Schlagwort-Archive: Ministry of Interior

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

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

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

Turkish citizen deported from Bulgaria to Turkey without a fair asylum procedure

Publiziert am 20. September 2020 von mf

Two days ago another Turkish citizen had been expelled from Bulgaria to Turkey. This time it was the 39-year-old Selahattin Ürün, a political refugee and activist for the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and a former mayoral candidate of the city … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Boyko Borisov, Deportation, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, 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

Status quo in Bulgaria’s refugee centers

Publiziert am 2. August 2018 von mf

The EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency recently cited the Ombudswoman, in an interview published in its report from July 2018, who criticized the open centers for asylum seekers for their lack of interpreters, qualified psychological care (especially for victims of torture … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Bordermonitoring.eu, Center for Legal Aid - Voice in Bulgaria, Harmanli, Ministry of Interior, Ombudsman, Pastrogor, State agency for refugees, VRMO | 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

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