[17.05.2022, 18:00 CET] For Immediate Release In an unprecedented move, Greek authorities have charged a refugee with the drowning of his 6-year-old son during a shipwreck. On 18 May 2022, he will be on trial in Samos together with his co-passenger, who is facing life imprisonment for steering the boat. 70 organisations across Europe call for the charges against the #Samos2 to be dropped. The human rights groups Aegean Migrant Solidarity, borderline-europe e.V. and and the Eu

[08.11.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release As the first asylum seeker ever, N., a young father, is charged with the drowning of his 6-year-old son during a shipwreck. He will be on trial together with his co-passenger Hasan, who is facing life imprisonment for steering the boat – a common practice at Europe's external borders. They will stand trial on May, 18, 2022 in Samos, Greece. On Monday, November 8, a solidarity network launches a new campaign against the criminaliza