04 Sep 2013 By Nikolia Apostolou For migrants seeking a better life, Greece can be cruelly inhospitable. It was one of his usual journeys. Late every Thursday, Shehzad Luqman would bicycle through the streets of Athens to the house of a farmhand, a friend who would often give him fresh produce. On Jan. 17, Shehzad … Continue reading
Today a SYRIZA delegation is scheduled to visit the detention facilities in Amygdaleza. The ordeal of the arrested-insurrected immigrants of Amygdaleza continues as they experience not only prolonged detention and squalid conditions at the modern concentration camp, but also the revengeful mania of the police that culminates with their prosecution. Another 27 immigrants were escorted … Continue reading
What follows is a collection of different reports in English about the recent riot in the immigrant detention camp in Amygdaleza. The riot broke out when the immigrants reacted to the conditions at the detention camp but also to the government’s recent decision to extend detention time from 12 to 18 months. Click on the … Continue reading
‘Not a single person has filed a lawsuit against the police’ the minister claimed from London with regards to the ‘swept’ migrants of operation ‘Xenios Zeus’. However, two of them who had been transferred from detention in Amygdaleza to the airport for deportation filed yesterday a ‘heroic’ lawsuit via their lawyers. These people, who have … Continue reading
Allegations of shocking police practices in El.Venizelos airport Immigrants claim they received torture with the use of electricity on the genital area, sexual demands, and beating by the police at Eleftherios Venizelos airport after resisting their deportation. As the Movement Against Racism and the Fascist Threat (KEERFA) says in their statement, the police make use … Continue reading
As many as 2,000 migrants being held at detention centres around the country have reportedly gone on a hunger strike [Read the full article on Eleftherotypia’s English website: http://www.enetenglish.gr/?i=news.en.community&id=579%5D Continue reading
I can't relax in Greece 