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Newsletter on Greece & Aegean - Collection on relevant news:Week #15/2016 (3.4.2016)

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Aegean Sea & Islands:

• 1/4 UNHCR statement on the beginning of returning procedures " UNHCR calls for safeguards to be in place before returns begin" 
  http://www.unhcr.org/56fe78c56.html
• 1/4 reports from Lesvos, how Frontex and officals treat arrving people and what volunteers do:https://www.facebook.com/solidarityplatanos/posts/1159397600767305
• 1/4 "EU-Turkey refugee deal: staff shortages and rights concerns pose twin threat"http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/01/refugee-deal-threatened-by-lack-of-staff-and-concern-at-turkish-human-rights?CMP=share_btn_tw
• 3/4 "Greece on brink of chaos as refugees riot over forced return to Turkey" - Also about the break out of 800 people from Chios detention centerhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/02/greece-violence-refugees-riot-forced-return-to-turkey
• 2/4 Arrivals on the 2nd. About 566 in 24 hours on several islands: http://sirma.info/wp/nees-roes-prosfigon-pros-ta-nisia/
• 3/4 Greek article about occupation of Chios port after break out. 50 of the 800 occupators got convinced by police to leave the port: http://sportreport.gr/wordpress/chios-klisto-mechri-ti-deftera-limani-meta-tin-katalipsi-ton-metanaston/ & also english article & information about it:http://greecetour.oplatz.net/prison-outbreak-on-chios-island/ +http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/greece-hundreds-refugees-migrants-break-out-camp-just-days-before-deportations-begin-1552821 +https://refugeetrail.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/refugees-escape-prison-and-occupy-the-chios-port/
• 2/4 Monday the 4th the first deporations from the islands to Turkey are planed:http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/04/02/458792/Greece-Turkey/ +http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-03/greece-readies-to-send-first-migrants-back-in-eu-turkey-deal/7295026
• 2/4 (German) Many details about how procedure will go on form Monday starting to deport in the first place 750 people. 2 different ferrys will proceed the deportations from Mitilini to Turkey. Every migrant will get accompanied by one cop. So the greek little ferry will take in the first round 50 migrants and 50 police officers. The Turkish ferry ( Katamaran Nazli Jale) is bigger and will take 2x 100. Its planed to start Monday at around 10:00. Furthermore the article states, that Germany (1.600) and Netherland will take in the first migrants according to the agreed on deal. http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2016-04/fluechtlinge-tuerkei-griechenland
• 2/4 Paper handed out to arriving migrants:https://twitter.com/wileikelboom/status/716179232532131840

Turkey

• 1/4 Mass returns from Turkey to Syria - report by Amnesty international:https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/04/turkey-illegal-mass-returns-of-syrian-refugees-expose-fatal-flaws-in-eu-turkey-deal/
• 3/4 Turkey refuted the Amnesty report and states that they still have open door policy:http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160403/1037396589/turkey-refugees-claims-deportation.html
• 1/4 Press release by Mülteci-Der (Turkish) about the EU-Turkey deal, complaining f.e. about the conditions in the detention centers (no lawyers, no phones). People accused to be 'Terrorist' can be detained completly isolated, no access to basic rights. Furthermore about police violance & children rights.. signed by several groups & NGOs form Turkey:http://www.multeci.org.tr/haberdetay.aspx?Id=130
• 2/4 Fascist protests in the Turkish city of Dikili: " Turks protest plans to process migrants returned under EU deal"
  http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/02/turks-protest-plans-to-process-migrants-returned-under-eu-deal/
• 2/4 UN-Offical states that the EU-Turkey deal could be illigal: " Senior UN figure says deporting people without considering their asylum applications would break international law"http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/02/eu-turkey-refugee-plan-could-be-illegal-says-un-official
• 2/4 Turkey builds new facilitys since Germany announced to take the first Syrians after the deal from Turkey - there it is informed that 2 camps, one in Dikili (South Turkey) and one in Chesme (near Izmir - near the departure places to Chios) are getting 'prepared to proceed the transfer of people' as agreed on in the deal: https://www.rt.com/news/338144-refugee-deal-germany-turkey/

Mainland of Greece - legal & political informations:

• 31/3 "Greek asylum system reaches breaking point" - about situation in Greece before the government passed the new law: https://www.irinnews.org/news/2016/03/31/greek-asylum-system-reaches-breaking-point
• 31/3 (German) report about a huge fight at Pieaeus Port in Athens. Unfortunatly its hard to find something in english about this:http://de.sputniknews.com/panorama/20160331/308847222/griechischer-hafen-massenschlaegerei-unter-fluechtlingen.html
• 1/4 8 injured people after clashes at the port of Piraeus/Athenshttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35940868
• 1/4 The Greek Government passed the law which was needed to start fully with the EU-Turkey deal:
  "The legislation does not explicitly designate Turkey as a "safe third country" - a formula to make any mass returns legally sound. The European Commission sees this as not essential, provided rules are in place to allow people to be sent back to a "safe third country" or a "safe first country of asylum", with each case examined individually.EU officials have said the formula was devised to get around unease among lawmakers in Greece's ruling Syriza party to declare Turkey safe when it is waging a military crackdown on Kurdish separatists and is accused of curbing media freedom and judicial independence."
  http://nr.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=36&articleid=61371772
• 2/4 Germany announces to take in the first relocated Syrians from Turkey when deal starts:https://www.riskmap.com/#/m/1676656/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
• 2/4 Situation in camp in Athens: http://mashable.com/2016/04/02/refugees-stranded-airport-greece/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29#ir7U5kLfUgq3
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Idomeni - Check on Twitter #Idomeni:

• 31/3 "A Syrian Refugee’s Message to the European Union"http://nytimes.com/2016/04/01/opinion/a-syrian-refugees-message-to-the-european-union.html?_r=1&referer=
• 1/4 "Despite border clusure, thousands stay put in border camp"http://www.ekathimerini.com/207530/article/ekathimerini/community/despite-border-closure-thousands-stay-put-in-border-camp
• 2/4 Protests in Idomeni. Blockades of Highway, railroad and fascist demonstration at Idomeni camp: http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:31541eaf2d704bfca24ca0e906f1a101 +http://bigstory.ap.org/article/31541eaf2d704bfca24ca0e906f1a101/migrants-locals-stage-separate-protests-near-border-camp
• Joint appeal by Balkan groups to demolish the fence plus demanding a stop of discimination... and asking to sign: ld.solidarnost@gmail.com http://sirma.info/wp/kini-ekklisi-valkanikon-organoseon-na-katedafisti-o-frachtis-sta-skopia/
• 2/4 Farmer ploughs the field people are living on: https://youtu.be/5bGb9hHW8jE?list=PLeIzHhBSrVIbPyaY0qhNPIEpWsdJKJZWn
• 2/4 "Idomeni Refugees suffer mental anguish" http://www.dw.com/en/idomenis-refugees-suffer-mental-anguish/a-19157879?maca=en-TWITTER-EN-2004-xml-mrss

More:

• NoBorderCamp 2016 in Thessaloniki 15 - 24th of July: https://noborder2016.wordpress.com/
• Daily News on facebook page 'Are you Syrious':https://www.facebook.com/areyousyrious/posts/605926386222915