Schlagwort-Archive: border

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

Serbian Constitutional Court rules against illegal pushback by Serbian border police to Bulgaria

In December 2020, the Serbian Constitutional Court ruled, that Serbian border control officers unlawfully deported a group of Afghan refugees from Serbia to Bulgaria in February 2017 and violated their rights. The court ordered Serbian authorities to pay the 17 … Weiterlesen

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

Man from Pakistan died of exhaustion in Bulgaria’s border area

On Tuesday (2nd of October) a Bulgarian border police patrol discovered a group of three people from Afghanistan and two people from Pakistan, near the Bulgarian-Greek border around the little village of Siva Reka. The group reported to the police … Weiterlesen

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

Traces of migration flow at the Bulgarian-Turkish border

Yesterday, on the 20th of October 2017 the Defence Minister of Bulgaria Krassimir Karakachanov stated that ladders had been used to climb the fence at the Bulgarian-Turkish border. On the same day the minister said to BGNews that the fence is … Weiterlesen

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

Two more migrants die in Bulgaria’s Borderland

On the 6th of January, the Bulgarian Border Police made the case of two more dead people public, who were found by villagers near the village of Izvor in the region of Burgas near the Strandzha mountain massif. They had died of exposure to … Weiterlesen

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

Breaking News: Woman dies near the Bulgarian-Turkish border

Yesterday, the Bulgarian border police found the corpse of a woman near the village of Ravadinovo in southeastern Bulgaria. A group of 31 migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia, which was detained one day before, said to the authorities they had to leave the … Weiterlesen

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

Breaking News: 18 year old Afghan found dead near Bulgarian-Serbian border

A corpse of a 18-year-old Afghan national, was found in Vidin’s province in the village of Kosovo, which is located one kilometer from the border to Serbia. Most likely the man wanted to cross to from Bulgaria to Serbia. The body was … Weiterlesen

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

Breaking News: Man dies after push-back from Bulgaria

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 , , , , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

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

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 , , , , , , , , , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar

Bulgarian state supports racist groups which are hunting for migrants

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 , , , | Schreib einen Kommentar