Schlagwort-Archive: Detention

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

Hunger Strike in Busmantsi’s Detention Center

Publiziert am 2. November 2016 von mf

Today, a hungerstrike was launched by more than 200 migrants in the detention Center of Busmantsi. The Afghan and Pakistani people on strike are protesting against the bad circumstances in the facility, hygiene, the bad qualitiy of food and a lack of medical treatment. They … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Busmantsi, Detention, Hunger Strike, State agency for refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

No hope, no information: The Detention of Migrants in Bulgaria

Publiziert am 16. Oktober 2016 von mf

In February 2016, Bordermonitoring Bulgaria (BMB) obtained the story of an asylum seeker who was kicked out of the camp in Ovcha Kupel for allegedly being absent for three days without giving notice. After he got kicked out, he found a restaurant … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Busmantsi, Detention, Hunger Strike, Lyubimets, police, protest, Violence | Schreib einen Kommentar

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

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

The EU/Turkey-agreement and (possible) effects on Bulgaria

Publiziert am 20. März 2016 von mf

As the EU-Turkey agreement came into effect on today, the 20th March 2016, there could again emerge a tremendous change of the main route, that people use to move towards Western Europe. Greece will turn literally into a detention zone and many migrants will … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit border, Boyko Borisov, Detention, Donald Tusk, Hans Peter Doskozil, Harmanli, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Kristalina Georgieva, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, SAR, State agency for refugees, Voenna Rampa, Vrazhdebna | 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