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"10, 25 Jahre Gefängnis werden wie Strafzettel für Falschparken ausgestellt."

#FreeThemAll #FreeTheBoys

Ähnliche Berichte von #Lesbos von @valeriahaensel.bsky.social von den Verfahren heute. @medico.de
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December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
juliawinkler.bsky.social
❗This is white supremacy in action.

A brief report from yesterday’s court session in Crete, where I was present together with and for @de-criminalize.bsky.social.
People were sentenced to 355 years, and also minors were imprisoned.

Stop the criminalization of migration!
#FreeTheBoys #FreeThemAll
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
juliawinkler.bsky.social
❗This is white supremacy in action.

A brief report from yesterday’s court session in Crete, where I was present together with and for @de-criminalize.bsky.social.
People were sentenced to 355 years, and also minors were imprisoned.

Stop the criminalization of migration!
#FreeTheBoys #FreeThemAll
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
#AllEyesOnCrete − Hani’s case is a particularly brutal example of the violence and injustice of anti-smuggling laws that punish people for seeking safety. These laws are the real crime, and a continuation of Europe’s colonial legacy. 1/8
#FreeTheBoys
Freedom for Hani Zakharia! Trial on 01.09.25 in Crete, Greece. The 17-year-old hoped to help his family survive. He, a child, was arrested instead and now faces years in prison - and lost his mother, who died of a panic attack after hearing the news. Logo of de:criminalize Image of a young boy sitting on a table.
August 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
and 4 of them are already on trial in early May, starting as soon as May 5.

⚠️ In oder to give the lawyers at least some time to prepare, we need to hire them for these 4 boys asap. For this, we need €6,000.

💸 €1,500 per case × 4 = €6,000

#FreeTheBoys

www.betterplace.org/de/projects/...
Stoppt die Kriminalisierung von Migrant*innen für das Steuern eines Bootes!
Unter dem Vorwand der "Verbrechensbekämpfung" werden an Europas Außengrenzen tausende Schutzsuchende als Schleuser z.T. lebenslänglich inhaftiert, nur weil sie das Boot steuerten oder andere Aufgaben ...
www.betterplace.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
migcontrol.bsky.social
"For many Sudanese youth, flight was not a choice but the only path to survival. Yet escape has rarely meant safety." In this article, Ibrahim Izzeldeen highlights the European trend of criminalizing and incarcerating people on the move. migration-control.info/en/blog/from...
#FreeTheBoys
From Hell to Hell: Sudanese Youth Criminalized in Greek Prisons
More than 90 Sudanese teenagers and young men sit behind bars. Fleeing one of the world’s deadliest wars, they crossed the Mediterranean seeking safety—only to be prosecuted as “smugglers” under Greec...
migration-control.info
October 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
migcontrol.bsky.social
Support the the campaign for the release of Suleman and the many others currently detained. #FreeTheBoys
October 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
Today, first and foremost, we are happy for Niom, his partner, and their unborn child!

Thanks to everybody who supported Niom!

With your help, we can support more boys like him who are behind bars!

Together we fight! 4/4
#FreeTheBoys
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
End the Criminalization of Migrants for Steering Boats!
Under the pretext of "fighting crime," thousands of people on the move are being imprisoned—sometimes for life—at Europe's borders, charged with smuggling simply for steering a boat or performing othe...
www.betterplace.org
July 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
Another day, many more trials — In Crete today, smuggling trials continued against Sudanese boys - and many others. We had been in touch with three of them beforehand: Samuel, Maslati Mohamad, and Joseph. 1/5
#FreeTheBoys
May 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
⭕️ Taking place tomorrow, 30.4., in Chania!

We will be there with him and Chatiem, 19, who is also on trial, and keep you updated! #FreeTheBoys
de-criminalize.bsky.social de:criminalize @de-criminalize.bsky.social · Apr 26
Ariad is one of the about 50 Sudanese teenagers currently imprisoned on smuggling charges after arriving in Crete this and last year.

There were about 70 passengers on the boat he crossed with.

Everyone had to help a little — and so did Ariad. Anyone in his position would have done the same. 1/6
In the picture you can see the image of a young boy. Next to him, it says "Freedom for Ariad!". It also says "Trial on 30.4.25" and "Crete, Greece". On the bottom of the picture, there is text written that says: "With a broken arm and still a minor, he fled the war. Five days after turning 18, he was arrested and now faces life in prison for helping on the boat." There is the logo of the group "de:criminalize" on it as well as of "Captain Support".
April 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
juliawinkler.bsky.social
🎧 If you want to hear from a local activist’s perspective about how’s the current situation on #Crete, listen to the latest episode of Radio Mytilene speaking with the great comrade Eleftheria/Thalassa of Solidarity; including the many “smuggling” arrests.
#FreeTheBoys
de.cba.media/podcast/vc-m...
Radio VC Mytilene
Radio VC Mytilini Voices of Mytilini is a project run by people from different backgrounds. Our aim is to empower people so that they can use our space and equipment to express themselves on the Islan...
de.cba.media
July 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
Most of them have had no contact with their family members and are sick with worry.

To make a phone call, they need phone cards – and none can afford them.

The isolation is complete and overwhelming.
#FreeTheBoys 3/4
It's a quote by one of the teenagers in prison. It says: "I can't stop thinking about my 55-year-old mother and my little sisters. They are in the war. I haven't had contact with them for six months. I am losing hope - everything is dark here."
April 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
#FreeTheBoys - Around 40 Sudanese youths, barely out of childhood, are locked in Avlona juvenile prison, Greece. Most are under 20, some still just 17. They fled the horrors of war in Sudan, losing fathers, homes, and hope.

Now, they face life in prison for surviving. 1/4
In the picture you can see seven teenagers from the back, looking outside the window of a prison cell. The picture says: "Free the Boys! Over 40 Sudanese Teenagers Aged 17-21 Years Who Fled The War Are Facing Life Sentences For Boat Driving."
April 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
All of them have their trials scheduled in the coming weeks.

They need lawyers!

Please — donate whatever you can, so we can fight with as many as possible.

We must not leave them alone! #FreeTheBoys 4/4
www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
End the Criminalization of Migrants for Steering Boats!
Under the pretext of "fighting crime," thousands of people on the move are being imprisoned—sometimes for life—at Europe's borders, charged with smuggling simply for steering a boat or performing othe...
www.betterplace.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
juliawinkler.bsky.social
We will be there with them! ✊

#FreeTheBoys #AllEyesOnCrete
de-criminalize.bsky.social de:criminalize @de-criminalize.bsky.social · Aug 20
On September 1st + 2nd, dozens of young Sudanese men and boys, as well as people of other nationalities, are set to stand trial in smuggling cases in Chania, Crete.

16 Sudanese individuals, some as young as 16, have contacted us alone so far, all of whom have their trial on
one of these days. 1/5
AI generated picture of dozens of Sudanese teeangers in a court room. Text on the picutre: #All Eyes on Crete! Mass Trials of Sudanese Teenagers and Others. 1. and 2. September in Chania, Crete #Free The Boys Logos of "decriminalize" and "50 out of many"
August 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
Fifty Sudanese teenagers fled war — now they're facing life sentences for 'smuggling' simply because they steered the boat they escaped on.
Following our coverage, @theguardian.com has picked up the story, shedding light on this great injustice! 1/10 #FreeTheBoys
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘It was steer or they would kill me’: why Sudanese war refugees are filling prisons in Greece
Prosecutors are using harsh anti-smuggling laws to jail people who have no connection to criminal offences, say migrants’ lawyers
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
…and the moment they arrive in Greece, they are arrested and imprisoned. #FreeTheBoys
infomigrants.net InfoMigrants @infomigrants.net · Jul 21
After fleeing political persecution in his hometown in South Sudan, he lost his child while crossing the sea between Turkey and Greece. One personal story that reflects the suffering of thousands of displaced people:
'I lost my child' – A South Sudanese refugee's journey towards Europe
In a desperate attempt to escape political persecution in his hometown of Malakal in South Sudan, Sistnol Michael embarked on a perilous journey to Europe. Tragically, he lost his child while crossing...
www.infomigrants.net
July 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
juliawinkler.bsky.social
Sehr glücklich über den heutigen Erfolg - auch wenn Josua nie hätte verhaftet werden dürfen!
Es zeigt deutlich: gemeinsam können wir dieser Kriminalisierung etwas entgegensetzen!
#FreeTheBoys
de-criminalize.bsky.social de:criminalize @de-criminalize.bsky.social · Jun 12
Great news! We & Josua are very happy!

But let's not forget that he should have never been arrested in the first place!

Huge thanks to our amazing lawyer & to our friends in Heraklion who attended the court to show solidarity!

More details & what this means for future cases soon!
#FreeTheBoys
de:criminalize: Acquittla for Josua! Heraklion, Crete. The Court accepted the defence's argument that Josua acted out of necessity to ensure his and the other passengers' surival
June 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
⭕️ Trial taking place today in Chania!
#FreeTheBoys
de-criminalize.bsky.social de:criminalize @de-criminalize.bsky.social · Apr 4
On April 7, Emmanuel, a 19-year-old from Sudan who lost half of his family during the war, will stand trial on the Greek island of Crete. He faces charges of smuggling and the possibility of a life sentence—all because he handed out food and helped refill fuel during the journey across the Med. 1/5
It is a picture of a young man and it says "Freedom for Emmanuel! Crete, Greece. 19-year-old who fled the war in Sudan faces Life Imprisonment as a Smugger-Because he Distributed Food on the Boat.
June 2, 2025 at 6:16 AM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
Yesterday we spoke together with @medico2.bsky.social about the absurd & brutal criminalisation of people on the move simply for migrating, in particular about the case of the Sudanese boys - and how we fight against it!
Thanks for the invitation to Mannheim @seebrueckema.bsky.social!
#FreeTheBoys
keremschamberger.bsky.social Kerem Schamberger @keremschamberger.bsky.social · Jul 16
Volles Haus gestern in Mannheim bei der Veranstaltung zum Fonds für Bewegungsfreiheit zum Thema "Helfen ist kein Verbrechen - Plädoyer für die Entkriminalisierung von Lebensretter*innen". Organisiert vom Bündnis "Sicherer Hafen Mannheim".

@medico2.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
People in Athens—comrades of ours have organized a powerful solidarity event for the Sudanese teenagers imprisoned for smuggling in Greece. It’s happening this Thursday, May 15!
Come and join us in showing support!
#FreeTheBoys
The image is a flyer for an event in Athens called "Solidarity event for the upcoming trials of the 50 Sudanese Boys". It also says "Stop criminalisation of people on the move!" as well as the programm and the date, which is Thursday, 15.05., and the address, which is Kallidromiou 79 in Athens. It is organised by "Until Everyone Is Free & Zero Years"
May 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
spacer.bsky.social
TW Racism against Migrants / Rafugees , Incarceration
CN Greece and Sudan

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#AllEyesOnSudan #EyesOnSudan #FreeSudan #FreeTheBoys #RefugeesWelcome
Fleeing war is not a crime - it's a fundamental human right! Free them!
de-criminalize.bsky.social de:criminalize @de-criminalize.bsky.social · Apr 11
#FreeTheBoys - Around 40 Sudanese youths, barely out of childhood, are locked in Avlona juvenile prison, Greece. Most are under 20, some still just 17. They fled the horrors of war in Sudan, losing fathers, homes, and hope.

Now, they face life in prison for surviving. 1/4
In the picture you can see seven teenagers from the back, looking outside the window of a prison cell. The picture says: "Free the Boys! Over 40 Sudanese Teenagers Aged 17-21 Years Who Fled The War Are Facing Life Sentences For Boat Driving."
April 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
👉🏼 The postponement of trials is an example of the systematic violence of an unjust legal system, which we have witnessed again today.

Who will give them back the years and days that European prison walls are taking away?

Each day is as another unjust day.

#FreeTheBoys
#FreeThemAll

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image: Photo taken from above. You can see a cobblestone floor. In the upper left corner, you can see the legs of women dressed in black skirts sitting on a bench. In the upper right corner, some children playing in colourful clothing (pink, orange and yellow). text: "We send them our solidarity and strength as they are forced back into limbo and uncertainty. We will stand with them until all prisons fall! #FreeTheBoys"
September 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
We celebrate today’s victory with the four individuals from Sudan

—and we will keep fighting until everyone is free! 7/7

#FreeTheBoys #FreeThemAll #AllEyesOnCrete
We fight for a world in which no one has to risk dangerous crossings, but can move freely. Until then, as long as people are forced into these journeys by Europe’s border regime, we will continue to fight against the criminalization of the actions that facilitate these journeys—and against the narrative that frames them as “crimes.”
September 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
de-criminalize.bsky.social
We must create visibility & show solidarity!

➡️If you’re on Crete — come to the trial, stand with the boys, and show the court we are watching!

➡️If you’re anywhere else — share this post, spread the word, make noise for the boys and against this mass incarceration! 5/5

#AllEyesOnCrete #FreeTheBoys
August 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM