Schlagwort-Archive: border

More than 100 refugees pulled back from the Turkish-Bulgarian Border

Today on the the 24th of May 2023, more than 100 members of the religious minority, the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, gathered at the Turkish-Bulgarian border. The group, including women, children and old people, asked there to cross … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

18 Afghan refugees die in a truck near Sofia

According to Bulgarian authorities 18 dead Afghans were found yesterday in an abandoned truck in the area of Sofia, near the village of Lokorsko. A child is also among the victims. In total more than 50 people were on board. … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Shots fired at Bulgarian-Turkish border

On the 3rd of October 2022, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee was shot on the Turkish-Bulgarian border, after a group of refugees was push-backed from Bulgaria to Turkey. The injured young man was brought to a Turkish hospital afterwards, where he … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Turkish media report about deadly push-Back form Bulgaria

The government friendly newspaper Yeni Şafak and Turkish state news Anadolu Agency reported about a Push-Back of refugees from Bulgaria to Turkey. The Stockholm Freedom Center reports that two people were beaten and push-backed by Bulgarian authorities. They were found … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Bulgaria: Capacity of refugee centers located at the Turkish-Bulgarian border to be fully stretched

Currently the capacities of the two Bulgarian refugee centers next to the Bulgarian-Turkish border Pastrogor and Lyubimets are overcrowded. The closed refugee center of Lyubimets which is operated by the Ministry of Interior is planned to be exceeded by 1,200 … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Two refugees died in a Bulgarian military car

Due to an accident, two Afghan refugees died in Bulgaria’s Border region in a truck of the Bulgarian army on the way from the border town Rezovo to Gramatikovo. Nine other refugees and two Bulgarian servicemen were injured in the … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Number of refugees in detention is increasing

In September 2021 a total of 1,626, so called, third-country nationals were detained in Bulgaria, according published statistics from the Ministry of Interior. 154 people were detained at the entrance to the external state border of Bulgaria and 128 people at the exit while a … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Bulgaria: Disregarding the principle of non-refoulement and the (non-existing) right for asylum

By the end of August 2021 the Minister of Interior (MoI) Boyko Rashkov, from the caretaker government, said there was a significant increase of the refugee influx (+17%). Last week dozens of Afghan refugees were found in an old hunting … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Bulgarian Ministry of Interior states that „migrant pressure“ is increasing

The current Bulgarian caretaker Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov told in the Bulgarian parliament that the „migration pressure“ on the country is increasing. The head of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) stated, that since the start of 2021, 17,621 third-country citizens … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

European Court of Human Rights rules that Bulgaria’s pushback practice violates human rights

The European Court Of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided on the 20th of July that Bulgaria’s pushback practice violates human rights. The Hand-over of a persecuted Turkish journalist back to Turkey was unlawful. The case was handed in by the European … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar