Schlagwort-Archive: Syrian Refugees

10 people die on Bulgaria’s road because of the European border regime

Publiziert am 6. Juni 2017 von mf

On Sunday, the 4th of June a van crashed into a tree on the Trakia motorway between Plovdiv and Sofia, near the town of Pazardzhik. The result of this road crash are 9 dead people from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria plus … Weiterlesen →

Refugee family with a status has to leave Belene

Publiziert am 8. März 2017 von mf

Some days ago, a Syrian family, who already received a status, was welcomed by the Catholic church in Belene in the north of Bulgaria. But this was a problem for Krasimir Todorov, a municipal councilor, who organized some locals to protest against … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Belene, Krasimir Todorov, Paolo Cortesi, State agency for refugees, status-holder, Syrian Refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

Mayor of Elin Pelin tells Syrian family with humanitarian status to leave

Publiziert am 28. Februar 2017 von mf

The mayor, Ivaylo Simeonov, of the Bulgarian town of Elin Pelin has told a Syrian family with a humanitarian status (for Bulgaria) to leave and is refusing to issue them ID documents. The Syrian family, who has arrived with their six years old … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit Afghan Refugees, Elin Pelin, humanitarian status, Ivaylo Simeonov, racism, Rozovo, Shiroka Laka, status-holder, Syrian Refugees, Xenophobia | 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

Breaking News: Two women froze to death in Bulgaria’s borderland

Publiziert am 7. Februar 2016 von mf

The private television channel bTV reported about two refugee women who have died, in the near of Malko Tarnovo at Strandzha mountain massif on Saturday. Since days the region, where the group was found, saw freezing temperatures. Apparently, the women were part of a bigger group, at … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Allgemein | Verschlagwortet mit asylum seekers, border, Borderpolice, death, fence, Ministry of Interior, Push-Back, Syrian Refugees | Schreib einen Kommentar

New hunger strike, push-backs and death in the border region

Publiziert am 21. September 2014 von mf

According to information received from asylum seekers, there has been a hunger strike in the detention facility in Lyubimets for the last few days. Nearly 100 people, including women and children, have taken part in the protest action. The reasons … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Uncategorized | Verschlagwortet mit border, Borderpolice, death, families, Human Rights Watch, Hunger Strike, Lyubimets, Malko Tarnovo, Non-Refoulement, poverty, protest, Push-Back, Refoulement, resistance, Syrian Refugees, Turkey | Kommentare deaktiviert

Child beaten at EU-Border: Brutal Push-Backs continue in Bulgaria

Publiziert am 25. April 2014 von mf

On April 21st, 2014 Border Monitoring Bulgaria (BMB) recorded yet another case of a push-back of a single Syrian mother with her four children (10, 17, 22, 24 years old) accompanied by severe police violence. Relatives reported that in their … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Uncategorized | Verschlagwortet mit border, Borderpolice, Dublin, Elhovo, Harmanli, Human Rights Watch, Pastrogor, Push-Back, Refoulement, Syrian Refugees, Turkey, UNHCR, Violence | Kommentare deaktiviert

Is Bulgaria violating the Non-Refoulement Principle?

Publiziert am 18. November 2013 von mf

In 2012, the Bulgarian lawyer Valeria Ilareva stated that Bulgaria is sending asylum seekers to Greece without registering them as subjects that have sought protection. On the 11th of November, 2013, Bulgaria „closed the border“ to Turkey by sending 1166 policemen at the border. In a statement, … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Uncategorized | Verschlagwortet mit Blood & Honour, border, Borderpolice, Bulgarian National-Radical Party, Council of Europe, fence, Greece, National Resistance, Nationalist Party of Bulgaria, Non-Refoulement, Ovcha Kupel, Refoulement, Strandzha, Syrian Refugees, Telish, Turkey, UNHCR, Xenophobia | Kommentare deaktiviert

Europe is building a new wall at the external border

Publiziert am 22. Oktober 2013 von mf

In the beginning of October 2013, the executive director of FRONTEX called the Bulgarian-Turkish border the „the most important land border in the EU„. In another interview, he admitted that – from time to time – the agency is involved in … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Uncategorized | Verschlagwortet mit border, Borderpolice, cameras, checkpoints, control, Elhovo, European Union, fence, FRONTEX, Harmanli, Kazanlak, racism, Refoulement, SAR, State agency for refugees, Syrian Refugees, Xenophobia | Kommentare deaktiviert

The in/visible borders of Fortress Europe

Publiziert am 8. Oktober 2013 von mf

While the European Commission (EC) is discussing if financial aid is to be relocated to Bulgaria in order to cover the growing expenses connected to the refugees fleeing into the country, the numbers of people that are crossing the border … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Uncategorized | Verschlagwortet mit BBC, BHC, border, Borderpolice, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, European Commission, European Union, fence, Kapitan Andreevo, Kazanlak, lampedusa, Ovcha Kupel, Pastrogor, Refugee, Sofia, Syrian Refugees, Voenna Rampa | Kommentare deaktiviert