Equal Legal Aid
@EqualLegalAid
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Equal Legal Aid (ELA) defends the fundamental right to asylum in Greece and Europe - provide free legal assistance at every step of the asylum procedure
Thessaloniki, Greece
Joined January 2024
🛑In line with the protesters’ demands we call on the authorities to immediately take decisive action to reinstate interpretation services both in the asylum service and accommodation facilities across the Greek mainland and islands https://t.co/6YpB9Gb2hf
mobileinfoteam.org
36 NGOs call the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum to reinstate interpretation services for asylum seekers in Greece, highlighting ongoing restrictions on access to asylum and basic rights...
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✊MIT stands in solidarity with asylum seekers in Greek refugee camps protesting extensive delays in their asylum procedures, due to the ongoing disruption of interpretation services 📢Read the full statement here:
mobileinfoteam.org
Asylum seekers are protesting in Greek refugee camps due to the lack of interpreters in the asylum service, which has left them in limbo for months on end, unable to progress their asylum claims.
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Our latest newsletter is out! A 'chaotic and undignified' reality - ➡️ https://t.co/MqUv88C4b9
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📢 TODAY: 36 organisations sign a joint letter to @migrationgovgr calling for the immediate reinstatement of interpretation services for #asylum #seekers in Greece Link to open letter:
mobileinfoteam.org
36 NGOs call the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum to reinstate interpretation services for asylum seekers in Greece, highlighting ongoing restrictions on access to asylum and basic rights...
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📣 New Joint NGO Statement published today with @RLSAthens @EqualRightsBB ❌Greece must fix its dysfunctional asylum system which unlawfully detains asylum seekers and denies them access to #fundamental #rightsviolated 👉🏾 https://t.co/4KPwZF6lYA
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The new Schengen Borders Code is likely to encroach the right to freedom of movement within the EU, lead to increased racial profiling, and violate the principle of non-discrimination. 📚 Bookmark, read and share our new analysis: https://t.co/GqGUZ6GqPK
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🚨The Border Violence Monitoring Network just launched the first report of the #MonitoringBorderTech series 🚨 Read it here :
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⚫️We join the Left group of the European Parliament in calling for the suspension of the EU’s trade and association agreement with Israel and demand an immediate and unconditional arms embargo on Israel ▶️
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The Left in the European Parliament EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP
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⚫️We join the call of international organisations for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza & the Occupied Territories of Palestine, the guarantee of protection for civilians, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid and medical evacuations, and the establishment of safe routes.
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⚫️ELA supports people who have fled the Middle East seeking safety in Europe for many years. We are horrified at the war crimes of Israel's far-right government, whether they are happening in the West Bank, Gaza or Lebanon.
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⚫️In the last week alone, Israeli bombs have killed more than 1150* people in Lebanon. So far, 1 million people have been displaced, including 100,000 who have fled to Syria. *Report from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
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#Greece: One more man, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi #migrant, was found dead in a police cell in a few days, this time in the equally notorious for #PoliceViolence, Omonia Police Station in Athens. They say he hung himself... We must end culture of impunity‼️ https://t.co/Eq8P8qZegE
#Greece: Mohamed Kamran Asik, a 37yo Pakistani immigrant, who was missing, was found dead & full of bruises in Aghios Panteleimonas police station. inside a room with no cameras... This station is notorious for #PoliceBrutality & for its strong ties w the "Golden Dawn" #Nazis! 1/
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After so many years of waiting and postponements, Homayoun @freehomayoun will be out of prison in a few weeks. There must be an end to the systematic criminalization of migrants from Greece and Europe - Fortress ! #freehomayoun #freethemall #nodrivernosurvivor #safepassages
HOMAYOUN will be out of prison in a few weeks! They didn’t not acquit him, but the sentence was reduced in a way that he is eligible for early release as has already served far enough time in prison! HOMAYOUN WILL BE FREE !!! #FreeHomayoun
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"Real smugglers don't board the boats, they'd be crazy to risk their lives and face arrest upon arrival" In an interview with @InfoMigrants, @BramFrouws comments on the lack of nuance in the European discourse on migration and smuggling. https://t.co/pSRU6GDjRp
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Western states say they have made the fight against migrant smugglers their priority. However, Bram Frouws, director of the Mixed Migration Centre, argues that governments are deliberately equating...
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⚖️27 Days Until Homayoun Sabetara’s appeal trial. Sentenced to 18 years in prison, Homayoun was arrested by Greek authorities while driving across the Turkish-Greek border. We demand his acquittal and an end to the unjust treatment faced by People on the Move. #freehomayoun
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📢We are hiring! Mobile Info Team is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Advocacy Officer to lead our efforts furthering the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and people on the move. Start ASAP in Thessaloniki, Greece. Details and apply here: https://t.co/SZUYw1hrhw
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📢 Lack of maintenance of facilities is a recurrent issue across the camps in the Greek mainland. This has led to reduced capacities as many containers have become unliveable. Dilapidated containers are still used, with 72% of respondents reporting inadequate conditions.
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📣With @EqualLegalAid & @mobileinfoteam we jointly submit to the Committee of Ministers of the @coe on the cases of M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece & Rahimi v. Greece. Together we provide evidence of the treatment of asylum seekers across Greece (🧵1/3).
ihaverights.eu
I Have Rights, Equal Legal Aid and Mobile Info Team jointly presented evidence to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the implementation of the M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece and...
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👉@EUombudsman opens an inquiry into how the @EUAsylumAgency addresses allegations of rights violations in #Greece, stemming from a joint complaint by @IHaveRights_ & @ASFFrance which presents evidence of violations in the EUAA’s activities in #Samos. https://t.co/K5oOZNoBT0
ihaverights.eu
Press Release, Samos, 17th July - On 11 July, the European Ombudsman opened an inquiry into how the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) addresses allegations of fundamental rights violations in...
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📢This report details the inadequate living conditions and lack of access to services in refugee camps. We join @mobileinfoteam and @RLSAthens to call on the Greek state to accommodate asylum seekers in flats and houses in cities giving them access to services and wider society.
📢 TODAY @RLSAthens and @mobileinfoteam launch the new report #VoicesFromTheCamps Based on interviews with 30 people from nine different camps in Greece, the report details inadequate living conditions and a lack of access to services. Report link: https://t.co/H8bxeUbVRX
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