωτίζει τη διασταύρωση τεχνολογίας και ανθρώπινων δικαιωμάτων στα σύνορα της Ευρώπης.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · May 29

Το Υπουργείο Μετανάστευσης της Ελλάδας αρνήθηκε να απαντήσει σε συγκεκριμένα ερωτήματα για λόγους «επιχειρησιακής ασφάλειας». Η διαφάνεια παραμένει ζητούμενο.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · May 29

Ο Χάρτης Θεμελιωδών Δικαιωμάτων της ΕΕ εγγυάται το δικαίωμα ασύλου. Οι απωθήσεις και η επιτήρηση με ΤΝ το υπονομεύουν. Η Ύπατη Αρμοστεία του ΟΗΕ και η Διεθνής Αμνηστία κρούουν τον κώδωνα του κινδύνου.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · May 29

Τα νέα προσφυγικά κέντρα που κατασκευάστηκαν από το 2021 περιλαμβάνουν συστήματα ασφαλείας με βάση την Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη. Παρά την αυξημένη επιτήρηση, συνεχίζουν τα προβλήματα όπως ο υπερπληθυσμός και οι ελλείψεις υπηρεσιών. Η τεχνολογία δεν λύνει τις ανθρωπιστικές ανάγκες.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · May 29

Παρά τις δημόσιες διαψεύσεις, υπάρχουν ενδείξεις ότι η Ελλάδα πραγματοποιεί ομαδικές επαναπροωθήσεις – κάτι που παραβιάζει το δίκαιο της ΕΕ. Drones με κάμερες υψηλής ανάλυσης βοηθούν στον εντοπισμό και την απομάκρυνση μεταναστών.

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Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @cptlesvos.bsky.social · May 29

Οι ελληνικές αρχές χρησιμοποιούν τα δεδομένα για να εντοπίζουν και να επαναπροωθούν πρόσφυγες πριν διασχίσουν τα σύνορα. Το 2023, η Τουρκία ανέφερε 222.000 συλλήψεις μεταναστών που προσπάθησαν να εισέλθουν στην Ελλάδα. Η ΤΝ είναι κεντρική σε αυτή τη στρατηγική.

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