Schlagwort-Archive: Detention Center

Schengen: Joining at any cost

Publiziert am 31. März 2024 von mf

At the end of March 2024, Romania and Bulgaria will no longer be subject to border controls when crossing the sea and air borders into European countries that belong to the so-called Schengen area. This is a success for the … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit border, Borderpolice, death, Detention, Detention Center, Push-Back | Schreib einen Kommentar

Critique by the Council of Europe on Bulgaria’s Push-Back and Detention Regime

Publiziert am 22. Juli 2018 von mf

Reports by the Council of Europe In the last months two institutions of the Council of Europe reported about the situation of refugees and asylum-seekers in Bulgaria. One report published in April 2018 by Ambassador Tomáš Boček, Special Representative of the Secretary General on … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Detention, Detention Center, fence, FRONTEX, Push-Back | Schreib einen Kommentar

The Black Hole of EU-Asylum

Publiziert am 18. November 2017 von mf

European Commission, State Agency for Refugees and Ministry of Interior keep silent regarding a leaked letter addressing the situation of Asylum Seekers in Bulgaria In November 2017, a leaked document from 6th July circulated in the media. The document, written … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Asylum Detention, Busmantsi, Detention, Detention Center, European Commission, Ministry of Interior, State agency for refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

„It stinks.“

Publiziert am 3. Januar 2017 von mf

The following contribution is an English translation of a report, which was written by the human rights lawyer Valeria Ilareva, from the Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR) which was published in December 2016. The tranlsation was done by Daniel. My day begins with … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Busmantsi, Detention, Detention Center, State agency for refugees, Valeria Ilareva | 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

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

Unaccompanied minors inside Bulgaria’s detention centers / Drills at the border to Greece

Publiziert am 9. März 2016 von mf

The Bulgarian Ombudswoman, Maya Manolova, announced this week that unaccompanied minors are placed in Bulgaria’s detention centers with other adults, “who are not members of their families or authorized companions“. The announcement was part of a report about the results of … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit army, border, Boyko Borisov, Detention, Detention Center, Foundation for Access to Rights, Greece, Kulata, Maya Manolova, Ombudsman, Refugees, unaccompanied minors, Valeria Ilareva | Schreib einen Kommentar

Group of 34 people rescued in the forests between Bulgaria and Serbia

Publiziert am 29. Februar 2016 von mf

On the 28th of February, BMB received a message from a kurdish and arabic speaking group of 34 refugees, who were urgently calling out for help, via WhatsApp. The people were lost for days in the forests between Bulgaria and Serbia. A … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit border, Bulgaria, Detention, Detention Center, Lyubimets, Refugees, Serbia | Schreib einen Kommentar

Hungerstrike, revolt and xenophobia

Publiziert am 31. Oktober 2013 von mf

The last refugee hungers strike in Bulgaria took part less than a month ago. As of currently new strike has swept the detention center in Busmantsi, near Sofia. A few days later, refugees went on a hunger strike in Lyubimets and … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Uncategorized | Verschlagwortet mit Busmantsi, Detention Center, Harmanli, hooligans, Hungerstrike, Ministry of Interior, Pastrogor, racism, Refugee, Revolt, SAR, State agency for refugees, Syria, Telish, VMRO, Xenophobia | Kommentare deaktiviert

Hunger Strikes in Bulgaria’s Detention Centers

Publiziert am 18. September 2013 von mf

Refugees, who stayed this year in the ‚closed camp‘ Lyubimetz said, that they have been beaten by camp officials. The situation in the camp is like a prison, stated a member of the UNHCR – the same goes for the Detention Center … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Uncategorized | Verschlagwortet mit asylum aplication, Busmantsi, Detention Center, Hunger Strike, Lyubimetz, minors, Ovcha Kupel, Sofia, Syria | Kommentare deaktiviert