Schlagwort-Archive: Ministry of Interior

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

Traces of migration flow at the Bulgarian-Turkish border

Publiziert am 21. Oktober 2017 von mf

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 border, fence, Krassimir Karakachanov, Ministry of Interior, Turkey, Valeri Simeonov | Schreib einen Kommentar

Only 13 refugees in Bulgaria receive social assistance from the state

Publiziert am 8. Mai 2017 von mf

In March 2017, it came out to be known that only 13 refugees in Bulgaria receive social money as a social help from the Bulgarian state, because of their disabilities. Apart from that, no other refugee in Bulgaria gets cash in some form … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Austria, Danube, Deportation, Germany, Hungary, Ministry of Interior, resettlement, Ruse, State agency for refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

A huge number of migrants leave Bulgaria

Publiziert am 23. März 2017 von mf

Recently, the State Agency for Refugee (SAR) and the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior (MoI) stated in a report that already thousands of people had left Bulgaria, this year. In January 2017, more than 2210 migrants had already left the country and … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Macedonia, Ministry of Interior, open camps, Serbia, State agency for refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

Human Rights are still negotiable in Bulgaria

Publiziert am 13. Februar 2017 von mf

According to the State Agency for Refugees (SAR), 19,418 asylum applications were registered in Bulgaria (mainly by Afghan, Syrians and Iraqi nationals) last year. From all Afghan asylum seekers, 2,5% of them got a positive decision. Currently, the SAR suggests that 3,728 asylum … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit BHC, ECRE, health-care, housing, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, State agency for refugees, Syrian Refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar