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While the UN says saving lives at sea is a legal obligation of states, the European response has been to take an increasingly harder line on migration. This is despite the risk to migrants, who have faced abuse and mistreatment, as seen in Libya. #IllegalPushbacks #HumanRights
Eine Schande für Österreich und für Europa insgesamt. Ich stelle mir vor, ich wäre an ihrer Stelle...
#Solidarität #IllegalPushbacks #Menschenrechte
@BerntKoschuh Schade, dass kein einziger Betroffener der aktuellen illegalen Massenpushbacks aus Kroatien ins Lipa-Camp zu Wort gekommen ist.
Wir haben die Interviews dem @ORF gegeben, aber was sollen schon die "wilden Flüchtlinge", wie das EU-Eminenz Sattler suggeriert, zu sagen haben?
This is an atrocity against humankind. The use of slavery-like conditions, masked and locked up, the asylum seekers were rowing groups of desperate migrants back to Turkey. The perpetrators must be held accountable for these inhumane actions. #illegalpushbacks #frontex
A Syrian middleman "Mike" has been identified as coordinating the illegal pushbacks and extorting gold jewelry from apprehended asylum seekers. Greek police sources confirm that proxies are used to avoid confrontations with Turkish security forces. #illegalpushbacks
The evidence obtained by The Guardian, Lighthouse Reports, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and ARD Report München confirms the men's testimony and the practice of using third-party nationals as proxies in illegal pushbacks. #illegalpushbacks
The migrants describe brutal treatment, including beatings, robbing, and assaults by Greek police. They were promised a month's stay in Greece in return for their services. #illegalpushbacks
Shocking revelations of illegal pushbacks at the Greek-Turkey border have come to light. Six asylum seekers describe being forcibly recruited and used to transport other migrants back to Turkey. #illegalpushbacks
5/5 The danger of the route is highlighted by a recent forensic reconstruction that shows a massive and illegal pushback operation by the Hellenic Coast Guard, and the recovery of an unknown body believed to be a victim of a shipwreck. #ECHR #illegalpushbacks
4/5 According to Aegean Boat Report, only 18% of people who attempted to reach the Greek Aegean islands in 2022 managed to arrive and apply for asylum, with 82% ending up back in Turkey. #ECHR #illegalpushbacks
3/5 The fortification of the Evros region continues with the deployment of 400 Frontex officers and expansion of the steel wall. However, reports of pushbacks persist despite crackdowns on NGOs and independent media. #ECHR #illegalpushbacks
2/5 The Greek government's messaging on arrivals seems inconsistent, boasting a "dramatic" reduction while also urging EU support to control the number of people arriving in Greece.
#ECHR #illegalpushbacks
1/5 Turkiye is not a safe destination for Syrian refugees. Despite being deemed a safe third country by Greece, reports of pushbacks and a hostile environment continue to emerge.
#ECHR #illegalpushbacks
4/5 Lighthouse Reports obtained photographs, videos, and testimony revealing the reality of these pushbacks, including children being detained in metal boxes and dark rooms on ships. #IllegalPushbacks @Frontex
3/5 The European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2014 that Italy had unlawfully returned asylum seekers to Greece, denying them the opportunity to seek asylum. #IllegalPushbacks @Frontex
2/5 Lighthouse Reports found that asylum seekers, including children, are being detained in unofficial jails on the bowels of passenger ships from Italy to Greece. #IllegalPushbacks @Frontex
1/5 Disturbing news from Europe as Lighthouse Reports reveals the existence of secret prisons on private ships used to illegally return asylum seekers. #IllegalPushbacks @Frontex
Pro Asyl demands that Dublin transfers to Romania be stopped immediately to protect the rights and safety of those seeking protection. #illegalpushbacks #dublinagreement @Frontex #EUExternalBorderAbuse
Asylum seekers in Serbia are being excluded from the asylum system and official accommodation structures. This is inhumane and must change!
#illegalpushbacks #dublinagreement @Frontex #EUExternalBorderAbuse
Johansson emphasized that the EU's return policy can only be effective if countries cooperate and work together, saying "The Team Europe approach is vital when it comes to returns
#IllegalPushBacks @Frontex
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The agency is also expected to take a greater role to boost the number of returns of irregular migrants, according to EU Home Affairs Commissioner, Ylva Johansson. Let’s hope they will abide by human rights.
#IllegalPushBacks @Frontex
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