Archiv des Autors: mf

Bulgaria’s government approved changes for a restricted movement regime

Publiziert am 2. September 2016 von mf

Last week, changes were approved by the Bulgarian government to the statute of the national refugee agency of Bulgaria. Basically, the changes will restrict the movement of asylum seekers in the open centers of the State Agency for Refugees (SAR) … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Boyko Borisov, Detention, Harmanli, Petya Parvanova, Rumyana Bachvarova, SAR | Schreib einen Kommentar

Push-Backs: Bulgarian-Turkish cooperation leads to more violation of human rights

Publiziert am 15. August 2016 von mf

On the 11th of August 2016, Bulgaria was criticized by the UN rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who sees ‘worrying signs’ in Bulgaria’s detention regime for migrants. He said he is concerned about the court cases in the Svilengrad Regional Court. Many migrants … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Banya Bashi Mosque, Binali Yıldırım, border police, Boyko Borisov, Detention, Detention Center, Greece, Maria Luiza Boulevard, Maya Manolova, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

Breaking News: Man dies after push-back from Bulgaria

Publiziert am 30. Juli 2016 von mf

Several Turkish speaking news sites (citing an article of a journalist from the Anadolou Agency) were reporting about a new victim of the European Border Regime. The 28 year old Iranian Reza Hassani was missing for about 18 days. He was … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit border, death, Greece, Ministry of Interior, Non-Refoulement, Push-Back, Refoulement, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

Bulgaria responds with push-backs to the increasing amount of asylum-seekers

Publiziert am 6. Juni 2016 von mf

In the last days there were reports appearing concerning several groups of people who managed to pass from Greece to Bulgaria. It was furthermore reported by the news agency Novinite that 53 migrants were quickly sent back by the Bulgarian authorities … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit asylum seekers, Belgrade, border, Busmantsi, fence, Greece, Kulata, Mariya Ivancheva, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, Refoulement, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

Bulgaria: Still going to be a poor guardian of European’s External Borders

Publiziert am 21. Mai 2016 von mf

At the beginning of May 2016, Sofia and Ankara signed a protocol about returning migrants from Bulgaria back to Turkey from June the 1st, who crossed the border in an “illegal“ way. Since this protocol was never released, it is not clear … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Borderpolice, European Union, Evros, Maritsa, paramilitary groups, SAR, State agency for refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

Voenna Rampa: Living on the margins of society

Publiziert am 19. April 2016 von mf

The recent statement of the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, reported by the Focus News Agency that the situation in the Bulgarian refugee camps is perfect, can still not be confirmed. Today, poor living conditions are an ongoing issue in virtually all … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit camp, open camps, SAR, State agency for refugees, Voenna Rampa | Schreib einen Kommentar

Bulgarian state supports racist groups which are hunting for migrants

Publiziert am 13. April 2016 von mf

Since the private TV station bTV reported about people who are patroling with All-terrain vehicles through the border region of Bulgaria and calling their leader a national hero, more groups popped up in public which claim for arresting the migrants who crossed to … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit border, Borderpolice, Boyko Borisov, paramilitary groups | Schreib einen Kommentar

Legal and organizational problems in Bulgaria’s closed camps

Publiziert am 28. März 2016 von mf

At the moment, there are three camps of a closed type existing in Bulgaria. The buildings, which are administered from the Migration Directorate of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), provide 1,040 places: The Detention Center in Busmantsi has 400, the Detention Center in … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit BHC, Borderpolice, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Busmantsi, Center for Legal Aid - Voice in Bulgaria, Detention, Detention Center, Elhovo, Lyubimets, Ministry of Interior, unaccompanied minors | Schreib einen Kommentar

Breaking News: Two dead bodies found near Malko Tarnovo

Publiziert am 24. März 2016 von mf

On Wednesday, the 23rd of March at 11 a. m., the Border Police found two dead bodies at the near of Malko Tarnovo in the Mishkova Plains, one kilometer away from the Bulgarian-Turkish border. This was reported by the press office … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Borderpolice, Burgas, death, Malko Tarnovo, Mishkova Plains | Schreib einen Kommentar

Ministry of Interior searches new space for refugee camps

Publiziert am 23. März 2016 von mf

Recently, talks about accommodating refugees in a 200 square meters big old military barracks in Kresna (Blagoevgrad Province) triggered a large, and in some cases xenophobic, protest on the 21st of March, held by Bulgarian citizens in Kresna. About a thousand … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Banya, Harmanli, Ministry of Interior, Ovcha Kupel, Pastrogor, Petya Parvanova, SAR, State agency for refugees, Voenna Rampa, Vrazhdebna | Schreib einen Kommentar