Schlagwort-Archive: Greece

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

Update on the current situation at the borders to Greece and Turkey

Publiziert am 12. November 2019 von mf

In the first 10 months of 2019, the Bulgarian Border Police officers prevented 2,122 attempts at ‚illegal‘ entry at the Bulgarian-Turkish border and 3,795 attempts at the border with Greece. This was statet by the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior (MoI). In September … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Borderpolice, Boyko Borisov, FRONTEX, Greece, Ministry of Interior, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

Border crossings to Bulgaria are increasing

Publiziert am 11. November 2018 von mf

In the last months the number of “illegal migrants“ who wanted to cross the border to Bulgaria increased in the time from August 2018 till October 2018. A total of 2.416 people were detained in this period by the Bulgarian authorities. … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Borderpolice, Evros, Greece, Kırklareli, Maritsa, Push-Back, Serbia, Slivnitsa, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

The (unseen) violent and forced push-backs on the Bulgarian-Turkish land border

Publiziert am 10. März 2018 von mf

Last month (12th-14th February 2018) members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in the European Parliament were present in Bulgaria to collect objective first-hand information on the Bulgarian-Turkish land border. After the visit Marie-Christine Vergiat, the … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Borderpolice, Greece, Ministry of Interior, police violence, Push-Back, State agency for refugees, Turkey | Schreib einen Kommentar

Is a new deadly route being (re-)established in the Black Sea?

Publiziert am 22. September 2017 von mf

The escape route from Turkey via the black sea was rarely used in 2013 and 2014 before the so called refugee crisis in Europe reached its peak. Since the recent crackdown on the Aegean Sea route in the last months, … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Black Sea, Greece, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Odessa, Romania, Turkey | 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

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