time, where this is more than important...
To see with the video and all links, check the blog-post:
http://infomobile.w2eu.net/2016/03/22/detention-deportation-centre-vial-on-chios-island-hurria-means-freedom/
To see with the video and all links, check the blog-post:
http://infomobile.w2eu.net/2016/03/22/detention-deportation-centre-vial-on-chios-island-hurria-means-freedom/
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Detention/ deportation centre “Vial” on Chios island: “Hurria means
Freedom!”
Protest against readmissions to Turkey and for the right to continue the
journey to Europe
Today, on Tuesday 22nd of March, in the afternoon, hundreds of refugees
locked up in the new detention centre “Vial” on Chios island started a
protest raising their voices against the new Fortress Europe. They
continue their struggle for freedom of movement as they became the first
refugees affected by the new cruel detention / readmission measures
following the dirty deal between the EU and Turkey.
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Video of protest of refugees March 22th, 2016
Thousands of refugees are now behind bars directly after they survived
the dangerous journeys by boat while simultaneously volunteers and many
NGOs were kicked out of the former Hot Spots. At the same time UNHCR and
also Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) left the camps openly critisizing
the new system as unfair and inhumane.
UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming: “UNHCR is not a party to the
EU-Turkey deal, nor will we be involved in returns or detention.” Marie
Elisabeth Ingres, MSF Head of Mission in Greece: “We will not allow our
assistance to be instrumentalized for a mass expulsion operation and we
refuse to be part of a system that has no regard for the humanitarian or
protection needs of asylum seekers and migrants.”
More than that, authorities now even cut of any contact to people inside
by confiscating their mobile phones. Greece nowadays returns to past
horrors of “Pagani” if not worse.
In Arabic language Hurria means freedom and these are their demands:
These are the Voices of hundreds of refugees stuck on Chios. They simply
demand freedom. They demand that the European governments take
responsibility and treat them as human beings. They just want to
continue their journey to Europe. Why can’t we access Europe? Why do you
want to deport us to Turkey? They ask all other refugees to join their
protest and to stand united against deportations.
Already earlier this day activists started to report on the terrible
condition in the detention centre of Vial, and in an Arabic speaking
facebook group the first video of the protest on Chios circulated as well.
This is not the only protest of today: In Idomeni at the border from
Greece to Macedonia/ FYROM thousands started another protest demanding
the opening of the borders in order to leave Greece while two refugees
tried to burn themselves in dispair.
In the meantime Welcome to Europe tried to find some first answers on
the most urgent questions of people who are now detained on the Greek
island as well as of those who are stuck in the various open and closed
mass camps on the mainland. Quite difficult as many things will still
change and no one knows exactly how the situation will look like after
weeks and months.
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Detention/ deportation centre “Vial” on Chios island: “Hurria means
Freedom!”
Protest against readmissions to Turkey and for the right to continue the
journey to Europe
Today, on Tuesday 22nd of March, in the afternoon, hundreds of refugees
locked up in the new detention centre “Vial” on Chios island started a
protest raising their voices against the new Fortress Europe. They
continue their struggle for freedom of movement as they became the first
refugees affected by the new cruel detention / readmission measures
following the dirty deal between the EU and Turkey.
Video Player
00:00
02:41
Video of protest of refugees March 22th, 2016
Thousands of refugees are now behind bars directly after they survived
the dangerous journeys by boat while simultaneously volunteers and many
NGOs were kicked out of the former Hot Spots. At the same time UNHCR and
also Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) left the camps openly critisizing
the new system as unfair and inhumane.
UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming: “UNHCR is not a party to the
EU-Turkey deal, nor will we be involved in returns or detention.” Marie
Elisabeth Ingres, MSF Head of Mission in Greece: “We will not allow our
assistance to be instrumentalized for a mass expulsion operation and we
refuse to be part of a system that has no regard for the humanitarian or
protection needs of asylum seekers and migrants.”
More than that, authorities now even cut of any contact to people inside
by confiscating their mobile phones. Greece nowadays returns to past
horrors of “Pagani” if not worse.
In Arabic language Hurria means freedom and these are their demands:
These are the Voices of hundreds of refugees stuck on Chios. They simply
demand freedom. They demand that the European governments take
responsibility and treat them as human beings. They just want to
continue their journey to Europe. Why can’t we access Europe? Why do you
want to deport us to Turkey? They ask all other refugees to join their
protest and to stand united against deportations.
Already earlier this day activists started to report on the terrible
condition in the detention centre of Vial, and in an Arabic speaking
facebook group the first video of the protest on Chios circulated as well.
This is not the only protest of today: In Idomeni at the border from
Greece to Macedonia/ FYROM thousands started another protest demanding
the opening of the borders in order to leave Greece while two refugees
tried to burn themselves in dispair.
In the meantime Welcome to Europe tried to find some first answers on
the most urgent questions of people who are now detained on the Greek
island as well as of those who are stuck in the various open and closed
mass camps on the mainland. Quite difficult as many things will still
change and no one knows exactly how the situation will look like after
weeks and months.
_______________________________________________
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