Update 13.02.2017
On 8th of February, Mahmoud A. was brought for his interrogation with the prosecutor in Kilkis in Northern Greece. He is accused of having organized a demonstration in the refugee camp Idomeni at the Greek-Macedonian Border on 10th of April last year. Continue reading
There are many groups and individuals that are not represented or cannot profit from the already existing legal aid structures in Thessaloniki.
After the closure of the Balkan route, people that want to organize their support for people on the move independently or have a more political focus of their work, are suppressed from doing so on a daily base. Aid that is allowed is mainly focused on the humanitarian aspect of the so-called “European refugee crisis” and often puts people in a state, where they are becoming victimized objects.
The Arrest of Mahmoud A.
08.02.2017
On Thursday 8th of February, Mahmoud A. was brought for his interrogation with the prosecutor in Kilkis in Northern Greece. He is accused of having organized a demonstration in the refugee camp Idomeni at the Greek-Macedonian Border on 10th of April last year. The prosecutor is trying to hold him accountable for the events of this day, where the Macedonian Military and Greek border police was attacking the protesting refugees and migrants with tear-gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades. He is therefore accused of having spread a leaflet that is calling for the action, suborning people to illegally passing the borders and being a threat for national security. Continue reading