Archiv der Kategorie: Allgemein

Shots fired at Bulgarian-Turkish border

Publiziert am 5. Dezember 2022 von mf

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 border, Borderpolice, death | Schreib einen Kommentar

Report about hospitals in Burgas, which are allegedly full of unclaimed dead bodies of refugees

Publiziert am 25. Oktober 2022 von mf

While discussions emerged in the European parliament and in the European council weather Bulgaria and Romania should join the Schengen Area, the Bulgarian English-language based webpage Novinite reported recently about unclaimed dead bodies of refugees in several hospitals of Burgas. … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit borderfence, Burgas, death, Schengen, Sofia, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

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

Publiziert am 3. September 2022 von mf

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 border, Borderpolice, death, Detention, Ministry of Interior, State agency for refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

Two refugees died in a Bulgarian military car

Publiziert am 6. April 2022 von mf

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 Afghan Refugees, border, Burgas, military, Refugees, Ukraine | Schreib einen Kommentar

New Bulgarian government did not lead to positive changes for asylum seekers, so far

Publiziert am 10. Februar 2022 von mf

In November 2021 the parliament was be elected for the third time in 2021. Forming a government had failed twice previously, and an interim prime minister was put into office afterwards. The former government is embroiled in scandals and human … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Corona, discrimination, Push-Back, Reception Center, SAR, State agency for refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

Number of refugees in detention is increasing

Publiziert am 8. November 2021 von mf

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 border, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Detention, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

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

Publiziert am 2. September 2021 von mf

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 Afghanistan, border, Bordermonitoring Bulgaria, Borderpolice, Detention, Greece, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

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

Publiziert am 3. August 2021 von mf

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 border, Borderpolice, FRONTEX, Greece, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, Serbia, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

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

Publiziert am 20. Juli 2021 von mf

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 border, Borderpolice, Push-Back, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

Push-Backs and Pull-Backs: Bulgaria and Turkey continue to collaborate closely as ‚gatekeepers‘ of the EU

Publiziert am 16. Januar 2021 von mf

Bodermonitoring Bulgaria (BMB) mentioned in its new report from June 2020 the ongoing usage of Push Backs at the external borders of Bulgaria. The tactics of the Bulgarian Border Police contain dogs, pepper spray, beating and robbing and are mentioned … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Borderpolice, FRONTEX, Ministry of Interior, Pull-Back, Push-Back | Schreib einen Kommentar