42 migrants were intercepted by Greek Coast Guard outside Ierapetra, south Crete, on 4 March 2026. The boat had reportedely departed from Tobruk, Libya, Sunday 1 March. Greek authorities arrested an 18-year-old man from Sudan suspecting him of having steered the vessel. He was charged with facilitating illegal entry into Greece and exposing the migrants to danger.
\n","plaintext":"42 migrants were intercepted by Greek Coast Guard outside Ierapetra, south Crete, on 4 March 2026. The boat had reportedely departed from Tobruk, Libya, Sunday 1 March. Greek authorities arrested an 18-year-old man from Sudan suspecting him of having steered the vessel. He was charged with facilitating illegal entry into Greece and exposing the migrants to danger.\n"},"slug":"337.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recpYkZyxzN07UHSz","createdTime":"2026-04-03T18:54:05.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"338.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2026-04-03T19:01:22.000Z","Name":"19-year-old arrested over steering migrant vessel","Summary":"8 minors and 31 men were spotted by Greek Coast Guards on the beach of Psili Ammos, close to Platia Peramata, south Crete on 3 March 2026. The vessel had reportedly departed from Tobruk, Libya. A 19-year-old man from South Sudan was arrested, based on suspicion of having steered the vessel to Crete.","Date":"2026-03-03","Link":"https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1296991/teenager-arrested-for-allegedly-smuggling-39-migrants-across-mediterranean/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"8 minors and 31 men were spotted by Greek Coast Guards on the beach of Psili Ammos, close to Platia Peramata, south Crete on 3 March 2026. The vessel had reportedly departed from Tobruk, Libya. A 19-year-old man from South Sudan was arrested, based on suspicion of having steered the vessel to Crete.
\n","plaintext":"8 minors and 31 men were spotted by Greek Coast Guards on the beach of Psili Ammos, close to Platia Peramata, south Crete on 3 March 2026. The vessel had reportedly departed from Tobruk, Libya. A 19-year-old man from South Sudan was arrested, based on suspicion of having steered the vessel to Crete.\n"},"slug":"338.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recuhWLyd1wT3gsUp","createdTime":"2026-02-27T08:39:37.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"328.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:21:48.000Z","Name":"Italian court orders Italian government to pay âŹ76,000 in damages to rescue ship Sea Watch 3","Summary":"The civil court in Palermo, Italy, has ordered the Italian government to pay âŹ76,000 in damages to German registered rescue ship Sea Watch 3, following an \"unjustified\" six-month seizure of the ship in 2019. The compensation is \"intended to cover documented costs, including port fees, fuel, and the legal expenses incurred.\"\n\nIn a press statement, Sea Watch states that: \"The seizure took place in the context of the so-called security decrees of the then Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The case gained international attention in particular after Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete entered the port of Lampedusa in June 2019 with 53 rescued people. Rackete was briefly arrested, but several courts confirmed the legality of her disobedience in the following years.\n\nSalvini is now Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport in Giorgia Meloniâs government. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who was already involved in the security decrees in 2018, is currently preparing new measures, a so-called ânaval blockade,â which would allow for far-reaching entry bans for rescue ships.\n\nAccording to the drafts known so far, Italian authorities could in future deny ships with rescued people on board entry into Italian territorial waters for up to six months. In addition, heavy fines and possible confiscation are envisaged for non-cooperation.\"\n\nAccording to Italian media, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticized the decision.","Date":"2026-02-18","Link":"https://sea-watch.org/en/defeat-for-the-interior-minister-italian-government-must-pay-76000-euro-in-damages-to-sea-watch/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"The civil court in Palermo, Italy, has ordered the Italian government to pay âŹ76,000 in damages to German registered rescue ship Sea Watch 3, following an "unjustified" six-month seizure of the ship in 2019. The compensation is "intended to cover documented costs, including port fees, fuel, and the legal expenses incurred."
\nIn a press statement, Sea Watch states that: "The seizure took place in the context of the so-called security decrees of the then Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The case gained international attention in particular after Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete entered the port of Lampedusa in June 2019 with 53 rescued people. Rackete was briefly arrested, but several courts confirmed the legality of her disobedience in the following years.
\nSalvini is now Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport in Giorgia Meloniâs government. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who was already involved in the security decrees in 2018, is currently preparing new measures, a so-called ânaval blockade,â which would allow for far-reaching entry bans for rescue ships.
\nAccording to the drafts known so far, Italian authorities could in future deny ships with rescued people on board entry into Italian territorial waters for up to six months. In addition, heavy fines and possible confiscation are envisaged for non-cooperation."
\nAccording to Italian media, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticized the decision.
\n","plaintext":"The civil court in Palermo, Italy, has ordered the Italian government to pay âŹ76,000 in damages to German registered rescue ship Sea Watch 3, following an "unjustified" six-month seizure of the ship in 2019. The compensation is "intended to cover documented costs, including port fees, fuel, and the legal expenses incurred."\nIn a press statement, Sea Watch states that: "The seizure took place in the context of the so-called security decrees of the then Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The case gained international attention in particular after Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete entered the port of Lampedusa in June 2019 with 53 rescued people. Rackete was briefly arrested, but several courts confirmed the legality of her disobedience in the following years.\nSalvini is now Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport in Giorgia Meloniâs government. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who was already involved in the security decrees in 2018, is currently preparing new measures, a so-called ânaval blockade,â which would allow for far-reaching entry bans for rescue ships.\nAccording to the drafts known so far, Italian authorities could in future deny ships with rescued people on board entry into Italian territorial waters for up to six months. In addition, heavy fines and possible confiscation are envisaged for non-cooperation."\nAccording to Italian media, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticized the decision.\n"},"slug":"328.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recdYZETfaTaeBDdB","createdTime":"2026-02-27T09:53:34.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"329.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:22:10.000Z","Name":"Italian Court lifts detention and fine for Sea Watch 5, allowing it to return to operations","Summary":"On 18 February 2026, the Civil Court in Catania, Sicily, lifted the 15-day ban that had been restricting German registered rescue ship Sea Watch 5 from leaving port. The court also dissolved a fine issued in relation to the detention. The decision allows the rescue organisation to resume operations.\n\nThe detention followed a rescue of 18 people in international waters outside the Libyan coast, as \"the crew of the rescue ship had refused to inform Libyan militias about their ongoing rescue operation.\" \n\nIn a press statement, Sea Watch states that \"We hope that this ruling will also serve as a lesson to the current government. What failed in 2019 will also fail in 2026 â Italyâs functioning, democratic justice system will see to that.\"","Date":"2026-02-18","Link":"https://sea-watch.org/en/defeat-for-the-interior-minister-italian-government-must-pay-76000-euro-in-damages-to-sea-watch/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 18 February 2026, the Civil Court in Catania, Sicily, lifted the 15-day ban that had been restricting German registered rescue ship Sea Watch 5 from leaving port. The court also dissolved a fine issued in relation to the detention. The decision allows the rescue organisation to resume operations.
\nThe detention followed a rescue of 18 people in international waters outside the Libyan coast, as "the crew of the rescue ship had refused to inform Libyan militias about their ongoing rescue operation."
\nIn a press statement, Sea Watch states that "We hope that this ruling will also serve as a lesson to the current government. What failed in 2019 will also fail in 2026 â Italyâs functioning, democratic justice system will see to that."
\n","plaintext":"On 18 February 2026, the Civil Court in Catania, Sicily, lifted the 15-day ban that had been restricting German registered rescue ship Sea Watch 5 from leaving port. The court also dissolved a fine issued in relation to the detention. The decision allows the rescue organisation to resume operations.\nThe detention followed a rescue of 18 people in international waters outside the Libyan coast, as "the crew of the rescue ship had refused to inform Libyan militias about their ongoing rescue operation."\nIn a press statement, Sea Watch states that "We hope that this ruling will also serve as a lesson to the current government. What failed in 2019 will also fail in 2026 â Italyâs functioning, democratic justice system will see to that."\n"},"slug":"329.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recju7kZxyxFPYK3X","createdTime":"2026-02-13T08:29:58.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"323.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ","recXoMKv6A64gcKYS"],"countryCode":["GR","NO"],"countryName":["Greece ","Norway "],"countrySlug":["greece","norway"],"LastModified":"2026-04-03T18:20:47.000Z","Name":"Greece issues European arrest warrant for director of Norwegian border monitoring NGO","Summary":"On 16 March 2026 the director of Norwegian NGO Aegean Boat Report (ABR), Tommy Olsen, was arrested by Norwegian police in his home in Tromso. Olsen was released on 20 March but is waiting for Norwegian courts to decide whether or not he will be extradited to Greece, where he could face pre-trial detention for up to 18 months, according to an ABR press statement on 24 March. The date of the hearing is scheduled to 17 April 2026.\n\nOlsen was informed by Norwegian Police on 11 February 2026 that a European arrest warrant had been issued for him by Greek authorities. Olsen did not received the warrant himself and says in a press statement that he \"may not do so until any formal arrest procedure takes place.\" According to the press statement, the arrest warrant includes accusations of human trafficking, facilitating human trafficking as well as running a criminal organisation where the Aegean Boat Report \"is part of a criminal network that receives information from people attempting to enter Greece irregularly and forwards their details and location to Greek authorities so they can enter the asylum procedure.\" \n\nIn the statement, ABR claims that they have experienced threats of legal action from Greek authorities for almost four years, and that these actions are \"intended to silence independent reporting that exposes unlawful practices at Europeâs maritime borders.\"\n\nTommy Olsen rejects the accusations and states that the work of ABR is \"limited to monitoring, documenting, and communicating with authorities when people in distress or newly arrived are located, so that they can access the asylum procedures guaranteed under international and European law.\"\n\nTommy Olsen founded ABR following his volunteering on the Greek island of Lesvos in 2015-2016. Situated by Europe's external borders to Turkey, Lesvos is a key entry point to Europe, and during 2015-2016 more than 1 million asylum seekers transited through Lesvos. As Olsen returned to Tromsø, Norway, he founded ABR with a purpose of gathering information that he himself had lacked as a volunteer on Lesvos. ABR monitors, documents and reports incidents at sea, including illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers, information on arrivals or people in distress at sea.","Date":"2026-02-11","Link":"https://aegeanboatreport.com/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]},{"name":"Norway","emoji":{"code":"NO","unicode":"U+1F1F3 U+1F1F4","name":"Norway","emoji":"đłđ´"},"iso3166":"NO","latitude":62,"longitude":10,"bbox":[4.99207807783,58.0788841824,31.29341841,80.6571442736]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 16 March 2026 the director of Norwegian NGO Aegean Boat Report (ABR), Tommy Olsen, was arrested by Norwegian police in his home in Tromso. Olsen was released on 20 March but is waiting for Norwegian courts to decide whether or not he will be extradited to Greece, where he could face pre-trial detention for up to 18 months, according to an ABR press statement on 24 March. The date of the hearing is scheduled to 17 April 2026.
\nOlsen was informed by Norwegian Police on 11 February 2026 that a European arrest warrant had been issued for him by Greek authorities. Olsen did not received the warrant himself and says in a press statement that he "may not do so until any formal arrest procedure takes place." According to the press statement, the arrest warrant includes accusations of human trafficking, facilitating human trafficking as well as running a criminal organisation where the Aegean Boat Report "is part of a criminal network that receives information from people attempting to enter Greece irregularly and forwards their details and location to Greek authorities so they can enter the asylum procedure."
\nIn the statement, ABR claims that they have experienced threats of legal action from Greek authorities for almost four years, and that these actions are "intended to silence independent reporting that exposes unlawful practices at Europeâs maritime borders."
\nTommy Olsen rejects the accusations and states that the work of ABR is "limited to monitoring, documenting, and communicating with authorities when people in distress or newly arrived are located, so that they can access the asylum procedures guaranteed under international and European law."
\nTommy Olsen founded ABR following his volunteering on the Greek island of Lesvos in 2015-2016. Situated by Europe's external borders to Turkey, Lesvos is a key entry point to Europe, and during 2015-2016 more than 1 million asylum seekers transited through Lesvos. As Olsen returned to Tromsø, Norway, he founded ABR with a purpose of gathering information that he himself had lacked as a volunteer on Lesvos. ABR monitors, documents and reports incidents at sea, including illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers, information on arrivals or people in distress at sea.
\n","plaintext":"On 16 March 2026 the director of Norwegian NGO Aegean Boat Report (ABR), Tommy Olsen, was arrested by Norwegian police in his home in Tromso. Olsen was released on 20 March but is waiting for Norwegian courts to decide whether or not he will be extradited to Greece, where he could face pre-trial detention for up to 18 months, according to an ABR press statement on 24 March. The date of the hearing is scheduled to 17 April 2026.\nOlsen was informed by Norwegian Police on 11 February 2026 that a European arrest warrant had been issued for him by Greek authorities. Olsen did not received the warrant himself and says in a press statement that he "may not do so until any formal arrest procedure takes place." According to the press statement, the arrest warrant includes accusations of human trafficking, facilitating human trafficking as well as running a criminal organisation where the Aegean Boat Report "is part of a criminal network that receives information from people attempting to enter Greece irregularly and forwards their details and location to Greek authorities so they can enter the asylum procedure."\nIn the statement, ABR claims that they have experienced threats of legal action from Greek authorities for almost four years, and that these actions are "intended to silence independent reporting that exposes unlawful practices at Europeâs maritime borders."\nTommy Olsen rejects the accusations and states that the work of ABR is "limited to monitoring, documenting, and communicating with authorities when people in distress or newly arrived are located, so that they can access the asylum procedures guaranteed under international and European law."\nTommy Olsen founded ABR following his volunteering on the Greek island of Lesvos in 2015-2016. Situated by Europe's external borders to Turkey, Lesvos is a key entry point to Europe, and during 2015-2016 more than 1 million asylum seekers transited through Lesvos. As Olsen returned to Tromsø, Norway, he founded ABR with a purpose of gathering information that he himself had lacked as a volunteer on Lesvos. ABR monitors, documents and reports incidents at sea, including illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers, information on arrivals or people in distress at sea.\n"},"slug":"323.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recl4lUg1PHzQh9n0","createdTime":"2026-04-03T19:01:45.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"339.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2026-04-03T19:05:36.000Z","Name":"21-year-old Sudanese man arrested over boat steering","Summary":"26 men and one woman were spotted on the beach of Psari Forada, Kali Limenes on South Crete on 8 February 2026. The migrants had departed from Tobruk, Libya. Greek authorities arrested a 21-year-old Sudanese man, suspecting him of having steered the vessel to Crete as well as belonging to a migrant-smuggling ring that had arranged the trip.","Date":"2026-02-08","Link":"https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1294753/another-27-migrants-who-crossed-from-libya-found-on-southern-cretan-beach/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"26 men and one woman were spotted on the beach of Psari Forada, Kali Limenes on South Crete on 8 February 2026. The migrants had departed from Tobruk, Libya. Greek authorities arrested a 21-year-old Sudanese man, suspecting him of having steered the vessel to Crete as well as belonging to a migrant-smuggling ring that had arranged the trip.
\n","plaintext":"26 men and one woman were spotted on the beach of Psari Forada, Kali Limenes on South Crete on 8 February 2026. The migrants had departed from Tobruk, Libya. Greek authorities arrested a 21-year-old Sudanese man, suspecting him of having steered the vessel to Crete as well as belonging to a migrant-smuggling ring that had arranged the trip.\n"},"slug":"339.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recxbb8Cbkz4p8ovL","createdTime":"2026-02-20T14:13:19.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"327.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:22:44.000Z","Name":"Civilian rescue ship detained and fined for not cooperating with Libyan authorities","Summary":"On 6 February 2026, civilian rescue ship Humanity 1 was detained by Italian authorities in the port of Trapani, Italy. The German flagged ship had just rescued 33 individuals at sea and returned to port, when Italian authorities detained the ship for 60 days and imposed a penalty fee of 10,000âŹ. The accusations from the Italian authorities include, in similarity to other recent detentions of civilian rescue ships in Italy, that they have failed to cooperate and communicate their rescue operations with Libyan authorities. Under similar accusations, Italian authorities have issued 37 detentions of civilian rescue ships since 2024, despite that \"Italian courts have repeatedly emphasised the life-saving role of civil search and rescue organizations and have ruled that the so-called Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre are not legitimate rescue actors in the Central Mediterranean, and that following their unlawful instructions violates international law.\"","Date":"2026-02-06","Link":"https://sos-humanity.org/en/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 6 February 2026, civilian rescue ship Humanity 1 was detained by Italian authorities in the port of Trapani, Italy. The German flagged ship had just rescued 33 individuals at sea and returned to port, when Italian authorities detained the ship for 60 days and imposed a penalty fee of 10,000âŹ. The accusations from the Italian authorities include, in similarity to other recent detentions of civilian rescue ships in Italy, that they have failed to cooperate and communicate their rescue operations with Libyan authorities. Under similar accusations, Italian authorities have issued 37 detentions of civilian rescue ships since 2024, despite that "Italian courts have repeatedly emphasised the life-saving role of civil search and rescue organizations and have ruled that the so-called Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre are not legitimate rescue actors in the Central Mediterranean, and that following their unlawful instructions violates international law."
\n","plaintext":"On 6 February 2026, civilian rescue ship Humanity 1 was detained by Italian authorities in the port of Trapani, Italy. The German flagged ship had just rescued 33 individuals at sea and returned to port, when Italian authorities detained the ship for 60 days and imposed a penalty fee of 10,000âŹ. The accusations from the Italian authorities include, in similarity to other recent detentions of civilian rescue ships in Italy, that they have failed to cooperate and communicate their rescue operations with Libyan authorities. Under similar accusations, Italian authorities have issued 37 detentions of civilian rescue ships since 2024, despite that "Italian courts have repeatedly emphasised the life-saving role of civil search and rescue organizations and have ruled that the so-called Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre are not legitimate rescue actors in the Central Mediterranean, and that following their unlawful instructions violates international law."\n"},"slug":"327.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1yLQ7FlavtyxNZ","createdTime":"2026-02-06T09:20:43.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"317.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2026-02-13T10:13:47.000Z","Name":"Migrant solidarity activist fatally shot by ICE agents in the US","Summary":"On 27 January 2026, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year old, American citizen Alex Pretti, in Minnesota. Border Patrol commander Greg Bolvino said ICE agents were conducting a \"targeted immigration enforcement operation\" when Pretti approached a woman who was held down on the ground by ICE agents, peppar-sprayed, asking if she was alright. Pretti was then forced down on the ground and restrained by several agents, before being shot with at least 10 shots.\n\nThe event is seen in the context of ongoing ICE activities across Minnesota, where President Trump \"has sent thousands of ICE agents to Minneapolis in recent weeks in an initiative dubbed \"Operation Metro Surge\", which officials say is aimed at restoring public safety by arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants with criminal records.\" Many Minnesota residents have joined civic engagements as a response to Trump's \"mass deportation policy\", with neighbours and local volunteers patrolling \"in their cars and document agents, give rides to people who feel unsafe driving, stand outside schools at drop-offs and dismissals to protect children and their parents, deliver groceries and supplies to families who are staying inside for fear of detention, and crowdfunding legal aid or rent.\"\n\nState officials of the Trump administration, such as the Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, refers to the event as domestic terrorism and that Pretti, who was lawfully carrying a firearm, was set out to attack ICE agents. In videos recorded by bystanders and witnesses Pretti is seen holding his phone, filming the scene and observing the enforcement operation. A video analysis by the New York Times shows how Pretti's firearm is removed from his holster and away from the scene before the first shot is fired by the agents. In CNN footage, an ICE officer is seen peppar-spraying Pretti, then hitting him in the head with the spray can. Local and state authorities in Minnesota, such as the Minneapolis Police Department, have been impeded from investigating the events, by the Department of Homeland Security. The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation, and the FBI is leading a federal investigation into Pretti's death.\n\nIt is clear that Pretti was killed following protesting at an ongoing ICE operation, filming and observing the events.","Date":"2026-01-27","Link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4y4gwjpeo","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 27 January 2026, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year old, American citizen Alex Pretti, in Minnesota. Border Patrol commander Greg Bolvino said ICE agents were conducting a "targeted immigration enforcement operation" when Pretti approached a woman who was held down on the ground by ICE agents, peppar-sprayed, asking if she was alright. Pretti was then forced down on the ground and restrained by several agents, before being shot with at least 10 shots.
\nThe event is seen in the context of ongoing ICE activities across Minnesota, where President Trump "has sent thousands of ICE agents to Minneapolis in recent weeks in an initiative dubbed "Operation Metro Surge", which officials say is aimed at restoring public safety by arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants with criminal records." Many Minnesota residents have joined civic engagements as a response to Trump's "mass deportation policy", with neighbours and local volunteers patrolling "in their cars and document agents, give rides to people who feel unsafe driving, stand outside schools at drop-offs and dismissals to protect children and their parents, deliver groceries and supplies to families who are staying inside for fear of detention, and crowdfunding legal aid or rent."
\nState officials of the Trump administration, such as the Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, refers to the event as domestic terrorism and that Pretti, who was lawfully carrying a firearm, was set out to attack ICE agents. In videos recorded by bystanders and witnesses Pretti is seen holding his phone, filming the scene and observing the enforcement operation. A video analysis by the New York Times shows how Pretti's firearm is removed from his holster and away from the scene before the first shot is fired by the agents. In CNN footage, an ICE officer is seen peppar-spraying Pretti, then hitting him in the head with the spray can. Local and state authorities in Minnesota, such as the Minneapolis Police Department, have been impeded from investigating the events, by the Department of Homeland Security. The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation, and the FBI is leading a federal investigation into Pretti's death.
\nIt is clear that Pretti was killed following protesting at an ongoing ICE operation, filming and observing the events.
\n","plaintext":"On 27 January 2026, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year old, American citizen Alex Pretti, in Minnesota. Border Patrol commander Greg Bolvino said ICE agents were conducting a "targeted immigration enforcement operation" when Pretti approached a woman who was held down on the ground by ICE agents, peppar-sprayed, asking if she was alright. Pretti was then forced down on the ground and restrained by several agents, before being shot with at least 10 shots.\nThe event is seen in the context of ongoing ICE activities across Minnesota, where President Trump "has sent thousands of ICE agents to Minneapolis in recent weeks in an initiative dubbed "Operation Metro Surge", which officials say is aimed at restoring public safety by arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants with criminal records." Many Minnesota residents have joined civic engagements as a response to Trump's "mass deportation policy", with neighbours and local volunteers patrolling "in their cars and document agents, give rides to people who feel unsafe driving, stand outside schools at drop-offs and dismissals to protect children and their parents, deliver groceries and supplies to families who are staying inside for fear of detention, and crowdfunding legal aid or rent."\nState officials of the Trump administration, such as the Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, refers to the event as domestic terrorism and that Pretti, who was lawfully carrying a firearm, was set out to attack ICE agents. In videos recorded by bystanders and witnesses Pretti is seen holding his phone, filming the scene and observing the enforcement operation. A video analysis by the New York Times shows how Pretti's firearm is removed from his holster and away from the scene before the first shot is fired by the agents. In CNN footage, an ICE officer is seen peppar-spraying Pretti, then hitting him in the head with the spray can. Local and state authorities in Minnesota, such as the Minneapolis Police Department, have been impeded from investigating the events, by the Department of Homeland Security. The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation, and the FBI is leading a federal investigation into Pretti's death.\nIt is clear that Pretti was killed following protesting at an ongoing ICE operation, filming and observing the events.\n"},"slug":"317.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec25hv3oD5STQcOW","createdTime":"2026-02-19T15:34:26.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"326.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:22:57.000Z","Name":"German rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 detained after rescuing 18 people","Summary":"On 24 January 2026 Italian authorities detained German rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 for 15 days, claiming that the organisation failed to inform the Libyan Coast Guard about their recent rescue of 18 individuals. The organisation was also imposed a penalty fee of 7,500âŹ.\n\nIn a press statement, the NGO states that: \"The Italian authorities justify the detention of the vessel by alleging that the rescue organisation refused to inform Libyan militias such as the so-called Libyan Coast Guard about its rescue operation. Shortly before, however, these actors had attempted to intimidate the shipâs crew in international waters and instructed them to leave the area. Such an instruction is unfounded under international law on freedom of navigation. Sea-Watch will take legal action against the detention of its ship Sea-Watch 5.\"\n\nThe press statement explains how, since 5 November 2025, 13 civilian search and rescue vessels joined up under Justice Fleet Alliance to \"oppose the Italian stateâs attempt to force them to communicate their rescue operations to violent Libyan actors.\" It further states that \"In recent years, Italian courts have repeatedly emphasised the life-saving role of civil search and rescue organizations and have ruled that the so-called Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre are not legitimate rescue actors in the Central Mediterranean, and that following their unlawful instructions violates international law.\"","Date":"2026-01-24","Link":"https://sea-watch.org/en/sea-watch-5-detained-intimidation-at-sea-repression-on-land/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 24 January 2026 Italian authorities detained German rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 for 15 days, claiming that the organisation failed to inform the Libyan Coast Guard about their recent rescue of 18 individuals. The organisation was also imposed a penalty fee of 7,500âŹ.
\nIn a press statement, the NGO states that: "The Italian authorities justify the detention of the vessel by alleging that the rescue organisation refused to inform Libyan militias such as the so-called Libyan Coast Guard about its rescue operation. Shortly before, however, these actors had attempted to intimidate the shipâs crew in international waters and instructed them to leave the area. Such an instruction is unfounded under international law on freedom of navigation. Sea-Watch will take legal action against the detention of its ship Sea-Watch 5."
\nThe press statement explains how, since 5 November 2025, 13 civilian search and rescue vessels joined up under Justice Fleet Alliance to "oppose the Italian stateâs attempt to force them to communicate their rescue operations to violent Libyan actors." It further states that "In recent years, Italian courts have repeatedly emphasised the life-saving role of civil search and rescue organizations and have ruled that the so-called Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre are not legitimate rescue actors in the Central Mediterranean, and that following their unlawful instructions violates international law."
\n","plaintext":"On 24 January 2026 Italian authorities detained German rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 for 15 days, claiming that the organisation failed to inform the Libyan Coast Guard about their recent rescue of 18 individuals. The organisation was also imposed a penalty fee of 7,500âŹ.\nIn a press statement, the NGO states that: "The Italian authorities justify the detention of the vessel by alleging that the rescue organisation refused to inform Libyan militias such as the so-called Libyan Coast Guard about its rescue operation. Shortly before, however, these actors had attempted to intimidate the shipâs crew in international waters and instructed them to leave the area. Such an instruction is unfounded under international law on freedom of navigation. Sea-Watch will take legal action against the detention of its ship Sea-Watch 5."\nThe press statement explains how, since 5 November 2025, 13 civilian search and rescue vessels joined up under Justice Fleet Alliance to "oppose the Italian stateâs attempt to force them to communicate their rescue operations to violent Libyan actors." It further states that "In recent years, Italian courts have repeatedly emphasised the life-saving role of civil search and rescue organizations and have ruled that the so-called Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre are not legitimate rescue actors in the Central Mediterranean, and that following their unlawful instructions violates international law."\n"},"slug":"326.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recD2VWc2wN5M8kBv","createdTime":"2026-02-17T13:39:27.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"320.0","Country":["recFKGlCWlMiCbqCs"],"countryCode":["TN"],"countryName":["Tunisia "],"countrySlug":["tunisia"],"LastModified":"2026-02-18T16:58:34.000Z","Name":"Three employees at a Tunisian asylum rights NGO convicted of having assisted âillegal migrantsâ","Summary":"In early May 2024, Sherifa Riahi, Yadh Bousselmi and Mohamed Joo, the former director, current director and administrative and finance director of Tunisian asylum right NGO Terre dâAsile were arrested and charged with offences related to assisting \"illegal migrants\". They were arrested, detained and charged alongside three other colleagues as well as 17 Sousse municipal officials. The 17 officials were also charged with âabuse of public officeâ, under article 96 of the Penal Code, following a partnership agreement with Terre dâAsile. \n\nTunis Court of First Instance dismissed the charges against two of the Terre dâAsile employees and the 17 officials. In February 2025, after an appeal by the prosecutor, the Indictment Chamber at the Tunis Court of Appeal confirmed all charges against all the six Terre dâasile employees and the 17 officials. The charges included \"participating in a conspiracy to shelter individuals entering or leaving the Tunisian territory illegallyâ, as per Law 75-40, and âknowingly helping or attempting to facilitate the entry, exit, movement or irregular stay of a foreigner in Tunisiaâ, as per Law 68-7. In addition, the 17 municipal officials were charged with âabuse of public officeâ, as per article 96 of the Penal Code.\n\nThe trial began in the Tunis First Instance Criminal Court on 15 December 2025 but was postponed until 5 January 2026. On 5 January 2026, one of the Terre dâAsile employees and the 15 officials were acquitted. Riahi, Bousselmi, Joo, current and two employees of Terre dâAsile as well as two officials were sentenced with a \"two-year suspended sentence of imprisonment. All of them were released on the same day after having spent one year and nine months in arbitrary pre-trial detention.\"\n\nThe International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) states that \"civil society actors continue to be unfairly and arbitrarily convicted and imprisoned for their peaceful and legitimate work in support of some of the most marginalized and at-risk communities in Tunisia.â \n\nIn an interview with Tunisian newspaper Nawaat, Tunisian lawyer Anas Kaddoussi stated that \"Regarding the cases involving associations, the accusations of money laundering, foreign exchange violations, and illicit enrichment are fabricated. They recur in several cases, before multiple courts. I myself was assigned to one of these cases, even though there was neither evidence nor the slightest valid suspicion of money laundering or foreign exchange violations. These charges serve to cloak these cases in a criminal guise, thus legalizingâfrom a legal standpointâthe incarceration of those charged. The need for expert opinions, in such cases, often serves as a pretext for keeping these individuals in pretrial detention. Yet, even in cases of suspected money laundering, this measure should only be a last resort. In several instances, judges have ordered continued detention, even though the investigation results provide no evidence or the slightest suspicion of money laundering. This is alarming.\"","Date":"2026-01-05","Link":"https://www.icj.org/tunisia-quash-the-unjust-conviction-of-civil-society-actors-and-others-for-upholding-migrants-and-refugees-human-rights-and-release-those-arbitrarily-detained/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Tunisia","emoji":{"code":"TN","unicode":"U+1F1F9 U+1F1F3","name":"Tunisia","emoji":"đšđł"},"iso3166":"TN","latitude":34,"longitude":9,"bbox":[7.52448164229,30.3075560572,11.4887874691,37.3499944118]}]},"summary":{"html":"In early May 2024, Sherifa Riahi, Yadh Bousselmi and Mohamed Joo, the former director, current director and administrative and finance director of Tunisian asylum right NGO Terre dâAsile were arrested and charged with offences related to assisting "illegal migrants". They were arrested, detained and charged alongside three other colleagues as well as 17 Sousse municipal officials. The 17 officials were also charged with âabuse of public officeâ, under article 96 of the Penal Code, following a partnership agreement with Terre dâAsile.
\nTunis Court of First Instance dismissed the charges against two of the Terre dâAsile employees and the 17 officials. In February 2025, after an appeal by the prosecutor, the Indictment Chamber at the Tunis Court of Appeal confirmed all charges against all the six Terre dâasile employees and the 17 officials. The charges included "participating in a conspiracy to shelter individuals entering or leaving the Tunisian territory illegallyâ, as per Law 75-40, and âknowingly helping or attempting to facilitate the entry, exit, movement or irregular stay of a foreigner in Tunisiaâ, as per Law 68-7. In addition, the 17 municipal officials were charged with âabuse of public officeâ, as per article 96 of the Penal Code.
\nThe trial began in the Tunis First Instance Criminal Court on 15 December 2025 but was postponed until 5 January 2026. On 5 January 2026, one of the Terre dâAsile employees and the 15 officials were acquitted. Riahi, Bousselmi, Joo, current and two employees of Terre dâAsile as well as two officials were sentenced with a "two-year suspended sentence of imprisonment. All of them were released on the same day after having spent one year and nine months in arbitrary pre-trial detention."
\nThe International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) states that "civil society actors continue to be unfairly and arbitrarily convicted and imprisoned for their peaceful and legitimate work in support of some of the most marginalized and at-risk communities in Tunisia.â
\nIn an interview with Tunisian newspaper Nawaat, Tunisian lawyer Anas Kaddoussi stated that "Regarding the cases involving associations, the accusations of money laundering, foreign exchange violations, and illicit enrichment are fabricated. They recur in several cases, before multiple courts. I myself was assigned to one of these cases, even though there was neither evidence nor the slightest valid suspicion of money laundering or foreign exchange violations. These charges serve to cloak these cases in a criminal guise, thus legalizingâfrom a legal standpointâthe incarceration of those charged. The need for expert opinions, in such cases, often serves as a pretext for keeping these individuals in pretrial detention. Yet, even in cases of suspected money laundering, this measure should only be a last resort. In several instances, judges have ordered continued detention, even though the investigation results provide no evidence or the slightest suspicion of money laundering. This is alarming."
\n","plaintext":"In early May 2024, Sherifa Riahi, Yadh Bousselmi and Mohamed Joo, the former director, current director and administrative and finance director of Tunisian asylum right NGO Terre dâAsile were arrested and charged with offences related to assisting "illegal migrants". They were arrested, detained and charged alongside three other colleagues as well as 17 Sousse municipal officials. The 17 officials were also charged with âabuse of public officeâ, under article 96 of the Penal Code, following a partnership agreement with Terre dâAsile.\nTunis Court of First Instance dismissed the charges against two of the Terre dâAsile employees and the 17 officials. In February 2025, after an appeal by the prosecutor, the Indictment Chamber at the Tunis Court of Appeal confirmed all charges against all the six Terre dâasile employees and the 17 officials. The charges included "participating in a conspiracy to shelter individuals entering or leaving the Tunisian territory illegallyâ, as per Law 75-40, and âknowingly helping or attempting to facilitate the entry, exit, movement or irregular stay of a foreigner in Tunisiaâ, as per Law 68-7. In addition, the 17 municipal officials were charged with âabuse of public officeâ, as per article 96 of the Penal Code.\nThe trial began in the Tunis First Instance Criminal Court on 15 December 2025 but was postponed until 5 January 2026. On 5 January 2026, one of the Terre dâAsile employees and the 15 officials were acquitted. Riahi, Bousselmi, Joo, current and two employees of Terre dâAsile as well as two officials were sentenced with a "two-year suspended sentence of imprisonment. All of them were released on the same day after having spent one year and nine months in arbitrary pre-trial detention."\nThe International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) states that "civil society actors continue to be unfairly and arbitrarily convicted and imprisoned for their peaceful and legitimate work in support of some of the most marginalized and at-risk communities in Tunisia.â\nIn an interview with Tunisian newspaper Nawaat, Tunisian lawyer Anas Kaddoussi stated that "Regarding the cases involving associations, the accusations of money laundering, foreign exchange violations, and illicit enrichment are fabricated. They recur in several cases, before multiple courts. I myself was assigned to one of these cases, even though there was neither evidence nor the slightest valid suspicion of money laundering or foreign exchange violations. These charges serve to cloak these cases in a criminal guise, thus legalizingâfrom a legal standpointâthe incarceration of those charged. The need for expert opinions, in such cases, often serves as a pretext for keeping these individuals in pretrial detention. Yet, even in cases of suspected money laundering, this measure should only be a last resort. In several instances, judges have ordered continued detention, even though the investigation results provide no evidence or the slightest suspicion of money laundering. This is alarming."\n"},"slug":"320.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recmrVH84jUVZJBIg","createdTime":"2026-02-18T17:38:48.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"325.0","Country":["rec9pd6i4BtgTszIr","reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["LY","IT"],"countryName":["Libya ","Italy "],"countrySlug":["libya","italy"],"LastModified":"2026-02-19T15:41:14.000Z","Name":"Libyan Coast Guard fired live ammunition against rescue ship","Summary":"On 24 August 2025, in international waters, the Libyan Coast Guard fired \"hundreds of shots\" against humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking. In a press statement from the NGO SOS MEDITERRANEE the attack was \"severely damaging our rescue ship and putting the lives of survivors and rescuers on board at risk, forcing an immediate suspension of our operations.\" The Coast Guard vessel was identified as \"the HOUN PB 664 â a âCorrubia classâ vessel donated by Italy through an EU-funded programme.\"\n\nThe SOS MEDITERRANEE was forced to suspend its operations for four months, September to December 2025. The reparation costs alone reached 130,000âŹ. \n\nCriminal procedures have been initiated by the organisation in Italy, France and Germany. âIt is unacceptable that such an attack against a humanitarian rescue ship has gone without accountability,â stated Soazic Dupuy. âImpunity fuels further violence in the central Mediterranean. Accountability is essential not only for justice, but for the safety of people in distress and all humanitarian workers operating at sea.â","Date":"2025-08-24","Link":"https://www.sosmediterranee.org/the-ocean-viking-returns-to-sea-following-libyan-coast-guard-attack/","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q","recwnHrag00H0lyrG"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Libya","emoji":{"code":"LY","unicode":"U+1F1F1 U+1F1FE","name":"Libya","emoji":"đąđž"},"iso3166":"LY","latitude":25,"longitude":17,"bbox":[9.31941084152,19.58047,25.16482,33.1369957545]},{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 24 August 2025, in international waters, the Libyan Coast Guard fired "hundreds of shots" against humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking. In a press statement from the NGO SOS MEDITERRANEE the attack was "severely damaging our rescue ship and putting the lives of survivors and rescuers on board at risk, forcing an immediate suspension of our operations." The Coast Guard vessel was identified as "the HOUN PB 664 â a âCorrubia classâ vessel donated by Italy through an EU-funded programme."
\nThe SOS MEDITERRANEE was forced to suspend its operations for four months, September to December 2025. The reparation costs alone reached 130,000âŹ.
\nCriminal procedures have been initiated by the organisation in Italy, France and Germany. âIt is unacceptable that such an attack against a humanitarian rescue ship has gone without accountability,â stated Soazic Dupuy. âImpunity fuels further violence in the central Mediterranean. Accountability is essential not only for justice, but for the safety of people in distress and all humanitarian workers operating at sea.â
\n","plaintext":"On 24 August 2025, in international waters, the Libyan Coast Guard fired "hundreds of shots" against humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking. In a press statement from the NGO SOS MEDITERRANEE the attack was "severely damaging our rescue ship and putting the lives of survivors and rescuers on board at risk, forcing an immediate suspension of our operations." The Coast Guard vessel was identified as "the HOUN PB 664 â a âCorrubia classâ vessel donated by Italy through an EU-funded programme."\nThe SOS MEDITERRANEE was forced to suspend its operations for four months, September to December 2025. The reparation costs alone reached 130,000âŹ.\nCriminal procedures have been initiated by the organisation in Italy, France and Germany. âIt is unacceptable that such an attack against a humanitarian rescue ship has gone without accountability,â stated Soazic Dupuy. âImpunity fuels further violence in the central Mediterranean. Accountability is essential not only for justice, but for the safety of people in distress and all humanitarian workers operating at sea.â\n"},"slug":"325.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recTrjKLUuQfqGH1E","createdTime":"2026-02-27T14:45:31.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"335.0","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:19:36.000Z","Name":"Mexican judge dismisses charges on human trafficking, stating work was simply focuses on defending human rights","Summary":"On 5 August 2025 Luis GarcĂa VillagrĂĄn, founder of Mexican migrant right NGO Centre for Human Dignity A.C., was arrested. VillagrĂĄn was detained at the State Centre for Social Reintegration of Convicts No. 3, in the city of Tapachula, and charged with organised crime for human trafficking.\n\nThe case was heard on 11 August 2025, in the Federal Criminal Justice Centre in Tapachula. The Supervisory Judge dismissed the charges and revoked the detention. According to Frontline Defenders, the \"judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the indictment, on the contrary that Luis GarcĂa VillagrĂĄn is not part of a criminal organisation, but rather his work focuses on defending human rights.\" The Attorney General of the Republic's Office appealed the decision.","Date":"2025-08-05","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/attempt-criminalise-and-stigmatise-migrant-rights-defender-luis-garcia-villagran","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 5 August 2025 Luis GarcĂa VillagrĂĄn, founder of Mexican migrant right NGO Centre for Human Dignity A.C., was arrested. VillagrĂĄn was detained at the State Centre for Social Reintegration of Convicts No. 3, in the city of Tapachula, and charged with organised crime for human trafficking.
\nThe case was heard on 11 August 2025, in the Federal Criminal Justice Centre in Tapachula. The Supervisory Judge dismissed the charges and revoked the detention. According to Frontline Defenders, the "judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the indictment, on the contrary that Luis GarcĂa VillagrĂĄn is not part of a criminal organisation, but rather his work focuses on defending human rights." The Attorney General of the Republic's Office appealed the decision.
\n","plaintext":"On 5 August 2025 Luis GarcĂa VillagrĂĄn, founder of Mexican migrant right NGO Centre for Human Dignity A.C., was arrested. VillagrĂĄn was detained at the State Centre for Social Reintegration of Convicts No. 3, in the city of Tapachula, and charged with organised crime for human trafficking.\nThe case was heard on 11 August 2025, in the Federal Criminal Justice Centre in Tapachula. The Supervisory Judge dismissed the charges and revoked the detention. According to Frontline Defenders, the "judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the indictment, on the contrary that Luis GarcĂa VillagrĂĄn is not part of a criminal organisation, but rather his work focuses on defending human rights." The Attorney General of the Republic's Office appealed the decision.\n"},"slug":"335.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recBvY2Wmp483zWpi","createdTime":"2026-02-17T13:09:22.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"319.0","Country":["recFKGlCWlMiCbqCs"],"countryCode":["TN"],"countryName":["Tunisia "],"countrySlug":["tunisia"],"LastModified":"2026-02-17T13:58:48.000Z","Name":"Director of migrant rights association, Abdullah Said, charged with money laundering, forming a criminal association and undermining the external security of the State","Summary":"On 12 November 2024, human rights activist, founder and director of migrant rights association Enfants de la lune, Abdullah Said, was arrested by an anti-terrorism brigade. During the arrest, Said and two colleagues had their homes searched as well as the offices of Enfants de la lune. Said and the two colleagues, the secretary general and treasurer of the association, were initially interrogated by anti-terror investigators with the suspicion of having received foreign funds âto assist sub-Saharan migrants to enter illegally on to Tunisian soil.\"\n\nWhile the two colleagues were released, Said was charged with money laundering, forming a criminal association and undermining the external security of the State. Said is still waiting for a trial date and has, as of 17 February 2026, been detained for 462 days.","Date":"2024-11-12","Link":"https://tunisiansolidarity.org/en/abdallah-said/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Tunisia","emoji":{"code":"TN","unicode":"U+1F1F9 U+1F1F3","name":"Tunisia","emoji":"đšđł"},"iso3166":"TN","latitude":34,"longitude":9,"bbox":[7.52448164229,30.3075560572,11.4887874691,37.3499944118]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 12 November 2024, human rights activist, founder and director of migrant rights association Enfants de la lune, Abdullah Said, was arrested by an anti-terrorism brigade. During the arrest, Said and two colleagues had their homes searched as well as the offices of Enfants de la lune. Said and the two colleagues, the secretary general and treasurer of the association, were initially interrogated by anti-terror investigators with the suspicion of having received foreign funds âto assist sub-Saharan migrants to enter illegally on to Tunisian soil."
\nWhile the two colleagues were released, Said was charged with money laundering, forming a criminal association and undermining the external security of the State. Said is still waiting for a trial date and has, as of 17 February 2026, been detained for 462 days.
\n","plaintext":"On 12 November 2024, human rights activist, founder and director of migrant rights association Enfants de la lune, Abdullah Said, was arrested by an anti-terrorism brigade. During the arrest, Said and two colleagues had their homes searched as well as the offices of Enfants de la lune. Said and the two colleagues, the secretary general and treasurer of the association, were initially interrogated by anti-terror investigators with the suspicion of having received foreign funds âto assist sub-Saharan migrants to enter illegally on to Tunisian soil."\nWhile the two colleagues were released, Said was charged with money laundering, forming a criminal association and undermining the external security of the State. Said is still waiting for a trial date and has, as of 17 February 2026, been detained for 462 days.\n"},"slug":"319.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recydt2wsPnWETjtY","createdTime":"2026-02-18T16:29:48.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"322.0","Country":["recghhWeG7cD2aV6f"],"countryCode":["BG"],"countryName":["Bulgaria "],"countrySlug":["bulgaria"],"LastModified":"2026-02-18T16:43:22.000Z","Name":"Three activists arrested after calling 112 for group of minors","Summary":"On 20 October 2024, three activists were arrested after having called the European emergency number 112 to request medical assistance for a group of 8 asylum seekers, with Syrian, Afghan and Egypt nationalities. 7 of the 8 individuals were minors. The group had spent days in a forest, in -2 degrees. As the police arrived they arrested the group and the three activists. According to a press statement from NGOs Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen, the police seized the asylum seekers' phones, pushed and slapped two of the activists and held two activists down on the ground to handcuff them. No one was informed as to why they were arrested. The group and the activists were brought to Malko Tarnovo Border Police station where the activists were held for 24 hours, accused of having resisted a public officer. The activists signed detention and arrest documents without any interpretation. ","Date":"2024-10-20","Link":"https://www.meltingpot.org/en/2024/10/growing-abuse-and-violence-against-activists-and-people-on-the-move-in-bulgaria/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Bulgaria","emoji":{"code":"BG","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC","name":"Bulgaria","emoji":"đ§đŹ"},"iso3166":"BG","latitude":43,"longitude":25,"bbox":[22.3805257504,41.2344859889,28.5580814959,44.2349230007]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 20 October 2024, three activists were arrested after having called the European emergency number 112 to request medical assistance for a group of 8 asylum seekers, with Syrian, Afghan and Egypt nationalities. 7 of the 8 individuals were minors. The group had spent days in a forest, in -2 degrees. As the police arrived they arrested the group and the three activists. According to a press statement from NGOs Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen, the police seized the asylum seekers' phones, pushed and slapped two of the activists and held two activists down on the ground to handcuff them. No one was informed as to why they were arrested. The group and the activists were brought to Malko Tarnovo Border Police station where the activists were held for 24 hours, accused of having resisted a public officer. The activists signed detention and arrest documents without any interpretation.
\n","plaintext":"On 20 October 2024, three activists were arrested after having called the European emergency number 112 to request medical assistance for a group of 8 asylum seekers, with Syrian, Afghan and Egypt nationalities. 7 of the 8 individuals were minors. The group had spent days in a forest, in -2 degrees. As the police arrived they arrested the group and the three activists. According to a press statement from NGOs Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen, the police seized the asylum seekers' phones, pushed and slapped two of the activists and held two activists down on the ground to handcuff them. No one was informed as to why they were arrested. The group and the activists were brought to Malko Tarnovo Border Police station where the activists were held for 24 hours, accused of having resisted a public officer. The activists signed detention and arrest documents without any interpretation.\n"},"slug":"322.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rechrVn2i2sYnp152","createdTime":"2026-02-18T16:00:02.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"321.0","Country":["recghhWeG7cD2aV6f"],"countryCode":["BG"],"countryName":["Bulgaria "],"countrySlug":["bulgaria"],"LastModified":"2026-02-18T16:29:18.000Z","Name":"7 international volunteers arrested following 112 call","Summary":"7 international volunteers were arrested on 14 October 2024 after having assisted 17 Syrian asylum seekers, including 12 minors, one of which was a 7-month old baby. The group had spent three days in a Bulgarian forest close to the Turkish border. The volunteers called the European emergency number 112 to request emergency assistance from the authorities and were upon arrival subsequently arrested and brought to the Elhovo Border Police station. At the station, the volunteers were subject to full strip search, placed in separate cells and denied lawyers or translators. After 15 hours the volunteers were released.\n\nThe volunteers belonged to the two NGOs Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen, and have stated that their presence in the border region is required for more than emergency assistance, food and clothes. In a press statement, the groups state that the Bulgarian Border Police \"routinely\" perform illegal pushbacks over to Turkey. According to the statement, pushbacks sometimes follow a 112 call where authorities are made aware of the asylum seekers' whereabouts. The volunteers stated that they therefore stay with the groups of asylum seekers to monitor and prevent pushbacks from taking place.","Date":"2024-10-14","Link":"https://www.meltingpot.org/en/2024/10/growing-abuse-and-violence-against-activists-and-people-on-the-move-in-bulgaria/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Bulgaria","emoji":{"code":"BG","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1EC","name":"Bulgaria","emoji":"đ§đŹ"},"iso3166":"BG","latitude":43,"longitude":25,"bbox":[22.3805257504,41.2344859889,28.5580814959,44.2349230007]}]},"summary":{"html":"7 international volunteers were arrested on 14 October 2024 after having assisted 17 Syrian asylum seekers, including 12 minors, one of which was a 7-month old baby. The group had spent three days in a Bulgarian forest close to the Turkish border. The volunteers called the European emergency number 112 to request emergency assistance from the authorities and were upon arrival subsequently arrested and brought to the Elhovo Border Police station. At the station, the volunteers were subject to full strip search, placed in separate cells and denied lawyers or translators. After 15 hours the volunteers were released.
\nThe volunteers belonged to the two NGOs Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen, and have stated that their presence in the border region is required for more than emergency assistance, food and clothes. In a press statement, the groups state that the Bulgarian Border Police "routinely" perform illegal pushbacks over to Turkey. According to the statement, pushbacks sometimes follow a 112 call where authorities are made aware of the asylum seekers' whereabouts. The volunteers stated that they therefore stay with the groups of asylum seekers to monitor and prevent pushbacks from taking place.
\n","plaintext":"7 international volunteers were arrested on 14 October 2024 after having assisted 17 Syrian asylum seekers, including 12 minors, one of which was a 7-month old baby. The group had spent three days in a Bulgarian forest close to the Turkish border. The volunteers called the European emergency number 112 to request emergency assistance from the authorities and were upon arrival subsequently arrested and brought to the Elhovo Border Police station. At the station, the volunteers were subject to full strip search, placed in separate cells and denied lawyers or translators. After 15 hours the volunteers were released.\nThe volunteers belonged to the two NGOs Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen, and have stated that their presence in the border region is required for more than emergency assistance, food and clothes. In a press statement, the groups state that the Bulgarian Border Police "routinely" perform illegal pushbacks over to Turkey. According to the statement, pushbacks sometimes follow a 112 call where authorities are made aware of the asylum seekers' whereabouts. The volunteers stated that they therefore stay with the groups of asylum seekers to monitor and prevent pushbacks from taking place.\n"},"slug":"321.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reccN9ig6xvoP8goQ","createdTime":"2026-02-27T10:07:57.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"330.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:21:22.000Z","Name":"The Civil Court in Rome dismisses charges on wrongful conduct by rescue ship Sea-Watch 5","Summary":"On 7 February 2025, the Civil Court in Rome ruled that the 20 days detention of German registered sea rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, as well as a related âŹ10,000 fine, were unlawful. The court ruling was based on the lack of evidence provided by the Italian authorities, as to why the ship was detained and fined in Civitavecchia on 3 September 2024. The authorities failed to prove any violations of the Piantedosi Decree and the accusation that the rescue crew had performed a rescue at sea without the authorization of the Libyan Coast Guard, was not accepted by the court.","Date":"2024-09-03","Link":"https://justice-fleet.org/en/courtcases","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 7 February 2025, the Civil Court in Rome ruled that the 20 days detention of German registered sea rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, as well as a related âŹ10,000 fine, were unlawful. The court ruling was based on the lack of evidence provided by the Italian authorities, as to why the ship was detained and fined in Civitavecchia on 3 September 2024. The authorities failed to prove any violations of the Piantedosi Decree and the accusation that the rescue crew had performed a rescue at sea without the authorization of the Libyan Coast Guard, was not accepted by the court.
\n","plaintext":"On 7 February 2025, the Civil Court in Rome ruled that the 20 days detention of German registered sea rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, as well as a related âŹ10,000 fine, were unlawful. The court ruling was based on the lack of evidence provided by the Italian authorities, as to why the ship was detained and fined in Civitavecchia on 3 September 2024. The authorities failed to prove any violations of the Piantedosi Decree and the accusation that the rescue crew had performed a rescue at sea without the authorization of the Libyan Coast Guard, was not accepted by the court.\n"},"slug":"330.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recsOyHw777gSogr8","createdTime":"2026-02-27T10:21:19.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"331.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:20:52.000Z","Name":"Civil Court of Crotone rules detention of rescue ship Humanity 1 as unlawful","Summary":"On 26 June 2024, the Civil Court of Crotone, Italy, ruled that the detention of the rescue vessel Humanity 1 had been unlawful. The court determined that the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre and the Libyan Coast Guard could not be regarded as legitimate rescue authorities. The ruling was later confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Catanzaro. \n\nIn this landmark decision, an Italian court affirmed for the first time that the \"EU-supported cooperation with Libya does not comply with international standards of maritime rescue.\"","Date":"2024-06-26","Link":"https://justice-fleet.org/en/courtcases","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 26 June 2024, the Civil Court of Crotone, Italy, ruled that the detention of the rescue vessel Humanity 1 had been unlawful. The court determined that the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre and the Libyan Coast Guard could not be regarded as legitimate rescue authorities. The ruling was later confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Catanzaro.
\nIn this landmark decision, an Italian court affirmed for the first time that the "EU-supported cooperation with Libya does not comply with international standards of maritime rescue."
\n","plaintext":"On 26 June 2024, the Civil Court of Crotone, Italy, ruled that the detention of the rescue vessel Humanity 1 had been unlawful. The court determined that the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre and the Libyan Coast Guard could not be regarded as legitimate rescue authorities. The ruling was later confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Catanzaro.\nIn this landmark decision, an Italian court affirmed for the first time that the "EU-supported cooperation with Libya does not comply with international standards of maritime rescue."\n"},"slug":"331.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec438dJYFW82bL3A","createdTime":"2026-02-18T16:51:21.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"324.0","Country":["recFKGlCWlMiCbqCs"],"countryCode":["TN"],"countryName":["Tunisia "],"countrySlug":["tunisia"],"LastModified":"2026-02-19T14:57:56.000Z","Name":"Former UNHCR official and human rights defender arrested over ","Summary":"On 3 May 2024, Mustapha Djemmali, 81-year old founder and director of Tunisian Council for Refugees (CTR) was arrested and the offices of CTR raided by Tunisian authorities. The following day, 4 May 2024, the project manager of CTR, Abderrazak Krimi, was also arrested. Both were charged with i.a. âforming an organization to assist the clandestine entry of migrantsâ, under articles 38, 39, and 41 of Law No. 40 of 1975. CTR is an implementing partner of UNHCR and worked close with Tunisian authorities. Their work included assisting refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia with essential services and pre-registration of asylum applications. Djemmali had previous been the regional director for UNHCR in Tunisia.\n\nTheir case, case no. 55255, was first heard on October 16, 2025, before the 44th Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance. On 24 November 2025 both were convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment. The sentence was reduced to match the time already spent in pre-trial detention since May 2024, and the remaining time suspended.\n\nAs stated in an appeal from Amnesty International to the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, the arrests led to CTR suspending \"its activities, triggering critical disruptions in access to asylum procedures and basic services including health assistance, shelter and child protection.\" It continues \"The authorities are misusing the criminal justice system to criminalize human rights and humanitarian work, contrary to international human rights standards on the rights of human rights defenders,\nas set out in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Judicial harassment of human rights defenders is also contrary to the rights to freedom of expression and association guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoplesâ Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights both of which Tunisia has ratified. Tunisia is a state party to the 1951 Refugee Convention which gives refugees the right to identity and travel documents; work, housing, education and relief; and protection from sanction for irregular entry.\"","Date":"2024-05-03","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde30/0468/2025/en/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Tunisia","emoji":{"code":"TN","unicode":"U+1F1F9 U+1F1F3","name":"Tunisia","emoji":"đšđł"},"iso3166":"TN","latitude":34,"longitude":9,"bbox":[7.52448164229,30.3075560572,11.4887874691,37.3499944118]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 3 May 2024, Mustapha Djemmali, 81-year old founder and director of Tunisian Council for Refugees (CTR) was arrested and the offices of CTR raided by Tunisian authorities. The following day, 4 May 2024, the project manager of CTR, Abderrazak Krimi, was also arrested. Both were charged with i.a. âforming an organization to assist the clandestine entry of migrantsâ, under articles 38, 39, and 41 of Law No. 40 of 1975. CTR is an implementing partner of UNHCR and worked close with Tunisian authorities. Their work included assisting refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia with essential services and pre-registration of asylum applications. Djemmali had previous been the regional director for UNHCR in Tunisia.
\nTheir case, case no. 55255, was first heard on October 16, 2025, before the 44th Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance. On 24 November 2025 both were convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment. The sentence was reduced to match the time already spent in pre-trial detention since May 2024, and the remaining time suspended.
\nAs stated in an appeal from Amnesty International to the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, the arrests led to CTR suspending "its activities, triggering critical disruptions in access to asylum procedures and basic services including health assistance, shelter and child protection." It continues "The authorities are misusing the criminal justice system to criminalize human rights and humanitarian work, contrary to international human rights standards on the rights of human rights defenders,\nas set out in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Judicial harassment of human rights defenders is also contrary to the rights to freedom of expression and association guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoplesâ Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights both of which Tunisia has ratified. Tunisia is a state party to the 1951 Refugee Convention which gives refugees the right to identity and travel documents; work, housing, education and relief; and protection from sanction for irregular entry."
\n","plaintext":"On 3 May 2024, Mustapha Djemmali, 81-year old founder and director of Tunisian Council for Refugees (CTR) was arrested and the offices of CTR raided by Tunisian authorities. The following day, 4 May 2024, the project manager of CTR, Abderrazak Krimi, was also arrested. Both were charged with i.a. âforming an organization to assist the clandestine entry of migrantsâ, under articles 38, 39, and 41 of Law No. 40 of 1975. CTR is an implementing partner of UNHCR and worked close with Tunisian authorities. Their work included assisting refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia with essential services and pre-registration of asylum applications. Djemmali had previous been the regional director for UNHCR in Tunisia.\nTheir case, case no. 55255, was first heard on October 16, 2025, before the 44th Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance. On 24 November 2025 both were convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment. The sentence was reduced to match the time already spent in pre-trial detention since May 2024, and the remaining time suspended.\nAs stated in an appeal from Amnesty International to the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, the arrests led to CTR suspending "its activities, triggering critical disruptions in access to asylum procedures and basic services including health assistance, shelter and child protection." It continues "The authorities are misusing the criminal justice system to criminalize human rights and humanitarian work, contrary to international human rights standards on the rights of human rights defenders,\nas set out in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Judicial harassment of human rights defenders is also contrary to the rights to freedom of expression and association guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoplesâ Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights both of which Tunisia has ratified. Tunisia is a state party to the 1951 Refugee Convention which gives refugees the right to identity and travel documents; work, housing, education and relief; and protection from sanction for irregular entry."\n"},"slug":"324.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec78gfFeqNyGwdJN","createdTime":"2023-05-23T15:59:05.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"299.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2023-06-05T15:01:55.000Z","Name":"Lawyer, asylum seekers, and taxi drivers all threatened with arrest by military personnel while exiting government refugee office in Mexico","Summary":"On 22nd May 2023 Mexican military detained a lawyer and 17 Haitian asylum seekers connected to the migrant shelter \"Casa del Mirgante Mons\". Guillermo Ranzahuer accompanied 17 people of Haitian origin to follow up on their refugee application process in Acayucan. They were intercepted at the exit of the facilities by military personnel. The military agents intimidated them and threatened to take them to the immigration authorities for deportation. Tthe taxi drivers who were about to provide their services were asked for their identification documents and were threatened on the basis of transporting irregular migrants. It is not clear from available information what the outcome of the incident was. \n\nDo you have more information? Get in touch!","Date":"2023-05-22","Link":"https://lasillarota.com/veracruz/estado/2023/5/23/racismo-institucional-denuncia-red-de-migrantes-intimidacion-de-marina-en-veracruz-429786.html","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu","recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 22nd May 2023 Mexican military detained a lawyer and 17 Haitian asylum seekers connected to the migrant shelter "Casa del Mirgante Mons". Guillermo Ranzahuer accompanied 17 people of Haitian origin to follow up on their refugee application process in Acayucan. They were intercepted at the exit of the facilities by military personnel. The military agents intimidated them and threatened to take them to the immigration authorities for deportation. Tthe taxi drivers who were about to provide their services were asked for their identification documents and were threatened on the basis of transporting irregular migrants. It is not clear from available information what the outcome of the incident was.
\nDo you have more information? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"On 22nd May 2023 Mexican military detained a lawyer and 17 Haitian asylum seekers connected to the migrant shelter "Casa del Mirgante Mons". Guillermo Ranzahuer accompanied 17 people of Haitian origin to follow up on their refugee application process in Acayucan. They were intercepted at the exit of the facilities by military personnel. The military agents intimidated them and threatened to take them to the immigration authorities for deportation. Tthe taxi drivers who were about to provide their services were asked for their identification documents and were threatened on the basis of transporting irregular migrants. It is not clear from available information what the outcome of the incident was.\nDo you have more information? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"299.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recOzT9ngqWWJ3Unh","createdTime":"2023-04-05T08:57:31.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"288.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2023-06-05T15:02:22.000Z","Name":"Police arrest, assault and threaten a humanitarian worker in Mexico","Summary":"On March 21st 2023, a humanitarian worker who collaborates with the Consortium for Humanitarian Response in Mexico, was victim of aggression by the Tapachula municipal police in the Colonia Centro of Tapachula. Three police officers made improper use of force and without justification, detained the humanitarian worker for several hours for allegedly committing an administrative infraction.\nThey physically and verbally assaulted her, threatened to \"disappear\" her if she did not cooperate, and stripped her of all her belongings. In addition, they stated that the municipal police escalated their aggressions when they learned of her humanitarian work with the migrant and refugee population.","Date":"2023-03-21","Link":"https://www.chiapasparalelo.com/noticias/chiapas/2023/04/policias-municipales-detienen-agreden-y-amenazan-a-trabajadora-humanitaria/","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On March 21st 2023, a humanitarian worker who collaborates with the Consortium for Humanitarian Response in Mexico, was victim of aggression by the Tapachula municipal police in the Colonia Centro of Tapachula. Three police officers made improper use of force and without justification, detained the humanitarian worker for several hours for allegedly committing an administrative infraction.\nThey physically and verbally assaulted her, threatened to "disappear" her if she did not cooperate, and stripped her of all her belongings. In addition, they stated that the municipal police escalated their aggressions when they learned of her humanitarian work with the migrant and refugee population.
\n","plaintext":"On March 21st 2023, a humanitarian worker who collaborates with the Consortium for Humanitarian Response in Mexico, was victim of aggression by the Tapachula municipal police in the Colonia Centro of Tapachula. Three police officers made improper use of force and without justification, detained the humanitarian worker for several hours for allegedly committing an administrative infraction.\nThey physically and verbally assaulted her, threatened to "disappear" her if she did not cooperate, and stripped her of all her belongings. In addition, they stated that the municipal police escalated their aggressions when they learned of her humanitarian work with the migrant and refugee population.\n"},"slug":"288.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recriNIGTTFXKCfSk","createdTime":"2023-06-14T14:53:06.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"307.00","Country":["reciaFdACsPHS25TO"],"Document":[{"id":"attUQSIJOC3z8S08h","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/M995922U6HLUhFFSGwwQ3Q/NpHdIf8X5kspowwCN_ES5EHnJ4zUCMgGi7i8l4mi0e-C25J3UtUmLKI1GVpkWbxeXzQVLYNV3IRPmmdzbVpifk4zcrGNXB7ZT0cSb9qKrEsSVyfY1gqUVU272UVC0N176vMG0gda60KEJexxlBcnPQ/aoDCFvvbzRYM2xXRLsinhDVN0bUFdj7lyZ-fXkCjILg","filename":"open-letter-_en.pdf","size":209724,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/M1nnZLf3oX_D7hyDa8MkLw/oOUwwP30aKnhLoEws-GTlIKTQdfsGf6H_7B_9IWJBYpu62bhtaPIzQLiSq4I2bv10Et8NVga7ZgPNvW4eInyH9cF1nRW8F2tIncUmRRD8eh9gBsrg9oLpu2oR2q9jkkEWeHBKqczppNShhumGCcSUQ/nhux7-OiqIUmBwGRl0Hm63Nb06J1V5CKtG_tkTWfHx0","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/0u8vAgNkVytTUpZMq_zTgg/o1FOp-iMX3-TtOMqjcK2_7vsma0NPuDOUia7uPWAjma-TpJpNW_HOd_bhy8GcQNAqSaju0jBpF6kjJLNpKB5Xp6iD4FOE40nK1d_Nw1ayBewtU0Qt8PP41iZSaabKQwH2VaJpsFrxhk8hMy2xHpVUA/dCIaLaTGju2kQcedCe-hy-nAk3QCjeGYOnDUnPYwurc","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["LV"],"countryName":["Latvia "],"countrySlug":["latvia"],"LastModified":"2024-08-15T14:09:27.000Z","Name":"Human rights defenders arrested for helping Syrian migrants in Latvia","Summary":"On 13th January 2023, two representative of Gribu palÄŤdzÄt bÄgÄźiem (\"I Want to Help Refugees\") by the Latvian State Border Guard, for violating the regime of the Belarus border strip without obtaining a special permit. They thus allegedly committed a criminal offense of illegal movement of people across the border. \n\nThe representatives of âI Want to Help Refugeesâ explained that they received a handwritten letter asking for immediate help from a group of five Syrians stranded in the Latvian border zone. When meeting with refugees in transit on the territory of Latvia, human rights activists immediately contacted the ambulance service and the state border guard of Latvia.\n\n\nThe State Border Guard has initiated criminal proceedings against the representatives of \"I Want to Help Refugees\" according to Section 285, Part 2 of the Criminal Law, namely for moving persons across the border. The initiated criminal proceedings prevent the representatives of \"I want to help refugees\" from providing more information about what happened.\n\nOn 28 February 2024, the first court hearing in the trial of woman human rights defender Ieva RaubiĹĄko is scheduled to take place at the Rezekne court in Latvia.","Date":"2023-01-13","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/refugee-rights-defender-charged-assisting-syrian-asylum-seekers-latvia-belarus-border","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Latvia","emoji":{"code":"LV","unicode":"U+1F1F1 U+1F1FB","name":"Latvia","emoji":"đąđť"},"iso3166":"LV","latitude":57,"longitude":25,"bbox":[21.0558004086,55.61510692,28.1767094256,57.9701569688]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 13th January 2023, two representative of Gribu palÄŤdzÄt bÄgÄźiem ("I Want to Help Refugees") by the Latvian State Border Guard, for violating the regime of the Belarus border strip without obtaining a special permit. They thus allegedly committed a criminal offense of illegal movement of people across the border.
\nThe representatives of âI Want to Help Refugeesâ explained that they received a handwritten letter asking for immediate help from a group of five Syrians stranded in the Latvian border zone. When meeting with refugees in transit on the territory of Latvia, human rights activists immediately contacted the ambulance service and the state border guard of Latvia.
\nThe State Border Guard has initiated criminal proceedings against the representatives of "I Want to Help Refugees" according to Section 285, Part 2 of the Criminal Law, namely for moving persons across the border. The initiated criminal proceedings prevent the representatives of "I want to help refugees" from providing more information about what happened.
\nOn 28 February 2024, the first court hearing in the trial of woman human rights defender Ieva RaubiĹĄko is scheduled to take place at the Rezekne court in Latvia.
\n","plaintext":"On 13th January 2023, two representative of Gribu palÄŤdzÄt bÄgÄźiem ("I Want to Help Refugees") by the Latvian State Border Guard, for violating the regime of the Belarus border strip without obtaining a special permit. They thus allegedly committed a criminal offense of illegal movement of people across the border.\nThe representatives of âI Want to Help Refugeesâ explained that they received a handwritten letter asking for immediate help from a group of five Syrians stranded in the Latvian border zone. When meeting with refugees in transit on the territory of Latvia, human rights activists immediately contacted the ambulance service and the state border guard of Latvia.\nThe State Border Guard has initiated criminal proceedings against the representatives of "I Want to Help Refugees" according to Section 285, Part 2 of the Criminal Law, namely for moving persons across the border. The initiated criminal proceedings prevent the representatives of "I want to help refugees" from providing more information about what happened.\nOn 28 February 2024, the first court hearing in the trial of woman human rights defender Ieva RaubiĹĄko is scheduled to take place at the Rezekne court in Latvia.\n"},"slug":"307.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recXaNr0CgUltV8ZP","createdTime":"2026-02-27T14:45:35.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"334.0","Country":["reciaFdACsPHS25TO"],"countryCode":["LV"],"countryName":["Latvia "],"countrySlug":["latvia"],"LastModified":"2026-03-06T18:20:18.000Z","Name":"Latvian volunteer sentenced to 200 hours of community service for assisting asylum seekers at Latvia-Belarus border","Summary":"In January 2023, Ieva RaubiĹĄko, a volunteer for Latvian NGO Gribu palÄŤdzÄt bÄgÄźiem (GPB â I Want to Help Refugees) assisted a group of five Syrian refugees with an application on interim measures to prevent deportation under Article 39 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Syrian asylum seekers had previously been in touch with GPB, on 31 December 2022, requesting help to seek asylum. GPB were unable to enter the border area due to state of emergency measures set up by the government, in place since August 2022. Instead, GPB called an ambulance to assist the group. A few days later, the same group reached out to GPB, informing them that they had been pushed back into Belarus, several times. \n\nA press statement from Frontline Defenders reports that \"On 11 January 2023, the ECtHR instructed Latvia ânot to deport several Syrian citizens from the territory of Latvia until 8 February 2023, as well as to provide them with food, water, clothing, adequate medical assistance and temporary housing.\" Ieva RaubiĹĄko and Egils Grasmanis went to the border area to follow the implementation of the interim measures and to ensure that the Syrian group would not be forcibly sent back to Belarus. When they met with the group in the territory of Latvia they immediately notified the State Border Guard and the Emergency Medical Service. Upon arrival, the border guards apprehended Ieva RaubiĹĄko and Egils Grasmanis and the asylum seekers. Two of the asylum seekers were taken to the hospital. Ieva RaubiĹĄko and her colleague were questioned by the Border Guard criminal investigators. Administrative proceedings were\nstarted against them for entering the border area without a special permit, followed by a criminal investigation.\"\n\nRaubiĹĄko was charged with âorganising intentional illegal crossing of the state border for a group of peopleâ under articles 20 and 284/2 of the Latvian Criminal Code.\n\nAfter over eight court hearings, on 20 August 2025 the Latgale District Court found RaubiĹĄko \"guilty of supporting the intentional illegal crossing of the state border for a group of people under articles 20(4) and 284(2) of the Latvian Criminal Code, and sentenced her to 200 hours of community service.\"","Date":"2023-01-01","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/human-rights-defender-ieva-raubisko-sentenced-helping-asylum-seekers","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Latvia","emoji":{"code":"LV","unicode":"U+1F1F1 U+1F1FB","name":"Latvia","emoji":"đąđť"},"iso3166":"LV","latitude":57,"longitude":25,"bbox":[21.0558004086,55.61510692,28.1767094256,57.9701569688]}]},"summary":{"html":"In January 2023, Ieva RaubiĹĄko, a volunteer for Latvian NGO Gribu palÄŤdzÄt bÄgÄźiem (GPB â I Want to Help Refugees) assisted a group of five Syrian refugees with an application on interim measures to prevent deportation under Article 39 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Syrian asylum seekers had previously been in touch with GPB, on 31 December 2022, requesting help to seek asylum. GPB were unable to enter the border area due to state of emergency measures set up by the government, in place since August 2022. Instead, GPB called an ambulance to assist the group. A few days later, the same group reached out to GPB, informing them that they had been pushed back into Belarus, several times.
\nA press statement from Frontline Defenders reports that "On 11 January 2023, the ECtHR instructed Latvia ânot to deport several Syrian citizens from the territory of Latvia until 8 February 2023, as well as to provide them with food, water, clothing, adequate medical assistance and temporary housing." Ieva RaubiĹĄko and Egils Grasmanis went to the border area to follow the implementation of the interim measures and to ensure that the Syrian group would not be forcibly sent back to Belarus. When they met with the group in the territory of Latvia they immediately notified the State Border Guard and the Emergency Medical Service. Upon arrival, the border guards apprehended Ieva RaubiĹĄko and Egils Grasmanis and the asylum seekers. Two of the asylum seekers were taken to the hospital. Ieva RaubiĹĄko and her colleague were questioned by the Border Guard criminal investigators. Administrative proceedings were\nstarted against them for entering the border area without a special permit, followed by a criminal investigation."
\nRaubiĹĄko was charged with âorganising intentional illegal crossing of the state border for a group of peopleâ under articles 20 and 284/2 of the Latvian Criminal Code.
\nAfter over eight court hearings, on 20 August 2025 the Latgale District Court found RaubiĹĄko "guilty of supporting the intentional illegal crossing of the state border for a group of people under articles 20(4) and 284(2) of the Latvian Criminal Code, and sentenced her to 200 hours of community service."
\n","plaintext":"In January 2023, Ieva RaubiĹĄko, a volunteer for Latvian NGO Gribu palÄŤdzÄt bÄgÄźiem (GPB â I Want to Help Refugees) assisted a group of five Syrian refugees with an application on interim measures to prevent deportation under Article 39 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Syrian asylum seekers had previously been in touch with GPB, on 31 December 2022, requesting help to seek asylum. GPB were unable to enter the border area due to state of emergency measures set up by the government, in place since August 2022. Instead, GPB called an ambulance to assist the group. A few days later, the same group reached out to GPB, informing them that they had been pushed back into Belarus, several times.\nA press statement from Frontline Defenders reports that "On 11 January 2023, the ECtHR instructed Latvia ânot to deport several Syrian citizens from the territory of Latvia until 8 February 2023, as well as to provide them with food, water, clothing, adequate medical assistance and temporary housing." Ieva RaubiĹĄko and Egils Grasmanis went to the border area to follow the implementation of the interim measures and to ensure that the Syrian group would not be forcibly sent back to Belarus. When they met with the group in the territory of Latvia they immediately notified the State Border Guard and the Emergency Medical Service. Upon arrival, the border guards apprehended Ieva RaubiĹĄko and Egils Grasmanis and the asylum seekers. Two of the asylum seekers were taken to the hospital. Ieva RaubiĹĄko and her colleague were questioned by the Border Guard criminal investigators. Administrative proceedings were\nstarted against them for entering the border area without a special permit, followed by a criminal investigation."\nRaubiĹĄko was charged with âorganising intentional illegal crossing of the state border for a group of peopleâ under articles 20 and 284/2 of the Latvian Criminal Code.\nAfter over eight court hearings, on 20 August 2025 the Latgale District Court found RaubiĹĄko "guilty of supporting the intentional illegal crossing of the state border for a group of people under articles 20(4) and 284(2) of the Latvian Criminal Code, and sentenced her to 200 hours of community service."\n"},"slug":"334.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec9fTjkNy4wddogu","createdTime":"2026-02-27T14:08:58.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"333.0","Country":["recOjpvmtdVH5nBco"],"countryCode":["CY"],"countryName":["Cyprus "],"countrySlug":["cyprus"],"LastModified":"2026-02-27T14:44:33.000Z","Name":"Human rights defender charged with trespassing and illegal entry, when visiting the Cyprian Pournara First Reception Centre","Summary":"On 18 August 2022, human rights defender Doros Polykarpou was charged under the Cyprus Penal Code (CAP 154) with misdemeanour acts of illegal entry into a reception facility (article 280), insult (article 99) and assault (article 242) of two security guards as well as disturbance (article 95) at the Pournara First Reception Centre during a visit on 12 March 2022. During the visit, Polykarpou reports that he was physically attacked by the guards. He filed a complaint to the police on the same day, but the complaint was not investigated. \n\nThe purpose of the visit was for Polykarpou, a representative of human rights NGO KISA - Action for Equality, Support, and Anti-Racism, to follow up on the many complaints the NGO had received from asylum seekers regarding the living facilities. On his way there, together with a colleague, they \"came across a minor asylum seeker on his way to the centre and brought him there. Upon arrival, they asked for the manager of the centre to whom they handed over the minor. As they were leaving, a group of asylum seekers approached them, requesting their help and to show them the extreme conditions they were living in. The group guided the two human rights defenders around the âunofficial areaâ of the centre where hundreds of people live in tents. They then entered through some unguarded gates which is used by the asylum seekers to enter and exit the centre.\" Polykarpou and his colleague were informed by an unidentified man that they were not supposed to be there and were escorted back to the police post of the center, during which they were subjected to verbal and physical assaults.\n\nThe trial will take place in Nicosia District Court but has been continuously postponed. The most recent date is set to 17 March 2026.","Date":"2022-08-18","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/hearing-human-rights-defender-doros-polykarpou-delayed-again","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Cyprus","emoji":{"code":"CY","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1FE","name":"Cyprus","emoji":"đ¨đž"},"iso3166":"CY","latitude":35,"longitude":33,"bbox":[32.2566671079,34.5718694118,34.0048808123,35.1731247015]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 18 August 2022, human rights defender Doros Polykarpou was charged under the Cyprus Penal Code (CAP 154) with misdemeanour acts of illegal entry into a reception facility (article 280), insult (article 99) and assault (article 242) of two security guards as well as disturbance (article 95) at the Pournara First Reception Centre during a visit on 12 March 2022. During the visit, Polykarpou reports that he was physically attacked by the guards. He filed a complaint to the police on the same day, but the complaint was not investigated.
\nThe purpose of the visit was for Polykarpou, a representative of human rights NGO KISA - Action for Equality, Support, and Anti-Racism, to follow up on the many complaints the NGO had received from asylum seekers regarding the living facilities. On his way there, together with a colleague, they "came across a minor asylum seeker on his way to the centre and brought him there. Upon arrival, they asked for the manager of the centre to whom they handed over the minor. As they were leaving, a group of asylum seekers approached them, requesting their help and to show them the extreme conditions they were living in. The group guided the two human rights defenders around the âunofficial areaâ of the centre where hundreds of people live in tents. They then entered through some unguarded gates which is used by the asylum seekers to enter and exit the centre." Polykarpou and his colleague were informed by an unidentified man that they were not supposed to be there and were escorted back to the police post of the center, during which they were subjected to verbal and physical assaults.
\nThe trial will take place in Nicosia District Court but has been continuously postponed. The most recent date is set to 17 March 2026.
\n","plaintext":"On 18 August 2022, human rights defender Doros Polykarpou was charged under the Cyprus Penal Code (CAP 154) with misdemeanour acts of illegal entry into a reception facility (article 280), insult (article 99) and assault (article 242) of two security guards as well as disturbance (article 95) at the Pournara First Reception Centre during a visit on 12 March 2022. During the visit, Polykarpou reports that he was physically attacked by the guards. He filed a complaint to the police on the same day, but the complaint was not investigated.\nThe purpose of the visit was for Polykarpou, a representative of human rights NGO KISA - Action for Equality, Support, and Anti-Racism, to follow up on the many complaints the NGO had received from asylum seekers regarding the living facilities. On his way there, together with a colleague, they "came across a minor asylum seeker on his way to the centre and brought him there. Upon arrival, they asked for the manager of the centre to whom they handed over the minor. As they were leaving, a group of asylum seekers approached them, requesting their help and to show them the extreme conditions they were living in. The group guided the two human rights defenders around the âunofficial areaâ of the centre where hundreds of people live in tents. They then entered through some unguarded gates which is used by the asylum seekers to enter and exit the centre." Polykarpou and his colleague were informed by an unidentified man that they were not supposed to be there and were escorted back to the police post of the center, during which they were subjected to verbal and physical assaults.\nThe trial will take place in Nicosia District Court but has been continuously postponed. The most recent date is set to 17 March 2026.\n"},"slug":"333.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rect4ui7Dx5b7sasI","createdTime":"2022-08-12T10:09:49.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"284.00","Country":["recVyzrqCTI7FMvI5"],"countryCode":["BD"],"countryName":["Bangladesh "],"countrySlug":["bangladesh"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T10:13:45.000Z","Name":"Armed police battalion raid the house of pro-refugee journalists in reprisal for migrant support work in Bangladesh","Summary":"On 15th July 2022, the Bangladeshi Armed Police Battalion 16 raided the house of Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani (journalists who report on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia) in search of the human rights defenders and instead detained their father and brother-in-law as a form of reprisal. Nur Bareq, their brother-in-law remains under detention without being presented in court. He is currently being detained in Cox Bazar Prison (Cox Bazar is a large refugee camp in Bangladesh). The police also attempted to extort money from Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani in order to release Nur Bareq. The police uncovered a sum of money at their house during the raid which they claim has been unlawfully obtained and have accused the human rights defenders of money laundering, even though they have written evidence to prove that the money has been donated by international organizations for their fatherâs cancer treatment.\n\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2022-07-15","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/threats-and-harassment-faced-rohingya-human-rights-defenders-saiful-arakani-and-aziz-arakani","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Bangladesh","emoji":{"code":"BD","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1E9","name":"Bangladesh","emoji":"đ§đŠ"},"iso3166":"BD","latitude":24,"longitude":90,"bbox":[88.0844222351,20.670883287,92.6727209818,26.4465255803]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 15th July 2022, the Bangladeshi Armed Police Battalion 16 raided the house of Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani (journalists who report on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia) in search of the human rights defenders and instead detained their father and brother-in-law as a form of reprisal. Nur Bareq, their brother-in-law remains under detention without being presented in court. He is currently being detained in Cox Bazar Prison (Cox Bazar is a large refugee camp in Bangladesh). The police also attempted to extort money from Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani in order to release Nur Bareq. The police uncovered a sum of money at their house during the raid which they claim has been unlawfully obtained and have accused the human rights defenders of money laundering, even though they have written evidence to prove that the money has been donated by international organizations for their fatherâs cancer treatment.
\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
\n","plaintext":"On 15th July 2022, the Bangladeshi Armed Police Battalion 16 raided the house of Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani (journalists who report on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia) in search of the human rights defenders and instead detained their father and brother-in-law as a form of reprisal. Nur Bareq, their brother-in-law remains under detention without being presented in court. He is currently being detained in Cox Bazar Prison (Cox Bazar is a large refugee camp in Bangladesh). The police also attempted to extort money from Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani in order to release Nur Bareq. The police uncovered a sum of money at their house during the raid which they claim has been unlawfully obtained and have accused the human rights defenders of money laundering, even though they have written evidence to prove that the money has been donated by international organizations for their fatherâs cancer treatment.\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.\n"},"slug":"284.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recuC2Na2SjfBN7UF","createdTime":"2022-08-12T10:06:22.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"283.00","Country":["recVyzrqCTI7FMvI5"],"countryCode":["BD"],"countryName":["Bangladesh "],"countrySlug":["bangladesh"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T10:13:45.000Z","Name":"Journalist beaten in front of police for reporting trafficking in Bangladesh","Summary":"On 29th June 2022, Aziz Arakani, a Rohingya journalist who reports on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia, was violently assaulted by human traffickers in the presence of Bangladesh police, for his reporting on the trafficking of 34 Rohingya refugees from their camps. The traffickers also threatened to kill him and his brother Saiful Arakani. Aziz Arakani tried to lodge a complaint with the police but believes that the police have been bribed by the traffickers and no action was taken against them.\n\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2022-06-29","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/threats-and-harassment-faced-rohingya-human-rights-defenders-saiful-arakani-and-aziz-arakani","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Bangladesh","emoji":{"code":"BD","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1E9","name":"Bangladesh","emoji":"đ§đŠ"},"iso3166":"BD","latitude":24,"longitude":90,"bbox":[88.0844222351,20.670883287,92.6727209818,26.4465255803]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 29th June 2022, Aziz Arakani, a Rohingya journalist who reports on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia, was violently assaulted by human traffickers in the presence of Bangladesh police, for his reporting on the trafficking of 34 Rohingya refugees from their camps. The traffickers also threatened to kill him and his brother Saiful Arakani. Aziz Arakani tried to lodge a complaint with the police but believes that the police have been bribed by the traffickers and no action was taken against them.
\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
\n","plaintext":"On 29th June 2022, Aziz Arakani, a Rohingya journalist who reports on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia, was violently assaulted by human traffickers in the presence of Bangladesh police, for his reporting on the trafficking of 34 Rohingya refugees from their camps. The traffickers also threatened to kill him and his brother Saiful Arakani. Aziz Arakani tried to lodge a complaint with the police but believes that the police have been bribed by the traffickers and no action was taken against them.\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.\n"},"slug":"283.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recEt1uJFeKxev4HC","createdTime":"2023-06-05T18:54:28.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"301.00","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:20.000Z","Name":"Asylum seeker charged with people smuggling and manslaughter in the UK after driving a small boat carrying himself and others capsizes in the English Channel","Summary":"On 14th December 2022 a small boat carrying people intending to apply for asylum in the UK was crossing the English Channel when it encountered difficulty and four passengers died. Ibrahima Bah (aged 18 at the time, nationality unknown) was steering the vessel and was arrested and charged with facilitating illegal entry into the UK, and later with four counts of manslaughter. His plea was \"not guilty\".\n\nAccording the Kent police's statement that In the early hours of December 14, Kent Police was called to Dover to assist HM Coastguard following a report received of a small boat in distress in the water.\nA multi-agency search and rescue operation was carried out, resulting in 39 people being safely brought to shore. Four other people were pronounced deceased.\n\nThe trial began on 26th June 2023. \n\nDo you have an update on this case? Get in touch!\n\n\n","Date":"2022-06-16","Link":"https://news.sky.com/story/man-19-charged-with-manslaughter-after-death-of-four-people-in-the-english-channel-12855920","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 14th December 2022 a small boat carrying people intending to apply for asylum in the UK was crossing the English Channel when it encountered difficulty and four passengers died. Ibrahima Bah (aged 18 at the time, nationality unknown) was steering the vessel and was arrested and charged with facilitating illegal entry into the UK, and later with four counts of manslaughter. His plea was "not guilty".
\nAccording the Kent police's statement that In the early hours of December 14, Kent Police was called to Dover to assist HM Coastguard following a report received of a small boat in distress in the water.\nA multi-agency search and rescue operation was carried out, resulting in 39 people being safely brought to shore. Four other people were pronounced deceased.
\nThe trial began on 26th June 2023.
\nDo you have an update on this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"On 14th December 2022 a small boat carrying people intending to apply for asylum in the UK was crossing the English Channel when it encountered difficulty and four passengers died. Ibrahima Bah (aged 18 at the time, nationality unknown) was steering the vessel and was arrested and charged with facilitating illegal entry into the UK, and later with four counts of manslaughter. His plea was "not guilty".\nAccording the Kent police's statement that In the early hours of December 14, Kent Police was called to Dover to assist HM Coastguard following a report received of a small boat in distress in the water.\nA multi-agency search and rescue operation was carried out, resulting in 39 people being safely brought to shore. Four other people were pronounced deceased.\nThe trial began on 26th June 2023.\nDo you have an update on this case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"301.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recfbIl03yZg5H8Ok","createdTime":"2022-06-17T13:43:39.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"218.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-07-08T10:47:06.000Z","Name":"Nine arrested in the UK while disrupting the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda","Summary":"In 2022 9 anti-deportation activists were arrested for obstructing the highway. They lay on the roads outside the front and back of Colnbrook immigration detention centre near Heathrow airport, blocking and delaying the vehicles transporting people from detention to the deportation flight. In the event this gave every person due to be on the flight the time to successfully secure injunctions against deportation. ","Date":"2022-06-14","Link":"https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rwanda-protests-nine-people-arrested-080913307.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABtCgUGNafjrmsgK_IdSu89-ue3C5EBu6T2Y2Ky7TaXdhWq2uuxhkqkIhngLnCu7O6wL_STFmLDc7cIqBecw9Q9UoqiZFCT3dyO4Zm7Tx2w-e7jUDBuaRZ3lXHvIv4nx7zQmITEMuICX1kPrMzPg0TgGd6fyC9llsjwXis6VrVvh","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2022 9 anti-deportation activists were arrested for obstructing the highway. They lay on the roads outside the front and back of Colnbrook immigration detention centre near Heathrow airport, blocking and delaying the vehicles transporting people from detention to the deportation flight. In the event this gave every person due to be on the flight the time to successfully secure injunctions against deportation.
\n","plaintext":"In 2022 9 anti-deportation activists were arrested for obstructing the highway. They lay on the roads outside the front and back of Colnbrook immigration detention centre near Heathrow airport, blocking and delaying the vehicles transporting people from detention to the deportation flight. In the event this gave every person due to be on the flight the time to successfully secure injunctions against deportation.\n"},"slug":"218.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recvlSIsHELWNijGY","createdTime":"2022-06-10T14:42:55.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"203.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-06-17T13:37:18.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for giving food and water to refugees in Greece","Summary":"In 2022 a Syrian national, Celan, was arrested in Greece for facilitating illegal stay, for give 11 Palestinian asylum seekers food and water. The Palestinians had been hiding in the mountains, in fear of the Greek authorities. One of them contacted a friend in Germany for help. The resident of Germany contacted the 23-year-old who worked in Chios, asking him to help the frightened refugees with water and food. He located them, they gave him some money, and he went and bought food and water for them. He was acquitted int court the same month.\n\n","Date":"2022-06-04","Link":"https://www-efsyn-gr.translate.goog/ellada/koinonia/346965_katigoreitai-giati-edine-nero-kai-fagito-se-prosfyges?_x_tr_sl=el&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2022 a Syrian national, Celan, was arrested in Greece for facilitating illegal stay, for give 11 Palestinian asylum seekers food and water. The Palestinians had been hiding in the mountains, in fear of the Greek authorities. One of them contacted a friend in Germany for help. The resident of Germany contacted the 23-year-old who worked in Chios, asking him to help the frightened refugees with water and food. He located them, they gave him some money, and he went and bought food and water for them. He was acquitted int court the same month.
\n","plaintext":"In 2022 a Syrian national, Celan, was arrested in Greece for facilitating illegal stay, for give 11 Palestinian asylum seekers food and water. The Palestinians had been hiding in the mountains, in fear of the Greek authorities. One of them contacted a friend in Germany for help. The resident of Germany contacted the 23-year-old who worked in Chios, asking him to help the frightened refugees with water and food. He located them, they gave him some money, and he went and bought food and water for them. He was acquitted int court the same month.\n"},"slug":"203.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recM9meVyXm33SKC7","createdTime":"2022-06-30T10:21:38.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"207.00","Country":["recYGyTYV3MYbKQRx"],"countryCode":["PL"],"countryName":["Poland "],"countrySlug":["poland"],"LastModified":"2022-06-30T10:24:00.000Z","Name":"Volunteer humanitarian arrested for organising illegal immigration in Poland","Summary":"On 25th March 2022 Polish police arrested a volunteer as she sat in her car waiting for other volunteers to bring migrants in distress out of the Forestnear the border with Belarus. Weronika, a 20-year-old volunteer said the police arrested her while she was on her way to meet other volunteers who were providing aid to four Cubans in the forest. She has been charged with organizing illegal migration. âThe police were aggressive ⌠I said I was innocent, that Iâm just helping stranded people but they arrested me anyway ⌠I am scared that they want to set an example with my case to scare other volunteers.â","Date":"2022-03-25","Link":"https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/01/polish-activists-arrested-saving-lives","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Poland","emoji":{"code":"PL","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1","name":"Poland","emoji":"đľđą"},"iso3166":"PL","latitude":52,"longitude":20,"bbox":[14.0745211117,49.0273953314,24.0299857927,54.8515359564]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 25th March 2022 Polish police arrested a volunteer as she sat in her car waiting for other volunteers to bring migrants in distress out of the Forestnear the border with Belarus. Weronika, a 20-year-old volunteer said the police arrested her while she was on her way to meet other volunteers who were providing aid to four Cubans in the forest. She has been charged with organizing illegal migration. âThe police were aggressive ⌠I said I was innocent, that Iâm just helping stranded people but they arrested me anyway ⌠I am scared that they want to set an example with my case to scare other volunteers.â
\n","plaintext":"On 25th March 2022 Polish police arrested a volunteer as she sat in her car waiting for other volunteers to bring migrants in distress out of the Forestnear the border with Belarus. Weronika, a 20-year-old volunteer said the police arrested her while she was on her way to meet other volunteers who were providing aid to four Cubans in the forest. She has been charged with organizing illegal migration. âThe police were aggressive ⌠I said I was innocent, that Iâm just helping stranded people but they arrested me anyway ⌠I am scared that they want to set an example with my case to scare other volunteers.â\n"},"slug":"207.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recwFfMACs22DozGL","createdTime":"2023-06-05T19:14:41.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"303.00","Country":["recYGyTYV3MYbKQRx"],"countryCode":["PL"],"countryName":["Poland "],"countrySlug":["poland"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:28.000Z","Name":"Volunteer humanitarian arrested for organising an illegal border crossing","Summary":"On 25th March 2022 Weronika Klemba (aged 21 at the time), a volunteer with the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia was arrested in a zone along the Polish/Belarus border designated as off-limits to humanitarian workers and was charged with organising an illegal border crossing. The police entered Klemba's family home the next day and undertook a search, and took away her computer.\n\nAfter being held for 48 hours, Klemba was released and charged with organising an illegal border crossing. She potentially faced eight years in prison for her efforts to help refugees at the Belarusian border, but nine months after the arrest the prosecutor dropped the charges against her.\n\n","Date":"2022-03-25","Link":"https://wiez.pl/2022/12/13/gorzkie-zwyciestwo-weronika-klemba/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Poland","emoji":{"code":"PL","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1","name":"Poland","emoji":"đľđą"},"iso3166":"PL","latitude":52,"longitude":20,"bbox":[14.0745211117,49.0273953314,24.0299857927,54.8515359564]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 25th March 2022 Weronika Klemba (aged 21 at the time), a volunteer with the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia was arrested in a zone along the Polish/Belarus border designated as off-limits to humanitarian workers and was charged with organising an illegal border crossing. The police entered Klemba's family home the next day and undertook a search, and took away her computer.
\nAfter being held for 48 hours, Klemba was released and charged with organising an illegal border crossing. She potentially faced eight years in prison for her efforts to help refugees at the Belarusian border, but nine months after the arrest the prosecutor dropped the charges against her.
\n","plaintext":"On 25th March 2022 Weronika Klemba (aged 21 at the time), a volunteer with the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia was arrested in a zone along the Polish/Belarus border designated as off-limits to humanitarian workers and was charged with organising an illegal border crossing. The police entered Klemba's family home the next day and undertook a search, and took away her computer.\nAfter being held for 48 hours, Klemba was released and charged with organising an illegal border crossing. She potentially faced eight years in prison for her efforts to help refugees at the Belarusian border, but nine months after the arrest the prosecutor dropped the charges against her.\n"},"slug":"303.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqrCKsPU5Zm3B7a","createdTime":"2022-06-30T10:18:07.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"206.00","Country":["recYGyTYV3MYbKQRx"],"countryCode":["PL"],"countryName":["Poland "],"countrySlug":["poland"],"LastModified":"2022-06-30T10:23:52.000Z","Name":"Volunteers arrested helping a family with seven children in the forest in Poland","Summary":"On 22nd March 2022, police arrested four volunteers in Poland for helping a family of Cubans with seven children in the forest. A prosecutor charged the volunteers with organizing illegal immigration, a crime punishable by up to eight years in prison.","Date":"2022-03-22","Link":"https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/01/polish-activists-arrested-saving-lives","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Poland","emoji":{"code":"PL","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1","name":"Poland","emoji":"đľđą"},"iso3166":"PL","latitude":52,"longitude":20,"bbox":[14.0745211117,49.0273953314,24.0299857927,54.8515359564]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 22nd March 2022, police arrested four volunteers in Poland for helping a family of Cubans with seven children in the forest. A prosecutor charged the volunteers with organizing illegal immigration, a crime punishable by up to eight years in prison.
\n","plaintext":"On 22nd March 2022, police arrested four volunteers in Poland for helping a family of Cubans with seven children in the forest. A prosecutor charged the volunteers with organizing illegal immigration, a crime punishable by up to eight years in prison.\n"},"slug":"206.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recU4pmh6vMujCom9","createdTime":"2026-02-13T10:16:03.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"318.0","Country":["recYGyTYV3MYbKQRx"],"Document":[{"id":"attDemqmt6Rc8fQql","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/TlevgJVk5jsbi6mCBrMsRw/RUvUjgvIGXqNloW3FedRWuAxC0YNeUjee5VX1-sc3gcHp4TNYkCRBXgE8GgbW3MNknE_UMbiIjlQ-ufUkoF0izuAfaauKK2SvO99fq4Hamq4g75fOHulx5oqVtCcxBNm-qWqMOR1i2D_QA--eJQDeCUY1FmkXeB3aKXQ-GqJxIiQKDixHGexxc0C_o1Ad8FE44JsEqw7TRAVpZsmd-WadA/qzKglfRUiy19MRWWVhVeDzCUYCqpNgAWFngwGnT80Hs","filename":"Uzasadnienie-wyroku-VII-K-120-24-czesc-jawna.pdf","size":715164,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/5772bm3pkq8WSUWrLwBa0w/OHWF8EuHqMKx0hf69M4mKLxTC75iJ_FklHIrFXTkeQBZ68bAVUj6ZK_2BodrnD-EHvH2FGCVAwFBi7lFlyD7Jqd_jzX_uxHaljdfHxLB0Imo3ECVPgvVmvjUG4ByXmWlDTKj581nDMZ90U9Wy9lrDg/0oBXHwcYgTp4B0dPpZsHjTmt1A_nnGlic-t1A5f_zmU","width":25,"height":35},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/AiP79U_K0EPegZROJRXPng/LYdDQ-ARzGw5zrGKBHekqECK9_ljd2QErFr7Gd2o_eIl4l8F5vW9IxJNh-bRwuvnw18SUlz7OXixg7sY-OmIKEz-qiKJvqzqmY7-ql2oRYr5aUkRNsB7yuRaO4vjaWnJz84zwNmSQXYZNHwPe99xTA/M4WxtKQMungCIXpKiCC0PQQ7YrSDTN484s0piKp2JUA","width":512,"height":724}}}],"countryCode":["PL"],"countryName":["Poland "],"countrySlug":["poland"],"LastModified":"2026-03-04T18:00:03.000Z","Name":"Five refugee aid workers \"the Hajnowka 5\" charged with human trafficking after providing emergency assistance to family with seven minor children","Summary":"In March 2022, five refugee aid workers were arrested in the Polish town Hajnowka, situated 20 km from the Belarusian border. Three women and two men were charged with \"facilitating the stay of a person residing on the territory of the Republic of Poland âin breach of the lawâ \" under article 264a of the Penal Code after having provided emergency assistance to an Iraqi-Kurdish family with seven children, and one man from Egypt, in the Bialowieza National Park. The aid workers evacuated the family by car to the closest town and Border Patrol post, BiaĹowieĹźa, where they were stopped and arrested by a Polish Border Patrol. The family stated that they had experienced pushbacks by Polish Border Patrol officers on two occasions, having been forcibly returned across to the Belarusian border; a practise illegal under EU law.\n\nIn an interview with InfoMigrant, one of the defendants, 56-year old Ewa Moroz-Kaczynska, said that the locals in the region were waiting for the state to intervene in the border crisis to \"relieve us of the obligation to save human lives.\" InfoMigrant reports that the Polish/Belarusian border differs from all other external EU borders as \"neither the European border agency Frontex nor international aid organizations such as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are active in this area. The message behind this is clear: That Poland can handle this on its own, but also, that Poland does not want any documentation by third parties. Neither the media nor NGOs are allowed to enter a restricted zone stretching for kilometers.\"\n\nThe trial began 28 January 2025 in the District Court in Bielsk Podlaski, VII Branch Criminal Division in HajnĂłwka (case no. VII K 120/24). The trial is said to be \"the first of its kind\" in Poland following which \"authorities have repeatedly detained aid workers, only to drop the charges due to lack of evidence.\" The outcome is expected to have big consequences for the Polish civil society and humanitarian work in Poland. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights have said that they perceive the trial \"as an attempt to create a chilling effect â to discourage others from providing humanitarian aid.\"\n\nProsecutor Magdalena Rutyna insisted on a 1 year and 4 months prison sentence, while the defence attorney Radoslaw Baszuk stated that the family \"were in catastrophic health due to nighttime temperatures around freezing point\" and that they had been waiting in the national park for months. On 8 September 2025, the five were acquitted due to lack of evidence of any personal or material benefit related to the offence, and in contrast to the argument made by the prosecutor the judge concluded that \"Personal benefit cannot be beneficial to a foreigner, a person crossing the border; the benefit should be beneficial to the one who provides assistance (...)\". \n\nPolish trial monitoring group Association for Legal Intervention reported from the trial that the \"adjudicating panel found that providing assistance to persons whose life or health is at risk does not fulfil the elements of a criminal offence, but rather constitutes the fulfilment of the duty to protect human dignity. The Court rejected the prosecutionâs argument that selfless humanitarian assistance could be equated with acting for personal gain. In the Courtâs assessment, the activistsâ actions were not aimed at circumventing the law, but at ensuring basic safety for individuals in respect of whom the state had failed to carry out appropriate procedures.\"\n\nThe prosecutor filed an appeal in February 2026.\n\nThe Supreme Bar Council of Poland have demanded that the charges against the five aid workers should be dropped, with Chairman PrzemysĹaw Rosati stating that \"There is widespread acceptance of behaviour in society, including support for those in need, giving them dry clothes, food or shelter. Moreover, the very fact of transporting migrants by car, if it has no other purpose than those that follow from the established principles, falls within the limits of acceptable and socially acceptable behavior (...)\".","Date":"2022-03-22","Link":"https://interwencjaprawna.pl/en/proceedings-in-the-hajnowka-five-case-prosecutor-files-an-appeal-sip-continues-its-involvement/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Poland","emoji":{"code":"PL","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1","name":"Poland","emoji":"đľđą"},"iso3166":"PL","latitude":52,"longitude":20,"bbox":[14.0745211117,49.0273953314,24.0299857927,54.8515359564]}]},"summary":{"html":"In March 2022, five refugee aid workers were arrested in the Polish town Hajnowka, situated 20 km from the Belarusian border. Three women and two men were charged with "facilitating the stay of a person residing on the territory of the Republic of Poland âin breach of the lawâ " under article 264a of the Penal Code after having provided emergency assistance to an Iraqi-Kurdish family with seven children, and one man from Egypt, in the Bialowieza National Park. The aid workers evacuated the family by car to the closest town and Border Patrol post, BiaĹowieĹźa, where they were stopped and arrested by a Polish Border Patrol. The family stated that they had experienced pushbacks by Polish Border Patrol officers on two occasions, having been forcibly returned across to the Belarusian border; a practise illegal under EU law.
\nIn an interview with InfoMigrant, one of the defendants, 56-year old Ewa Moroz-Kaczynska, said that the locals in the region were waiting for the state to intervene in the border crisis to "relieve us of the obligation to save human lives." InfoMigrant reports that the Polish/Belarusian border differs from all other external EU borders as "neither the European border agency Frontex nor international aid organizations such as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are active in this area. The message behind this is clear: That Poland can handle this on its own, but also, that Poland does not want any documentation by third parties. Neither the media nor NGOs are allowed to enter a restricted zone stretching for kilometers."
\nThe trial began 28 January 2025 in the District Court in Bielsk Podlaski, VII Branch Criminal Division in HajnĂłwka (case no. VII K 120/24). The trial is said to be "the first of its kind" in Poland following which "authorities have repeatedly detained aid workers, only to drop the charges due to lack of evidence." The outcome is expected to have big consequences for the Polish civil society and humanitarian work in Poland. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights have said that they perceive the trial "as an attempt to create a chilling effect â to discourage others from providing humanitarian aid."
\nProsecutor Magdalena Rutyna insisted on a 1 year and 4 months prison sentence, while the defence attorney Radoslaw Baszuk stated that the family "were in catastrophic health due to nighttime temperatures around freezing point" and that they had been waiting in the national park for months. On 8 September 2025, the five were acquitted due to lack of evidence of any personal or material benefit related to the offence, and in contrast to the argument made by the prosecutor the judge concluded that "Personal benefit cannot be beneficial to a foreigner, a person crossing the border; the benefit should be beneficial to the one who provides assistance (...)".
\nPolish trial monitoring group Association for Legal Intervention reported from the trial that the "adjudicating panel found that providing assistance to persons whose life or health is at risk does not fulfil the elements of a criminal offence, but rather constitutes the fulfilment of the duty to protect human dignity. The Court rejected the prosecutionâs argument that selfless humanitarian assistance could be equated with acting for personal gain. In the Courtâs assessment, the activistsâ actions were not aimed at circumventing the law, but at ensuring basic safety for individuals in respect of whom the state had failed to carry out appropriate procedures."
\nThe prosecutor filed an appeal in February 2026.
\nThe Supreme Bar Council of Poland have demanded that the charges against the five aid workers should be dropped, with Chairman PrzemysĹaw Rosati stating that "There is widespread acceptance of behaviour in society, including support for those in need, giving them dry clothes, food or shelter. Moreover, the very fact of transporting migrants by car, if it has no other purpose than those that follow from the established principles, falls within the limits of acceptable and socially acceptable behavior (...)".
\n","plaintext":"In March 2022, five refugee aid workers were arrested in the Polish town Hajnowka, situated 20 km from the Belarusian border. Three women and two men were charged with "facilitating the stay of a person residing on the territory of the Republic of Poland âin breach of the lawâ " under article 264a of the Penal Code after having provided emergency assistance to an Iraqi-Kurdish family with seven children, and one man from Egypt, in the Bialowieza National Park. The aid workers evacuated the family by car to the closest town and Border Patrol post, BiaĹowieĹźa, where they were stopped and arrested by a Polish Border Patrol. The family stated that they had experienced pushbacks by Polish Border Patrol officers on two occasions, having been forcibly returned across to the Belarusian border; a practise illegal under EU law.\nIn an interview with InfoMigrant, one of the defendants, 56-year old Ewa Moroz-Kaczynska, said that the locals in the region were waiting for the state to intervene in the border crisis to "relieve us of the obligation to save human lives." InfoMigrant reports that the Polish/Belarusian border differs from all other external EU borders as "neither the European border agency Frontex nor international aid organizations such as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are active in this area. The message behind this is clear: That Poland can handle this on its own, but also, that Poland does not want any documentation by third parties. Neither the media nor NGOs are allowed to enter a restricted zone stretching for kilometers."\nThe trial began 28 January 2025 in the District Court in Bielsk Podlaski, VII Branch Criminal Division in HajnĂłwka (case no. VII K 120/24). The trial is said to be "the first of its kind" in Poland following which "authorities have repeatedly detained aid workers, only to drop the charges due to lack of evidence." The outcome is expected to have big consequences for the Polish civil society and humanitarian work in Poland. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights have said that they perceive the trial "as an attempt to create a chilling effect â to discourage others from providing humanitarian aid."\nProsecutor Magdalena Rutyna insisted on a 1 year and 4 months prison sentence, while the defence attorney Radoslaw Baszuk stated that the family "were in catastrophic health due to nighttime temperatures around freezing point" and that they had been waiting in the national park for months. On 8 September 2025, the five were acquitted due to lack of evidence of any personal or material benefit related to the offence, and in contrast to the argument made by the prosecutor the judge concluded that "Personal benefit cannot be beneficial to a foreigner, a person crossing the border; the benefit should be beneficial to the one who provides assistance (...)".\nPolish trial monitoring group Association for Legal Intervention reported from the trial that the "adjudicating panel found that providing assistance to persons whose life or health is at risk does not fulfil the elements of a criminal offence, but rather constitutes the fulfilment of the duty to protect human dignity. The Court rejected the prosecutionâs argument that selfless humanitarian assistance could be equated with acting for personal gain. In the Courtâs assessment, the activistsâ actions were not aimed at circumventing the law, but at ensuring basic safety for individuals in respect of whom the state had failed to carry out appropriate procedures."\nThe prosecutor filed an appeal in February 2026.\nThe Supreme Bar Council of Poland have demanded that the charges against the five aid workers should be dropped, with Chairman PrzemysĹaw Rosati stating that "There is widespread acceptance of behaviour in society, including support for those in need, giving them dry clothes, food or shelter. Moreover, the very fact of transporting migrants by car, if it has no other purpose than those that follow from the established principles, falls within the limits of acceptable and socially acceptable behavior (...)".\n"},"slug":"318.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec0CwZMDDJ1MukMf","createdTime":"2022-06-30T11:21:56.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"214.00","Country":["recYGyTYV3MYbKQRx"],"countryCode":["PL"],"countryName":["Poland "],"countrySlug":["poland"],"LastModified":"2022-07-25T15:49:13.000Z","Name":"Nine volunteers detained in Poland for assisting in organising the illegal crossing of the Polish-Belarusian border","Summary":"On 21st March 2022 the Polish Border Guard reported that nine people responsible for assisting in organising the illegal crossing of the Polish-Belarusian border had been detained.","Date":"2022-03-21","Link":"https://strazgraniczna.pl/pl/aktualnosci/9956,Rekordowa-doba-na-granicy-polsko-bialoruskiej.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Poland","emoji":{"code":"PL","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1","name":"Poland","emoji":"đľđą"},"iso3166":"PL","latitude":52,"longitude":20,"bbox":[14.0745211117,49.0273953314,24.0299857927,54.8515359564]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 21st March 2022 the Polish Border Guard reported that nine people responsible for assisting in organising the illegal crossing of the Polish-Belarusian border had been detained.
\n","plaintext":"On 21st March 2022 the Polish Border Guard reported that nine people responsible for assisting in organising the illegal crossing of the Polish-Belarusian border had been detained.\n"},"slug":"214.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec6AaMv221NIn9jw","createdTime":"2022-06-29T14:52:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"202.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-06-30T10:03:30.000Z","Name":"Photographer arrested for espionage while photographing harbour in Greece","Summary":"In March 2022 a Norwegian photographer was arrested for espionage for for photographing Greek coast guard and navy vessels at the islandâs main harbour without permission. The photographer, Knut Bry, has been a volunteer with the Lesvos Solidarity group since 2016. The group indicated that Bry was arrested for volunteering with them.","Date":"2022-03-16","Link":"https://apnews.com/article/europe-arrests-greece-migration-espionage-1f8c13657ce8fd471f05230d7a779680","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In March 2022 a Norwegian photographer was arrested for espionage for for photographing Greek coast guard and navy vessels at the islandâs main harbour without permission. The photographer, Knut Bry, has been a volunteer with the Lesvos Solidarity group since 2016. The group indicated that Bry was arrested for volunteering with them.
\n","plaintext":"In March 2022 a Norwegian photographer was arrested for espionage for for photographing Greek coast guard and navy vessels at the islandâs main harbour without permission. The photographer, Knut Bry, has been a volunteer with the Lesvos Solidarity group since 2016. The group indicated that Bry was arrested for volunteering with them.\n"},"slug":"202.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recQ6Qc2321ewEIo1","createdTime":"2022-06-30T10:08:34.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"205.00","Country":["recYGyTYV3MYbKQRx"],"countryCode":["PL"],"countryName":["Poland "],"countrySlug":["poland"],"LastModified":"2022-06-30T10:23:51.000Z","Name":"NGO workers arrested and medical equipment seized in Poland","Summary":"On 11th January 2022 authorities arrested staff and seized medical equipment from the Polish NGO Fundacja Ocalenie. This is in the context of the state of emergency cracking which prohibited humanitarian access to the borderzone with Belarus. The terms of the arrest are unknown. ","Date":"2022-01-11","Link":"https://ecre.org/eu-eastern-borders-belarus-and-poland-enact-brutal-violence-and-block-aid-workers-lithuania-lifts-state-of-emergency/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Poland","emoji":{"code":"PL","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1","name":"Poland","emoji":"đľđą"},"iso3166":"PL","latitude":52,"longitude":20,"bbox":[14.0745211117,49.0273953314,24.0299857927,54.8515359564]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 11th January 2022 authorities arrested staff and seized medical equipment from the Polish NGO Fundacja Ocalenie. This is in the context of the state of emergency cracking which prohibited humanitarian access to the borderzone with Belarus. The terms of the arrest are unknown.
\n","plaintext":"On 11th January 2022 authorities arrested staff and seized medical equipment from the Polish NGO Fundacja Ocalenie. This is in the context of the state of emergency cracking which prohibited humanitarian access to the borderzone with Belarus. The terms of the arrest are unknown.\n"},"slug":"205.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1pjQyHu4Zskiwe","createdTime":"2022-06-30T10:36:56.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"209.00","Country":["recO6fGGhO9um8dZi"],"countryCode":["LT"],"countryName":["Lithuania "],"countrySlug":["lithuania"],"LastModified":"2022-06-30T10:50:49.000Z","Name":"NGO placed under investigation for smuggling in Lithuania for entering restricted border area to help migrants","Summary":"In December 2021 NGO Sienos GrupÄ was placed under investigation by the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) for âpeople smugglingâ on the Belarus-Lithuania border. Sienos GrupÄ, backed by the Lithuanian Forum of Christian Social Initiatives, provides direct humanitarian assistance to refugees and migrants. In a statement, VSAT claims that âinformation about migrants who had crossed the border from Belarus[âŚ] and their whereabouts in Lithuania were being hidden from law enforcement.â The investigation followed two related cases of border crossings in late December 2021, the first concerning four migrants of Pakistani origin who had reportedly been in contact with Sienos GrupÄ while they were camping in the forest, and the second concerning a Syrian man found stranded near the border. Volunteers from Sienos GrupÄ and the international organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) had tried to help the man, who was later admitted to a nearby hospital and granted temporary protection by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). All of the volunteers present were fined 100 Euros for entering the state-of-emergency zone without a permit.","Date":"2021-12-30","Link":"https://monitor.civicus.org/updates/2022/04/04/csos-providing-assistance-migrants-border-face-investigation/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Lithuania","emoji":{"code":"LT","unicode":"U+1F1F1 U+1F1F9","name":"Lithuania","emoji":"đąđš"},"iso3166":"LT","latitude":56,"longitude":24,"bbox":[21.0558004086,53.9057022162,26.5882792498,56.3725283881]}]},"summary":{"html":"In December 2021 NGO Sienos GrupÄ was placed under investigation by the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) for âpeople smugglingâ on the Belarus-Lithuania border. Sienos GrupÄ, backed by the Lithuanian Forum of Christian Social Initiatives, provides direct humanitarian assistance to refugees and migrants. In a statement, VSAT claims that âinformation about migrants who had crossed the border from Belarus[âŚ] and their whereabouts in Lithuania were being hidden from law enforcement.â The investigation followed two related cases of border crossings in late December 2021, the first concerning four migrants of Pakistani origin who had reportedly been in contact with Sienos GrupÄ while they were camping in the forest, and the second concerning a Syrian man found stranded near the border. Volunteers from Sienos GrupÄ and the international organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) had tried to help the man, who was later admitted to a nearby hospital and granted temporary protection by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). All of the volunteers present were fined 100 Euros for entering the state-of-emergency zone without a permit.
\n","plaintext":"In December 2021 NGO Sienos GrupÄ was placed under investigation by the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) for âpeople smugglingâ on the Belarus-Lithuania border. Sienos GrupÄ, backed by the Lithuanian Forum of Christian Social Initiatives, provides direct humanitarian assistance to refugees and migrants. In a statement, VSAT claims that âinformation about migrants who had crossed the border from Belarus[âŚ] and their whereabouts in Lithuania were being hidden from law enforcement.â The investigation followed two related cases of border crossings in late December 2021, the first concerning four migrants of Pakistani origin who had reportedly been in contact with Sienos GrupÄ while they were camping in the forest, and the second concerning a Syrian man found stranded near the border. Volunteers from Sienos GrupÄ and the international organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) had tried to help the man, who was later admitted to a nearby hospital and granted temporary protection by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). All of the volunteers present were fined 100 Euros for entering the state-of-emergency zone without a permit.\n"},"slug":"209.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recXXlcFPJ6WwkWav","createdTime":"2022-08-12T10:14:41.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"285.00","Country":["recVyzrqCTI7FMvI5"],"countryCode":["BD"],"countryName":["Bangladesh "],"countrySlug":["bangladesh"],"LastModified":"2022-09-06T11:29:29.000Z","Name":"Police threaten and torture Rohingya journalists who report on human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh","Summary":"On 20th December 2021 the Armed Police Battalion summoned Saiful Arakani (a Rohingya journalists who report on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia) to the station in Nayapara Refugee Camp, in relation to one of his reports. They severely tortured him and threatened him against reporting. He was also forced to call his brother Aziz Arakani (also a pro Rohingya refugee journalist) to the police station and when he warned him that the police were looking for him, the police beat Saiful even more. The following day, the police hunted Aziz Arakani down at his residence and threatened him against reporting for the Rohingya people. The police detained their father for over three hours and let him go after obtaining his signature on a blank sheet of paper. Both Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani went into hiding for several months after this incident.\n\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2021-12-20","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/threats-and-harassment-faced-rohingya-human-rights-defenders-saiful-arakani-and-aziz-arakani","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Bangladesh","emoji":{"code":"BD","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1E9","name":"Bangladesh","emoji":"đ§đŠ"},"iso3166":"BD","latitude":24,"longitude":90,"bbox":[88.0844222351,20.670883287,92.6727209818,26.4465255803]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 20th December 2021 the Armed Police Battalion summoned Saiful Arakani (a Rohingya journalists who report on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia) to the station in Nayapara Refugee Camp, in relation to one of his reports. They severely tortured him and threatened him against reporting. He was also forced to call his brother Aziz Arakani (also a pro Rohingya refugee journalist) to the police station and when he warned him that the police were looking for him, the police beat Saiful even more. The following day, the police hunted Aziz Arakani down at his residence and threatened him against reporting for the Rohingya people. The police detained their father for over three hours and let him go after obtaining his signature on a blank sheet of paper. Both Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani went into hiding for several months after this incident.
\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
\n","plaintext":"On 20th December 2021 the Armed Police Battalion summoned Saiful Arakani (a Rohingya journalists who report on the various human rights violations faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia) to the station in Nayapara Refugee Camp, in relation to one of his reports. They severely tortured him and threatened him against reporting. He was also forced to call his brother Aziz Arakani (also a pro Rohingya refugee journalist) to the police station and when he warned him that the police were looking for him, the police beat Saiful even more. The following day, the police hunted Aziz Arakani down at his residence and threatened him against reporting for the Rohingya people. The police detained their father for over three hours and let him go after obtaining his signature on a blank sheet of paper. Both Saiful Arakani and Aziz Arakani went into hiding for several months after this incident.\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.\n"},"slug":"285.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recEwKaCAXYliU5np","createdTime":"2022-05-16T11:21:26.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"200.00","Country":["rec5nY71kHP5VPbJr"],"countryCode":["IE"],"countryName":["Ireland "],"countrySlug":["ireland"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T11:25:08.000Z","Name":"Ireland makes smuggling illegal with no humanitarian exemption","Summary":"Ireland transposes EU law on smuggling into national law with the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021. There is no humanitarian exemption for prosecution on the grounds of facilitating the entry of an unauthorised person into an EU country. This law applies to Irish citizens anywhere in Europe, not only in Ireland.","Date":"2021-12-15","Link":"https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2021/105/","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Ireland","emoji":{"code":"IE","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1EA","name":"Ireland","emoji":"đŽđŞ"},"iso3166":"IE","latitude":53,"longitude":-8,"bbox":[-9.97708574059,51.6693012559,-6.03298539878,55.1316222195]}]},"summary":{"html":"Ireland transposes EU law on smuggling into national law with the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021. There is no humanitarian exemption for prosecution on the grounds of facilitating the entry of an unauthorised person into an EU country. This law applies to Irish citizens anywhere in Europe, not only in Ireland.
\n","plaintext":"Ireland transposes EU law on smuggling into national law with the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021. There is no humanitarian exemption for prosecution on the grounds of facilitating the entry of an unauthorised person into an EU country. This law applies to Irish citizens anywhere in Europe, not only in Ireland.\n"},"slug":"200.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recZSPhyNzcZpC8IB","createdTime":"2022-07-28T16:29:02.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"252.00","Country":["recCyaCLeIjx2AhlB"],"countryCode":["HR"],"countryName":["Croatia "],"countrySlug":["croatia"],"LastModified":"2022-08-01T15:42:09.000Z","Name":"German journalist arrested in Croatia for smuggling while helping 7 people seeking asylum","Summary":"On 19th November 2021 Croatian police arrested a German journalist for illegal entry into Croatia and smuggling. The police found eight foreigners illegally entering Croatia from BiH near Cetingrad, including a German journalist (44), who was tried the next day for illegal entry and people smuggling. The police found the 44-year-old German citizen yesterday at 11:15 in Cetingrad in a group with seven other foreign citizens, four adults and three minors. It is not stated in the police report which countries the seven illegal migrants are from, but only that they all said they intend to submit a request for international protection to the Republic of Croatia.\n\nThe police statement states that the criminal investigation established that the German citizen helped other foreigners in illegal crossing, thereby violating the Law on Foreigners, the Law on State Border Control and the Schengen Borders Code.\n\nThe court found the journalist guilty only of illegal entry and not facilitating illegal entry into the Republic of Croatia. The misdemeanor department of the Municipal Court in Karlovac sentenced him to HRK 3,600 in fines for illegal entry, \n\nThe Cetingrad Border Police Station said it would appeal within the legal deadline.","Date":"2021-11-19","Link":"https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/germanski-novinar-uapsen-vo-hrvatska-im-pomagal-na-migranti-da-ja-preminat-granicata/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Croatia","emoji":{"code":"HR","unicode":"U+1F1ED U+1F1F7","name":"Croatia","emoji":"đđˇ"},"iso3166":"HR","latitude":45.1667,"longitude":15.5,"bbox":[13.6569755388,42.47999136,19.3904757016,46.5037509222]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 19th November 2021 Croatian police arrested a German journalist for illegal entry into Croatia and smuggling. The police found eight foreigners illegally entering Croatia from BiH near Cetingrad, including a German journalist (44), who was tried the next day for illegal entry and people smuggling. The police found the 44-year-old German citizen yesterday at 11:15 in Cetingrad in a group with seven other foreign citizens, four adults and three minors. It is not stated in the police report which countries the seven illegal migrants are from, but only that they all said they intend to submit a request for international protection to the Republic of Croatia.
\nThe police statement states that the criminal investigation established that the German citizen helped other foreigners in illegal crossing, thereby violating the Law on Foreigners, the Law on State Border Control and the Schengen Borders Code.
\nThe court found the journalist guilty only of illegal entry and not facilitating illegal entry into the Republic of Croatia. The misdemeanor department of the Municipal Court in Karlovac sentenced him to HRK 3,600 in fines for illegal entry,
\nThe Cetingrad Border Police Station said it would appeal within the legal deadline.
\n","plaintext":"On 19th November 2021 Croatian police arrested a German journalist for illegal entry into Croatia and smuggling. The police found eight foreigners illegally entering Croatia from BiH near Cetingrad, including a German journalist (44), who was tried the next day for illegal entry and people smuggling. The police found the 44-year-old German citizen yesterday at 11:15 in Cetingrad in a group with seven other foreign citizens, four adults and three minors. It is not stated in the police report which countries the seven illegal migrants are from, but only that they all said they intend to submit a request for international protection to the Republic of Croatia.\nThe police statement states that the criminal investigation established that the German citizen helped other foreigners in illegal crossing, thereby violating the Law on Foreigners, the Law on State Border Control and the Schengen Borders Code.\nThe court found the journalist guilty only of illegal entry and not facilitating illegal entry into the Republic of Croatia. The misdemeanor department of the Municipal Court in Karlovac sentenced him to HRK 3,600 in fines for illegal entry,\nThe Cetingrad Border Police Station said it would appeal within the legal deadline.\n"},"slug":"252.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recBb63r9jMxPSx6l","createdTime":"2022-10-11T14:12:03.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"300.00","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-10-11T14:18:11.000Z","Name":"Three activists arrested for blocking a deportation flight in the UK","Summary":"On 9th November 2021 anti-deportation activists were arrested. Protestors from the group Stop Deportations locked themselves to metal pipes and blockaded the exit to Brook House, a detention centre in England. After several hours lying in the road, the protestors were arrested and held in police custody overnight, for 22 hours. By blocking the entrance to Brook House, the protestors were able to delay the deportation vans, so that people from Brook House who were set to be deported could not be taken to Birmingham Airport in time for the flight. According to one report, âthe delay to the vanâs journey bought those on board with pending cases valuable minutesâ, and a mixture of media attention, urgent legal challenges and direct action meant that all but four people were removed from the flight. Three protestors faced charges of 'causing a public nuisance' and 'aggravated trespass'. They will be tried by a jury at Lewes Crown Court on 30th May 2023 during a seven-day trial.","Date":"2021-11-09","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/09/two-thirds-of-detainees-due-to-be-deported-to-jamaica-removed-from-list","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 9th November 2021 anti-deportation activists were arrested. Protestors from the group Stop Deportations locked themselves to metal pipes and blockaded the exit to Brook House, a detention centre in England. After several hours lying in the road, the protestors were arrested and held in police custody overnight, for 22 hours. By blocking the entrance to Brook House, the protestors were able to delay the deportation vans, so that people from Brook House who were set to be deported could not be taken to Birmingham Airport in time for the flight. According to one report, âthe delay to the vanâs journey bought those on board with pending cases valuable minutesâ, and a mixture of media attention, urgent legal challenges and direct action meant that all but four people were removed from the flight. Three protestors faced charges of 'causing a public nuisance' and 'aggravated trespass'. They will be tried by a jury at Lewes Crown Court on 30th May 2023 during a seven-day trial.
\n","plaintext":"On 9th November 2021 anti-deportation activists were arrested. Protestors from the group Stop Deportations locked themselves to metal pipes and blockaded the exit to Brook House, a detention centre in England. After several hours lying in the road, the protestors were arrested and held in police custody overnight, for 22 hours. By blocking the entrance to Brook House, the protestors were able to delay the deportation vans, so that people from Brook House who were set to be deported could not be taken to Birmingham Airport in time for the flight. According to one report, âthe delay to the vanâs journey bought those on board with pending cases valuable minutesâ, and a mixture of media attention, urgent legal challenges and direct action meant that all but four people were removed from the flight. Three protestors faced charges of 'causing a public nuisance' and 'aggravated trespass'. They will be tried by a jury at Lewes Crown Court on 30th May 2023 during a seven-day trial.\n"},"slug":"300.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recItiPB3o9VSRGcN","createdTime":"2022-06-30T10:27:45.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"208.00","Country":["recO6fGGhO9um8dZi"],"countryCode":["LT"],"countryName":["Lithuania "],"countrySlug":["lithuania"],"LastModified":"2022-06-30T10:36:12.000Z","Name":"Lithuania declares state of emergency, restricting humanitarian access to the borderzone with Belarus ","Summary":"On 8th November 2021 Lithuania declared a state of emergency at its border with Belarus, placing limitations on access for NGOs, activists and journalists. The state of emergency came into force on 10th November. The resolution which declared a state of emergency in the zone covering up to 5 kilometers from the Lithuanian-Belarusian border (including the border itself), as well as in the places used to accommodate the migrants (PabradÄ, Medininkai, Kybartai, Rukla, and Naujininkai in Vilnius) and up to 200 meters around them. NGOs had to apply for permits to enter the zone but report they were always refused. The state of emergency ended on 5th January 2022.","Date":"2021-11-08","Link":"https://monitor.civicus.org/updates/2022/04/04/csos-providing-assistance-migrants-border-face-investigation/","Public":true,"Type":["reccjSfdlI2HDw5yb"],"TypeName":["Decree"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Lithuania","emoji":{"code":"LT","unicode":"U+1F1F1 U+1F1F9","name":"Lithuania","emoji":"đąđš"},"iso3166":"LT","latitude":56,"longitude":24,"bbox":[21.0558004086,53.9057022162,26.5882792498,56.3725283881]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 8th November 2021 Lithuania declared a state of emergency at its border with Belarus, placing limitations on access for NGOs, activists and journalists. The state of emergency came into force on 10th November. The resolution which declared a state of emergency in the zone covering up to 5 kilometers from the Lithuanian-Belarusian border (including the border itself), as well as in the places used to accommodate the migrants (PabradÄ, Medininkai, Kybartai, Rukla, and Naujininkai in Vilnius) and up to 200 meters around them. NGOs had to apply for permits to enter the zone but report they were always refused. The state of emergency ended on 5th January 2022.
\n","plaintext":"On 8th November 2021 Lithuania declared a state of emergency at its border with Belarus, placing limitations on access for NGOs, activists and journalists. The state of emergency came into force on 10th November. The resolution which declared a state of emergency in the zone covering up to 5 kilometers from the Lithuanian-Belarusian border (including the border itself), as well as in the places used to accommodate the migrants (PabradÄ, Medininkai, Kybartai, Rukla, and Naujininkai in Vilnius) and up to 200 meters around them. NGOs had to apply for permits to enter the zone but report they were always refused. The state of emergency ended on 5th January 2022.\n"},"slug":"208.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec6edzo9gWEXCmkd","createdTime":"2022-06-30T11:55:20.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"216.00","Country":["recYGyTYV3MYbKQRx"],"countryCode":["PL"],"countryName":["Poland "],"countrySlug":["poland"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:04:13.000Z","Name":"Two activists arrested for giving a lift to migrants in Poland","Summary":"In November 2021 two activists helping migrants at the border with Belarus were arrested by Polish police and charged with aiding illegal border crossings. Police from the town of HajnĂłwka stopped a car and found that the couple were transporting two Iraqi citizens who had entered Poland illegally. The two activists were PaweĹ Wrabec, a former journalist of Gazeta Wyborcza, Polandâs leading liberal daily, and Polityka, a news weekly, and his wife, Justyna Wolniewicz-Wrabec. This crime can carry a prison sentence of up to eight years.","Date":"2021-11-01","Link":"https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/11/01/polish-activists-found-with-iraqis-in-car-charged-with-aiding-illegal-crossings-over-belarus-border/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Poland","emoji":{"code":"PL","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1","name":"Poland","emoji":"đľđą"},"iso3166":"PL","latitude":52,"longitude":20,"bbox":[14.0745211117,49.0273953314,24.0299857927,54.8515359564]}]},"summary":{"html":"In November 2021 two activists helping migrants at the border with Belarus were arrested by Polish police and charged with aiding illegal border crossings. Police from the town of HajnĂłwka stopped a car and found that the couple were transporting two Iraqi citizens who had entered Poland illegally. The two activists were PaweĹ Wrabec, a former journalist of Gazeta Wyborcza, Polandâs leading liberal daily, and Polityka, a news weekly, and his wife, Justyna Wolniewicz-Wrabec. This crime can carry a prison sentence of up to eight years.
\n","plaintext":"In November 2021 two activists helping migrants at the border with Belarus were arrested by Polish police and charged with aiding illegal border crossings. Police from the town of HajnĂłwka stopped a car and found that the couple were transporting two Iraqi citizens who had entered Poland illegally. The two activists were PaweĹ Wrabec, a former journalist of Gazeta Wyborcza, Polandâs leading liberal daily, and Polityka, a news weekly, and his wife, Justyna Wolniewicz-Wrabec. This crime can carry a prison sentence of up to eight years.\n"},"slug":"216.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recyxG79NPC5FKkch","createdTime":"2022-08-24T17:21:25.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"298.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2022-09-05T11:16:42.000Z","Name":"Migrant shelter raided in Mexico","Summary":"On 10th December 2021 a group of approximately eight unknown men with short and long weapons burst in and threatened human rights defenders present at the Casa Betania Santa Martha shelter in Salto de Agua, Chiapas, Mexico. These unknown men dressed in civilian clothes demanded to enter the shelter under the argument that they came from \"the Attorney General's Office\" to verify the presence, inside the facilities, of a minor allegedly disappeared. An individual verbally identified himself as an alleged commander of the Prosecutor's Office and demanded that the psychologist give him access to the shelter's database. The individuals did not present any type of identification as authorities or documents authorizing their entry to the shelter. ","Date":"2021-10-12","Link":"http://www.caritasancristobal.org/allanan-albergue-para-migrantes-casa-betania-santa-martha-en-salto-de-agua-chiapas/","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 10th December 2021 a group of approximately eight unknown men with short and long weapons burst in and threatened human rights defenders present at the Casa Betania Santa Martha shelter in Salto de Agua, Chiapas, Mexico. These unknown men dressed in civilian clothes demanded to enter the shelter under the argument that they came from "the Attorney General's Office" to verify the presence, inside the facilities, of a minor allegedly disappeared. An individual verbally identified himself as an alleged commander of the Prosecutor's Office and demanded that the psychologist give him access to the shelter's database. The individuals did not present any type of identification as authorities or documents authorizing their entry to the shelter.
\n","plaintext":"On 10th December 2021 a group of approximately eight unknown men with short and long weapons burst in and threatened human rights defenders present at the Casa Betania Santa Martha shelter in Salto de Agua, Chiapas, Mexico. These unknown men dressed in civilian clothes demanded to enter the shelter under the argument that they came from "the Attorney General's Office" to verify the presence, inside the facilities, of a minor allegedly disappeared. An individual verbally identified himself as an alleged commander of the Prosecutor's Office and demanded that the psychologist give him access to the shelter's database. The individuals did not present any type of identification as authorities or documents authorizing their entry to the shelter.\n"},"slug":"298.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recfv7psN344p4AJA","createdTime":"2023-06-05T18:41:31.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"300.00","Country":["recFf2Jkq2TSvdtqd"],"countryCode":["SI"],"countryName":["Slovenia "],"countrySlug":["slovenia"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:20.000Z","Name":"Couple arrested for trafficking for helping a family member cross from Croatia to Slovenia","Summary":"On 5th October 2021 two people of Afghan origin with German residence permits \"MM\" and \"HH\" went to Croatia to meet MMâs brother (\"EM\"). The brother had fled Afghanistan and wanted to reunite with family. There were two Iranian men with him who were also seeking asylum. All three came from Greece and wanted to continue to Europe. MM and HH took the asylum seekers to the border between Croatia and Slovenia. Beyond the border of Slovenia, MM and HH spent the night alone. The three refugees crossed the border on foot and were then arrested by the Slovenian police.\n\nDuring the interrogation of the three refugees, and under threat of deportation to Bosnia, the Iranians revealed the 'identity of smugglers'. As a result, MM and HH were also arrested at their rest area on the morning of 6th October 2021 and were sent to prison in KrĹĄko. A car and two cell phones of MM and HH were confiscated. The two Iranian refugees were sent to an initial reception center after testifying.\n\nMM and HH are accused of unauthorized trafficking. In early October, âŹ1,000 was transferred to HHâs account from his brother-in-law. Probably money that he earned in Greece and HH should forward to his mother. This money supports the accusation of trafficking.\n\nAfter a negotiation with the public prosecutorâs office, HH was released in mid-January in exchange for a âŹ35,000 fine and a confession of the crime. MM was released from custody on 20th October 2021 against a bail of âŹ5000 and could travel back to her son in Germany. On 2nd February 2022 she received a letter from the Slovenian prosecutorâs office, as her case is still pending and she was only released from custody due to the bail payment.\n\n\n\n","Date":"2021-10-05","Link":"https://swla.eu/en/project/Slovcouple","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Slovenia","emoji":{"code":"SI","unicode":"U+1F1F8 U+1F1EE","name":"Slovenia","emoji":"đ¸đŽ"},"iso3166":"SI","latitude":46,"longitude":15,"bbox":[13.6981099789,45.4523163926,16.5648083839,46.8523859727]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 5th October 2021 two people of Afghan origin with German residence permits "MM" and "HH" went to Croatia to meet MMâs brother ("EM"). The brother had fled Afghanistan and wanted to reunite with family. There were two Iranian men with him who were also seeking asylum. All three came from Greece and wanted to continue to Europe. MM and HH took the asylum seekers to the border between Croatia and Slovenia. Beyond the border of Slovenia, MM and HH spent the night alone. The three refugees crossed the border on foot and were then arrested by the Slovenian police.
\nDuring the interrogation of the three refugees, and under threat of deportation to Bosnia, the Iranians revealed the 'identity of smugglers'. As a result, MM and HH were also arrested at their rest area on the morning of 6th October 2021 and were sent to prison in KrĹĄko. A car and two cell phones of MM and HH were confiscated. The two Iranian refugees were sent to an initial reception center after testifying.
\nMM and HH are accused of unauthorized trafficking. In early October, âŹ1,000 was transferred to HHâs account from his brother-in-law. Probably money that he earned in Greece and HH should forward to his mother. This money supports the accusation of trafficking.
\nAfter a negotiation with the public prosecutorâs office, HH was released in mid-January in exchange for a âŹ35,000 fine and a confession of the crime. MM was released from custody on 20th October 2021 against a bail of âŹ5000 and could travel back to her son in Germany. On 2nd February 2022 she received a letter from the Slovenian prosecutorâs office, as her case is still pending and she was only released from custody due to the bail payment.
\n","plaintext":"On 5th October 2021 two people of Afghan origin with German residence permits "MM" and "HH" went to Croatia to meet MMâs brother ("EM"). The brother had fled Afghanistan and wanted to reunite with family. There were two Iranian men with him who were also seeking asylum. All three came from Greece and wanted to continue to Europe. MM and HH took the asylum seekers to the border between Croatia and Slovenia. Beyond the border of Slovenia, MM and HH spent the night alone. The three refugees crossed the border on foot and were then arrested by the Slovenian police.\nDuring the interrogation of the three refugees, and under threat of deportation to Bosnia, the Iranians revealed the 'identity of smugglers'. As a result, MM and HH were also arrested at their rest area on the morning of 6th October 2021 and were sent to prison in KrĹĄko. A car and two cell phones of MM and HH were confiscated. The two Iranian refugees were sent to an initial reception center after testifying.\nMM and HH are accused of unauthorized trafficking. In early October, âŹ1,000 was transferred to HHâs account from his brother-in-law. Probably money that he earned in Greece and HH should forward to his mother. This money supports the accusation of trafficking.\nAfter a negotiation with the public prosecutorâs office, HH was released in mid-January in exchange for a âŹ35,000 fine and a confession of the crime. MM was released from custody on 20th October 2021 against a bail of âŹ5000 and could travel back to her son in Germany. On 2nd February 2022 she received a letter from the Slovenian prosecutorâs office, as her case is still pending and she was only released from custody due to the bail payment.\n"},"slug":"300.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec2y73kyt6NEIOo4","createdTime":"2023-06-14T16:34:22.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"309.00","Country":["recVyzrqCTI7FMvI5"],"countryCode":["BD"],"countryName":["Bangladesh "],"countrySlug":["bangladesh"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:47.000Z","Name":"Rohingya refugee and human rights defender shot dead in Bangladesh","Summary":"On 29 September 2021, Mohib Ullah was shot dead at his office in the Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh. \n\nMohib U llah was a Rohingya refugee and human rights defender living in the Kutapalong camp in Bangladesh. He was also the chairperson of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace & Human Rights (ARSPH). He documented various atrocities committed against the Rohingyas by Myanmarâs military. The human rights defender also advocated for the rights and recognition of Rohingya refugees at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the White House and various other international platforms. In August 2019, he organised a large peaceful rally to mark the second anniversary of the military crackdown on Rohingyas in Myanmar, in which many Rohingya refugees participated in. The police investigating the incident have suggested that three unidentified individuals entered his office and fired five rounds of bullets. Three bullets hit Mohib Ullah in the chest, fatally injuring him. The human rights defender was taken to Kutupalong MSF Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.\nPrior to his death, Mohib Ullah had been facing threats. The Kutupalong camp, one of the worldâs largest refugee camps housing over 900,000 Rohingyas, is continuously subjected to violence from extremist groups such as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. The threats against Mohib Ullah began to increase with his rising popularity and the support he gathered for the Rohingyas across the world. One Rohingya rights activist also reported that authorities in Bangladesh had been made aware of the risks to Mohib Ullahâs life.\n\n","Date":"2021-09-29","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/rohingya-human-rights-defender-mohib-ullah-killed","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Bangladesh","emoji":{"code":"BD","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1E9","name":"Bangladesh","emoji":"đ§đŠ"},"iso3166":"BD","latitude":24,"longitude":90,"bbox":[88.0844222351,20.670883287,92.6727209818,26.4465255803]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 29 September 2021, Mohib Ullah was shot dead at his office in the Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh.
\nMohib U llah was a Rohingya refugee and human rights defender living in the Kutapalong camp in Bangladesh. He was also the chairperson of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace & Human Rights (ARSPH). He documented various atrocities committed against the Rohingyas by Myanmarâs military. The human rights defender also advocated for the rights and recognition of Rohingya refugees at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the White House and various other international platforms. In August 2019, he organised a large peaceful rally to mark the second anniversary of the military crackdown on Rohingyas in Myanmar, in which many Rohingya refugees participated in. The police investigating the incident have suggested that three unidentified individuals entered his office and fired five rounds of bullets. Three bullets hit Mohib Ullah in the chest, fatally injuring him. The human rights defender was taken to Kutupalong MSF Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.\nPrior to his death, Mohib Ullah had been facing threats. The Kutupalong camp, one of the worldâs largest refugee camps housing over 900,000 Rohingyas, is continuously subjected to violence from extremist groups such as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. The threats against Mohib Ullah began to increase with his rising popularity and the support he gathered for the Rohingyas across the world. One Rohingya rights activist also reported that authorities in Bangladesh had been made aware of the risks to Mohib Ullahâs life.
\n","plaintext":"On 29 September 2021, Mohib Ullah was shot dead at his office in the Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh.\nMohib U llah was a Rohingya refugee and human rights defender living in the Kutapalong camp in Bangladesh. He was also the chairperson of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace & Human Rights (ARSPH). He documented various atrocities committed against the Rohingyas by Myanmarâs military. The human rights defender also advocated for the rights and recognition of Rohingya refugees at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the White House and various other international platforms. In August 2019, he organised a large peaceful rally to mark the second anniversary of the military crackdown on Rohingyas in Myanmar, in which many Rohingya refugees participated in. The police investigating the incident have suggested that three unidentified individuals entered his office and fired five rounds of bullets. Three bullets hit Mohib Ullah in the chest, fatally injuring him. The human rights defender was taken to Kutupalong MSF Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.\nPrior to his death, Mohib Ullah had been facing threats. The Kutupalong camp, one of the worldâs largest refugee camps housing over 900,000 Rohingyas, is continuously subjected to violence from extremist groups such as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. The threats against Mohib Ullah began to increase with his rising popularity and the support he gathered for the Rohingyas across the world. One Rohingya rights activist also reported that authorities in Bangladesh had been made aware of the risks to Mohib Ullahâs life.\n"},"slug":"309.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec832RG0Adhrwhta","createdTime":"2022-08-12T10:40:06.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"286.00","Country":["receiEmp5Lcb84IiP"],"Document":[{"id":"attBXPPWb7j8Pt03T","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/NOPY-WOk6btcZH4a-9yAVA/YM3XG7APLvj12SOnkSHUa-nhmZro9ljoGVUU8Gi_PBdFHguYmTKP_2r0UgrvBxPviV2r3ASgNZHxvtUFDMo06t45ijnuwsBZsdkTV-0GOQPdZeKh2fgsMkrixG5mdG7ZtjGsBpoqWBpi08VeGjr8jQ/BpkpX99aNi_zvwXakrIPxIwudnIbDDGlmNVwGxGd0Tc","filename":"DownLoadFile.pdf","size":121178,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/dLqGpCT3CAUTX13KtrTMjA/1WvHVvhbPy2auEM-dHJeLZDTY4W_1-7wfYHYX1TQJ1RAsQaySixCEefNowVA7WtNOdADQx_xmldZvSS7J6z6qICOBsZiAs4QYsYOd8p9EzCTdqiKMHetFjl-6Ir4aqFjJrUGDXhZyPa38HwA6AmY6A/WFxit11wEd8r4ax1Zqc09JaWlTaOBUjchRwNmP6pkSY","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/uDSmhvmCIn7R7nCU6P6u8w/n5V33L5l7G__rNBhnE-tLBNP7gIrOaea8DyEeuE0B6x1EIp1xjwoUn2zOCutLJb0qO8L6oR6645IBRkk8-oduPJnzR7YqaFdwuU0s7DCoxlg5nN_I0u1oc5_ss28nSEMy5Q7tKYHRdp4ONTa4-ncbA/2NV4lMzHxQZfTxiIcEYmlLoR7BU9c5SFdr7L3dLQmK4","width":362,"height":512}}},{"id":"attJcwILbhaUX9LHT","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/2tVQp04CaY7oh5Gg1OLayw/Y1CaRMHLJU1oxTsDi1NJ2Ngugwn4pdn_v6xZdoyWXjgmD6yCtPh0zQ0uVG3oxat5_s3Zb3HA01LmpGkhXyzU9ODuqDLmHNya52OZDDEZeI64Ev5dhtaXtQxZ5SFa62z6VGnqwfEomEn_c40hVNVQ_HlWo9LY4yhFIZN2gYuOZy0/4vCxFcm_g43F_L-CG-9QcXPUkfYpctElHu8vk1A6WqU","filename":"DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile.pdf","size":133374,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/vhxXzikuho-9VmEm6LTNXA/pKzzPDeAOkrlkB0jJcIz42e0TGvyAjPL8PdntxwJH9oFNNjFT3l6o-FDVu8atnlIncjifPfH3-oM0VXjoMBqTouHHzDnkibwqrE1SXwOy68qFMPigvrGIAIwN4psi4Qhr1gI_395unlJWWt5db9SHA/tyt-5fP31jztYEx8_auM2Ie6ZlRLAcSvsBc76o0_Ce8","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/29UQ1Vjv5bqOAW9_H0H5MQ/rVHJEEE2Ll8b2bY4WuoWxaGs8VLTA6XXIS8fi9F8ud63Mf2OuMgi1gkZ9IZzmgzZIsZF4QqHeJc1siXysC2VJLWZESdi91LQQAKRYk0fh6SOe40u25P0Ua8emDUpei4Dae9-XT2Uxv3MAbJFaVbmTg/8Q8TVsCN7YlmTqU-UR5SJcw1gG42m9DWT6-WwYWerXM","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["RU"],"countryName":["Russia"],"countrySlug":["russia"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:30.000Z","Name":"Migrant rights activist has refugee status revoked in Russia","Summary":"On 25th September 2021, Valentina Chupik was barred from returning to Russia, where she has resided with refugee status since 2006. Chuck is head of the NGO \"Tong Jahoni\", which focuses on migration issues in Russia by offering free legal support to migrants who experience pressure from the law enforcement officers. She is a vocal critic of the migration and refugee system in Russia. Upon her arrival from Yerevan, Armenia, the Russian border patrol officers informed Valentina Chupik that she had violated border crossing regulations and informed her that Russian authorities had revoked her refugee status which came into effect immediately. The patrol officers took away Valentina Chupikâs travel document and detained her in the âclean zoneâ of the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, where she currently remains with no access to legal support and is at risk of being deported to Uzbekistan.\n\nThe border patrol officers confiscated her refugee passport, and, in exchange, offered her a document stating that she is barred from entering Russia until 2051. The documents stated that Valentina Chupik was stripped of her refugee status because she violated Federal Law on migrants #4258-1 \"On Migrants\" by \"reporting knowingly false information, or presented false documents that served as the basis for recognition as a refugee, or committed another violation of the provisions of the Federal Law.\" \n\nPrior to this incident, Valentina Chupik critiqued upcoming changes to Russian legislation on migrants and how these changes impinge on their rights. She has been a harsh critic of the latest edition of the federal migration law that systemically shifts the position of labour migrants in Russia by reintroducing the visa regime which will limit the number of migrants permitted to enter Russia and increase the amount of corruption schemes in the migration system.\n\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders. Communications between UN Special Rapporteurs and the Russian delegation are attached.","Date":"2021-09-21","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/woman-human-rights-defender-valentina-chupik-barred-entering-russia-stripped-her-refugee-status","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recAcJ8vpL2qZAagI"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"DownLoadFile.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attBXPPWb7j8Pt03T\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.amazonaws.com/attBXPPWb7j8Pt03T-DownLoadFile.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.amazonaws.com/attBXPPWb7j8Pt03T-DownLoadFile.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512},{\"filename\":\"DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attJcwILbhaUX9LHT\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attJcwILbhaUX9LHT-DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attJcwILbhaUX9LHT-DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Russia","emoji":{"code":"RU","unicode":"U+1F1F7 U+1F1FA","name":"Russia","emoji":"đˇđş"},"iso3166":"RU","latitude":60,"longitude":100,"bbox":[-180,41.151416124,180,81.2504]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 25th September 2021, Valentina Chupik was barred from returning to Russia, where she has resided with refugee status since 2006. Chuck is head of the NGO "Tong Jahoni", which focuses on migration issues in Russia by offering free legal support to migrants who experience pressure from the law enforcement officers. She is a vocal critic of the migration and refugee system in Russia. Upon her arrival from Yerevan, Armenia, the Russian border patrol officers informed Valentina Chupik that she had violated border crossing regulations and informed her that Russian authorities had revoked her refugee status which came into effect immediately. The patrol officers took away Valentina Chupikâs travel document and detained her in the âclean zoneâ of the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, where she currently remains with no access to legal support and is at risk of being deported to Uzbekistan.
\nThe border patrol officers confiscated her refugee passport, and, in exchange, offered her a document stating that she is barred from entering Russia until 2051. The documents stated that Valentina Chupik was stripped of her refugee status because she violated Federal Law on migrants #4258-1 "On Migrants" by "reporting knowingly false information, or presented false documents that served as the basis for recognition as a refugee, or committed another violation of the provisions of the Federal Law."
\nPrior to this incident, Valentina Chupik critiqued upcoming changes to Russian legislation on migrants and how these changes impinge on their rights. She has been a harsh critic of the latest edition of the federal migration law that systemically shifts the position of labour migrants in Russia by reintroducing the visa regime which will limit the number of migrants permitted to enter Russia and increase the amount of corruption schemes in the migration system.
\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders. Communications between UN Special Rapporteurs and the Russian delegation are attached.
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The patrol officers took away Valentina Chupikâs travel document and detained her in the âclean zoneâ of the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, where she currently remains with no access to legal support and is at risk of being deported to Uzbekistan.\nThe border patrol officers confiscated her refugee passport, and, in exchange, offered her a document stating that she is barred from entering Russia until 2051. The documents stated that Valentina Chupik was stripped of her refugee status because she violated Federal Law on migrants #4258-1 "On Migrants" by "reporting knowingly false information, or presented false documents that served as the basis for recognition as a refugee, or committed another violation of the provisions of the Federal Law."\nPrior to this incident, Valentina Chupik critiqued upcoming changes to Russian legislation on migrants and how these changes impinge on their rights. She has been a harsh critic of the latest edition of the federal migration law that systemically shifts the position of labour migrants in Russia by reintroducing the visa regime which will limit the number of migrants permitted to enter Russia and increase the amount of corruption schemes in the migration system.\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders. 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\n","plaintext":"In May 2021 two men, (aged 31 and 32) and a woman (aged 23) were arrested for public order offences for protesting against a deportation in Glasgow, UK.\n"},"slug":"201.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recl47EdTVjDqJn4H","createdTime":"2022-08-12T10:50:38.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"287.00","Country":["recuwd3UvUqy8JPkK"],"countryCode":["QA"],"countryName":["Qatar "],"countrySlug":["qatar"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T10:57:43.000Z","Name":"Man detained and fined for campaigning for the rights of migrant labourers in Qatar","Summary":"On 4th May 2021 Malcolm Bidali was detained in solitary confinement in Qatar for his online campaigning for the rights of migrant labourers in the country. On 29 May 2021, the Qatari Government Communication Office (GCO) declared that human rights defender Malcolm Bidali has been charged with âoffences related to payments received by a foreign agent for the creation and distribution of disinformation within the State of Qatarâ. He was released from detention on 2nd June and on 14 July 2021, the Supreme Judiciary Council in Qatar delivered a criminal order charging Bidali with 'broadcasting and publishing false news with the intent of endangering the public system of the state'. He was ordered to pay a fine of 25,000 QR (approximately 5883 EURO). The Council also ordered for the confiscation of his mobile phone and the blocking of his social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram. Bidali paid the fine and left Qatar on 16th August 2021.\n\nMalcolm Bidali is a labour rights defender and blogger from Kenya. He has worked as a security guard in Qatar and his human rights activities focus on documenting and exposing online the exploitation and human rights violations migrant workers are subjected to in Qatar. Malcolm Bidali has also written for the organisation Migrant-Rights.org, where he has voiced concerns about the the work and living conditions in Qatar for migrant workers.\n\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2021-05-04","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/malcolm-bidali-fined-and-allowed-leave-qatar. ; https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/qatar-malcolm-bidali-reflects-on-his-detention-intimidation-being-charged-with-a-crime-after-highlighting-migrant-worker-abuses/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Qatar","emoji":{"code":"QA","unicode":"U+1F1F6 U+1F1E6","name":"Qatar","emoji":"đśđŚ"},"iso3166":"QA","latitude":25.5,"longitude":51.25,"bbox":[50.7439107603,24.5563308782,51.6067004738,26.1145820175]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 4th May 2021 Malcolm Bidali was detained in solitary confinement in Qatar for his online campaigning for the rights of migrant labourers in the country. On 29 May 2021, the Qatari Government Communication Office (GCO) declared that human rights defender Malcolm Bidali has been charged with âoffences related to payments received by a foreign agent for the creation and distribution of disinformation within the State of Qatarâ. He was released from detention on 2nd June and on 14 July 2021, the Supreme Judiciary Council in Qatar delivered a criminal order charging Bidali with 'broadcasting and publishing false news with the intent of endangering the public system of the state'. He was ordered to pay a fine of 25,000 QR (approximately 5883 EURO). The Council also ordered for the confiscation of his mobile phone and the blocking of his social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram. Bidali paid the fine and left Qatar on 16th August 2021.
\nMalcolm Bidali is a labour rights defender and blogger from Kenya. He has worked as a security guard in Qatar and his human rights activities focus on documenting and exposing online the exploitation and human rights violations migrant workers are subjected to in Qatar. Malcolm Bidali has also written for the organisation Migrant-Rights.org, where he has voiced concerns about the the work and living conditions in Qatar for migrant workers.
\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
\n","plaintext":"On 4th May 2021 Malcolm Bidali was detained in solitary confinement in Qatar for his online campaigning for the rights of migrant labourers in the country. On 29 May 2021, the Qatari Government Communication Office (GCO) declared that human rights defender Malcolm Bidali has been charged with âoffences related to payments received by a foreign agent for the creation and distribution of disinformation within the State of Qatarâ. He was released from detention on 2nd June and on 14 July 2021, the Supreme Judiciary Council in Qatar delivered a criminal order charging Bidali with 'broadcasting and publishing false news with the intent of endangering the public system of the state'. He was ordered to pay a fine of 25,000 QR (approximately 5883 EURO). The Council also ordered for the confiscation of his mobile phone and the blocking of his social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram. Bidali paid the fine and left Qatar on 16th August 2021.\nMalcolm Bidali is a labour rights defender and blogger from Kenya. He has worked as a security guard in Qatar and his human rights activities focus on documenting and exposing online the exploitation and human rights violations migrant workers are subjected to in Qatar. Malcolm Bidali has also written for the organisation Migrant-Rights.org, where he has voiced concerns about the the work and living conditions in Qatar for migrant workers.\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.\n"},"slug":"287.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recoQzOn8VGn4bO7u","createdTime":"2022-08-12T13:05:42.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"290.00","Country":["receiEmp5Lcb84IiP"],"countryCode":["RU"],"countryName":["Russia"],"countrySlug":["russia"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T13:10:49.000Z","Name":"Migrant workers detained for deportation for taking part in a protest against the deportation of a prominent Tajiki migrant rights campaigner in Russia","Summary":"On 2nd April 2021 Russian arrested 100 during a peaceful protest in Moscow against the suspected rendition of a migrants rights defender. 17 were Tajikistani nationals who were detained and threatened with deportation. \nThe detained Tajikistani nationals, mostly migrant workers, had taken part in peaceful protests against the forcible return to Tajikistan of Izzat Amon (also known as Izatullo Kholov), a prominent migrantsâ rights activist, lawyer and the head of the Moscow-based human rights centre Tojikon. The protest took place in front of the Embassy of Tajikistan.\n\nAmnesty International documented this case.\n\nDo you know if this deportation went ahead? Get in touch!\n","Date":"2021-04-02","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/04/russiatajikistan-stop-deportation-of-tajikistani-migrants-expelled-solely-for-taking-part-in-peaceful-protest-2/","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Russia","emoji":{"code":"RU","unicode":"U+1F1F7 U+1F1FA","name":"Russia","emoji":"đˇđş"},"iso3166":"RU","latitude":60,"longitude":100,"bbox":[-180,41.151416124,180,81.2504]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 2nd April 2021 Russian arrested 100 during a peaceful protest in Moscow against the suspected rendition of a migrants rights defender. 17 were Tajikistani nationals who were detained and threatened with deportation.\nThe detained Tajikistani nationals, mostly migrant workers, had taken part in peaceful protests against the forcible return to Tajikistan of Izzat Amon (also known as Izatullo Kholov), a prominent migrantsâ rights activist, lawyer and the head of the Moscow-based human rights centre Tojikon. The protest took place in front of the Embassy of Tajikistan.
\nAmnesty International documented this case.
\nDo you know if this deportation went ahead? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"On 2nd April 2021 Russian arrested 100 during a peaceful protest in Moscow against the suspected rendition of a migrants rights defender. 17 were Tajikistani nationals who were detained and threatened with deportation.\nThe detained Tajikistani nationals, mostly migrant workers, had taken part in peaceful protests against the forcible return to Tajikistan of Izzat Amon (also known as Izatullo Kholov), a prominent migrantsâ rights activist, lawyer and the head of the Moscow-based human rights centre Tojikon. The protest took place in front of the Embassy of Tajikistan.\nAmnesty International documented this case.\nDo you know if this deportation went ahead? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"290.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recsc4Pdg6uqDulEd","createdTime":"2022-08-12T08:17:48.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"282.00","Country":["receiEmp5Lcb84IiP"],"countryCode":["RU"],"countryName":["Russia"],"countrySlug":["russia"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T08:28:25.000Z","Name":"Migrants rights campaigner arrested in Russia and deported to Tajikistan","Summary":"On 25th March 2021 Izzak Amon (a Russian citizen of Tajik origin) disappeared, but he managed to call a collaborator to inform him that he had been arrested. Family and friends searched for him at length, knowing that Izzak had been stalked for days. Amonâs relatives managed to find out where he is being held by chance, from the website of the Tverskoy court in Moscow, which announced his expulsion from Russia on the grounds \"of illegal work of a foreign citizen on the territory of the Russian Federation.\" He was deported to Tajikistan at the end of March, where he was locked in solitary confinement on charges of fraud. He had recorded a video appealing to President Putin, asking him to publish it after his eventual disappearance. \n\nIzzak Amon is well known among the Tajik migrant workers in Russia, as the director of the Moscow Todzhikon centre, for defending the rights of Tajik migrants. He helps people access documents, work, a home. In 2019, Amon decided to launch into politics, announcing the creation in Russia of a migrant workerâs party called Change, Reform and Development. Amonâs popularity increased considerably in 2020, with a large fundraising to help migrants during the pandemic.\n\nHe had publicly criticized the Tajik government and the Tajik embassy in Moscow, which he claims sold false documents to Tajik migrants. This criticism attracted the attention of the secret services, which began to keep him under surveillance.\n\nThe video from March 23rd, states that Mr. Amon's Russian passport was cancelled at the request of the Tajikistan security services.It ends with the words \"dear Vladimir VladimiroviÄ [Putin], if you watch this video it means that I am no longer on the territory of the Russian Federation ... the Tajik authorities together with the Russian services put me in jail, just because I criticize the actions of the powerful \". The video was viewed on YouTube by over half a million people.\n\nOn March 27th, the website of the Tajikistan interior ministry published an unspecified accusation of fraud, which would have caused the deportation. It only adds that Amon, called by his original Tajik name of Kholov Izatullo Amonovich, allegedly \"amassed enormous sums from Tajik labour migrants in Russia, under the pretext of defending their rights\".","Date":"2021-03-25","Link":"https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Moscow,-hundreds-arrested-for-support-of-Tajik-human-rights-activist-52798.html. ; https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-activist-amon-fraud-charge/31741738.html","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Russia","emoji":{"code":"RU","unicode":"U+1F1F7 U+1F1FA","name":"Russia","emoji":"đˇđş"},"iso3166":"RU","latitude":60,"longitude":100,"bbox":[-180,41.151416124,180,81.2504]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 25th March 2021 Izzak Amon (a Russian citizen of Tajik origin) disappeared, but he managed to call a collaborator to inform him that he had been arrested. Family and friends searched for him at length, knowing that Izzak had been stalked for days. Amonâs relatives managed to find out where he is being held by chance, from the website of the Tverskoy court in Moscow, which announced his expulsion from Russia on the grounds "of illegal work of a foreign citizen on the territory of the Russian Federation." He was deported to Tajikistan at the end of March, where he was locked in solitary confinement on charges of fraud. He had recorded a video appealing to President Putin, asking him to publish it after his eventual disappearance.
\nIzzak Amon is well known among the Tajik migrant workers in Russia, as the director of the Moscow Todzhikon centre, for defending the rights of Tajik migrants. He helps people access documents, work, a home. In 2019, Amon decided to launch into politics, announcing the creation in Russia of a migrant workerâs party called Change, Reform and Development. Amonâs popularity increased considerably in 2020, with a large fundraising to help migrants during the pandemic.
\nHe had publicly criticized the Tajik government and the Tajik embassy in Moscow, which he claims sold false documents to Tajik migrants. This criticism attracted the attention of the secret services, which began to keep him under surveillance.
\nThe video from March 23rd, states that Mr. Amon's Russian passport was cancelled at the request of the Tajikistan security services.It ends with the words "dear Vladimir VladimiroviÄ [Putin], if you watch this video it means that I am no longer on the territory of the Russian Federation ... the Tajik authorities together with the Russian services put me in jail, just because I criticize the actions of the powerful ". The video was viewed on YouTube by over half a million people.
\nOn March 27th, the website of the Tajikistan interior ministry published an unspecified accusation of fraud, which would have caused the deportation. It only adds that Amon, called by his original Tajik name of Kholov Izatullo Amonovich, allegedly "amassed enormous sums from Tajik labour migrants in Russia, under the pretext of defending their rights".
\n","plaintext":"On 25th March 2021 Izzak Amon (a Russian citizen of Tajik origin) disappeared, but he managed to call a collaborator to inform him that he had been arrested. Family and friends searched for him at length, knowing that Izzak had been stalked for days. Amonâs relatives managed to find out where he is being held by chance, from the website of the Tverskoy court in Moscow, which announced his expulsion from Russia on the grounds "of illegal work of a foreign citizen on the territory of the Russian Federation." He was deported to Tajikistan at the end of March, where he was locked in solitary confinement on charges of fraud. He had recorded a video appealing to President Putin, asking him to publish it after his eventual disappearance.\nIzzak Amon is well known among the Tajik migrant workers in Russia, as the director of the Moscow Todzhikon centre, for defending the rights of Tajik migrants. He helps people access documents, work, a home. In 2019, Amon decided to launch into politics, announcing the creation in Russia of a migrant workerâs party called Change, Reform and Development. Amonâs popularity increased considerably in 2020, with a large fundraising to help migrants during the pandemic.\nHe had publicly criticized the Tajik government and the Tajik embassy in Moscow, which he claims sold false documents to Tajik migrants. This criticism attracted the attention of the secret services, which began to keep him under surveillance.\nThe video from March 23rd, states that Mr. Amon's Russian passport was cancelled at the request of the Tajikistan security services.It ends with the words "dear Vladimir VladimiroviÄ [Putin], if you watch this video it means that I am no longer on the territory of the Russian Federation ... the Tajik authorities together with the Russian services put me in jail, just because I criticize the actions of the powerful ". The video was viewed on YouTube by over half a million people.\nOn March 27th, the website of the Tajikistan interior ministry published an unspecified accusation of fraud, which would have caused the deportation. It only adds that Amon, called by his original Tajik name of Kholov Izatullo Amonovich, allegedly "amassed enormous sums from Tajik labour migrants in Russia, under the pretext of defending their rights".\n"},"slug":"282.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reckjtnSj8fiOo6Bo","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"197.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:13:32.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK","Summary":"In 2021 Fariboz Taher Rakei, 60, from Iran, was convicted for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in March 2021 and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison before his case was quashed at appeal later in 2021, together with 3 other such cases.","Date":"2021-03-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/21/convictions-quashed-for-men-who-drove-dinghies-across-channel https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FOUR-S25-CASES-Judgment-.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2021 Fariboz Taher Rakei, 60, from Iran, was convicted for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in March 2021 and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison before his case was quashed at appeal later in 2021, together with 3 other such cases.
\n","plaintext":"In 2021 Fariboz Taher Rakei, 60, from Iran, was convicted for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in March 2021 and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison before his case was quashed at appeal later in 2021, together with 3 other such cases.\n"},"slug":"197.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recDLT66FhNpun88G","createdTime":"2022-06-30T10:47:28.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"210.00","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T08:45:54.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for aiding illegal immigration for helping migrants in need in Italy","Summary":"On 23 February 2021, Italian police searched the house of migrant rights defenders Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi. From the search warrant presented to the defenders, Franchi learned that an investigation had been launched against him in relation to charges of âaiding illegal immigrationâ. Lorena Fornasir, a 68 year old psychotherapist and Gian Andrea Franchi, an 84 year old retired teacher are both active migrants and refugee rights defenders. Since 2015, Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi have been welcoming and providing medicine, clothes, water and food to migrants in the square in front of Triesteâs main train station. In 2019 they founded \"La Linea d'Ombra\" in Trieste, a volunteer organisation that raises funds to support migrants in need. On 23 November 2021, the investigative judge of Bologna, at the request of public prosecutor, decided not to ask for indictment and ordered the closure of judicial proceedings against Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi. The judge decided to close the investigation \"as no elements emerged that allow the prosecution to be viableâ.","Date":"2021-02-23","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/investigation-against-migrant-rights-defenders-lorena-fornasir-and-gian-andrea-franchi-closed","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 23 February 2021, Italian police searched the house of migrant rights defenders Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi. From the search warrant presented to the defenders, Franchi learned that an investigation had been launched against him in relation to charges of âaiding illegal immigrationâ. Lorena Fornasir, a 68 year old psychotherapist and Gian Andrea Franchi, an 84 year old retired teacher are both active migrants and refugee rights defenders. Since 2015, Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi have been welcoming and providing medicine, clothes, water and food to migrants in the square in front of Triesteâs main train station. In 2019 they founded "La Linea d'Ombra" in Trieste, a volunteer organisation that raises funds to support migrants in need. On 23 November 2021, the investigative judge of Bologna, at the request of public prosecutor, decided not to ask for indictment and ordered the closure of judicial proceedings against Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi. The judge decided to close the investigation "as no elements emerged that allow the prosecution to be viableâ.
\n","plaintext":"On 23 February 2021, Italian police searched the house of migrant rights defenders Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi. From the search warrant presented to the defenders, Franchi learned that an investigation had been launched against him in relation to charges of âaiding illegal immigrationâ. Lorena Fornasir, a 68 year old psychotherapist and Gian Andrea Franchi, an 84 year old retired teacher are both active migrants and refugee rights defenders. Since 2015, Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi have been welcoming and providing medicine, clothes, water and food to migrants in the square in front of Triesteâs main train station. In 2019 they founded "La Linea d'Ombra" in Trieste, a volunteer organisation that raises funds to support migrants in need. On 23 November 2021, the investigative judge of Bologna, at the request of public prosecutor, decided not to ask for indictment and ordered the closure of judicial proceedings against Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi. The judge decided to close the investigation "as no elements emerged that allow the prosecution to be viableâ.\n"},"slug":"210.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recNO6S3cmklfKgIV","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"196.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:12:36.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK","Summary":"In 2021 Mohamoud al Anzi, 55, from Kuwait, was arrested for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in February 2021. He was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison before his case was quashed at appeal later in 2021, together with 3 other such cases.","Date":"2021-02-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/21/convictions-quashed-for-men-who-drove-dinghies-across-channel https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FOUR-S25-CASES-Judgment-.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2021 Mohamoud al Anzi, 55, from Kuwait, was arrested for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in February 2021. He was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison before his case was quashed at appeal later in 2021, together with 3 other such cases.
\n","plaintext":"In 2021 Mohamoud al Anzi, 55, from Kuwait, was arrested for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in February 2021. He was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison before his case was quashed at appeal later in 2021, together with 3 other such cases.\n"},"slug":"196.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recbikRtaNMSiJDP9","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"26.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T12:27:46.000Z","Name":"Greek NGOs must register with the government","Summary":"A new law forces NGOs to register with the authorities for the purpose of monitoring and control. Law 4873/2021 was published with the title \"Protection of volunteerism, strengthening the action of Civil Society, tax incentives for the strengthening of the public benefit action of the O.Ko.P. and other provisionsâ. This law establishes a unified framework for the operation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and regulates other issues within the competence of the Ministry of Interior. Organisations must register with the authorities and there are several provisions for monitoring and controlling NGOs because they are accused of colluding with organised criminals for trafficking and people smuggling.","Date":"2021-01-01","Link":"https://www.e-nomothesia.gr/law-news/demosieutheke-nomos-4873-2021-gia-ten-prostasia-toy-ethelontismoy.html https://helprefugees.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/27-02-2021-REPORT-Report-Civil-society-Greece-under-pressure.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"A new law forces NGOs to register with the authorities for the purpose of monitoring and control. Law 4873/2021 was published with the title "Protection of volunteerism, strengthening the action of Civil Society, tax incentives for the strengthening of the public benefit action of the O.Ko.P. and other provisionsâ. This law establishes a unified framework for the operation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and regulates other issues within the competence of the Ministry of Interior. Organisations must register with the authorities and there are several provisions for monitoring and controlling NGOs because they are accused of colluding with organised criminals for trafficking and people smuggling.
\n","plaintext":"A new law forces NGOs to register with the authorities for the purpose of monitoring and control. Law 4873/2021 was published with the title "Protection of volunteerism, strengthening the action of Civil Society, tax incentives for the strengthening of the public benefit action of the O.Ko.P. and other provisionsâ. This law establishes a unified framework for the operation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and regulates other issues within the competence of the Ministry of Interior. Organisations must register with the authorities and there are several provisions for monitoring and controlling NGOs because they are accused of colluding with organised criminals for trafficking and people smuggling.\n"},"slug":"26.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1LRtvE1VU41h6w","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"161.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:54:47.000Z","Name":"Man who steered himself and others across the English Channel arrested for smuggling in the UK","Summary":"In 2021 aâŻmanâŻwhoâŻsteered himself and 25 other migrants across the Channel in a small boat was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Hammad Al Shamari, a Kuwaiti Bidoon national, was found guilty of assisting unlawful immigration into the UK.","Date":"2021-01-01","Link":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2021/12/09/kuwaiti-migrant-who-became-cross-channel-people-smuggler-jailed-in-uk/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2021 aâŻmanâŻwhoâŻsteered himself and 25 other migrants across the Channel in a small boat was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Hammad Al Shamari, a Kuwaiti Bidoon national, was found guilty of assisting unlawful immigration into the UK.
\n","plaintext":"In 2021 aâŻmanâŻwhoâŻsteered himself and 25 other migrants across the Channel in a small boat was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Hammad Al Shamari, a Kuwaiti Bidoon national, was found guilty of assisting unlawful immigration into the UK.\n"},"slug":"161.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reclTwy9nqvjgPnuj","createdTime":"2022-06-30T11:12:02.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"213.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-07-25T15:49:27.000Z","Name":"Man who tried to stop shipwreck arrested and later sentenced to 142 years in prison in Greece","Summary":"On December 2 2020, Mohamad H. was arrested for âillegal transportation of third-country nationals into Greek territoryâ, with the aggravating circumstances of endangering the life of 32 people. Later, after two missing women were found dead, he was also arrested for causing their deaths. Mohamad H had fled from war in Somalia to Turkey in early 2020, tried to reach Greece on a rubber boat together with 33 other people, including three children. In the middle of the Aegean sea, the boat got into distress. the group sent out a distress signal calling for help. Mohamad H., a refugee himself with no experience in seafaring, tried to prevent a shipwreck and to somehow steer the boat safely ashore - this was later confirmed by the other passengers who stated that Mohamad H. tried to save everyoneâs life. He did not succeed; the rubber boat capsized close to the island of Lesbos. Women, men and children were thrown into the water, two young women did not survive. Mohamad H.. and the other survivors were pulled out of the water by the Greek coast guard and brought to Mytilene port, Lesbos. There, after nearly drowning just moments before, Mohamad H. was arrested for âdriving the boatâ and consequently charged. On 13th May 2021 he was sentenced to 142 years in prison. ","Date":"2020-12-01","Link":"https://www.borderline-europe.de/unsere-arbeit/lesbos-geflĂźchtetem-droht-zweimal-lebenslänglich-haft-nachdem-er-bei-einem-schiffbruch?l=en","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"On December 2 2020, Mohamad H. was arrested for âillegal transportation of third-country nationals into Greek territoryâ, with the aggravating circumstances of endangering the life of 32 people. Later, after two missing women were found dead, he was also arrested for causing their deaths. Mohamad H had fled from war in Somalia to Turkey in early 2020, tried to reach Greece on a rubber boat together with 33 other people, including three children. In the middle of the Aegean sea, the boat got into distress. the group sent out a distress signal calling for help. Mohamad H., a refugee himself with no experience in seafaring, tried to prevent a shipwreck and to somehow steer the boat safely ashore - this was later confirmed by the other passengers who stated that Mohamad H. tried to save everyoneâs life. He did not succeed; the rubber boat capsized close to the island of Lesbos. Women, men and children were thrown into the water, two young women did not survive. Mohamad H.. and the other survivors were pulled out of the water by the Greek coast guard and brought to Mytilene port, Lesbos. There, after nearly drowning just moments before, Mohamad H. was arrested for âdriving the boatâ and consequently charged. On 13th May 2021 he was sentenced to 142 years in prison.
\n","plaintext":"On December 2 2020, Mohamad H. was arrested for âillegal transportation of third-country nationals into Greek territoryâ, with the aggravating circumstances of endangering the life of 32 people. Later, after two missing women were found dead, he was also arrested for causing their deaths. Mohamad H had fled from war in Somalia to Turkey in early 2020, tried to reach Greece on a rubber boat together with 33 other people, including three children. In the middle of the Aegean sea, the boat got into distress. the group sent out a distress signal calling for help. Mohamad H., a refugee himself with no experience in seafaring, tried to prevent a shipwreck and to somehow steer the boat safely ashore - this was later confirmed by the other passengers who stated that Mohamad H. tried to save everyoneâs life. He did not succeed; the rubber boat capsized close to the island of Lesbos. Women, men and children were thrown into the water, two young women did not survive. Mohamad H.. and the other survivors were pulled out of the water by the Greek coast guard and brought to Mytilene port, Lesbos. There, after nearly drowning just moments before, Mohamad H. was arrested for âdriving the boatâ and consequently charged. On 13th May 2021 he was sentenced to 142 years in prison.\n"},"slug":"213.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recOTRrhNYmcmZdxt","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"114.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:35:40.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians arrested for helping family of Afghan migrants in France","Summary":"Two activists from the \"Tous Migrants\" association were arrested on November 19, 2020 for assisting an Afghan family on the Franco-Italian border. They were Sentenced in 2021 to 2 months suspended sentence.","Date":"2020-11-19","Link":"https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/230421/gap-deux-mois-de-prison-avec-sursis-requis-contre-des-maraudeurs?onglet=full","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Two activists from the "Tous Migrants" association were arrested on November 19, 2020 for assisting an Afghan family on the Franco-Italian border. They were Sentenced in 2021 to 2 months suspended sentence.
\n","plaintext":"Two activists from the "Tous Migrants" association were arrested on November 19, 2020 for assisting an Afghan family on the Franco-Italian border. They were Sentenced in 2021 to 2 months suspended sentence.\n"},"slug":"114.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec6AplV4sPvJ7fst","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"198.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:14:31.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK","Summary":"In 2020 Ghodratallah Donyamali Zadeh, 37, from Iran, was arrested for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in October 2020. He was sentenced to two years in prison before his case was quashed at appeal in 2021, together with 3 other such cases. He made a guilty plea following poor legal advice.","Date":"2020-10-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/21/convictions-quashed-for-men-who-drove-dinghies-across-channel https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FOUR-S25-CASES-Judgment-.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2020 Ghodratallah Donyamali Zadeh, 37, from Iran, was arrested for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in October 2020. He was sentenced to two years in prison before his case was quashed at appeal in 2021, together with 3 other such cases. He made a guilty plea following poor legal advice.
\n","plaintext":"In 2020 Ghodratallah Donyamali Zadeh, 37, from Iran, was arrested for people smuggling, for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was convicted in October 2020. He was sentenced to two years in prison before his case was quashed at appeal in 2021, together with 3 other such cases. He made a guilty plea following poor legal advice.\n"},"slug":"198.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqsGfZ5Fb51tiub","createdTime":"2022-07-26T12:25:31.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"239.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T12:30:26.000Z","Name":"Greek police file migrant smuggling cases against 35 people, including 33 NGO workers","Summary":"In September 2020 the Greek police handed files to the prosecution authorities alleging the involvement of 35 foreign national NGO workers in migrant smuggling. The files list offences such as \"forming and joining a criminal organisation, espionage, violation of state secrets, as well as violations of the Immigration Code\". In a statement released following several months of investigation with the aid of Greeceâs intelligence agency and counter-terrorism unit, ELAS [the Greek police] said the alleged racket had been helping smuggle migrants to the island of Lesvos since at least June 2019. It is alleged to have actively supported smuggling rings to sneak in migrants using closed social media groups, apps and confidential information including gathering points of migrants on the Turkish coast and the geographical coordinates of refugee flows towards Greece. The alleged use of the apps also interfered with rescue operations by the Hellenic Coast Guard, according to ELAS. It has been linked to at least 32 cases of migrant smuggling or attempted smuggling, the statement said, adding that the investigation is continuing to determine the breadth of the alleged racket's activities.\n\nDo you have more information on this case? Get in touch!","Date":"2020-09-23","Link":"https://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/october/greece-police-file-migrant-smuggling-cases-against-35-people-including-33-ngo-workers/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In September 2020 the Greek police handed files to the prosecution authorities alleging the involvement of 35 foreign national NGO workers in migrant smuggling. The files list offences such as "forming and joining a criminal organisation, espionage, violation of state secrets, as well as violations of the Immigration Code". In a statement released following several months of investigation with the aid of Greeceâs intelligence agency and counter-terrorism unit, ELAS [the Greek police] said the alleged racket had been helping smuggle migrants to the island of Lesvos since at least June 2019. It is alleged to have actively supported smuggling rings to sneak in migrants using closed social media groups, apps and confidential information including gathering points of migrants on the Turkish coast and the geographical coordinates of refugee flows towards Greece. The alleged use of the apps also interfered with rescue operations by the Hellenic Coast Guard, according to ELAS. It has been linked to at least 32 cases of migrant smuggling or attempted smuggling, the statement said, adding that the investigation is continuing to determine the breadth of the alleged racket's activities.
\nDo you have more information on this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"In September 2020 the Greek police handed files to the prosecution authorities alleging the involvement of 35 foreign national NGO workers in migrant smuggling. The files list offences such as "forming and joining a criminal organisation, espionage, violation of state secrets, as well as violations of the Immigration Code". In a statement released following several months of investigation with the aid of Greeceâs intelligence agency and counter-terrorism unit, ELAS [the Greek police] said the alleged racket had been helping smuggle migrants to the island of Lesvos since at least June 2019. It is alleged to have actively supported smuggling rings to sneak in migrants using closed social media groups, apps and confidential information including gathering points of migrants on the Turkish coast and the geographical coordinates of refugee flows towards Greece. The alleged use of the apps also interfered with rescue operations by the Hellenic Coast Guard, according to ELAS. It has been linked to at least 32 cases of migrant smuggling or attempted smuggling, the statement said, adding that the investigation is continuing to determine the breadth of the alleged racket's activities.\nDo you have more information on this case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"239.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recghW8HB0XGPrnhB","createdTime":"2022-08-03T14:17:51.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"253.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"attoFe4fiuKkmMjhU","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/bJHuMYOfVRimBCT7hUM4CA/05qSI0_YdbpaAvMkGzRZ6rbmCd6_7AYaAhrb2heyVEdw9aYdBZmU_CT9bLgI0SbQn93hC4y47kWkGgiH1iho-umcDqfdtmvZWWJTrtvvNOd2l0EywN6ITh8ZRwE87OrPIT2ePgdHWmiEqSLVy4kN6Xhaa2Pqvhhkd2ayG77YYf8/JBcyQJANoQUqAsCVoM9t7pc7qPI69WrG4CiDYBFxUDw","filename":"UNITED STATES v Ortega.pdf","size":134884,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/jDOoc87Hc-ExpU9Wij5jpw/E8XLvmv-MV7m_GFRF0wRXxfGFnYXcsJtQL7Hu8P_h4RGNyy4viDGbnAmazMWWwJiyidFIchxv6K5voFg2NTedvcJ--65LuoYIuvtw0cAGl3CGa2et4bJA2FNL8omhTyd_M61tQHudxI3H-aN83Xu9g/4b2zkKAfyOynmC4iEJDJOlt9ldEOIwMWDeVs1gfWff0","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/zN4X1W9DwAKId3ih5EKSzQ/SlTYexweSKVj125AsivLjOC4mVMXUGQsLgXgYZeV9WeRfC0RbOS4TmXxHzF8y_Z-p6uha555gjFwrCo7eyrTrwQUFGrnJUy_1guWkTPafXHMjeo725nMhhMzEo7_BsclZlacKzEjN-F7yoDtK2Gn5A/pQb77lJ5leWuXbzaNvKEXXS3Egu9D94VrCIKd25aYsA","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:30.000Z","Name":"Activists arrested for protesting border wall construction in the USA","Summary":"On 9th September 2020 two activists were arrested by National Park Service officers just beyond Quitobaquito â about 120 miles southwest of Tucson â and charged with two misdemeanors, including interfering with an agency function and violating a closure order, after they attempted to block construction on the border wall between the USA and Mexico. Amber Ortega and Nellie Jo David were both arrested. Their protest involved physically putting themselves in the way of the construction. \n\nDavid accepted a plea deal in June 2022, agreeing to probation and a $200 fine. 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Amber Ortega and Nellie Jo David were both arrested. Their protest involved physically putting themselves in the way of the construction.
\nDavid accepted a plea deal in June 2022, agreeing to probation and a $200 fine. However, Ortega has pushed forward with her case, arguing that her protest that blocked construction vehicles on West Border Road was guided by sincerely held religious and cultural beliefs, and that her actions should be protected under federal law.
\nOrtega was found not guilty by a federal judge on Wednesday 19th January 2022.
\n","plaintext":"On 9th September 2020 two activists were arrested by National Park Service officers just beyond Quitobaquito â about 120 miles southwest of Tucson â and charged with two misdemeanors, including interfering with an agency function and violating a closure order, after they attempted to block construction on the border wall between the USA and Mexico. Amber Ortega and Nellie Jo David were both arrested. Their protest involved physically putting themselves in the way of the construction.\nDavid accepted a plea deal in June 2022, agreeing to probation and a $200 fine. However, Ortega has pushed forward with her case, arguing that her protest that blocked construction vehicles on West Border Road was guided by sincerely held religious and cultural beliefs, and that her actions should be protected under federal law.\nOrtega was found not guilty by a federal judge on Wednesday 19th January 2022.\n"},"slug":"253.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"UNITED STATES v Ortega.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attoFe4fiuKkmMjhU","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attoFe4fiuKkmMjhU-UNITED%20STATES%20v%20Ortega.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attoFe4fiuKkmMjhU-UNITED%20STATES%20v%20Ortega.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recYLI24yCJS1dLmg","createdTime":"2022-07-26T13:58:06.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"244.00","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T14:13:37.000Z","Name":"Volunteers arrested for smuggling for transporting migrants from stranded tug to land in Italy","Summary":"On 5 August 2020, the Danish oil tanker Maersk Etienne saved 27 migrants, including a pregnant woman and a child: for thirty-eight days the ship waited in the Mediterranean for information on the safe harbor in which to disembark the rescued survivors. On 11 September 2020 the ship 'Ionian Sea', after an inspection on the Danish cargo, decided to welcome all 27 people on board to drop them off in Pozzallo. During routine checks, investigators viewed the logbook of the Ionian Sea and become suspicious of some contacts with the Danish cargo ship. \"The investigations - says the prosecutor - corroborated by wiretapping, financial investigations and documentary evidence, have made it possible to bring out\" the economic agreement which benefited the Ionian Sea. In other words, the accusation is that money was paid to the rescue ship to take the migrants to shore. Luca Casarini, Beppe Caccia (the former city councilor of Venice), Alessandro Metz (director), and ship commander Pietro Marrone, were the four investigated by the Public Prosecutor of Ragusa in the investigation into the Ionian Sea. The military seized the cell phone of the former Venetian councilor as well as some documents and board papers that told of the maneuvers and passages that took place on 11 September 2020. Searches were also carried out in the house of Luca Casarini in Palermo - also his cell phone was seized - and in the house in Metz, in Trieste. But also in Bologna, Lapedona, Mazara Del Vallo, Montedinove and Augusta in search of every element (correspondence or even computer) to prove the relationship between the suspects and the Danish company that owned the motor ship that had transferred the migrants. The alleged offenses were aiding and abetting illegal immigration and violating the rules of the navigation code.\n\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!","Date":"2020-09-05","Link":"https://www-ilgazzettino-it.translate.goog/nordest/venezia/migranti_soldi_per_portare_immigrati_in_italia_inchiesta_nave_ong_beppe_caccia_luca_casarini-5802323.html?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&refresh_ce","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 5 August 2020, the Danish oil tanker Maersk Etienne saved 27 migrants, including a pregnant woman and a child: for thirty-eight days the ship waited in the Mediterranean for information on the safe harbor in which to disembark the rescued survivors. On 11 September 2020 the ship 'Ionian Sea', after an inspection on the Danish cargo, decided to welcome all 27 people on board to drop them off in Pozzallo. During routine checks, investigators viewed the logbook of the Ionian Sea and become suspicious of some contacts with the Danish cargo ship. "The investigations - says the prosecutor - corroborated by wiretapping, financial investigations and documentary evidence, have made it possible to bring out" the economic agreement which benefited the Ionian Sea. In other words, the accusation is that money was paid to the rescue ship to take the migrants to shore. Luca Casarini, Beppe Caccia (the former city councilor of Venice), Alessandro Metz (director), and ship commander Pietro Marrone, were the four investigated by the Public Prosecutor of Ragusa in the investigation into the Ionian Sea. The military seized the cell phone of the former Venetian councilor as well as some documents and board papers that told of the maneuvers and passages that took place on 11 September 2020. Searches were also carried out in the house of Luca Casarini in Palermo - also his cell phone was seized - and in the house in Metz, in Trieste. But also in Bologna, Lapedona, Mazara Del Vallo, Montedinove and Augusta in search of every element (correspondence or even computer) to prove the relationship between the suspects and the Danish company that owned the motor ship that had transferred the migrants. The alleged offenses were aiding and abetting illegal immigration and violating the rules of the navigation code.
\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"On 5 August 2020, the Danish oil tanker Maersk Etienne saved 27 migrants, including a pregnant woman and a child: for thirty-eight days the ship waited in the Mediterranean for information on the safe harbor in which to disembark the rescued survivors. On 11 September 2020 the ship 'Ionian Sea', after an inspection on the Danish cargo, decided to welcome all 27 people on board to drop them off in Pozzallo. During routine checks, investigators viewed the logbook of the Ionian Sea and become suspicious of some contacts with the Danish cargo ship. "The investigations - says the prosecutor - corroborated by wiretapping, financial investigations and documentary evidence, have made it possible to bring out" the economic agreement which benefited the Ionian Sea. In other words, the accusation is that money was paid to the rescue ship to take the migrants to shore. Luca Casarini, Beppe Caccia (the former city councilor of Venice), Alessandro Metz (director), and ship commander Pietro Marrone, were the four investigated by the Public Prosecutor of Ragusa in the investigation into the Ionian Sea. The military seized the cell phone of the former Venetian councilor as well as some documents and board papers that told of the maneuvers and passages that took place on 11 September 2020. Searches were also carried out in the house of Luca Casarini in Palermo - also his cell phone was seized - and in the house in Metz, in Trieste. But also in Bologna, Lapedona, Mazara Del Vallo, Montedinove and Augusta in search of every element (correspondence or even computer) to prove the relationship between the suspects and the Danish company that owned the motor ship that had transferred the migrants. The alleged offenses were aiding and abetting illegal immigration and violating the rules of the navigation code.\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"244.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recl8jDtA5sBnk40l","createdTime":"2022-07-26T10:56:11.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"236.00","Country":["recI1ljr1elhzekkF","recTfYI3eMwrBuhBB"],"countryCode":["DE","SE"],"countryName":["Germany ","Sweden "],"countrySlug":["germany","sweden"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T11:19:30.000Z","Name":"Swedish woman fined by German police for people smuggling, for buying train tickets for Afghan families threatened with deportation to leave Sweden ","Summary":"In 2020 Kerstin LarnesjĂś, a retired teacher (72) was summoned to a Police station in Sweden through a collaboration with German police. German police had linked her bank card and email address to train tickets and she was now accused of human trafficking. In 2018 Afghan families with children in the town where LarnesjĂś lives began to be called to interviews at the Migration Agency . They had received their final rejections and were told they must return to Afghanistan within three weeks. A family asked for her help to travel on to France, where there is a significantly greater chance for Afghans to obtain a residence permit. They lacked bank cards and a computer to be able to buy tickets so they provided cash and LarnesjĂś booked tickets for them with her debit card. Soon she had helped five families, all with small children, to leave Sweden. A total of 33 people. Her motivation was humanitarian, to help the families that she had come to know.\n\nIn September 2020 the verdict came in a registered letter from the district court in Flensburg, Germany. By helping to pay the tickets, LarnesjĂś had made the escape possible, the court reasoned. Kerstin LarnesjĂś was guilty of 33 cases of human smuggling and was sentenced to pay the equivalent of SEK 26,000 in fines. 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German police had linked her bank card and email address to train tickets and she was now accused of human trafficking. In 2018 Afghan families with children in the town where LarnesjĂś lives began to be called to interviews at the Migration Agency . They had received their final rejections and were told they must return to Afghanistan within three weeks. A family asked for her help to travel on to France, where there is a significantly greater chance for Afghans to obtain a residence permit. They lacked bank cards and a computer to be able to buy tickets so they provided cash and LarnesjĂś booked tickets for them with her debit card. Soon she had helped five families, all with small children, to leave Sweden. A total of 33 people. Her motivation was humanitarian, to help the families that she had come to know.
\nIn September 2020 the verdict came in a registered letter from the district court in Flensburg, Germany. By helping to pay the tickets, LarnesjĂś had made the escape possible, the court reasoned. Kerstin LarnesjĂś was guilty of 33 cases of human smuggling and was sentenced to pay the equivalent of SEK 26,000 in fines. If she didn't pay within three weeks, she faced five months in prison.
\n","plaintext":"In 2020 Kerstin LarnesjĂś, a retired teacher (72) was summoned to a Police station in Sweden through a collaboration with German police. German police had linked her bank card and email address to train tickets and she was now accused of human trafficking. In 2018 Afghan families with children in the town where LarnesjĂś lives began to be called to interviews at the Migration Agency . They had received their final rejections and were told they must return to Afghanistan within three weeks. A family asked for her help to travel on to France, where there is a significantly greater chance for Afghans to obtain a residence permit. They lacked bank cards and a computer to be able to buy tickets so they provided cash and LarnesjĂś booked tickets for them with her debit card. Soon she had helped five families, all with small children, to leave Sweden. A total of 33 people. Her motivation was humanitarian, to help the families that she had come to know.\nIn September 2020 the verdict came in a registered letter from the district court in Flensburg, Germany. By helping to pay the tickets, LarnesjĂś had made the escape possible, the court reasoned. Kerstin LarnesjĂś was guilty of 33 cases of human smuggling and was sentenced to pay the equivalent of SEK 26,000 in fines. If she didn't pay within three weeks, she faced five months in prison.\n"},"slug":"236.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reclijcWqZGCeULBR","createdTime":"2024-08-15T13:38:50.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"313.00","Country":["recOjpvmtdVH5nBco"],"countryCode":["CY"],"countryName":["Cyprus "],"countrySlug":["cyprus"],"LastModified":"2025-06-27T12:50:03.000Z","Name":"Cypriot authorities deregister migrants rights NGO","Summary":"In August 2020, Cyprus authorities amended the law on associations, introducing new rules regarding the de-registration\nand dissolution of associations and giving associations liable to be dissolved under the law only 2 months to rectify their\nsituation. The Ministry of the Interior was given the power to start dissolution proceedings against organizations failing to\ncomply with the requirements of the law. Once de-registered, it was illegal for associations to carry out any activities but those\nconnected with their liquidation. \n\nAs a result of this changes, the Ministry of Interior removed KISA (a migrants rights organisation) from the Registry of Associations in December 2020, after it considered that the organization failed to submit the required information to the government, and initiated proceedings\nfor its dissolution. The organisation's bank account was frozen. \nThe Interior Minister, with no evidence, repeatedly accused KISA for cooperation with terrorist religious organisations collaborating with Turkey, for corruption and participating in money laundering as well as for participation in the pursued, according to him, demographic and cultural identity changes of Cyprus by Turkey.\n\nInstead of apologising and entering into dialogue with KISA and other NGOs, the Minister proceeded, with the participation of the House of Representatives and with no public consultation and without informing those affected, to the Amendment of the Law on Associations and Foundations in order to utilise arbitrary administrative powers for the repression of our action, violating the human and constitutional rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.\n\nKISAâs prior request for an extension to comply with the new requirements of the law, submitted in on 26 October 2020, was denied. Despite their compliance with the requirements around two months after the deadline, the government continued with the proceedings against the organization. \n\nOn 3 March 2021, the Cyprus Administrative Court held a hearing in the appeal brought by KISA against the Ministry of the Interiorâs decision to cancel their registration as an association and proceed to their dissolution. This was not successful. ","Date":"2020-08-01","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur17/3763/2021/en/","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Cyprus","emoji":{"code":"CY","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1FE","name":"Cyprus","emoji":"đ¨đž"},"iso3166":"CY","latitude":35,"longitude":33,"bbox":[32.2566671079,34.5718694118,34.0048808123,35.1731247015]}]},"summary":{"html":"In August 2020, Cyprus authorities amended the law on associations, introducing new rules regarding the de-registration\nand dissolution of associations and giving associations liable to be dissolved under the law only 2 months to rectify their\nsituation. The Ministry of the Interior was given the power to start dissolution proceedings against organizations failing to\ncomply with the requirements of the law. Once de-registered, it was illegal for associations to carry out any activities but those\nconnected with their liquidation.
\nAs a result of this changes, the Ministry of Interior removed KISA (a migrants rights organisation) from the Registry of Associations in December 2020, after it considered that the organization failed to submit the required information to the government, and initiated proceedings\nfor its dissolution. The organisation's bank account was frozen.\nThe Interior Minister, with no evidence, repeatedly accused KISA for cooperation with terrorist religious organisations collaborating with Turkey, for corruption and participating in money laundering as well as for participation in the pursued, according to him, demographic and cultural identity changes of Cyprus by Turkey.
\nInstead of apologising and entering into dialogue with KISA and other NGOs, the Minister proceeded, with the participation of the House of Representatives and with no public consultation and without informing those affected, to the Amendment of the Law on Associations and Foundations in order to utilise arbitrary administrative powers for the repression of our action, violating the human and constitutional rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
\nKISAâs prior request for an extension to comply with the new requirements of the law, submitted in on 26 October 2020, was denied. Despite their compliance with the requirements around two months after the deadline, the government continued with the proceedings against the organization.
\nOn 3 March 2021, the Cyprus Administrative Court held a hearing in the appeal brought by KISA against the Ministry of the Interiorâs decision to cancel their registration as an association and proceed to their dissolution. This was not successful.
\n","plaintext":"In August 2020, Cyprus authorities amended the law on associations, introducing new rules regarding the de-registration\nand dissolution of associations and giving associations liable to be dissolved under the law only 2 months to rectify their\nsituation. The Ministry of the Interior was given the power to start dissolution proceedings against organizations failing to\ncomply with the requirements of the law. Once de-registered, it was illegal for associations to carry out any activities but those\nconnected with their liquidation.\nAs a result of this changes, the Ministry of Interior removed KISA (a migrants rights organisation) from the Registry of Associations in December 2020, after it considered that the organization failed to submit the required information to the government, and initiated proceedings\nfor its dissolution. The organisation's bank account was frozen.\nThe Interior Minister, with no evidence, repeatedly accused KISA for cooperation with terrorist religious organisations collaborating with Turkey, for corruption and participating in money laundering as well as for participation in the pursued, according to him, demographic and cultural identity changes of Cyprus by Turkey.\nInstead of apologising and entering into dialogue with KISA and other NGOs, the Minister proceeded, with the participation of the House of Representatives and with no public consultation and without informing those affected, to the Amendment of the Law on Associations and Foundations in order to utilise arbitrary administrative powers for the repression of our action, violating the human and constitutional rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.\nKISAâs prior request for an extension to comply with the new requirements of the law, submitted in on 26 October 2020, was denied. Despite their compliance with the requirements around two months after the deadline, the government continued with the proceedings against the organization.\nOn 3 March 2021, the Cyprus Administrative Court held a hearing in the appeal brought by KISA against the Ministry of the Interiorâs decision to cancel their registration as an association and proceed to their dissolution. This was not successful.\n"},"slug":"313.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recpRjH0FdOvZoFUL","createdTime":"2022-07-25T15:06:32.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"226.00","Country":["recCyaCLeIjx2AhlB"],"countryCode":["HR"],"countryName":["Croatia "],"countrySlug":["croatia"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T09:25:36.000Z","Name":"Man has refugee status removed for migrant support volunteering and refusal to spy on refugees in Croatia","Summary":"On 11th May 2020 Omar Mahdi had his refugee status revoked in Croatia because of his involvement in pro-refugee activist and support organisation AYS. Madhi was an Iraqi citizen who arrived in Croatia on 26 April 2017 and was granted refugee status on 7 September 2018. He is an active volunteer in Croatia. The Ministry of Interior revoked Mr. Mahdiâs refugee status on 11 May 2020 on allegations that he represents a âthreat to national securityâ and that he misrepresented his sectarian affiliation. However, neither he nor his attorney have been given access to a part of his file which has been classified as âsecretâ, after the Ministry of Interior objected to their requests. Mr. Mahdi received a phone call summoning him to the police station at Petrinjska Street No. 30 for an interview allegedly concerning âthe register of persons who have entered the Republic of Croatiaâ. During the interview, he was asked by the agent to meet informally at a cafe and was told that he should help the police by providing them with information about other refugees. When he refused, the agent reportedly started to threaten him with revocation of his refugee status, and deportation to Iraq. Abruptly ending the interrogation, the agent confiscated his residence permit despite the fact that such an action was illegal, and returned it only after Tajana TadiÄâs (Madhi's partner) intervention, after which the interrogation continued. Mr. Mahdi was given no official document to record the fact that he had been interrogated. On 15 May 2020, Mr Mahdi was informed about the revocation of his asylum status, which was confirmed by the Administrative Court on 12 November 2020.","Date":"2020-05-11","Link":"https://www.tinekestrik.eu/sites/default/files/2021-03/Co-signed%20letter%20on%20concern%20over%20revocation%20of%20status%20and%20refoulement%20of%20Iraqi%20refugee%20Mr.Mahdi_.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recAcJ8vpL2qZAagI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Croatia","emoji":{"code":"HR","unicode":"U+1F1ED U+1F1F7","name":"Croatia","emoji":"đđˇ"},"iso3166":"HR","latitude":45.1667,"longitude":15.5,"bbox":[13.6569755388,42.47999136,19.3904757016,46.5037509222]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 11th May 2020 Omar Mahdi had his refugee status revoked in Croatia because of his involvement in pro-refugee activist and support organisation AYS. Madhi was an Iraqi citizen who arrived in Croatia on 26 April 2017 and was granted refugee status on 7 September 2018. He is an active volunteer in Croatia. The Ministry of Interior revoked Mr. Mahdiâs refugee status on 11 May 2020 on allegations that he represents a âthreat to national securityâ and that he misrepresented his sectarian affiliation. However, neither he nor his attorney have been given access to a part of his file which has been classified as âsecretâ, after the Ministry of Interior objected to their requests. Mr. Mahdi received a phone call summoning him to the police station at Petrinjska Street No. 30 for an interview allegedly concerning âthe register of persons who have entered the Republic of Croatiaâ. During the interview, he was asked by the agent to meet informally at a cafe and was told that he should help the police by providing them with information about other refugees. When he refused, the agent reportedly started to threaten him with revocation of his refugee status, and deportation to Iraq. Abruptly ending the interrogation, the agent confiscated his residence permit despite the fact that such an action was illegal, and returned it only after Tajana TadiÄâs (Madhi's partner) intervention, after which the interrogation continued. Mr. Mahdi was given no official document to record the fact that he had been interrogated. On 15 May 2020, Mr Mahdi was informed about the revocation of his asylum status, which was confirmed by the Administrative Court on 12 November 2020.
\n","plaintext":"On 11th May 2020 Omar Mahdi had his refugee status revoked in Croatia because of his involvement in pro-refugee activist and support organisation AYS. Madhi was an Iraqi citizen who arrived in Croatia on 26 April 2017 and was granted refugee status on 7 September 2018. He is an active volunteer in Croatia. The Ministry of Interior revoked Mr. Mahdiâs refugee status on 11 May 2020 on allegations that he represents a âthreat to national securityâ and that he misrepresented his sectarian affiliation. However, neither he nor his attorney have been given access to a part of his file which has been classified as âsecretâ, after the Ministry of Interior objected to their requests. Mr. Mahdi received a phone call summoning him to the police station at Petrinjska Street No. 30 for an interview allegedly concerning âthe register of persons who have entered the Republic of Croatiaâ. During the interview, he was asked by the agent to meet informally at a cafe and was told that he should help the police by providing them with information about other refugees. When he refused, the agent reportedly started to threaten him with revocation of his refugee status, and deportation to Iraq. Abruptly ending the interrogation, the agent confiscated his residence permit despite the fact that such an action was illegal, and returned it only after Tajana TadiÄâs (Madhi's partner) intervention, after which the interrogation continued. Mr. Mahdi was given no official document to record the fact that he had been interrogated. On 15 May 2020, Mr Mahdi was informed about the revocation of his asylum status, which was confirmed by the Administrative Court on 12 November 2020.\n"},"slug":"226.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recuXishGpvRPtBGI","createdTime":"2022-07-10T16:47:39.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"221.00","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-07-11T09:11:08.000Z","Name":"Two activists arrested while observing a Home Office immigration raid in the UK","Summary":"In February 2020 two people were arrested for \"obstructing immigration officers\" in London. The Home Office Immigration Enforcement team were conducting a raid on a property in the Green Lanes area. This kind of raid would often end in irregular migrants being taken into detention for possible deportation. The defendants, who were members of the activist group 'Haringey Anti-Raids' stood by to watch the operation, ensuring that people in the area were aware of what was happening and what their rights were. Both were then arrested. Highbury Magistrate Court found the two not guilty in November 2020.","Date":"2020-02-21","Link":"https://freedomnews.org.uk/2020/11/20/no-case-to-answer-in-haringey-anti-raids-trial/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In February 2020 two people were arrested for "obstructing immigration officers" in London. The Home Office Immigration Enforcement team were conducting a raid on a property in the Green Lanes area. This kind of raid would often end in irregular migrants being taken into detention for possible deportation. The defendants, who were members of the activist group 'Haringey Anti-Raids' stood by to watch the operation, ensuring that people in the area were aware of what was happening and what their rights were. Both were then arrested. Highbury Magistrate Court found the two not guilty in November 2020.
\n","plaintext":"In February 2020 two people were arrested for "obstructing immigration officers" in London. The Home Office Immigration Enforcement team were conducting a raid on a property in the Green Lanes area. This kind of raid would often end in irregular migrants being taken into detention for possible deportation. The defendants, who were members of the activist group 'Haringey Anti-Raids' stood by to watch the operation, ensuring that people in the area were aware of what was happening and what their rights were. Both were then arrested. Highbury Magistrate Court found the two not guilty in November 2020.\n"},"slug":"221.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recAJhevHoVrTSyGv","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"115.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:36:31.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for driving four migrants to a train station in France","Summary":"In 2020 a French citizen (A.X.) was charged with facilitating irregular migration when he assisted four individuals (two Malian and two Libyan nationals) by transporting them in his motherâs car to the train station in Fontan/Saorge, France. The defendant is a member of a humanitarian association that specifically assists migrants in need without asking for any material or financial compensation.","Date":"2020-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/fra/2020/judgment_no._33_19-81.561.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2020 a French citizen (A.X.) was charged with facilitating irregular migration when he assisted four individuals (two Malian and two Libyan nationals) by transporting them in his motherâs car to the train station in Fontan/Saorge, France. The defendant is a member of a humanitarian association that specifically assists migrants in need without asking for any material or financial compensation.
\n","plaintext":"In 2020 a French citizen (A.X.) was charged with facilitating irregular migration when he assisted four individuals (two Malian and two Libyan nationals) by transporting them in his motherâs car to the train station in Fontan/Saorge, France. The defendant is a member of a humanitarian association that specifically assists migrants in need without asking for any material or financial compensation.\n"},"slug":"115.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec0zJ7QLyXVc6DAy","createdTime":"2023-06-05T19:22:54.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"305.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:21:23.000Z","Name":"Human right defender arrested in Greece","Summary":"On 11th December 2019 migrant rights defender Salam Kamal-Aldeen was arrested in Greece. He was was arrested by representatives of the Department of Immigration of Lesbos and threatened with deportation on the grounds of being considered a threat to national and public security. He was held at Mytilini police station until 27 December 2019. Upon his arrest, the human rights defender discovered that he had been registered on the National List of Undesired Aliens in August 2019 and had been banned from entering Greece until 8 October 2022, despite being a legal resident in the country. He was also informed that he had to leave the Greek territory within 30 days. He left the country on 31 December 2019.\n\nSalam Kamal-Aldeen is stateless and holds a Danish residence permit. He is the co-founder of the NGO Team Humanity operating in Lesbos, Greece from 2015.\n\nSource: Front Line Defenders","Date":"2019-12-11","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/migrant-rights-defender-salam-kamal-aldeen-banned-entering-greece","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 11th December 2019 migrant rights defender Salam Kamal-Aldeen was arrested in Greece. He was was arrested by representatives of the Department of Immigration of Lesbos and threatened with deportation on the grounds of being considered a threat to national and public security. He was held at Mytilini police station until 27 December 2019. Upon his arrest, the human rights defender discovered that he had been registered on the National List of Undesired Aliens in August 2019 and had been banned from entering Greece until 8 October 2022, despite being a legal resident in the country. He was also informed that he had to leave the Greek territory within 30 days. He left the country on 31 December 2019.
\nSalam Kamal-Aldeen is stateless and holds a Danish residence permit. He is the co-founder of the NGO Team Humanity operating in Lesbos, Greece from 2015.
\nSource: Front Line Defenders
\n","plaintext":"On 11th December 2019 migrant rights defender Salam Kamal-Aldeen was arrested in Greece. He was was arrested by representatives of the Department of Immigration of Lesbos and threatened with deportation on the grounds of being considered a threat to national and public security. He was held at Mytilini police station until 27 December 2019. Upon his arrest, the human rights defender discovered that he had been registered on the National List of Undesired Aliens in August 2019 and had been banned from entering Greece until 8 October 2022, despite being a legal resident in the country. He was also informed that he had to leave the Greek territory within 30 days. He left the country on 31 December 2019.\nSalam Kamal-Aldeen is stateless and holds a Danish residence permit. He is the co-founder of the NGO Team Humanity operating in Lesbos, Greece from 2015.\nSource: Front Line Defenders\n"},"slug":"305.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec95ANWezLwt3gYj","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"195.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:11:37.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for steering the boat on which he arrived in the UK","Summary":"In 2019 Samyar Ahmadii Bani, 38, from Iran, was convicted for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was sentenced to six years in prison before his and four other cases were quashed at appeal in 2021","Date":"2019-11-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/21/convictions-quashed-for-men-who-drove-dinghies-across-channel https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FOUR-S25-CASES-Judgment-.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2019 Samyar Ahmadii Bani, 38, from Iran, was convicted for driving a boat which brought himself and other people seeking asylum across the Channel to the UK. He was sentenced to six years in prison before his and four other cases were quashed at appeal in 2021
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\nDo you know the outcome of this case or any other details? Get in touch!
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\nThree of the six officers approached the shelter and tried to enter without requesting permission. When they were asked the reason for their presence, they argued that they had been told that the shelter was a Migrant Detention Centre, however, they did not present any official documents or order issued by a judge.
\nWhen denied access, they withdrew.
\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
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Saltillo Migrant Shelter staff refused on the grounds that it was illegal. The federal police threatened to call on the National Institute of Migration (a government agency) to intervene and cordon off the shelter, telling a staff member that they were âgetting into a serious problemâ by not allowing access.\n\nThree days later, the National Guard, in coordination with the Saltillo police, staged an operation in the area outside the shelter in order to carry out immigration status verifications. The shelter staff challenged the National Guard that under Article 76 of the Law on Migration no authority was permitted to perform immigration status verifications in civilian shelters. They also informed the police that the Saltillo Migrant Shelter is a current beneficiary of precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The troops responded by taking pictures before eventually withdrawing. The Saltillo Migrant Shelter is also a beneficiary of the Mexican Office for Domestic Affairsâ Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists.\n\nSince these events, the Fray Juan de Larios Human Rights Center has documented the regular presence of individuals who permanently observe the shelter director's movements when he arrives at his home.\n\nOn July 31st 2019, days after experiencing this police and military harassment, Saltillo Migrant Shelter reported that a Salvadoran migrant who had just left the shelter had been chased and shot to death in front of his 8 year old daughter, just a kilometre and a half away from the shelter. The incident occurred when a group of migrants, among which were a 2-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl, and the 8-year-old girl underwent an immigration verification conducted by officers of the Federal Police, the Prosecutor's Office of Coahuila and the National Migration Institute. Shortly after the verification, the police opened fire and shot at the group of migrants. Reports from local activists have since indicated that two of the officers from the Prosecutorâs Office altered the crime scene in an attempt to criminalise the victim.\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2019-07-20","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"att55UHHzWLi8VFCV\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att55UHHzWLi8VFCV-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att55UHHzWLi8VFCV-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"Around midday on Saturday 20th July 2019, federal police attempted to enter the Saltillo Migrant Shelter in Coahuila, Mexico on the pretence of conducting immigration status verifications. Saltillo Migrant Shelter staff refused on the grounds that it was illegal. The federal police threatened to call on the National Institute of Migration (a government agency) to intervene and cordon off the shelter, telling a staff member that they were âgetting into a serious problemâ by not allowing access.
\nThree days later, the National Guard, in coordination with the Saltillo police, staged an operation in the area outside the shelter in order to carry out immigration status verifications. The shelter staff challenged the National Guard that under Article 76 of the Law on Migration no authority was permitted to perform immigration status verifications in civilian shelters. They also informed the police that the Saltillo Migrant Shelter is a current beneficiary of precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The troops responded by taking pictures before eventually withdrawing. The Saltillo Migrant Shelter is also a beneficiary of the Mexican Office for Domestic Affairsâ Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists.
\nSince these events, the Fray Juan de Larios Human Rights Center has documented the regular presence of individuals who permanently observe the shelter director's movements when he arrives at his home.
\nOn July 31st 2019, days after experiencing this police and military harassment, Saltillo Migrant Shelter reported that a Salvadoran migrant who had just left the shelter had been chased and shot to death in front of his 8 year old daughter, just a kilometre and a half away from the shelter. The incident occurred when a group of migrants, among which were a 2-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl, and the 8-year-old girl underwent an immigration verification conducted by officers of the Federal Police, the Prosecutor's Office of Coahuila and the National Migration Institute. Shortly after the verification, the police opened fire and shot at the group of migrants. Reports from local activists have since indicated that two of the officers from the Prosecutorâs Office altered the crime scene in an attempt to criminalise the victim.
\nThis case was documented by Frontline Defenders.
\n","plaintext":"Around midday on Saturday 20th July 2019, federal police attempted to enter the Saltillo Migrant Shelter in Coahuila, Mexico on the pretence of conducting immigration status verifications. Saltillo Migrant Shelter staff refused on the grounds that it was illegal. The federal police threatened to call on the National Institute of Migration (a government agency) to intervene and cordon off the shelter, telling a staff member that they were âgetting into a serious problemâ by not allowing access.\nThree days later, the National Guard, in coordination with the Saltillo police, staged an operation in the area outside the shelter in order to carry out immigration status verifications. The shelter staff challenged the National Guard that under Article 76 of the Law on Migration no authority was permitted to perform immigration status verifications in civilian shelters. They also informed the police that the Saltillo Migrant Shelter is a current beneficiary of precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The troops responded by taking pictures before eventually withdrawing. The Saltillo Migrant Shelter is also a beneficiary of the Mexican Office for Domestic Affairsâ Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists.\nSince these events, the Fray Juan de Larios Human Rights Center has documented the regular presence of individuals who permanently observe the shelter director's movements when he arrives at his home.\nOn July 31st 2019, days after experiencing this police and military harassment, Saltillo Migrant Shelter reported that a Salvadoran migrant who had just left the shelter had been chased and shot to death in front of his 8 year old daughter, just a kilometre and a half away from the shelter. The incident occurred when a group of migrants, among which were a 2-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl, and the 8-year-old girl underwent an immigration verification conducted by officers of the Federal Police, the Prosecutor's Office of Coahuila and the National Migration Institute. Shortly after the verification, the police opened fire and shot at the group of migrants. Reports from local activists have since indicated that two of the officers from the Prosecutorâs Office altered the crime scene in an attempt to criminalise the victim.\nThis case was documented by Frontline Defenders.\n"},"slug":"273.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"att55UHHzWLi8VFCV","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att55UHHzWLi8VFCV-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att55UHHzWLi8VFCV-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recMjkOXg8TJug6TS","createdTime":"2022-07-12T14:05:27.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"222.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"Document":[{"id":"attSE1wZUbo27r25q","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/n15P-TGLAfCNqW_kWRYGPQ/gzGcm3zvu5xo5gJpT1DDzW9z6SHvlg7Cwq-DMQvKuWakXa5HWUqGUCl6NSOjehoBluJmXbTUrQsjUBCXzlvkv6AqC_sr2pDMr5duATnGDRKOhOqUAaX2qI-n3jcNId-vxaZhx36Qnd6ykmGtiBZQnPiZkrz0Lb78JjmchdbLwbXvcxN3E_uvH7Eaqn2ydRaU/LVA4u57uw5L-jRtNkddleEZ2lk4np35in8FB8c1R6d0","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/omizz_uBOtGEFfNvlITbyQ/ucc_hotUBUnRkmSxzggiFU969EBR12lLawWADYrSQdF0YCIMkYV56syO5Udifx-l6u0h1ett6O3kOokjhj9tbfCP1diPxMeaygFCyXLjywbm1RXOQbFIkNk32XuFm-eYEQwLXNfmUhd9FbNHMIe-Kw/f5HUORHk0P__IeJJYFMBDFoJ3P0xojojQSDaIRakbpg","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/AHsa7kdGQHSgMYVeFQ0xvg/7X1CYcbvOIc1qlCIBjOcAsc4m_9PziPcwkG4saCa8-tNYjpHg5dbRcdH0u-r6kdWaA3bFq02TWqTbFF95JIwgVbwQxPNHhnJq_X6BQts5Oj7hv-FTGXnPRj-WW-ObJQ2znKrP7U6cl7EJ-uRkVRYOQ/VY7pwyXlI5ww3VHuPQAscGCL-uzMpPv2A7k0vDj7eh0","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:30.000Z","Name":"Migrants rights defender arrested for trafficking in Mexico","Summary":"In 2019 Irineo MĂşjica (a US citizen of Mexican origin), leader of the Pueblos sin Frontera association, and Cristobal SĂĄnchez, a defender of migrants' rights, were detained for alleged crimes of human trafficking. This case reports on the detention of Irineo MĂşjica, there is a separate entry for the linked case of Cristobal SĂĄnchez. Irineo MĂşjica was detained on 5th June 2019 in Sonoyta. transferred to Tapachula where his first two hearings took place. He was accused of human trafficking, specifically of transporting undocumented migrants through Mexican territory for financial gain. However, since the prosecutor was unable to provide evidence sustaining the accusation, a federal judge ordered Irineoâs release on 12th June. The prosecutor appealed the initial judgeâs decision to release Irineo, but the federal judge who heard the appeal in court found no reason to reverse the original determination and reaffirmed Irineoâs release on 24th July 2019.\n\nWhile Irineo was making his way to his appeals hearing, the National Institute of Migration (a government agency), federal police and the National Guard attempted to detain him in order to delay or prevent his appearance before the judge. \n\nIrineo Mujica has been a migrant rights defender for over 20 years. He decided to defend migrant rights after experiencing the injustices of discrimination first-hand: his father died due to a lack of access to healthcare in the United States because he was an indigenous immigrant of colour who spoke only Spanish. Irineo has established seven migrant shelters throughout Mexico and is the director of Pueblo Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders), a humanitarian aid organisation.\n\nThis case was originally added to the database from media reporting but additional information has been added from Frontline Defenders documentation of the case.","Date":"2019-07-05","Link":"https://politica.expansion.mx/mexico/2019/06/12/liberan-a-los-activistas-cristobal-sanchez-e-irineo-mujica","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attSE1wZUbo27r25q\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSE1wZUbo27r25q-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSE1wZUbo27r25q-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2019 Irineo MĂşjica (a US citizen of Mexican origin), leader of the Pueblos sin Frontera association, and Cristobal SĂĄnchez, a defender of migrants' rights, were detained for alleged crimes of human trafficking. This case reports on the detention of Irineo MĂşjica, there is a separate entry for the linked case of Cristobal SĂĄnchez. Irineo MĂşjica was detained on 5th June 2019 in Sonoyta. transferred to Tapachula where his first two hearings took place. He was accused of human trafficking, specifically of transporting undocumented migrants through Mexican territory for financial gain. However, since the prosecutor was unable to provide evidence sustaining the accusation, a federal judge ordered Irineoâs release on 12th June. The prosecutor appealed the initial judgeâs decision to release Irineo, but the federal judge who heard the appeal in court found no reason to reverse the original determination and reaffirmed Irineoâs release on 24th July 2019.
\nWhile Irineo was making his way to his appeals hearing, the National Institute of Migration (a government agency), federal police and the National Guard attempted to detain him in order to delay or prevent his appearance before the judge.
\nIrineo Mujica has been a migrant rights defender for over 20 years. He decided to defend migrant rights after experiencing the injustices of discrimination first-hand: his father died due to a lack of access to healthcare in the United States because he was an indigenous immigrant of colour who spoke only Spanish. Irineo has established seven migrant shelters throughout Mexico and is the director of Pueblo Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders), a humanitarian aid organisation.
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\nDo you know the outcome of this case or any other details? Get in touch!
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They were accused of human trafficking because they had provided humanitarian assistance to migrants. The police photographed the vehicle, interrogated the defenders and asked for their documents. They also called their superior and asked if the defenders should be detained. Eventually the defenders were released, but one officer threatened: âYouâd better hope there isnât a next time.â\nBackground: The stretch between the towns of El Ceibo and Tenosique, in Tabasco, Mexico is one of the most dangerous journeys for migrants. Over a distance of just 59 km, migrants who almost always travel on foot suffer violent robberies, physical assault, sexual violence, disappearances and murders. The defenders of the migrant shelter in Tenosique known as La 72 (The 72 Refuge for Migrants) do outreach throughout the area to offer humanitarian assistance and inform migrants about the shelter. They also organise human rights activities with the communities along the route. For many years they have faced harassment, slander and criminalisation because of the humanitarian assistance they offer. In the current migratory context, these attacks have increased and worsened. The Tabasco state government has also attempted to publicly discredit La 72 with declarations from high-ranking civil servants that cast doubt on its work. These declarations have been accompanied by unfounded accusations in local newspapers, surveillance and patrolling activities, as well as irregular demands for information about the people housed in the shelter.\nDue to the repeated threats and attacks against the organisation, La 72 was granted Precautionary Measures by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in April 2013. La 72 is also a beneficiary of the Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, a program managed by the Mexican Office for Domestic Affairs, (SEGOB).\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.","Date":"2019-06-25","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attqXMuI2Xr8RADqL\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attqXMuI2Xr8RADqL-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attqXMuI2Xr8RADqL-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 25th June 2019 at approximately 6:30pm, two volunteers from a migrant shelter called "La 72" were returning from their monitoring work in the field and were detained by municipal police five kilometres from the shelter. They were accused of human trafficking because they had provided humanitarian assistance to migrants. The police photographed the vehicle, interrogated the defenders and asked for their documents. They also called their superior and asked if the defenders should be detained. Eventually the defenders were released, but one officer threatened: âYouâd better hope there isnât a next time.â\nBackground: The stretch between the towns of El Ceibo and Tenosique, in Tabasco, Mexico is one of the most dangerous journeys for migrants. Over a distance of just 59 km, migrants who almost always travel on foot suffer violent robberies, physical assault, sexual violence, disappearances and murders. The defenders of the migrant shelter in Tenosique known as La 72 (The 72 Refuge for Migrants) do outreach throughout the area to offer humanitarian assistance and inform migrants about the shelter. They also organise human rights activities with the communities along the route. For many years they have faced harassment, slander and criminalisation because of the humanitarian assistance they offer. In the current migratory context, these attacks have increased and worsened. The Tabasco state government has also attempted to publicly discredit La 72 with declarations from high-ranking civil servants that cast doubt on its work. These declarations have been accompanied by unfounded accusations in local newspapers, surveillance and patrolling activities, as well as irregular demands for information about the people housed in the shelter.\nDue to the repeated threats and attacks against the organisation, La 72 was granted Precautionary Measures by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in April 2013. La 72 is also a beneficiary of the Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, a program managed by the Mexican Office for Domestic Affairs, (SEGOB).
\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
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The defenders of the migrant shelter in Tenosique known as La 72 (The 72 Refuge for Migrants) do outreach throughout the area to offer humanitarian assistance and inform migrants about the shelter. They also organise human rights activities with the communities along the route. For many years they have faced harassment, slander and criminalisation because of the humanitarian assistance they offer. In the current migratory context, these attacks have increased and worsened. The Tabasco state government has also attempted to publicly discredit La 72 with declarations from high-ranking civil servants that cast doubt on its work. These declarations have been accompanied by unfounded accusations in local newspapers, surveillance and patrolling activities, as well as irregular demands for information about the people housed in the shelter.\nDue to the repeated threats and attacks against the organisation, La 72 was granted Precautionary Measures by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in April 2013. 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They arrived under the pretence of responding to a report of an armed individual outside the building. The officers interrogated the municipal police who were protecting the entrance of the shelter. After patting down and questioning the municipal officers, one of the soldiers knocked on the door of CAME, identified himself as a National Guard officer and requested information on the people inside the centre.\nGiven that migrant shelters are protected by Article 76 of the Law on Migration, the shelter staff replied that in order to ensure the migrantsâ safety it was not possible to provide the requested information. The officer proceeded to interrogate the shelter staff in a threatening manner about the organisationâs operations, revenue, donations, and tax contributions. He also insisted on being allowed to enter, arguing that he needed to investigate whether the individuals inside were there voluntarily, implying the possible presence of kidnapped and/or trafficked individuals inside the shelter. The officer insisted that he had to conduct an immigration status verification and call the INM, claiming that as a National Guard Officer he was authorised to detain undocumented migrants.\n\nOther officers in the convoy took photographs of the shelter staff, who explained that their activities were always carried out in accordance with the Law and that they were unable to permit the officers to enter without a signed warrant.\n\nHarassment towards the shelter had been increasing since 2018. Advocates as well as migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Agua Prieta faced a threatening environment, so in September 2018 the shelter went to the local police station to file a report and establish a precedent. The head of the agency responded that it was the shelterâs responsibility to discuss the issue directly with the aggressors, saying explicitly that the shelterâs work was human trafficking âeven though you donât charge for itâ. Since that time, the intimidation, surveillance, harassment and threats have increased. From January to July 2019 the shelter has logged over 30 threatening incidents involving unknown officers, ranging from harassment, monitoring, surveillance, photographing and appearing at CAME shelter.\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2019-06-23","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0","recWWt76kykSBwHJq"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attI68udG40lxBkVA\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attI68udG40lxBkVA-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attI68udG40lxBkVA-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 23rd June 2019, at around 7pm, a convoy of military-type vehicles, each carrying approximately six officers bearing National Guard insignias on their left arms, pulled up in front of the Centro de AtenciĂłn al Migrante Exodus (Exodus Centre for Migrant Care, hereafter CAME) in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. They arrived under the pretence of responding to a report of an armed individual outside the building. The officers interrogated the municipal police who were protecting the entrance of the shelter. After patting down and questioning the municipal officers, one of the soldiers knocked on the door of CAME, identified himself as a National Guard officer and requested information on the people inside the centre.\nGiven that migrant shelters are protected by Article 76 of the Law on Migration, the shelter staff replied that in order to ensure the migrantsâ safety it was not possible to provide the requested information. The officer proceeded to interrogate the shelter staff in a threatening manner about the organisationâs operations, revenue, donations, and tax contributions. He also insisted on being allowed to enter, arguing that he needed to investigate whether the individuals inside were there voluntarily, implying the possible presence of kidnapped and/or trafficked individuals inside the shelter. The officer insisted that he had to conduct an immigration status verification and call the INM, claiming that as a National Guard Officer he was authorised to detain undocumented migrants.
\nOther officers in the convoy took photographs of the shelter staff, who explained that their activities were always carried out in accordance with the Law and that they were unable to permit the officers to enter without a signed warrant.
\nHarassment towards the shelter had been increasing since 2018. Advocates as well as migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Agua Prieta faced a threatening environment, so in September 2018 the shelter went to the local police station to file a report and establish a precedent. The head of the agency responded that it was the shelterâs responsibility to discuss the issue directly with the aggressors, saying explicitly that the shelterâs work was human trafficking âeven though you donât charge for itâ. Since that time, the intimidation, surveillance, harassment and threats have increased. From January to July 2019 the shelter has logged over 30 threatening incidents involving unknown officers, ranging from harassment, monitoring, surveillance, photographing and appearing at CAME shelter.
\nThis case was documented by Frontline Defenders.
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The officer proceeded to interrogate the shelter staff in a threatening manner about the organisationâs operations, revenue, donations, and tax contributions. He also insisted on being allowed to enter, arguing that he needed to investigate whether the individuals inside were there voluntarily, implying the possible presence of kidnapped and/or trafficked individuals inside the shelter. The officer insisted that he had to conduct an immigration status verification and call the INM, claiming that as a National Guard Officer he was authorised to detain undocumented migrants.\nOther officers in the convoy took photographs of the shelter staff, who explained that their activities were always carried out in accordance with the Law and that they were unable to permit the officers to enter without a signed warrant.\nHarassment towards the shelter had been increasing since 2018. Advocates as well as migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Agua Prieta faced a threatening environment, so in September 2018 the shelter went to the local police station to file a report and establish a precedent. The head of the agency responded that it was the shelterâs responsibility to discuss the issue directly with the aggressors, saying explicitly that the shelterâs work was human trafficking âeven though you donât charge for itâ. Since that time, the intimidation, surveillance, harassment and threats have increased. 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He was transferred to Tapachula, where he was put in pre-trial detention for 144 hours until a hearing was held to determine whether or not the case would be heard in a full trial. The hearing took place on 11 June and the federal judge determined there was not sufficient evidence to merit a full trial, so he ordered SĂĄnchez' immediate release.\n\nCristĂłbal SĂĄnchez is an anthropologist and migrant human rights defender. For over 15 years he has been accompanying, documenting and denouncing the constant violence experienced by people traveling from Central America along migrant routes in Mexico. SĂĄnchez founded the Colectivo Cultura Migrante (Migrant Culture Collective) where he carries out investigations and raises awareness about migration in Mexico and Central America, in addition to cultural projects with transit and host communities. He also accompanies arrested women migrants who have been unjustly accused of human trafficking crimes in Tapachula, Chiapas.\n\nSĂĄnchezâs detention took place within the context of the US Presidentâs call for Mexico to take steps to curb migration, and his threat to raise tariffs on Mexican goods if it failed to do so. The Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations travelled to Washington for negotiations with the US Government, and after an agreement was reached, the Mexican government announced that it would take steps to diminish migrant trafficking. A joint declaration of both countriesâ ministries declared that: âMexico is taking decisive action to dismantle human trafficking and smuggling organisations as well as their financing and illegal transport networks.â In the days following this public announcement the Mexican government arrested human rights defenders such as SĂĄnchez. \n\nDuring CristĂłbalâs second hearing the prosecutor argued that the work he carries out as a defender could be interpreted as human trafficking because he accompanies migrants on-the-ground along migration routes. This affects not only CristĂłbalâs work, but also that of any other migrant defender in Mexico.\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.","Date":"2019-06-05","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attRX1EBwWS6C2NlS\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attRX1EBwWS6C2NlS-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attRX1EBwWS6C2NlS-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 5th June 2019 CristĂłbal SĂĄnchez, migrant human rights defender, was arbitrarily detained outside his house in Mexico City and falsely accused of human trafficking, for which Mexican authorities claimed he could face a 24-year prison sentence. He was transferred to Tapachula, where he was put in pre-trial detention for 144 hours until a hearing was held to determine whether or not the case would be heard in a full trial. The hearing took place on 11 June and the federal judge determined there was not sufficient evidence to merit a full trial, so he ordered SĂĄnchez' immediate release.
\nCristĂłbal SĂĄnchez is an anthropologist and migrant human rights defender. For over 15 years he has been accompanying, documenting and denouncing the constant violence experienced by people traveling from Central America along migrant routes in Mexico. SĂĄnchez founded the Colectivo Cultura Migrante (Migrant Culture Collective) where he carries out investigations and raises awareness about migration in Mexico and Central America, in addition to cultural projects with transit and host communities. He also accompanies arrested women migrants who have been unjustly accused of human trafficking crimes in Tapachula, Chiapas.
\nSĂĄnchezâs detention took place within the context of the US Presidentâs call for Mexico to take steps to curb migration, and his threat to raise tariffs on Mexican goods if it failed to do so. The Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations travelled to Washington for negotiations with the US Government, and after an agreement was reached, the Mexican government announced that it would take steps to diminish migrant trafficking. A joint declaration of both countriesâ ministries declared that: âMexico is taking decisive action to dismantle human trafficking and smuggling organisations as well as their financing and illegal transport networks.â In the days following this public announcement the Mexican government arrested human rights defenders such as SĂĄnchez.
\nDuring CristĂłbalâs second hearing the prosecutor argued that the work he carries out as a defender could be interpreted as human trafficking because he accompanies migrants on-the-ground along migration routes. This affects not only CristĂłbalâs work, but also that of any other migrant defender in Mexico.
\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
\n","plaintext":"On 5th June 2019 CristĂłbal SĂĄnchez, migrant human rights defender, was arbitrarily detained outside his house in Mexico City and falsely accused of human trafficking, for which Mexican authorities claimed he could face a 24-year prison sentence. He was transferred to Tapachula, where he was put in pre-trial detention for 144 hours until a hearing was held to determine whether or not the case would be heard in a full trial. The hearing took place on 11 June and the federal judge determined there was not sufficient evidence to merit a full trial, so he ordered SĂĄnchez' immediate release.\nCristĂłbal SĂĄnchez is an anthropologist and migrant human rights defender. For over 15 years he has been accompanying, documenting and denouncing the constant violence experienced by people traveling from Central America along migrant routes in Mexico. SĂĄnchez founded the Colectivo Cultura Migrante (Migrant Culture Collective) where he carries out investigations and raises awareness about migration in Mexico and Central America, in addition to cultural projects with transit and host communities. He also accompanies arrested women migrants who have been unjustly accused of human trafficking crimes in Tapachula, Chiapas.\nSĂĄnchezâs detention took place within the context of the US Presidentâs call for Mexico to take steps to curb migration, and his threat to raise tariffs on Mexican goods if it failed to do so. The Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations travelled to Washington for negotiations with the US Government, and after an agreement was reached, the Mexican government announced that it would take steps to diminish migrant trafficking. A joint declaration of both countriesâ ministries declared that: âMexico is taking decisive action to dismantle human trafficking and smuggling organisations as well as their financing and illegal transport networks.â In the days following this public announcement the Mexican government arrested human rights defenders such as SĂĄnchez.\nDuring CristĂłbalâs second hearing the prosecutor argued that the work he carries out as a defender could be interpreted as human trafficking because he accompanies migrants on-the-ground along migration routes. This affects not only CristĂłbalâs work, but also that of any other migrant defender in Mexico.\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.\n"},"slug":"258.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attRX1EBwWS6C2NlS","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attRX1EBwWS6C2NlS-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attRX1EBwWS6C2NlS-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recPUevUMPs8tSRaf","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"137.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2026-02-27T09:43:46.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for saving migrants from drowning in Italy","Summary":"Carola Rackete, the German captain of the Sea-Watch rescue ship was arrested in June 2019 for docking a migrant rescue ship without authorization in Lampedusa, with 53 rescued people onboard. She was eventually acquitted.","Date":"2019-06-01","Link":"https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/37460/investigation-against-carola-rackete-shelved https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/ita/2019/carola_racketesea_watch_case.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"Carola Rackete, the German captain of the Sea-Watch rescue ship was arrested in June 2019 for docking a migrant rescue ship without authorization in Lampedusa, with 53 rescued people onboard. She was eventually acquitted.
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\n","plaintext":"In June 2019 Carola Rackete, the captain of the Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue vessel, was arrested in Italy for smuggling. She was arrested after she entered the Italian port of Lampedusa without permission, with 40 migrants on board. In mid June, the crew of German charity vessel Sea-Watch 3 crew had rescued dozens of migrants off Libya and subsequently waited to dock at a port for more than two weeks. Although several passengers were allowed to disembark for medical care, Italy's then interior minister Matteo Salvini refused to allow the remaining 40 onto Italian territory until other EU countries pledged to take them in. In January 2020 the Court of Cassation found that Racket should not have been arrested as she was only doing her duty in bringing migrants to Italian shores. It thereby rejected an appeal by the Agrigento prosecutor's office against an order the preliminary investigative judge had issued on July 2 to release Rackete.\n"},"slug":"211.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recklIWxycjemQ0Ne","createdTime":"2022-08-10T14:51:20.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"267.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"attWvXa4hL49R5egr","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/QFwYmTjvumhGo5sgXQP-DQ/FJgO2VSq0VadponTHVkJFLvQcwJmN0UEDUFAAstVne1r11k9dBpoBxR_JDiVroAZHoQNYRveHcrXJzYnpna62oddW_s2UAO1cC-XouVLHFCrIORxLdSSxj7OV_aQI9HE6tkGpcMFlJjdPuucfPpUOHedAivPaLBcoBj5GkTM2a24E7uXhoFHSlX4mOJ3K_W8/DKJOo_mEWaV5f3OqYZ1IojN5AInZ1umAKpyI8p9d2-I","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/nM2PPJbgkHYAKjuCBvHhNg/x7c50miCmrtwy2c_jZcFEtQMcygdRJ-gn3qk5I5Ln323ppc4ZDNouHy-G5kqSeCpmK4mgIY1HttxugiI-6OMo0AjJy6w7fEF1oUqE7WgnqVfpnbA1zZaH6S67OkOzqinp2jOCnl_DW0p9lyVc9tZ5g/VuUK68LMEOCxkCeUpugy_MrcP1gPe7FMMsSjx5Nl5PI","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/BmTJ_YYkszj6OrK3VP7oiQ/XFPSoXUBbHoqyHRZTGpvfmkdXbWBREJIvvjFMJgkJzRMss1evXaUMdWeXEwABiWBtD8X2nxT51rEgP5t6N7Lrpzg-8hX25xDO0EMzxuN70dD2F9IzgAPHqMcjun2aWKTlZbeH_8inWcvAPTmRIS8Ug/qv72ni7l6hSRidPTLbDddevlaBwNCODgwmuo_MYvNVs","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:30.000Z","Name":"Journalist arrested for smuggling while escorting a migrant seeking asylum at the US Border","Summary":"On 5th May 2019 at approximately 5pm, Ana Adlerstein was detained by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at the Lukeville, Arizona port of entry (at the USA border with Mexico) while accompanying an individual who was seeking asylum. The reason the officer provided for her detention was that she was under investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for being an âillegal human smugglerâ. \n\nDuring her detention Ana Adlerstein was denied access to legal representation and was subjected to an invasive body search, with CBP personnel taking her fingerprints and personal information. CBP officers confirmed that they were waiting for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm if she would receive a court summons. When she was released they told her that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) would call her âsoonâ for a âdeferred interviewâ about the âongoing investigationâ.\n\nThis was not the first time that Ana Adlerstein had been detained and harassed for defending the rights of Central American immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers on the Mexico-US border in Arizona. In March 2019 she was detained and interrogated for approximately 30 minutes along with another migrant rights defender. Both were harassed and accused of \"aiding and abetting human smuggling.â\n\nAna Adlerstein is a journalist and activist working for migrant rights. She is a member of Network on Humanitarian Action, an international association that promotes capacity building and fosters engagement in humanitarian issues. She also reports on human rights and migration issues for the US-based National Public Radio (NPR) and The Guardian (UK).\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.","Date":"2019-05-05","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attWvXa4hL49R5egr\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attWvXa4hL49R5egr-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attWvXa4hL49R5egr-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 5th May 2019 at approximately 5pm, Ana Adlerstein was detained by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at the Lukeville, Arizona port of entry (at the USA border with Mexico) while accompanying an individual who was seeking asylum. The reason the officer provided for her detention was that she was under investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for being an âillegal human smugglerâ.
\nDuring her detention Ana Adlerstein was denied access to legal representation and was subjected to an invasive body search, with CBP personnel taking her fingerprints and personal information. CBP officers confirmed that they were waiting for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm if she would receive a court summons. When she was released they told her that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) would call her âsoonâ for a âdeferred interviewâ about the âongoing investigationâ.
\nThis was not the first time that Ana Adlerstein had been detained and harassed for defending the rights of Central American immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers on the Mexico-US border in Arizona. In March 2019 she was detained and interrogated for approximately 30 minutes along with another migrant rights defender. Both were harassed and accused of "aiding and abetting human smuggling.â
\nAna Adlerstein is a journalist and activist working for migrant rights. She is a member of Network on Humanitarian Action, an international association that promotes capacity building and fosters engagement in humanitarian issues. She also reports on human rights and migration issues for the US-based National Public Radio (NPR) and The Guardian (UK).
\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
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When she was released they told her that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) would call her âsoonâ for a âdeferred interviewâ about the âongoing investigationâ.\nThis was not the first time that Ana Adlerstein had been detained and harassed for defending the rights of Central American immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers on the Mexico-US border in Arizona. In March 2019 she was detained and interrogated for approximately 30 minutes along with another migrant rights defender. Both were harassed and accused of "aiding and abetting human smuggling.â\nAna Adlerstein is a journalist and activist working for migrant rights. She is a member of Network on Humanitarian Action, an international association that promotes capacity building and fosters engagement in humanitarian issues. 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The incident was observed by an Interpol agent. Fuentes is a Honduran national and migrants rights activist. On 21st April Fuentes was detained upon arrival in Mexico and denied any communication for almost four hours at customs, where he had to provide written responses to questions in two documents about his personal and professional information. Migration officers searched his online profile and asked if he was the organiser of the migrant caravans. Fuentes fled to El Salvador to avoid being imprisoned in Mexico.\n\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2019-04-20","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0","rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attpRooEupE1JMXKX\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attpRooEupE1JMXKX-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attpRooEupE1JMXKX-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Honduras","emoji":{"code":"HN","unicode":"U+1F1ED U+1F1F3","name":"Honduras","emoji":"đđł"},"iso3166":"HN","latitude":15,"longitude":-86.5,"bbox":[-89.3533259753,12.9846857772,-83.147219001,16.0054057886]},{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 20th April 2019 Bartolo Fuentes was questioned at the airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. 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\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
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\nThe three teenagers were detained for seven months and released on bail in November 2019. In November 2023 the prosecutors filed indictments confirming nine charges. Some charges were corrected but not removed in January 2026, following a challenge of the charges.
\nNo trial date has been set. The group resides on Malta under parole, with obligations to register daily at the police station and attend monthly hearings. If found guilty, they would face long sentences.
\nThe three have been referred to as the "El Hiblu 3".
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While she was there, a van with no license plates pulled up and an individual stepped out and approached the missionaries, identifying himself as working for the Office for Domestic Affairs and the Federal Civil Protection Agency (ProtecciĂłn Civil). Accompanied by federal police officers he began to interrogate the missionaries about their work and their organisation. The officers took pictures and videos of the missionaries without their permission instructed them to stop providing humanitarian assistance.\n\nSister Bertha LĂłpez and her congregation continued with their work. The next day, while they accompanied people towards the state of Nayarit, the same person called and threatened her, even though Sister Bertha had not given him her number, saying that orders had already been given for her to cease her work. He told her that if she continued, there would be consequences.\n\nMisioneras del Cristo Resucitado is a religious order caring for at-risk individuals in humanitarian crises. When they saw boys, girls, teenagers and women walking in the migrant caravans of the Central American exodus, they formed a team of nurses, doctors and psychologists to accompany the migrants and provide humanitarian assistance and medical care.\n\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.","Date":"2019-03-25","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"atte7Nj3hNOKMzJcf\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atte7Nj3hNOKMzJcf-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atte7Nj3hNOKMzJcf-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 25th March 2019, Sister Bertha LĂłpez was handing out food with her congregation from Misioneras del Cristo Resucitado (Missionaries of Christ Resurrected) in a public park in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco to Central American migrants arriving in groups on foot. While she was there, a van with no license plates pulled up and an individual stepped out and approached the missionaries, identifying himself as working for the Office for Domestic Affairs and the Federal Civil Protection Agency (ProtecciĂłn Civil). Accompanied by federal police officers he began to interrogate the missionaries about their work and their organisation. The officers took pictures and videos of the missionaries without their permission instructed them to stop providing humanitarian assistance.
\nSister Bertha LĂłpez and her congregation continued with their work. The next day, while they accompanied people towards the state of Nayarit, the same person called and threatened her, even though Sister Bertha had not given him her number, saying that orders had already been given for her to cease her work. He told her that if she continued, there would be consequences.
\nMisioneras del Cristo Resucitado is a religious order caring for at-risk individuals in humanitarian crises. When they saw boys, girls, teenagers and women walking in the migrant caravans of the Central American exodus, they formed a team of nurses, doctors and psychologists to accompany the migrants and provide humanitarian assistance and medical care.
\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
\n","plaintext":"On 25th March 2019, Sister Bertha LĂłpez was handing out food with her congregation from Misioneras del Cristo Resucitado (Missionaries of Christ Resurrected) in a public park in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco to Central American migrants arriving in groups on foot. While she was there, a van with no license plates pulled up and an individual stepped out and approached the missionaries, identifying himself as working for the Office for Domestic Affairs and the Federal Civil Protection Agency (ProtecciĂłn Civil). Accompanied by federal police officers he began to interrogate the missionaries about their work and their organisation. The officers took pictures and videos of the missionaries without their permission instructed them to stop providing humanitarian assistance.\nSister Bertha LĂłpez and her congregation continued with their work. The next day, while they accompanied people towards the state of Nayarit, the same person called and threatened her, even though Sister Bertha had not given him her number, saying that orders had already been given for her to cease her work. He told her that if she continued, there would be consequences.\nMisioneras del Cristo Resucitado is a religious order caring for at-risk individuals in humanitarian crises. When they saw boys, girls, teenagers and women walking in the migrant caravans of the Central American exodus, they formed a team of nurses, doctors and psychologists to accompany the migrants and provide humanitarian assistance and medical care.\nThis case has been documented by Frontline Defenders.\n"},"slug":"271.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"atte7Nj3hNOKMzJcf","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atte7Nj3hNOKMzJcf-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atte7Nj3hNOKMzJcf-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recsecRoREQVFlooK","createdTime":"2022-07-26T13:28:21.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"242.00","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T13:52:24.000Z","Name":"Two volunteers arrested after docking ship with 50 rescued migrants on board in Italy","Summary":"On 18th March 2019 after the rescue of 50 shipwrecked persons operated in International waters off Libyan shores Pietro Marrone, the Mare Jonioâs Master, didnât turn off shipâs engines when ordered to do so by the Guardia di Finanza patrol vessel âPaoliniâ. The Guardia tried to stop the ship off Italian territorial waters 13 miles from the coasts of Lampedusa. And both Luca Casarini (Head of Mission MEDITERRANEA Saving Humans) and Pietro Marrone decided instead to enter into islandâs port to disembark safely all people on board. The two were then placed under investigation for aiding and abetting illegal immigration and for disobeying an order given by a military ship. Deputy public prosecutor in Agrigento (Sicily) dr. Salvatore Vella and Adjunct public prosecutor dr. Cecilia Baravelli finally asked the Judge for Preliminary Investigations to clear of all charges against Luca Casarini and Pietro Marrone on 29th January 2020.","Date":"2019-03-18","Link":"https://mediterranearescue.org/en/news-en/closing-investigation-casarini-marrone/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 18th March 2019 after the rescue of 50 shipwrecked persons operated in International waters off Libyan shores Pietro Marrone, the Mare Jonioâs Master, didnât turn off shipâs engines when ordered to do so by the Guardia di Finanza patrol vessel âPaoliniâ. The Guardia tried to stop the ship off Italian territorial waters 13 miles from the coasts of Lampedusa. And both Luca Casarini (Head of Mission MEDITERRANEA Saving Humans) and Pietro Marrone decided instead to enter into islandâs port to disembark safely all people on board. The two were then placed under investigation for aiding and abetting illegal immigration and for disobeying an order given by a military ship. Deputy public prosecutor in Agrigento (Sicily) dr. Salvatore Vella and Adjunct public prosecutor dr. Cecilia Baravelli finally asked the Judge for Preliminary Investigations to clear of all charges against Luca Casarini and Pietro Marrone on 29th January 2020.
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\nDo you have information on the conclusion of these events? Get in touch!
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Emily Saunders is a clinical social worker, and a humanitarian volunteer with the organizations Ajo Samaritans and No More Deaths, in Ajo, Arizona. On that day, they and three other volunteers observed a Honduran family of 16 approach the Lukeville Port of Entry to request asylum, after driving to the port of entry together with the family on the Mexico side of the border.\nMs. Adlerstein told Amnesty International:\nâIn the family of 16, half of them were kids. They had been shot at the night prior, and wanted to present. One or two of them were wounded so badly, they were taken to a hospital. [...] We drove them to the Mexican side of the port of entry, and it was a beautiful scene of triumph. And then half of the CBP officers ran and charged at them, and tackled them to the ground, pulled Tasers on them, while a CBP officer sought to close the gate. That night, when Emily and I were driving home, that was the first time we were taken to secondary. [...] The things that stood out to me there were the word âaiding,â and that brutality.â \nThe CBP officer who questioned Ms. Adlerstein and Ms. Saunders that night informed them that they had been âaidingâ the family in âan illegal entry, so technically you could be charged with aiding and abetting.â\n\nOn 3rd and 10th April, Ms. Saunders was subjected to her second and third âsecondary inspectionsâ. After volunteering for five hours at a shelter in Sonora, Mexico on 10th April, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers held and questioned her for approximately 45 minutes. During her questioning, the CBP officer informed her that she was under surveillance: âI know you. I know everything about you. I know you used to work at the school. I have my eyes on you, and Ana too,â Ms. Saunders recalled him saying.\nâBefore I left, he told me: âWeâre keeping your belongings as evidence. We believe that youâre aiding and abetting in human smuggling.â They brought out evidence bags. The âevidenceâ was a spiral notebook, and a green file folder filled with blank documents, G-28s [legal representation forms], and pre-screening forms that paralegals and volunteers can complete. Another volunteer from Canada had a journal, and they took that as well. Theyâre trying to say Iâm âcoaching,â that Iâm practicing law without a license, and that Iâm getting people to lie.â\n\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.","Date":"2019-03-06","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attF0gmlI8hn1DgyZ\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attF0gmlI8hn1DgyZ-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attF0gmlI8hn1DgyZ-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":396,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 6th March 2019 Emily Saunders (a US citizen) was accused with her colleague Ana Adlerstein of aiding and abetting human smuggling. Emily Saunders is a clinical social worker, and a humanitarian volunteer with the organizations Ajo Samaritans and No More Deaths, in Ajo, Arizona. On that day, they and three other volunteers observed a Honduran family of 16 approach the Lukeville Port of Entry to request asylum, after driving to the port of entry together with the family on the Mexico side of the border.\nMs. Adlerstein told Amnesty International:\nâIn the family of 16, half of them were kids. They had been shot at the night prior, and wanted to present. One or two of them were wounded so badly, they were taken to a hospital. [...] We drove them to the Mexican side of the port of entry, and it was a beautiful scene of triumph. And then half of the CBP officers ran and charged at them, and tackled them to the ground, pulled Tasers on them, while a CBP officer sought to close the gate. That night, when Emily and I were driving home, that was the first time we were taken to secondary. [...] The things that stood out to me there were the word âaiding,â and that brutality.â\nThe CBP officer who questioned Ms. Adlerstein and Ms. Saunders that night informed them that they had been âaidingâ the family in âan illegal entry, so technically you could be charged with aiding and abetting.â
\nOn 3rd and 10th April, Ms. Saunders was subjected to her second and third âsecondary inspectionsâ. After volunteering for five hours at a shelter in Sonora, Mexico on 10th April, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers held and questioned her for approximately 45 minutes. During her questioning, the CBP officer informed her that she was under surveillance: âI know you. I know everything about you. I know you used to work at the school. I have my eyes on you, and Ana too,â Ms. Saunders recalled him saying.\nâBefore I left, he told me: âWeâre keeping your belongings as evidence. We believe that youâre aiding and abetting in human smuggling.â They brought out evidence bags. The âevidenceâ was a spiral notebook, and a green file folder filled with blank documents, G-28s [legal representation forms], and pre-screening forms that paralegals and volunteers can complete. Another volunteer from Canada had a journal, and they took that as well. Theyâre trying to say Iâm âcoaching,â that Iâm practicing law without a license, and that Iâm getting people to lie.â
\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.
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And then half of the CBP officers ran and charged at them, and tackled them to the ground, pulled Tasers on them, while a CBP officer sought to close the gate. That night, when Emily and I were driving home, that was the first time we were taken to secondary. [...] The things that stood out to me there were the word âaiding,â and that brutality.â\nThe CBP officer who questioned Ms. Adlerstein and Ms. Saunders that night informed them that they had been âaidingâ the family in âan illegal entry, so technically you could be charged with aiding and abetting.â\nOn 3rd and 10th April, Ms. Saunders was subjected to her second and third âsecondary inspectionsâ. After volunteering for five hours at a shelter in Sonora, Mexico on 10th April, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers held and questioned her for approximately 45 minutes. During her questioning, the CBP officer informed her that she was under surveillance: âI know you. I know everything about you. I know you used to work at the school. I have my eyes on you, and Ana too,â Ms. Saunders recalled him saying.\nâBefore I left, he told me: âWeâre keeping your belongings as evidence. We believe that youâre aiding and abetting in human smuggling.â They brought out evidence bags. The âevidenceâ was a spiral notebook, and a green file folder filled with blank documents, G-28s [legal representation forms], and pre-screening forms that paralegals and volunteers can complete. Another volunteer from Canada had a journal, and they took that as well. Theyâre trying to say Iâm âcoaching,â that Iâm practicing law without a license, and that Iâm getting people to lie.â\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.\n"},"slug":"281.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attF0gmlI8hn1DgyZ","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attF0gmlI8hn1DgyZ-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attF0gmlI8hn1DgyZ-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":396,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recQW3B2Zu2Gcx6H5","createdTime":"2022-08-10T14:42:58.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"268.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"Document":[{"id":"attmdedf0cWGFt1I0","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/qa46qfAgvqFudMyyPpUHfg/sYayz169Z-PEY4U4DsM2Et7NHHd107qVCGEgLO1l_LMiZ2vfPD4C5r9-Kw7qEuSIpdjepjLsJSSJpg4yqQnbK3CfArLzGqJ8Zti8kPz3qAIWu-1FKe3i-SMYMiuR0aWBPIbQIlyiR7bG20Di5UiTQqhARb-bAb7fZQGp901i3ugJxVx72MrCUfp3HVhQJNc9/TNUbWLnh6jRCt90HoEtZfI5PuFm596Cw__qjAHJDVr8","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/Zs1UIwoLVoWwlRS4-aQSjg/GnTgjYjFRzbIk1wr1ZaNTljxP9U-lBrccpfBlKIqF67R0Xnkop6lTeMVkLlBlWm75D-7TjzsHFU_NPH_0n9gkHeykWACoZ9F8aVCET8m8qUkR2_EE8ACicIBoBvXM_hEH3Bqp7jS88Cz8BT7C8mXqw/i29IFeuHd38ZX1BcdOT6E3tYj1wAgi44dG3tI6pjeaU","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/uCpEOQcfI7Y1bMku7HJ7sQ/lm9p4-DujjELh9qB1Ah6Hh1gvy33f6tG9dg6_A69l_dSQUQJzq_NuTf4_QTmqK7SqSbxq5ikKYHGwGmLWlnFbUxk0yRusl3kv8yNy-adzn0byhV4qO5H_rPqzCK855qbfdf_i5HBcBktBRj5hhwUaQ/p6qfATvxRLZr1B45esGaYV5WJta2MJuEgzoK2SZF2to","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:31.000Z","Name":"Campaign of surveillance and intimidation against a a man who assists LGBTI+ migrant caravan members begins in Mexico","Summary":"On 18th February 2019, a campaign of surveillance and intimidation against Irving MondragĂłn, a human rights defender who assists LGBTI+ migrant caravan members, began in Mexico. He was stopped by agents from the Mexican Navy Secretariat (SecretarĂa de Marina, SEMAR) at a migrant shelter managed by SEMAR in Celaya, Guanajuato. He reported that he was questioned about his work and presence at the shelter, searched and warned not to return.\n\nOn 9th March 2019 in Mexicali, Baja California, a woman drove directly up to MondragĂłn while he was standing in front of a migrant shelter. She told him that he had already been seen when he arrived and that it would be better for him to leave because he wasnât wanted there. That same day, on the bus trip from Mexicali to Tijuana, Baja California, MondragĂłn was singled out at the El Centinela military checkpoint, where all of his belongings were searched. Moreover, the soldiers intimidated him, calling him a âsmugglerâ for accompanying Central American migrants, writing down his name several times and warning him to watch out because they would be coming for him.\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.","Date":"2019-02-18","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attmdedf0cWGFt1I0\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attmdedf0cWGFt1I0-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attmdedf0cWGFt1I0-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 18th February 2019, a campaign of surveillance and intimidation against Irving MondragĂłn, a human rights defender who assists LGBTI+ migrant caravan members, began in Mexico. He was stopped by agents from the Mexican Navy Secretariat (SecretarĂa de Marina, SEMAR) at a migrant shelter managed by SEMAR in Celaya, Guanajuato. He reported that he was questioned about his work and presence at the shelter, searched and warned not to return.
\nOn 9th March 2019 in Mexicali, Baja California, a woman drove directly up to MondragĂłn while he was standing in front of a migrant shelter. She told him that he had already been seen when he arrived and that it would be better for him to leave because he wasnât wanted there. That same day, on the bus trip from Mexicali to Tijuana, Baja California, MondragĂłn was singled out at the El Centinela military checkpoint, where all of his belongings were searched. Moreover, the soldiers intimidated him, calling him a âsmugglerâ for accompanying Central American migrants, writing down his name several times and warning him to watch out because they would be coming for him.
\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
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Moreover, the soldiers intimidated him, calling him a âsmugglerâ for accompanying Central American migrants, writing down his name several times and warning him to watch out because they would be coming for him.\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.\n"},"slug":"268.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attmdedf0cWGFt1I0","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attmdedf0cWGFt1I0-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attmdedf0cWGFt1I0-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recbAThZaeZTnJpSs","createdTime":"2022-08-10T14:38:42.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"257.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"Document":[{"id":"atttFUFDfrzZKQJCR","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/-AUr098XjlJG9Vc5yaTwGg/IbO-_2lvIJLQR2nmKAudEqpwdZwWRIwX1nsZAkcWZCWsps1R63doO5GWKKuBPCmhrtTB86X_EYkCMz-D51IqSByBBBeOxbefDdq8L6AoUAAbD1ZtDainzpe0Zh_ufBZ05RcD5gSSTvvnvbezFhi_mOFOgFys4eb15m5xvIan9y2Uxj_PUHQ2WanUmC88cLow/l9606lW9sOaesEYPvzTK2NElQ9Augy134NQ12H4os1s","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/Q4tlIY2hfeiDxTMw4Z8YQA/cS2MFl2GQnr-kCKMZM2DhRFnZPYS6iJR1x_4xsrvOnVR8um_I3t0UNcRBpmVi2fonlxiv7oCCithDAZg258Hmx1DIsd4oRSD07PtK3ZXAZ24w_iwu_qFZMnOuN503gAYxCqIwzOnj7kyQ4f5a7ihwg/SnuUYUjYmkbrPHuQ1-Z1s7En6VrImyyb4FmpdEQ-xiI","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/zRtCu9aLTriIwpu-9t22dw/Y9BKj3M4ZCzY3jmYQXU4dwK0j5M_cdeNnKKHzqMBSk9to1naimyidJhRvBFjRMClJIE9sxoi8bieOMStCNIyZjXDCdbNkFKFn-QOh1AVvLJpzXwhl8La4-mSSuy454RQdLjbNHVT5LgW59EzyxA8xA/3CcBGMiI3-c96NqriBHakd7UJ5rD6e3rHuSgp1_jKDQ","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:31.000Z","Name":"Six activists arrested for helping migrants in Mexico","Summary":"Between 13th February and 18th February 2019 least six people were detained for assisting a group of migrants who had just arrived in Mexico City, and another was beaten by police for attempting to prevent one of those detentions. \n\nOn 10th February 2019, a migrant caravan from Honduras arrived in Mexico City with approximately 1,500 people. The migrants arrived at the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center in Mexico City, which was being used as a shelter, in the early hours of 11 February. According to the rules previously established by state and federal authorities managing the shelter, migrants were allowed to stay for up to ten days. Upon the arrival of this group, however, Mexico City Council authorities declared that they would only be allowed to stay for three days. On 14th February they evicted the migrants from the sports centre, forcing migrants to spend the night sleeping on the streets surrounding it. \n\nThe next morning, on 15th February, Mexico City police violently evicted migrants from the streets around the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center, physically assaulting and detaining several of them. Activists âOscarâ and âJosuĂŠâ documented the police activity by taking pictures and videos. Police subsequently detained them for six hours and beat them in detention. \n\nAnother two activists, CristĂłbal SĂĄnchez and Margarita Núùez went to shelter to accompany the remaining migrants to a safe place and witnessed more than ten police officers arresting another activist âDaniloâ. Police physically assaulted both of them, putting SĂĄnchez in a chokehold and restraining Núùez and dragging her across the ground, and subsequently detained SĂĄnchez. \n\nThe four detained activists were taken to the Iztacalco Civil Court where they were accused by the police of âdisturbing public order.â All were released after five hours due to lack of evidence. \n","Date":"2019-02-13","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"atttFUFDfrzZKQJCR\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atttFUFDfrzZKQJCR-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atttFUFDfrzZKQJCR-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"Between 13th February and 18th February 2019 least six people were detained for assisting a group of migrants who had just arrived in Mexico City, and another was beaten by police for attempting to prevent one of those detentions.
\nOn 10th February 2019, a migrant caravan from Honduras arrived in Mexico City with approximately 1,500 people. The migrants arrived at the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center in Mexico City, which was being used as a shelter, in the early hours of 11 February. According to the rules previously established by state and federal authorities managing the shelter, migrants were allowed to stay for up to ten days. Upon the arrival of this group, however, Mexico City Council authorities declared that they would only be allowed to stay for three days. On 14th February they evicted the migrants from the sports centre, forcing migrants to spend the night sleeping on the streets surrounding it.
\nThe next morning, on 15th February, Mexico City police violently evicted migrants from the streets around the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center, physically assaulting and detaining several of them. Activists âOscarâ and âJosuĂŠâ documented the police activity by taking pictures and videos. Police subsequently detained them for six hours and beat them in detention.
\nAnother two activists, CristĂłbal SĂĄnchez and Margarita Núùez went to shelter to accompany the remaining migrants to a safe place and witnessed more than ten police officers arresting another activist âDaniloâ. Police physically assaulted both of them, putting SĂĄnchez in a chokehold and restraining Núùez and dragging her across the ground, and subsequently detained SĂĄnchez.
\nThe four detained activists were taken to the Iztacalco Civil Court where they were accused by the police of âdisturbing public order.â All were released after five hours due to lack of evidence.
\n","plaintext":"Between 13th February and 18th February 2019 least six people were detained for assisting a group of migrants who had just arrived in Mexico City, and another was beaten by police for attempting to prevent one of those detentions.\nOn 10th February 2019, a migrant caravan from Honduras arrived in Mexico City with approximately 1,500 people. The migrants arrived at the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center in Mexico City, which was being used as a shelter, in the early hours of 11 February. According to the rules previously established by state and federal authorities managing the shelter, migrants were allowed to stay for up to ten days. Upon the arrival of this group, however, Mexico City Council authorities declared that they would only be allowed to stay for three days. On 14th February they evicted the migrants from the sports centre, forcing migrants to spend the night sleeping on the streets surrounding it.\nThe next morning, on 15th February, Mexico City police violently evicted migrants from the streets around the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center, physically assaulting and detaining several of them. Activists âOscarâ and âJosuĂŠâ documented the police activity by taking pictures and videos. Police subsequently detained them for six hours and beat them in detention.\nAnother two activists, CristĂłbal SĂĄnchez and Margarita Núùez went to shelter to accompany the remaining migrants to a safe place and witnessed more than ten police officers arresting another activist âDaniloâ. Police physically assaulted both of them, putting SĂĄnchez in a chokehold and restraining Núùez and dragging her across the ground, and subsequently detained SĂĄnchez.\nThe four detained activists were taken to the Iztacalco Civil Court where they were accused by the police of âdisturbing public order.â All were released after five hours due to lack of evidence.\n"},"slug":"257.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"atttFUFDfrzZKQJCR","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atttFUFDfrzZKQJCR-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/atttFUFDfrzZKQJCR-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recctnNGwZ5efiH7L","createdTime":"2022-08-11T08:56:58.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"262.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"Document":[{"id":"attuvQom1jOV5q6YV","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/OFzs9byM9d7BFUXFEbCMUw/hnH3qK23crUpQEvkFY77GLI5m_2RZGFrmLg4Wi1YY0IbTABnxC4778SjkEzVrDS8j2N_lmOT-0cpSvNljarBu3HGFF1CZMKJyTTkaV-a1CWqR6KjctXg_Igu9Rdj694PbWMZC0X1ADgn2JAVAxJOGqWf_WwYzmlMG_PvJf1BvoJOTD8RR7mVHdEQZvSv97zv/8FnJQVOgUTWHotMBmU9_vF2uyzvao2JYkd1F4X5xGaE","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/nWtEM7MvgFUEggcYYx7KWw/NYP3uCQVShz1jzQPOQzT1212ntfxwjxry5v3PZnAIaPu9cCfR9B4ayMiTFjCTFm9aeFBQBdDDVW48eJxR8gLP_ssALV1h9U_qkn4ZcsRwuUpLdJhfqutSkXrEvK6aUStWgkh7cW9-71cp0nxy5YWPg/OFyyYIJXWfHlHis0yhP43BYoP7jgVd6UuaBVnHdnvT4","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/HMiTtQK2wijTrrAisxuAaw/cvmbGaupNnTAqNHtFsMw7i3oSO2QOer8rrfGSCSIq4mCtH54zyeyA4rK2CC7mkRCWai1HemBLVi7m6vEbHPov3NBFQ_tDe-UAy1xOAVsqxYA_Dv5glnFEEmykulvX2A7rOEtH-wM_RuTaD7qL-jslg/lhdPLJJSL5MfFuf-5T3uqfQkY5_2YS5gsz8px2M3ouE","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:31.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian detained and deported for helping fellow migrants in Mexico","Summary":"On 13th February 2019, a man called Pedro was detained outside the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center, and subsequently deported. 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The unidentified individuals are believed to have been agents from the INM because he was taken to the Iztapalapa Migrant Detention Centre in Mexico City and immediately deported to Guatemala.\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.\n"},"slug":"262.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attuvQom1jOV5q6YV","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attuvQom1jOV5q6YV-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attuvQom1jOV5q6YV-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recitZAHr4ukdSJwN","createdTime":"2022-08-11T08:52:39.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"263.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"Document":[{"id":"att5KTNdoM8W5o43A","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/6LeZ30RGlKf5Izo7PI-Ljw/8yDAEavFS7bAbvjHhuFtjFv4YsK-e72FjZbuPHNXgS_-RH83ujYphNej-wnk_xRjRX8-vWi0sLWomVLKE6b_CzFJbs4ShbKQPquJxRC20ZA6R6jDxO0mRH7oc-jD24Vao-F9-tj8RILeoqVh8wBCiHZfa7Lo4B04Kjr1E_PmU-Y1vqGNmJTMUoIfn0r8rYgi/aaXO-Sa51qfgW9lbXzl0Lpjy-5wL8r6DlvitgN9nR-Q","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/eskx0fNObf_t7zTlGbcS-g/FK5h6N_aKQVAQOPsobj3PxxfeC5Ea9kw3USZtbADdj_TwCd-xxeXaKvujyDRj8yldnNhsMco0octy-Bs-x8bdDqMjtkpQB1v3ZtFGa8evlKmFV0M8dutGat2C6gfCr1QvOEfb35xYRD0B62V3y2QMw/N72hFChkyf4WRQu0en9tF5fhH5SIsNrfoMC2GgdOgMg","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/xXlK3-gZeiBz-PJLlFoPhA/JZAFksc-CoxBDuOWUj1_TbsdN_8pbAReixGHjL2vynjjLTtT_A2Nmem-iNijmwVZbWghjKp95xhy2fzuPCK_ph9_ert1TZRbMT5_hvxyYweLz7oYOrlPzQTOXj9SiEKmAQTKtn4_CtL6K9EyUwQtsw/_IukW6xNlodTMk97F6vwTswgU2AbpD09DC7B-2w5dGs","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:31.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested and deported for helping migrants in Mexico","Summary":"On 31st January 2019, Bryan, a migrant humanitarian of Honduran origin was detained by agents of the National Institute of Migration (a government agency, INM) in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, after providing food and water to migrants. Bryan arrived in Mexico in the caravan of October 2018 and stayed to accompany the migrants who began to arrive in 2019. At the time of his arrest Bryan was in possession of documentation proving his legal status in Mexico, making his detention by INM illegal. Nonetheless, he was transferred to the EstaciĂłn Migratoria Siglo XXI (â21st Centuryâ Migrant Detention Centre) in Tapachula where he was placed in solitary confinement, denied food and access to a shower, subjected to interrogations about his humanitarian aid work, and eventually deported under the pretence that there was an arrest warrant for him in Honduras. When he arrived in Honduras, however, he went to a police station and confirmed that in fact there was no arrest warrant. Bryan returned to Mexico to file a formal complaint about his arbitrary detention and recover his Mexican documents but INM refused to process his request due to the fact that he now had a âmigratory alertâ on file, denying him access to any legal status processes.\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.","Date":"2019-01-31","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"att5KTNdoM8W5o43A\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att5KTNdoM8W5o43A-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att5KTNdoM8W5o43A-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 31st January 2019, Bryan, a migrant humanitarian of Honduran origin was detained by agents of the National Institute of Migration (a government agency, INM) in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, after providing food and water to migrants. Bryan arrived in Mexico in the caravan of October 2018 and stayed to accompany the migrants who began to arrive in 2019. At the time of his arrest Bryan was in possession of documentation proving his legal status in Mexico, making his detention by INM illegal. Nonetheless, he was transferred to the EstaciĂłn Migratoria Siglo XXI (â21st Centuryâ Migrant Detention Centre) in Tapachula where he was placed in solitary confinement, denied food and access to a shower, subjected to interrogations about his humanitarian aid work, and eventually deported under the pretence that there was an arrest warrant for him in Honduras. When he arrived in Honduras, however, he went to a police station and confirmed that in fact there was no arrest warrant. Bryan returned to Mexico to file a formal complaint about his arbitrary detention and recover his Mexican documents but INM refused to process his request due to the fact that he now had a âmigratory alertâ on file, denying him access to any legal status processes.
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The list was dated 9th January 2019 and included names and pictures of 59 journalists and human rights defenders, the majority of whom were US citizens, as individuals to be interrogated in what was described as a ânational security investigationâ. 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\nThis case has been widely covered in the US news media and has been documented by Frontline Defenders.
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\nDo you have a link to the text of the decree law? Get in touch!
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\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
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\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
\n","plaintext":"In January 2019, Al Otro Lado co-director, Erika Pinheiro, was detained by the National Institute for Migration (a government agency) for two hours when she attempted to enter Tijuana in Mexico from San Diego in the USA. Pinheiro was refused entry into Mexico and denied access to attorneys trying to contact her during her detention. In the same month another co-director was deported from Mexico and a third, , Nicole Ramos, learned that her SENTRI pass, a clearance document issued by US CBP that allows expedited entry into the United States, was revoked without explanation. The human rights organisation Al Otro Lado (âOn The Other Sideâ) provides human rights education and legal representation for migrants on both sides of the border and advocates for the due-process rights of asylum seekers, including by suing the Trump Administration.\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.\n"},"slug":"260.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attu7iFARyf00F4eP","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attu7iFARyf00F4eP-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attu7iFARyf00F4eP-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"receT2WuUCNCzgV4U","createdTime":"2022-08-11T13:54:08.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"280.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"att1vQxjmsVh9IPBD","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/sOLzkQTb3V0Yh8HislmRPg/PHOGVhoEMIyL1GsN1nlxL3mZhS-M9aL9aPrO-w03V_-CKcdZNZK6s3l-UH0vxsSBzAHIS-TQ_EU93cFpjyrg0qgL_wIJ0EZUAfy7_acrRnV7f_uTunakLPBdTDqVuNK5miqA02u0X7g9S4asZCTPm7INTOWBzwvs8ODdlfyUhg4/-aU6Zb7nyyb4vTyZvSHpEOQXnQYmr4rk-3x1Ia8cbo8","filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","size":26268126,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/i9BxhsLqgaTdgV8YzHbyFw/d_DsvD4lhp6nOQcHUbodNOLb3aifRKLt8VFKjoduplk66N6pE1YCBzJzq6KbZURe66PTm43osKPQiLpZ4ws_v9tP7OkOvZY-pk8IzDT6y5wzH6cR-4sjIZnNd6F8p32sIB8gf3qbHctT7Tbb4c8YOw/m-RRa4e12aP7CeoATwrezcZjKEwLQ_xs2Eggo1DO8-s","width":28,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/YLvp60yPXaMQezofVCKrFg/7NjST2GUfFDKo0YNddY6vMxXsBKF2Ba2q9tCacyIejGVktueS9ULixo6KJ4tkL34YaxVDg-k-GADRnXx6clf6cQmN5QiWz5NxXhPSD4KFmeboSNSdgEu4KI3CkjQRzXrw0ea0xzsBcOUBCu11y177A/ZJt_vP3EqDevXxiMI-_twGCcy4zJASshlm4lregln0I","width":396,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:31.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian repeatedly interrogated while travelling between Mexico and the USA because of his work helping migrants","Summary":"On 26th and 28th December 2018 Department for Homeland Security (DHS) agents detained photography teacher and Pueblo Sin Fronteras volunteer Jeff Valenzuela in âsecondary inspectionâ in San Ysidro, San Diego, USA. He was held for two and five hours, respectively. In both instances, agents asked him numerous questions about a recent migrant caravan, his personal finances, and his activities as a volunteer with Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Pueblo Sin Fronteras is a migrants support organisation across the US and Mexico border.\n\nOn both days, they also demanded to search his mobile phone.\nOn 26th December, when he crossed on foot, the DHS officers forced Mr. Valenzuela to unlock his phone and conduct a âbasic searchâ (or have his phone seized), so that they could see if he had any photos of âchild pornography.â Contrary to that supposed legal basis, they looked closely through his photos of a recent border incident on 25th November, during which Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers fired tear gas into a crowd of asylum seekers on the Mexico side of the border.\n\nWhen Mr. Valenzuela crossed by car two days later on December 28th, he said DHS staff handcuffed him and escorted him inside the CBP border office, and then shackled him by his ankle to a metal bench for four hours. Following another interrogation by DHS personnel, he described being forced to submit to an âadvanced searchâ of his phone, which requires reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing under DHS policies.\n\nThe DHS officials indicated neither any suspicion of wrongdoing, nor any legal justification for the âadvanced searchâ of his phone, according to Valenzuela. One of the CBP officers who interrogated Mr. Valenzuela said, before releasing him: âLook, I know youâre doing this for humanitarian reasons. [...] The only thing that concerns us, and what we donât want, is that you smuggle people.â CBP sent Mr. Valenzuela to âsecondary inspectionâ the following four times he crossed the border from 9th to 25th January 2019.\n\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.","Date":"2018-12-26","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"att1vQxjmsVh9IPBD\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att1vQxjmsVh9IPBD-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att1vQxjmsVh9IPBD-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":396,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 26th and 28th December 2018 Department for Homeland Security (DHS) agents detained photography teacher and Pueblo Sin Fronteras volunteer Jeff Valenzuela in âsecondary inspectionâ in San Ysidro, San Diego, USA. He was held for two and five hours, respectively. In both instances, agents asked him numerous questions about a recent migrant caravan, his personal finances, and his activities as a volunteer with Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Pueblo Sin Fronteras is a migrants support organisation across the US and Mexico border.
\nOn both days, they also demanded to search his mobile phone.\nOn 26th December, when he crossed on foot, the DHS officers forced Mr. Valenzuela to unlock his phone and conduct a âbasic searchâ (or have his phone seized), so that they could see if he had any photos of âchild pornography.â Contrary to that supposed legal basis, they looked closely through his photos of a recent border incident on 25th November, during which Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers fired tear gas into a crowd of asylum seekers on the Mexico side of the border.
\nWhen Mr. Valenzuela crossed by car two days later on December 28th, he said DHS staff handcuffed him and escorted him inside the CBP border office, and then shackled him by his ankle to a metal bench for four hours. Following another interrogation by DHS personnel, he described being forced to submit to an âadvanced searchâ of his phone, which requires reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing under DHS policies.
\nThe DHS officials indicated neither any suspicion of wrongdoing, nor any legal justification for the âadvanced searchâ of his phone, according to Valenzuela. One of the CBP officers who interrogated Mr. Valenzuela said, before releasing him: âLook, I know youâre doing this for humanitarian reasons. [...] The only thing that concerns us, and what we donât want, is that you smuggle people.â CBP sent Mr. Valenzuela to âsecondary inspectionâ the following four times he crossed the border from 9th to 25th January 2019.
\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.
\n","plaintext":"On 26th and 28th December 2018 Department for Homeland Security (DHS) agents detained photography teacher and Pueblo Sin Fronteras volunteer Jeff Valenzuela in âsecondary inspectionâ in San Ysidro, San Diego, USA. He was held for two and five hours, respectively. In both instances, agents asked him numerous questions about a recent migrant caravan, his personal finances, and his activities as a volunteer with Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Pueblo Sin Fronteras is a migrants support organisation across the US and Mexico border.\nOn both days, they also demanded to search his mobile phone.\nOn 26th December, when he crossed on foot, the DHS officers forced Mr. Valenzuela to unlock his phone and conduct a âbasic searchâ (or have his phone seized), so that they could see if he had any photos of âchild pornography.â Contrary to that supposed legal basis, they looked closely through his photos of a recent border incident on 25th November, during which Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers fired tear gas into a crowd of asylum seekers on the Mexico side of the border.\nWhen Mr. Valenzuela crossed by car two days later on December 28th, he said DHS staff handcuffed him and escorted him inside the CBP border office, and then shackled him by his ankle to a metal bench for four hours. Following another interrogation by DHS personnel, he described being forced to submit to an âadvanced searchâ of his phone, which requires reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing under DHS policies.\nThe DHS officials indicated neither any suspicion of wrongdoing, nor any legal justification for the âadvanced searchâ of his phone, according to Valenzuela. One of the CBP officers who interrogated Mr. Valenzuela said, before releasing him: âLook, I know youâre doing this for humanitarian reasons. [...] The only thing that concerns us, and what we donât want, is that you smuggle people.â CBP sent Mr. Valenzuela to âsecondary inspectionâ the following four times he crossed the border from 9th to 25th January 2019.\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.\n"},"slug":"280.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"att1vQxjmsVh9IPBD","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att1vQxjmsVh9IPBD-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att1vQxjmsVh9IPBD-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":396,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"rec95JIPvdNXUyh6n","createdTime":"2022-08-11T13:28:33.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"278.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"attSOyGk2GN9csA5r","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/UNZ0srsJW2Ei9Smp2Pttdg/Q_ZqFpBHooK3MR4icI3f0pi5RnQezKSzDp23PKYhY4U-8BfnkmPcsprYYd3mHNLJnbG2mmmCFv-J7jknE4KBK857HLH6UimEA2y__l4nsJrcoaj5vayTt4OMfAcIgcAnxRYUVZDDDoQLH8d2HDpXQKjU3vswYFQuq-WEkU2JAek/ydv5RFiOUNDDTxZjkfo19M61R27xpga30WE1Kea-qAI","filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","size":26268126,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/Cwx9c00GqHr-fXgmdbKoZQ/1NkBt1zzm8OjGNCaAYaIw71JLDb4IGKTVsZNaxdKLjAZdNDH_9TW4FpQ_CRKFowPSTuOE9reinIxT5x4tKSPgZNkWA7h0t-crE6K6PCWgQ2N7S471k2D32BC56nKD2mzJaUK_rj6t0gqURGut5YKQA/27jd8QSd2fA9GNm9ebMRplIiOiU93o6e1x0biHjdDGY","width":28,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/_2rBHpNRmYl-5_Y3NNjFMw/zIHfFWQ6vsg2t234woPPnTQDSGBklM-GXaqTDj3xdj3bWbGd-SHqQuvAI0ZtTWbm_KlCfnTz6kBTElW2zi2smkR7--jQedsYXfZRV6kww-c3DISVXk07o-oK38bAJsKnnpOQVXUxq7FWCRtcrqTajQ/BNTA8bm7HSBJYvHNU38hM5QaOzb_EhIDtJh1REvh9vw","width":396,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:32.000Z","Name":"Volunteer interrogated by US customs officials and asked to inform on other migrant support volunteers","Summary":"On 24th December 2018, Customs and Border Patrol officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California detained James Cordero a US citizen), a volunteer with Border Angels. He was interrogated for two-and-a-half hours in âsecondary inspection.â He was returning from delivering Christmas toys to children in migrant shelters in Tijuana. The officers interrogated him about his volunteer activities, and the situations in the shelters.\n\nIn an interview with Amnesty International he explained: âThey asked about the shelter in El Barretal [a complex in Tijuana], and what I thought about what would happen if there were an uprising. I told them I donât really speak Spanish, so couldnât answer that, since I wasnât talking to people. They asked me how people there at the shelter looked, and I said, âin need of help.ââ\n\nThey also asked Mr. Cordero to review dozens of pictures of migrant human rights defenders, and tell them about those whom he recognized, expressing special interest in several members of Pueblo Sin Fronteras. He recounted: âThere were about three printed pages with photos on them, about nine photos each in little squares. Some of them were California Driverâs License photos; others looked like security camera footage; others proper mug shots, like Americaâs Most Wanted. I said to them, âYou know who these guys are, thatâs obvious.ââ\n\nNo charges were made.\n\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.","Date":"2018-12-24","Link":"https://theintercept.com/2019/02/08/us-mexico-border-journalists-harassment/","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attSOyGk2GN9csA5r\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSOyGk2GN9csA5r-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSOyGk2GN9csA5r-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":396,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 24th December 2018, Customs and Border Patrol officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California detained James Cordero a US citizen), a volunteer with Border Angels. He was interrogated for two-and-a-half hours in âsecondary inspection.â He was returning from delivering Christmas toys to children in migrant shelters in Tijuana. The officers interrogated him about his volunteer activities, and the situations in the shelters.
\nIn an interview with Amnesty International he explained: âThey asked about the shelter in El Barretal [a complex in Tijuana], and what I thought about what would happen if there were an uprising. I told them I donât really speak Spanish, so couldnât answer that, since I wasnât talking to people. They asked me how people there at the shelter looked, and I said, âin need of help.ââ
\nThey also asked Mr. Cordero to review dozens of pictures of migrant human rights defenders, and tell them about those whom he recognized, expressing special interest in several members of Pueblo Sin Fronteras. He recounted: âThere were about three printed pages with photos on them, about nine photos each in little squares. Some of them were California Driverâs License photos; others looked like security camera footage; others proper mug shots, like Americaâs Most Wanted. I said to them, âYou know who these guys are, thatâs obvious.ââ
\nNo charges were made.
\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.
\n","plaintext":"On 24th December 2018, Customs and Border Patrol officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California detained James Cordero a US citizen), a volunteer with Border Angels. He was interrogated for two-and-a-half hours in âsecondary inspection.â He was returning from delivering Christmas toys to children in migrant shelters in Tijuana. The officers interrogated him about his volunteer activities, and the situations in the shelters.\nIn an interview with Amnesty International he explained: âThey asked about the shelter in El Barretal [a complex in Tijuana], and what I thought about what would happen if there were an uprising. I told them I donât really speak Spanish, so couldnât answer that, since I wasnât talking to people. They asked me how people there at the shelter looked, and I said, âin need of help.ââ\nThey also asked Mr. Cordero to review dozens of pictures of migrant human rights defenders, and tell them about those whom he recognized, expressing special interest in several members of Pueblo Sin Fronteras. He recounted: âThere were about three printed pages with photos on them, about nine photos each in little squares. Some of them were California Driverâs License photos; others looked like security camera footage; others proper mug shots, like Americaâs Most Wanted. I said to them, âYou know who these guys are, thatâs obvious.ââ\nNo charges were made.\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.\n"},"slug":"278.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attSOyGk2GN9csA5r","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSOyGk2GN9csA5r-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSOyGk2GN9csA5r-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":396,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recoHqckDfQXn8bMp","createdTime":"2022-08-11T13:47:52.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"279.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"attyvISy1MIjNmaCA","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/moZYzVGyAjLRmKENm4ETEQ/MOxq1ybDX8zNq67QYLRt5Qi_slHBQaOf2Ur3AgBmOfJTVFcWUnkZw3aZV8utWfjjNFoOEhxj6UdfbomyohYpLqdoeoMgyp_eSfGqKgvHfImCxyZOPbqo7EaDngaXkZQsE_MNu9F90-0hsT8HomSZ2phswgeneQ1qCbZVhrvGz5s/uu5vR7U2JenSnrcr2v5YEL0yYa8dzgkmO7TZVWygyZM","filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","size":26268126,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/sludkOzf_rcYQ1kVSzEoSw/lQ1imjLIz2-kENXvsyAnf94aCiGVa5iut-hqyh3p9k4fUbu0Ljsk4yvGYcThvkXLW9-oOFsnRdYj6F2TuW5YXp_0AsSLY8Hbsg42DrjYdYyzNMOCigjBdIKXOjphAPkuaJ6h8I_nAcC8N0NPBFm14A/I6XjSduGUMOd9FgLRiI9h3MAsUhwa7KZlye0JiB119M","width":28,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/5shlsjlrT9VxADxc6yjsKw/1d1uKeiv2FBN9blYNByF7vpDwvdbU4q9bJo7DKdTgoXbBQJKNSfbXkyAW3nqSdumhOfxa9rkdo3Cku9ZTnlrS3UqncQcsGaW1-lWfOZmi-AYa2VLE7U5_3z4-ZFJ4OGeA4vah0aYkMIs7ZmtEkw5qw/58p7t0z4HumYwV5Wns8-KeumQ7iSbn5ot7MVypBvA00","width":396,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:32.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian detained and interrogated by US agents for his work helping migrants in the USA and Mexico","Summary":"On 23rd December 2018, two Department for Homeland Security (DHS, US a government agency) officers detained and interrogated Alex Mensing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry as he crossed by foot from Tijuana (Mexico) into San Diego (USA). Mensing was a project coordinator of Pueblo Sin Fronteras He recalled:\nâI asked them, âAre there charges being pressed at this time, or what is the concern here?â And he [the DHS officer] said, âI donât think youâre a trafficker, or committing crimes, or smuggling, but there are some people who ...who think that way.ââ\nMr. Mensing said the DHS officer then asked to search his bag âfor drugs,â yet admitted that they had actually just photocopied his identity documents, âbecause they had to report that they had spoken with me.â\n\nPueblo Sin Fronteras is a transborder organization (across the USA and Mexico) made up of human rights defenders of diverse nationalities and immigration statuses that promotes accompaniment, humanitarian assistance, leadership development, recognition of human rights, and coordination of know-your-rights training along migrant routes, as well as monitoring and raising awareness of human rights abuses against migrants and refugees in Mexico and the United States. \n\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International. ","Date":"2018-12-23","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attyvISy1MIjNmaCA\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attyvISy1MIjNmaCA-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attyvISy1MIjNmaCA-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":396,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 23rd December 2018, two Department for Homeland Security (DHS, US a government agency) officers detained and interrogated Alex Mensing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry as he crossed by foot from Tijuana (Mexico) into San Diego (USA). Mensing was a project coordinator of Pueblo Sin Fronteras He recalled:\nâI asked them, âAre there charges being pressed at this time, or what is the concern here?â And he [the DHS officer] said, âI donât think youâre a trafficker, or committing crimes, or smuggling, but there are some people who ...who think that way.ââ\nMr. Mensing said the DHS officer then asked to search his bag âfor drugs,â yet admitted that they had actually just photocopied his identity documents, âbecause they had to report that they had spoken with me.â
\nPueblo Sin Fronteras is a transborder organization (across the USA and Mexico) made up of human rights defenders of diverse nationalities and immigration statuses that promotes accompaniment, humanitarian assistance, leadership development, recognition of human rights, and coordination of know-your-rights training along migrant routes, as well as monitoring and raising awareness of human rights abuses against migrants and refugees in Mexico and the United States.
\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.
\n","plaintext":"On 23rd December 2018, two Department for Homeland Security (DHS, US a government agency) officers detained and interrogated Alex Mensing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry as he crossed by foot from Tijuana (Mexico) into San Diego (USA). Mensing was a project coordinator of Pueblo Sin Fronteras He recalled:\nâI asked them, âAre there charges being pressed at this time, or what is the concern here?â And he [the DHS officer] said, âI donât think youâre a trafficker, or committing crimes, or smuggling, but there are some people who ...who think that way.ââ\nMr. Mensing said the DHS officer then asked to search his bag âfor drugs,â yet admitted that they had actually just photocopied his identity documents, âbecause they had to report that they had spoken with me.â\nPueblo Sin Fronteras is a transborder organization (across the USA and Mexico) made up of human rights defenders of diverse nationalities and immigration statuses that promotes accompaniment, humanitarian assistance, leadership development, recognition of human rights, and coordination of know-your-rights training along migrant routes, as well as monitoring and raising awareness of human rights abuses against migrants and refugees in Mexico and the United States.\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.\n"},"slug":"279.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attyvISy1MIjNmaCA","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attyvISy1MIjNmaCA-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attyvISy1MIjNmaCA-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":396,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recnxDyCRp5Nfid91","createdTime":"2022-08-11T13:16:35.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"275.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"attSHgPUoVCD0xyDa","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/AQH2AQSGNoX8JRtpYLfy3A/bsHPP63mqPIAipCwUj4Yr7Xko3MGleCkrH9H7CFh7hj-4oLPZN2Wn63GPdHxqBgLDAoRCyB2u6RozSLO4cg6dXsfXT5Rj9HWZWdDZ8fF-xz6y4tNpzzP7L6NAtOhqkSzOVZdb-S50hhzpWNHp2ghE2nVVwEw1X-gF7bdMM8lLB4/3a2JGjxa0iiEKxiHYmgZiN_-02ew9NSr3RWGDjn0j0E","filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","size":26268126,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/_FYMdEjSmq2vMH_8H86Mow/gfBa6wDhzFS2a7dZJQznUPoJlAB2R66mFZbZOHw2FGBz1uW52vqTQyppzXFDEO7mGr6Ab_DfHAbEtN8YMzFTxx4F1ho_3IYrutKERdZM2Idu_urgleRhGZoYLq5pwW_THRpRWcCeV3KpSuNQiCghfw/bLARrCxkdaeefPYKVcHrRegvphMYmnAGlAuj0jq61z0","width":28,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/Y82A7ZbBa5JQmnmInvJpWQ/sljVrt4sB0tY6GsXoTOaRDMgDPfpCB47CrCtsTYUkD6M81uaZKxT35fQwKU6aFlyTrMcSdatD5o8eqyxZNOjwuNvlfHPCEA6JmWKblFKJwfrOSIL-pdAT-VPFkxXsWlNYDxQaPZpNQ-kF484IaFPxw/F8JJH8v6LloDrRQ6iGDIuvDPOt4YrZKTzmVk0WO23Mo","width":396,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:32.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian detained by US officials at the US/Mexico border, interrogated, and asked to act as a spy in the migrant support movement","Summary":"On 20th December 2018 US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers at the Mexicali Port of Entry in Calexico, California detained Hugo Castro, a board member of the humanitarian NGO Border Angels. Castro is a US citizen. He was detained for almost six hours. He was traveling to California for a medical appointment. During his protracted detention in âsecondary inspection,â CBPâs supervisor at the port of entry informed him that he and other migrant human rights defenders in Mexico were under investigation (a fact later confirmed by his presence on DHSâs surveillance watch list):\nIn an interview with Amnesty International Mr. Castro explained \"He said again that I was under investigation, because many people were under investigation in relation to the migrant caravan. He said that the government wanted to know what was going on with the caravan. He asked me how I was getting money, and if I was getting money from the migrants. I just laughed, and said, âWhat, you think I am a coyote or something like that?â And he said, âNo Iâm just asking.â [...] He asked if I knew that there were members of the maras who had infiltrated the shelters, and I told him all I could see was that people were hungry and needed food. [...] They said they wanted to know if it was a plan that was specially designed to move Central Americans to the border.â\n\nAfter prolonged detention, questioning, and being forced to submit to an âadvanced searchâ of his mobile phone without any apparent reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, Mr. Castro said CBP officers asked him to become an informant for the US government. He said he declined and documented the incident in a video commentary he posted on Facebook as he left the port of entry.\n\nA leaked internal DHS email from 1 December 2018, which news media published in March 2019, revealed that Homeland Security Investigations had indeed instructed Department of Homeland Security personnel on the California border to recruit informants in order to identify any connections between âthe migrants, the caravan and its leaders, and any criminal or cartel related actions concerning migrants or the caravan.â\n\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.","Date":"2018-12-20","Link":"https://www.facebook.com/hugoicastrov/videos/10217580533327851/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attSHgPUoVCD0xyDa\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSHgPUoVCD0xyDa-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSHgPUoVCD0xyDa-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":396,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 20th December 2018 US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers at the Mexicali Port of Entry in Calexico, California detained Hugo Castro, a board member of the humanitarian NGO Border Angels. Castro is a US citizen. He was detained for almost six hours. He was traveling to California for a medical appointment. During his protracted detention in âsecondary inspection,â CBPâs supervisor at the port of entry informed him that he and other migrant human rights defenders in Mexico were under investigation (a fact later confirmed by his presence on DHSâs surveillance watch list):\nIn an interview with Amnesty International Mr. Castro explained "He said again that I was under investigation, because many people were under investigation in relation to the migrant caravan. He said that the government wanted to know what was going on with the caravan. He asked me how I was getting money, and if I was getting money from the migrants. I just laughed, and said, âWhat, you think I am a coyote or something like that?â And he said, âNo Iâm just asking.â [...] He asked if I knew that there were members of the maras who had infiltrated the shelters, and I told him all I could see was that people were hungry and needed food. [...] They said they wanted to know if it was a plan that was specially designed to move Central Americans to the border.â
\nAfter prolonged detention, questioning, and being forced to submit to an âadvanced searchâ of his mobile phone without any apparent reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, Mr. Castro said CBP officers asked him to become an informant for the US government. He said he declined and documented the incident in a video commentary he posted on Facebook as he left the port of entry.
\nA leaked internal DHS email from 1 December 2018, which news media published in March 2019, revealed that Homeland Security Investigations had indeed instructed Department of Homeland Security personnel on the California border to recruit informants in order to identify any connections between âthe migrants, the caravan and its leaders, and any criminal or cartel related actions concerning migrants or the caravan.â
\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.
\n","plaintext":"On 20th December 2018 US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers at the Mexicali Port of Entry in Calexico, California detained Hugo Castro, a board member of the humanitarian NGO Border Angels. Castro is a US citizen. He was detained for almost six hours. He was traveling to California for a medical appointment. During his protracted detention in âsecondary inspection,â CBPâs supervisor at the port of entry informed him that he and other migrant human rights defenders in Mexico were under investigation (a fact later confirmed by his presence on DHSâs surveillance watch list):\nIn an interview with Amnesty International Mr. Castro explained "He said again that I was under investigation, because many people were under investigation in relation to the migrant caravan. He said that the government wanted to know what was going on with the caravan. He asked me how I was getting money, and if I was getting money from the migrants. I just laughed, and said, âWhat, you think I am a coyote or something like that?â And he said, âNo Iâm just asking.â [...] He asked if I knew that there were members of the maras who had infiltrated the shelters, and I told him all I could see was that people were hungry and needed food. [...] They said they wanted to know if it was a plan that was specially designed to move Central Americans to the border.â\nAfter prolonged detention, questioning, and being forced to submit to an âadvanced searchâ of his mobile phone without any apparent reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, Mr. Castro said CBP officers asked him to become an informant for the US government. He said he declined and documented the incident in a video commentary he posted on Facebook as he left the port of entry.\nA leaked internal DHS email from 1 December 2018, which news media published in March 2019, revealed that Homeland Security Investigations had indeed instructed Department of Homeland Security personnel on the California border to recruit informants in order to identify any connections between âthe migrants, the caravan and its leaders, and any criminal or cartel related actions concerning migrants or the caravan.â\nThis case was documented by Amnesty International.\n"},"slug":"275.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attSHgPUoVCD0xyDa","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSHgPUoVCD0xyDa-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attSHgPUoVCD0xyDa-AMR5105832019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":396,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"reczyt4i9G7HW3iNc","createdTime":"2022-08-10T14:58:58.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"266.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"attcJNWE5wseOOLTb","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/3J4xgvBNuvKPBt4kzCu8Jw/KhwUEGtbnYbMBzJqZzy0fvlLkmrjN0ZPBOVYrB9g9sU1OBrod-qvBOeIXw36sXAmrZdXPQ-DBtUWKOqeSnHSw4nWffv3lpK2qWieUlvswuo6X6ry6nAQn1yBBlqH3M62YnbM0feo5xFVl0Q3WQ2sejMxKnNXpebTHWGl7L8mCCuh-8KLnj_-yksiNGdMn8aI/LjKJf2Lnk0rOC2pzvWXIrxsgqcA4yiiPPT1ku70tyec","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/PU4NH93x23INyMaUT-FAqQ/1_BqPUBKVZV9CBrvF8fkIkZ21osgi5jzJkXKtbt-NLJFHEnc68meOSVYa-nlhcgHZkxGMDbSpW2rShA7OzCRiUhchFXmgySYBdkCM9Ymya7KXS_U-spCYKk6XPW3QlhzN_lRLvRakWduPpY1QKG0MQ/Xw3v2weF4f6hFAYABRsfduJOKyNXm2edUSN--iKY78g","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/JHTYQJcjXgXvE6DoS-KQqA/YdO6BFQ7WAgda6y5td263SjLUSSUcOLOaqKY-58Xt76OXjHBTtM5sMdsUdIScEqOmt_GyyBNdTt9Zw1KmU5aso586ArcZQa5XKLwGlhuWBxOEcJG9zUvJq5aRi4I3pngM6HyjKwf9nfxLSfV9GCu4g/CdIb0zvO5oZahpGKdTs9kQ_zcVKL09WeuoDU-i2jWoM","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:32.000Z","Name":"Lawyer interrogated for 5 hours by officers at USA border for his work with asylum seekers in Mexico and USA","Summary":"In December 2018, Hector Ruiz travelled from the USA to Ciudad JuĂĄrez, Mexico and when I tried to re-enter the USA he was interrogated. When he presented his passport to US Customs and Border Patrol officers at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry to return to the US, he was escorted to secondary inspection for further questioning. He was held there for nearly five hours and forced to unlock his phone and allow plainclothes interrogators to review his WhatsApp conversations, contacts, and photos (including case documents from his clients). They also questioned him about his work with asylum seekers in the US and Mexico, other human rights defenders and organisations he worked with, whether asylum seekers were being âcoachedâ before interviews, and his motivations for his work.\n\nHector Ruiz is an attorney with the Santa Fe Dreamers Project, working to support people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Cibola County Correctional Facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA). Ruiz represents transwomen and other asylum seekers who are sent to El Paso, Texas following credible fear interviews in Santa Fe. In November 2018 he had travelled to Mexico to accompany transwomen asylum seekers, begin preparing their asylum cases and minimise the time spent in detention. It is thought that this visit alerted the authorities to his work and precipitated the December 2018 interrogation.\n\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.","Date":"2018-12-01","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/hector-ruiz","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attcJNWE5wseOOLTb\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attcJNWE5wseOOLTb-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attcJNWE5wseOOLTb-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In December 2018, Hector Ruiz travelled from the USA to Ciudad JuĂĄrez, Mexico and when I tried to re-enter the USA he was interrogated. When he presented his passport to US Customs and Border Patrol officers at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry to return to the US, he was escorted to secondary inspection for further questioning. He was held there for nearly five hours and forced to unlock his phone and allow plainclothes interrogators to review his WhatsApp conversations, contacts, and photos (including case documents from his clients). They also questioned him about his work with asylum seekers in the US and Mexico, other human rights defenders and organisations he worked with, whether asylum seekers were being âcoachedâ before interviews, and his motivations for his work.
\nHector Ruiz is an attorney with the Santa Fe Dreamers Project, working to support people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Cibola County Correctional Facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA). Ruiz represents transwomen and other asylum seekers who are sent to El Paso, Texas following credible fear interviews in Santa Fe. In November 2018 he had travelled to Mexico to accompany transwomen asylum seekers, begin preparing their asylum cases and minimise the time spent in detention. It is thought that this visit alerted the authorities to his work and precipitated the December 2018 interrogation.
\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
\n","plaintext":"In December 2018, Hector Ruiz travelled from the USA to Ciudad JuĂĄrez, Mexico and when I tried to re-enter the USA he was interrogated. When he presented his passport to US Customs and Border Patrol officers at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry to return to the US, he was escorted to secondary inspection for further questioning. He was held there for nearly five hours and forced to unlock his phone and allow plainclothes interrogators to review his WhatsApp conversations, contacts, and photos (including case documents from his clients). They also questioned him about his work with asylum seekers in the US and Mexico, other human rights defenders and organisations he worked with, whether asylum seekers were being âcoachedâ before interviews, and his motivations for his work.\nHector Ruiz is an attorney with the Santa Fe Dreamers Project, working to support people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Cibola County Correctional Facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA). Ruiz represents transwomen and other asylum seekers who are sent to El Paso, Texas following credible fear interviews in Santa Fe. In November 2018 he had travelled to Mexico to accompany transwomen asylum seekers, begin preparing their asylum cases and minimise the time spent in detention. It is thought that this visit alerted the authorities to his work and precipitated the December 2018 interrogation.\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.\n"},"slug":"266.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attcJNWE5wseOOLTb","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attcJNWE5wseOOLTb-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attcJNWE5wseOOLTb-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recyV97QTBiQLTcqU","createdTime":"2022-07-12T14:34:24.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"223.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T20:17:17.000Z","Name":"Activist arrested for participation in migrant caravan in Mexico","Summary":"In 2018 Irineo Mujica Arzate, representative of the organization Pueblos Sin Fronteras (Peoples without Borders), was detained in the municipality of Suchiate, Chiapas, for private resistance, injuries and damage to property belonging to others by federal police and INM agents. This arrest relates to his participation in a migrant caravan and seems designed to deter him from participating. The activist, who accompanied a caravan of migrants from Honduras, also documented various other caravans of Central Americans. He was released after two days of detention and paying a bail of 10 thousand pesos on October 22, 2018. He was restricted from leaving Chiapas, in addition to having to go to sign every eight days.","Date":"2018-10-19","Link":"https://conexionmigrante.com/2018-/10-/19/golpean-y-detienen-a-defensor-migrante-en-chiapas/ ; https://conexionmigrante.com/2018-/10-/22/liberan-al-activista-irineo-mujica/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2018 Irineo Mujica Arzate, representative of the organization Pueblos Sin Fronteras (Peoples without Borders), was detained in the municipality of Suchiate, Chiapas, for private resistance, injuries and damage to property belonging to others by federal police and INM agents. This arrest relates to his participation in a migrant caravan and seems designed to deter him from participating. The activist, who accompanied a caravan of migrants from Honduras, also documented various other caravans of Central Americans. He was released after two days of detention and paying a bail of 10 thousand pesos on October 22, 2018. He was restricted from leaving Chiapas, in addition to having to go to sign every eight days.
\n","plaintext":"In 2018 Irineo Mujica Arzate, representative of the organization Pueblos Sin Fronteras (Peoples without Borders), was detained in the municipality of Suchiate, Chiapas, for private resistance, injuries and damage to property belonging to others by federal police and INM agents. This arrest relates to his participation in a migrant caravan and seems designed to deter him from participating. The activist, who accompanied a caravan of migrants from Honduras, also documented various other caravans of Central Americans. He was released after two days of detention and paying a bail of 10 thousand pesos on October 22, 2018. He was restricted from leaving Chiapas, in addition to having to go to sign every eight days.\n"},"slug":"223.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recNGRsywNj4WMdCU","createdTime":"2022-08-11T09:11:48.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"259.00","Country":["recBU1RXZUA8ZoScf"],"Document":[{"id":"attJFYaMpkRuDTVew","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/HwM7Icd-7vmXBhTwXAoDug/Z7A_r8vxzo0Exrphd1YUOKMY9IpsPxF2q8WUhrbCxEJ-gDqCDSH1KwQndmHwfUA7hZg5jgXmwQi33YuxmkC6_cqz1kx0qj07RkO_PZE1ymgeFiLJkHt_-YieFWKDSTKckWtY5DCdOR0UvKdoO_QzZI4Kf65i5ne006iy6SmKGEjPLedi2kOZ71haRkH_yMmJ/FOs3B5ZnmDrhiZQrwDMlfadDj9tMmGOjIZs-dA5rCsA","filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","size":16167513,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/KbP3WbTJA40HsJ4r9mEXhg/2vw8bC4jTz78aVvuPeop4wvREP-TBSHS0SrrVoimOwp4BLArizhICB9QlDLe6M1yn2wbZi3MyrLlvwERQ1t9VzsKlnwdsFGlbXK9_xeqFrSH8vkPRps-QWu04MPnnJuTL6kz_MIuzbJanfIQRAI7fQ/5WkGckeqAYpUvg9D2k5DXHIBEM_veHWcgDVArdPkQg8","width":25,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/et3njEWSPsWXe7m17406iw/yWYBlLcGSZJErG9E7yfBDKFxjlAmNGsI2em6N9kH6hs4NEzKaISMYHq1BPheesJ2j29pE0VlgUoGkNGD4_6jNRahS6MuK6XWcVqzUHxX5AMyW5dOdnmZ3A9lNTFNuG6MpqdNXXQdM74C6oMGy8PImQ/dAWY4TvThZxz67sW5sH7LHQnQQ5uWAKQuDM5b0z8GdM","width":362,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["GT"],"countryName":["Guatemala "],"countrySlug":["guatemala"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:32.000Z","Name":"Migrant activist arrested and deported to Honduras from Guatemala for his migrant rights activism","Summary":"On 16th October 2018 Bartolo Fuentes, a Honduran national and migrants rights activist travelling through Guatemala, was detained by Guatemalan Border Police on route out of Esquipulas (Guatemala) heading towards Chiquimula (also in Guatemala). In a statement for Frontline Defenders he explained: \"They took me to customs between Guatemala and Honduras, they took my car and they transported me to the capital. There were two police patrol cars and a truck where the National Migration Sub-director was riding, as well as two employees of the United States Embassy in Guatemala, according to the officer who was guarding me. The officer said that six employees had considered the possibility of requesting a helicopter for the transportation. Guatemalan human rights organisations filed various habeas corpus. A prosecutor visited me because they opened an investigation for violations of the rights of journalists. They had me in a migrant detention centre without telephone access until 19 October when I was taken by plane to Tegucigalpa, escorted by an immigration agent.\" Tegucigalpa is the capital city of Honduras. \nBartolo Fuente is a Honduran activist who has documented migration-related human rights abuses since he participated in the founding process of the Committee of Families of Disappeared Migrants of El Progreso (COFAMIPRO) in Honduras, where he assists mothers looking for disappeared migrants. He accompanied and provided media coverage to the 2018 October migrant caravan that left from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. \n\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.","Date":"2018-10-16","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attJFYaMpkRuDTVew\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attJFYaMpkRuDTVew-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attJFYaMpkRuDTVew-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":362,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Guatemala","emoji":{"code":"GT","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F9","name":"Guatemala","emoji":"đŹđš"},"iso3166":"GT","latitude":15.5,"longitude":-90.25,"bbox":[-92.2292486234,13.7353376327,-88.2250227526,17.8193260767]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 16th October 2018 Bartolo Fuentes, a Honduran national and migrants rights activist travelling through Guatemala, was detained by Guatemalan Border Police on route out of Esquipulas (Guatemala) heading towards Chiquimula (also in Guatemala). In a statement for Frontline Defenders he explained: "They took me to customs between Guatemala and Honduras, they took my car and they transported me to the capital. There were two police patrol cars and a truck where the National Migration Sub-director was riding, as well as two employees of the United States Embassy in Guatemala, according to the officer who was guarding me. The officer said that six employees had considered the possibility of requesting a helicopter for the transportation. Guatemalan human rights organisations filed various habeas corpus. A prosecutor visited me because they opened an investigation for violations of the rights of journalists. They had me in a migrant detention centre without telephone access until 19 October when I was taken by plane to Tegucigalpa, escorted by an immigration agent." Tegucigalpa is the capital city of Honduras.\nBartolo Fuente is a Honduran activist who has documented migration-related human rights abuses since he participated in the founding process of the Committee of Families of Disappeared Migrants of El Progreso (COFAMIPRO) in Honduras, where he assists mothers looking for disappeared migrants. He accompanied and provided media coverage to the 2018 October migrant caravan that left from San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.
\n","plaintext":"On 16th October 2018 Bartolo Fuentes, a Honduran national and migrants rights activist travelling through Guatemala, was detained by Guatemalan Border Police on route out of Esquipulas (Guatemala) heading towards Chiquimula (also in Guatemala). In a statement for Frontline Defenders he explained: "They took me to customs between Guatemala and Honduras, they took my car and they transported me to the capital. There were two police patrol cars and a truck where the National Migration Sub-director was riding, as well as two employees of the United States Embassy in Guatemala, according to the officer who was guarding me. The officer said that six employees had considered the possibility of requesting a helicopter for the transportation. Guatemalan human rights organisations filed various habeas corpus. A prosecutor visited me because they opened an investigation for violations of the rights of journalists. They had me in a migrant detention centre without telephone access until 19 October when I was taken by plane to Tegucigalpa, escorted by an immigration agent." Tegucigalpa is the capital city of Honduras.\nBartolo Fuente is a Honduran activist who has documented migration-related human rights abuses since he participated in the founding process of the Committee of Families of Disappeared Migrants of El Progreso (COFAMIPRO) in Honduras, where he assists mothers looking for disappeared migrants. He accompanied and provided media coverage to the 2018 October migrant caravan that left from San Pedro Sula, Honduras.\nThis case was documented by Frontline defenders.\n"},"slug":"259.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attJFYaMpkRuDTVew","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attJFYaMpkRuDTVew-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attJFYaMpkRuDTVew-frontline_defenders_mexico_english_v2.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":362,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recneNYFpEGYDvwPC","createdTime":"2022-06-30T11:03:34.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"212.00","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-25T15:49:37.000Z","Name":"Mayor of Italian town who helped refugees arrested for corruption and smuggling in Italy","Summary":"On 2nd October 2018 Mayor Domenico Lucano of Riace was also charged with corruption and aiding illegal immigration. The Guardia di Finanza (GdF), Italy's federal law enforcement agency for financial crimes, said Lucano was facilitating sham marriages between citizens of his town and foreigners, mostly foreign women. He was also suspected of fraudulent practices while handing out lucrative garbage collection contracts.\nLucano had been mayor of Riace, a town in Italy's economically depressed and isolated region of Calabria, since 2004. He became famous during the 2015 European migrant crisis for welcoming 450 refugees in a village of just 1,800 inhabitants. The influx of newcomers revitalized the town, prevented the primary school from closing, and has been celebrated around the world as a paragon of integration. He was sentenced in October 2021 to 13 years in prison.","Date":"2018-10-02","Link":"https://www.dw.com/en/pro-refugee-italian-mayor-arrested-over-immigration-fraud/a-45723489","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 2nd October 2018 Mayor Domenico Lucano of Riace was also charged with corruption and aiding illegal immigration. The Guardia di Finanza (GdF), Italy's federal law enforcement agency for financial crimes, said Lucano was facilitating sham marriages between citizens of his town and foreigners, mostly foreign women. He was also suspected of fraudulent practices while handing out lucrative garbage collection contracts.\nLucano had been mayor of Riace, a town in Italy's economically depressed and isolated region of Calabria, since 2004. He became famous during the 2015 European migrant crisis for welcoming 450 refugees in a village of just 1,800 inhabitants. The influx of newcomers revitalized the town, prevented the primary school from closing, and has been celebrated around the world as a paragon of integration. He was sentenced in October 2021 to 13 years in prison.
\n","plaintext":"On 2nd October 2018 Mayor Domenico Lucano of Riace was also charged with corruption and aiding illegal immigration. The Guardia di Finanza (GdF), Italy's federal law enforcement agency for financial crimes, said Lucano was facilitating sham marriages between citizens of his town and foreigners, mostly foreign women. He was also suspected of fraudulent practices while handing out lucrative garbage collection contracts.\nLucano had been mayor of Riace, a town in Italy's economically depressed and isolated region of Calabria, since 2004. He became famous during the 2015 European migrant crisis for welcoming 450 refugees in a village of just 1,800 inhabitants. The influx of newcomers revitalized the town, prevented the primary school from closing, and has been celebrated around the world as a paragon of integration. 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Then, in January, Defendants detained Pastor Dousa as she attempted to re-enter the US after a day in Tijuana ministering to migrants and their advocates. Border agents interrogated Pastor Dousa about her pastoral work, motives and associations. They revealed to her that they had collected detailed information about her and her pastoral work. And they revoked the access she had previously been granted to expedited border crossing. Pastor Dousaâs name is included in a secret government database of journalists, attorneys, immigrant-rights activists, and others targeted for their work. Compiled as part of a wide-ranging investigatory effort known as âOperation Secure Line,â this database contains a picture of Pastor Dousa with a yellow âXâ over her face.\n\nIn September 2019 Dousa filed a \"COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF\" to the court of the Southern District of California.\n\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!","Date":"2018-10-01","Link":"https://theintercept.com/2022/03/06/cbp-border-surveillance-migrant-caravan/","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"dousa-complaint.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"att7WnQ2jIvsbocr2\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att7WnQ2jIvsbocr2-dousa-complaint.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att7WnQ2jIvsbocr2-dousa-complaint.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":397,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In autumn 2018 and into early 2019 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (âICEâ), and the Customs and Border Protection agency targeted Kaji Dousa (a Christian pastor from New York) for surveillance, detention, interrogation, and harassment because of her work in the New Sanctuary movement supporting irregular migrants, people seeking asylum, and people travelling in migrant caravans from Central America.
\nIn New York, regional ICE officials tracked rallies and prayer vigils led by Pastor Dousa on a list that the officials compiled of so-called âAnti-Trump Protests.â These officials marked Pastor Dousa for surveillance because she prayed with and for immigrants, and because she generated publicity about the devastation that ICEâs enforcement activities rain on immigrants and their families. Then, in January, Defendants detained Pastor Dousa as she attempted to re-enter the US after a day in Tijuana ministering to migrants and their advocates. Border agents interrogated Pastor Dousa about her pastoral work, motives and associations. They revealed to her that they had collected detailed information about her and her pastoral work. And they revoked the access she had previously been granted to expedited border crossing. Pastor Dousaâs name is included in a secret government database of journalists, attorneys, immigrant-rights activists, and others targeted for their work. Compiled as part of a wide-ranging investigatory effort known as âOperation Secure Line,â this database contains a picture of Pastor Dousa with a yellow âXâ over her face.
\nIn September 2019 Dousa filed a "COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF" to the court of the Southern District of California.
\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"In autumn 2018 and into early 2019 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (âICEâ), and the Customs and Border Protection agency targeted Kaji Dousa (a Christian pastor from New York) for surveillance, detention, interrogation, and harassment because of her work in the New Sanctuary movement supporting irregular migrants, people seeking asylum, and people travelling in migrant caravans from Central America.\nIn New York, regional ICE officials tracked rallies and prayer vigils led by Pastor Dousa on a list that the officials compiled of so-called âAnti-Trump Protests.â These officials marked Pastor Dousa for surveillance because she prayed with and for immigrants, and because she generated publicity about the devastation that ICEâs enforcement activities rain on immigrants and their families. Then, in January, Defendants detained Pastor Dousa as she attempted to re-enter the US after a day in Tijuana ministering to migrants and their advocates. Border agents interrogated Pastor Dousa about her pastoral work, motives and associations. They revealed to her that they had collected detailed information about her and her pastoral work. And they revoked the access she had previously been granted to expedited border crossing. Pastor Dousaâs name is included in a secret government database of journalists, attorneys, immigrant-rights activists, and others targeted for their work. Compiled as part of a wide-ranging investigatory effort known as âOperation Secure Line,â this database contains a picture of Pastor Dousa with a yellow âXâ over her face.\nIn September 2019 Dousa filed a "COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF" to the court of the Southern District of California.\nDo you know the outcome of this case? 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He was observing French riot police (CRS) ID-checking volunteers who were trying to distribute food to migrants and refugees in Calais. He was recording with his mobile phone how a police officer pushed and kicked a volunteer doing the distribution. When Tom complained about the treatment of the volunteer, the officer approached him and another female volunteer. Tom asked the officer for his identification number (RIO), at which point the officer struck his female colleague with a baton. When Tom asked the policeman not to hit women, he was pushed hard backwards by the same officer, falling over a metal barrier separating the pavement from the road. As Mr.Ciotkowski fell backwards, a passing lorry narrowly missed him. He was then arrested, put into custody for 36 hours, and then released after being charged with contempt and assault (âoutrage et violenceâ). Mr.Ciotkowski was acquitted in June 2019.\n\nIn May 2019, Tom filed a complaint against the police officer who pushed him and against other officers who provided reports against Tom to support his arrest and prosecution. In September 2021 a French court to sentenced the police officer who assaulted Tom Ciotkowski and found that he also made false statements against the activist.\n\n Amnesty International documented this case.","Date":"2018-07-31","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/09/police-officer-sentenced-for-false-charges-brought-against-calais-volunteer/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"att7v9jZzgKVRoFyG\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att7v9jZzgKVRoFyG-EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att7v9jZzgKVRoFyG-EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":361,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In July 2018 Tom Ciotkowski, a British activist, was arrested for contempt and assault while filming police in Calais, France. He was observing French riot police (CRS) ID-checking volunteers who were trying to distribute food to migrants and refugees in Calais. He was recording with his mobile phone how a police officer pushed and kicked a volunteer doing the distribution. When Tom complained about the treatment of the volunteer, the officer approached him and another female volunteer. Tom asked the officer for his identification number (RIO), at which point the officer struck his female colleague with a baton. When Tom asked the policeman not to hit women, he was pushed hard backwards by the same officer, falling over a metal barrier separating the pavement from the road. As Mr.Ciotkowski fell backwards, a passing lorry narrowly missed him. He was then arrested, put into custody for 36 hours, and then released after being charged with contempt and assault (âoutrage et violenceâ). Mr.Ciotkowski was acquitted in June 2019.
\nIn May 2019, Tom filed a complaint against the police officer who pushed him and against other officers who provided reports against Tom to support his arrest and prosecution. In September 2021 a French court to sentenced the police officer who assaulted Tom Ciotkowski and found that he also made false statements against the activist.
\nAmnesty International documented this case.
\n","plaintext":"In July 2018 Tom Ciotkowski, a British activist, was arrested for contempt and assault while filming police in Calais, France. He was observing French riot police (CRS) ID-checking volunteers who were trying to distribute food to migrants and refugees in Calais. He was recording with his mobile phone how a police officer pushed and kicked a volunteer doing the distribution. When Tom complained about the treatment of the volunteer, the officer approached him and another female volunteer. Tom asked the officer for his identification number (RIO), at which point the officer struck his female colleague with a baton. When Tom asked the policeman not to hit women, he was pushed hard backwards by the same officer, falling over a metal barrier separating the pavement from the road. As Mr.Ciotkowski fell backwards, a passing lorry narrowly missed him. He was then arrested, put into custody for 36 hours, and then released after being charged with contempt and assault (âoutrage et violenceâ). Mr.Ciotkowski was acquitted in June 2019.\nIn May 2019, Tom filed a complaint against the police officer who pushed him and against other officers who provided reports against Tom to support his arrest and prosecution. In September 2021 a French court to sentenced the police officer who assaulted Tom Ciotkowski and found that he also made false statements against the activist.\nAmnesty International documented this case.\n"},"slug":"292.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"att7v9jZzgKVRoFyG","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att7v9jZzgKVRoFyG-EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att7v9jZzgKVRoFyG-EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":361,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"reclqpEsLjjYZgU2h","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"28.0","Country":["recUOaY4uVxQP7o4E"],"countryCode":["HU"],"countryName":["Hungary "],"countrySlug":["hungary"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T13:54:54.000Z","Name":"Prosecution of organisations helping migrants enabled by new law in Hungary","Summary":"A new law which came into force in Hungary in 2018 made it possible to prosecute organisations working with migrants for activities such as âpreparing or distributing informational materialsâ or âinitiating asylum requests for migrantsâ. Act XC of 2017 of the criminal procedure code, entered into force on 1 July 2018. \n\nDo you have access to the original legal text for this law? Get in touch!","Date":"2018-07-01","Link":"https://rm.coe.int/expert-council-conf-exp-2019-1-criminal-law-ngo-restrictions-migration/1680996969","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Hungary","emoji":{"code":"HU","unicode":"U+1F1ED U+1F1FA","name":"Hungary","emoji":"đđş"},"iso3166":"HU","latitude":47,"longitude":20,"bbox":[16.2022982113,45.7594811061,22.710531447,48.6238540716]}]},"summary":{"html":"A new law which came into force in Hungary in 2018 made it possible to prosecute organisations working with migrants for activities such as âpreparing or distributing informational materialsâ or âinitiating asylum requests for migrantsâ. Act XC of 2017 of the criminal procedure code, entered into force on 1 July 2018.
\nDo you have access to the original legal text for this law? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"A new law which came into force in Hungary in 2018 made it possible to prosecute organisations working with migrants for activities such as âpreparing or distributing informational materialsâ or âinitiating asylum requests for migrantsâ. Act XC of 2017 of the criminal procedure code, entered into force on 1 July 2018.\nDo you have access to the original legal text for this law? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"28.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recS0mFTL6ZOUOqNB","createdTime":"2022-08-18T14:26:33.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"296.00","Country":["recYiKeADkv9xjdmG"],"Document":[{"id":"attQVL9Uqug5XElKP","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/fJr6-_SjcFcRwSgWMYH8sg/u9dl55xL6igAtEujyTPHderII1F_-XaiUCsummOzbZxXRxz3P2PibCvil31SvuzuEM6YpM6gUd6siOYAppM5DQNyFLwwzrN_Y_sTNB1_F0YPgcDvVEN_nu4WN5KAT1TVqOFzcc9mXdiN-D-2kcgKPalrRPTcYEirACHprt-cOW0/ErDOVb4UbBVGddL2iO-TcgzAYrctYEzUr0EbeuSY_YM","filename":"07_01_2020-150_2019-119835.pdf","size":507883,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/Ge0Sf2yiwKbygSJRroacvg/yno_Mx_S9b3vQtPfttwV1ykXjDWFZ6ISW25Kx8_BphUhss8_0v6A0BrSIYIIFkepYjCUlrKu213SujH2SYgIxgUBqahoCa1ANrhlQKdyKQ69ndxr-05VEtO1XfyMbBNk7ZYgd7pBnWn6ji7ZFaAFJg/FeNgi_jtCZU9Bq5bx0bdxFLy56mQDMIAESBdHM1SFQY","width":28,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/HdZdSvWMq-DmUribXmL0AQ/pOJHwl4Xt01fuVDK0fJQuDgj0tp2bwPesJqYOE_YtglRy_Xiqvj0GjMQIvhqeMKAIM_B3UsJGcfeqS1ttwI7uV2_jcXgDQvm1amfDwMus_MZbvSV7TnQK89mAoRANPoyycqE9aVsgtn3saFJ6CZgSw/d70Z9FcY1tVlW-_0Pl7TtP2xqNM4mleXOQ-eehC4RxI","width":396,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["MT"],"countryName":["Malta "],"countrySlug":["malta"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:32.000Z","Name":"Search and rescue ship captain arrested in Malta for rescuing hundreds of migrants at sea and disembarking them in Malta","Summary":"On 27th June 2018 the Government of Malta, through the Attroney General, detained the NGO vessel \"Lifeline\" following disembarakation of the 234 mirgants, and arrested the German Captain, Claus-Peter Reisch. He was arrested for failing to obey instructions to take the rescued migrants to Libya. Two years of legal procedures ensued, after which Reisch was eventually acquitted on appeal, although the costs of the action had a penalising effect on the NGO. ","Date":"2018-06-27","Link":"https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-06-28/local-news/MV-Lifeline-captain-interviewed-again-could-be-arraigned-over-irregular-ship-registration-6736192641","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"07_01_2020-150_2019-119835.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attQVL9Uqug5XElKP\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attQVL9Uqug5XElKP-07_01_2020-150_2019-119835.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attQVL9Uqug5XElKP-07_01_2020-150_2019-119835.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":396,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Malta","emoji":{"code":"MT","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1F9","name":"Malta","emoji":"đ˛đš"},"iso3166":"MT","latitude":35.8333,"longitude":14.5833,"bbox":[14.1803710938,35.8202148437,14.5662109375,36.07578125]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 27th June 2018 the Government of Malta, through the Attroney General, detained the NGO vessel "Lifeline" following disembarakation of the 234 mirgants, and arrested the German Captain, Claus-Peter Reisch. He was arrested for failing to obey instructions to take the rescued migrants to Libya. Two years of legal procedures ensued, after which Reisch was eventually acquitted on appeal, although the costs of the action had a penalising effect on the NGO.
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\nDo you have information on the final conclusion of this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"In 2018 a man was arrested for "facilitating the movement" of irregular migrants and refusing to undergo a road check on the night of March 25th to 26th, on a road leading to Briançon. Kevin Lucas, a shepherd from the Hautes-Alpes, who had transported five migrants was convicted on Wednesday 23rd October 2018 of helping the irregular entry of foreigners by the Grenoble Court of Appeal, which reduced his sentence from 4 to 2 months suspended prison. The 33-year-old had invoked the "need" to "protect" these people "met in the mountains" during a maraud, without knowing if he was "in France or Italy".\nDo you have information on the final conclusion of this case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"235.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recep1jJSXy4bz1Wm","createdTime":"2022-07-27T14:26:20.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"249.00","Country":["recv9sDdnKt5TD1qu"],"countryCode":["CH"],"countryName":["Switzerland "],"countrySlug":["switzerland"],"LastModified":"2022-07-27T14:40:15.000Z","Name":"Pastor arrested for giving church asylum to a man in Switzerland","Summary":"In February 2018 Norbert Valley (63), pastor of the Free Evangelical Community of Murten and the Neuchâtel Jurabogen, was arrested for promoting illegal residence in Switzerland. In the summer of 2016, Valley handed him the keys of the church to a Togolese man whose asylum application had been refused so that he could spend the night there if necessary. Sometimes Valley gave him 10, 20 or 30, a total of maybe 500 francs. Valley does not know how often the Togolese slept in the church. When the police questioned the man about his illegal stay, he revealed that Valley had given him church asylum. In August, he was charged with âfacilitation of irregular stayâ under Article 116 of the Swiss Foreigners Law. Valley was ordered by the Public Prosecutor of Neuchâtel to pay a fine of 1,000 Swiss Francs ($1000). He refused. Valley appealed to the regional court of La Chaux-de-Fonds, and won on 12th March 2020. The judge of La Chaux-De-Fonds considered that the help of Valley was not âregular and intensiveâ enough to be considered a breaking of the law.","Date":"2018-02-10","Link":"https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/schweiz/pfarrer-kampft-fur-legale-nachstenliebe-ld.1057957?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Switzerland","emoji":{"code":"CH","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1ED","name":"Switzerland","emoji":"đ¨đ"},"iso3166":"CH","latitude":47,"longitude":8,"bbox":[6.02260949059,45.7769477403,10.4427014502,47.8308275417]}]},"summary":{"html":"In February 2018 Norbert Valley (63), pastor of the Free Evangelical Community of Murten and the Neuchâtel Jurabogen, was arrested for promoting illegal residence in Switzerland. In the summer of 2016, Valley handed him the keys of the church to a Togolese man whose asylum application had been refused so that he could spend the night there if necessary. Sometimes Valley gave him 10, 20 or 30, a total of maybe 500 francs. Valley does not know how often the Togolese slept in the church. When the police questioned the man about his illegal stay, he revealed that Valley had given him church asylum. In August, he was charged with âfacilitation of irregular stayâ under Article 116 of the Swiss Foreigners Law. Valley was ordered by the Public Prosecutor of Neuchâtel to pay a fine of 1,000 Swiss Francs ($1000). He refused. Valley appealed to the regional court of La Chaux-de-Fonds, and won on 12th March 2020. The judge of La Chaux-De-Fonds considered that the help of Valley was not âregular and intensiveâ enough to be considered a breaking of the law.
\n","plaintext":"In February 2018 Norbert Valley (63), pastor of the Free Evangelical Community of Murten and the Neuchâtel Jurabogen, was arrested for promoting illegal residence in Switzerland. In the summer of 2016, Valley handed him the keys of the church to a Togolese man whose asylum application had been refused so that he could spend the night there if necessary. Sometimes Valley gave him 10, 20 or 30, a total of maybe 500 francs. Valley does not know how often the Togolese slept in the church. When the police questioned the man about his illegal stay, he revealed that Valley had given him church asylum. In August, he was charged with âfacilitation of irregular stayâ under Article 116 of the Swiss Foreigners Law. Valley was ordered by the Public Prosecutor of Neuchâtel to pay a fine of 1,000 Swiss Francs ($1000). He refused. Valley appealed to the regional court of La Chaux-de-Fonds, and won on 12th March 2020. The judge of La Chaux-De-Fonds considered that the help of Valley was not âregular and intensiveâ enough to be considered a breaking of the law.\n"},"slug":"249.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"receSwtD7DucMc65G","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"109.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T10:12:11.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for attempting to drive an irregular migrant from Italy to France","Summary":"On January 18, 2018, LoĂŻc Le Dall was stopped during an identity check at the La Turbie tollbooth in the direction Italy-France. On board his vehicle was an Ethiopian national. They were both arrested. LoĂŻc Le Dall admitted having helped this person in his migratory journey for humanitarian reasons. The Ethiopian national was immediately sent back to Italy. The criminal court of Nice acquitted Le Dall, the public prosecutor appealed, the court of appeal found him guilty and fined him 8000Euros, he appealed to the Supreme Court who overturned the decision.","Date":"2018-01-18","Link":"https://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/october/crime-of-solidarity-annulment-of-the-sentence-of-a-solidarity-activist-at-the-french-italian-border/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"On January 18, 2018, LoĂŻc Le Dall was stopped during an identity check at the La Turbie tollbooth in the direction Italy-France. On board his vehicle was an Ethiopian national. They were both arrested. LoĂŻc Le Dall admitted having helped this person in his migratory journey for humanitarian reasons. The Ethiopian national was immediately sent back to Italy. The criminal court of Nice acquitted Le Dall, the public prosecutor appealed, the court of appeal found him guilty and fined him 8000Euros, he appealed to the Supreme Court who overturned the decision.
\n","plaintext":"On January 18, 2018, LoĂŻc Le Dall was stopped during an identity check at the La Turbie tollbooth in the direction Italy-France. On board his vehicle was an Ethiopian national. They were both arrested. LoĂŻc Le Dall admitted having helped this person in his migratory journey for humanitarian reasons. The Ethiopian national was immediately sent back to Italy. 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ICEâs abrupt actions against Mr. Montrevil violated their own regulations, practices, and procedures, and violated Mr. Montrevilâs constitutional and statutory rights. ICE agents arrested Mr. Montrevil outside of his home in Queens, New York during his lunch break on January 3, 2018. Mr. Montrevil, a father of four U.S. citizen children, has been a prominent voice in the immigrant rights movement since 2005. As a member of Families for Freedom and a co-founder of the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City, Mr. Montrevil has been highly critical of U.S. immigration policy and its impact on his community. Federal immigration officials made their disdain for Mr. Montrevilâs activism known on multiple occasions, speaking in denigrating terms about his media appearances, warning him to stop speaking out, and retaliating against him for doing so. Mr. Montrevilâs sudden arrest and deportation came nearly 25 years after his deportation order and followed more than a decade of ICE supervision authorizing Mr. Montrevil to live in the United States.\n\nMr. Montrevil was deported to Haiti early on the morning of January 16th, 2018, despite pending court proceedings, before his attorney could obtain an emergency stay from a court. Mr. Montrevil was stripped of his authority to enter the United States, and would be subject to civil exclusion and criminal liability were he to attempt to reenter.\n\nMr. Montrevil had arrived legally in the USA in 1986, at the age of 17, when his father, a former Haitian military official living in Brooklyn, obtained a green card for him. As a young man he committed some crimes including drug possession. These convictions, under US law, made him deportable.\n\nOn 16th January 2020 Mr.Montrevil's legal representative filed a writ of habeas corpus on his behalf in New York. This means that they were appealing for him to return to the US, attend court, and have the injustice of his case heard. In August 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam pardoned the convictions from more than thirty years ago that were the basis of Mr. Montrevilâs deportation order. Then, on October 18th 2021, Mr. Montrevil returned to New York, having received temporary special-interest parole that permitted him to enter the United States and reunite with his family. Oon December 14,In December 2021 he was granted three years of protection from deportation as part of a settlement for the First Amendment lawsuit that he filed against the U.S. government that argued federal immigration officials targeted him for deportation due to his activism. On January 12, 2022, an Immigration Judge of the Immigration Court in Arlington, Virginia, issued an order to reopen his case. 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ICEâs abrupt actions against Mr. Montrevil violated their own regulations, practices, and procedures, and violated Mr. Montrevilâs constitutional and statutory rights. ICE agents arrested Mr. Montrevil outside of his home in Queens, New York during his lunch break on January 3, 2018. Mr. Montrevil, a father of four U.S. citizen children, has been a prominent voice in the immigrant rights movement since 2005. As a member of Families for Freedom and a co-founder of the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City, Mr. Montrevil has been highly critical of U.S. immigration policy and its impact on his community. Federal immigration officials made their disdain for Mr. Montrevilâs activism known on multiple occasions, speaking in denigrating terms about his media appearances, warning him to stop speaking out, and retaliating against him for doing so. Mr. Montrevilâs sudden arrest and deportation came nearly 25 years after his deportation order and followed more than a decade of ICE supervision authorizing Mr. Montrevil to live in the United States.
\nMr. Montrevil was deported to Haiti early on the morning of January 16th, 2018, despite pending court proceedings, before his attorney could obtain an emergency stay from a court. Mr. Montrevil was stripped of his authority to enter the United States, and would be subject to civil exclusion and criminal liability were he to attempt to reenter.
\nMr. Montrevil had arrived legally in the USA in 1986, at the age of 17, when his father, a former Haitian military official living in Brooklyn, obtained a green card for him. As a young man he committed some crimes including drug possession. These convictions, under US law, made him deportable.
\nOn 16th January 2020 Mr.Montrevil's legal representative filed a writ of habeas corpus on his behalf in New York. This means that they were appealing for him to return to the US, attend court, and have the injustice of his case heard. In August 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam pardoned the convictions from more than thirty years ago that were the basis of Mr. Montrevilâs deportation order. Then, on October 18th 2021, Mr. Montrevil returned to New York, having received temporary special-interest parole that permitted him to enter the United States and reunite with his family. Oon December 14,In December 2021 he was granted three years of protection from deportation as part of a settlement for the First Amendment lawsuit that he filed against the U.S. government that argued federal immigration officials targeted him for deportation due to his activism. On January 12, 2022, an Immigration Judge of the Immigration Court in Arlington, Virginia, issued an order to reopen his case. As a result of this new development, Mr. Montrevil regained his status as a lawful permanent resident and could now pursue relief from deportation that would allow him to remain in the United States with his family on a permanent basis.
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Federal immigration officials made their disdain for Mr. Montrevilâs activism known on multiple occasions, speaking in denigrating terms about his media appearances, warning him to stop speaking out, and retaliating against him for doing so. Mr. Montrevilâs sudden arrest and deportation came nearly 25 years after his deportation order and followed more than a decade of ICE supervision authorizing Mr. Montrevil to live in the United States.\nMr. Montrevil was deported to Haiti early on the morning of January 16th, 2018, despite pending court proceedings, before his attorney could obtain an emergency stay from a court. Mr. Montrevil was stripped of his authority to enter the United States, and would be subject to civil exclusion and criminal liability were he to attempt to reenter.\nMr. Montrevil had arrived legally in the USA in 1986, at the age of 17, when his father, a former Haitian military official living in Brooklyn, obtained a green card for him. As a young man he committed some crimes including drug possession. These convictions, under US law, made him deportable.\nOn 16th January 2020 Mr.Montrevil's legal representative filed a writ of habeas corpus on his behalf in New York. This means that they were appealing for him to return to the US, attend court, and have the injustice of his case heard. In August 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam pardoned the convictions from more than thirty years ago that were the basis of Mr. Montrevilâs deportation order. Then, on October 18th 2021, Mr. Montrevil returned to New York, having received temporary special-interest parole that permitted him to enter the United States and reunite with his family. Oon December 14,In December 2021 he was granted three years of protection from deportation as part of a settlement for the First Amendment lawsuit that he filed against the U.S. government that argued federal immigration officials targeted him for deportation due to his activism. On January 12, 2022, an Immigration Judge of the Immigration Court in Arlington, Virginia, issued an order to reopen his case. 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When Ragbir attended a scheduled check-in at the ICE headquarters on January 11, 2018, he was detained. Ragbirâs supporters attempted to block the ambulance carrying him, leading to a melee up and down Broadway: Federal and New York police tried to clear the road by force, choking clergy members and arresting 18 people. The New York police escorted ICE officers carrying Ragbir to the city line, and he was quickly put on a plane to a detention center in Florida. Before ICE Ould deport him, Ragbir sued, alongside the New Sanctuary Coalition and other immigrant rights groups. The lawsuit alleged that Ragbirâs attempted deportation was part of a broad pattern of ICE targeting people based on First Amendment-protected political speech. The lawsuit was successful and Ragbir received a 3 year stay on deportation in February 2022. \n\nRagbir moved to the United States more than 20 years ago and became a legal permanent resident. In 2001, he was convicted of wire fraud conspiracy for his role in a mortgage business that came under criminal investigation. After 2 1/2 years in prison, he was ordered to be deported. Throughout years of ongoing appeals, he was incarcerated first in New Jersey and then in Alabama. When he finally won his release pending the appealâs outcome, Ragbir devoted his energies to helping people like himself: immigrants in danger of deportation. He is a very vocal critic of government immigration policy and practice. 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When Ragbir attended a scheduled check-in at the ICE headquarters on January 11, 2018, he was detained. Ragbirâs supporters attempted to block the ambulance carrying him, leading to a melee up and down Broadway: Federal and New York police tried to clear the road by force, choking clergy members and arresting 18 people. The New York police escorted ICE officers carrying Ragbir to the city line, and he was quickly put on a plane to a detention center in Florida. Before ICE Ould deport him, Ragbir sued, alongside the New Sanctuary Coalition and other immigrant rights groups. The lawsuit alleged that Ragbirâs attempted deportation was part of a broad pattern of ICE targeting people based on First Amendment-protected political speech. The lawsuit was successful and Ragbir received a 3 year stay on deportation in February 2022.
\nRagbir moved to the United States more than 20 years ago and became a legal permanent resident. In 2001, he was convicted of wire fraud conspiracy for his role in a mortgage business that came under criminal investigation. After 2 1/2 years in prison, he was ordered to be deported. Throughout years of ongoing appeals, he was incarcerated first in New Jersey and then in Alabama. When he finally won his release pending the appealâs outcome, Ragbir devoted his energies to helping people like himself: immigrants in danger of deportation. He is a very vocal critic of government immigration policy and practice.
\n","plaintext":"Ravi Ragbir was arrested in 2018 by the US government for his outspoken criticism of immigration policy and practice in the country. When Ragbir attended a scheduled check-in at the ICE headquarters on January 11, 2018, he was detained. Ragbirâs supporters attempted to block the ambulance carrying him, leading to a melee up and down Broadway: Federal and New York police tried to clear the road by force, choking clergy members and arresting 18 people. The New York police escorted ICE officers carrying Ragbir to the city line, and he was quickly put on a plane to a detention center in Florida. Before ICE Ould deport him, Ragbir sued, alongside the New Sanctuary Coalition and other immigrant rights groups. The lawsuit alleged that Ragbirâs attempted deportation was part of a broad pattern of ICE targeting people based on First Amendment-protected political speech. The lawsuit was successful and Ragbir received a 3 year stay on deportation in February 2022.\nRagbir moved to the United States more than 20 years ago and became a legal permanent resident. In 2001, he was convicted of wire fraud conspiracy for his role in a mortgage business that came under criminal investigation. After 2 1/2 years in prison, he was ordered to be deported. Throughout years of ongoing appeals, he was incarcerated first in New Jersey and then in Alabama. When he finally won his release pending the appealâs outcome, Ragbir devoted his energies to helping people like himself: immigrants in danger of deportation. He is a very vocal critic of government immigration policy and practice.\n"},"slug":"254.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"2nd-Circuit-Court-Rules-In-Favor-of-Ravi-Ragbir.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attoATb1gz5PRioKP","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attoATb1gz5PRioKP-2nd-Circuit-Court-Rules-In-Favor-of-Ravi-Ragbir.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attoATb1gz5PRioKP-2nd-Circuit-Court-Rules-In-Favor-of-Ravi-Ragbir.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":396,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recE8TH0uduJLna7o","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"173.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:48:00.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for offering migrants medical care and shelter in a refuge centre","Summary":"In 2018 the US government sought to prosecute a humanitarian for âharbouringâ two undocumented migrants. Dr Scott Warren, geography professor in Arizona, USA, was an activist and volunteer with No More Deaths an NGO that leaves emergency supplies for migrants crossing the US border with Mexico. Dr.Warren had offered the migrants shelter in a refuge centre and tended to their blisters. He was later acquitted.","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org.uk/scott-warren-found-not-guilty-court","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2018 the US government sought to prosecute a humanitarian for âharbouringâ two undocumented migrants. Dr Scott Warren, geography professor in Arizona, USA, was an activist and volunteer with No More Deaths an NGO that leaves emergency supplies for migrants crossing the US border with Mexico. Dr.Warren had offered the migrants shelter in a refuge centre and tended to their blisters. He was later acquitted.
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\n","plaintext":"In 2018 Claus-Peter Reisch, the captain of the search and rescue ship Lifeline, was arrested in Malta on charges relating to incorrect documentation of the vessel and entering Maltese waters illegally in breach of international law. He was acquitted.\n"},"slug":"139.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recJlFawLV2egm0Ee","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"107.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:21:50.000Z","Name":"Volunteer mountain guide arrested for driving a pregnant migrant to hospital","Summary":"In 2018 French mountain guide Benoit Duclois was arrested for assisting a pregnant Nigerian migrant to cross the snowy Italian-French border on foot. BenoĂŽt Ducos, one of the volunteers helping refugees arriving in the Briançon region, came across a Nigerian family, a couple and their two young children, and two other people who carried the woman, who was eight and a half months pregnant. With another volunteer, he then decided to drive the mother to the hospital in Briançon. On the way they encountered border guards. The woman got to hospital but he was arrested. He was later acquitted on humanitarian grounds.","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/french-volunteer-given-humanitarian-immunity-after-helping-migrant-woman-give-birth/87qgs2l22","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2018 French mountain guide Benoit Duclois was arrested for assisting a pregnant Nigerian migrant to cross the snowy Italian-French border on foot. BenoĂŽt Ducos, one of the volunteers helping refugees arriving in the Briançon region, came across a Nigerian family, a couple and their two young children, and two other people who carried the woman, who was eight and a half months pregnant. With another volunteer, he then decided to drive the mother to the hospital in Briançon. On the way they encountered border guards. The woman got to hospital but he was arrested. He was later acquitted on humanitarian grounds.
\n","plaintext":"In 2018 French mountain guide Benoit Duclois was arrested for assisting a pregnant Nigerian migrant to cross the snowy Italian-French border on foot. BenoĂŽt Ducos, one of the volunteers helping refugees arriving in the Briançon region, came across a Nigerian family, a couple and their two young children, and two other people who carried the woman, who was eight and a half months pregnant. With another volunteer, he then decided to drive the mother to the hospital in Briançon. On the way they encountered border guards. The woman got to hospital but he was arrested. He was later acquitted on humanitarian grounds.\n"},"slug":"107.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recbvdgpkgG2XxBit","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"134.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-06-30T11:31:37.000Z","Name":"Search and rescue NGO volunteers arrested for aiding illegal immigration in Italy","Summary":"In 2018 ten crew members of the Iuventa, a search and rescue ship of the small German NGO Jugend Rettet (Youth Rescue) were placed under investigation for aiding illegal immigration to Italy. The Italian investigator claimed that on the basis of several monthsâ surveillance of the ship, including bugging and wiretapping, it had evidence to prove that ten crew members, including the Iuventaâs captain, Pia Klemp, acted in collusion with traffickers. In March 2022 the Prosecutor of Trapani officially charged 21 individuals and 3 organisations of aiding and abetting unauthorized immigration. ","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/10949/italy-investigating-german-refugee-rescue-workers","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2018 ten crew members of the Iuventa, a search and rescue ship of the small German NGO Jugend Rettet (Youth Rescue) were placed under investigation for aiding illegal immigration to Italy. The Italian investigator claimed that on the basis of several monthsâ surveillance of the ship, including bugging and wiretapping, it had evidence to prove that ten crew members, including the Iuventaâs captain, Pia Klemp, acted in collusion with traffickers. In March 2022 the Prosecutor of Trapani officially charged 21 individuals and 3 organisations of aiding and abetting unauthorized immigration.
\n","plaintext":"In 2018 ten crew members of the Iuventa, a search and rescue ship of the small German NGO Jugend Rettet (Youth Rescue) were placed under investigation for aiding illegal immigration to Italy. The Italian investigator claimed that on the basis of several monthsâ surveillance of the ship, including bugging and wiretapping, it had evidence to prove that ten crew members, including the Iuventaâs captain, Pia Klemp, acted in collusion with traffickers. In March 2022 the Prosecutor of Trapani officially charged 21 individuals and 3 organisations of aiding and abetting unauthorized immigration.\n"},"slug":"134.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reccl2j4BAPGSktCh","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"27.0","Country":["recUOaY4uVxQP7o4E"],"countryCode":["HU"],"countryName":["Hungary "],"countrySlug":["hungary"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T13:46:28.000Z","Name":"No humanitarian exemption for helping 'illegal migrants' in Hungary","Summary":"Act No. VI of 2018 on the amendment of certain laws in relation to measures against illegal migration, clarified that facilitating illegal entry or stay are criminal offences. There is no humanitarian exemption. ","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=108298&p_classification=17","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Hungary","emoji":{"code":"HU","unicode":"U+1F1ED U+1F1FA","name":"Hungary","emoji":"đđş"},"iso3166":"HU","latitude":47,"longitude":20,"bbox":[16.2022982113,45.7594811061,22.710531447,48.6238540716]}]},"summary":{"html":"Act No. VI of 2018 on the amendment of certain laws in relation to measures against illegal migration, clarified that facilitating illegal entry or stay are criminal offences. There is no humanitarian exemption.
\n","plaintext":"Act No. VI of 2018 on the amendment of certain laws in relation to measures against illegal migration, clarified that facilitating illegal entry or stay are criminal offences. There is no humanitarian exemption.\n"},"slug":"27.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recgLDoum3FyYhpTN","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"83.0","Country":["recCyaCLeIjx2AhlB"],"countryCode":["HR"],"countryName":["Croatia "],"countrySlug":["croatia"],"LastModified":"2022-07-25T15:04:17.000Z","Name":"Man arrested in Croatia for directing police to a group of migrants who were huddled in a field in the rain.","Summary":"Retired army veteran Dragan UmiÄeviÄ was arrested in Croatia 2018 for directing police to a group of migrants who were huddled in a field in the rain. He was arrested for enabling illegal entry. He was part of the Croatian NGO Are You Syrious (AYS), which has experienced police intimidation in Croatia and attempts to ban their work.","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/Croatia/Croatia-criminalisation-of-solidarity-190998 https://www.tinekestrik.eu/sites/default/files/2021-03/Co-signed%20letter%20on%20concern%20over%20revocation%20of%20status%20and%20refoulement%20of%20Iraqi%20refugee%20Mr.Mahdi_.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Croatia","emoji":{"code":"HR","unicode":"U+1F1ED U+1F1F7","name":"Croatia","emoji":"đđˇ"},"iso3166":"HR","latitude":45.1667,"longitude":15.5,"bbox":[13.6569755388,42.47999136,19.3904757016,46.5037509222]}]},"summary":{"html":"Retired army veteran Dragan UmiÄeviÄ was arrested in Croatia 2018 for directing police to a group of migrants who were huddled in a field in the rain. He was arrested for enabling illegal entry. He was part of the Croatian NGO Are You Syrious (AYS), which has experienced police intimidation in Croatia and attempts to ban their work.
\n","plaintext":"Retired army veteran Dragan UmiÄeviÄ was arrested in Croatia 2018 for directing police to a group of migrants who were huddled in a field in the rain. He was arrested for enabling illegal entry. He was part of the Croatian NGO Are You Syrious (AYS), which has experienced police intimidation in Croatia and attempts to ban their work.\n"},"slug":"83.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recjIfBW6My4cXmF7","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"121.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2026-01-28T09:46:24.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians arrested for people smuggling, espionage, forgery, and membership of a criminal organisation after helping migrants in Greece","Summary":"In February 2018, two humanitarian volunteers, SeĂĄn Binder (German citizen) and Sara Mardini (Syrian with refugee status in Germany), were arrested for volunteering with the Greek NGO Emergency Response Center International (ERCI). The two were kept over night and then released. In August 2018, SeĂĄn, Sara, their former field director Nassos Karakitsos (Greek citizen) and two others were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention. They were kept in high-security prisons with convicted inmates in Athens and Chios for 104 days before being released on bail.\n\nIn total, 24 humanitarian aid workers were charged with misdemeanor charges including forgery, infringement of state secrets, espionage and possession of a radio without a licence, and felony charges including formation and membership of a criminal organisation (article 187 of the Criminal Code), facilitation of illegal entry (article 29 and 30 of the law 4251/14 on Foreigners) and money laundering (1,2,3 and 45 of the law 3691/2008). \n\nIn 2024, the Court of Appeal of Mytilene threw out the misdemeanor case, largely on procedural grounds. The failure to translate the indictment for the foreign defendants, and the vagueness of evidence on espionage charges for all the defendants, led the court to send the case back to the prosecutor. Because these are minor offenses charges with a five-year statute of limitations that is about to expire, the case has effectively collapsed, except for two Greek defendants the court referred to a lower court to stand trial for charges of forgery and assisting a âcriminal organization.â\n\nIn January 2025, all defendants were acquitted from the felony charges due to lack of evidence.\n","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.devex.com/news/in-greece-saving-refugee-lives-goes-on-trial-102111 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2021/11/18/Greece-to-put-Syrian-swimmer-aid-workers-who-helped-migrants-on-trial-for-espionage","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In February 2018, two humanitarian volunteers, SeĂĄn Binder (German citizen) and Sara Mardini (Syrian with refugee status in Germany), were arrested for volunteering with the Greek NGO Emergency Response Center International (ERCI). The two were kept over night and then released. In August 2018, SeĂĄn, Sara, their former field director Nassos Karakitsos (Greek citizen) and two others were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention. They were kept in high-security prisons with convicted inmates in Athens and Chios for 104 days before being released on bail.
\nIn total, 24 humanitarian aid workers were charged with misdemeanor charges including forgery, infringement of state secrets, espionage and possession of a radio without a licence, and felony charges including formation and membership of a criminal organisation (article 187 of the Criminal Code), facilitation of illegal entry (article 29 and 30 of the law 4251/14 on Foreigners) and money laundering (1,2,3 and 45 of the law 3691/2008).
\nIn 2024, the Court of Appeal of Mytilene threw out the misdemeanor case, largely on procedural grounds. The failure to translate the indictment for the foreign defendants, and the vagueness of evidence on espionage charges for all the defendants, led the court to send the case back to the prosecutor. Because these are minor offenses charges with a five-year statute of limitations that is about to expire, the case has effectively collapsed, except for two Greek defendants the court referred to a lower court to stand trial for charges of forgery and assisting a âcriminal organization.â
\nIn January 2025, all defendants were acquitted from the felony charges due to lack of evidence.
\n","plaintext":"In February 2018, two humanitarian volunteers, SeĂĄn Binder (German citizen) and Sara Mardini (Syrian with refugee status in Germany), were arrested for volunteering with the Greek NGO Emergency Response Center International (ERCI). The two were kept over night and then released. In August 2018, SeĂĄn, Sara, their former field director Nassos Karakitsos (Greek citizen) and two others were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention. They were kept in high-security prisons with convicted inmates in Athens and Chios for 104 days before being released on bail.\nIn total, 24 humanitarian aid workers were charged with misdemeanor charges including forgery, infringement of state secrets, espionage and possession of a radio without a licence, and felony charges including formation and membership of a criminal organisation (article 187 of the Criminal Code), facilitation of illegal entry (article 29 and 30 of the law 4251/14 on Foreigners) and money laundering (1,2,3 and 45 of the law 3691/2008).\nIn 2024, the Court of Appeal of Mytilene threw out the misdemeanor case, largely on procedural grounds. The failure to translate the indictment for the foreign defendants, and the vagueness of evidence on espionage charges for all the defendants, led the court to send the case back to the prosecutor. Because these are minor offenses charges with a five-year statute of limitations that is about to expire, the case has effectively collapsed, except for two Greek defendants the court referred to a lower court to stand trial for charges of forgery and assisting a âcriminal organization.â\nIn January 2025, all defendants were acquitted from the felony charges due to lack of evidence.\n"},"slug":"121.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reckVx6uLMa7JvH4L","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"174.0","Country":["reclKsPiepmmvsPZs"],"countryCode":["ZM"],"countryName":["Zambia "],"countrySlug":["zambia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:52:01.000Z","Name":"Refugee and two people who helped her arrested for trafficking the woman's children in Zambia","Summary":"In 2018 a refugee and two people who helped her were arrested for trafficking the woman's children in Zambia after taking them across the Namibian/Zambian border. Nyasa Nicole Mulumbilwa fled with her children, nieces and nephews, from the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a refugee camp in Sesheke. She stated that after arriving at the camp, she decided to cross into Namibia in an attempt to earn money for food by selling goods. She then met Hussie Salimo on the border of Zambia and Namibia and he decided to help her because she did not speak the local language. He led her to the lodge of Abswe Samuel Ikengelo who gave them all food and shelter. The adults were arrested for trafficking. The Court of Appeal eventually found them not guilty. Its reasoning was based on the fact that appellants were fleeing from an armed conflict. The Court specifically stated that this context is relevant, and that because of the Appellantsâ circumstances, transporting the children across the border without the necessary travel documents did not constitute trafficking.","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/zmb/2019/nyasa_nicole_mulumbilwa_hussie_salimo_justine_muftafela_and_abswe_samuel_ikengelo_vs._the_people_of_zambia_caz_appealno._1541551561572018.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Zambia","emoji":{"code":"ZM","unicode":"U+1F1FF U+1F1F2","name":"Zambia","emoji":"đżđ˛"},"iso3166":"ZM","latitude":-15,"longitude":30,"bbox":[21.887842645,-17.9612289364,33.4856876971,-8.23825652429]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2018 a refugee and two people who helped her were arrested for trafficking the woman's children in Zambia after taking them across the Namibian/Zambian border. Nyasa Nicole Mulumbilwa fled with her children, nieces and nephews, from the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a refugee camp in Sesheke. She stated that after arriving at the camp, she decided to cross into Namibia in an attempt to earn money for food by selling goods. She then met Hussie Salimo on the border of Zambia and Namibia and he decided to help her because she did not speak the local language. He led her to the lodge of Abswe Samuel Ikengelo who gave them all food and shelter. The adults were arrested for trafficking. The Court of Appeal eventually found them not guilty. Its reasoning was based on the fact that appellants were fleeing from an armed conflict. The Court specifically stated that this context is relevant, and that because of the Appellantsâ circumstances, transporting the children across the border without the necessary travel documents did not constitute trafficking.
\n","plaintext":"In 2018 a refugee and two people who helped her were arrested for trafficking the woman's children in Zambia after taking them across the Namibian/Zambian border. Nyasa Nicole Mulumbilwa fled with her children, nieces and nephews, from the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a refugee camp in Sesheke. She stated that after arriving at the camp, she decided to cross into Namibia in an attempt to earn money for food by selling goods. She then met Hussie Salimo on the border of Zambia and Namibia and he decided to help her because she did not speak the local language. He led her to the lodge of Abswe Samuel Ikengelo who gave them all food and shelter. The adults were arrested for trafficking. The Court of Appeal eventually found them not guilty. Its reasoning was based on the fact that appellants were fleeing from an armed conflict. The Court specifically stated that this context is relevant, and that because of the Appellantsâ circumstances, transporting the children across the border without the necessary travel documents did not constitute trafficking.\n"},"slug":"174.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqurZVGX4DWBzov","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"156.0","Country":["recv9sDdnKt5TD1qu"],"countryCode":["CH"],"countryName":["Switzerland "],"countrySlug":["switzerland"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:46:09.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested in Switzerland for smuggling, for bringing migrant from Italy to Switzerland","Summary":"In Switzerland in 2018 Anni Lanz (72), former director of SolidariteĚ sans FrontieĚres (Solidarity Across Borders) and Nobel prize nominee was convicted of smuggling and fined. Her crime was bringnig a refugee who had been deported to Italy under the Dublin Regulation back to Switzerland to be with his sister.","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/anni-lanz_activist-sentenced-for-helping-rejected-asylum-seeker/45176734","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Switzerland","emoji":{"code":"CH","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1ED","name":"Switzerland","emoji":"đ¨đ"},"iso3166":"CH","latitude":47,"longitude":8,"bbox":[6.02260949059,45.7769477403,10.4427014502,47.8308275417]}]},"summary":{"html":"In Switzerland in 2018 Anni Lanz (72), former director of SolidariteĚ sans FrontieĚres (Solidarity Across Borders) and Nobel prize nominee was convicted of smuggling and fined. Her crime was bringnig a refugee who had been deported to Italy under the Dublin Regulation back to Switzerland to be with his sister.
\n","plaintext":"In Switzerland in 2018 Anni Lanz (72), former director of SolidariteĚ sans FrontieĚres (Solidarity Across Borders) and Nobel prize nominee was convicted of smuggling and fined. Her crime was bringnig a refugee who had been deported to Italy under the Dublin Regulation back to Switzerland to be with his sister.\n"},"slug":"156.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rectArZCnYI8eAvb0","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"133.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-27T08:42:00.000Z","Name":"Fishermen arrested in Italy for saving migrants from drowning","Summary":"Six Tunisian fishermen were arrested and charged with people smuggling and illegally escorting a boat into Italian waters on 31st August 2018. Chamseddine Bourassine, Lofti Lahiba, Farhat Tarhouni, Salem Belhiba, Bechir Edhiba e Ammar Zemz. They were charged with aggravated aiding of illegal immigration. Bourassine was known to have saved hundreds of people, and has been quoted saying \"we respect the law of the sea: saving anyone in trouble.â\n\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/22/italy-releases-tunisian-fishermen-arrested-on-suspicion-of-smuggling-migrants https://www.tpi.it/news/pescatori-tunisini-arrestati-20180907166407/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"Six Tunisian fishermen were arrested and charged with people smuggling and illegally escorting a boat into Italian waters on 31st August 2018. Chamseddine Bourassine, Lofti Lahiba, Farhat Tarhouni, Salem Belhiba, Bechir Edhiba e Ammar Zemz. They were charged with aggravated aiding of illegal immigration. Bourassine was known to have saved hundreds of people, and has been quoted saying "we respect the law of the sea: saving anyone in trouble.â
\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"Six Tunisian fishermen were arrested and charged with people smuggling and illegally escorting a boat into Italian waters on 31st August 2018. Chamseddine Bourassine, Lofti Lahiba, Farhat Tarhouni, Salem Belhiba, Bechir Edhiba e Ammar Zemz. They were charged with aggravated aiding of illegal immigration. Bourassine was known to have saved hundreds of people, and has been quoted saying "we respect the law of the sea: saving anyone in trouble.â\nDo you know the outcome of this case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"133.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recubpDvWTEChAh1o","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"138.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:47:04.000Z","Name":"Search and rescue NGO volunteers accused in Italy of collaborating with Libyan smugglers ","Summary":"In 2018 volunteer rescuers with the German NGO Jugend Rettet were put on trial, accused of collaborating with Libyan smugglers (under a code of conduct breach?)","Date":"2018-01-01","Link":"https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/608838/IPOL_STU(2018)608838_EN.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2018 volunteer rescuers with the German NGO Jugend Rettet were put on trial, accused of collaborating with Libyan smugglers (under a code of conduct breach?)
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\nTorondel was prosecuted for defamation following a complaint by one of the police officers and was sentenced by the first instance by a court in Boulogne-sur-Mer on September 25th 2018. Torondel was unsuccessful at appeal in June 2019.
\n","plaintext":"In January 2018, while working for the Auberge des Migrants, which provides crucial assistance to migrants and asylum seekers in Calais, Loan Torondel published a tweet criticizing abusive police practices toward migrants. This tweet, with a photo showing two police officers standing over a young man seated in a field, imagined that the young man was protesting against the confiscation of his sleeping bag in the middle of winter and that the officer replied: âMaybe, but we are the French nation, sir,â an allusion to a speech President Emmanuel Macron gave in late December 2017.\nTorondel was prosecuted for defamation following a complaint by one of the police officers and was sentenced by the first instance by a court in Boulogne-sur-Mer on September 25th 2018. Torondel was unsuccessful at appeal in June 2019.\n"},"slug":"291.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attfB1kYOII93YUps","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attfB1kYOII93YUps-EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attfB1kYOII93YUps-EUR2103562019ENGLISH.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":361,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recaFwsb8m4PAeWwB","createdTime":"2022-07-26T08:55:03.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"229.00","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T09:25:31.000Z","Name":"Journalist interrogated on suspicion of aiding illegal entry of foreigners while reporting on irregular entry of migrant children in France","Summary":"On 11th November 2017 two journalists were arrested close to Briançon (High Alps) in France. Caroline Christinaz, a journalist from the Swiss newspaper Le Temps and RaphaĂŤl Krafft, also a journalist from the\nFrench newspaper Culture were in two different cars with other locals who had decided to stop to provide humanitarian assistance to\nfour migrant minors who were freezing cold from crossing the border with Italy. Christinaz was accused of facilitating the entry, transit and the residence of irregular migrants in French territory. She was asked to report for questioning at an âaudition libreâ (i.e. it was not\nmandatory) the following day at the Briançonâs police station. She reports for questioning and was interrogated for two hours. Despite showing her press card to the police and explaining that she was working on a report on the irregular entry of migrant children, the authorities did not accept her justification. Moreover, the journalist stated that\nthe agents and the prosecutor used intimidation and treated her as a suspect during the interrogation. On 13 February 2018 the prosecutor announced that they would not press charges against Christinaz or Krafft, nor against the other two members of the association âTous migrantsâ, due to insufficient evidence.","Date":"2017-11-11","Link":"https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/608838/IPOL_STU(2018)608838_EN.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 11th November 2017 two journalists were arrested close to Briançon (High Alps) in France. Caroline Christinaz, a journalist from the Swiss newspaper Le Temps and RaphaĂŤl Krafft, also a journalist from the\nFrench newspaper Culture were in two different cars with other locals who had decided to stop to provide humanitarian assistance to\nfour migrant minors who were freezing cold from crossing the border with Italy. Christinaz was accused of facilitating the entry, transit and the residence of irregular migrants in French territory. She was asked to report for questioning at an âaudition libreâ (i.e. it was not\nmandatory) the following day at the Briançonâs police station. She reports for questioning and was interrogated for two hours. Despite showing her press card to the police and explaining that she was working on a report on the irregular entry of migrant children, the authorities did not accept her justification. Moreover, the journalist stated that\nthe agents and the prosecutor used intimidation and treated her as a suspect during the interrogation. On 13 February 2018 the prosecutor announced that they would not press charges against Christinaz or Krafft, nor against the other two members of the association âTous migrantsâ, due to insufficient evidence.
\n","plaintext":"On 11th November 2017 two journalists were arrested close to Briançon (High Alps) in France. Caroline Christinaz, a journalist from the Swiss newspaper Le Temps and RaphaĂŤl Krafft, also a journalist from the\nFrench newspaper Culture were in two different cars with other locals who had decided to stop to provide humanitarian assistance to\nfour migrant minors who were freezing cold from crossing the border with Italy. Christinaz was accused of facilitating the entry, transit and the residence of irregular migrants in French territory. She was asked to report for questioning at an âaudition libreâ (i.e. it was not\nmandatory) the following day at the Briançonâs police station. She reports for questioning and was interrogated for two hours. Despite showing her press card to the police and explaining that she was working on a report on the irregular entry of migrant children, the authorities did not accept her justification. Moreover, the journalist stated that\nthe agents and the prosecutor used intimidation and treated her as a suspect during the interrogation. On 13 February 2018 the prosecutor announced that they would not press charges against Christinaz or Krafft, nor against the other two members of the association âTous migrantsâ, due to insufficient evidence.\n"},"slug":"229.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recpM6R78bQpB59g0","createdTime":"2022-08-09T14:46:55.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"265.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2022-08-11T12:20:18.000Z","Name":"National Migration Institute files complaint against team member of a migrant shelter in Mexico","Summary":"In August 2017 the National Migration Institute filed a complaint against Friar Bernardo Molina Esquiliano, a team member of the migrant shelter La 72 (Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico), with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR, ProcuradurĂa General de la RepĂşblica). With this complaint, the PGR opened an investigation against Friar Bernardo and the La 72. The complaint accused them of human trafficking after agents detected a vehicle transporting a group of undocumented migrants to this shelter. The INM is a department of the Ministry of the Interior in Mexico, that controls and supervises migration in the country. Twice one of the friars Brother Bernardo encountered the INM, but they did not take any of the migrants into custody. Instead, they filmed and photographed the van, the priest, the migrants, and asked the priest for identification. And then later they filed a lawsuit for human trafficking. This is the sixth complaint filed in seven years against this migrant shelter. ","Date":"2017-08-06","Link":"https://www.milenio.com/estados/denuncia-arma-intimidarnos-fraile-tomas-gonzalez. ; https://www.fidh.org/es/temas/defensores-de-derechos-humanos/mexico-criminalizacion-del-instituto-nacional-de-migracion-inm-al","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"In August 2017 the National Migration Institute filed a complaint against Friar Bernardo Molina Esquiliano, a team member of the migrant shelter La 72 (Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico), with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR, ProcuradurĂa General de la RepĂşblica). With this complaint, the PGR opened an investigation against Friar Bernardo and the La 72. The complaint accused them of human trafficking after agents detected a vehicle transporting a group of undocumented migrants to this shelter. The INM is a department of the Ministry of the Interior in Mexico, that controls and supervises migration in the country. Twice one of the friars Brother Bernardo encountered the INM, but they did not take any of the migrants into custody. Instead, they filmed and photographed the van, the priest, the migrants, and asked the priest for identification. And then later they filed a lawsuit for human trafficking. This is the sixth complaint filed in seven years against this migrant shelter.
\n","plaintext":"In August 2017 the National Migration Institute filed a complaint against Friar Bernardo Molina Esquiliano, a team member of the migrant shelter La 72 (Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico), with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR, ProcuradurĂa General de la RepĂşblica). With this complaint, the PGR opened an investigation against Friar Bernardo and the La 72. The complaint accused them of human trafficking after agents detected a vehicle transporting a group of undocumented migrants to this shelter. The INM is a department of the Ministry of the Interior in Mexico, that controls and supervises migration in the country. Twice one of the friars Brother Bernardo encountered the INM, but they did not take any of the migrants into custody. Instead, they filmed and photographed the van, the priest, the migrants, and asked the priest for identification. And then later they filed a lawsuit for human trafficking. This is the sixth complaint filed in seven years against this migrant shelter.\n"},"slug":"265.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqMtYVWxoIijW9b","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"100.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:51:36.000Z","Name":"Attempt to close down citizen group who help migrants in France","Summary":"The Roya citizen association received a summary summons before the Nice TGI, on July 18th 2017, at the request of Olivier Bettati (regional advisor and vice-president of the far right National Front group). He wanted the \"Defend the Royaâ group dissolved on the grounds of âthe seriousness of the dangers to which the citizens are exposed, the violation of public order and the attack on public securityâ. The association is very active in solidarity with migrants who cross the region. The accuser stated that \"The association commits offences every day which jeopardise the security of the city of Breil-sur-Roya and endanger the inhabitants of the Region, but also the French population in general, since [...] ] it is to be feared that terrorists will slip in among these migrants\". They \"support the profit that smugglers make on the backs of migrants\". \"The aid that the association considers to provide to migrants creates a real current and certain danger for the safeguard of the lives of French people characterized by the massive entry of migrants who undermine security and French public order\". The charge was eventually quashed.","Date":"2017-07-18","Link":"http://www.gisti.org/spip.php?article5714","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"The Roya citizen association received a summary summons before the Nice TGI, on July 18th 2017, at the request of Olivier Bettati (regional advisor and vice-president of the far right National Front group). He wanted the "Defend the Royaâ group dissolved on the grounds of âthe seriousness of the dangers to which the citizens are exposed, the violation of public order and the attack on public securityâ. The association is very active in solidarity with migrants who cross the region. The accuser stated that "The association commits offences every day which jeopardise the security of the city of Breil-sur-Roya and endanger the inhabitants of the Region, but also the French population in general, since [...] ] it is to be feared that terrorists will slip in among these migrants". They "support the profit that smugglers make on the backs of migrants". "The aid that the association considers to provide to migrants creates a real current and certain danger for the safeguard of the lives of French people characterized by the massive entry of migrants who undermine security and French public order". The charge was eventually quashed.
\n","plaintext":"The Roya citizen association received a summary summons before the Nice TGI, on July 18th 2017, at the request of Olivier Bettati (regional advisor and vice-president of the far right National Front group). He wanted the "Defend the Royaâ group dissolved on the grounds of âthe seriousness of the dangers to which the citizens are exposed, the violation of public order and the attack on public securityâ. The association is very active in solidarity with migrants who cross the region. The accuser stated that "The association commits offences every day which jeopardise the security of the city of Breil-sur-Roya and endanger the inhabitants of the Region, but also the French population in general, since [...] ] it is to be feared that terrorists will slip in among these migrants". They "support the profit that smugglers make on the backs of migrants". "The aid that the association considers to provide to migrants creates a real current and certain danger for the safeguard of the lives of French people characterized by the massive entry of migrants who undermine security and French public order". The charge was eventually quashed.\n"},"slug":"100.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rectvB6XhbfMhJ0o9","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"55.0","Country":["rec2tOfJVoLY6klxK"],"countryCode":["BE"],"countryName":["Belgium "],"countrySlug":["belgium"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:55:01.000Z","Name":"Four solidarity and humanitarian volunteers arrested in Belgium for operating an organised transnational smuggling ring","Summary":"In the summer of 2017, East Flanders police launched an investigation into a transnational organised âsmuggling ringâ operating in motorway car parks throughout Belgium, leading to the arrest of several suspects at a motorway car park in Flanders. Concluding that the âsmuggling ringâ operated out of Brussels, they investigated further, arresting in the process a total of twelve people, including Anouk Van Gestel, editor-in-chief of the Belgian edition of Marie-Claire, her friend and colleague Myrian Berghe, and Zakia, a Belgian-Moroccan social worker, all of whom had been active in solidarity networks in Belgium, with Berghe providing 55 refugees and migrants with showers, food and a place to sleep over the previous three years. With Walid, a Tunisian long resident in Belgium, and eight migrants, they were charged with the smuggling of 95 people including twelve children, as part of a criminal organisation. The evidence against Van Gestel and Berghe was a (tapped) phone conversation about how a Sudanese teenager Van Gestel was hosting could travel to the UK. Four were later acquitted. ","Date":"2017-07-01","Link":"https://globalvoices.org/2018/09/17/crimes-of-solidarity-in-europe-multiply-as-11-stand-trial-in-belgium-for-helping-migrants/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Belgium","emoji":{"code":"BE","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1EA","name":"Belgium","emoji":"đ§đŞ"},"iso3166":"BE","latitude":50.8333,"longitude":4,"bbox":[2.51357303225,49.5294835476,6.15665815596,51.4750237087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In the summer of 2017, East Flanders police launched an investigation into a transnational organised âsmuggling ringâ operating in motorway car parks throughout Belgium, leading to the arrest of several suspects at a motorway car park in Flanders. Concluding that the âsmuggling ringâ operated out of Brussels, they investigated further, arresting in the process a total of twelve people, including Anouk Van Gestel, editor-in-chief of the Belgian edition of Marie-Claire, her friend and colleague Myrian Berghe, and Zakia, a Belgian-Moroccan social worker, all of whom had been active in solidarity networks in Belgium, with Berghe providing 55 refugees and migrants with showers, food and a place to sleep over the previous three years. With Walid, a Tunisian long resident in Belgium, and eight migrants, they were charged with the smuggling of 95 people including twelve children, as part of a criminal organisation. The evidence against Van Gestel and Berghe was a (tapped) phone conversation about how a Sudanese teenager Van Gestel was hosting could travel to the UK. Four were later acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"In the summer of 2017, East Flanders police launched an investigation into a transnational organised âsmuggling ringâ operating in motorway car parks throughout Belgium, leading to the arrest of several suspects at a motorway car park in Flanders. Concluding that the âsmuggling ringâ operated out of Brussels, they investigated further, arresting in the process a total of twelve people, including Anouk Van Gestel, editor-in-chief of the Belgian edition of Marie-Claire, her friend and colleague Myrian Berghe, and Zakia, a Belgian-Moroccan social worker, all of whom had been active in solidarity networks in Belgium, with Berghe providing 55 refugees and migrants with showers, food and a place to sleep over the previous three years. With Walid, a Tunisian long resident in Belgium, and eight migrants, they were charged with the smuggling of 95 people including twelve children, as part of a criminal organisation. The evidence against Van Gestel and Berghe was a (tapped) phone conversation about how a Sudanese teenager Van Gestel was hosting could travel to the UK. Four were later acquitted.\n"},"slug":"55.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recWTC22RVXArNaL7","createdTime":"2022-07-27T15:00:38.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"251.00","Country":["recv9sDdnKt5TD1qu"],"countryCode":["CH"],"countryName":["Switzerland "],"countrySlug":["switzerland"],"LastModified":"2022-08-01T16:07:36.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested and fined for subletting her apartment to a refused asylum applicant","Summary":"In April 2017 Flavie Bettex (27) was summoned by the police because she was subletting her apartment to a rejected migrant supported by the Vaudois Migrant Reception Establishment (EVAM). She received no material benefit from this arrangement. She was fined 160 Swiss francs, 525 francs in administrative costs as well as a 20-day suspended fine.\nShe was convicted of breaching article 116 of the Aliens Act for âincitement to illegal entry, exit or stayâ. The Iranian asylum seeker, whose asylum application had been rejected, suffered from medical problems and could not be accommodated in a hostel. This is why the 27-year-old young woman offered to sublet him an apartment that she had obtained in her name. The man could not be sent back to Iran, was financially supported by the EVAM which paid the rent for the apartment. The young woman therefore had no reason to suspect that her action was against the law, since the authorities were informed of the terms of the sublease. She was acquitted on 18th September 2018.","Date":"2017-04-01","Link":"https://www-reformes-ch.translate.goog/solidarites/2018/09/le-tribunal-donne-raison-flavie-bettex-vd-migrants-loi-lausanne-accueil?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Switzerland","emoji":{"code":"CH","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1ED","name":"Switzerland","emoji":"đ¨đ"},"iso3166":"CH","latitude":47,"longitude":8,"bbox":[6.02260949059,45.7769477403,10.4427014502,47.8308275417]}]},"summary":{"html":"In April 2017 Flavie Bettex (27) was summoned by the police because she was subletting her apartment to a rejected migrant supported by the Vaudois Migrant Reception Establishment (EVAM). She received no material benefit from this arrangement. She was fined 160 Swiss francs, 525 francs in administrative costs as well as a 20-day suspended fine.\nShe was convicted of breaching article 116 of the Aliens Act for âincitement to illegal entry, exit or stayâ. The Iranian asylum seeker, whose asylum application had been rejected, suffered from medical problems and could not be accommodated in a hostel. This is why the 27-year-old young woman offered to sublet him an apartment that she had obtained in her name. The man could not be sent back to Iran, was financially supported by the EVAM which paid the rent for the apartment. The young woman therefore had no reason to suspect that her action was against the law, since the authorities were informed of the terms of the sublease. She was acquitted on 18th September 2018.
\n","plaintext":"In April 2017 Flavie Bettex (27) was summoned by the police because she was subletting her apartment to a rejected migrant supported by the Vaudois Migrant Reception Establishment (EVAM). She received no material benefit from this arrangement. She was fined 160 Swiss francs, 525 francs in administrative costs as well as a 20-day suspended fine.\nShe was convicted of breaching article 116 of the Aliens Act for âincitement to illegal entry, exit or stayâ. The Iranian asylum seeker, whose asylum application had been rejected, suffered from medical problems and could not be accommodated in a hostel. This is why the 27-year-old young woman offered to sublet him an apartment that she had obtained in her name. The man could not be sent back to Iran, was financially supported by the EVAM which paid the rent for the apartment. The young woman therefore had no reason to suspect that her action was against the law, since the authorities were informed of the terms of the sublease. She was acquitted on 18th September 2018.\n"},"slug":"251.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec5OgnwcULSRCtSG","createdTime":"2022-07-26T10:13:58.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"233.00","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T10:19:55.000Z","Name":"Man arrested in France for allowing a family from Kosovo whose asylum application was refused to stay with him","Summary":"Fernand Bosson, former mayor of Onnion in France was arrested on 8th February 2017 and convicted on 7th April 2017 for housing a family from Kosovo after their asylum application was dismissed. The tdefendant, who was liable to five years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros, was finally found guilty but exempt from punishment. On February 8, police forces had arrested the family housed by Fernand Bosson following an administrative search requested by the prefect of Haute-Savoie as part of a state of emergency that had been declared locally. The search order stated: \"The dwelling of Mr. Bosson is a place where there are serious reasons to believe that it is frequented by one or more people whose behaviour poses a threat to order and public safety.\" ","Date":"2017-02-08","Link":"https://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2016/04/07/un-proces-relance-le-debat-sur-le-delit-de-solidarite_4898230_1653578.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Fernand Bosson, former mayor of Onnion in France was arrested on 8th February 2017 and convicted on 7th April 2017 for housing a family from Kosovo after their asylum application was dismissed. The tdefendant, who was liable to five years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros, was finally found guilty but exempt from punishment. On February 8, police forces had arrested the family housed by Fernand Bosson following an administrative search requested by the prefect of Haute-Savoie as part of a state of emergency that had been declared locally. The search order stated: "The dwelling of Mr. Bosson is a place where there are serious reasons to believe that it is frequented by one or more people whose behaviour poses a threat to order and public safety."
\n","plaintext":"Fernand Bosson, former mayor of Onnion in France was arrested on 8th February 2017 and convicted on 7th April 2017 for housing a family from Kosovo after their asylum application was dismissed. The tdefendant, who was liable to five years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros, was finally found guilty but exempt from punishment. On February 8, police forces had arrested the family housed by Fernand Bosson following an administrative search requested by the prefect of Haute-Savoie as part of a state of emergency that had been declared locally. The search order stated: "The dwelling of Mr. Bosson is a place where there are serious reasons to believe that it is frequented by one or more people whose behaviour poses a threat to order and public safety."\n"},"slug":"233.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recaVlfoNkPghMyEn","createdTime":"2022-07-26T10:03:26.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"232.00","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T10:08:29.000Z","Name":"Men arrested for giving lift to migrants on dangerous Alpine road in France","Summary":"In January 2017 four actvists were arrested in France for facilitating illegal entry. GĂŠrard Bonnet, RenĂŠ Dahon, Daniel Oudin and Françoise Gogois transported six migrants in their cars on January 6, 2017. These migrants, previously housed with activist CĂŠdric Herrou, in the Roya Valley, above Menton and Ventimiglia (Italy), had left without warning, and the four activists had found them on a \"very dangerous road, at 1,000 m above sea level,\" they explained. The four activists were then arrested by gendarmes alerted by a hiker and migrants returned to Italy. They were were found guilty and sentenced to a suspended fine of 800 euros on 23rd June 2017. \n\nDo you know what happened in this case after appeal? Get in touch!","Date":"2017-01-06","Link":"https://www.europe1.fr/societe/aide-aux-migrants-peine-confirmee-en-appel-contre-quatre-retraites-3519905","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In January 2017 four actvists were arrested in France for facilitating illegal entry. GĂŠrard Bonnet, RenĂŠ Dahon, Daniel Oudin and Françoise Gogois transported six migrants in their cars on January 6, 2017. These migrants, previously housed with activist CĂŠdric Herrou, in the Roya Valley, above Menton and Ventimiglia (Italy), had left without warning, and the four activists had found them on a "very dangerous road, at 1,000 m above sea level," they explained. The four activists were then arrested by gendarmes alerted by a hiker and migrants returned to Italy. They were were found guilty and sentenced to a suspended fine of 800 euros on 23rd June 2017.
\nDo you know what happened in this case after appeal? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"In January 2017 four actvists were arrested in France for facilitating illegal entry. GĂŠrard Bonnet, RenĂŠ Dahon, Daniel Oudin and Françoise Gogois transported six migrants in their cars on January 6, 2017. These migrants, previously housed with activist CĂŠdric Herrou, in the Roya Valley, above Menton and Ventimiglia (Italy), had left without warning, and the four activists had found them on a "very dangerous road, at 1,000 m above sea level," they explained. The four activists were then arrested by gendarmes alerted by a hiker and migrants returned to Italy. They were were found guilty and sentenced to a suspended fine of 800 euros on 23rd June 2017.\nDo you know what happened in this case after appeal? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"232.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recKVHucG5SVJOeW2","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"101.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:04:37.000Z","Name":"Man imprisoned for giving 4 migrants a lift within France","Summary":"A man was arrested and imprisoned in France for coming to the aid of four people in an irregular situation in June 2016. RaphaĂŤl, 19, had transported four asylum seekers between Saorge station and Breil-sur-Roya. He had crossed no border but was taken into police custody, then prosecuted and finally sentenced. He was sentenced to three months in prison. He was denied humanitarian immunity by the judge at appeal because his actions were \"devoid of any spontaneity\", and are \"part of a militant action process aimed at knowingly removing foreigners from the controls implemented by the authorities\"","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://francais.rt.com/france/44101-trois-mois-prison-avec-sursis-aide-migrants-roya","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"A man was arrested and imprisoned in France for coming to the aid of four people in an irregular situation in June 2016. RaphaĂŤl, 19, had transported four asylum seekers between Saorge station and Breil-sur-Roya. He had crossed no border but was taken into police custody, then prosecuted and finally sentenced. He was sentenced to three months in prison. He was denied humanitarian immunity by the judge at appeal because his actions were "devoid of any spontaneity", and are "part of a militant action process aimed at knowingly removing foreigners from the controls implemented by the authorities"
\n","plaintext":"A man was arrested and imprisoned in France for coming to the aid of four people in an irregular situation in June 2016. RaphaĂŤl, 19, had transported four asylum seekers between Saorge station and Breil-sur-Roya. He had crossed no border but was taken into police custody, then prosecuted and finally sentenced. He was sentenced to three months in prison. He was denied humanitarian immunity by the judge at appeal because his actions were "devoid of any spontaneity", and are "part of a militant action process aimed at knowingly removing foreigners from the controls implemented by the authorities"\n"},"slug":"101.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reccGaMdFuvzvVOeS","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"131.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:28:36.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians arrested for distributing food to irregular migrants in Italy","Summary":"Three French and British volunteers with Roya Citoyenne were arrested in Ventimiglia for distributing food to migrants, an action banned by decree (on 11 August 2016). It was the second arrest for one of the volunteers, GeĚrard Bonnet, aged 64. ","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.thelocal.fr/20170323/french-and-british-volunteers-arrested-for-giving-food-to-migrants-in-italy/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"Three French and British volunteers with Roya Citoyenne were arrested in Ventimiglia for distributing food to migrants, an action banned by decree (on 11 August 2016). It was the second arrest for one of the volunteers, GeĚrard Bonnet, aged 64.
\n","plaintext":"Three French and British volunteers with Roya Citoyenne were arrested in Ventimiglia for distributing food to migrants, an action banned by decree (on 11 August 2016). It was the second arrest for one of the volunteers, GeĚrard Bonnet, aged 64.\n"},"slug":"131.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recca2L9GITqpTW53","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"106.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:03:37.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested to helping irregular migrants in France","Summary":"CeĚdric Herrou, a farmer from the Franco-Italian Valley of the Roya (a key crossing point for migrants into France from Italy), was placed on trial in 2017 for assisting some 200 irregular-status foreigners to enter and pass through France. He provided them with shelter in his home and in a disused national railway building (he got a fine and a suspended sentence). Cedric Herrou, part of a group of ordinary citizens who live close to the border with Italy and provide food and lodgings for migrants, was acquitted of assisting migrantsâ illegal stay but convicted of aiding illegal immigration and given a suspended fine of âŹ3,000. In August 2017 the Aix-en-Provence appeal court reversed the acquittal of Cedric Herrou on charges of assisting unlawful stay in France by lodging undocumented migrants, ruling that the migrants did not need humanitarian assistance, and that in any event, Herrouâs actions were motivated by militancy against immigration controls, disqualifying him from the âhumanitarianâ exemption. It imposed a suspended four month prison sentence.","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.france24.com/fr/20170104-agriculteur-vallee-roya-traine-devant-justice-avoir-aide-migrants-cedric-herrou","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"CeĚdric Herrou, a farmer from the Franco-Italian Valley of the Roya (a key crossing point for migrants into France from Italy), was placed on trial in 2017 for assisting some 200 irregular-status foreigners to enter and pass through France. He provided them with shelter in his home and in a disused national railway building (he got a fine and a suspended sentence). Cedric Herrou, part of a group of ordinary citizens who live close to the border with Italy and provide food and lodgings for migrants, was acquitted of assisting migrantsâ illegal stay but convicted of aiding illegal immigration and given a suspended fine of âŹ3,000. In August 2017 the Aix-en-Provence appeal court reversed the acquittal of Cedric Herrou on charges of assisting unlawful stay in France by lodging undocumented migrants, ruling that the migrants did not need humanitarian assistance, and that in any event, Herrouâs actions were motivated by militancy against immigration controls, disqualifying him from the âhumanitarianâ exemption. It imposed a suspended four month prison sentence.
\n","plaintext":"CeĚdric Herrou, a farmer from the Franco-Italian Valley of the Roya (a key crossing point for migrants into France from Italy), was placed on trial in 2017 for assisting some 200 irregular-status foreigners to enter and pass through France. He provided them with shelter in his home and in a disused national railway building (he got a fine and a suspended sentence). Cedric Herrou, part of a group of ordinary citizens who live close to the border with Italy and provide food and lodgings for migrants, was acquitted of assisting migrantsâ illegal stay but convicted of aiding illegal immigration and given a suspended fine of âŹ3,000. In August 2017 the Aix-en-Provence appeal court reversed the acquittal of Cedric Herrou on charges of assisting unlawful stay in France by lodging undocumented migrants, ruling that the migrants did not need humanitarian assistance, and that in any event, Herrouâs actions were motivated by militancy against immigration controls, disqualifying him from the âhumanitarianâ exemption. It imposed a suspended four month prison sentence.\n"},"slug":"106.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recc2fFssF6sJmjt3","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"160.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:53:18.000Z","Name":"Anti-deportation activists arrested in UK","Summary":"In 2017 fifteen people were arrested for attempting to stop a deportation flight from the UK. The âStansted 15â activists from a number of anti-deportation groups, attempted to stop a charter deportation flight from Stansted airport, outside London, to Ghana and Nigeria, by chaining themselves to each other and the plane, and lying on the tarmac for over ten hours. The defendants were all given non- custodial sentences when they returned to court in February 2019, and were eventually acquitted on appeal in 2021.","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-55859455","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 fifteen people were arrested for attempting to stop a deportation flight from the UK. The âStansted 15â activists from a number of anti-deportation groups, attempted to stop a charter deportation flight from Stansted airport, outside London, to Ghana and Nigeria, by chaining themselves to each other and the plane, and lying on the tarmac for over ten hours. The defendants were all given non- custodial sentences when they returned to court in February 2019, and were eventually acquitted on appeal in 2021.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 fifteen people were arrested for attempting to stop a deportation flight from the UK. The âStansted 15â activists from a number of anti-deportation groups, attempted to stop a charter deportation flight from Stansted airport, outside London, to Ghana and Nigeria, by chaining themselves to each other and the plane, and lying on the tarmac for over ten hours. The defendants were all given non- custodial sentences when they returned to court in February 2019, and were eventually acquitted on appeal in 2021.\n"},"slug":"160.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recdg3xyCaFOIsZwI","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"102.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:08:37.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for aiding irregular entry of foreigners after helping two minors access state support in France","Summary":"In 2017 a woman was arrested for âhaving aided the entry of two foreign minors in an irregular situationâ after helping two minors access state support in France. Martine Landry, a 73-year-old woman who volunteers for Amnesty and Anafe was standing on the French side of the Menton-Vintimille border crossing between France and Italy when she witnessed Italian police forcibly return two young men to French territory. She said she took that to indicate the pair were minors who had been in France before setting foot in Italy, which means âitâs up to the French to take care of their protectionâ. She waited for the teenagers â whom she later learned were both 15-year-old Guinean asylum seekers â to cross into France and then walked them to a border police station nearby. There, she said, she helped the children deliver a written document requesting they be placed in the custody of Franceâs child welfare agency, which is where they remain. A criminal charge that comes with a maximum five-year prison term and 30,000 euro fine. She was eventually let off when the prosecutor withdrew their case.","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"http://www.gisti.org/spip.php?article5741","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 a woman was arrested for âhaving aided the entry of two foreign minors in an irregular situationâ after helping two minors access state support in France. Martine Landry, a 73-year-old woman who volunteers for Amnesty and Anafe was standing on the French side of the Menton-Vintimille border crossing between France and Italy when she witnessed Italian police forcibly return two young men to French territory. She said she took that to indicate the pair were minors who had been in France before setting foot in Italy, which means âitâs up to the French to take care of their protectionâ. She waited for the teenagers â whom she later learned were both 15-year-old Guinean asylum seekers â to cross into France and then walked them to a border police station nearby. There, she said, she helped the children deliver a written document requesting they be placed in the custody of Franceâs child welfare agency, which is where they remain. A criminal charge that comes with a maximum five-year prison term and 30,000 euro fine. She was eventually let off when the prosecutor withdrew their case.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 a woman was arrested for âhaving aided the entry of two foreign minors in an irregular situationâ after helping two minors access state support in France. Martine Landry, a 73-year-old woman who volunteers for Amnesty and Anafe was standing on the French side of the Menton-Vintimille border crossing between France and Italy when she witnessed Italian police forcibly return two young men to French territory. She said she took that to indicate the pair were minors who had been in France before setting foot in Italy, which means âitâs up to the French to take care of their protectionâ. She waited for the teenagers â whom she later learned were both 15-year-old Guinean asylum seekers â to cross into France and then walked them to a border police station nearby. There, she said, she helped the children deliver a written document requesting they be placed in the custody of Franceâs child welfare agency, which is where they remain. A criminal charge that comes with a maximum five-year prison term and 30,000 euro fine. She was eventually let off when the prosecutor withdrew their case.\n"},"slug":"102.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rechg1LDHfr7We7bW","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"2.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-08-05T14:46:14.000Z","Name":"Mandatory 'code of conduct' for search and rescue NGO ships in Italy","Summary":"âCode of Conductâ introduced for NGOs to sign if they want to continue search and rescue activities. code of conduct imposes on NGOs the obligation to have armed judicial police on board, some have refused to sign Doctors without Borders, Sea Watch and Jugend Rettet. As a consequence of the refusal to sign, their ships have been prevented from docking in Italian ports and the rescuers of the Jugend Rettet are currently on trial, accused of collab- orating with Libyan smugglers. ","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.euronews.com/2017/08/03/text-of-italys-code-of-conduct-for-ngos-involved-in-migrant-rescue","Public":true,"Type":["rec1sHW40MZqZ9CUL"],"TypeName":["Code of conduct"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"âCode of Conductâ introduced for NGOs to sign if they want to continue search and rescue activities. code of conduct imposes on NGOs the obligation to have armed judicial police on board, some have refused to sign Doctors without Borders, Sea Watch and Jugend Rettet. As a consequence of the refusal to sign, their ships have been prevented from docking in Italian ports and the rescuers of the Jugend Rettet are currently on trial, accused of collab- orating with Libyan smugglers.
\n","plaintext":"âCode of Conductâ introduced for NGOs to sign if they want to continue search and rescue activities. code of conduct imposes on NGOs the obligation to have armed judicial police on board, some have refused to sign Doctors without Borders, Sea Watch and Jugend Rettet. As a consequence of the refusal to sign, their ships have been prevented from docking in Italian ports and the rescuers of the Jugend Rettet are currently on trial, accused of collab- orating with Libyan smugglers.\n"},"slug":"2.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recnx6Gc7nn23FJUT","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"141.0","Country":["recp6MnZxo72CkBSb"],"countryCode":["MA"],"countryName":["Morocco "],"countrySlug":["morocco"],"LastModified":"2022-07-27T09:40:11.000Z","Name":"Human rights defender arrested for helping migrants in Morocco ","Summary":"In 2017 Spanish journalist and human rights defender Helena Maleno was arrested in Morocco for colluding with traffickers. Helena is a founding member of Caminando Fronteras, a non-governmental human rights organisation that has been focusing on the protection of migrantsâ rights since the early 2000s. The organisation offers a lifeline to migrants who are risking their lives to reach Europe, crossing by sea in boats that are unseaworthy. On receiving calls from at-risk migrants, the organisation alerts the maritime authorities of Spain, Morocco and Algeria. Caminando Fronteras also provides legal, social and healthcare support to migrants and documents human rights abuses from both sides of the borders. The case was eventally dropped after 7 years.","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/human-rights-defenders/morocco-criminal-case-against-helena-maleno-dropped","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Morocco","emoji":{"code":"MA","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1E6","name":"Morocco","emoji":"đ˛đŚ"},"iso3166":"MA","latitude":32,"longitude":-5,"bbox":[-17.0204284327,21.4207341578,-1.12455115397,35.7599881048]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 Spanish journalist and human rights defender Helena Maleno was arrested in Morocco for colluding with traffickers. Helena is a founding member of Caminando Fronteras, a non-governmental human rights organisation that has been focusing on the protection of migrantsâ rights since the early 2000s. The organisation offers a lifeline to migrants who are risking their lives to reach Europe, crossing by sea in boats that are unseaworthy. On receiving calls from at-risk migrants, the organisation alerts the maritime authorities of Spain, Morocco and Algeria. Caminando Fronteras also provides legal, social and healthcare support to migrants and documents human rights abuses from both sides of the borders. The case was eventally dropped after 7 years.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 Spanish journalist and human rights defender Helena Maleno was arrested in Morocco for colluding with traffickers. Helena is a founding member of Caminando Fronteras, a non-governmental human rights organisation that has been focusing on the protection of migrantsâ rights since the early 2000s. The organisation offers a lifeline to migrants who are risking their lives to reach Europe, crossing by sea in boats that are unseaworthy. On receiving calls from at-risk migrants, the organisation alerts the maritime authorities of Spain, Morocco and Algeria. Caminando Fronteras also provides legal, social and healthcare support to migrants and documents human rights abuses from both sides of the borders. The case was eventally dropped after 7 years.\n"},"slug":"141.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqfjXqt59Uo3oeo","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"153.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:34:21.000Z","Name":"Warning of fines and prosecution for undertaking unauthorised search and rescue in Spain ","Summary":"In 2017 in Spain it was announced that search an rescue operations would require approval by the authorities in order to operate. The Directorate General of Merchant Marine under the Development Ministry wrote to the captain of the Open Arms search and rescue vessel indicating that all search and rescue operations require the prior approval of the authority responsible for the search and rescue zone. The correspondence further stipulated that any consequential breaches during the navigation of the ship, would constitute infractions against maritime security or maritime traffic, punishable with fines of up to 901,000 and 300,000 euros, respectively.","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://ecre.org/spain-open-arms-search-and-rescue-vessel-denied-permission-to-conduct-mission/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 in Spain it was announced that search an rescue operations would require approval by the authorities in order to operate. The Directorate General of Merchant Marine under the Development Ministry wrote to the captain of the Open Arms search and rescue vessel indicating that all search and rescue operations require the prior approval of the authority responsible for the search and rescue zone. The correspondence further stipulated that any consequential breaches during the navigation of the ship, would constitute infractions against maritime security or maritime traffic, punishable with fines of up to 901,000 and 300,000 euros, respectively.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 in Spain it was announced that search an rescue operations would require approval by the authorities in order to operate. The Directorate General of Merchant Marine under the Development Ministry wrote to the captain of the Open Arms search and rescue vessel indicating that all search and rescue operations require the prior approval of the authority responsible for the search and rescue zone. The correspondence further stipulated that any consequential breaches during the navigation of the ship, would constitute infractions against maritime security or maritime traffic, punishable with fines of up to 901,000 and 300,000 euros, respectively.\n"},"slug":"153.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recsFA1euKspsYOfN","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"5.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T10:58:53.000Z","Name":"Mayor of Calais bans distribution of food to migrants","Summary":"Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart issues a decree banning the distribution of food to migrants as a âthreat to peace and securityâ. 20 days later a court in Lille ruled this unlawful. The decree by the Calais mayor was found to violate human rights guarantees and constitute inhuman and degrading treatment. ","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.france24.com/fr/20170303-maire-calais-dissuader-distribution-repas-migrants-refugies-nourriture-humanitaire","Public":true,"Type":["reccjSfdlI2HDw5yb"],"TypeName":["Decree"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart issues a decree banning the distribution of food to migrants as a âthreat to peace and securityâ. 20 days later a court in Lille ruled this unlawful. The decree by the Calais mayor was found to violate human rights guarantees and constitute inhuman and degrading treatment.
\n","plaintext":"Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart issues a decree banning the distribution of food to migrants as a âthreat to peace and securityâ. 20 days later a court in Lille ruled this unlawful. The decree by the Calais mayor was found to violate human rights guarantees and constitute inhuman and degrading treatment.\n"},"slug":"5.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recwkN0z1e5pOGuYQ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"171.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:43:34.000Z","Name":"US based organisation asked to 'cease and desist' assisting immigrants in legal deportation proceedings","Summary":"In 2017 a 'cease and desist' letter was sent to the US based Northwest Immigrants Rights Project (NWIRP, based in Seattle). The letter instructed NWIRP to stop assisting unrepresented immigrants in deportation proceedings. It was challenged by NWIRP and the case is ongoing.","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=15777","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 a 'cease and desist' letter was sent to the US based Northwest Immigrants Rights Project (NWIRP, based in Seattle). The letter instructed NWIRP to stop assisting unrepresented immigrants in deportation proceedings. It was challenged by NWIRP and the case is ongoing.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 a 'cease and desist' letter was sent to the US based Northwest Immigrants Rights Project (NWIRP, based in Seattle). The letter instructed NWIRP to stop assisting unrepresented immigrants in deportation proceedings. It was challenged by NWIRP and the case is ongoing.\n"},"slug":"171.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recNoDrUfgYQNqV6D","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"103.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:09:38.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for installing portable showers for migrants in Calais","Summary":"After the charity Secours Catholique (Catholic Relief) installed portable showers in Calais for homeless migrants, CRS riot police arrested one of the charityâs employees, a journalist from LibeĚration, HaydĂŠe SabĂŠran, and seven children who arrived to take a shower. ","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://passeursdhospitalites.wordpress.com/2017/02/15/calais-la-journaliste-haydee-saberan-une-salariee-du-secours-catholique-et-sept-mineurs-arretes-devant-les-douches/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"After the charity Secours Catholique (Catholic Relief) installed portable showers in Calais for homeless migrants, CRS riot police arrested one of the charityâs employees, a journalist from LibeĚration, HaydĂŠe SabĂŠran, and seven children who arrived to take a shower.
\n","plaintext":"After the charity Secours Catholique (Catholic Relief) installed portable showers in Calais for homeless migrants, CRS riot police arrested one of the charityâs employees, a journalist from LibeĚration, HaydĂŠe SabĂŠran, and seven children who arrived to take a shower.\n"},"slug":"103.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recPwqUn5mNFcGEGG","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"152.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:32:22.000Z","Name":"Detainees deported after witnessing police violence and protesting in immigration detention","Summary":"In 2017 in Spain some detainees protested to show support for another detainee who had been violently subdued by police and placed into isolation. Immediately after, the detainee and all of the witnesses were notified that they would be expelled that same morning, making it impossible to resolve the case due to lack of witnesses. This occurred at Aluche Detention Centre in Madrid.","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1477370819882908","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 in Spain some detainees protested to show support for another detainee who had been violently subdued by police and placed into isolation. Immediately after, the detainee and all of the witnesses were notified that they would be expelled that same morning, making it impossible to resolve the case due to lack of witnesses. This occurred at Aluche Detention Centre in Madrid.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 in Spain some detainees protested to show support for another detainee who had been violently subdued by police and placed into isolation. Immediately after, the detainee and all of the witnesses were notified that they would be expelled that same morning, making it impossible to resolve the case due to lack of witnesses. This occurred at Aluche Detention Centre in Madrid.\n"},"slug":"152.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recW89AUaL51J3T5e","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"154.0","Country":["recTfYI3eMwrBuhBB"],"countryCode":["SE"],"countryName":["Sweden "],"countrySlug":["sweden"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:41:36.000Z","Name":"Journalist arrested for smuggling for transporting a child from Greece to Sweden","Summary":"In 2017 Swedish TV journalist Fredrik OĚnnevall, his cameraman and interpreter are all found guilty of people smuggling. They received a suspended sentence and an order to complete 75 hours of community service. In the spring of 2014, OĚnnevall was making a TV documentary on the refugee crisis in Greece when a 15-year-old boy pleaded with him, âtake me with youâ, which he did. ","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/swedish-journalist-convicted-of-smuggling-for-helping-syrian-boy-migrate","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Sweden","emoji":{"code":"SE","unicode":"U+1F1F8 U+1F1EA","name":"Sweden","emoji":"đ¸đŞ"},"iso3166":"SE","latitude":62,"longitude":15,"bbox":[11.0273686052,55.3617373725,23.9033785336,69.1062472602]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 Swedish TV journalist Fredrik OĚnnevall, his cameraman and interpreter are all found guilty of people smuggling. They received a suspended sentence and an order to complete 75 hours of community service. In the spring of 2014, OĚnnevall was making a TV documentary on the refugee crisis in Greece when a 15-year-old boy pleaded with him, âtake me with youâ, which he did.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 Swedish TV journalist Fredrik OĚnnevall, his cameraman and interpreter are all found guilty of people smuggling. They received a suspended sentence and an order to complete 75 hours of community service. In the spring of 2014, OĚnnevall was making a TV documentary on the refugee crisis in Greece when a 15-year-old boy pleaded with him, âtake me with youâ, which he did.\n"},"slug":"154.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1CUilssfMLFuqm","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"132.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:36:15.000Z","Name":"Search and rescue vessel seized in Italy after the captain accused of colluding with traffickers","Summary":"German search and rescue vessel, Iuventa, was seized in Italy in 2017. Shortly after docking at Lampedusa the ship of Jugend Rettet organisation was seized the on the orders of prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio. The prosecutor accused the NGO of cooperating with traffickers. There was no evidence to bring charges against the crew members who regarded the events as a âwarning signâ given the timing of the shipâs seizure, the day after the deadline for signing a new mandatory code of conduct. ","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-refugee-rescue-ship-jugend-rettet-libyan-smugglers-mediterranean-migrant-boats-lampedusa-colluding-investigation-latest-a7875371.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"German search and rescue vessel, Iuventa, was seized in Italy in 2017. Shortly after docking at Lampedusa the ship of Jugend Rettet organisation was seized the on the orders of prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio. The prosecutor accused the NGO of cooperating with traffickers. There was no evidence to bring charges against the crew members who regarded the events as a âwarning signâ given the timing of the shipâs seizure, the day after the deadline for signing a new mandatory code of conduct.
\n","plaintext":"German search and rescue vessel, Iuventa, was seized in Italy in 2017. Shortly after docking at Lampedusa the ship of Jugend Rettet organisation was seized the on the orders of prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio. The prosecutor accused the NGO of cooperating with traffickers. There was no evidence to bring charges against the crew members who regarded the events as a âwarning signâ given the timing of the shipâs seizure, the day after the deadline for signing a new mandatory code of conduct.\n"},"slug":"132.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec5F3h12XDGd7wK9","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"105.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:16:20.000Z","Name":"Woman who gave lift to a couple and six children arrested for assisting the entry of illegal immigrants in France","Summary":"In 2017 Francesca Peirotti was arrested for assisting the entry of illegal immigrants on the motorway near Menton. In her van she was carrying a family from Eritrea (1 couple and a 6 month old baby), 3 young girls from Eritrea and Ethiopia, and 2 minors from Chad and Ethiopia. She was given Criminal fine OF ⏠1,000","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"http://www.gisti.org/spip.php?article5684","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 Francesca Peirotti was arrested for assisting the entry of illegal immigrants on the motorway near Menton. In her van she was carrying a family from Eritrea (1 couple and a 6 month old baby), 3 young girls from Eritrea and Ethiopia, and 2 minors from Chad and Ethiopia. She was given Criminal fine OF ⏠1,000
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 Francesca Peirotti was arrested for assisting the entry of illegal immigrants on the motorway near Menton. In her van she was carrying a family from Eritrea (1 couple and a 6 month old baby), 3 young girls from Eritrea and Ethiopia, and 2 minors from Chad and Ethiopia. She was given Criminal fine OF ⏠1,000\n"},"slug":"105.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec9Wv3nMv06msTmK","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"172.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:45:32.000Z","Name":"Solidarity activist threatened with deportation for campaigning against immigration detention in the US","Summary":"In 2017 a solidarity activist in the US was threatened with deportation for her activities. Maru Mora Villalpando, who had been in the US since 1996, faced deportation proceedings after fronting a high-profile campaign against alleged human rights violations at a US immigration detention centre. The centre was operated by a private company on behalf of the US Government. In 2021 the new Biden administration dropped the proceedings and gave her permanent leave to remain. ","Date":"2017-01-01","Link":"https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/government-drops-deportation-case-against-immigration-activist-maru-mora-villalpando/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2017 a solidarity activist in the US was threatened with deportation for her activities. Maru Mora Villalpando, who had been in the US since 1996, faced deportation proceedings after fronting a high-profile campaign against alleged human rights violations at a US immigration detention centre. The centre was operated by a private company on behalf of the US Government. In 2021 the new Biden administration dropped the proceedings and gave her permanent leave to remain.
\n","plaintext":"In 2017 a solidarity activist in the US was threatened with deportation for her activities. Maru Mora Villalpando, who had been in the US since 1996, faced deportation proceedings after fronting a high-profile campaign against alleged human rights violations at a US immigration detention centre. The centre was operated by a private company on behalf of the US Government. In 2021 the new Biden administration dropped the proceedings and gave her permanent leave to remain.\n"},"slug":"172.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recwWbPvYn3aPTljE","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"119.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:55:22.000Z","Name":"Two humnitarians charged with smuggling for attempting to drive eight refugees to Spain","Summary":"Two Spanish citizens were arrested in Greece in 2016. They were charged with smuggling for attempting to take eight refugees to the Basque country in a camper van. Mikel Zuloaga and 59-year-old BegonĚa Huarte were members of a Basque refugee welcome group, arrested by the Igoumenitsa coastguard in Greece on 27 December.","Date":"2016-12-27","Link":"https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/214946/spaniards-arrested-for-transporting-migrants-released/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"Two Spanish citizens were arrested in Greece in 2016. They were charged with smuggling for attempting to take eight refugees to the Basque country in a camper van. Mikel Zuloaga and 59-year-old BegonĚa Huarte were members of a Basque refugee welcome group, arrested by the Igoumenitsa coastguard in Greece on 27 December.
\n","plaintext":"Two Spanish citizens were arrested in Greece in 2016. They were charged with smuggling for attempting to take eight refugees to the Basque country in a camper van. Mikel Zuloaga and 59-year-old BegonĚa Huarte were members of a Basque refugee welcome group, arrested by the Igoumenitsa coastguard in Greece on 27 December.\n"},"slug":"119.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recJT8tACTVtanYoX","createdTime":"2022-07-26T12:17:22.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"238.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T12:21:11.000Z","Name":"Spanish woman arrested for trying to help a Kurdish refugee leave Greece","Summary":"In November 2016, Lola GutiĂŠrrez (a Spanish citizen) tried to help (for no renumeration) a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, Ayad, leave Greece - he used her son's Spanish identity documents and she posed as his mother whilst the two tried to board a plane at Athens airport. A member of the staff at the airport grew suspicious when they went to check in and tipped off the police. They were both subsequently detained. GutiĂŠrrez was declared a threat to national security and deported, and in summer 2017 charged with attempted people smuggling and the improper use of documentation. Ayad was detained for three days and then set free, after which he returned to the makeshift refugee camp in Athens where he had been living previously. After her arrest, GutiĂŠrrez was held for some time in the Elliniko migrant detention centre in Athens. On Tuesday 18 December 2017 a court in Athens heard the case against GutiĂŠrrez and handed down a suspended sentence of 17 months' imprisonment, despite the prosecutor's request that she be put behind bars for between five and ten years.","Date":"2016-11-01","Link":"https://www.statewatch.org/news/2018/december/greece-suspended-sentence-for-spanish-activist-is-decisive-for-decriminalising-solidarity-with-migrants-and-refugees/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In November 2016, Lola GutiĂŠrrez (a Spanish citizen) tried to help (for no renumeration) a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, Ayad, leave Greece - he used her son's Spanish identity documents and she posed as his mother whilst the two tried to board a plane at Athens airport. A member of the staff at the airport grew suspicious when they went to check in and tipped off the police. They were both subsequently detained. GutiĂŠrrez was declared a threat to national security and deported, and in summer 2017 charged with attempted people smuggling and the improper use of documentation. Ayad was detained for three days and then set free, after which he returned to the makeshift refugee camp in Athens where he had been living previously. After her arrest, GutiĂŠrrez was held for some time in the Elliniko migrant detention centre in Athens. On Tuesday 18 December 2017 a court in Athens heard the case against GutiĂŠrrez and handed down a suspended sentence of 17 months' imprisonment, despite the prosecutor's request that she be put behind bars for between five and ten years.
\n","plaintext":"In November 2016, Lola GutiĂŠrrez (a Spanish citizen) tried to help (for no renumeration) a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, Ayad, leave Greece - he used her son's Spanish identity documents and she posed as his mother whilst the two tried to board a plane at Athens airport. A member of the staff at the airport grew suspicious when they went to check in and tipped off the police. They were both subsequently detained. GutiĂŠrrez was declared a threat to national security and deported, and in summer 2017 charged with attempted people smuggling and the improper use of documentation. Ayad was detained for three days and then set free, after which he returned to the makeshift refugee camp in Athens where he had been living previously. After her arrest, GutiĂŠrrez was held for some time in the Elliniko migrant detention centre in Athens. On Tuesday 18 December 2017 a court in Athens heard the case against GutiĂŠrrez and handed down a suspended sentence of 17 months' imprisonment, despite the prosecutor's request that she be put behind bars for between five and ten years.\n"},"slug":"238.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqEYMxmnG1jDx9l","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"99.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:38:12.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for facilitating irregular stay and entry into the French territory","Summary":"A man (M.X) was convicted, among other charges raised against him, of facilitating irregular stay and irregular entry into the French territory. The defendant admitted to have transported many migrants across the Italian-French border and to have hosted them both in his home and later in an abandoned train depot in Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende belonging to the SNCF (the French National Railway Company). On 18th October 2016, the French police found 57 foreign nationals (mostly originating from Eritrea and Sudan) present in the occupied train depot. M.X. and his associates had entered through a broken window on the ground floor and intended to use the facilities as a temporary migrant shelter. When approach by the police, M.X. presented himself as the leader of the group and declared that they were a humanitarian organization providing assistance to irregular migrants in need and did not ask for any material or financial decompensation. During the month of October 2016, M.X. was suspected to have helped around 200 irregular migrants knowingly that they did not possess any legal permit to stay in France and knowingly that his actions were in violation of the French Immigration and Asylum Code.  ","Date":"2016-10-18","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/fra/2018/judgment_no._2923_17-85.736.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"A man (M.X) was convicted, among other charges raised against him, of facilitating irregular stay and irregular entry into the French territory. The defendant admitted to have transported many migrants across the Italian-French border and to have hosted them both in his home and later in an abandoned train depot in Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende belonging to the SNCF (the French National Railway Company). On 18th October 2016, the French police found 57 foreign nationals (mostly originating from Eritrea and Sudan) present in the occupied train depot. M.X. and his associates had entered through a broken window on the ground floor and intended to use the facilities as a temporary migrant shelter. When approach by the police, M.X. presented himself as the leader of the group and declared that they were a humanitarian organization providing assistance to irregular migrants in need and did not ask for any material or financial decompensation. During the month of October 2016, M.X. was suspected to have helped around 200 irregular migrants knowingly that they did not possess any legal permit to stay in France and knowingly that his actions were in violation of the French Immigration and Asylum Code.
\n","plaintext":"A man (M.X) was convicted, among other charges raised against him, of facilitating irregular stay and irregular entry into the French territory. The defendant admitted to have transported many migrants across the Italian-French border and to have hosted them both in his home and later in an abandoned train depot in Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende belonging to the SNCF (the French National Railway Company). On 18th October 2016, the French police found 57 foreign nationals (mostly originating from Eritrea and Sudan) present in the occupied train depot. M.X. and his associates had entered through a broken window on the ground floor and intended to use the facilities as a temporary migrant shelter. When approach by the police, M.X. presented himself as the leader of the group and declared that they were a humanitarian organization providing assistance to irregular migrants in need and did not ask for any material or financial decompensation. During the month of October 2016, M.X. was suspected to have helped around 200 irregular migrants knowingly that they did not possess any legal permit to stay in France and knowingly that his actions were in violation of the French Immigration and Asylum Code.\n"},"slug":"99.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec0VgrleSstsHIH4","createdTime":"2022-07-08T13:57:23.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"219.00","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-08T14:05:45.000Z","Name":"An NGO worker and two volunteers arrested for buying bus tickets for Sudanese's and Chadian migrants in Italy","Summary":"On 16th October 2016 three people were arrested for facilitating illegal migration in Italy for purchasing bus tickets for Sudanese and Chadian migrants. Andrea Costa, the president of Rome-based migration nonprofit Baobab Experience, and two volunteers with Baobab Experience faced up to 18 years in prison. The activists from the organization offered support and aid to eight Sudanese nationals and one from Chad by buying 250 euros' worth of train and bus tickets used to cross the Italian border with France at Ventimiglia. They were acquitted on 3rd May 2022. ","Date":"2016-10-16","Link":"https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/40301/baobab-chief-risked-18-years-for-helping-migrants-acquitted","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 16th October 2016 three people were arrested for facilitating illegal migration in Italy for purchasing bus tickets for Sudanese and Chadian migrants. Andrea Costa, the president of Rome-based migration nonprofit Baobab Experience, and two volunteers with Baobab Experience faced up to 18 years in prison. The activists from the organization offered support and aid to eight Sudanese nationals and one from Chad by buying 250 euros' worth of train and bus tickets used to cross the Italian border with France at Ventimiglia. They were acquitted on 3rd May 2022.
\n","plaintext":"On 16th October 2016 three people were arrested for facilitating illegal migration in Italy for purchasing bus tickets for Sudanese and Chadian migrants. Andrea Costa, the president of Rome-based migration nonprofit Baobab Experience, and two volunteers with Baobab Experience faced up to 18 years in prison. The activists from the organization offered support and aid to eight Sudanese nationals and one from Chad by buying 250 euros' worth of train and bus tickets used to cross the Italian border with France at Ventimiglia. They were acquitted on 3rd May 2022.\n"},"slug":"219.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recKKnP7k7SqoLEks","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"97.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:33:59.000Z","Name":"Member of Paris street migrant support collective arrested for warning other migrants of imminent ID checks","Summary":"In 2016 Houssam El-Assimi of the Paris street migrant support collective La Chapelle Standing was arrested for willful violence against a person holding public authority and rebellion, in Paris. The incident occurred on September 30th 2016. That day, as the police carried out an identity check on migrants, the activist ran from group to group advising them to flee. Houssam El-Assimi was then accused of having been violent towards a police officer. He denied it. He was arrested and injured.","Date":"2016-09-30","Link":"https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/1/25/france-prosecuting-citizens-for-crimes-of-solidarity","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2016 Houssam El-Assimi of the Paris street migrant support collective La Chapelle Standing was arrested for willful violence against a person holding public authority and rebellion, in Paris. The incident occurred on September 30th 2016. That day, as the police carried out an identity check on migrants, the activist ran from group to group advising them to flee. Houssam El-Assimi was then accused of having been violent towards a police officer. He denied it. He was arrested and injured.
\n","plaintext":"In 2016 Houssam El-Assimi of the Paris street migrant support collective La Chapelle Standing was arrested for willful violence against a person holding public authority and rebellion, in Paris. The incident occurred on September 30th 2016. That day, as the police carried out an identity check on migrants, the activist ran from group to group advising them to flee. Houssam El-Assimi was then accused of having been violent towards a police officer. He denied it. He was arrested and injured.\n"},"slug":"97.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recefxSxaQDG5FMFQ","createdTime":"2022-07-27T10:20:20.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"248.00","Country":["recv9sDdnKt5TD1qu"],"countryCode":["CH"],"countryName":["Switzerland "],"countrySlug":["switzerland"],"LastModified":"2022-07-27T10:26:08.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested for helping unaccompanied minor refugees travel from Italy to Switzerland","Summary":"On 1st September 2016, in San Pietro di Stabio (Ticino), Lisa Bosia Mirra was arrested while serving as a scout for a van carrying four Eritreans, including three minors. Mirra (46) is a social worker and member of the local parliament. She was charged in April 2017 for helping 24 Eritreans and Syrians, mostly unaccompanied minors, to enter Switzerland illegally and sentenced (in September 2017) to a financial penalty of 8800 francs and a fine of 1000 francs for ârepeated complicity to enter, exit and stay illegally in Switzerlandâ. ","Date":"2016-09-01","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/switzerland-former-local-mp-must-not-be-punished-for-aiding-asylum-seekers/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Switzerland","emoji":{"code":"CH","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1ED","name":"Switzerland","emoji":"đ¨đ"},"iso3166":"CH","latitude":47,"longitude":8,"bbox":[6.02260949059,45.7769477403,10.4427014502,47.8308275417]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 1st September 2016, in San Pietro di Stabio (Ticino), Lisa Bosia Mirra was arrested while serving as a scout for a van carrying four Eritreans, including three minors. Mirra (46) is a social worker and member of the local parliament. She was charged in April 2017 for helping 24 Eritreans and Syrians, mostly unaccompanied minors, to enter Switzerland illegally and sentenced (in September 2017) to a financial penalty of 8800 francs and a fine of 1000 francs for ârepeated complicity to enter, exit and stay illegally in Switzerlandâ.
\n","plaintext":"On 1st September 2016, in San Pietro di Stabio (Ticino), Lisa Bosia Mirra was arrested while serving as a scout for a van carrying four Eritreans, including three minors. Mirra (46) is a social worker and member of the local parliament. She was charged in April 2017 for helping 24 Eritreans and Syrians, mostly unaccompanied minors, to enter Switzerland illegally and sentenced (in September 2017) to a financial penalty of 8800 francs and a fine of 1000 francs for ârepeated complicity to enter, exit and stay illegally in Switzerlandâ.\n"},"slug":"248.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recvFYuYlpx0Y2Ayv","createdTime":"2023-06-05T19:20:33.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"304.00","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:28.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian interpreter arrested for helping migrants in Paris","Summary":"Houssam El Assimi, of Chapelle Debout, was arrested during a police raid on a Paris camp in September 2016. He was charged with âviolence against persons holding public authority,â he faces up to three years in prison and âŹ45,000 (over $48,000) in fines.\n\nHe has been translating French and Arabic and helping migrants navigate the French immigration system.\n\nEl Assimi is one of several people pursued in the courts for protesting on behalf of migrants and asylum seekers or providing them with transport and shelter.\n\nUnder Article L622-1 of Franceâs immigration law, anyone who âfacilitates or attempts to facilitate the illegal entry, movement or residence of a foreigner in France shall be punished by imprisonment for five years and a fine of âŹ30,000 (over $32,000)â.\n\n","Date":"2016-09-01","Link":"https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2017/09/20/houssam-el-assimi-pilier-de-l-aide-aux-migrants-a-paris-face-a-la-justice_5188719_3224.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Houssam El Assimi, of Chapelle Debout, was arrested during a police raid on a Paris camp in September 2016. He was charged with âviolence against persons holding public authority,â he faces up to three years in prison and âŹ45,000 (over $48,000) in fines.
\nHe has been translating French and Arabic and helping migrants navigate the French immigration system.
\nEl Assimi is one of several people pursued in the courts for protesting on behalf of migrants and asylum seekers or providing them with transport and shelter.
\nUnder Article L622-1 of Franceâs immigration law, anyone who âfacilitates or attempts to facilitate the illegal entry, movement or residence of a foreigner in France shall be punished by imprisonment for five years and a fine of âŹ30,000 (over $32,000)â.
\n","plaintext":"Houssam El Assimi, of Chapelle Debout, was arrested during a police raid on a Paris camp in September 2016. He was charged with âviolence against persons holding public authority,â he faces up to three years in prison and âŹ45,000 (over $48,000) in fines.\nHe has been translating French and Arabic and helping migrants navigate the French immigration system.\nEl Assimi is one of several people pursued in the courts for protesting on behalf of migrants and asylum seekers or providing them with transport and shelter.\nUnder Article L622-1 of Franceâs immigration law, anyone who âfacilitates or attempts to facilitate the illegal entry, movement or residence of a foreigner in France shall be punished by imprisonment for five years and a fine of âŹ30,000 (over $32,000)â.\n"},"slug":"304.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recDEC4qht8l4lFwr","createdTime":"2022-07-26T12:59:23.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"243.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T13:52:31.000Z","Name":"Couple arrested after saving migrants at sea while holidaying in Greece","Summary":"In 2016 a German pensioner couple who allowed migrants to board their private boat were taken to court in Greece, convicted for smuggling and given 16.5-year sentences each. In 2017 the wife was acquitted and the husband's sentence was reduced 3.5 years on appeal.\n\nDo you have more details about this case? Do you know the date the arrest took place? Get in touch!","Date":"2016-07-01","Link":"https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2018-ngos-sar-mediterranean_en.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2016 a German pensioner couple who allowed migrants to board their private boat were taken to court in Greece, convicted for smuggling and given 16.5-year sentences each. In 2017 the wife was acquitted and the husband's sentence was reduced 3.5 years on appeal.
\nDo you have more details about this case? Do you know the date the arrest took place? Get in touch!
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\n","plaintext":"In 2016 a joint Ministerial Decision published in the Greek Government Gazette prohibited all independent, unregistered volunteer activities conducted in Lesbos, putting non-governmental organisations and other civil society actors under state control. Weekly committee meetings were planned to register, classify and coordinate all civil society actors, and any unregistered entity conducting human rights work could face charges of complicity in a criminal organisation.\n"},"slug":"199.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recgH6fU9Dgy6Z5oj","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"142.0","Country":["recp6MnZxo72CkBSb"],"countryCode":["MA"],"countryName":["Morocco "],"countrySlug":["morocco"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:52:16.000Z","Name":"Journalist arrested under suspicion of helping migrants in Morocco","Summary":"In 2016 JesĂşs Blasco de Avellaneda, a journalist from Melilla, was arrested in the company of one of his brothers when he was walking through the streets of Beni Enzar. He was beaten and his belongings confiscated. They were under suspicion of helping migrants but were released without charge.","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"https://elfarodemelilla.es/periodista-jesus-blasco-pasa-cinco-horas-calabozo-beni-enzar/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Morocco","emoji":{"code":"MA","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1E6","name":"Morocco","emoji":"đ˛đŚ"},"iso3166":"MA","latitude":32,"longitude":-5,"bbox":[-17.0204284327,21.4207341578,-1.12455115397,35.7599881048]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2016 JesĂşs Blasco de Avellaneda, a journalist from Melilla, was arrested in the company of one of his brothers when he was walking through the streets of Beni Enzar. He was beaten and his belongings confiscated. They were under suspicion of helping migrants but were released without charge.
\n","plaintext":"In 2016 JesĂşs Blasco de Avellaneda, a journalist from Melilla, was arrested in the company of one of his brothers when he was walking through the streets of Beni Enzar. He was beaten and his belongings confiscated. They were under suspicion of helping migrants but were released without charge.\n"},"slug":"142.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reckJUli0ASKSVAuZ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"32.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T13:53:15.000Z","Name":"Unauthorised distribution of food banned (again) in Ventimiglia","Summary":"In 2016 the authorities in Ventimiglia reinstated an order prohibiting the unauthorised distribution of food and drink to migrants in public areas. On 'health groundsâ, only the Red Cross is authorised to distribute food. The first order was made in August 2015 and was revoked in spring 2016. The order was again revoked in April 2017 following local protests.\n\nDo you have an original link to the legal text that you could share? Get in touch.","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wpmedia.outlandish.com/irr/2017/11/10092853/Humanitarianism_the_unacceptable_face_of_solidarity.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2016 the authorities in Ventimiglia reinstated an order prohibiting the unauthorised distribution of food and drink to migrants in public areas. On 'health groundsâ, only the Red Cross is authorised to distribute food. The first order was made in August 2015 and was revoked in spring 2016. The order was again revoked in April 2017 following local protests.
\nDo you have an original link to the legal text that you could share? Get in touch.
\n","plaintext":"In 2016 the authorities in Ventimiglia reinstated an order prohibiting the unauthorised distribution of food and drink to migrants in public areas. On 'health groundsâ, only the Red Cross is authorised to distribute food. The first order was made in August 2015 and was revoked in spring 2016. The order was again revoked in April 2017 following local protests.\nDo you have an original link to the legal text that you could share? Get in touch.\n"},"slug":"32.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqBo8CSlvi3Vt7h","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"98.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:35:39.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for driving girls to seek medical attention in France","Summary":"Pierre-Alain Mannoni, a 45-year-old geography professor at Nice University, was arrested whilst driving three badly injured young Eritrean girls to seek medical attention. On 6th January 2017 he was acquitted on humanitarian grounds, but the prosecution appealed the decision and pressed for imprisonment. He later received a two-month prison sentence with suspension in the same appellate court as Msr.Herrou. ","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/fra/2017/n_parquet_16293000004_.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc https://www.france24.com/en/20170106-french-court-acquits-researcher-mannoni-illegal-migrants-nice-roya-valley","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Pierre-Alain Mannoni, a 45-year-old geography professor at Nice University, was arrested whilst driving three badly injured young Eritrean girls to seek medical attention. On 6th January 2017 he was acquitted on humanitarian grounds, but the prosecution appealed the decision and pressed for imprisonment. He later received a two-month prison sentence with suspension in the same appellate court as Msr.Herrou.
\n","plaintext":"Pierre-Alain Mannoni, a 45-year-old geography professor at Nice University, was arrested whilst driving three badly injured young Eritrean girls to seek medical attention. On 6th January 2017 he was acquitted on humanitarian grounds, but the prosecution appealed the decision and pressed for imprisonment. He later received a two-month prison sentence with suspension in the same appellate court as Msr.Herrou.\n"},"slug":"98.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recvEUv1M3vA1czdu","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"129.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:25:48.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians banned from town in Italy for helping irregular migrants","Summary":"Activists who demonstrated in Ventimiglia in solidarity with migrants being transferred elsewhere in Italy, and volunteers providing humanitarian assistance, are detained and given a three-year ban from the town.","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"Substantiating link required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"Activists who demonstrated in Ventimiglia in solidarity with migrants being transferred elsewhere in Italy, and volunteers providing humanitarian assistance, are detained and given a three-year ban from the town.
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\n","plaintext":"In 2016 five volunteer lifeguards with Proem Aid and Team Humanity Denmark were arrested on the island of Lesbos after responding to an SOS call at sea. They were arrested by the Hellenic coastguard, held for over 48 hours, and charged with human smuggling and (as their rescue equipment included a small knife which is used in case of entanglement in ropes, etc), violation of weapons law. (FIDH, 27 April 2016)\n"},"slug":"120.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recv1RcbCTvblHU2P","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"127.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:24:27.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for helping an asylum seeking family leave Italy","Summary":"French humanitarian volunteer Felix Croft was arrested by Italian police in 2016, and charged with aiding illegal immigration for attempting to bring a pregnant asylum seeker and her family from the Italian border town of Ventimiglia into France. He was eventually acquitted. ","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-crisis-people-smuggling-prosecutions-illegal-immigration-italy-french-man-ventimiglia-a7570226.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"French humanitarian volunteer Felix Croft was arrested by Italian police in 2016, and charged with aiding illegal immigration for attempting to bring a pregnant asylum seeker and her family from the Italian border town of Ventimiglia into France. He was eventually acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"French humanitarian volunteer Felix Croft was arrested by Italian police in 2016, and charged with aiding illegal immigration for attempting to bring a pregnant asylum seeker and her family from the Italian border town of Ventimiglia into France. He was eventually acquitted.\n"},"slug":"127.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recxZDP2uABxeThxQ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"123.0","Country":["recFGPr3dsULelLd8"],"countryCode":["IS"],"countryName":["Iceland "],"countrySlug":["iceland"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:11:49.000Z","Name":"Anti-deportation activists arrested in Iceland","Summary":"Two young anti-deportation activists who attempted to prevent a deportation from Iceland in May 2016, were charged in October 2018 with jeopardising the safety of a flight. ","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"https://grapevine.is/news/2018/10/30/two-icelanders-who-attempted-to-block-a-refugees-deportation-arraigned-tell-their-story/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Iceland","emoji":{"code":"IS","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F8","name":"Iceland","emoji":"đŽđ¸"},"iso3166":"IS","latitude":65,"longitude":-18,"bbox":[-24.3261840479,63.4963829617,-13.609732225,66.5267923041]}]},"summary":{"html":"Two young anti-deportation activists who attempted to prevent a deportation from Iceland in May 2016, were charged in October 2018 with jeopardising the safety of a flight.
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\n","plaintext":"In 2016 in Spain AndreĚs GarciĚa Berrio, was arrested for failure to comply with the authorities and refusing to identify himself after taking part in a protest aghast the reopening of a detention centre in Barcelona. Mr. Berrio is a lawyer and member of Tanquems els CIEs network (a civic network that reports violations of migrant rights and on the conditions in migrant detention centres). He received the sanction through a provision of the CSL 2015.\n"},"slug":"149.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recQ8pR84QjUt9A9x","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"128.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:25:08.000Z","Name":"People arrested for smuggling themselves and others after arriving to seek asylum in Italy","Summary":"Four children were among those apprehended by police as scafisti (helmsmen) on arrival in Sicily in 2016","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"Substantiating link required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"Four children were among those apprehended by police as scafisti (helmsmen) on arrival in Sicily in 2016
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\n","plaintext":"In 2016 an Egyptian man ordered false documents to bring his family to Austria. He pretended that they were Syrians who wanted to apply for asylum. His motivation was to reunite with them. He was arrested and found guilty. More information on this case is needed to substantiate the database entry.\n"},"slug":"54.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec68BUylUzYxQ0gS","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"130.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:27:45.000Z","Name":"Solidarity activist investigated for aiding illegal immigration for helping migrants in Italy","Summary":"In 2016 Father Mussie Zerai was investigated by Italian police for abetting illegal immigration. He is an Italian based Eritrean priest who was nominated for the Nobel peace prize and whose telephone number has been a lifeline for people crossing the Mediterranean since 2000. His phone and his lawyers phones were illegally tapped.","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40949062","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2016 Father Mussie Zerai was investigated by Italian police for abetting illegal immigration. He is an Italian based Eritrean priest who was nominated for the Nobel peace prize and whose telephone number has been a lifeline for people crossing the Mediterranean since 2000. His phone and his lawyers phones were illegally tapped.
\n","plaintext":"In 2016 Father Mussie Zerai was investigated by Italian police for abetting illegal immigration. He is an Italian based Eritrean priest who was nominated for the Nobel peace prize and whose telephone number has been a lifeline for people crossing the Mediterranean since 2000. His phone and his lawyers phones were illegally tapped.\n"},"slug":"130.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recN7ZEUbNX69GfSo","createdTime":"2022-07-27T09:26:00.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"246.00","Country":["recXoMKv6A64gcKYS"],"countryCode":["NO"],"countryName":["Norway "],"countrySlug":["norway"],"LastModified":"2022-07-27T09:37:28.000Z","Name":"Volunteers in Norway arrested for helping refugees at risk of deportation to Russia","Summary":"In January 2016 three volunteers with Refugees Welcome to the Arctic were arrested for helping refugees. The incident happened in the Kirkenes area, Norwayâs border town to Russia. In the autumn of 2015 refugees from various countries including Syrian, Iran and Sudan, arrived in Norway having cycled from Russia along the so-called 'Actic route'. 200 were housed in a former Baracks near the airport just outside the town of Kirkenes. In January 2016 30 of the refugees received expulsion orders to Russia. Eirik Nilsen, Merete Eriksson and Merete Nordhus attempted to drive some of the refuges to a church in the town to have sanctuary there but they were arrested while doing so and police were stationed at the church.\n\nThe three volunteers were fined for assisting illegal residence 12,000DKr (Nordhus) and 5,000 DKr (others). Nordhus and Eriksson paid their fines but Nilsen went to court and was acquitted in July 2017.","Date":"2016-01-01","Link":"https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wpmedia.outlandish.com/irr/2017/11/10092853/Humanitarianism_the_unacceptable_face_of_solidarity.pdf https://thebarentsobserver.com/ru/node/336","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Norway","emoji":{"code":"NO","unicode":"U+1F1F3 U+1F1F4","name":"Norway","emoji":"đłđ´"},"iso3166":"NO","latitude":62,"longitude":10,"bbox":[4.99207807783,58.0788841824,31.29341841,80.6571442736]}]},"summary":{"html":"In January 2016 three volunteers with Refugees Welcome to the Arctic were arrested for helping refugees. The incident happened in the Kirkenes area, Norwayâs border town to Russia. In the autumn of 2015 refugees from various countries including Syrian, Iran and Sudan, arrived in Norway having cycled from Russia along the so-called 'Actic route'. 200 were housed in a former Baracks near the airport just outside the town of Kirkenes. In January 2016 30 of the refugees received expulsion orders to Russia. Eirik Nilsen, Merete Eriksson and Merete Nordhus attempted to drive some of the refuges to a church in the town to have sanctuary there but they were arrested while doing so and police were stationed at the church.
\nThe three volunteers were fined for assisting illegal residence 12,000DKr (Nordhus) and 5,000 DKr (others). Nordhus and Eriksson paid their fines but Nilsen went to court and was acquitted in July 2017.
\n","plaintext":"In January 2016 three volunteers with Refugees Welcome to the Arctic were arrested for helping refugees. The incident happened in the Kirkenes area, Norwayâs border town to Russia. In the autumn of 2015 refugees from various countries including Syrian, Iran and Sudan, arrived in Norway having cycled from Russia along the so-called 'Actic route'. 200 were housed in a former Baracks near the airport just outside the town of Kirkenes. In January 2016 30 of the refugees received expulsion orders to Russia. Eirik Nilsen, Merete Eriksson and Merete Nordhus attempted to drive some of the refuges to a church in the town to have sanctuary there but they were arrested while doing so and police were stationed at the church.\nThe three volunteers were fined for assisting illegal residence 12,000DKr (Nordhus) and 5,000 DKr (others). Nordhus and Eriksson paid their fines but Nilsen went to court and was acquitted in July 2017.\n"},"slug":"246.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recU1RYLtAhuFbcP4","createdTime":"2023-06-05T19:24:53.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"306.00","Country":["recVyzrqCTI7FMvI5"],"countryCode":["BD"],"countryName":["Bangladesh "],"countrySlug":["bangladesh"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:35.000Z","Name":"French migrant aid worker arrested in Bangladesh","Summary":"On 22nd December 2015 Moussa Tchantchiung (a French national) was arrested by the BGB, an elite Bangladeshi police unit at a checkpoint while on his way to visit Rohingya refugee camps in the south of country. He was arrested on charges of âsuspicious activitiesâ and âcriminal breach of trust, cheating by personation and abetmentâ. The Bangladeshi government later accused him, among other charges, of having ties to âterrorismâ. On 1st March 2016 he was released on bail on condition that he could not leave Bangladesh territory without the prior permission of the judge. On 24th July 2016 a court ordered that all the charges against him be dropped.\n\nTchantchiung was a member of the French NGO Barakacity and had travelled to Bangladesh to provide humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya population, which has been living in camps in the south of the country.\n\nThe Rohingya established the makeshift camps, 50km from the border with Myanmar, in an area surrounded by Bangladeshi military checkpoints that aimed to prevent them from moving further into the country to seek refuge.\n\n\n","Date":"2015-12-22","Link":"https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2016/1/7/the-case-of-a-french-aid-worker-arrested-in-bangladesh","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Bangladesh","emoji":{"code":"BD","unicode":"U+1F1E7 U+1F1E9","name":"Bangladesh","emoji":"đ§đŠ"},"iso3166":"BD","latitude":24,"longitude":90,"bbox":[88.0844222351,20.670883287,92.6727209818,26.4465255803]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 22nd December 2015 Moussa Tchantchiung (a French national) was arrested by the BGB, an elite Bangladeshi police unit at a checkpoint while on his way to visit Rohingya refugee camps in the south of country. He was arrested on charges of âsuspicious activitiesâ and âcriminal breach of trust, cheating by personation and abetmentâ. The Bangladeshi government later accused him, among other charges, of having ties to âterrorismâ. On 1st March 2016 he was released on bail on condition that he could not leave Bangladesh territory without the prior permission of the judge. On 24th July 2016 a court ordered that all the charges against him be dropped.
\nTchantchiung was a member of the French NGO Barakacity and had travelled to Bangladesh to provide humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya population, which has been living in camps in the south of the country.
\nThe Rohingya established the makeshift camps, 50km from the border with Myanmar, in an area surrounded by Bangladeshi military checkpoints that aimed to prevent them from moving further into the country to seek refuge.
\n","plaintext":"On 22nd December 2015 Moussa Tchantchiung (a French national) was arrested by the BGB, an elite Bangladeshi police unit at a checkpoint while on his way to visit Rohingya refugee camps in the south of country. He was arrested on charges of âsuspicious activitiesâ and âcriminal breach of trust, cheating by personation and abetmentâ. The Bangladeshi government later accused him, among other charges, of having ties to âterrorismâ. On 1st March 2016 he was released on bail on condition that he could not leave Bangladesh territory without the prior permission of the judge. On 24th July 2016 a court ordered that all the charges against him be dropped.\nTchantchiung was a member of the French NGO Barakacity and had travelled to Bangladesh to provide humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya population, which has been living in camps in the south of the country.\nThe Rohingya established the makeshift camps, 50km from the border with Myanmar, in an area surrounded by Bangladeshi military checkpoints that aimed to prevent them from moving further into the country to seek refuge.\n"},"slug":"306.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recfUTNezKiSJYsiE","createdTime":"2022-07-26T09:47:53.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"231.00","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T09:58:03.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested and imprisoned in France for attempting to take a Syrian refugee minor from France to the UK","Summary":"In November 2015 a British woman was stopped in Dieppe (France) with a 15-year-old Syrian boy who had been living homeless in Calais in her car. She was attempting to cross by ferry to Newhaven (UK). She denied acting for financial gain. Roisin Bailey, 41, from Watford, went three times to Calais and worked for two associations: Calais Action and Calais SolidaritĂŠ. She was initially sentenced to a year in prison and a five year ban on entering France. On appeal her sentence was reduced to 3 months in prison. ","Date":"2015-11-15","Link":"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/12111310/British-womans-prison-sentence-for-smuggling-Syrian-boy-from-France-to-UK-cut-to-three-months.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In November 2015 a British woman was stopped in Dieppe (France) with a 15-year-old Syrian boy who had been living homeless in Calais in her car. She was attempting to cross by ferry to Newhaven (UK). She denied acting for financial gain. Roisin Bailey, 41, from Watford, went three times to Calais and worked for two associations: Calais Action and Calais SolidaritĂŠ. She was initially sentenced to a year in prison and a five year ban on entering France. On appeal her sentence was reduced to 3 months in prison.
\n","plaintext":"In November 2015 a British woman was stopped in Dieppe (France) with a 15-year-old Syrian boy who had been living homeless in Calais in her car. She was attempting to cross by ferry to Newhaven (UK). She denied acting for financial gain. Roisin Bailey, 41, from Watford, went three times to Calais and worked for two associations: Calais Action and Calais SolidaritĂŠ. She was initially sentenced to a year in prison and a five year ban on entering France. On appeal her sentence was reduced to 3 months in prison.\n"},"slug":"231.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recArA7J6tR3fgda7","createdTime":"2022-07-25T15:25:34.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"227.00","Country":["recqGbcMwJpZX0L4d"],"countryCode":["DK"],"countryName":["Denmark "],"countrySlug":["denmark"],"LastModified":"2022-07-25T15:42:06.000Z","Name":"Four activists fighting the criminalisation of solidarity arrested for smuggling without evidence in Denmark","Summary":"In 2015 four members of the group MedMenneskeSmuglerne ('With the Human Traffickers') were arrested for smuggling in Denmark. The group was formed to support people who are arrested for trafficking while helping irregular migrants. Reem El-Awwad, Mimoza Murati, Calle Vangstrup and Annika Holm Nielsen were arrested for smuggling for allegedly taking refugees to Sweden in September 2015. The former two were threatened with deportation. The prosecution's evidence consisted of newspaper articles, radio clips and TV segments in which smuggling had been discussed and in which the defendants themselves had spoken. But the court found that it could be proven that they had actually smuggled refugees across the border themselves and the four were acquitted.","Date":"2015-11-01","Link":"https://jv.dk/artikel/frifundet-for-menneskesmugling-kun-en-lille-sejr-2016-10-11(3)","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Denmark","emoji":{"code":"DK","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1F0","name":"Denmark","emoji":"đŠđ°"},"iso3166":"DK","latitude":56,"longitude":10,"bbox":[8.08997684086,54.8000145534,12.6900061378,57.730016588]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2015 four members of the group MedMenneskeSmuglerne ('With the Human Traffickers') were arrested for smuggling in Denmark. The group was formed to support people who are arrested for trafficking while helping irregular migrants. Reem El-Awwad, Mimoza Murati, Calle Vangstrup and Annika Holm Nielsen were arrested for smuggling for allegedly taking refugees to Sweden in September 2015. The former two were threatened with deportation. The prosecution's evidence consisted of newspaper articles, radio clips and TV segments in which smuggling had been discussed and in which the defendants themselves had spoken. But the court found that it could be proven that they had actually smuggled refugees across the border themselves and the four were acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"In 2015 four members of the group MedMenneskeSmuglerne ('With the Human Traffickers') were arrested for smuggling in Denmark. The group was formed to support people who are arrested for trafficking while helping irregular migrants. Reem El-Awwad, Mimoza Murati, Calle Vangstrup and Annika Holm Nielsen were arrested for smuggling for allegedly taking refugees to Sweden in September 2015. The former two were threatened with deportation. The prosecution's evidence consisted of newspaper articles, radio clips and TV segments in which smuggling had been discussed and in which the defendants themselves had spoken. But the court found that it could be proven that they had actually smuggled refugees across the border themselves and the four were acquitted.\n"},"slug":"227.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recyjrXfrdQfkQiNW","createdTime":"2022-07-26T11:08:45.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"237.00","Country":["recI1ljr1elhzekkF"],"countryCode":["DE"],"countryName":["Germany "],"countrySlug":["germany"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T11:19:40.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for driving refugees in Austria to the German border","Summary":"Wolfgang Wurm, 47, an Austrian industrial designer, gave a lift to an Iranian family (parents, young daughter, two young male cousins) from Salzburg to the Bavarian border in 2015. Wolfgang Wurm was driving near Salzberg and encountered thousands of people walking left and right along the freeway, \"an endless stream\". He saw an 8 year old girl crying by the road and out of pity stopped and let the girl's family get in. Mother, father and two young men, apparently cousins, only have fragmentary conversations with the Iranian refugees. You want to go to Germany, he understands that. The border is only two kilometers away, I can take her there, thinks Wurm. He drove through Salzburg to the Saalach bridge to the border crossing in Freilassing. Refugees were everywhere and there were traffic jams. Wurm drove to the first Bavarian police officer and let the window down. \"Hello, I picked up some people, where can I let them out?\"When he asked a policeman at the German border where he should drop them, he was arrested, body-searched, told he could be charged with aggravated smuggling, because of the number of people he was carrying and the fact that the daughter had to sit on her fatherâs lap. This meant a potential sentence of up to ten years. Wurm is not an activist, he simply acted out of the impulse to help, he says. \n\nDo you know the date of arrest in this case? Or the outcome of the case? Get in touch!","Date":"2015-10-02","Link":"https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article147155252/Wie-ein-Oesterreicher-versehentlich-Schleuser-wurde.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Germany","emoji":{"code":"DE","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA","name":"Germany","emoji":"đŠđŞ"},"iso3166":"DE","latitude":51,"longitude":9,"bbox":[5.98865807458,47.3024876979,15.0169958839,54.983104153]}]},"summary":{"html":"Wolfgang Wurm, 47, an Austrian industrial designer, gave a lift to an Iranian family (parents, young daughter, two young male cousins) from Salzburg to the Bavarian border in 2015. Wolfgang Wurm was driving near Salzberg and encountered thousands of people walking left and right along the freeway, "an endless stream". He saw an 8 year old girl crying by the road and out of pity stopped and let the girl's family get in. Mother, father and two young men, apparently cousins, only have fragmentary conversations with the Iranian refugees. You want to go to Germany, he understands that. The border is only two kilometers away, I can take her there, thinks Wurm. He drove through Salzburg to the Saalach bridge to the border crossing in Freilassing. Refugees were everywhere and there were traffic jams. Wurm drove to the first Bavarian police officer and let the window down. "Hello, I picked up some people, where can I let them out?"When he asked a policeman at the German border where he should drop them, he was arrested, body-searched, told he could be charged with aggravated smuggling, because of the number of people he was carrying and the fact that the daughter had to sit on her fatherâs lap. This meant a potential sentence of up to ten years. Wurm is not an activist, he simply acted out of the impulse to help, he says.
\nDo you know the date of arrest in this case? Or the outcome of the case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"Wolfgang Wurm, 47, an Austrian industrial designer, gave a lift to an Iranian family (parents, young daughter, two young male cousins) from Salzburg to the Bavarian border in 2015. Wolfgang Wurm was driving near Salzberg and encountered thousands of people walking left and right along the freeway, "an endless stream". He saw an 8 year old girl crying by the road and out of pity stopped and let the girl's family get in. Mother, father and two young men, apparently cousins, only have fragmentary conversations with the Iranian refugees. You want to go to Germany, he understands that. The border is only two kilometers away, I can take her there, thinks Wurm. He drove through Salzburg to the Saalach bridge to the border crossing in Freilassing. Refugees were everywhere and there were traffic jams. Wurm drove to the first Bavarian police officer and let the window down. "Hello, I picked up some people, where can I let them out?"When he asked a policeman at the German border where he should drop them, he was arrested, body-searched, told he could be charged with aggravated smuggling, because of the number of people he was carrying and the fact that the daughter had to sit on her fatherâs lap. This meant a potential sentence of up to ten years. Wurm is not an activist, he simply acted out of the impulse to help, he says.\nDo you know the date of arrest in this case? Or the outcome of the case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"237.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"receK7JuPmTwtln7r","createdTime":"2022-07-26T08:23:57.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"228.00","Country":["recqGbcMwJpZX0L4d"],"countryCode":["DK"],"countryName":["Denmark "],"countrySlug":["denmark"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T08:31:33.000Z","Name":"Two women arrested for allowing two migrants to stay with them in Denmark","Summary":"In September 2015 two women were arrested for assisting foreigners to travel illegally into and through Denmark, and stay illegally in the country. Maria Sloth from Aarhus and her roommate, parliamentary candidate Anne Hegelund , housed two African migrants and helped them with transport to Norway. The case was based on an article from the Ă rhus Stiftstidende from 15 September, where the two women said that they had two African men who were on their way to Norway staying overnight. Following the publication of this article, they were arrested. They were acquitted on 26th August 2016.","Date":"2015-09-16","Link":"https://modkraft-dk.translate.goog/artikel/maria-sloth-og-anne-hegelund-frifundet-ikke-bevist-de-gav-husly-til-flygtninge-p-ulovlig-vis?_x_tr_sl=da&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Denmark","emoji":{"code":"DK","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1F0","name":"Denmark","emoji":"đŠđ°"},"iso3166":"DK","latitude":56,"longitude":10,"bbox":[8.08997684086,54.8000145534,12.6900061378,57.730016588]}]},"summary":{"html":"In September 2015 two women were arrested for assisting foreigners to travel illegally into and through Denmark, and stay illegally in the country. Maria Sloth from Aarhus and her roommate, parliamentary candidate Anne Hegelund , housed two African migrants and helped them with transport to Norway. The case was based on an article from the Ă rhus Stiftstidende from 15 September, where the two women said that they had two African men who were on their way to Norway staying overnight. Following the publication of this article, they were arrested. They were acquitted on 26th August 2016.
\n","plaintext":"In September 2015 two women were arrested for assisting foreigners to travel illegally into and through Denmark, and stay illegally in the country. Maria Sloth from Aarhus and her roommate, parliamentary candidate Anne Hegelund , housed two African migrants and helped them with transport to Norway. The case was based on an article from the Ă rhus Stiftstidende from 15 September, where the two women said that they had two African men who were on their way to Norway staying overnight. Following the publication of this article, they were arrested. They were acquitted on 26th August 2016.\n"},"slug":"228.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recnPjvo0K542JKyj","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"95.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:30:06.000Z","Name":"Solidarity activists arrested in France after visiting a detention centre","Summary":"In August 2015 migrants went on hunger strike in protest of the conditions in their accommodation centre. They contacted three people who came in solidarity to see the situation and raise awareness of it. The activists were then arrested for kidnapping and refusal to take a DNA sample. They were fined and given a 4 month suspended sentence.","Date":"2015-08-01","Link":"Substantiating link required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In August 2015 migrants went on hunger strike in protest of the conditions in their accommodation centre. They contacted three people who came in solidarity to see the situation and raise awareness of it. The activists were then arrested for kidnapping and refusal to take a DNA sample. They were fined and given a 4 month suspended sentence.
\n","plaintext":"In August 2015 migrants went on hunger strike in protest of the conditions in their accommodation centre. They contacted three people who came in solidarity to see the situation and raise awareness of it. The activists were then arrested for kidnapping and refusal to take a DNA sample. They were fined and given a 4 month suspended sentence.\n"},"slug":"95.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recKiHKuIEgr5XzMw","createdTime":"2022-07-26T13:09:47.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"240.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T13:52:13.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for smuggling for attempting to drive his Syrian family members from Greece to Italy","Summary":"In August 2015 French citizen Stephen Pelissier drove to Greece to collect his Syrian in-laws and family members so that they would not have to board an unsafe dinghy across the sea to Italy. Pelissier is a 42-year-old legal counsellor from Albi in southwest France. He drove to Ancona before sailing to Patras on a ferry. The next day, as Pelissier and his in-laws boarded a boat back to Ancona, they were all arrested. The Syrians were quickly released, but Pelissier was taken for a smuggler, despite showing his family record book. He was initially given a fine of 300 euros, but subsequently prosecuted and faced up to 10 years in prison. Stephan PĂŠlissier was sentenced at first instance to seven years in prison in 2017, a sentence redeemable for 13,000 euros under Greek law. He was eventually acquitted on 1st March 2019","Date":"2015-08-01","Link":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/books/stephan-pelissier-tells-the-moving-story-of-his-syrian-in-laws-journey-from-war-to-safety-in-new-memoir-1.1142356","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In August 2015 French citizen Stephen Pelissier drove to Greece to collect his Syrian in-laws and family members so that they would not have to board an unsafe dinghy across the sea to Italy. Pelissier is a 42-year-old legal counsellor from Albi in southwest France. He drove to Ancona before sailing to Patras on a ferry. The next day, as Pelissier and his in-laws boarded a boat back to Ancona, they were all arrested. The Syrians were quickly released, but Pelissier was taken for a smuggler, despite showing his family record book. He was initially given a fine of 300 euros, but subsequently prosecuted and faced up to 10 years in prison. Stephan PĂŠlissier was sentenced at first instance to seven years in prison in 2017, a sentence redeemable for 13,000 euros under Greek law. He was eventually acquitted on 1st March 2019
\n","plaintext":"In August 2015 French citizen Stephen Pelissier drove to Greece to collect his Syrian in-laws and family members so that they would not have to board an unsafe dinghy across the sea to Italy. Pelissier is a 42-year-old legal counsellor from Albi in southwest France. He drove to Ancona before sailing to Patras on a ferry. The next day, as Pelissier and his in-laws boarded a boat back to Ancona, they were all arrested. The Syrians were quickly released, but Pelissier was taken for a smuggler, despite showing his family record book. He was initially given a fine of 300 euros, but subsequently prosecuted and faced up to 10 years in prison. Stephan PĂŠlissier was sentenced at first instance to seven years in prison in 2017, a sentence redeemable for 13,000 euros under Greek law. He was eventually acquitted on 1st March 2019\n"},"slug":"240.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recJJk5rhkCyEJgmE","createdTime":"2022-07-26T09:31:02.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"230.00","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T09:35:49.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested and fined in France for giving two Eritrean migrants a lift","Summary":"Claire Marsol, a 72-year-old retired lecturer and activist from the Habitat and Citizenship association was convicted in France in 2015 of facilitating illegal immigration, after giving a 15-year-old boy and a young woman (both Eritrean) a lift from the Nice to Antibes stations. Police searched her home, seized her belongings, handcuffed her and placed her in custody for 24 hours. In December 2015 she was fined 1,500 euros by the Grasse Court (Alpes-Maritimes) for facilitating the stay and movement of two Eritreans in an irregular situation.","Date":"2015-07-13","Link":"https://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2015/12/18/une-benevole-condamnee-pour-avoir-aide-deux-erythreens-en-situation-irreguliere_4834944_1653578.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Claire Marsol, a 72-year-old retired lecturer and activist from the Habitat and Citizenship association was convicted in France in 2015 of facilitating illegal immigration, after giving a 15-year-old boy and a young woman (both Eritrean) a lift from the Nice to Antibes stations. Police searched her home, seized her belongings, handcuffed her and placed her in custody for 24 hours. In December 2015 she was fined 1,500 euros by the Grasse Court (Alpes-Maritimes) for facilitating the stay and movement of two Eritreans in an irregular situation.
\n","plaintext":"Claire Marsol, a 72-year-old retired lecturer and activist from the Habitat and Citizenship association was convicted in France in 2015 of facilitating illegal immigration, after giving a 15-year-old boy and a young woman (both Eritrean) a lift from the Nice to Antibes stations. Police searched her home, seized her belongings, handcuffed her and placed her in custody for 24 hours. In December 2015 she was fined 1,500 euros by the Grasse Court (Alpes-Maritimes) for facilitating the stay and movement of two Eritreans in an irregular situation.\n"},"slug":"230.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recBHsCYFFfJdahNp","createdTime":"2022-07-26T12:33:27.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"240.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T12:51:52.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested for giving migrants a lift in Greece","Summary":"In July 2015 a woman, well-known in the refugee solidarity movement, were arrested in Greece on a charge of \"transporting illegal alien immigrants.\" 59-year-old volunteer, Dafni Vloumidis-Troumbouni, was arrested while disembarking from a van-type car, nine foreign nationals of Afghanistan, including four women and three children. She had encountered the people walking on hot tarmac on the road and had given them a lift. Mrs. Trombouni was taken to the Prosecutor and a regular hearing was set for 7th July 2015.\n\nDo you know the date of arrest and the outcome of this case? Get in touch!","Date":"2015-07-01","Link":"https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/2015/07/07/koinwnia-ethelontes-diwkontia-metanastes_n_7742022.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In July 2015 a woman, well-known in the refugee solidarity movement, were arrested in Greece on a charge of "transporting illegal alien immigrants." 59-year-old volunteer, Dafni Vloumidis-Troumbouni, was arrested while disembarking from a van-type car, nine foreign nationals of Afghanistan, including four women and three children. She had encountered the people walking on hot tarmac on the road and had given them a lift. Mrs. Trombouni was taken to the Prosecutor and a regular hearing was set for 7th July 2015.
\nDo you know the date of arrest and the outcome of this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"In July 2015 a woman, well-known in the refugee solidarity movement, were arrested in Greece on a charge of "transporting illegal alien immigrants." 59-year-old volunteer, Dafni Vloumidis-Troumbouni, was arrested while disembarking from a van-type car, nine foreign nationals of Afghanistan, including four women and three children. She had encountered the people walking on hot tarmac on the road and had given them a lift. Mrs. Trombouni was taken to the Prosecutor and a regular hearing was set for 7th July 2015.\nDo you know the date of arrest and the outcome of this case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"240.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recxZ9v5EYDpTfoZk","createdTime":"2022-07-26T12:52:01.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"241.00","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-07-26T12:55:41.000Z","Name":"Student arrested for giving migrants a lift in Greece","Summary":"A graduate student of the University of the Aegean, Dora Tsogari, was arrested by Coast Guards for facilitating illegal entry in 2015. The two families they carried had three small children while one woman was six months pregnant and clearly exhausted. The perpetrator was arrested because they stopped at the Fire Department to ask where to leave the people she was transporting: \"I found them sleeping on the floor of the harbor office, hungry and completely exhausted, and I took the pregnant woman to the hospital so that her condition could be examined. Then I took the whole family to PIKPA, as the other alternative was Kara Tepe, where at the same time there were clashes between the refugees and the coast guard intervened with the special forces\".\n\nDo you know the date of arrest or the outcome of this case? Get in touch!","Date":"2015-07-01","Link":"https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/2015/07/07/koinwnia-ethelontes-diwkontia-metanastes_n_7742022.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"A graduate student of the University of the Aegean, Dora Tsogari, was arrested by Coast Guards for facilitating illegal entry in 2015. The two families they carried had three small children while one woman was six months pregnant and clearly exhausted. The perpetrator was arrested because they stopped at the Fire Department to ask where to leave the people she was transporting: "I found them sleeping on the floor of the harbor office, hungry and completely exhausted, and I took the pregnant woman to the hospital so that her condition could be examined. Then I took the whole family to PIKPA, as the other alternative was Kara Tepe, where at the same time there were clashes between the refugees and the coast guard intervened with the special forces".
\nDo you know the date of arrest or the outcome of this case? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"A graduate student of the University of the Aegean, Dora Tsogari, was arrested by Coast Guards for facilitating illegal entry in 2015. The two families they carried had three small children while one woman was six months pregnant and clearly exhausted. The perpetrator was arrested because they stopped at the Fire Department to ask where to leave the people she was transporting: "I found them sleeping on the floor of the harbor office, hungry and completely exhausted, and I took the pregnant woman to the hospital so that her condition could be examined. Then I took the whole family to PIKPA, as the other alternative was Kara Tepe, where at the same time there were clashes between the refugees and the coast guard intervened with the special forces".\nDo you know the date of arrest or the outcome of this case? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"241.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec6Z6lu0BgP1fJiC","createdTime":"2022-07-27T09:41:08.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"247.00","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-07-27T09:49:29.000Z","Name":"Photojournalist arrested for aiding illegal immigration while photographing migrants scaling a fence in Melilla","Summary":"On 11th March 2015 Ăngela RĂos A photographer who works for AFP was arrested on charges of transporting illegal immigrants in her car in Spain's north African territory Melilla, which she denied. The Civil Guard military police arrested RĂos, a 30-year-old Spaniard near the cityâs immigrant reception centre. A judge released her several hours later pending charges of âaiding illegal immigrationâ, which she formally denied before the court. She was near the immigration centre to photograph migrants who climbed into Melilla over the fence that separates the territory from Morocco. Her photographs of previous attempts by migrants to cross the triple-layer, seven-metre (23-foot) fence have been printed on the front pages of several newspapers. Local Civil Guard said she had not been taking photographs but had been transporting four sub-Saharans in a car to the immigration centre after migrants charged at the fence. Rios told the judge on Wednesday afternoon that she had pointed some immigrants in the direction of the immigration centre when she saw them as she was driving, her lawyer said. She said she then got out of the car to take pictures of them running, and police detained her when she reached the centre. The judge dismissed the case.","Date":"2015-03-11","Link":"https://www.expatica.com/es/general/afp-photo-stringer-freed-after-spain-migrant-centre-arrest-15350/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 11th March 2015 Ăngela RĂos A photographer who works for AFP was arrested on charges of transporting illegal immigrants in her car in Spain's north African territory Melilla, which she denied. The Civil Guard military police arrested RĂos, a 30-year-old Spaniard near the cityâs immigrant reception centre. A judge released her several hours later pending charges of âaiding illegal immigrationâ, which she formally denied before the court. She was near the immigration centre to photograph migrants who climbed into Melilla over the fence that separates the territory from Morocco. Her photographs of previous attempts by migrants to cross the triple-layer, seven-metre (23-foot) fence have been printed on the front pages of several newspapers. Local Civil Guard said she had not been taking photographs but had been transporting four sub-Saharans in a car to the immigration centre after migrants charged at the fence. Rios told the judge on Wednesday afternoon that she had pointed some immigrants in the direction of the immigration centre when she saw them as she was driving, her lawyer said. She said she then got out of the car to take pictures of them running, and police detained her when she reached the centre. The judge dismissed the case.
\n","plaintext":"On 11th March 2015 Ăngela RĂos A photographer who works for AFP was arrested on charges of transporting illegal immigrants in her car in Spain's north African territory Melilla, which she denied. The Civil Guard military police arrested RĂos, a 30-year-old Spaniard near the cityâs immigrant reception centre. A judge released her several hours later pending charges of âaiding illegal immigrationâ, which she formally denied before the court. She was near the immigration centre to photograph migrants who climbed into Melilla over the fence that separates the territory from Morocco. Her photographs of previous attempts by migrants to cross the triple-layer, seven-metre (23-foot) fence have been printed on the front pages of several newspapers. Local Civil Guard said she had not been taking photographs but had been transporting four sub-Saharans in a car to the immigration centre after migrants charged at the fence. Rios told the judge on Wednesday afternoon that she had pointed some immigrants in the direction of the immigration centre when she saw them as she was driving, her lawyer said. She said she then got out of the car to take pictures of them running, and police detained her when she reached the centre. The judge dismissed the case.\n"},"slug":"247.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recX5rP9Li1knWngF","createdTime":"2023-06-20T14:22:05.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"310.00","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:48.000Z","Name":"Activists arrested during solidarity action with asylum seekers in Australia ","Summary":"On 2nd February 2015 four activists with Cross Border Collective were arrested after climbing on to the roof of the prime ministerâs Sydney electorate office. They were protesting against the Australian governmentâs detention of asylum seekers.\n\nPolice were called to Tony Abbottâs electorate office in Manly about 9am. They found four protesters sitting on the edge of the roof of the three-level building on Sydney Road.\n\nOfficers climbed up to talk to the men who had hung a large banner reading âHunger for justiceâ over the side of the building.\n\nOne of the protesters, Claire Parfitt, said the protest was to show solidarity with 15 refugees on a hunger strike in Darwin including one man, Martin, who she said was close to death.\n\n","Date":"2015-02-02","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/02/asylum-seeker-activists-arrested-after-climbing-on-to-tony-abbotts-office-roof","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 2nd February 2015 four activists with Cross Border Collective were arrested after climbing on to the roof of the prime ministerâs Sydney electorate office. They were protesting against the Australian governmentâs detention of asylum seekers.
\nPolice were called to Tony Abbottâs electorate office in Manly about 9am. They found four protesters sitting on the edge of the roof of the three-level building on Sydney Road.
\nOfficers climbed up to talk to the men who had hung a large banner reading âHunger for justiceâ over the side of the building.
\nOne of the protesters, Claire Parfitt, said the protest was to show solidarity with 15 refugees on a hunger strike in Darwin including one man, Martin, who she said was close to death.
\n","plaintext":"On 2nd February 2015 four activists with Cross Border Collective were arrested after climbing on to the roof of the prime ministerâs Sydney electorate office. They were protesting against the Australian governmentâs detention of asylum seekers.\nPolice were called to Tony Abbottâs electorate office in Manly about 9am. They found four protesters sitting on the edge of the roof of the three-level building on Sydney Road.\nOfficers climbed up to talk to the men who had hung a large banner reading âHunger for justiceâ over the side of the building.\nOne of the protesters, Claire Parfitt, said the protest was to show solidarity with 15 refugees on a hunger strike in Darwin including one man, Martin, who she said was close to death.\n"},"slug":"310.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recl8CxjyP0P4k8Hx","createdTime":"2023-06-28T14:55:43.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"311.00","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2024-07-24T08:20:51.000Z","Name":"Anti-detention protesters arrested at Australian Men's Open tournament final","Summary":"On 1st February 2015 two activists interrupted the Australian Open menâs tennis final, unfurling a banner demanding the closure of the controversial Manus Island immigration detention centre.\n\nWith Novak Djokovic leading Andy Murray 4-3 in the second set, protesters walked down to the court wall at the Yarra River end of Rod Laver Arena, draping the banner over sponsorsâ logos, with the aim of having it captured by television cameras and broadcast around the world.\n\nThe banner read âAustralia Open for refugeesâ with the hashtag #shutdownmanus written underneath. It also carried a recreation of the Australian Open logo.\n\nTwo women who jumped on court were arrested, while at least another four people - wearing handmade âAustralia Open for Refugeesâ shirts - were evicted from the match.","Date":"2015-02-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/02/manus-island-protest-interrupts-australian-open-final","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 1st February 2015 two activists interrupted the Australian Open menâs tennis final, unfurling a banner demanding the closure of the controversial Manus Island immigration detention centre.
\nWith Novak Djokovic leading Andy Murray 4-3 in the second set, protesters walked down to the court wall at the Yarra River end of Rod Laver Arena, draping the banner over sponsorsâ logos, with the aim of having it captured by television cameras and broadcast around the world.
\nThe banner read âAustralia Open for refugeesâ with the hashtag #shutdownmanus written underneath. It also carried a recreation of the Australian Open logo.
\nTwo women who jumped on court were arrested, while at least another four people - wearing handmade âAustralia Open for Refugeesâ shirts - were evicted from the match.
\n","plaintext":"On 1st February 2015 two activists interrupted the Australian Open menâs tennis final, unfurling a banner demanding the closure of the controversial Manus Island immigration detention centre.\nWith Novak Djokovic leading Andy Murray 4-3 in the second set, protesters walked down to the court wall at the Yarra River end of Rod Laver Arena, draping the banner over sponsorsâ logos, with the aim of having it captured by television cameras and broadcast around the world.\nThe banner read âAustralia Open for refugeesâ with the hashtag #shutdownmanus written underneath. It also carried a recreation of the Australian Open logo.\nTwo women who jumped on court were arrested, while at least another four people - wearing handmade âAustralia Open for Refugeesâ shirts - were evicted from the match.\n"},"slug":"311.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rech7FzM5Ct2rwcOm","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"85.0","Country":["recqGbcMwJpZX0L4d"],"countryCode":["DK"],"countryName":["Denmark "],"countrySlug":["denmark"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:10:57.000Z","Name":"Couple charged with people smuggling for giving refugees a lift and coffee in Denmark","Summary":"Former Danish childrenâs ombudsman and childrenâs author Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, and her husband Mikael Lindholm, were charged with human smuggling under anti-trafficking for giving Syrian refugees a lift and some coffee. They were charged under the provisions of the Aliens Act in 2015. Complaints had been made against the couple. Lisbeth Zornig Andersen and her husband were convicted of people smuggling and fined 22,500 kroner each (âŹ3,000, increased to âŹ3,300 on appeal on 21 September 2016).","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/denmark-high-court-people-smuggling-conviction-couple-lisbeth-zornig-syrian-refugees-lift-coffee-copenhagen-fine-a7326301.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Denmark","emoji":{"code":"DK","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1F0","name":"Denmark","emoji":"đŠđ°"},"iso3166":"DK","latitude":56,"longitude":10,"bbox":[8.08997684086,54.8000145534,12.6900061378,57.730016588]}]},"summary":{"html":"Former Danish childrenâs ombudsman and childrenâs author Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, and her husband Mikael Lindholm, were charged with human smuggling under anti-trafficking for giving Syrian refugees a lift and some coffee. They were charged under the provisions of the Aliens Act in 2015. Complaints had been made against the couple. Lisbeth Zornig Andersen and her husband were convicted of people smuggling and fined 22,500 kroner each (âŹ3,000, increased to âŹ3,300 on appeal on 21 September 2016).
\n","plaintext":"Former Danish childrenâs ombudsman and childrenâs author Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, and her husband Mikael Lindholm, were charged with human smuggling under anti-trafficking for giving Syrian refugees a lift and some coffee. They were charged under the provisions of the Aliens Act in 2015. Complaints had been made against the couple. Lisbeth Zornig Andersen and her husband were convicted of people smuggling and fined 22,500 kroner each (âŹ3,000, increased to âŹ3,300 on appeal on 21 September 2016).\n"},"slug":"85.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recm6CsaL2Uh9mHp9","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"122.0","Country":["recUOaY4uVxQP7o4E"],"countryCode":["HU"],"countryName":["Hungary "],"countrySlug":["hungary"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:11:01.000Z","Name":"Man escorting his Syrian family to Cyprus imprisoned for terrorism in Hungary after taking part in a protest at the border ","Summary":"Ahmed H arrested and detained in Hungary for 4 years in 2015 for terrorism after participating in a protest at the Serbian/Hungarian border. Ahmed H is a Syrian national and a former long-term resident of Cyprus. His wife is a Cypriot national as are his two young daughters. In August 2015, Ahmed departed his family home in Cyprus on a special mission. Leaving his young family behind, he traveled to Turkey to help his elderly parents and six other family members escape war-ravaged Syria to find safety in Europe. Around a month later, having successfully navigated their way out of Turkey, Ahmed and his family members found themselves among hundreds of refugees stranded at the Hungarian border, following President Orbanâs decision to fence off the crossing from Serbia. Clashes broke out as some refugees attempted to get through. Hungaryâs police responded with tear gas and water cannons, injuring dozens. Some people threw stones, including Ahmed, but news footage also clearly shows him using a megaphone to call on both sides to remain calm. Ahmed was one of eleven people arrested but was the only one charged under Hungaryâs counter-terrorism law. He was found guilty in 2018 and sentencd to 10 years in prison. A retrial following appeal convicted him again but on a reduced sentence of 5 years in prison. On 19 January 2019, he was released from prison and sent to a Hungarian immigration detention centre, after the authorities asked Cyprus to take him back. For more than eight months, he languished in the detention centre waiting for the Cypriot authorities to decide his fate. During this time, Hungarian immigration officers approached him about being forcibly sent back to Syria, where he would have been at risk of serious human rights violations. He returned to Cyprus in 2019.","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/ahmed-h-what-happened/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Hungary","emoji":{"code":"HU","unicode":"U+1F1ED U+1F1FA","name":"Hungary","emoji":"đđş"},"iso3166":"HU","latitude":47,"longitude":20,"bbox":[16.2022982113,45.7594811061,22.710531447,48.6238540716]}]},"summary":{"html":"Ahmed H arrested and detained in Hungary for 4 years in 2015 for terrorism after participating in a protest at the Serbian/Hungarian border. Ahmed H is a Syrian national and a former long-term resident of Cyprus. His wife is a Cypriot national as are his two young daughters. In August 2015, Ahmed departed his family home in Cyprus on a special mission. Leaving his young family behind, he traveled to Turkey to help his elderly parents and six other family members escape war-ravaged Syria to find safety in Europe. Around a month later, having successfully navigated their way out of Turkey, Ahmed and his family members found themselves among hundreds of refugees stranded at the Hungarian border, following President Orbanâs decision to fence off the crossing from Serbia. Clashes broke out as some refugees attempted to get through. Hungaryâs police responded with tear gas and water cannons, injuring dozens. Some people threw stones, including Ahmed, but news footage also clearly shows him using a megaphone to call on both sides to remain calm. Ahmed was one of eleven people arrested but was the only one charged under Hungaryâs counter-terrorism law. He was found guilty in 2018 and sentencd to 10 years in prison. A retrial following appeal convicted him again but on a reduced sentence of 5 years in prison. On 19 January 2019, he was released from prison and sent to a Hungarian immigration detention centre, after the authorities asked Cyprus to take him back. For more than eight months, he languished in the detention centre waiting for the Cypriot authorities to decide his fate. During this time, Hungarian immigration officers approached him about being forcibly sent back to Syria, where he would have been at risk of serious human rights violations. He returned to Cyprus in 2019.
\n","plaintext":"Ahmed H arrested and detained in Hungary for 4 years in 2015 for terrorism after participating in a protest at the Serbian/Hungarian border. Ahmed H is a Syrian national and a former long-term resident of Cyprus. His wife is a Cypriot national as are his two young daughters. In August 2015, Ahmed departed his family home in Cyprus on a special mission. Leaving his young family behind, he traveled to Turkey to help his elderly parents and six other family members escape war-ravaged Syria to find safety in Europe. Around a month later, having successfully navigated their way out of Turkey, Ahmed and his family members found themselves among hundreds of refugees stranded at the Hungarian border, following President Orbanâs decision to fence off the crossing from Serbia. Clashes broke out as some refugees attempted to get through. Hungaryâs police responded with tear gas and water cannons, injuring dozens. Some people threw stones, including Ahmed, but news footage also clearly shows him using a megaphone to call on both sides to remain calm. Ahmed was one of eleven people arrested but was the only one charged under Hungaryâs counter-terrorism law. He was found guilty in 2018 and sentencd to 10 years in prison. A retrial following appeal convicted him again but on a reduced sentence of 5 years in prison. On 19 January 2019, he was released from prison and sent to a Hungarian immigration detention centre, after the authorities asked Cyprus to take him back. For more than eight months, he languished in the detention centre waiting for the Cypriot authorities to decide his fate. During this time, Hungarian immigration officers approached him about being forcibly sent back to Syria, where he would have been at risk of serious human rights violations. He returned to Cyprus in 2019.\n"},"slug":"122.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recqlE1BzRqVTHRmp","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"6.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T11:08:32.000Z","Name":"Mayor of Ventimiglia bans unauthorised distribution of food to refugees","Summary":"The mayor of the Italian border town of Ventimiglia prohibits the unauthorised distribution of food and drink to refugees. Violation of the order is punishable by a three-month prison sentence and a fine of âŹ200","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wpmedia.outlandish.com/irr/2017/11/10092853/Humanitarianism_the_unacceptable_face_of_solidarity.pdf https://www-meltingpot-org.translate.goog/2017/03/ventimiglia-denunciato-per-aver-dato-da-mangiare-ai-migranti/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["reccjSfdlI2HDw5yb"],"TypeName":["Decree"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"The mayor of the Italian border town of Ventimiglia prohibits the unauthorised distribution of food and drink to refugees. Violation of the order is punishable by a three-month prison sentence and a fine of âŹ200
\n","plaintext":"The mayor of the Italian border town of Ventimiglia prohibits the unauthorised distribution of food and drink to refugees. Violation of the order is punishable by a three-month prison sentence and a fine of âŹ200\n"},"slug":"6.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recrVimFyqlP5jIEO","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"117.0","Country":["recI1ljr1elhzekkF"],"countryCode":["DE"],"countryName":["Germany "],"countrySlug":["germany"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:49:11.000Z","Name":"Hundreds of 'humanitarian smugglers' detained in Germany","Summary":"When Germany introduced temporary border controls at its southern border in 2015, Bavarian police arrest hundreds of volunteer âborder crossing helpersâ who gave people lifts from Vienna to the German border, or within Germany. Volunteers were handcuffed, strip searched, and detained in âcontainer cellsâ at the German-Austrian border for up to 31 hours. More than 700 âhumanitarian smugglersâ are reportedly in detention during the weekend of 12/13 September. ","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wpmedia.outlandish.com/irr/2017/11/10092853/Humanitarianism_the_unacceptable_face_of_solidarity.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Germany","emoji":{"code":"DE","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA","name":"Germany","emoji":"đŠđŞ"},"iso3166":"DE","latitude":51,"longitude":9,"bbox":[5.98865807458,47.3024876979,15.0169958839,54.983104153]}]},"summary":{"html":"When Germany introduced temporary border controls at its southern border in 2015, Bavarian police arrest hundreds of volunteer âborder crossing helpersâ who gave people lifts from Vienna to the German border, or within Germany. Volunteers were handcuffed, strip searched, and detained in âcontainer cellsâ at the German-Austrian border for up to 31 hours. More than 700 âhumanitarian smugglersâ are reportedly in detention during the weekend of 12/13 September.
\n","plaintext":"When Germany introduced temporary border controls at its southern border in 2015, Bavarian police arrest hundreds of volunteer âborder crossing helpersâ who gave people lifts from Vienna to the German border, or within Germany. Volunteers were handcuffed, strip searched, and detained in âcontainer cellsâ at the German-Austrian border for up to 31 hours. More than 700 âhumanitarian smugglersâ are reportedly in detention during the weekend of 12/13 September.\n"},"slug":"117.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recxIpv427qSDjVZE","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"104.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:11:50.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for smuggling young girl into the UK to reunite with relatives","Summary":"A British man was arrested for attempting to smuggle a 4 year old girl into the UK from France to reunite with her father. A court in Boulogne-sur-Mer found Rob Lawrie, a former soldier volunteering in Calais, not guilty of people smuggling but guilty of endangering a child, for hiding a 4-year-old Afghan child in his van as he returned to the UK. He was fined âŹ1,000, suspended for five years. Lawrie took action after receiving desperate pleas from the girlâs father to bring her to Britain, where she could live with relatives in Leeds. ","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/14/former-soldier-court-smuggle-child-refugee","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"A British man was arrested for attempting to smuggle a 4 year old girl into the UK from France to reunite with her father. A court in Boulogne-sur-Mer found Rob Lawrie, a former soldier volunteering in Calais, not guilty of people smuggling but guilty of endangering a child, for hiding a 4-year-old Afghan child in his van as he returned to the UK. He was fined âŹ1,000, suspended for five years. Lawrie took action after receiving desperate pleas from the girlâs father to bring her to Britain, where she could live with relatives in Leeds.
\n","plaintext":"A British man was arrested for attempting to smuggle a 4 year old girl into the UK from France to reunite with her father. A court in Boulogne-sur-Mer found Rob Lawrie, a former soldier volunteering in Calais, not guilty of people smuggling but guilty of endangering a child, for hiding a 4-year-old Afghan child in his van as he returned to the UK. He was fined âŹ1,000, suspended for five years. Lawrie took action after receiving desperate pleas from the girlâs father to bring her to Britain, where she could live with relatives in Leeds.\n"},"slug":"104.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recA9q6GTARt2OWS8","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"150.0","Country":["recqGbcMwJpZX0L4d"],"countryCode":["DK"],"countryName":["Denmark "],"countrySlug":["denmark"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:27:58.000Z","Name":"Couple arrested and fined for giving migrants a lift in Denmark","Summary":"In 2015 in Denmark two people were arrested for transporting illegal migrants. Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, the former president of the Danish governmentâs National Council for Children, and her husband transported a group of four adults and two children from southern Denmark to Copenhagen in September 2015. Couple were prosecuted under the Danish Aliens Act and fined 45,000 krone (ÂŁ5,200) in March 2016. ","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/denmark-high-court-people-smuggling-conviction-couple-lisbeth-zornig-syrian-refugees-lift-coffee-copenhagen-fine-a7326301.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Denmark","emoji":{"code":"DK","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1F0","name":"Denmark","emoji":"đŠđ°"},"iso3166":"DK","latitude":56,"longitude":10,"bbox":[8.08997684086,54.8000145534,12.6900061378,57.730016588]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2015 in Denmark two people were arrested for transporting illegal migrants. Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, the former president of the Danish governmentâs National Council for Children, and her husband transported a group of four adults and two children from southern Denmark to Copenhagen in September 2015. Couple were prosecuted under the Danish Aliens Act and fined 45,000 krone (ÂŁ5,200) in March 2016.
\n","plaintext":"In 2015 in Denmark two people were arrested for transporting illegal migrants. Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, the former president of the Danish governmentâs National Council for Children, and her husband transported a group of four adults and two children from southern Denmark to Copenhagen in September 2015. Couple were prosecuted under the Danish Aliens Act and fined 45,000 krone (ÂŁ5,200) in March 2016.\n"},"slug":"150.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recRJnxU7OPZFUREU","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"86.0","Country":["recqGbcMwJpZX0L4d"],"countryCode":["DK"],"countryName":["Denmark "],"countrySlug":["denmark"],"LastModified":"2022-07-08T10:48:18.000Z","Name":"Fourteen people arrested in Denmark for giving refugees lifts to Sweden","Summary":"Several people were arrested by Danish police for giving lifts to refugees wishing to enter Sweden in 2015. Swedish police spokesman Lars Forstell said that fourteen people had been detained on suspicion of illegally transporting migrants across the Ăresund Bridge from Copenhagen to MalmoĚ. ","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://cphpost.dk/?p=27223","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Denmark","emoji":{"code":"DK","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1F0","name":"Denmark","emoji":"đŠđ°"},"iso3166":"DK","latitude":56,"longitude":10,"bbox":[8.08997684086,54.8000145534,12.6900061378,57.730016588]}]},"summary":{"html":"Several people were arrested by Danish police for giving lifts to refugees wishing to enter Sweden in 2015. Swedish police spokesman Lars Forstell said that fourteen people had been detained on suspicion of illegally transporting migrants across the Ăresund Bridge from Copenhagen to MalmoĚ.
\n","plaintext":"Several people were arrested by Danish police for giving lifts to refugees wishing to enter Sweden in 2015. Swedish police spokesman Lars Forstell said that fourteen people had been detained on suspicion of illegally transporting migrants across the Ăresund Bridge from Copenhagen to MalmoĚ.\n"},"slug":"86.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recSJ6ZthYxWcOp6i","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"175.0","Country":["recN9uQKcS44mqWpC"],"countryCode":["MK"],"countryName":["North Macadonia"],"countrySlug":["north-macedonia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:53:08.000Z","Name":"Taxi driver arrested for driving migrants in North Macedonia","Summary":"In 2015 a taxi driver gave a ride to a group of migrants within North Macadonia and was arrested for transporting illegal immigrants. He claimed that he did not know that they were illegal migarnts.","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/mkd/2016/z-4616.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Macedonia","emoji":{"code":"MK","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1F0","name":"Macedonia","emoji":"đ˛đ°"},"iso3166":"MK","latitude":41.8333,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.46315,40.8427269557,22.9523771502,42.3202595078]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2015 a taxi driver gave a ride to a group of migrants within North Macadonia and was arrested for transporting illegal immigrants. He claimed that he did not know that they were illegal migarnts.
\n","plaintext":"In 2015 a taxi driver gave a ride to a group of migrants within North Macadonia and was arrested for transporting illegal immigrants. He claimed that he did not know that they were illegal migarnts.\n"},"slug":"175.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recXg1n4OIIzQhTJn","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"151.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:03:54.000Z","Name":"Person fined for organising a protest following the death of a minor in detention in Melilla","Summary":"In 2015 in the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa, a person was given a âŹ1500 fine for organising a demonstration without a permit. The demonstration followed the death of a minor in detention in Mellilla. ","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1477370819882908","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2015 in the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa, a person was given a âŹ1500 fine for organising a demonstration without a permit. The demonstration followed the death of a minor in detention in Mellilla.
\n","plaintext":"In 2015 in the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa, a person was given a âŹ1500 fine for organising a demonstration without a permit. The demonstration followed the death of a minor in detention in Mellilla.\n"},"slug":"151.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recZ2RKATSJS1zCa5","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"96.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:03:23.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for lodging a family of undocumented Armenians in his home in France","Summary":"Denis Lambert, an Education Without Borders volunteer, was prosecuted for lodging a family of undocumented Armenians in his Perpignan home between January 2014 and June 2015 following their failed asylum claim. He was arrested for receiving direct compensation for his assistance in the form of domestic chores, thus infringing the conditions of L.622 1-4 of the French penal Code that regulates the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right to Asylum (CESEDA). Article L.622-1 stipulates one must receive no compensatory benefit (contrepartie) for providing assistance to irregular-status foreigners. Persons found guilty of directly or indirectly assisting or attempting to assist the illegal entry, movement or residence of a foreigner in France will be punished with a five-year imprisonment and âŹ30,000 fine. ","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://theconversation.com/crimes-of-solidarity-liberte-egalite-and-frances-crisis-of-fraternite-90010","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Denis Lambert, an Education Without Borders volunteer, was prosecuted for lodging a family of undocumented Armenians in his Perpignan home between January 2014 and June 2015 following their failed asylum claim. He was arrested for receiving direct compensation for his assistance in the form of domestic chores, thus infringing the conditions of L.622 1-4 of the French penal Code that regulates the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right to Asylum (CESEDA). Article L.622-1 stipulates one must receive no compensatory benefit (contrepartie) for providing assistance to irregular-status foreigners. Persons found guilty of directly or indirectly assisting or attempting to assist the illegal entry, movement or residence of a foreigner in France will be punished with a five-year imprisonment and âŹ30,000 fine.
\n","plaintext":"Denis Lambert, an Education Without Borders volunteer, was prosecuted for lodging a family of undocumented Armenians in his Perpignan home between January 2014 and June 2015 following their failed asylum claim. He was arrested for receiving direct compensation for his assistance in the form of domestic chores, thus infringing the conditions of L.622 1-4 of the French penal Code that regulates the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right to Asylum (CESEDA). Article L.622-1 stipulates one must receive no compensatory benefit (contrepartie) for providing assistance to irregular-status foreigners. Persons found guilty of directly or indirectly assisting or attempting to assist the illegal entry, movement or residence of a foreigner in France will be punished with a five-year imprisonment and âŹ30,000 fine.\n"},"slug":"96.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec357fyBj1Xyj0KS","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"178.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-06-29T13:51:05.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for helping fellow Eritreans travel to Italy","Summary":"In 2015 an Eritrean national in Italy was arrested for migrant smuggling. He had been involved in smugglung other Eritreans into Italy. Each migrant paid up to EU200, which he explained was used in supporting and enabling them to travel and that no profit was made. He was found guilty of migrant smuggling and his sentence was weekly reporting. The judge found no evidence that he was part of an organised criminal group.","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/ita/2015/proc._nr_17012015_r.i.m.c..html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2015 an Eritrean national in Italy was arrested for migrant smuggling. He had been involved in smugglung other Eritreans into Italy. Each migrant paid up to EU200, which he explained was used in supporting and enabling them to travel and that no profit was made. He was found guilty of migrant smuggling and his sentence was weekly reporting. The judge found no evidence that he was part of an organised criminal group.
\n","plaintext":"In 2015 an Eritrean national in Italy was arrested for migrant smuggling. He had been involved in smugglung other Eritreans into Italy. Each migrant paid up to EU200, which he explained was used in supporting and enabling them to travel and that no profit was made. He was found guilty of migrant smuggling and his sentence was weekly reporting. The judge found no evidence that he was part of an organised criminal group.\n"},"slug":"178.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec5d0gQr0mW1lCAC","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"179.0","Country":["rec0oCZOjhbnAniak"],"countryCode":["AT"],"countryName":["Austria "],"countrySlug":["austria"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:04:02.000Z","Name":"Taxi drivers arrested for transporting refugees in Austria","Summary":"In 2015 two taxi drivers were arrested in Austria for facilitating the illicit entry or transit of foreign nationals. At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis the taxi drivers drove 31 foreign nationals between them from Vienna to the German border. 'Christian T' and 'Kurt K' only took the normal taxi fees in payment. They were found guilty of facilitating the illicit entry or transit of foreign nationals but not of gaining unlawful material menefit. The Austrian High court overturned the ruling.","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/aut/2015/11os12515i_28_september_2015.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Austria","emoji":{"code":"AT","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1F9","name":"Austria","emoji":"đŚđš"},"iso3166":"AT","latitude":47.3333,"longitude":13.3333,"bbox":[9.47996951665,46.4318173285,16.9796667823,49.0390742051]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2015 two taxi drivers were arrested in Austria for facilitating the illicit entry or transit of foreign nationals. At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis the taxi drivers drove 31 foreign nationals between them from Vienna to the German border. 'Christian T' and 'Kurt K' only took the normal taxi fees in payment. They were found guilty of facilitating the illicit entry or transit of foreign nationals but not of gaining unlawful material menefit. The Austrian High court overturned the ruling.
\n","plaintext":"In 2015 two taxi drivers were arrested in Austria for facilitating the illicit entry or transit of foreign nationals. At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis the taxi drivers drove 31 foreign nationals between them from Vienna to the German border. 'Christian T' and 'Kurt K' only took the normal taxi fees in payment. They were found guilty of facilitating the illicit entry or transit of foreign nationals but not of gaining unlawful material menefit. The Austrian High court overturned the ruling.\n"},"slug":"179.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec63SssvyCcnCoU6","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"20.0","Country":["rec0oCZOjhbnAniak"],"countryCode":["AT"],"countryName":["Austria "],"countrySlug":["austria"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T14:09:58.000Z","Name":"Threshold at which a higher penalty for smuggling applies lowered to 3 people in Austria","Summary":"In 2015 the threshold at which a higher penalty for smuggling applies was lowered in Austria. The number of smuggled persons that warrants a more severe penalty was reduced from five to three. This offence became subject to a maximum of five years of imprisonment. Novelle BGBl I 121/2015 §114 Abs7 FPG.\n\nDo you have a link to the text of this law? Get in touch!","Date":"2015-01-01","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Austria","emoji":{"code":"AT","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1F9","name":"Austria","emoji":"đŚđš"},"iso3166":"AT","latitude":47.3333,"longitude":13.3333,"bbox":[9.47996951665,46.4318173285,16.9796667823,49.0390742051]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2015 the threshold at which a higher penalty for smuggling applies was lowered in Austria. The number of smuggled persons that warrants a more severe penalty was reduced from five to three. This offence became subject to a maximum of five years of imprisonment. Novelle BGBl I 121/2015 §114 Abs7 FPG.
\nDo you have a link to the text of this law? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"In 2015 the threshold at which a higher penalty for smuggling applies was lowered in Austria. The number of smuggled persons that warrants a more severe penalty was reduced from five to three. This offence became subject to a maximum of five years of imprisonment. Novelle BGBl I 121/2015 §114 Abs7 FPG.\nDo you have a link to the text of this law? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"20.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rechmXqT3VzMtHYwl","createdTime":"2022-08-12T12:09:09.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"289.00","Country":["recjbhpzq4iUlUHen"],"countryCode":["PG"],"countryName":["Papua New Guinea "],"countrySlug":["papua-new-guinea"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T12:19:51.000Z","Name":"Man arrested and imprisoned for organising a hunger strike in Manus Island detention centre","Summary":"In January 2015 Abdul Aziz Muhamat and others were arrested and held in Papua New Guinea police and prison cells for up to four weeks without charge because they organised a mass hunger strike at the Manus Island detention centre.\n\nAbdul Aziz Muhamat is an advocate for refugee rights. He was imprisoned in the Australian offshore immigration system on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea from October 2013 until 2019 when he was released temporarily in order to receive a human rights award in Switzerland and during that visit applied for asylum in Switzerland. This application was later granted. He was granted refugee status in early 2015 but continued to be held on Manus Island, along with several hundred other men who were transferred there after arriving in Australian territory by boat and seeking asylum.\n","Date":"2015-01-01","Link":"https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/abdul-aziz-muhamat","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recAcJ8vpL2qZAagI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Papua New Guinea","emoji":{"code":"PG","unicode":"U+1F1F5 U+1F1EC","name":"Papua New Guinea","emoji":"đľđŹ"},"iso3166":"PG","latitude":-6,"longitude":147,"bbox":[141.000210403,-10.6524760881,156.019965448,-2.50000212973]}]},"summary":{"html":"In January 2015 Abdul Aziz Muhamat and others were arrested and held in Papua New Guinea police and prison cells for up to four weeks without charge because they organised a mass hunger strike at the Manus Island detention centre.
\nAbdul Aziz Muhamat is an advocate for refugee rights. He was imprisoned in the Australian offshore immigration system on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea from October 2013 until 2019 when he was released temporarily in order to receive a human rights award in Switzerland and during that visit applied for asylum in Switzerland. This application was later granted. He was granted refugee status in early 2015 but continued to be held on Manus Island, along with several hundred other men who were transferred there after arriving in Australian territory by boat and seeking asylum.
\n","plaintext":"In January 2015 Abdul Aziz Muhamat and others were arrested and held in Papua New Guinea police and prison cells for up to four weeks without charge because they organised a mass hunger strike at the Manus Island detention centre.\nAbdul Aziz Muhamat is an advocate for refugee rights. He was imprisoned in the Australian offshore immigration system on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea from October 2013 until 2019 when he was released temporarily in order to receive a human rights award in Switzerland and during that visit applied for asylum in Switzerland. This application was later granted. He was granted refugee status in early 2015 but continued to be held on Manus Island, along with several hundred other men who were transferred there after arriving in Australian territory by boat and seeking asylum.\n"},"slug":"289.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recos6x0Ni6p2dNj7","createdTime":"2022-07-19T17:50:56.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"224.00","Country":["recoKgsBZbcI1fhEF"],"countryCode":["MX"],"countryName":["Mexico "],"countrySlug":["mexico"],"LastModified":"2022-07-21T09:00:09.000Z","Name":"Activists murdered in Mexico for their migrant support work","Summary":"On 23rd November two migrant support activists were murdered. Adrian (Mexican national) and Wilson (Honduran national), both members of the \"Colectivo Ustedes Somos Nosotros\", who provided food to Central American migrants travelling on the train known as \"La Bestia\" (The Beast) were murdered. ActivistJorge Andrade accused federal and state authorities of being responsible for the death of the two volunteers because \"they ignored the threats they had received in writing and on their cell phones. They did not investigate the organized crime groups that intimidated and threatened the members of the Collective who forced us to close shelters and canteens in the State of Mexico,\". AdriĂĄn RodrĂguez was shot three times in the head, chest and leg when he was visiting his parents in the State of Mexico. Wilson was shot five times and died the next morning. Members of this group had received threats from organized crime and harassment from neighbours and municipal authorities. This harassment had led to the closure of two migrant shelters.\n","Date":"2014-11-23","Link":"https://www.univision.com/noticias/noticias-de-mexico/matan-a-dos-activistas-que-ayudaban-a-inmigrantes-en-mexico","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Mexico","emoji":{"code":"MX","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD","name":"Mexico","emoji":"đ˛đ˝"},"iso3166":"MX","latitude":23,"longitude":-102,"bbox":[-117.12776,14.5388286402,-86.811982388,32.72083]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 23rd November two migrant support activists were murdered. Adrian (Mexican national) and Wilson (Honduran national), both members of the "Colectivo Ustedes Somos Nosotros", who provided food to Central American migrants travelling on the train known as "La Bestia" (The Beast) were murdered. ActivistJorge Andrade accused federal and state authorities of being responsible for the death of the two volunteers because "they ignored the threats they had received in writing and on their cell phones. They did not investigate the organized crime groups that intimidated and threatened the members of the Collective who forced us to close shelters and canteens in the State of Mexico,". AdriĂĄn RodrĂguez was shot three times in the head, chest and leg when he was visiting his parents in the State of Mexico. Wilson was shot five times and died the next morning. Members of this group had received threats from organized crime and harassment from neighbours and municipal authorities. This harassment had led to the closure of two migrant shelters.
\n","plaintext":"On 23rd November two migrant support activists were murdered. Adrian (Mexican national) and Wilson (Honduran national), both members of the "Colectivo Ustedes Somos Nosotros", who provided food to Central American migrants travelling on the train known as "La Bestia" (The Beast) were murdered. ActivistJorge Andrade accused federal and state authorities of being responsible for the death of the two volunteers because "they ignored the threats they had received in writing and on their cell phones. They did not investigate the organized crime groups that intimidated and threatened the members of the Collective who forced us to close shelters and canteens in the State of Mexico,". AdriĂĄn RodrĂguez was shot three times in the head, chest and leg when he was visiting his parents in the State of Mexico. Wilson was shot five times and died the next morning. Members of this group had received threats from organized crime and harassment from neighbours and municipal authorities. This harassment had led to the closure of two migrant shelters.\n"},"slug":"224.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recZTW0AICp8EOP9F","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"126.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:19:02.000Z","Name":"Migrants arrested in Italy for smuggling themselves and others after they touch the steering device","Summary":"On 19 July 2014, three migrants were arrested for smuggling themselves and other because they had been mastering the vessel that they arrived on when they were found. 2100 migrants arrived to the Port of Salerno (Italy) on that day. They had been adrift in different vessels when they were rescued by a ship of the Italian Navy. The case was thrown out because the migrants had been interviewed without legal counsel.","Date":"2014-07-19","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/ita/2015/proc._n._2728315_reg._gen._.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 19 July 2014, three migrants were arrested for smuggling themselves and other because they had been mastering the vessel that they arrived on when they were found. 2100 migrants arrived to the Port of Salerno (Italy) on that day. They had been adrift in different vessels when they were rescued by a ship of the Italian Navy. The case was thrown out because the migrants had been interviewed without legal counsel.
\n","plaintext":"On 19 July 2014, three migrants were arrested for smuggling themselves and other because they had been mastering the vessel that they arrived on when they were found. 2100 migrants arrived to the Port of Salerno (Italy) on that day. They had been adrift in different vessels when they were rescued by a ship of the Italian Navy. The case was thrown out because the migrants had been interviewed without legal counsel.\n"},"slug":"126.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reclvYxVkUzQcF14u","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"145.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T13:56:52.000Z","Name":"Activists arrested for taking part in an anti-deportation protest in Spain","Summary":"In 2014 nine members of an organization named Paremos los Vuelos, who exposed and protested against deportation flights, were fined for disturbing the peace after a peaceful protest carried out inside an immigration office in Oviedo, Spain.","Date":"2014-02-01","Link":"Substantiating link required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2014 nine members of an organization named Paremos los Vuelos, who exposed and protested against deportation flights, were fined for disturbing the peace after a peaceful protest carried out inside an immigration office in Oviedo, Spain.
\n","plaintext":"In 2014 nine members of an organization named Paremos los Vuelos, who exposed and protested against deportation flights, were fined for disturbing the peace after a peaceful protest carried out inside an immigration office in Oviedo, Spain.\n"},"slug":"145.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recFuw8Iy6vCrVsou","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"185.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-01T11:39:47.000Z","Name":"Priest arrested for providing accommodation to irregular migrants in France","Summary":"In 2014 a priest was arrested in France for providing accommodation to irregular migrants. The defendant provided accommodation to irregular migrants in the Parish Centre of Montreynaud, property of the diocesan association, the president of which was the Bishop of Saint Etienne . He was accused of having breached the municipal regulation of 4 February 2013 that determined the closure of the establishment in question. It was argued against the defendant that the Parish Centre did not fully comply with regulations on public safety and sanitation. He was acquitted. The judge stated that it is paradoxical that the State aims to prosecute the defendant for having done what the State itself should have ensured.","Date":"2014-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/fra/2014/jugement_du_14_septembre_2014.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2014 a priest was arrested in France for providing accommodation to irregular migrants. The defendant provided accommodation to irregular migrants in the Parish Centre of Montreynaud, property of the diocesan association, the president of which was the Bishop of Saint Etienne . He was accused of having breached the municipal regulation of 4 February 2013 that determined the closure of the establishment in question. It was argued against the defendant that the Parish Centre did not fully comply with regulations on public safety and sanitation. He was acquitted. The judge stated that it is paradoxical that the State aims to prosecute the defendant for having done what the State itself should have ensured.
\n","plaintext":"In 2014 a priest was arrested in France for providing accommodation to irregular migrants. The defendant provided accommodation to irregular migrants in the Parish Centre of Montreynaud, property of the diocesan association, the president of which was the Bishop of Saint Etienne . He was accused of having breached the municipal regulation of 4 February 2013 that determined the closure of the establishment in question. It was argued against the defendant that the Parish Centre did not fully comply with regulations on public safety and sanitation. He was acquitted. The judge stated that it is paradoxical that the State aims to prosecute the defendant for having done what the State itself should have ensured.\n"},"slug":"185.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recOckdnAdBtNDqYV","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"147.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T12:59:26.000Z","Name":"Activists fined for holding a performance at the border in Spain ","Summary":"In 2014 in Spain Members of the Iridia association received a âŹ1800 fine for allegedly holding an illegal demonstration and for disobeying authority after they held a performance at the border perimeter ","Date":"2014-01-01","Link":"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1477370819882908","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2014 in Spain Members of the Iridia association received a âŹ1800 fine for allegedly holding an illegal demonstration and for disobeying authority after they held a performance at the border perimeter
\n","plaintext":"In 2014 in Spain Members of the Iridia association received a âŹ1800 fine for allegedly holding an illegal demonstration and for disobeying authority after they held a performance at the border perimeter\n"},"slug":"147.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recRFJ04HZiw44S9V","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"146.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T12:57:56.000Z","Name":"Photojournalists arrested to photographing migrants for advocacy in Spain","Summary":"In 2014 Sergi CaĚmara and JoseĚ ColoĚn were charged in Spain with a serious violation of Article 26h of the PSL 1/1992 for photographing migrants climbing a fence at the border (photojournalism).","Date":"2014-01-01","Link":"Mentioned in this artiucle (behind a paywall) https://journals-sagepub-com.sheffield.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1177/1477370819882908 Further substantiating links required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2014 Sergi CaĚmara and JoseĚ ColoĚn were charged in Spain with a serious violation of Article 26h of the PSL 1/1992 for photographing migrants climbing a fence at the border (photojournalism).
\n","plaintext":"In 2014 Sergi CaĚmara and JoseĚ ColoĚn were charged in Spain with a serious violation of Article 26h of the PSL 1/1992 for photographing migrants climbing a fence at the border (photojournalism).\n"},"slug":"146.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recRHUWy1WIOMfSZA","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"51.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:39:48.000Z","Name":"Sri Lankan refugee arrested for smuggling (transporting) himself and others to Australia","Summary":"A Sri Lankan refugee was arrested for smuggling himself and others into Australia by boat. On 29 June 2014, an Indian flagged vessel carrying the plaintiff and 156 other passengers was intercepted by an Australian border protection vessel (\"the Commonwealth vessel\") in the Indian Ocean about 16 nautical miles from the Australian territory of Christmas Island.  The plaintiff is a Sri Lankan national of Tamil ethnicity, who claims to have a well-founded fear of persecution in Sri Lanka on grounds which would qualify him as a refugee under the Refugees Convention. India refused to accept the return of the passengers and all passangers, including the accused, were placed in detention.","Date":"2014-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/case-law-doc/piracycrimetype/aus/2015/cpcf_v_minister_for_immigration_and_border_protection.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"A Sri Lankan refugee was arrested for smuggling himself and others into Australia by boat. On 29 June 2014, an Indian flagged vessel carrying the plaintiff and 156 other passengers was intercepted by an Australian border protection vessel ("the Commonwealth vessel") in the Indian Ocean about 16 nautical miles from the Australian territory of Christmas Island.  The plaintiff is a Sri Lankan national of Tamil ethnicity, who claims to have a well-founded fear of persecution in Sri Lanka on grounds which would qualify him as a refugee under the Refugees Convention. India refused to accept the return of the passengers and all passangers, including the accused, were placed in detention.
\n","plaintext":"A Sri Lankan refugee was arrested for smuggling himself and others into Australia by boat. On 29 June 2014, an Indian flagged vessel carrying the plaintiff and 156 other passengers was intercepted by an Australian border protection vessel ("the Commonwealth vessel") in the Indian Ocean about 16 nautical miles from the Australian territory of Christmas Island.  The plaintiff is a Sri Lankan national of Tamil ethnicity, who claims to have a well-founded fear of persecution in Sri Lanka on grounds which would qualify him as a refugee under the Refugees Convention. India refused to accept the return of the passengers and all passangers, including the accused, were placed in detention.\n"},"slug":"51.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1HFAWZXWwQwo7H","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"118.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:52:13.000Z","Name":"Refugee arrested for smuggling himself and others into Greece","Summary":"In 2014 Syrian refugee who survived a shipwreck which might have been the fault of the Greek coast guard, was charged with âillegal transport from abroad to Greece of third country nationals, who do not have a right to enter the Greek territory,â ","Date":"2014-01-01","Link":"Substantiating link required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2014 Syrian refugee who survived a shipwreck which might have been the fault of the Greek coast guard, was charged with âillegal transport from abroad to Greece of third country nationals, who do not have a right to enter the Greek territory,â
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\n","plaintext":"In 2013 an irregular migrant (a minor) was arrested and later imprisoned for driving the boat that he and other passengers arrived in Italy on. On 30 August 2013, the Air Coastal Guard detected a ship off the coat of Sicily (Italy), transporting irregular migrants, and towing a smaller boat. The two boats separated and the large boat left. When picked up by the Italian coast guard, the driver was arrested for smuggling. The defendant and his partners (all minors) had taken positions in relation to steering in exchange for not paying their âticketsâ. The Court convicted the defendant for procuring illegal entry into Italy through an organised criminal group. However, it absolved him of the offence of criminal conspiracy. He was sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison.\n"},"slug":"181.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec4BPOG01AP78Lhg","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"186.0","Country":["rec0oCZOjhbnAniak"],"countryCode":["AT"],"countryName":["Austria "],"countrySlug":["austria"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T10:45:20.000Z","Name":"Asylum seekers accused of smuggling migrants into Austria","Summary":"In 2014 eight asylum seekers were accused of smuggling migrants into Austria. This case relates to a group of eight Afghan, Indian, and Pakistani men who were accused of smuggling 278 mostly Pakistani nationals into Austria between March and July 2013. The men were part of a group of asylum-seekers who sought refuge in Austria and were involved in a protest movement against the Austrian Government's decision to refuse refugee status to many people. They were then temporarily accommodated in the Servitenkloster, a monastery in Vienna's 9th district, when the accusations against them emerged, triggering great publicity of this case. The trial against the eight accused was suspended in late March 2014, and the men were released from remand, because the Judge expressed doubts over the evidence against the eight men. The men denied accusations that they were involved in the smuggling migrants, saying they occasionally helped foreigners, some of whom came from the same towns as them, to find their way around Vienna.","Date":"2014-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/criminalgroupcrimetype/aut/2014/servitenkloster_smuggling_case.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Austria","emoji":{"code":"AT","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1F9","name":"Austria","emoji":"đŚđš"},"iso3166":"AT","latitude":47.3333,"longitude":13.3333,"bbox":[9.47996951665,46.4318173285,16.9796667823,49.0390742051]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2014 eight asylum seekers were accused of smuggling migrants into Austria. This case relates to a group of eight Afghan, Indian, and Pakistani men who were accused of smuggling 278 mostly Pakistani nationals into Austria between March and July 2013. The men were part of a group of asylum-seekers who sought refuge in Austria and were involved in a protest movement against the Austrian Government's decision to refuse refugee status to many people. They were then temporarily accommodated in the Servitenkloster, a monastery in Vienna's 9th district, when the accusations against them emerged, triggering great publicity of this case. The trial against the eight accused was suspended in late March 2014, and the men were released from remand, because the Judge expressed doubts over the evidence against the eight men. The men denied accusations that they were involved in the smuggling migrants, saying they occasionally helped foreigners, some of whom came from the same towns as them, to find their way around Vienna.
\n","plaintext":"In 2014 eight asylum seekers were accused of smuggling migrants into Austria. This case relates to a group of eight Afghan, Indian, and Pakistani men who were accused of smuggling 278 mostly Pakistani nationals into Austria between March and July 2013. The men were part of a group of asylum-seekers who sought refuge in Austria and were involved in a protest movement against the Austrian Government's decision to refuse refugee status to many people. They were then temporarily accommodated in the Servitenkloster, a monastery in Vienna's 9th district, when the accusations against them emerged, triggering great publicity of this case. The trial against the eight accused was suspended in late March 2014, and the men were released from remand, because the Judge expressed doubts over the evidence against the eight men. The men denied accusations that they were involved in the smuggling migrants, saying they occasionally helped foreigners, some of whom came from the same towns as them, to find their way around Vienna.\n"},"slug":"186.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec9pHMKOVRKkaof7","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"183.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T10:25:55.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for smuggling in Italy for driving the boat he and others arrived on","Summary":"In 2014 a young migrant was arrested for smuggling in Italy for driving the boat that he and others arrived on. The defendant, a 23 year old migrant, helmed a vessel that transported 234 fellow migrants into Italy. This is a common pattern, where smugglers ask a young migrant with little money to steer a vessel in return for free passage. The vessel sank, causing the death of 17 irregular migrants. Upon being interrogated, the defendant admitted not to be experienced in mastering a vessel and that it was the first time he had actually done so. He was found guilty of smuggling.","Date":"2014-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/ita/2014/proc._n._334515_reg._gen._.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2014 a young migrant was arrested for smuggling in Italy for driving the boat that he and others arrived on. The defendant, a 23 year old migrant, helmed a vessel that transported 234 fellow migrants into Italy. This is a common pattern, where smugglers ask a young migrant with little money to steer a vessel in return for free passage. The vessel sank, causing the death of 17 irregular migrants. Upon being interrogated, the defendant admitted not to be experienced in mastering a vessel and that it was the first time he had actually done so. He was found guilty of smuggling.
\n","plaintext":"In 2014 a young migrant was arrested for smuggling in Italy for driving the boat that he and others arrived on. The defendant, a 23 year old migrant, helmed a vessel that transported 234 fellow migrants into Italy. This is a common pattern, where smugglers ask a young migrant with little money to steer a vessel in return for free passage. The vessel sank, causing the death of 17 irregular migrants. Upon being interrogated, the defendant admitted not to be experienced in mastering a vessel and that it was the first time he had actually done so. He was found guilty of smuggling.\n"},"slug":"183.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reciCfLTbX5E1ALFy","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"116.0","Country":["recI1ljr1elhzekkF"],"countryCode":["DE"],"countryName":["Germany "],"countrySlug":["germany"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T10:47:43.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians arrested for smuggling Syrian refugees into Germany","Summary":"In 2013 Hannah L, a German-Syrian Engineer aged 58, and 5 accomplices were arrested. Hanna L. was seen as the head of international smuggling ring. He lived in Essen and his phone number was found on the phones of some Syrian refugees who were smuggled into Germany. His phone was tapped and he was put under surveillance. Hanna L helped move money and enable Syrians to flee Syria and reach Germany with humanitarian motivations. All of the smuggled had applied for asylum or gained refugee status subsequently. He and some alleged accomplices were all convicted. ","Date":"2013-01-29","Link":"https://www.borderline-europe.de/sites/default/files/readingtips/Kidem%20final%20report%2005_2017.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Germany","emoji":{"code":"DE","unicode":"U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA","name":"Germany","emoji":"đŠđŞ"},"iso3166":"DE","latitude":51,"longitude":9,"bbox":[5.98865807458,47.3024876979,15.0169958839,54.983104153]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2013 Hannah L, a German-Syrian Engineer aged 58, and 5 accomplices were arrested. Hanna L. was seen as the head of international smuggling ring. He lived in Essen and his phone number was found on the phones of some Syrian refugees who were smuggled into Germany. His phone was tapped and he was put under surveillance. Hanna L helped move money and enable Syrians to flee Syria and reach Germany with humanitarian motivations. All of the smuggled had applied for asylum or gained refugee status subsequently. He and some alleged accomplices were all convicted.
\n","plaintext":"In 2013 Hannah L, a German-Syrian Engineer aged 58, and 5 accomplices were arrested. Hanna L. was seen as the head of international smuggling ring. He lived in Essen and his phone number was found on the phones of some Syrian refugees who were smuggled into Germany. His phone was tapped and he was put under surveillance. Hanna L helped move money and enable Syrians to flee Syria and reach Germany with humanitarian motivations. All of the smuggled had applied for asylum or gained refugee status subsequently. He and some alleged accomplices were all convicted.\n"},"slug":"116.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recc4x3aNhwrNZzJ0","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"1.0","organisingGroupName":["Test group"],"Organising Groups":["rec1nC2KLR1yqBbU5"],"Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-08-05T14:46:13.000Z","Name":"Unsuccessful appeal against ruling of inadmissibility for smuggling in Canada","Summary":"Three people unsuccessfully appealed the decision to rule them inadmissible for refugee status in Canada on the basis of involvement in smuggling. The Supreme Court of Canada found three appeals raise substantially the same issues relating to findings of inadmissibility pursuant to paragraph 37(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 (IRPA). There, a foreign national is inadmissible to Canada for âengaging, in the context of transnational crime, in activities such as people smugglingâ. The foreign national be engaged in people smuggling for a financial or other material benefit in order to be declared inadmissible to Canada. ","Date":"2013-01-01","Link":"https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fca/doc/2013/2013fca262/2013fca262.html","Public":true,"Type":["rec2Ioo8cJN6EB2ny"],"TypeName":["Case law"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"Three people unsuccessfully appealed the decision to rule them inadmissible for refugee status in Canada on the basis of involvement in smuggling. The Supreme Court of Canada found three appeals raise substantially the same issues relating to findings of inadmissibility pursuant to paragraph 37(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 (IRPA). There, a foreign national is inadmissible to Canada for âengaging, in the context of transnational crime, in activities such as people smugglingâ. The foreign national be engaged in people smuggling for a financial or other material benefit in order to be declared inadmissible to Canada.
\n","plaintext":"Three people unsuccessfully appealed the decision to rule them inadmissible for refugee status in Canada on the basis of involvement in smuggling. The Supreme Court of Canada found three appeals raise substantially the same issues relating to findings of inadmissibility pursuant to paragraph 37(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 (IRPA). There, a foreign national is inadmissible to Canada for âengaging, in the context of transnational crime, in activities such as people smugglingâ. The foreign national be engaged in people smuggling for a financial or other material benefit in order to be declared inadmissible to Canada.\n"},"slug":"1.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recehO5bBc1TfBDgZ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"144.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:54:28.000Z","Name":"Journalist arrested for photographing migrants scaling fence in Spain","Summary":"In 2013 photojournalist JesuĚs Blasco was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard and accused of the crime of revealing state secrets and smuggling immigrants while he photographed immigrants climbing the border fence. The case was eventually dismissed","Date":"2013-01-01","Link":"Substantiating link required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2013 photojournalist JesuĚs Blasco was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard and accused of the crime of revealing state secrets and smuggling immigrants while he photographed immigrants climbing the border fence. The case was eventually dismissed
\n","plaintext":"In 2013 photojournalist JesuĚs Blasco was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard and accused of the crime of revealing state secrets and smuggling immigrants while he photographed immigrants climbing the border fence. The case was eventually dismissed\n"},"slug":"144.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recLVEdIfp0OBIzCa","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"53.0","Country":["rec0oCZOjhbnAniak"],"countryCode":["AT"],"countryName":["Austria "],"countrySlug":["austria"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:49:32.000Z","Name":"Refugees imprisoned for helping other refugees reach Austria for no material benefit","Summary":"In 2013 in Austria eight refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and India were arrested and put on trial for human smuggling. They were involved in Refugee Protest Vienna, and stated humanitarian motivations. All but one were convicted and sentenced to prison. The Pakistani accused said \"But it wasn't a business. I was helping friends or friends of friends.\" The man denied any connection to any leading smuggler backers in Europe. He said he wanted to help some residents of the village where he came from.","Date":"2013-01-01","Link":"https://www-diepresse-com.translate.goog/1582611/asylaktivisten-als-schlepper-beschuldigte-enthaftet?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recAcJ8vpL2qZAagI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Austria","emoji":{"code":"AT","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1F9","name":"Austria","emoji":"đŚđš"},"iso3166":"AT","latitude":47.3333,"longitude":13.3333,"bbox":[9.47996951665,46.4318173285,16.9796667823,49.0390742051]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2013 in Austria eight refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and India were arrested and put on trial for human smuggling. They were involved in Refugee Protest Vienna, and stated humanitarian motivations. All but one were convicted and sentenced to prison. The Pakistani accused said "But it wasn't a business. I was helping friends or friends of friends." The man denied any connection to any leading smuggler backers in Europe. He said he wanted to help some residents of the village where he came from.
\n","plaintext":"In 2013 in Austria eight refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and India were arrested and put on trial for human smuggling. They were involved in Refugee Protest Vienna, and stated humanitarian motivations. All but one were convicted and sentenced to prison. The Pakistani accused said "But it wasn't a business. I was helping friends or friends of friends." The man denied any connection to any leading smuggler backers in Europe. He said he wanted to help some residents of the village where he came from.\n"},"slug":"53.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recGZquJmImKPuoYh","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"82.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:03:09.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"In summer 2012 Kim Do-Yeon, a 36 year old South Korean missionary, and North Korean defector Kim Hyeon Sook, believed to be 28 years old from Sinpa, Jangang-do, were arrested near the Changchun Expressway while trying to rescue five North Korean defectors. The five North Korean defectors were believed to be immediately repatriated while Kim Do-Yeon and Kim Hyeon Sook were arrested and tortured in the Changchun State Security detention centre. In August 2012, the father of Kim Do-Hyeon was contacted and told to take away the corpse of his son and Kim Hyeon-Sook with the explanation that the couple had killed themselves. ","Date":"2012-07-01","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"In summer 2012 Kim Do-Yeon, a 36 year old South Korean missionary, and North Korean defector Kim Hyeon Sook, believed to be 28 years old from Sinpa, Jangang-do, were arrested near the Changchun Expressway while trying to rescue five North Korean defectors. The five North Korean defectors were believed to be immediately repatriated while Kim Do-Yeon and Kim Hyeon Sook were arrested and tortured in the Changchun State Security detention centre. In August 2012, the father of Kim Do-Hyeon was contacted and told to take away the corpse of his son and Kim Hyeon-Sook with the explanation that the couple had killed themselves.
\n","plaintext":"In summer 2012 Kim Do-Yeon, a 36 year old South Korean missionary, and North Korean defector Kim Hyeon Sook, believed to be 28 years old from Sinpa, Jangang-do, were arrested near the Changchun Expressway while trying to rescue five North Korean defectors. The five North Korean defectors were believed to be immediately repatriated while Kim Do-Yeon and Kim Hyeon Sook were arrested and tortured in the Changchun State Security detention centre. In August 2012, the father of Kim Do-Hyeon was contacted and told to take away the corpse of his son and Kim Hyeon-Sook with the explanation that the couple had killed themselves.\n"},"slug":"82.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recdsEHVe6wlyguvo","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"187.0","Country":["reckG8wv5B6WI62pO"],"countryCode":["RS"],"countryName":["Serbia "],"countrySlug":["serbia"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T10:55:22.000Z","Name":"Couple imprisoned in Serbia for allowing homeless Afghans to stay with them","Summary":"In 2012 a couple in Serbia took in a family of Afghans. They were arrested for Illegal Crossing of State Border and Smuggling of Persons and received sentences of one year, and one year 3 months respectively. They and the migrants stated that no profit was made. ","Date":"2012-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/srb/2013/1_k_8522012.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Serbia","emoji":{"code":"RS","unicode":"U+1F1F7 U+1F1F8","name":"Serbia","emoji":"đˇđ¸"},"iso3166":"RS","latitude":44,"longitude":21,"bbox":[18.82982,42.2452243971,22.9860185076,46.1717298447]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2012 a couple in Serbia took in a family of Afghans. They were arrested for Illegal Crossing of State Border and Smuggling of Persons and received sentences of one year, and one year 3 months respectively. They and the migrants stated that no profit was made.
\n","plaintext":"In 2012 a couple in Serbia took in a family of Afghans. They were arrested for Illegal Crossing of State Border and Smuggling of Persons and received sentences of one year, and one year 3 months respectively. They and the migrants stated that no profit was made.\n"},"slug":"187.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reck5AbHIHPbMjM3p","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"192.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:06:04.000Z","Name":"Two women arrested trying to bring an Albanian man from France to the UK","Summary":"In 2012 two women were arrested for smuggling when they attempted to bring an Albanian man into the UK from France. One Albanian male was concealed in the boot of a car driven by the two female accused from France to the UK. Ms Seferi is of Kosovar background and knew Ms Cole through their Albanian boyfriends. Ms Seferi had arrived in the UK in 1999 after her parents were killed in the war in Kosovo. Ms Cole knew the smuggled man. The two women left the UK on 2 April 2012 and picked up the smuggled migrant in Calais and then sought to return to the UK when they were stopped by a customs officer at Coquelles, France. The two accused were later charged and convicted for charges relating to facilitating illegal immigration. They were both sentenced to a prison term. Ms Seferi served one year in a young offenders institution, Ms Cole was pregnant at the time of the trial and was also caring for a dependent mother. For these reasons, her sentence was suspended. The sentence was suspended for 18 months with supervision and an unpaid work requirement of 140 hours. The women acted on a compassionate basis and not for financial gain.","Date":"2012-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/gbr/2012/r_v_seferi.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2012 two women were arrested for smuggling when they attempted to bring an Albanian man into the UK from France. One Albanian male was concealed in the boot of a car driven by the two female accused from France to the UK. Ms Seferi is of Kosovar background and knew Ms Cole through their Albanian boyfriends. Ms Seferi had arrived in the UK in 1999 after her parents were killed in the war in Kosovo. Ms Cole knew the smuggled man. The two women left the UK on 2 April 2012 and picked up the smuggled migrant in Calais and then sought to return to the UK when they were stopped by a customs officer at Coquelles, France. The two accused were later charged and convicted for charges relating to facilitating illegal immigration. They were both sentenced to a prison term. Ms Seferi served one year in a young offenders institution, Ms Cole was pregnant at the time of the trial and was also caring for a dependent mother. For these reasons, her sentence was suspended. The sentence was suspended for 18 months with supervision and an unpaid work requirement of 140 hours. The women acted on a compassionate basis and not for financial gain.
\n","plaintext":"In 2012 two women were arrested for smuggling when they attempted to bring an Albanian man into the UK from France. One Albanian male was concealed in the boot of a car driven by the two female accused from France to the UK. Ms Seferi is of Kosovar background and knew Ms Cole through their Albanian boyfriends. Ms Seferi had arrived in the UK in 1999 after her parents were killed in the war in Kosovo. Ms Cole knew the smuggled man. The two women left the UK on 2 April 2012 and picked up the smuggled migrant in Calais and then sought to return to the UK when they were stopped by a customs officer at Coquelles, France. The two accused were later charged and convicted for charges relating to facilitating illegal immigration. They were both sentenced to a prison term. Ms Seferi served one year in a young offenders institution, Ms Cole was pregnant at the time of the trial and was also caring for a dependent mother. For these reasons, her sentence was suspended. The sentence was suspended for 18 months with supervision and an unpaid work requirement of 140 hours. The women acted on a compassionate basis and not for financial gain.\n"},"slug":"192.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reclKK45ckx0E7nPO","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"190.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:01:10.000Z","Name":"Cuban refugee arrested for smuggling in the US for bringing friends and family to join him","Summary":"In 2012 a Cuban refugee was arrested for smuggling for bringing friends and family from Cuba to the US. Mr Hernandez fled Cuba in 2001. He was persecuted and imprisoned for speaking out against the Government of Cuba and in joining other government opponent. He was granted refugee status in the United States and continued to speak out against the Cuban regime. He lost his refugee status following his conviction for this migrant smuggling venture in wihich he tried to smuggle members of his family and friends into the US. He received no payment. He then sought to migrate to Canada where further court proceedings examined his admissibility given his prior migrant smuggling conviction. He was refused refugee status in Canada because of this past conviction for humanitarian smuggling.","Date":"2012-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/can/2012/hernandez_v._minister_for_public_safety_and_emergency_preparedness.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recAcJ8vpL2qZAagI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2012 a Cuban refugee was arrested for smuggling for bringing friends and family from Cuba to the US. Mr Hernandez fled Cuba in 2001. He was persecuted and imprisoned for speaking out against the Government of Cuba and in joining other government opponent. He was granted refugee status in the United States and continued to speak out against the Cuban regime. He lost his refugee status following his conviction for this migrant smuggling venture in wihich he tried to smuggle members of his family and friends into the US. He received no payment. He then sought to migrate to Canada where further court proceedings examined his admissibility given his prior migrant smuggling conviction. He was refused refugee status in Canada because of this past conviction for humanitarian smuggling.
\n","plaintext":"In 2012 a Cuban refugee was arrested for smuggling for bringing friends and family from Cuba to the US. Mr Hernandez fled Cuba in 2001. He was persecuted and imprisoned for speaking out against the Government of Cuba and in joining other government opponent. He was granted refugee status in the United States and continued to speak out against the Cuban regime. He lost his refugee status following his conviction for this migrant smuggling venture in wihich he tried to smuggle members of his family and friends into the US. He received no payment. He then sought to migrate to Canada where further court proceedings examined his admissibility given his prior migrant smuggling conviction. He was refused refugee status in Canada because of this past conviction for humanitarian smuggling.\n"},"slug":"190.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recPrPnd335JktVjS","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"159.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:51:37.000Z","Name":"People imprisoned for helping each other to live in the UK","Summary":"In 2012 in the UK a Dutch woman was arrested and two Nigerians were arrested and imprisoned for fraud. The Dutch woman was paid ÂŁ3,000 for allowing a Nigerian woman use her legal documents, which allowed the latter in turn to legalise the stay of her husband (who was about to be deported) in the UK. The Dutch woman accused was employed as a hospital cleaner, and as the mother of a child was experiencing serious financial difficulties. She had decided to participate in the fraudulent scheme to temporarily alleviate her situation. She was sentenced to 16 months in prison for her role in the crime. The Nigerian couple â who also worked low-paying jobs cleaning offices and as caregivers to support their four children (who were UK nationals) â were also given prison sentences. Olunsanya & Sabina v The Queen (2012) EWCA Crim 900 (4 May 2012)","Date":"2012-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/gbr/2012/olunsanya_sabina_v_the_queen_2012_ewca_crim_900_4_may_2012.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2012 in the UK a Dutch woman was arrested and two Nigerians were arrested and imprisoned for fraud. The Dutch woman was paid ÂŁ3,000 for allowing a Nigerian woman use her legal documents, which allowed the latter in turn to legalise the stay of her husband (who was about to be deported) in the UK. The Dutch woman accused was employed as a hospital cleaner, and as the mother of a child was experiencing serious financial difficulties. She had decided to participate in the fraudulent scheme to temporarily alleviate her situation. She was sentenced to 16 months in prison for her role in the crime. The Nigerian couple â who also worked low-paying jobs cleaning offices and as caregivers to support their four children (who were UK nationals) â were also given prison sentences. Olunsanya & Sabina v The Queen (2012) EWCA Crim 900 (4 May 2012)
\n","plaintext":"In 2012 in the UK a Dutch woman was arrested and two Nigerians were arrested and imprisoned for fraud. The Dutch woman was paid ÂŁ3,000 for allowing a Nigerian woman use her legal documents, which allowed the latter in turn to legalise the stay of her husband (who was about to be deported) in the UK. The Dutch woman accused was employed as a hospital cleaner, and as the mother of a child was experiencing serious financial difficulties. She had decided to participate in the fraudulent scheme to temporarily alleviate her situation. She was sentenced to 16 months in prison for her role in the crime. The Nigerian couple â who also worked low-paying jobs cleaning offices and as caregivers to support their four children (who were UK nationals) â were also given prison sentences. Olunsanya & Sabina v The Queen (2012) EWCA Crim 900 (4 May 2012)\n"},"slug":"159.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1nuu37v4D99fpJ","createdTime":"2022-06-10T14:39:09.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"202.00","Country":["receiEmp5Lcb84IiP"],"countryCode":["RU"],"countryName":["Russia"],"countrySlug":["russia"],"LastModified":"2022-06-10T14:42:49.000Z","Name":"Russian authorities add the Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial to a list of âforeign agentsâ. ","Summary":"In 2012, as part of a wider crackdown on NGOs, authorities in Russia added the Anti-Discrimination Centre (ADC) Memorial to a list of âforeign agentsâ. Their crime was submitting a report on Roma people, migrants, activists â victims of police arbitrariness, to the 49th session of the UN Committee Against Torture. In that report Memorial identified migrants and social activists as two of the most persecuted groups in Russian society, experiencing widespread state sponsored or tolerated racist, fascist, and nationalist violence. The prosecution meant that authorities were accusing the organisation of working against Russiaâs interests by trying to influence state policy.","Date":"2012-01-01","Link":"https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CAT/Shared%20Documents/RUS/INT_CAT_NGO_RUS_13007_E.pdf ","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Russia","emoji":{"code":"RU","unicode":"U+1F1F7 U+1F1FA","name":"Russia","emoji":"đˇđş"},"iso3166":"RU","latitude":60,"longitude":100,"bbox":[-180,41.151416124,180,81.2504]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2012, as part of a wider crackdown on NGOs, authorities in Russia added the Anti-Discrimination Centre (ADC) Memorial to a list of âforeign agentsâ. Their crime was submitting a report on Roma people, migrants, activists â victims of police arbitrariness, to the 49th session of the UN Committee Against Torture. In that report Memorial identified migrants and social activists as two of the most persecuted groups in Russian society, experiencing widespread state sponsored or tolerated racist, fascist, and nationalist violence. The prosecution meant that authorities were accusing the organisation of working against Russiaâs interests by trying to influence state policy.
\n","plaintext":"In 2012, as part of a wider crackdown on NGOs, authorities in Russia added the Anti-Discrimination Centre (ADC) Memorial to a list of âforeign agentsâ. Their crime was submitting a report on Roma people, migrants, activists â victims of police arbitrariness, to the 49th session of the UN Committee Against Torture. In that report Memorial identified migrants and social activists as two of the most persecuted groups in Russian society, experiencing widespread state sponsored or tolerated racist, fascist, and nationalist violence. The prosecution meant that authorities were accusing the organisation of working against Russiaâs interests by trying to influence state policy.\n"},"slug":"202.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recZsSPYWYc59oylA","createdTime":"2022-08-12T13:49:55.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"293.00","Country":["recNToO10Aqjx5IzM"],"countryCode":["KR"],"countryName":["South Korea"],"countrySlug":["south-korea"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T13:58:24.000Z","Name":"Migrants Trade Union president deported from South Korea for his participation in migrants rights trade unionism","Summary":"Michel Catuira, President of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrantsâ Trade Union (MTU) in South Korea is at risk of being deported. The Korea Immigration Service has told him that he must leave the country by 7 March or he will become undocumented and subject to forcible deportation. Amnesty International believes he has been targeted for his role in the MTU. \n\nThe harassment of Michel Catuira began in July 2010. The Ministry of Employment and Labour ordered him and his employer to appear for an interview under suspicion of a false employment relationship. The Ministry did not find any prosecutable violation of labour or immigration law. However, it found that Caturiaâs workplace, a shoe factory, had little business. As the main goal of the Employment Permit System (EPS) is to provide foreign labour to companies with labour shortages, the Ministry sent a memo to Michel Catuiraâs employer suggesting that they file a change of workplace for him.\n\nIn November 2010, Michel Catuira was called to appear before an investigation team of the Korea Immigration Service on âsuspicion of violation of the Immigration Control Act in the course of applying for a workplace transfer and with relation to actual performance of work duties at presentâ. They concluded that he was not working at the shoe factory, thus, the grounds for his work visa was âdeceitfulâ, in breach of article 89.1 of the Immigration Control Act. On 10 February, the immigration authorities cancelled his visa, and on 14 February, he was told that he had until 7th March 2011 to leave South Korea.\n\nCatuira filed a suit against these punitive immigration measures. On September 15, 2011, the Seoul 12th Administrative Court issued a verdict in favor of Catuira ordering the cancellation of all punitive immigration measures taken against him. The court found that the charge of a falsified employment relationship was not true and also explicitly recognized the right of migrant workers in South Korea, including Catuira, to form and participate in trade unions. On May 24, 2012, however, an appeals court overturned the original decision.\n\nThe MTU was very vocal in favour of the respect, protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers in South Korea. In particular the MTU has spoken out against restrictions placed on migrant workersâ freedom to change workplaces and against immigration raids, which have resulted in arbitrary arrests, collective expulsions and violations of law enforcement procedures, including the excessive use of force.","Date":"2011-02-18","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa25/001/2011/en/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"South Korea","emoji":{"code":"KR","unicode":"U+1F1F0 U+1F1F7","name":"South Korea","emoji":"đ°đˇ"},"iso3166":"KR","latitude":37,"longitude":127.5,"bbox":[126.117397903,34.3900458847,129.468304478,38.6122429469]}]},"summary":{"html":"Michel Catuira, President of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrantsâ Trade Union (MTU) in South Korea is at risk of being deported. The Korea Immigration Service has told him that he must leave the country by 7 March or he will become undocumented and subject to forcible deportation. Amnesty International believes he has been targeted for his role in the MTU.
\nThe harassment of Michel Catuira began in July 2010. The Ministry of Employment and Labour ordered him and his employer to appear for an interview under suspicion of a false employment relationship. The Ministry did not find any prosecutable violation of labour or immigration law. However, it found that Caturiaâs workplace, a shoe factory, had little business. As the main goal of the Employment Permit System (EPS) is to provide foreign labour to companies with labour shortages, the Ministry sent a memo to Michel Catuiraâs employer suggesting that they file a change of workplace for him.
\nIn November 2010, Michel Catuira was called to appear before an investigation team of the Korea Immigration Service on âsuspicion of violation of the Immigration Control Act in the course of applying for a workplace transfer and with relation to actual performance of work duties at presentâ. They concluded that he was not working at the shoe factory, thus, the grounds for his work visa was âdeceitfulâ, in breach of article 89.1 of the Immigration Control Act. On 10 February, the immigration authorities cancelled his visa, and on 14 February, he was told that he had until 7th March 2011 to leave South Korea.
\nCatuira filed a suit against these punitive immigration measures. On September 15, 2011, the Seoul 12th Administrative Court issued a verdict in favor of Catuira ordering the cancellation of all punitive immigration measures taken against him. The court found that the charge of a falsified employment relationship was not true and also explicitly recognized the right of migrant workers in South Korea, including Catuira, to form and participate in trade unions. On May 24, 2012, however, an appeals court overturned the original decision.
\nThe MTU was very vocal in favour of the respect, protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers in South Korea. In particular the MTU has spoken out against restrictions placed on migrant workersâ freedom to change workplaces and against immigration raids, which have resulted in arbitrary arrests, collective expulsions and violations of law enforcement procedures, including the excessive use of force.
\n","plaintext":"Michel Catuira, President of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrantsâ Trade Union (MTU) in South Korea is at risk of being deported. The Korea Immigration Service has told him that he must leave the country by 7 March or he will become undocumented and subject to forcible deportation. Amnesty International believes he has been targeted for his role in the MTU.\nThe harassment of Michel Catuira began in July 2010. The Ministry of Employment and Labour ordered him and his employer to appear for an interview under suspicion of a false employment relationship. The Ministry did not find any prosecutable violation of labour or immigration law. However, it found that Caturiaâs workplace, a shoe factory, had little business. As the main goal of the Employment Permit System (EPS) is to provide foreign labour to companies with labour shortages, the Ministry sent a memo to Michel Catuiraâs employer suggesting that they file a change of workplace for him.\nIn November 2010, Michel Catuira was called to appear before an investigation team of the Korea Immigration Service on âsuspicion of violation of the Immigration Control Act in the course of applying for a workplace transfer and with relation to actual performance of work duties at presentâ. They concluded that he was not working at the shoe factory, thus, the grounds for his work visa was âdeceitfulâ, in breach of article 89.1 of the Immigration Control Act. On 10 February, the immigration authorities cancelled his visa, and on 14 February, he was told that he had until 7th March 2011 to leave South Korea.\nCatuira filed a suit against these punitive immigration measures. On September 15, 2011, the Seoul 12th Administrative Court issued a verdict in favor of Catuira ordering the cancellation of all punitive immigration measures taken against him. The court found that the charge of a falsified employment relationship was not true and also explicitly recognized the right of migrant workers in South Korea, including Catuira, to form and participate in trade unions. On May 24, 2012, however, an appeals court overturned the original decision.\nThe MTU was very vocal in favour of the respect, protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers in South Korea. In particular the MTU has spoken out against restrictions placed on migrant workersâ freedom to change workplaces and against immigration raids, which have resulted in arbitrary arrests, collective expulsions and violations of law enforcement procedures, including the excessive use of force.\n"},"slug":"293.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recv461DUB12WhXFO","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"52.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:46:33.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for smuggling Iraqi and Iranian refugees (some stateless) into Australia by boat","Summary":"In 2011 Mr Asse Ambo, an Indonesian national, and his nephew were arrested to smuggling 53 migrants of Iraqi and Iranian background -some of whom were stateless- into Australia. SIEV 229 was apprehended near Christmas Island on 8 February 2011. Mr Ambo was charged with an aggravated offence of people smuggling under section 233C of the Migration Act. He made a humanitarian case at trial but was not acquitted on this basis.","Date":"2011-02-08","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/aus/2011/r_v_ambo_2011_nswdc_182_28_september_2011.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2011 Mr Asse Ambo, an Indonesian national, and his nephew were arrested to smuggling 53 migrants of Iraqi and Iranian background -some of whom were stateless- into Australia. SIEV 229 was apprehended near Christmas Island on 8 February 2011. Mr Ambo was charged with an aggravated offence of people smuggling under section 233C of the Migration Act. He made a humanitarian case at trial but was not acquitted on this basis.
\n","plaintext":"In 2011 Mr Asse Ambo, an Indonesian national, and his nephew were arrested to smuggling 53 migrants of Iraqi and Iranian background -some of whom were stateless- into Australia. SIEV 229 was apprehended near Christmas Island on 8 February 2011. Mr Ambo was charged with an aggravated offence of people smuggling under section 233C of the Migration Act. He made a humanitarian case at trial but was not acquitted on this basis.\n"},"slug":"52.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recC6RABejhsSb0RH","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"41.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:24:42.000Z","Name":"Transporting or housing undocumented immigrants criminalised in Georgia","Summary":"The state of Georgia passed legislation (H.B. 87) in 2011 which sets forth criminal sanctions for individuals who âintentionallyâ transport or house undocumented immigrants, with no humanitarian exemptions.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20112012/116631","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"The state of Georgia passed legislation (H.B. 87) in 2011 which sets forth criminal sanctions for individuals who âintentionallyâ transport or house undocumented immigrants, with no humanitarian exemptions.
\n","plaintext":"The state of Georgia passed legislation (H.B. 87) in 2011 which sets forth criminal sanctions for individuals who âintentionallyâ transport or house undocumented immigrants, with no humanitarian exemptions.\n"},"slug":"41.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recDZk3BiJmnXykTG","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"177.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:59:45.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for bringing friends and family to Canada from Somali for their safety","Summary":"In 2011 a man was arrested for organised smuggling for bringing friends and family into Canada from Somalia. The defendant was accused of organizing or attempting to organize, between 4 May 2006 and 31 January 2011, the coming to Canada of ten or more Somali migrants (potential refugees). In the endeavour of pursuing this venture, the defendant was deemed to have fraudulently obtained documentation from the Citizenship and Immigration Services of Canada. The defendant knew some of the irregular migrants he assisted, such as family members, friends, or family or friends of persons he knew. The defendant maintained he had acted in view of the serious dangers faced by these migrants in Somalia, a reality he was well aware of in view of his own experience. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice acquitted the defendant of migrant smuggling and convicted him on the remaining charges: facilitating illegal entry into Canada, corruption, fraud on government, forgery and related offences, and unlawful possession.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/can/2015/r._v._abdulle_2015.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2011 a man was arrested for organised smuggling for bringing friends and family into Canada from Somalia. The defendant was accused of organizing or attempting to organize, between 4 May 2006 and 31 January 2011, the coming to Canada of ten or more Somali migrants (potential refugees). In the endeavour of pursuing this venture, the defendant was deemed to have fraudulently obtained documentation from the Citizenship and Immigration Services of Canada. The defendant knew some of the irregular migrants he assisted, such as family members, friends, or family or friends of persons he knew. The defendant maintained he had acted in view of the serious dangers faced by these migrants in Somalia, a reality he was well aware of in view of his own experience. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice acquitted the defendant of migrant smuggling and convicted him on the remaining charges: facilitating illegal entry into Canada, corruption, fraud on government, forgery and related offences, and unlawful possession.
\n","plaintext":"In 2011 a man was arrested for organised smuggling for bringing friends and family into Canada from Somalia. The defendant was accused of organizing or attempting to organize, between 4 May 2006 and 31 January 2011, the coming to Canada of ten or more Somali migrants (potential refugees). In the endeavour of pursuing this venture, the defendant was deemed to have fraudulently obtained documentation from the Citizenship and Immigration Services of Canada. The defendant knew some of the irregular migrants he assisted, such as family members, friends, or family or friends of persons he knew. The defendant maintained he had acted in view of the serious dangers faced by these migrants in Somalia, a reality he was well aware of in view of his own experience. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice acquitted the defendant of migrant smuggling and convicted him on the remaining charges: facilitating illegal entry into Canada, corruption, fraud on government, forgery and related offences, and unlawful possession.\n"},"slug":"177.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recrCbxbCoBuSOSeP","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"44.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:25:56.000Z","Name":"Helping, transporting, harbouring uncodumented migrants criminalised in Utah","Summary":"In 2011 the state of Utah passed legislation H.B.497 which, amongst other things, criminalised helping, transporting, harbouring undocumented migrants. There was no humanitarian exemption. Following legal challenges several provisions of the law, including rules around transporting undocumented migrants were rescinded in 2014.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/static/hb0497.html","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2011 the state of Utah passed legislation H.B.497 which, amongst other things, criminalised helping, transporting, harbouring undocumented migrants. There was no humanitarian exemption. Following legal challenges several provisions of the law, including rules around transporting undocumented migrants were rescinded in 2014.
\n","plaintext":"In 2011 the state of Utah passed legislation H.B.497 which, amongst other things, criminalised helping, transporting, harbouring undocumented migrants. There was no humanitarian exemption. Following legal challenges several provisions of the law, including rules around transporting undocumented migrants were rescinded in 2014.\n"},"slug":"44.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recOcV4B1HpjHPEle","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"45.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:26:52.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian aid for undocumented immigrants criminalised in Alabama","Summary":"In 2011 the Alabama state legislature passed H.B.56 which (amongst other things) criminalised humanitarian aid provided to undocumented immigrants, including transporting people within the state, and taking a broad interpretation of harbouring.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://legiscan.com/AL/text/HB56/id/321074","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2011 the Alabama state legislature passed H.B.56 which (amongst other things) criminalised humanitarian aid provided to undocumented immigrants, including transporting people within the state, and taking a broad interpretation of harbouring.
\n","plaintext":"In 2011 the Alabama state legislature passed H.B.56 which (amongst other things) criminalised humanitarian aid provided to undocumented immigrants, including transporting people within the state, and taking a broad interpretation of harbouring.\n"},"slug":"45.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recUKnVcIztsX5YUW","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"46.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:28:10.000Z","Name":"Sanctuary cities and financial aid for irregular migrants outlawed in Indiana","Summary":"In 2011 the Indiana state legislature passed a new immigration law (Indiana Senate Bill 590) which, amongst other things, prohibited undocumented immigrants from receiving financial aid for college and other public benefits, and outlawed the establishment of âsanctuary citiesâ in the state of Indiana.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0590/2011","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2011 the Indiana state legislature passed a new immigration law (Indiana Senate Bill 590) which, amongst other things, prohibited undocumented immigrants from receiving financial aid for college and other public benefits, and outlawed the establishment of âsanctuary citiesâ in the state of Indiana.
\n","plaintext":"In 2011 the Indiana state legislature passed a new immigration law (Indiana Senate Bill 590) which, amongst other things, prohibited undocumented immigrants from receiving financial aid for college and other public benefits, and outlawed the establishment of âsanctuary citiesâ in the state of Indiana.\n"},"slug":"46.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recWA1sZWcon8yvZP","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"60.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:09:28.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for driving two people to Canada to apply for asylum","Summary":"US citizen Joe Callahan arrested in 2011 and fined CAN$5,000 and barred from Canada for helping two acquaintances from el Salvador cross into Canada to claim asylum (he drove them) at the Pigeon River border crossing.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/american-caught-in-human-smuggling-case-gets-5k-fine-1.1154412","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"US citizen Joe Callahan arrested in 2011 and fined CAN$5,000 and barred from Canada for helping two acquaintances from el Salvador cross into Canada to claim asylum (he drove them) at the Pigeon River border crossing.
\n","plaintext":"US citizen Joe Callahan arrested in 2011 and fined CAN$5,000 and barred from Canada for helping two acquaintances from el Salvador cross into Canada to claim asylum (he drove them) at the Pigeon River border crossing.\n"},"slug":"60.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec5t90Y5zogSLKQr","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"43.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:24:15.000Z","Name":"Transporting or housing undocumented migrants criminalised in South Carolina","Summary":"In 2011 the South Carolina immigration regulation SB.20 passed into law. This law Criminalises provision of transportation and housing to undocumented migrants. There is no humanitarian exemption.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/20.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2011 the South Carolina immigration regulation SB.20 passed into law. This law Criminalises provision of transportation and housing to undocumented migrants. There is no humanitarian exemption.
\n","plaintext":"In 2011 the South Carolina immigration regulation SB.20 passed into law. This law Criminalises provision of transportation and housing to undocumented migrants. There is no humanitarian exemption.\n"},"slug":"43.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec6S5oENAhFc506f","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"180.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T08:54:54.000Z","Name":"Irregular migrant arrested for helping other irregular migrants stay in France","Summary":"In 2011 in France an irregular migrant was arrested for the crime of facilitation of illegal stay in the context of an organised criminal group. The defendant admitted to having issued certificates of residence in France to several irregular migrants, allegedly without having perceived any financial or other material benefit. The competent Investigative Judge deemed there to be sufficient evidence to hold the defendant and his associate prima facie responsible for âassisting the irregular entry, transit or stay of a foreigner in Franceâ. Accordingly, it referred the case to the tribunal correctionnel. The defendant contested this decision. The Court of Appeal of Reims (France) dismissed the appeal. The Court of Cassation partially reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal of Nancy in 2015.","Date":"2011-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/fra/2015/arret_n_597_du_4_mars_2015_.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recwnHrag00H0lyrG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2011 in France an irregular migrant was arrested for the crime of facilitation of illegal stay in the context of an organised criminal group. The defendant admitted to having issued certificates of residence in France to several irregular migrants, allegedly without having perceived any financial or other material benefit. The competent Investigative Judge deemed there to be sufficient evidence to hold the defendant and his associate prima facie responsible for âassisting the irregular entry, transit or stay of a foreigner in Franceâ. Accordingly, it referred the case to the tribunal correctionnel. The defendant contested this decision. The Court of Appeal of Reims (France) dismissed the appeal. The Court of Cassation partially reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal of Nancy in 2015.
\n","plaintext":"In 2011 in France an irregular migrant was arrested for the crime of facilitation of illegal stay in the context of an organised criminal group. The defendant admitted to having issued certificates of residence in France to several irregular migrants, allegedly without having perceived any financial or other material benefit. The competent Investigative Judge deemed there to be sufficient evidence to hold the defendant and his associate prima facie responsible for âassisting the irregular entry, transit or stay of a foreigner in Franceâ. Accordingly, it referred the case to the tribunal correctionnel. The defendant contested this decision. The Court of Appeal of Reims (France) dismissed the appeal. The Court of Cassation partially reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal of Nancy in 2015.\n"},"slug":"180.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rectzcP35vMGGCIWQ","createdTime":"2024-08-15T14:02:04.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"314.00","Country":["recOjpvmtdVH5nBco"],"Document":[{"id":"attI4f1GhebSM4Kgx","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/UdlGUfNMi_N8zCujO82WZQ/5CRquwSEtK0ZTWqh1CXDFD8CaVJmbXJEOrksatszJtdGSqYu4ztAoB8lUaZmaR9o2KviFVT2dhT-Ol0M6wRR6WD82y6qwDxDJOO7BijCEfWY1sVfPetK7XFXgykJEqJKOc8hKP5wlN_PeDSbgEY_z-YOvYCyw0hx6BM3pTVp6HkYSuitYorbYjHVf_395BA3kwWQEJik8dz4uOsASzMnvQ/gRJNyf6tpcn9nKhFAMwocG2qlTIRDILCYAft-eCLKbc","filename":"KISA-Alternative-Report-on-Cyprus_14925_E.pdf","size":1104852,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/lLSLASi5Qizu2SP7AOqlag/ZphKGES_U0OLZyFIHaxeNcvMFH7RsLWlisKhZm9FAZuWD9a2EI6CVqsLrAMpXA0_gtMmibxcBPsCH1Jrpm7V-QiEj9R_5VIFwLK8hDksupBsNImIwWkAv9SwGLd-rbYPEvhz8LJ6ZTTy8-zmd0gTVA/ON5gqYTUcSnk02mpX3v5YFiFuAum_POX_LTCyvQEDVI","width":25,"height":35},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/rvzHfUNuGV_oJD6xfzAUlg/I49iFKgNS9pkh8wqXw3wju9chygDudnx-mrQjINAh64qZzKzTjai36MXnV6BZKUmDq3hAe2OlaKdkqqI20V26LWYNsf6ktT7bv0qyAnVVKUdwxz1s4dmJdfaiSyoC_cIaFkuSDhJ2Gw9dmGBXmpQrQ/0D8-IGkPev3c6RhX3Si1hHa80jaZOw41rOoCOF0vvQg","width":512,"height":724}}}],"countryCode":["CY"],"countryName":["Cyprus "],"countrySlug":["cyprus"],"LastModified":"2025-06-27T12:50:11.000Z","Name":"Migrants rights defender arrested in Cyprus for rioting at multicultural festival invaded by far right protestors","Summary":"November 2010, a migrants rights organisation in Cyprus, KISA, organised the Rainbow Festival, the largest multicultural anti-antiracist event in Cyprus. The festival was organised annually by KISA in cooperation with migrant and refugee communities, bi-communal and other human rights organisations and under the motto âCypriots and Migrants United Against the Crisisâ. KEA and the other racist and nationalist groups attacked the Rainbow Festival, bearing slogans against Turkish Cypriots, Jews, Muslims, people under international protection, irregular migrants and against KISA. The attack on the Festival, which was sponsored and supported by the Cyprus Youth Board, the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Ombudsmanâs Office and the Mayor of Larnaca, ended with, among others, the attempted murder of a Turkish Cypriot musician who was hospitalised with serious knife wounds, the beating and wounding of another Turkish Cypriot musician, assault of a number of migrants, in many cases with serious bodily harm, risk to the bodily integrity of many children and women, as well as considerable material damages. Five months after the event, the police attempted to criminalise KISA by prosecuting Doros Polykarpou, its Executive Director and well known human rights defender, on the charges of ârioting and participating in an illegal assemblyâ, punishable with 3 yearsâ imprisonment. After a protracted trial and with the support and solidarity of many international and European agencies and NGOs, Doros Polykarpou was finally acquitted on 5 June 2012.","Date":"2010-11-05","Link":"https://kisa.org.cy/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/KISA-Alternative-Report-on-Cyprus_14925_E.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Cyprus","emoji":{"code":"CY","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1FE","name":"Cyprus","emoji":"đ¨đž"},"iso3166":"CY","latitude":35,"longitude":33,"bbox":[32.2566671079,34.5718694118,34.0048808123,35.1731247015]}]},"summary":{"html":"November 2010, a migrants rights organisation in Cyprus, KISA, organised the Rainbow Festival, the largest multicultural anti-antiracist event in Cyprus. The festival was organised annually by KISA in cooperation with migrant and refugee communities, bi-communal and other human rights organisations and under the motto âCypriots and Migrants United Against the Crisisâ. KEA and the other racist and nationalist groups attacked the Rainbow Festival, bearing slogans against Turkish Cypriots, Jews, Muslims, people under international protection, irregular migrants and against KISA. The attack on the Festival, which was sponsored and supported by the Cyprus Youth Board, the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Ombudsmanâs Office and the Mayor of Larnaca, ended with, among others, the attempted murder of a Turkish Cypriot musician who was hospitalised with serious knife wounds, the beating and wounding of another Turkish Cypriot musician, assault of a number of migrants, in many cases with serious bodily harm, risk to the bodily integrity of many children and women, as well as considerable material damages. Five months after the event, the police attempted to criminalise KISA by prosecuting Doros Polykarpou, its Executive Director and well known human rights defender, on the charges of ârioting and participating in an illegal assemblyâ, punishable with 3 yearsâ imprisonment. After a protracted trial and with the support and solidarity of many international and European agencies and NGOs, Doros Polykarpou was finally acquitted on 5 June 2012.
\n","plaintext":"November 2010, a migrants rights organisation in Cyprus, KISA, organised the Rainbow Festival, the largest multicultural anti-antiracist event in Cyprus. The festival was organised annually by KISA in cooperation with migrant and refugee communities, bi-communal and other human rights organisations and under the motto âCypriots and Migrants United Against the Crisisâ. KEA and the other racist and nationalist groups attacked the Rainbow Festival, bearing slogans against Turkish Cypriots, Jews, Muslims, people under international protection, irregular migrants and against KISA. The attack on the Festival, which was sponsored and supported by the Cyprus Youth Board, the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Ombudsmanâs Office and the Mayor of Larnaca, ended with, among others, the attempted murder of a Turkish Cypriot musician who was hospitalised with serious knife wounds, the beating and wounding of another Turkish Cypriot musician, assault of a number of migrants, in many cases with serious bodily harm, risk to the bodily integrity of many children and women, as well as considerable material damages. Five months after the event, the police attempted to criminalise KISA by prosecuting Doros Polykarpou, its Executive Director and well known human rights defender, on the charges of ârioting and participating in an illegal assemblyâ, punishable with 3 yearsâ imprisonment. After a protracted trial and with the support and solidarity of many international and European agencies and NGOs, Doros Polykarpou was finally acquitted on 5 June 2012.\n"},"slug":"314.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recCylyPqroAf95gU","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"19.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T13:43:30.000Z","Name":"All humanitarian exemptions in smuggling and harbouring removed in Australia","Summary":"The 'Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Act' made it illegal to help someone arrive in Australia, or to conceal /harbour them. There is no humanitarian exemption. This law pushed the 2005 amendment to the law further in the direction of criminalising solidarity and humanitarianism.","Date":"2010-01-01","Link":"https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/71559/72130/F1489992408/AUS71559.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"The 'Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Act' made it illegal to help someone arrive in Australia, or to conceal /harbour them. There is no humanitarian exemption. This law pushed the 2005 amendment to the law further in the direction of criminalising solidarity and humanitarianism.
\n","plaintext":"The 'Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Act' made it illegal to help someone arrive in Australia, or to conceal /harbour them. There is no humanitarian exemption. This law pushed the 2005 amendment to the law further in the direction of criminalising solidarity and humanitarianism.\n"},"slug":"19.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recgV79rsMZaTUrGx","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"193.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:08:54.000Z","Name":"Congolese refugees arrested for trying to bring a Congolese woman into Canada","Summary":"In 2010 two Congolese refugees were arrested for trying to bring a Congolese woman into Canada. The smuggled woman was met by the two accused (Congolese refugees with leave to remain in Canada), who were Canadian citizens of Congolese background, in the United States. They agreed to help her by bringing her back to Canada. They were stopped at the border. The smugglers received a fine of CAD5000. The migrant was imprisoned for 90 days.","Date":"2010-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/can/2012/r._v._lwamba.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recAcJ8vpL2qZAagI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2010 two Congolese refugees were arrested for trying to bring a Congolese woman into Canada. The smuggled woman was met by the two accused (Congolese refugees with leave to remain in Canada), who were Canadian citizens of Congolese background, in the United States. They agreed to help her by bringing her back to Canada. They were stopped at the border. The smugglers received a fine of CAD5000. The migrant was imprisoned for 90 days.
\n","plaintext":"In 2010 two Congolese refugees were arrested for trying to bring a Congolese woman into Canada. The smuggled woman was met by the two accused (Congolese refugees with leave to remain in Canada), who were Canadian citizens of Congolese background, in the United States. They agreed to help her by bringing her back to Canada. They were stopped at the border. The smugglers received a fine of CAD5000. The migrant was imprisoned for 90 days.\n"},"slug":"193.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reciDwreOQakrYgFb","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"59.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:08:07.000Z","Name":"Sri Lankan (Tamil) asylum seekers arrested and deported when they arrived by boat in Canada","Summary":"Two Sri Lankan asylum seekers arrested in 2010 for people smuggling after they drove a boat to Canada to seek asylum. MV Sun Sea, a Thai cargo ship brought 492 Sri Lankan Tamils to Canada (British Columbia) in August 2010. They were monitored and escorted into harbour by two military vessels. The passengers were seeking refuge in Canada after the Sri Lankan Civil War. The passengers were detained, some given refugee status, some rejected, and 19 later deported. Two were arrested for people smuggling and returned to Thailand. Sathyapavan Aseervatham was deported for being a smuggler and then immediately detained and tortured for a year by the Sri Lankan authorities. He was killed upon release. The other who was deported as a smuggler is missing.","Date":"2010-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/can/2019/r_v_rajaratnam.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sun_Sea_incident","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"Two Sri Lankan asylum seekers arrested in 2010 for people smuggling after they drove a boat to Canada to seek asylum. MV Sun Sea, a Thai cargo ship brought 492 Sri Lankan Tamils to Canada (British Columbia) in August 2010. They were monitored and escorted into harbour by two military vessels. The passengers were seeking refuge in Canada after the Sri Lankan Civil War. The passengers were detained, some given refugee status, some rejected, and 19 later deported. Two were arrested for people smuggling and returned to Thailand. Sathyapavan Aseervatham was deported for being a smuggler and then immediately detained and tortured for a year by the Sri Lankan authorities. He was killed upon release. The other who was deported as a smuggler is missing.
\n","plaintext":"Two Sri Lankan asylum seekers arrested in 2010 for people smuggling after they drove a boat to Canada to seek asylum. MV Sun Sea, a Thai cargo ship brought 492 Sri Lankan Tamils to Canada (British Columbia) in August 2010. They were monitored and escorted into harbour by two military vessels. The passengers were seeking refuge in Canada after the Sri Lankan Civil War. The passengers were detained, some given refugee status, some rejected, and 19 later deported. Two were arrested for people smuggling and returned to Thailand. Sathyapavan Aseervatham was deported for being a smuggler and then immediately detained and tortured for a year by the Sri Lankan authorities. He was killed upon release. The other who was deported as a smuggler is missing.\n"},"slug":"59.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recXkhEaGJkGfoZA4","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"29.0","Country":["rec5nY71kHP5VPbJr"],"countryCode":["IE"],"countryName":["Ireland "],"countrySlug":["ireland"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T14:07:12.000Z","Name":"Performing 'non-valid' marriages illegal in Ireland","Summary":"The 'Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill' passed in Ireland in 2009 and came into force in 2010. It determined that anyone who permits, allows or performs a marriage which is 'not valid' is liable to criminal sanctions","Date":"2010-01-01","Link":"https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2010/38/","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Ireland","emoji":{"code":"IE","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1EA","name":"Ireland","emoji":"đŽđŞ"},"iso3166":"IE","latitude":53,"longitude":-8,"bbox":[-9.97708574059,51.6693012559,-6.03298539878,55.1316222195]}]},"summary":{"html":"The 'Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill' passed in Ireland in 2009 and came into force in 2010. It determined that anyone who permits, allows or performs a marriage which is 'not valid' is liable to criminal sanctions
\n","plaintext":"The 'Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill' passed in Ireland in 2009 and came into force in 2010. It determined that anyone who permits, allows or performs a marriage which is 'not valid' is liable to criminal sanctions\n"},"slug":"29.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec0A59XRfPVcEdQ6","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"194.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:10:38.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for accommodating and supporting his family in the UK","Summary":"In 2010 a man was arrested in the UK for providing accommodation and other support to his family. The accused in this case, a man of Pakistani background living in the UK, was charged with offences relating to migrant smuggling for providing necessities, including accommodation and financial support, to his younger brother and other family members between June 2007 and March 2009. They had come to the UK to apply for asylum but their application was rejected and they returned to Pakistan in 2006. Eighteen months later they returned to the UK on visitor's visas and applied for asylum a second time, after their visa expired. The accused's younger brother also helped out in the accused's shop on several occasions. The accused was charged and convicted in November 2010 but had his sentence reduced on appeal. A court later specifically noted that the accused did not act to achieve any financial or material benefit.","Date":"2010-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/gbr/2011/r_v_ma.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2010 a man was arrested in the UK for providing accommodation and other support to his family. The accused in this case, a man of Pakistani background living in the UK, was charged with offences relating to migrant smuggling for providing necessities, including accommodation and financial support, to his younger brother and other family members between June 2007 and March 2009. They had come to the UK to apply for asylum but their application was rejected and they returned to Pakistan in 2006. Eighteen months later they returned to the UK on visitor's visas and applied for asylum a second time, after their visa expired. The accused's younger brother also helped out in the accused's shop on several occasions. The accused was charged and convicted in November 2010 but had his sentence reduced on appeal. A court later specifically noted that the accused did not act to achieve any financial or material benefit.
\n","plaintext":"In 2010 a man was arrested in the UK for providing accommodation and other support to his family. The accused in this case, a man of Pakistani background living in the UK, was charged with offences relating to migrant smuggling for providing necessities, including accommodation and financial support, to his younger brother and other family members between June 2007 and March 2009. They had come to the UK to apply for asylum but their application was rejected and they returned to Pakistan in 2006. Eighteen months later they returned to the UK on visitor's visas and applied for asylum a second time, after their visa expired. The accused's younger brother also helped out in the accused's shop on several occasions. The accused was charged and convicted in November 2010 but had his sentence reduced on appeal. A court later specifically noted that the accused did not act to achieve any financial or material benefit.\n"},"slug":"194.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec5yu2kiJW5T8NWl","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"42.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T14:08:23.000Z","Name":"Penalties introduced for sheltering or transporting unregistered aliens in Arizona","Summary":"The Arizona State legislature introduced the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (Arizona SB 1070) in 2010 which, amongst other things, imposed penalties on those sheltering, hiring and transporting 'unregistered aliens'. There is no humanitarian exemption.","Date":"2010-01-01","Link":"https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"The Arizona State legislature introduced the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (Arizona SB 1070) in 2010 which, amongst other things, imposed penalties on those sheltering, hiring and transporting 'unregistered aliens'. There is no humanitarian exemption.
\n","plaintext":"The Arizona State legislature introduced the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (Arizona SB 1070) in 2010 which, amongst other things, imposed penalties on those sheltering, hiring and transporting 'unregistered aliens'. There is no humanitarian exemption.\n"},"slug":"42.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recZRiBpdYXNfkydZ","createdTime":"2022-07-09T19:04:33.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"220.00","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T08:45:25.000Z","Name":"Filmmaker arrested in France for letting irregular migrant stay with him","Summary":"In August 2009 JosĂŠ Chidlovsky, a filmmaker, was arrested for harbouring an irregular migrant in France. Mr Chidlovsky was making a film \"Journal de Sans-papiers\". One of the protagonists was a young woman of Algerian origin who had arrived as a minor and whose mother had lost her papers. She had just turned 18, and was suicidal with fear that she would be deported from France. On her 18th birthday in April 2009 she filed an application for a residence permit at the Haute-Garonne prefecture. She then received from the prefecture an obligation to leave French territory and subsequently lived in hiding. The filmmaker allowed the young woman to stay with him. The Border Police went to his house in August to inform JosĂŠ Chidlovsky that he was summoned to court in Toulouse on October 5th. He potentially faced 5 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros but was acquitted. \n\n","Date":"2009-10-05","Link":"https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/10/06/688093-affaire-chidlovsky-j-hebergerai-encore-des-sans-papiers.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In August 2009 JosĂŠ Chidlovsky, a filmmaker, was arrested for harbouring an irregular migrant in France. Mr Chidlovsky was making a film "Journal de Sans-papiers". One of the protagonists was a young woman of Algerian origin who had arrived as a minor and whose mother had lost her papers. She had just turned 18, and was suicidal with fear that she would be deported from France. On her 18th birthday in April 2009 she filed an application for a residence permit at the Haute-Garonne prefecture. She then received from the prefecture an obligation to leave French territory and subsequently lived in hiding. The filmmaker allowed the young woman to stay with him. The Border Police went to his house in August to inform JosĂŠ Chidlovsky that he was summoned to court in Toulouse on October 5th. He potentially faced 5 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros but was acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"In August 2009 JosĂŠ Chidlovsky, a filmmaker, was arrested for harbouring an irregular migrant in France. Mr Chidlovsky was making a film "Journal de Sans-papiers". One of the protagonists was a young woman of Algerian origin who had arrived as a minor and whose mother had lost her papers. She had just turned 18, and was suicidal with fear that she would be deported from France. On her 18th birthday in April 2009 she filed an application for a residence permit at the Haute-Garonne prefecture. She then received from the prefecture an obligation to leave French territory and subsequently lived in hiding. The filmmaker allowed the young woman to stay with him. The Border Police went to his house in August to inform JosĂŠ Chidlovsky that he was summoned to court in Toulouse on October 5th. He potentially faced 5 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros but was acquitted.\n"},"slug":"220.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recKOj3oQFlpdgcbg","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"94.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:28:24.000Z","Name":"NGO director arrested in France following a refusal to provide the details of shelter guests with âforeign sounding namesâ","Summary":"On 17 February 2009, following the arrest of an undocumented migrant outside an EmmauĚs homelessness shelter in Marseille, the centre was raided and the director detained for six hours following a refusal to provide the details of guests with âforeign sounding namesâ","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/files-1/wp82-contesting-fraternite-2012.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 17 February 2009, following the arrest of an undocumented migrant outside an EmmauĚs homelessness shelter in Marseille, the centre was raided and the director detained for six hours following a refusal to provide the details of guests with âforeign sounding namesâ
\n","plaintext":"On 17 February 2009, following the arrest of an undocumented migrant outside an EmmauĚs homelessness shelter in Marseille, the centre was raided and the director detained for six hours following a refusal to provide the details of guests with âforeign sounding namesâ\n"},"slug":"94.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reccKJ4Faby4FApdu","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"189.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T10:59:36.000Z","Name":"Sri Lankan refugee arrested for smuggling in Australia for arriving by boat with other refugees","Summary":"In 2009 in Australia a Sri Lankan Refugee was arrested for smuggling for arriving by boat with 54 other Sri Lankan refugees. The accused told the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) that he had been a victim of persecution at the hands of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lankan police force. He stated that he had been beaten and held without cause at police stations between 2008 and 2009. He raised some money to flee by boat to Australia. He was arrested for smuggling on this journey. The case of SIEV 38 involved the smuggling of 54 migrants from Sri Lanka to Australia. The vessel was intercepted on 25 April 2009 southwest of Ashmore Reef. The captain of the vessel was later charged and convicted for his involvement in this venture, though the charges were dropped after an appellate court ordered a retrial. He also applied for a protection visa to remain in Australia, but this claim was rejected by successive decisions in the Federal Magistrates Court and the Federal Court of Australia. The captain of the vessel did not receive any financial or material benefit for his role on the vessel. ","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/aus/2012/szrhh_v_minister_for_immigration_and_citizenship_2012_fca_1424_14_december_2012.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2009 in Australia a Sri Lankan Refugee was arrested for smuggling for arriving by boat with 54 other Sri Lankan refugees. The accused told the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) that he had been a victim of persecution at the hands of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lankan police force. He stated that he had been beaten and held without cause at police stations between 2008 and 2009. He raised some money to flee by boat to Australia. He was arrested for smuggling on this journey. The case of SIEV 38 involved the smuggling of 54 migrants from Sri Lanka to Australia. The vessel was intercepted on 25 April 2009 southwest of Ashmore Reef. The captain of the vessel was later charged and convicted for his involvement in this venture, though the charges were dropped after an appellate court ordered a retrial. He also applied for a protection visa to remain in Australia, but this claim was rejected by successive decisions in the Federal Magistrates Court and the Federal Court of Australia. The captain of the vessel did not receive any financial or material benefit for his role on the vessel.
\n","plaintext":"In 2009 in Australia a Sri Lankan Refugee was arrested for smuggling for arriving by boat with 54 other Sri Lankan refugees. The accused told the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) that he had been a victim of persecution at the hands of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lankan police force. He stated that he had been beaten and held without cause at police stations between 2008 and 2009. He raised some money to flee by boat to Australia. He was arrested for smuggling on this journey. The case of SIEV 38 involved the smuggling of 54 migrants from Sri Lanka to Australia. The vessel was intercepted on 25 April 2009 southwest of Ashmore Reef. The captain of the vessel was later charged and convicted for his involvement in this venture, though the charges were dropped after an appellate court ordered a retrial. He also applied for a protection visa to remain in Australia, but this claim was rejected by successive decisions in the Federal Magistrates Court and the Federal Court of Australia. The captain of the vessel did not receive any financial or material benefit for his role on the vessel.\n"},"slug":"189.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rechzabBHoO0kZJlQ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"25.0","Country":["recCCXbJKp1PrZZjJ"],"countryCode":["GR"],"countryName":["Greece "],"countrySlug":["greece"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T12:25:02.000Z","Name":"No humanitarian exemption in Greek smuggling law","Summary":"In Greece the Law on Foreigners and Immigration (Amending) Law of 2009 (Law 29 (I) / 2009) made illegal transport from abroad to Greece of third country nationals, who do not have a right to enter the Greek territory. This is a crime (since 2009) is considered a felony subject to a sentence of ten years imprisonment and a EUR20,000 fine. There is no humanitarian exemption. ","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://www-cylaw-org.translate.goog/nomoi/2009_arith_index.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=el&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Greece","emoji":{"code":"GR","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1F7","name":"Greece","emoji":"đŹđˇ"},"iso3166":"GR","latitude":39,"longitude":22,"bbox":[20.1500159034,34.9199876979,26.6041955909,41.8269046087]}]},"summary":{"html":"In Greece the Law on Foreigners and Immigration (Amending) Law of 2009 (Law 29 (I) / 2009) made illegal transport from abroad to Greece of third country nationals, who do not have a right to enter the Greek territory. This is a crime (since 2009) is considered a felony subject to a sentence of ten years imprisonment and a EUR20,000 fine. There is no humanitarian exemption.
\n","plaintext":"In Greece the Law on Foreigners and Immigration (Amending) Law of 2009 (Law 29 (I) / 2009) made illegal transport from abroad to Greece of third country nationals, who do not have a right to enter the Greek territory. This is a crime (since 2009) is considered a felony subject to a sentence of ten years imprisonment and a EUR20,000 fine. There is no humanitarian exemption.\n"},"slug":"25.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rechCwmQldddQNk2l","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"191.0","Country":["rec0oCZOjhbnAniak"],"countryCode":["AT"],"countryName":["Austria "],"countrySlug":["austria"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T11:03:40.000Z","Name":"Two Afghans arrested for smuggling for attempting to bring a family member to Austria from Italy","Summary":"In 2009 two Afghans were arrested for attempting to smuggle a friend / family member into Austria from Italy. Two attempts were made to smuggle one Afghan migrant, who was the brother of one of the co-accused and the friend of the other, from Italy into Austria. No material gain involved, this was familial smuggling.","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/aut/2012/2010210345_vwgh_5_july_2012.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recAcJ8vpL2qZAagI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Austria","emoji":{"code":"AT","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1F9","name":"Austria","emoji":"đŚđš"},"iso3166":"AT","latitude":47.3333,"longitude":13.3333,"bbox":[9.47996951665,46.4318173285,16.9796667823,49.0390742051]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2009 two Afghans were arrested for attempting to smuggle a friend / family member into Austria from Italy. Two attempts were made to smuggle one Afghan migrant, who was the brother of one of the co-accused and the friend of the other, from Italy into Austria. No material gain involved, this was familial smuggling.
\n","plaintext":"In 2009 two Afghans were arrested for attempting to smuggle a friend / family member into Austria from Italy. Two attempts were made to smuggle one Afghan migrant, who was the brother of one of the co-accused and the friend of the other, from Italy into Austria. No material gain involved, this was familial smuggling.\n"},"slug":"191.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recikzyNUZFntc7ln","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"58.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:04:13.000Z","Name":"Four asylum seekers arrested for people smuggling when they arrived by boat in Canada","Summary":"Four asylum seekers arrested for people smuggling in Canada. , The four were part of a group of 76 young men who arrived on the British Colombia coast from Sri Lanka on the MV Ocean Lady in October 2009. The case took 8 years to resolve but in the end they were acquitted.","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/piracycrimetype/can/2016/handasamy_v_the_minister_of_public_safety_and_emergency_preparedness.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc https://globalnews.ca/news/3629426/b-c-supreme-court-finds-4-sri-lankan-men-accused-of-human-smuggling-not-guilty/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"Four asylum seekers arrested for people smuggling in Canada. , The four were part of a group of 76 young men who arrived on the British Colombia coast from Sri Lanka on the MV Ocean Lady in October 2009. The case took 8 years to resolve but in the end they were acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"Four asylum seekers arrested for people smuggling in Canada. , The four were part of a group of 76 young men who arrived on the British Colombia coast from Sri Lanka on the MV Ocean Lady in October 2009. The case took 8 years to resolve but in the end they were acquitted.\n"},"slug":"58.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recjK45RW1vfiKRZP","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"148.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:01:57.000Z","Name":"Activists fined for anti-deportation action in France","Summary":"In 2009 in France Andre BartheĚlemy, President of the NGO âAgir Ensemble pour les Droits de lâHommeâ (Acting Together for Human Rights), was fined âŹ1,500 for âincitement to rebellionâ and âobstruction of an aircraftâ after objecting to police treatment of two Congolese nationals being deported on an Air France flight.","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://www.statewatch.org/media/documents/news/2011/jan/eu-picum-report-concerns-fr-migrants.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2009 in France Andre BartheĚlemy, President of the NGO âAgir Ensemble pour les Droits de lâHommeâ (Acting Together for Human Rights), was fined âŹ1,500 for âincitement to rebellionâ and âobstruction of an aircraftâ after objecting to police treatment of two Congolese nationals being deported on an Air France flight.
\n","plaintext":"In 2009 in France Andre BartheĚlemy, President of the NGO âAgir Ensemble pour les Droits de lâHommeâ (Acting Together for Human Rights), was fined âŹ1,500 for âincitement to rebellionâ and âobstruction of an aircraftâ after objecting to police treatment of two Congolese nationals being deported on an Air France flight.\n"},"slug":"148.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recwwI03Kn2MlVZQX","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"170.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:40:27.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for leaving water in the desert for migrants int he US","Summary":"In 2009 Walt Staton was arrested for criminal littering for leaving water bottles in Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge on US/Mexico border. Mr Staton was part of the No More Deaths activist group and deposited the water bottles for migrants. He was found guilty of criminal littering and sentenced to community service.","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2009/08/good_samaritan_sentenced_for_l.html?t=1646998308630","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2009 Walt Staton was arrested for criminal littering for leaving water bottles in Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge on US/Mexico border. Mr Staton was part of the No More Deaths activist group and deposited the water bottles for migrants. He was found guilty of criminal littering and sentenced to community service.
\n","plaintext":"In 2009 Walt Staton was arrested for criminal littering for leaving water bottles in Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge on US/Mexico border. Mr Staton was part of the No More Deaths activist group and deposited the water bottles for migrants. He was found guilty of criminal littering and sentenced to community service.\n"},"slug":"170.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recz4M1yQB85snSUj","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"50.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:37:56.000Z","Name":"Man arrested for people smuggling for bringing fellow Sri Lankan refugees to Australia by boat","Summary":"Mr Antony Warnakulasuriya, a Sri Lankan national fleeing persecution in Sri Lanka, brought 31 other Sri Lankan asylum seekers with him to Australia by boat. The vessel was found near Barrow Island on 22 April 2009 on board SIEV 37. Mr Warnakulasuriya was charged under former section 232A of the Migration Act and tried in the District Court of Western Australia on 17 November 2010. He was eventually acquitted on the grounds that he was fleeing an emergency (effectively humanitarian grounds)","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/aus/2012/warnakulasuriya_v_the_queen_2012_wasca_10_24_january_2012.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"Mr Antony Warnakulasuriya, a Sri Lankan national fleeing persecution in Sri Lanka, brought 31 other Sri Lankan asylum seekers with him to Australia by boat. The vessel was found near Barrow Island on 22 April 2009 on board SIEV 37. Mr Warnakulasuriya was charged under former section 232A of the Migration Act and tried in the District Court of Western Australia on 17 November 2010. He was eventually acquitted on the grounds that he was fleeing an emergency (effectively humanitarian grounds)
\n","plaintext":"Mr Antony Warnakulasuriya, a Sri Lankan national fleeing persecution in Sri Lanka, brought 31 other Sri Lankan asylum seekers with him to Australia by boat. The vessel was found near Barrow Island on 22 April 2009 on board SIEV 37. Mr Warnakulasuriya was charged under former section 232A of the Migration Act and tried in the District Court of Western Australia on 17 November 2010. He was eventually acquitted on the grounds that he was fleeing an emergency (effectively humanitarian grounds)\n"},"slug":"50.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recYiuKmDAB8nETzr","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"93.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:27:07.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested in France for charging the phones of irregular migrants","Summary":"In 2009 a 59 year old a volunteer with the homelessness charity Restos du Coeur and migrant support organisation Terre dâErrance, Monique Pouille, was placed in custody in Calais. Her was to recharge the mobile phones of undocumented migrants. ","Date":"2009-01-01","Link":"https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29899231 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/files-1/wp82-contesting-fraternite-2012.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2009 a 59 year old a volunteer with the homelessness charity Restos du Coeur and migrant support organisation Terre dâErrance, Monique Pouille, was placed in custody in Calais. Her was to recharge the mobile phones of undocumented migrants.
\n","plaintext":"In 2009 a 59 year old a volunteer with the homelessness charity Restos du Coeur and migrant support organisation Terre dâErrance, Monique Pouille, was placed in custody in Calais. Her was to recharge the mobile phones of undocumented migrants.\n"},"slug":"93.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recGuhIjP5k77Ubed","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"92.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:27:15.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested in France for allowing her husband to stay at their shared residence","Summary":"In 2008 a woman was arrested in France for harbouring and illegal migrant. She had allowed her Turkish-born legal husband to remain at the residence they shared despite knowing he had entered the country irregularly. The court eventually acquitted the woman. In her case it was determined that she was protected âby the familiar immunity clause enshrined in the Code of Entry and Stay of Foreigners and Right of Asylum (CESEDA) which exempts spouses from criminal prosecution if they facilitate the irregular stay of their spouses into France. See Tribunal de Grande Instance de Lyon, No. De Parquet 0744606, No.","Date":"2008-01-01","Link":"https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/608838/IPOL_STU(2018)608838_EN.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2008 a woman was arrested in France for harbouring and illegal migrant. She had allowed her Turkish-born legal husband to remain at the residence they shared despite knowing he had entered the country irregularly. The court eventually acquitted the woman. In her case it was determined that she was protected âby the familiar immunity clause enshrined in the Code of Entry and Stay of Foreigners and Right of Asylum (CESEDA) which exempts spouses from criminal prosecution if they facilitate the irregular stay of their spouses into France. See Tribunal de Grande Instance de Lyon, No. De Parquet 0744606, No.
\n","plaintext":"In 2008 a woman was arrested in France for harbouring and illegal migrant. She had allowed her Turkish-born legal husband to remain at the residence they shared despite knowing he had entered the country irregularly. The court eventually acquitted the woman. In her case it was determined that she was protected âby the familiar immunity clause enshrined in the Code of Entry and Stay of Foreigners and Right of Asylum (CESEDA) which exempts spouses from criminal prosecution if they facilitate the irregular stay of their spouses into France. See Tribunal de Grande Instance de Lyon, No. De Parquet 0744606, No.\n"},"slug":"92.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recdwzt4teiupIwuO","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"13.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-08-11T10:05:04.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian seized by North-Korean agents for helping refugees","Summary":"Korean-Chinese man with Chinese citizenship, Gi-Cheon Lee (42) who helped defectors from North Korea, was arrested and sent to North Korea in April, 2008. He was a broker for N.Korean refugees who guided defectors to Yenji province in China from the border with North Korea. He was seized by North Korean security agents near the Tumen River which runs along part of the Chinese/North Korean border.","Date":"2008-01-01","Link":"https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/sites/humanrightscommission.house.gov/files/documents/09_23_2010_North_Korea_Transcript.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Korean-Chinese man with Chinese citizenship, Gi-Cheon Lee (42) who helped defectors from North Korea, was arrested and sent to North Korea in April, 2008. He was a broker for N.Korean refugees who guided defectors to Yenji province in China from the border with North Korea. He was seized by North Korean security agents near the Tumen River which runs along part of the Chinese/North Korean border.
\n","plaintext":"Korean-Chinese man with Chinese citizenship, Gi-Cheon Lee (42) who helped defectors from North Korea, was arrested and sent to North Korea in April, 2008. He was a broker for N.Korean refugees who guided defectors to Yenji province in China from the border with North Korea. He was seized by North Korean security agents near the Tumen River which runs along part of the Chinese/North Korean border.\n"},"slug":"13.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rect5lcXuc52ZJsem","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"169.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:40:27.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for leaving water in the desert for migrants in the US","Summary":"In 2008 Dan Millis was arrested for leaving gallon water jugs (bottles?) in the desert for migrants. Millis was a volunteer with solidarity group No More Deaths in the US state of Arizona. He was stopped by US Fish and Wildlife Service officers and fined US$175 for littering. He refused to pay and was found guilty in court, but not guilty on appeal since it is legally unclear whether humanitarian water = garbage.","Date":"2008-01-01","Link":"http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2016513,00.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2008 Dan Millis was arrested for leaving gallon water jugs (bottles?) in the desert for migrants. Millis was a volunteer with solidarity group No More Deaths in the US state of Arizona. He was stopped by US Fish and Wildlife Service officers and fined US$175 for littering. He refused to pay and was found guilty in court, but not guilty on appeal since it is legally unclear whether humanitarian water = garbage.
\n","plaintext":"In 2008 Dan Millis was arrested for leaving gallon water jugs (bottles?) in the desert for migrants. Millis was a volunteer with solidarity group No More Deaths in the US state of Arizona. He was stopped by US Fish and Wildlife Service officers and fined US$175 for littering. He refused to pay and was found guilty in court, but not guilty on appeal since it is legally unclear whether humanitarian water = garbage.\n"},"slug":"169.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recR2b74eagEuWLSo","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"188.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T10:57:26.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested in Italy for allowing friends (irregular migrants) to stay in her flat","Summary":"In 2008 a woman was arrested in Italy for facilitation of illegal stay, for allowing two irregular migrants to stay with her. The appellant lodged two irregular migrants in the apartment formally rented to her, in Milan (Italy), in exchange of the payment of a monthly rent. The appellant âlentâ her name to one of the irregular migrants (her compatriot) so as to allow circumventing rules on the registration of bails and norms on public safety. The Court of Cassation eventually, in 2013, determined that there was insuficcient evidence that the appellant acted in this manner with the purpose of perceiving an unfair and undue profit by exploiting the illegal situation of the migrants in the country.","Date":"2008-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/ita/2013/sentenza_264572013.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2008 a woman was arrested in Italy for facilitation of illegal stay, for allowing two irregular migrants to stay with her. The appellant lodged two irregular migrants in the apartment formally rented to her, in Milan (Italy), in exchange of the payment of a monthly rent. The appellant âlentâ her name to one of the irregular migrants (her compatriot) so as to allow circumventing rules on the registration of bails and norms on public safety. The Court of Cassation eventually, in 2013, determined that there was insuficcient evidence that the appellant acted in this manner with the purpose of perceiving an unfair and undue profit by exploiting the illegal situation of the migrants in the country.
\n","plaintext":"In 2008 a woman was arrested in Italy for facilitation of illegal stay, for allowing two irregular migrants to stay with her. The appellant lodged two irregular migrants in the apartment formally rented to her, in Milan (Italy), in exchange of the payment of a monthly rent. The appellant âlentâ her name to one of the irregular migrants (her compatriot) so as to allow circumventing rules on the registration of bails and norms on public safety. The Court of Cassation eventually, in 2013, determined that there was insuficcient evidence that the appellant acted in this manner with the purpose of perceiving an unfair and undue profit by exploiting the illegal situation of the migrants in the country.\n"},"slug":"188.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recE1M0IL3uNdRu5E","createdTime":"2022-08-12T14:01:51.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"294.00","Country":["recNToO10Aqjx5IzM"],"countryCode":["KR"],"countryName":["South Korea"],"countrySlug":["south-korea"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T14:07:14.000Z","Name":"Senior members of the Migrants Trade Union deported for their migrant organising work in South Korea","Summary":"On November 27th 2007 senior members of the Migrants Trade Union (MTU) in South Korean were detained following their arrest in a targeted crackdown on the migrant workers rights organisation. On 13th December 2007 South Korean authorities sent MTU President Kajiman Khapung, Vice President Raju Kumar Gurung (Raj) and General Secretary Abul Basher M. Moniruzzaman (Masum) out of Cheongju Detention Center (Northern Chuncheong Province, south of Seoul) and to Incheon International Airport, from where they were deported to the countries of their origin (Nepal and Bangladesh). In forcibly returning the three men, the South Korean Government appears to have not conducted a full and individual assessment of their circumstances.","Date":"2007-12-13","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa25/008/2007/en/","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recqgznpqYpw5f6KG"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"South Korea","emoji":{"code":"KR","unicode":"U+1F1F0 U+1F1F7","name":"South Korea","emoji":"đ°đˇ"},"iso3166":"KR","latitude":37,"longitude":127.5,"bbox":[126.117397903,34.3900458847,129.468304478,38.6122429469]}]},"summary":{"html":"On November 27th 2007 senior members of the Migrants Trade Union (MTU) in South Korean were detained following their arrest in a targeted crackdown on the migrant workers rights organisation. On 13th December 2007 South Korean authorities sent MTU President Kajiman Khapung, Vice President Raju Kumar Gurung (Raj) and General Secretary Abul Basher M. Moniruzzaman (Masum) out of Cheongju Detention Center (Northern Chuncheong Province, south of Seoul) and to Incheon International Airport, from where they were deported to the countries of their origin (Nepal and Bangladesh). In forcibly returning the three men, the South Korean Government appears to have not conducted a full and individual assessment of their circumstances.
\n","plaintext":"On November 27th 2007 senior members of the Migrants Trade Union (MTU) in South Korean were detained following their arrest in a targeted crackdown on the migrant workers rights organisation. On 13th December 2007 South Korean authorities sent MTU President Kajiman Khapung, Vice President Raju Kumar Gurung (Raj) and General Secretary Abul Basher M. Moniruzzaman (Masum) out of Cheongju Detention Center (Northern Chuncheong Province, south of Seoul) and to Incheon International Airport, from where they were deported to the countries of their origin (Nepal and Bangladesh). In forcibly returning the three men, the South Korean Government appears to have not conducted a full and individual assessment of their circumstances.\n"},"slug":"294.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recJPL3sIORb3XFz4","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"81.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:03:24.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"Yu Sang-Joon was arrested while trying to help nine North Korean refugees escape to Mongolia. He was arrested in August 2007 in Inner Mongolia by Chinese police and was released in November, 2007. He was a South Korean citizen born in North Korea. ","Date":"2007-08-01","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Yu Sang-Joon was arrested while trying to help nine North Korean refugees escape to Mongolia. He was arrested in August 2007 in Inner Mongolia by Chinese police and was released in November, 2007. He was a South Korean citizen born in North Korea.
\n","plaintext":"Yu Sang-Joon was arrested while trying to help nine North Korean refugees escape to Mongolia. He was arrested in August 2007 in Inner Mongolia by Chinese police and was released in November, 2007. He was a South Korean citizen born in North Korea.\n"},"slug":"81.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recGhw6kPPfJD1T7u","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"88.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:15:21.000Z","Name":"French police targeted humanitarians and searched for irregular migrants at soup kitchens","Summary":"In 2007 French police targeted humanitarian supporters and searched for irregular migrants at soup kitchens according to a civil society questionnaire conducted in France by the Fundamental Rights Agency","Date":"2007-01-01","Link":"https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/1827-FRA_2011_Migrants_in_an_irregular_situation_EN.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2007 French police targeted humanitarian supporters and searched for irregular migrants at soup kitchens according to a civil society questionnaire conducted in France by the Fundamental Rights Agency
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\n","plaintext":"The state of Oklahoma passed immigration law H.B. 1804 in 2007 which criminalised the provision of humanitarian aid to undocumented immigrants. This includes giving someone a lift to church or school, or offering healthcare.\n"},"slug":"40.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recxxZfoT9kDtwq7T","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"57.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:59:12.000Z","Name":"US humanitarian arrested for bringing Haitians to the Canadian border to apply for asylum","Summary":"Janet Hinshaw-Thomas, an American citizen, arrested at the Canadian border station at Lacolle in Quebec for people smuggling as she (as part of an immigrant assistance organisation) had driven Haitian people to the border with Canada to claim asylum there. She said that her group had made 19 trips to the Canadian border in the last five months, taking immigrants, primarily Haitians, who had despaired of obtaining legal status in the United States and feared deportation. The case was eventually dropped.","Date":"2007-01-01","Link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/us/29immig.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"Janet Hinshaw-Thomas, an American citizen, arrested at the Canadian border station at Lacolle in Quebec for people smuggling as she (as part of an immigrant assistance organisation) had driven Haitian people to the border with Canada to claim asylum there. She said that her group had made 19 trips to the Canadian border in the last five months, taking immigrants, primarily Haitians, who had despaired of obtaining legal status in the United States and feared deportation. The case was eventually dropped.
\n","plaintext":"Janet Hinshaw-Thomas, an American citizen, arrested at the Canadian border station at Lacolle in Quebec for people smuggling as she (as part of an immigrant assistance organisation) had driven Haitian people to the border with Canada to claim asylum there. She said that her group had made 19 trips to the Canadian border in the last five months, taking immigrants, primarily Haitians, who had despaired of obtaining legal status in the United States and feared deportation. The case was eventually dropped.\n"},"slug":"57.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recyKAXrTkfIO1a8A","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"125.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:03:45.000Z","Name":"Fishermen arrested in Italy for saving migrants from drowning","Summary":"In 2007 seven Tunisian fishermen were arrested and imprisoned for aiding illegal immigration in Italy. They had rescued a group of forty-four Eritrean, Sudanese and Ethiopian migrants whose inflatable dinghy was about to sink. They were arrested when they landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa and were immediately imprisoned in Agrigento on the southern coast of Sicily, where they were held until 10 September 2007, only being released after 100 MEPs signed an international appeal on their behalf. Five were eventually allowed to return to Tunisia, while the remaining two were placed under house arrest in Sicily","Date":"2007-01-01","Link":"https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2007/09/20/Italy-tries-fishermen-for-rescuing-migrant/41231190314410/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2007 seven Tunisian fishermen were arrested and imprisoned for aiding illegal immigration in Italy. They had rescued a group of forty-four Eritrean, Sudanese and Ethiopian migrants whose inflatable dinghy was about to sink. They were arrested when they landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa and were immediately imprisoned in Agrigento on the southern coast of Sicily, where they were held until 10 September 2007, only being released after 100 MEPs signed an international appeal on their behalf. Five were eventually allowed to return to Tunisia, while the remaining two were placed under house arrest in Sicily
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\n","plaintext":"The French government makes an official decree to allow the creation of a database for monitoring 'illegal immigrants' and those who help them. The ELOI, is a database aimed at facilitating the expulsion of migrants but which also allowed data to be stored on anyone providing accommodation to foreigners with no authorisation to stay and on anyone visiting foreigners in detention centres. The decree was challenged in the courts and consequently altered so there would be no gathering of biometric data (such as photographs of immigrants), and monitoring of detention visitors, and data on people who offer accommodation to migrants should only be kept for 3 months. But information on 'illegal immigrants' to facilitate deportation can still be stored for 3 years.\n"},"slug":"4.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recQjnc7O3sdSWp6L","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"24.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T13:59:34.000Z","Name":"Law aimed at stopping passenger resistance to deportations introduced in France","Summary":"In 2007 France introduced the a law on âinciting violent resistance to people in authorityâ. It aimed at stopping passenger resistance to deportations.","Date":"2007-01-01","Link":"https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/id/LEGISCTA000006165370/","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2007 France introduced the a law on âinciting violent resistance to people in authorityâ. It aimed at stopping passenger resistance to deportations.
\n","plaintext":"In 2007 France introduced the a law on âinciting violent resistance to people in authorityâ. It aimed at stopping passenger resistance to deportations.\n"},"slug":"24.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recUi9gSQQmjAH0Bf","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"89.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:16:31.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested in France for harbouring an illegal immigrant after allowing her boyfriend to stay at her flat","Summary":"In 2007, a French woman was accused of migrant smuggling for providing accommodation for several months to a man with whom she had a romantic relationship. Her boyfriend was an irregular migrant of Moroccan origin. He abandoned the household as he was afraid that his girlfriend could be prosecuted as a result of allowing him to live with her. See Tribunal de Grande Instance dâAurillac, No. de parquet 07003283, No. de Jugement 448","Date":"2007-01-01","Link":"https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/608838/IPOL_STU(2018)608838_EN.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2007, a French woman was accused of migrant smuggling for providing accommodation for several months to a man with whom she had a romantic relationship. Her boyfriend was an irregular migrant of Moroccan origin. He abandoned the household as he was afraid that his girlfriend could be prosecuted as a result of allowing him to live with her. See Tribunal de Grande Instance dâAurillac, No. de parquet 07003283, No. de Jugement 448
\n","plaintext":"In 2007, a French woman was accused of migrant smuggling for providing accommodation for several months to a man with whom she had a romantic relationship. Her boyfriend was an irregular migrant of Moroccan origin. He abandoned the household as he was afraid that his girlfriend could be prosecuted as a result of allowing him to live with her. See Tribunal de Grande Instance dâAurillac, No. de parquet 07003283, No. de Jugement 448\n"},"slug":"89.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recYsz5LSHQ2EjQX5","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"91.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:22:54.000Z","Name":"Woman who objects to a violent deportation arrested for 'rebellion with a view to violently resisting people in authority' in France ","Summary":"Marie Françoise Durupt, 60 years old, witnessed a deportation on a flight where officers placed cushions on the deportees faces. She objected and was removed from the aeroplane, searched, and placed in custody overnight. She was accused of inciting two undocumented migrants and other passengers to ârebellion with a view to violently resisting people in authorityâ (FIDH/OMCT 2009)","Date":"2007-01-01","Link":"http://statecrime.org/data/2011/10/fekete2009a.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Marie Françoise Durupt, 60 years old, witnessed a deportation on a flight where officers placed cushions on the deportees faces. She objected and was removed from the aeroplane, searched, and placed in custody overnight. She was accused of inciting two undocumented migrants and other passengers to ârebellion with a view to violently resisting people in authorityâ (FIDH/OMCT 2009)
\n","plaintext":"Marie Françoise Durupt, 60 years old, witnessed a deportation on a flight where officers placed cushions on the deportees faces. She objected and was removed from the aeroplane, searched, and placed in custody overnight. She was accused of inciting two undocumented migrants and other passengers to ârebellion with a view to violently resisting people in authorityâ (FIDH/OMCT 2009)\n"},"slug":"91.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec62vLSr1POxHc8V","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"90.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:20:45.000Z","Name":"Lawsuits brought against supporters of National Day of Solidarity with Irregular Migrants in France","Summary":"Lawsuits brought against those who supported the October 2007 National Day of Solidarity ","Date":"2007-01-01","Link":"Substantiating link required","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"Lawsuits brought against those who supported the October 2007 National Day of Solidarity
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Article 116 'Encouraging unlawful entry, exit or an unlawful period of stay' contains no humanitarian exception. Though financial gain does incur a greater penalty (a fine as well as a custodial sentence), this also applies to people who 'acts for an association or group that was formed for the purpose of the continued perpetration of this offence', which could include humanitarian groups.\n\nThe crime relates to any person who:\n\na. in Switzerland or abroad, facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in Switzerland of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same; from within Switzerland facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in a. Schengen State of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same;\nb. finds foreign nationals employment in Switzerland without the required permit;\nc.facilitates the entry of a foreign national who has left Switzerland or the international transit zone of the airports into the sovereign territory of another state in violation of the entry provisions applicable there or assists that foreign national in preparing for such entry.\nis liable on conviction to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty.\n\n2 In minor cases, a fine may be imposed.\n\n3 The penalty is a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty and the custodial sentence must be combined with a fine if the offender:\n\na. acts intentionally for their own or another's unlawful financial gain; or\nb. acts for an association or group that was formed for the purpose of the continued perpetration of this offence.\n\nBased on official figures, which follow the logic of the law, it is not possible to determine how many of those convicted are actually engaged in human trafficking for financial gain, and how many are humanitarians. 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\na. in Switzerland or abroad, facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in Switzerland of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same; from within Switzerland facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in a. Schengen State of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same;\nb. finds foreign nationals employment in Switzerland without the required permit;\nc.facilitates the entry of a foreign national who has left Switzerland or the international transit zone of the airports into the sovereign territory of another state in violation of the entry provisions applicable there or assists that foreign national in preparing for such entry.\nis liable on conviction to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty.
\n2 In minor cases, a fine may be imposed.
\n3 The penalty is a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty and the custodial sentence must be combined with a fine if the offender:
\na. acts intentionally for their own or another's unlawful financial gain; or\nb. acts for an association or group that was formed for the purpose of the continued perpetration of this offence.
\nBased on official figures, which follow the logic of the law, it is not possible to determine how many of those convicted are actually engaged in human trafficking for financial gain, and how many are humanitarians. There has been a discussion regarding the quality of the statistics in the Swiss parliament: https://www.parlament.ch/en/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20184188
\n","plaintext":"Foreign Nationals and Integration Act (known as FNIA), of 16th December 2005 (came into force January 1st 2008, amended 2016). Article 116 'Encouraging unlawful entry, exit or an unlawful period of stay' contains no humanitarian exception. Though financial gain does incur a greater penalty (a fine as well as a custodial sentence), this also applies to people who 'acts for an association or group that was formed for the purpose of the continued perpetration of this offence', which could include humanitarian groups.\nThe crime relates to any person who:\na. in Switzerland or abroad, facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in Switzerland of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same; from within Switzerland facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in a. Schengen State of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same;\nb. finds foreign nationals employment in Switzerland without the required permit;\nc.facilitates the entry of a foreign national who has left Switzerland or the international transit zone of the airports into the sovereign territory of another state in violation of the entry provisions applicable there or assists that foreign national in preparing for such entry.\nis liable on conviction to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty.\n2 In minor cases, a fine may be imposed.\n3 The penalty is a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty and the custodial sentence must be combined with a fine if the offender:\na. acts intentionally for their own or another's unlawful financial gain; or\nb. acts for an association or group that was formed for the purpose of the continued perpetration of this offence.\nBased on official figures, which follow the logic of the law, it is not possible to determine how many of those convicted are actually engaged in human trafficking for financial gain, and how many are humanitarians. There has been a discussion regarding the quality of the statistics in the Swiss parliament: https://www.parlament.ch/en/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20184188\n"},"slug":"255.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"Statistics_Convictions FNIA.xlsx","filetype":"application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet","airtableDocID":"attvDResjc7HejDTO","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attvDResjc7HejDTO-Statistics_Convictions%20FNIA.xlsx","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attvDResjc7HejDTO-Statistics_Convictions%20FNIA.xlsx-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":320,"thumbnailHeight":226}]},{"id":"recuzb5n61U8zFTzE","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"168.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:25:07.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians arrested for driving migrants to a medical facility","Summary":"July 2005, US Border Patrol agents arrested two people for driving three migrants to a medical facility. The two were No More Deaths volunteers in Arizona and were arrested under the US 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, 23 years old, were driving three migrants who they encountered in a patrol of the US/Mexico border area, to a medical clinic. 18 months later they were acquitted.","Date":"2005-07-01","Link":"https://www.deseret.com/2006/4/2/19946256/volunteers-fight-arrests-for-aiding-illegals","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"July 2005, US Border Patrol agents arrested two people for driving three migrants to a medical facility. The two were No More Deaths volunteers in Arizona and were arrested under the US 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, 23 years old, were driving three migrants who they encountered in a patrol of the US/Mexico border area, to a medical clinic. 18 months later they were acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"July 2005, US Border Patrol agents arrested two people for driving three migrants to a medical facility. The two were No More Deaths volunteers in Arizona and were arrested under the US 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, 23 years old, were driving three migrants who they encountered in a patrol of the US/Mexico border area, to a medical clinic. 18 months later they were acquitted.\n"},"slug":"168.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recBokuqwW2Z6zDKJ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"80.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:01:23.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"Pastor Phillip Jun Buck was arrested on 9th May 2005 for the crime of helping North Korean refugees. He was in Chungdao city and had left with three American pastors to travel to Yangi via Beijing. All four were arrested by Chinese police, but the three other American pastors were released. Buck was considered âa big fishâ and he was held for a year and a half in Yanji until his trial on December 30, 2005. Buck had been an American citizen since 1989, he was a resident of Washington state, and was born January 6, 1941 in North Korea. After pressure from the US Embassy he was deported on August 19, 2006 and banned from returning to China. He received the 2007 US Civil Courage Award from the Train Foundation for âsteadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk.â He is credited with rescuing hundreds of North Korean refugees until his arrest.","Date":"2005-05-09","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Buck","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Pastor Phillip Jun Buck was arrested on 9th May 2005 for the crime of helping North Korean refugees. He was in Chungdao city and had left with three American pastors to travel to Yangi via Beijing. All four were arrested by Chinese police, but the three other American pastors were released. Buck was considered âa big fishâ and he was held for a year and a half in Yanji until his trial on December 30, 2005. Buck had been an American citizen since 1989, he was a resident of Washington state, and was born January 6, 1941 in North Korea. After pressure from the US Embassy he was deported on August 19, 2006 and banned from returning to China. He received the 2007 US Civil Courage Award from the Train Foundation for âsteadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk.â He is credited with rescuing hundreds of North Korean refugees until his arrest.
\n","plaintext":"Pastor Phillip Jun Buck was arrested on 9th May 2005 for the crime of helping North Korean refugees. He was in Chungdao city and had left with three American pastors to travel to Yangi via Beijing. All four were arrested by Chinese police, but the three other American pastors were released. Buck was considered âa big fishâ and he was held for a year and a half in Yanji until his trial on December 30, 2005. Buck had been an American citizen since 1989, he was a resident of Washington state, and was born January 6, 1941 in North Korea. After pressure from the US Embassy he was deported on August 19, 2006 and banned from returning to China. He received the 2007 US Civil Courage Award from the Train Foundation for âsteadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk.â He is credited with rescuing hundreds of North Korean refugees until his arrest.\n"},"slug":"80.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recfYNyqJEnhXPPN6","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"18.0","Country":["rec0oCZOjhbnAniak"],"countryCode":["AT"],"countryName":["Austria "],"countrySlug":["austria"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T13:48:32.000Z","Name":"Facilitation of illegal entry became an administrative offence in Austria","Summary":"In 2005 facilitation of illegal entry became an administrative offence in Austria, even if the perpetrators did not receive financial remuneration (Alien Police Law §114 FPG Amended 2009). Facilitation of illegal entry without financial remuneration became an administrative offence, while facilitation of illegal entry with financial remuneration became a criminal offence. ","Date":"2005-01-01","Link":"https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/5c8626fa7.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Austria","emoji":{"code":"AT","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1F9","name":"Austria","emoji":"đŚđš"},"iso3166":"AT","latitude":47.3333,"longitude":13.3333,"bbox":[9.47996951665,46.4318173285,16.9796667823,49.0390742051]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2005 facilitation of illegal entry became an administrative offence in Austria, even if the perpetrators did not receive financial remuneration (Alien Police Law §114 FPG Amended 2009). Facilitation of illegal entry without financial remuneration became an administrative offence, while facilitation of illegal entry with financial remuneration became a criminal offence.
\n","plaintext":"In 2005 facilitation of illegal entry became an administrative offence in Austria, even if the perpetrators did not receive financial remuneration (Alien Police Law §114 FPG Amended 2009). Facilitation of illegal entry without financial remuneration became an administrative offence, while facilitation of illegal entry with financial remuneration became a criminal offence.\n"},"slug":"18.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recfZNj3x2eO0wUXB","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"157.0","Country":["recLeBnlqukQIj6Nx"],"countryCode":["GB"],"countryName":["France"],"countrySlug":["uk"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:48:17.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested for bringing her friend's daughter to the UK","Summary":"In the UK in 2005 a British woman was arrested for smuggling for bringing her friend's daughter into the UK on a false passport. The woman sought to smuggle the 6 year old daughter of a friend from Nigeria to the United States where the minor was to join her father. The case was detected at Londonâs Heathrow airport when the accused used her own daughterâs British passport to facilitate the travel of the smuggled minor. The accused was later charged and convicted. Her sentence was reduced on appeal. The smuggled child had travelled by air from Nigeria to Londonâs Heathrow airport, accompanied by the accused, who presented herself as the mother of the child. There was no indication suggesting that the woman accused in this case sought to obtain or obtained a financial or other material benefit for her involvement. See R v Olulode [2006] EWCA Crim 538 (23 February 2006)","Date":"2005-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/gbr/2006/r_v_olulode.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","emoji":{"code":"GB","unicode":"U+1F1EC U+1F1E7","name":"United Kingdom","emoji":"đŹđ§"},"iso3166":"GB","latitude":54,"longitude":-2,"bbox":[-7.57216793459,49.959999905,1.68153079591,58.6350001085]}]},"summary":{"html":"In the UK in 2005 a British woman was arrested for smuggling for bringing her friend's daughter into the UK on a false passport. The woman sought to smuggle the 6 year old daughter of a friend from Nigeria to the United States where the minor was to join her father. The case was detected at Londonâs Heathrow airport when the accused used her own daughterâs British passport to facilitate the travel of the smuggled minor. The accused was later charged and convicted. Her sentence was reduced on appeal. The smuggled child had travelled by air from Nigeria to Londonâs Heathrow airport, accompanied by the accused, who presented herself as the mother of the child. There was no indication suggesting that the woman accused in this case sought to obtain or obtained a financial or other material benefit for her involvement. See R v Olulode [2006] EWCA Crim 538 (23 February 2006)
\n","plaintext":"In the UK in 2005 a British woman was arrested for smuggling for bringing her friend's daughter into the UK on a false passport. The woman sought to smuggle the 6 year old daughter of a friend from Nigeria to the United States where the minor was to join her father. The case was detected at Londonâs Heathrow airport when the accused used her own daughterâs British passport to facilitate the travel of the smuggled minor. The accused was later charged and convicted. Her sentence was reduced on appeal. The smuggled child had travelled by air from Nigeria to Londonâs Heathrow airport, accompanied by the accused, who presented herself as the mother of the child. There was no indication suggesting that the woman accused in this case sought to obtain or obtained a financial or other material benefit for her involvement. See R v Olulode [2006] EWCA Crim 538 (23 February 2006)\n"},"slug":"157.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recZYm0IGKL7z93fs","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"23.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T14:07:46.000Z","Name":"No humanitarian exemption for facilitating entry in France","Summary":"In 2005 French foreigners laws were consolidated and facilitation of entry without material gain was categorised as illegal. The Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right to Asylum (CESEDA) is a set of laws and regulations relating to the rights of foreigners in France. Facilitating entry is illegal, whether it is for humanitarian reasons or not. Facilitating stay is only illegal if some financial gain or compensation is received. ","Date":"2005-01-01","Link":"https://eige.europa.eu/gender-based-violence/resources/france/code-de-lentree-et-du-sejour-des-etrangers-et-du-droit-dasile-ceseda-code-entry-and-residence-regulation-and-asylum","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2005 French foreigners laws were consolidated and facilitation of entry without material gain was categorised as illegal. The Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right to Asylum (CESEDA) is a set of laws and regulations relating to the rights of foreigners in France. Facilitating entry is illegal, whether it is for humanitarian reasons or not. Facilitating stay is only illegal if some financial gain or compensation is received.
\n","plaintext":"In 2005 French foreigners laws were consolidated and facilitation of entry without material gain was categorised as illegal. The Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right to Asylum (CESEDA) is a set of laws and regulations relating to the rights of foreigners in France. Facilitating entry is illegal, whether it is for humanitarian reasons or not. Facilitating stay is only illegal if some financial gain or compensation is received.\n"},"slug":"23.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec3QAdom51pzSASZ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"77.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T08:54:15.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"25 October 2004 in the Tongzhou area of Beijing two humanitarian workers who had defected from North Korea and obtained South Korean citizenship and were rescuing other defectors. Lee, Soo-Cheol (male, born 1963 in North Hamyoung Province): Lee was held for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to two years imprisonment in 2006. Kim Hong-Gyun (male, born 1965 in South Hamgyoung Province) was held for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in 2006. These rescuers were seized in a surprise raid at 3 am in the morning along with over 60 North Korean refugees who were hiding in two shelters, including 11 children and a 70 year old man. ","Date":"2004-10-25","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"25 October 2004 in the Tongzhou area of Beijing two humanitarian workers who had defected from North Korea and obtained South Korean citizenship and were rescuing other defectors. Lee, Soo-Cheol (male, born 1963 in North Hamyoung Province): Lee was held for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to two years imprisonment in 2006. Kim Hong-Gyun (male, born 1965 in South Hamgyoung Province) was held for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in 2006. These rescuers were seized in a surprise raid at 3 am in the morning along with over 60 North Korean refugees who were hiding in two shelters, including 11 children and a 70 year old man.
\n","plaintext":"25 October 2004 in the Tongzhou area of Beijing two humanitarian workers who had defected from North Korea and obtained South Korean citizenship and were rescuing other defectors. Lee, Soo-Cheol (male, born 1963 in North Hamyoung Province): Lee was held for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to two years imprisonment in 2006. Kim Hong-Gyun (male, born 1965 in South Hamgyoung Province) was held for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in 2006. These rescuers were seized in a surprise raid at 3 am in the morning along with over 60 North Korean refugees who were hiding in two shelters, including 11 children and a 70 year old man.\n"},"slug":"77.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recWmIDLGMozjukcG","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"184.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-06-07T10:40:30.000Z","Name":"Man imprisoned for 6 years for swimming from Morocco to Spain with an irregular migrant in tow","Summary":"In 2004 a man was arrested for for smuggling in Spain for swimming from Morocco to Spain with a Cameroonian refugee in tow. At the early hours of 1 August 2004, the defendant, an Algerian national, initiated swimming from a point in the coast of Morocco towards Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city located in the north coast of Africa). He did so while towing an irregular migrant, a national of Cameroon. The defendant was equipped with a neoprene suit and fins. The migrant was himself equipped with a neoprene suit and a floating device. The defendantâs purpose was to facilitate the illegal entry of the irregular migrant in Spain. It seems one was helping the other as both wanted to reach Spain and they stated that there was no financial incentive offered. The Provincial Court of CĂĄdiz convicted the defendant of aggravated migrant smuggling and he was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment.","Date":"2004-08-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld//case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/esp/2014/resolucion_2812004.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2004 a man was arrested for for smuggling in Spain for swimming from Morocco to Spain with a Cameroonian refugee in tow. At the early hours of 1 August 2004, the defendant, an Algerian national, initiated swimming from a point in the coast of Morocco towards Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city located in the north coast of Africa). He did so while towing an irregular migrant, a national of Cameroon. The defendant was equipped with a neoprene suit and fins. The migrant was himself equipped with a neoprene suit and a floating device. The defendantâs purpose was to facilitate the illegal entry of the irregular migrant in Spain. It seems one was helping the other as both wanted to reach Spain and they stated that there was no financial incentive offered. The Provincial Court of CĂĄdiz convicted the defendant of aggravated migrant smuggling and he was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment.
\n","plaintext":"In 2004 a man was arrested for for smuggling in Spain for swimming from Morocco to Spain with a Cameroonian refugee in tow. At the early hours of 1 August 2004, the defendant, an Algerian national, initiated swimming from a point in the coast of Morocco towards Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city located in the north coast of Africa). He did so while towing an irregular migrant, a national of Cameroon. The defendant was equipped with a neoprene suit and fins. The migrant was himself equipped with a neoprene suit and a floating device. The defendantâs purpose was to facilitate the illegal entry of the irregular migrant in Spain. It seems one was helping the other as both wanted to reach Spain and they stated that there was no financial incentive offered. The Provincial Court of CĂĄdiz convicted the defendant of aggravated migrant smuggling and he was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment.\n"},"slug":"184.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recMsluVZEBtH10AT","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"78.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T08:56:05.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"In July 2004 a North Korean defector who had obtained South Korean citizenship was arrested in China for helping North Korean defectors escape to South Korea. Oh Young-Sun (male, born 1965), went to China to make a documentary about Mt. Changbei. While he was in China he met with North Korean refugees and helped them escape to South Korea. Later, while he was filming in Yenji he was arrested and tried in 2005 for the crime of helping North Korean refugees escape to South Korea. He was given an eight year prison sentence in China. ","Date":"2004-07-01","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"In July 2004 a North Korean defector who had obtained South Korean citizenship was arrested in China for helping North Korean defectors escape to South Korea. Oh Young-Sun (male, born 1965), went to China to make a documentary about Mt. Changbei. While he was in China he met with North Korean refugees and helped them escape to South Korea. Later, while he was filming in Yenji he was arrested and tried in 2005 for the crime of helping North Korean refugees escape to South Korea. He was given an eight year prison sentence in China.
\n","plaintext":"In July 2004 a North Korean defector who had obtained South Korean citizenship was arrested in China for helping North Korean defectors escape to South Korea. Oh Young-Sun (male, born 1965), went to China to make a documentary about Mt. Changbei. While he was in China he met with North Korean refugees and helped them escape to South Korea. Later, while he was filming in Yenji he was arrested and tried in 2005 for the crime of helping North Korean refugees escape to South Korea. He was given an eight year prison sentence in China.\n"},"slug":"78.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1PYA0mZENqZqN4","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"75.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T08:46:16.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping her son in law escape North Korea","Summary":"June 2004 in Nanning Yun Hyang-Shim was caught trying to help her son-in-law escape to Vietnam. The accused (female, born January 12, 1956) had defected from North Korea and is now a South Korean citizen. She was held in Nanji Prison in Nanning City. Sentence length unknown.","Date":"2004-06-01","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"June 2004 in Nanning Yun Hyang-Shim was caught trying to help her son-in-law escape to Vietnam. The accused (female, born January 12, 1956) had defected from North Korea and is now a South Korean citizen. She was held in Nanji Prison in Nanning City. Sentence length unknown.
\n","plaintext":"June 2004 in Nanning Yun Hyang-Shim was caught trying to help her son-in-law escape to Vietnam. The accused (female, born January 12, 1956) had defected from North Korea and is now a South Korean citizen. She was held in Nanji Prison in Nanning City. Sentence length unknown.\n"},"slug":"75.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec1SH2Iu8zaxE3lV","createdTime":"2024-08-15T13:27:19.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"312.00","Country":["recOjpvmtdVH5nBco"],"countryCode":["CY"],"countryName":["Cyprus "],"countrySlug":["cyprus"],"LastModified":"2025-06-27T12:50:02.000Z","Name":"Cypriot migrants rights defender arrested for parking fine while visiting unaccompanied minors in detention","Summary":"On Thursday, May 29 2004, the Executive Director of KISA (Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism based in Cyprus) went to visit unaccompanied minors, held in the Mennogeia Detention Center. On arrival, Doros Polykarpou was arrested for an unpaid parking fine of 160 Euro. After being arrested at Mennogeia, he was initially transferred to Kofinou Police Station and then to the Central Prison in Nicosia, where he was placed in a wing with convicted prisoners. It should be noted that KISA as an organisation, and the director Doros Polykarpou specifically was the target of many unsuccessful persecution and criminalization attacks in order to intimidate its actions and silence its voice","Date":"2004-05-29","Link":"https://kisa.org.cy/30-05-2014-arrest-and-imprisonment-of-the-executive-director-of-kisa-by-the-administration-of-the-mennogeia-detention-centre/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"cdn_urls":"[]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Cyprus","emoji":{"code":"CY","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1FE","name":"Cyprus","emoji":"đ¨đž"},"iso3166":"CY","latitude":35,"longitude":33,"bbox":[32.2566671079,34.5718694118,34.0048808123,35.1731247015]}]},"summary":{"html":"On Thursday, May 29 2004, the Executive Director of KISA (Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism based in Cyprus) went to visit unaccompanied minors, held in the Mennogeia Detention Center. On arrival, Doros Polykarpou was arrested for an unpaid parking fine of 160 Euro. After being arrested at Mennogeia, he was initially transferred to Kofinou Police Station and then to the Central Prison in Nicosia, where he was placed in a wing with convicted prisoners. It should be noted that KISA as an organisation, and the director Doros Polykarpou specifically was the target of many unsuccessful persecution and criminalization attacks in order to intimidate its actions and silence its voice
\n","plaintext":"On Thursday, May 29 2004, the Executive Director of KISA (Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism based in Cyprus) went to visit unaccompanied minors, held in the Mennogeia Detention Center. On arrival, Doros Polykarpou was arrested for an unpaid parking fine of 160 Euro. After being arrested at Mennogeia, he was initially transferred to Kofinou Police Station and then to the Central Prison in Nicosia, where he was placed in a wing with convicted prisoners. It should be noted that KISA as an organisation, and the director Doros Polykarpou specifically was the target of many unsuccessful persecution and criminalization attacks in order to intimidate its actions and silence its voice\n"},"slug":"312.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recfHF6ZyD5wFZzsH","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"79.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T08:58:07.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"Hong Jin-Hee, a North Korean defector with South Korean citizenship was arrested in 2004. He was involved in rescuing other North Koreans from China. He had managed to escape a surprise raid but was tracked down and arrested in Shenyang. He was detained for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to a 7 years imprisonment in 2006. He was born in 1969 in Hamyeung.","Date":"2004-01-01","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Hong Jin-Hee, a North Korean defector with South Korean citizenship was arrested in 2004. He was involved in rescuing other North Koreans from China. He had managed to escape a surprise raid but was tracked down and arrested in Shenyang. He was detained for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to a 7 years imprisonment in 2006. He was born in 1969 in Hamyeung.
\n","plaintext":"Hong Jin-Hee, a North Korean defector with South Korean citizenship was arrested in 2004. He was involved in rescuing other North Koreans from China. He had managed to escape a surprise raid but was tracked down and arrested in Shenyang. He was detained for 2 years without trial and then sentenced to a 7 years imprisonment in 2006. He was born in 1969 in Hamyeung.\n"},"slug":"79.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recSy8PRbthnSbVkS","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"84.0","Country":["recOjpvmtdVH5nBco"],"countryCode":["CY"],"countryName":["Cyprus "],"countrySlug":["cyprus"],"LastModified":"2024-08-15T13:26:55.000Z","Name":"NGO chair arrested for raising money for healthcare for a migrant","Summary":"In Cyprus in 2004 the chair of NGO Action for Equality, Support and Anti-Racism (KISA)was convicted and fined for organising a financial appeal without official authorisation when his organisation raised money for an operation for a migrant domestic worker whose employer would not pay and who, not being able to work, was now unemployed. This was the first time that a solidarity organisation in Europe, which had launched a financial appeal to cover the costs of healthcare for a migrant worker, had found itself prosecuted under the criminal law.","Date":"2004-01-01","Link":"http://statecrime.org/data/2011/10/fekete2009a.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Cyprus","emoji":{"code":"CY","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1FE","name":"Cyprus","emoji":"đ¨đž"},"iso3166":"CY","latitude":35,"longitude":33,"bbox":[32.2566671079,34.5718694118,34.0048808123,35.1731247015]}]},"summary":{"html":"In Cyprus in 2004 the chair of NGO Action for Equality, Support and Anti-Racism (KISA)was convicted and fined for organising a financial appeal without official authorisation when his organisation raised money for an operation for a migrant domestic worker whose employer would not pay and who, not being able to work, was now unemployed. This was the first time that a solidarity organisation in Europe, which had launched a financial appeal to cover the costs of healthcare for a migrant worker, had found itself prosecuted under the criminal law.
\n","plaintext":"In Cyprus in 2004 the chair of NGO Action for Equality, Support and Anti-Racism (KISA)was convicted and fined for organising a financial appeal without official authorisation when his organisation raised money for an operation for a migrant domestic worker whose employer would not pay and who, not being able to work, was now unemployed. This was the first time that a solidarity organisation in Europe, which had launched a financial appeal to cover the costs of healthcare for a migrant worker, had found itself prosecuted under the criminal law.\n"},"slug":"84.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recYzHc1Er6lJbuNz","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"76.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T09:57:23.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"Takayuki Noguchi (a Japanese national aged 32) was sentenced to 8 months in prison and fined 20,000 yuans for helping two North Korean escapees cross the border into China. Noguchi was a member of Life Funds for North Korean Refugees (LFNKR), an NGO active in China and Japan on behalf of North Korean refugees. This wasreported at the time as the first time that a Chinese court has inflicted such heavy sentence on a Japanese citizen engaged in humanitarian work.","Date":"2004-01-01","Link":"https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Beijing-Sentences-a-Japanese-Man-for-Helping-North-Korean-Refugees-1101.html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Takayuki Noguchi (a Japanese national aged 32) was sentenced to 8 months in prison and fined 20,000 yuans for helping two North Korean escapees cross the border into China. Noguchi was a member of Life Funds for North Korean Refugees (LFNKR), an NGO active in China and Japan on behalf of North Korean refugees. This wasreported at the time as the first time that a Chinese court has inflicted such heavy sentence on a Japanese citizen engaged in humanitarian work.
\n","plaintext":"Takayuki Noguchi (a Japanese national aged 32) was sentenced to 8 months in prison and fined 20,000 yuans for helping two North Korean escapees cross the border into China. Noguchi was a member of Life Funds for North Korean Refugees (LFNKR), an NGO active in China and Japan on behalf of North Korean refugees. This wasreported at the time as the first time that a Chinese court has inflicted such heavy sentence on a Japanese citizen engaged in humanitarian work.\n"},"slug":"76.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec9OgWxp5GmLVZxn","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"124.0","Country":["reck6l3b0jC1fCsDY"],"countryCode":["IT"],"countryName":["Italy "],"countrySlug":["italy"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T11:13:28.000Z","Name":"Humanitarians arrested in Italy for rescuing migrants sea ","Summary":"German Captain and first officer of the NGO rescue vessel Cap Anamur II was arrested for the âassistance of illegal entry\" in Italy in 2016. They rescued some migrants but were not permitted to dock. Then Italy said that the migrants had been at sea too long after rescue so they were now ineligible to apply for asylum. The pair were eventually acquitted after 3 years","Date":"2004-01-01","Link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/migrantsmugglingcrimetype/ita/2009/case_n._326704_r.g.n.r..html","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recjzoPOLdN1bCGiI"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Italy","emoji":{"code":"IT","unicode":"U+1F1EE U+1F1F9","name":"Italy","emoji":"đŽđš"},"iso3166":"IT","latitude":42.8333,"longitude":12.8333,"bbox":[6.7499552751,36.619987291,18.4802470232,47.1153931748]}]},"summary":{"html":"German Captain and first officer of the NGO rescue vessel Cap Anamur II was arrested for the âassistance of illegal entry" in Italy in 2016. They rescued some migrants but were not permitted to dock. Then Italy said that the migrants had been at sea too long after rescue so they were now ineligible to apply for asylum. The pair were eventually acquitted after 3 years
\n","plaintext":"German Captain and first officer of the NGO rescue vessel Cap Anamur II was arrested for the âassistance of illegal entry" in Italy in 2016. They rescued some migrants but were not permitted to dock. Then Italy said that the migrants had been at sea too long after rescue so they were now ineligible to apply for asylum. The pair were eventually acquitted after 3 years\n"},"slug":"124.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recczkNOJYEqH9VoT","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"68.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:25:15.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors in China","Summary":"Two arrested people were arrested on September 27, 2003 for providing transportation for 4 North Korean refugees within China. Lee Bok-Ja (female, 51) was arrested by Chinese Border Police and served a 2 year sentence for providing transportation to refugees from her church in Yanji to Changchun city as part of a rescue operation with Steve Kim. Lee Young-Ok (female, 46), the wife of a church pastor, was also arrested by Chinese Border Police and served a 2 year sentence for buying tickets for the 4 North Korean refugees so they could travel from Chang Chun to Guang Zhou in southern China as part of the rescue operation.","Date":"2003-09-27","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Two arrested people were arrested on September 27, 2003 for providing transportation for 4 North Korean refugees within China. Lee Bok-Ja (female, 51) was arrested by Chinese Border Police and served a 2 year sentence for providing transportation to refugees from her church in Yanji to Changchun city as part of a rescue operation with Steve Kim. Lee Young-Ok (female, 46), the wife of a church pastor, was also arrested by Chinese Border Police and served a 2 year sentence for buying tickets for the 4 North Korean refugees so they could travel from Chang Chun to Guang Zhou in southern China as part of the rescue operation.
\n","plaintext":"Two arrested people were arrested on September 27, 2003 for providing transportation for 4 North Korean refugees within China. Lee Bok-Ja (female, 51) was arrested by Chinese Border Police and served a 2 year sentence for providing transportation to refugees from her church in Yanji to Changchun city as part of a rescue operation with Steve Kim. Lee Young-Ok (female, 46), the wife of a church pastor, was also arrested by Chinese Border Police and served a 2 year sentence for buying tickets for the 4 North Korean refugees so they could travel from Chang Chun to Guang Zhou in southern China as part of the rescue operation.\n"},"slug":"68.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recyQl9Ky89sHvIKf","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"69.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:26:45.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors travel to China","Summary":"Fumiaki Yamada was arrested in 2003 for helping North Koreans enter China. Yamada is a humanitarian worker with the Society to Help Returnees to North Korea and a citizen of Japan. He was arrested with the North Korean refugees that he was trying to help on 7 August 2003 in Shanghai. He was released after 3 weeks and deported to Japan\n","Date":"2003-08-07","Link":"http://www.seoultrain.com/content/resources/the_list.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Fumiaki Yamada was arrested in 2003 for helping North Koreans enter China. Yamada is a humanitarian worker with the Society to Help Returnees to North Korea and a citizen of Japan. He was arrested with the North Korean refugees that he was trying to help on 7 August 2003 in Shanghai. He was released after 3 weeks and deported to Japan
\n","plaintext":"Fumiaki Yamada was arrested in 2003 for helping North Koreans enter China. Yamada is a humanitarian worker with the Society to Help Returnees to North Korea and a citizen of Japan. He was arrested with the North Korean refugees that he was trying to help on 7 August 2003 in Shanghai. He was released after 3 weeks and deported to Japan\n"},"slug":"69.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reclhq7znUA58evgV","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"73.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T08:42:03.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"An American humanitarian, Rev. Park Young-hwa, was seized for helping North Korea Refugees on 27th July 2003. He was officially arrested on 8 September 2004, and released in late October 2004. In total he was imprisoned for 1½ years . ","Date":"2003-07-27","Link":"http://www.seoultrain.com/content/resources/the_list.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"An American humanitarian, Rev. Park Young-hwa, was seized for helping North Korea Refugees on 27th July 2003. He was officially arrested on 8 September 2004, and released in late October 2004. In total he was imprisoned for 1½ years .
\n","plaintext":"An American humanitarian, Rev. Park Young-hwa, was seized for helping North Korea Refugees on 27th July 2003. He was officially arrested on 8 September 2004, and released in late October 2004. In total he was imprisoned for 1½ years .\n"},"slug":"73.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reck4sEyjOLJCr6ml","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"72.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T08:40:07.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"A South Korean humanitarian aid worker, Choi Yong-Hun, was arrested on 18 January 2003 in Yantai City, Shandong Province for helping North Korean defectors. On 22 May 2003 he was sentenced to a 5-year imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 RMB. He was subjected to torture and beatings during his imprisonment and was released home to South Korea early on November 29, 2006. It is believed he was released early because of his weakened mental and physical health caused by the abuse he endured in prison.","Date":"2003-01-18","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"A South Korean humanitarian aid worker, Choi Yong-Hun, was arrested on 18 January 2003 in Yantai City, Shandong Province for helping North Korean defectors. On 22 May 2003 he was sentenced to a 5-year imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 RMB. He was subjected to torture and beatings during his imprisonment and was released home to South Korea early on November 29, 2006. It is believed he was released early because of his weakened mental and physical health caused by the abuse he endured in prison.
\n","plaintext":"A South Korean humanitarian aid worker, Choi Yong-Hun, was arrested on 18 January 2003 in Yantai City, Shandong Province for helping North Korean defectors. On 22 May 2003 he was sentenced to a 5-year imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 RMB. He was subjected to torture and beatings during his imprisonment and was released home to South Korea early on November 29, 2006. It is believed he was released early because of his weakened mental and physical health caused by the abuse he endured in prison.\n"},"slug":"72.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recCYHi1VgYwkp4Z8","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"74.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-07-06T13:02:57.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"Kim Song-man (ethnic Korean), a Chinese citizen, was arrested or helping North Korean defectors on 18th January 2003 in Yantai City, Shandong Province. He was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and a fine of 1,000 RMB. It is unclear whether his crime was facilitating entery/exit or harbouring.","Date":"2003-01-01","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Kim Song-man (ethnic Korean), a Chinese citizen, was arrested or helping North Korean defectors on 18th January 2003 in Yantai City, Shandong Province. He was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and a fine of 1,000 RMB. It is unclear whether his crime was facilitating entery/exit or harbouring.
\n","plaintext":"Kim Song-man (ethnic Korean), a Chinese citizen, was arrested or helping North Korean defectors on 18th January 2003 in Yantai City, Shandong Province. He was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and a fine of 1,000 RMB. It is unclear whether his crime was facilitating entery/exit or harbouring.\n"},"slug":"74.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recwqyO2TaoYkv7bp","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"48.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:32:28.000Z","Name":"Iraqi refugee charged with people smuggling for bringing his family and other refugees to Australia","Summary":"Iraqi refugee Ali Al Jenabi arrested and stood trial (in 2004) on charges related to smuggling 359 passengers on four boats. Some were his family members. He worked for the smugglers in return for getting his family to safety. Eventually he pleaded guilty to charges relating to two boats carrying 258 passengers. In September 2004, he was sentenced to concurrent terms of six years and 3 months and eight years with a four year non-parole period. Eventually he was acquitted and given compensation of AUS$4500000","Date":"2003-01-01","Link":"http://www.sievx.com/articles/sentences/20040921THEQUEENandALHASSANABDOLAMIRALJENABI.html https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/legal/humanrightsreports/AusHRC45.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"Iraqi refugee Ali Al Jenabi arrested and stood trial (in 2004) on charges related to smuggling 359 passengers on four boats. Some were his family members. He worked for the smugglers in return for getting his family to safety. Eventually he pleaded guilty to charges relating to two boats carrying 258 passengers. In September 2004, he was sentenced to concurrent terms of six years and 3 months and eight years with a four year non-parole period. Eventually he was acquitted and given compensation of AUS$4500000
\n","plaintext":"Iraqi refugee Ali Al Jenabi arrested and stood trial (in 2004) on charges related to smuggling 359 passengers on four boats. Some were his family members. He worked for the smugglers in return for getting his family to safety. Eventually he pleaded guilty to charges relating to two boats carrying 258 passengers. In September 2004, he was sentenced to concurrent terms of six years and 3 months and eight years with a four year non-parole period. Eventually he was acquitted and given compensation of AUS$4500000\n"},"slug":"48.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recyVX1avthRRBNlt","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"49.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:36:05.000Z","Name":"Australian citizen who brought persecuted Vietnamese by boat to Australia arrested for people smuggling","Summary":"Australian citizen of Vietnamese background was arrested in 2003 for people smuggling, for returning to Australia with his family and others following a threat of persecution in Vietnam. A boat was apprehended on 1 July 2003 near Port Hedland, carrying 54 passengers of Vietnamese background. Mr Van Hoa Nguyen, an Australian citizen, had travelled to Vietnam in early March 2003 where he became involved in disseminating pamphlets containing anti-government propaganda. On 15 May 2003, his sister alerted him that Vietnamese authorities had become aware of his activities, which are illegal in Vietnam. He became concerned that he would be arrested and tortured and also worried about his family members and other persons involved in his activities. At this point he decided to organise a vessel for him and others to sail via Indonesia to Australia. Mr Tol Van Tran, a fisherman from southern Vietnam, was the owner and captain of the Hao Kiet, the vessel on which he arrived together with Mr Nguyen. Also on this vessel were Mr Tranâs wife and their two teenage children. Two days after the arrival, Nguyen and Tran, together with a third man involved in this venture, were charged with offences relating to people smuggling under former section 232A of the Migration Act. They were found guilty but acquitted at retrial on the basis of humanitarian reasons (extraordinary emergency)","Date":"2003-01-01","Link":"https://jade.io/article/186383","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"Australian citizen of Vietnamese background was arrested in 2003 for people smuggling, for returning to Australia with his family and others following a threat of persecution in Vietnam. A boat was apprehended on 1 July 2003 near Port Hedland, carrying 54 passengers of Vietnamese background. Mr Van Hoa Nguyen, an Australian citizen, had travelled to Vietnam in early March 2003 where he became involved in disseminating pamphlets containing anti-government propaganda. On 15 May 2003, his sister alerted him that Vietnamese authorities had become aware of his activities, which are illegal in Vietnam. He became concerned that he would be arrested and tortured and also worried about his family members and other persons involved in his activities. At this point he decided to organise a vessel for him and others to sail via Indonesia to Australia. Mr Tol Van Tran, a fisherman from southern Vietnam, was the owner and captain of the Hao Kiet, the vessel on which he arrived together with Mr Nguyen. Also on this vessel were Mr Tranâs wife and their two teenage children. Two days after the arrival, Nguyen and Tran, together with a third man involved in this venture, were charged with offences relating to people smuggling under former section 232A of the Migration Act. They were found guilty but acquitted at retrial on the basis of humanitarian reasons (extraordinary emergency)
\n","plaintext":"Australian citizen of Vietnamese background was arrested in 2003 for people smuggling, for returning to Australia with his family and others following a threat of persecution in Vietnam. A boat was apprehended on 1 July 2003 near Port Hedland, carrying 54 passengers of Vietnamese background. Mr Van Hoa Nguyen, an Australian citizen, had travelled to Vietnam in early March 2003 where he became involved in disseminating pamphlets containing anti-government propaganda. On 15 May 2003, his sister alerted him that Vietnamese authorities had become aware of his activities, which are illegal in Vietnam. He became concerned that he would be arrested and tortured and also worried about his family members and other persons involved in his activities. At this point he decided to organise a vessel for him and others to sail via Indonesia to Australia. Mr Tol Van Tran, a fisherman from southern Vietnam, was the owner and captain of the Hao Kiet, the vessel on which he arrived together with Mr Nguyen. Also on this vessel were Mr Tranâs wife and their two teenage children. Two days after the arrival, Nguyen and Tran, together with a third man involved in this venture, were charged with offences relating to people smuggling under former section 232A of the Migration Act. They were found guilty but acquitted at retrial on the basis of humanitarian reasons (extraordinary emergency)\n"},"slug":"49.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recSzxeVq8YSOIOVK","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"71.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:31:31.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian sent to labour camps for harbouring and transporting North Korean defectors","Summary":"In 2003 Kim Seung-whan (AKA Steven Kim), a Korean-American businessman, was arrested and convicted of harbouring refugees and leading them along an underground railroad. He was sentenced on 5 April 2004 to 5 years in prison, and a 20,000 RMB fine for helping North Korean refugees. He spent the next four years in Chinese labor camps.","Date":"2003-01-01","Link":"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fearless-Passage-Steven-Kim-Businessman-ebook/dp/B00BNHQYUO / https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2003 Kim Seung-whan (AKA Steven Kim), a Korean-American businessman, was arrested and convicted of harbouring refugees and leading them along an underground railroad. He was sentenced on 5 April 2004 to 5 years in prison, and a 20,000 RMB fine for helping North Korean refugees. He spent the next four years in Chinese labor camps.
\n","plaintext":"In 2003 Kim Seung-whan (AKA Steven Kim), a Korean-American businessman, was arrested and convicted of harbouring refugees and leading them along an underground railroad. He was sentenced on 5 April 2004 to 5 years in prison, and a 20,000 RMB fine for helping North Korean refugees. He spent the next four years in Chinese labor camps.\n"},"slug":"71.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec3WXFXFag2I5Ycx","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"70.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:29:59.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors","Summary":"Park Yong-ho, a Chinese citizen, was arrested for helping North Korean defectors (unclear whether entering or harbouring), sentenced to 3-year imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 RMB on May 22, 2003","Date":"2003-01-01","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Park Yong-ho, a Chinese citizen, was arrested for helping North Korean defectors (unclear whether entering or harbouring), sentenced to 3-year imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 RMB on May 22, 2003
\n","plaintext":"Park Yong-ho, a Chinese citizen, was arrested for helping North Korean defectors (unclear whether entering or harbouring), sentenced to 3-year imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 RMB on May 22, 2003\n"},"slug":"70.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recyHI1iNuR3DWrd1","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"65.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:19:39.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors to leave China","Summary":"South Korean humanitarian worker Kim Hee-Tae was arrested on August 31st 2002 in Changchun (Northeast China) for helping eight North Korean refugees who were attempting to leave China. Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. Released early on 15 July 2004.","Date":"2002-08-31","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"South Korean humanitarian worker Kim Hee-Tae was arrested on August 31st 2002 in Changchun (Northeast China) for helping eight North Korean refugees who were attempting to leave China. Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. Released early on 15 July 2004.
\n","plaintext":"South Korean humanitarian worker Kim Hee-Tae was arrested on August 31st 2002 in Changchun (Northeast China) for helping eight North Korean refugees who were attempting to leave China. Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. Released early on 15 July 2004.\n"},"slug":"65.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recRgssMot4Qx07YX","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"37.0","Country":["recjSbeNeC9TFalik"],"countryName":["Tohono Oâodham tribal nation in US"],"countrySlug":["tohono"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T14:02:55.000Z","Name":"Leaving water out for passing migrants outlawed in Tohono Oâodham tribal nation","Summary":"The Baboquivari district in Tohono Oâodham tribal nation passed a resolution in 2002 to stop humanitarians, and specifically a Mr.Wilson (who is a member of the tribal nation), from putting water on the reservation for passing migrants. Water stations were repeatedly removed. The resolution was passed in July 2002.\n\nDo you have access to the original resolution? Get in touch!","Date":"2002-07-01","Link":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/social_issues-july-dec08-waterstations_09-16","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[]},"summary":{"html":"The Baboquivari district in Tohono Oâodham tribal nation passed a resolution in 2002 to stop humanitarians, and specifically a Mr.Wilson (who is a member of the tribal nation), from putting water on the reservation for passing migrants. Water stations were repeatedly removed. The resolution was passed in July 2002.
\nDo you have access to the original resolution? Get in touch!
\n","plaintext":"The Baboquivari district in Tohono Oâodham tribal nation passed a resolution in 2002 to stop humanitarians, and specifically a Mr.Wilson (who is a member of the tribal nation), from putting water on the reservation for passing migrants. Water stations were repeatedly removed. The resolution was passed in July 2002.\nDo you have access to the original resolution? Get in touch!\n"},"slug":"37.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recbbFBoEHjFFX8ny","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"66.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:21:00.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors to leave China","Summary":"Kim Kyung-il (born 17 January 1976), arrested on 20th May 2002 in Yanji, Jilin Province. Sentenced to 12-year prison term in Changchun Tiebi prison for the charge of helping North Koreans escape from China.","Date":"2002-05-20","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Kim Kyung-il (born 17 January 1976), arrested on 20th May 2002 in Yanji, Jilin Province. Sentenced to 12-year prison term in Changchun Tiebi prison for the charge of helping North Koreans escape from China.
\n","plaintext":"Kim Kyung-il (born 17 January 1976), arrested on 20th May 2002 in Yanji, Jilin Province. Sentenced to 12-year prison term in Changchun Tiebi prison for the charge of helping North Koreans escape from China.\n"},"slug":"66.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recVf5gRLN9Nn5OxM","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"63.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:16:44.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors in China","Summary":"On 12th April 2002 humanitarian worker Rev. Choi Bong-il (54) was caught helping two North Korean refugees in Yanji, China. He was arrested and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment. He was released early on 22 September 2004.","Date":"2002-04-12","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 12th April 2002 humanitarian worker Rev. Choi Bong-il (54) was caught helping two North Korean refugees in Yanji, China. He was arrested and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment. He was released early on 22 September 2004.
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\n","plaintext":"In 2002 the Romanian government introduced a new law making facilitating of stay of illegal aliens illegal. Article 141 of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 194 of 2002 concerning aliens regime determined that facilitation, in any form, of the illegal stay of aliens on the territory of Romania is a contravention of the law.\n"},"slug":"34.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recfUf3NZokwexXTI","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"64.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:18:10.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors in China","Summary":"In 2002 an American citizen, Rev. John Daniel Choi, who had set up an orphanage to care for North Korean refugee children arrested for assisting illegal immigrants. Choi was sentenced to a 7 year prison term in Tiebei, Changchun prison. On 22 September 2004, Rev. Choi was released, after serving 2.5 years of his sentence. The refugees that he was helping were seized on the same day that Choi was taken by Chinese authorities and are presumed deported.","Date":"2002-01-01","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2002 an American citizen, Rev. John Daniel Choi, who had set up an orphanage to care for North Korean refugee children arrested for assisting illegal immigrants. Choi was sentenced to a 7 year prison term in Tiebei, Changchun prison. On 22 September 2004, Rev. Choi was released, after serving 2.5 years of his sentence. The refugees that he was helping were seized on the same day that Choi was taken by Chinese authorities and are presumed deported.
\n","plaintext":"In 2002 an American citizen, Rev. John Daniel Choi, who had set up an orphanage to care for North Korean refugee children arrested for assisting illegal immigrants. Choi was sentenced to a 7 year prison term in Tiebei, Changchun prison. On 22 September 2004, Rev. Choi was released, after serving 2.5 years of his sentence. The refugees that he was helping were seized on the same day that Choi was taken by Chinese authorities and are presumed deported.\n"},"slug":"64.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recgQFSJBgenNYUu0","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"67.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-09-23T08:05:23.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors travel to China","Summary":"In 2002 Professor F. Yamada and Hiroshi Kato arrested and detained by Chinese officials for helping two North Korean escapees cross the border into China. They were members of Life Funds for North Korean Refugees (LFNKR), an NGO active in China and Japan on behalf of North Korean refugees. Kato was released after 7 days and Professor Yamada after 21 days following pressure from the Japanese government.","Date":"2002-01-01","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2002 Professor F. Yamada and Hiroshi Kato arrested and detained by Chinese officials for helping two North Korean escapees cross the border into China. They were members of Life Funds for North Korean Refugees (LFNKR), an NGO active in China and Japan on behalf of North Korean refugees. Kato was released after 7 days and Professor Yamada after 21 days following pressure from the Japanese government.
\n","plaintext":"In 2002 Professor F. Yamada and Hiroshi Kato arrested and detained by Chinese officials for helping two North Korean escapees cross the border into China. They were members of Life Funds for North Korean Refugees (LFNKR), an NGO active in China and Japan on behalf of North Korean refugees. Kato was released after 7 days and Professor Yamada after 21 days following pressure from the Japanese government.\n"},"slug":"67.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"reclLbu28B9RL4ciw","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"10.0","Country":["recynCIuWQdFI28HO"],"countryName":["EU"],"countrySlug":["european-union"],"LastModified":"2022-07-08T10:48:45.000Z","Name":"EU sets minimum punishments for smuggling irrespective of motivation","Summary":"EU Directive and Framework Decision on âStrengthening the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residenceâ 2002/946/JHA. The penal framework sets minimum sentences for those found guilty of smuggling.","Date":"2002-01-01","Link":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32002F0946","Public":true,"Type":["recpgaZHHPLRNvQI7"],"TypeName":["Directive"]},"geography":{"country":[]},"summary":{"html":"EU Directive and Framework Decision on âStrengthening the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residenceâ 2002/946/JHA. The penal framework sets minimum sentences for those found guilty of smuggling.
\n","plaintext":"EU Directive and Framework Decision on âStrengthening the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residenceâ 2002/946/JHA. The penal framework sets minimum sentences for those found guilty of smuggling.\n"},"slug":"10.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec4iqAlMpl53BkWF","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"9.0","Country":["recynCIuWQdFI28HO"],"countryName":["EU"],"countrySlug":["european-union"],"LastModified":"2022-07-08T10:48:44.000Z","Name":"EU Directive paves the way for criminalising humanitarian support","Summary":"The European Union introduced Council Directive 2002/90/EC which defines the what the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence is within the European Union. The Directive requires member states, through their national law, to criminalise the intentional assistance of illegal entry or transit through a member state, and the intentional assistance for material gain of illegal stay. Only the assistance of illegal stay, not entry, excludes humanitarian support from criminalisation. And even then, states can still choose to prosecute on the grounds of facilitating illegal stay for humanitarian reasons","Date":"2002-01-01","Link":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32002L0090","Public":true,"Type":["recpgaZHHPLRNvQI7"],"TypeName":["Directive"]},"geography":{"country":[]},"summary":{"html":"The European Union introduced Council Directive 2002/90/EC which defines the what the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence is within the European Union. The Directive requires member states, through their national law, to criminalise the intentional assistance of illegal entry or transit through a member state, and the intentional assistance for material gain of illegal stay. Only the assistance of illegal stay, not entry, excludes humanitarian support from criminalisation. And even then, states can still choose to prosecute on the grounds of facilitating illegal stay for humanitarian reasons
\n","plaintext":"The European Union introduced Council Directive 2002/90/EC which defines the what the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence is within the European Union. The Directive requires member states, through their national law, to criminalise the intentional assistance of illegal entry or transit through a member state, and the intentional assistance for material gain of illegal stay. Only the assistance of illegal stay, not entry, excludes humanitarian support from criminalisation. And even then, states can still choose to prosecute on the grounds of facilitating illegal stay for humanitarian reasons\n"},"slug":"9.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec6vzCN58kGLLYaZ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"12.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:11:30.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian arrested for people smuggling in China","Summary":"Kim Hee-tae imprisoned without trial for almost 2 years. He was arrested on 31 August 2002, in the Chinese city of Changchun while guiding North Korean refugees to one of the foreign embassies in Beijing. He was charged with âorganizing an illegal crossing of Chinaâs border.â","Date":"2002-01-01","Link":"http://www.northkoreanrefugees.com/kato0704.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Kim Hee-tae imprisoned without trial for almost 2 years. He was arrested on 31 August 2002, in the Chinese city of Changchun while guiding North Korean refugees to one of the foreign embassies in Beijing. He was charged with âorganizing an illegal crossing of Chinaâs border.â
\n","plaintext":"Kim Hee-tae imprisoned without trial for almost 2 years. He was arrested on 31 August 2002, in the Chinese city of Changchun while guiding North Korean refugees to one of the foreign embassies in Beijing. He was charged with âorganizing an illegal crossing of Chinaâs border.â\n"},"slug":"12.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recNIz17zMspDXGaQ","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"62.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:15:01.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian helping North Korean defectors in China arrested, imprisoned, then deported to North Korea","Summary":"On 11 June 2001 Kum-Chul Choi was arrested for helping 50 North Korean defectors who were residing in a Christian NGO shelter in Xian, Shaanxi Province. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison in China for helping North Koreans escape from China and was then then refouled back to North Korea in May/June of 2005. Kum-Chul Choi was born 10 December 1958.","Date":"2001-06-11","Link":"http://www.nkfreedom.org/UploadedDocuments/2015.09.24_THELIST2015Sept.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recWWt76kykSBwHJq"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"On 11 June 2001 Kum-Chul Choi was arrested for helping 50 North Korean defectors who were residing in a Christian NGO shelter in Xian, Shaanxi Province. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison in China for helping North Koreans escape from China and was then then refouled back to North Korea in May/June of 2005. Kum-Chul Choi was born 10 December 1958.
\n","plaintext":"On 11 June 2001 Kum-Chul Choi was arrested for helping 50 North Korean defectors who were residing in a Christian NGO shelter in Xian, Shaanxi Province. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison in China for helping North Koreans escape from China and was then then refouled back to North Korea in May/June of 2005. Kum-Chul Choi was born 10 December 1958.\n"},"slug":"62.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recHtvbWyHf8aVAhB","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"87.0","Country":["recVD3UhBpvC19GQu"],"countryCode":["FR"],"countryName":["France "],"countrySlug":["france"],"LastModified":"2022-05-17T09:13:49.000Z","Name":"Woman arrested for people smuggling for brinigng her children into France without authorisation","Summary":"In 2001 a Cameroonian woman was accused of migrant smuggling when she attempted to smuggle her three children into France by forging her own passport. She admitted not having initiated a family-reunification process as applicable under French law as her own immigration status had yet to be approved, in addition to lacking the financial means outlined by French law to provide for the children. The children were denied entry into France and returned to Cameroon while the mother faced criminal proceedings. The woman was convicted of âassisting the irregular entry, transit and stay of a foreigner in Franceâ although the Court of Appeals of Paris eventually reversed the decision 16 months from the time of the womanâs initial arrest. ","Date":"2001-01-01","Link":"https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/608838/IPOL_STU(2018)608838_EN.pdf","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recixc1okZXZ8ZEqu"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"France","emoji":{"code":"FR","unicode":"U+1F1EB U+1F1F7","name":"France","emoji":"đŤđˇ"},"iso3166":"FR","latitude":46,"longitude":2,"bbox":[-5.4534286,41.2632185,9.8678344,51.268318]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2001 a Cameroonian woman was accused of migrant smuggling when she attempted to smuggle her three children into France by forging her own passport. She admitted not having initiated a family-reunification process as applicable under French law as her own immigration status had yet to be approved, in addition to lacking the financial means outlined by French law to provide for the children. The children were denied entry into France and returned to Cameroon while the mother faced criminal proceedings. The woman was convicted of âassisting the irregular entry, transit and stay of a foreigner in Franceâ although the Court of Appeals of Paris eventually reversed the decision 16 months from the time of the womanâs initial arrest.
\n","plaintext":"In 2001 a Cameroonian woman was accused of migrant smuggling when she attempted to smuggle her three children into France by forging her own passport. She admitted not having initiated a family-reunification process as applicable under French law as her own immigration status had yet to be approved, in addition to lacking the financial means outlined by French law to provide for the children. The children were denied entry into France and returned to Cameroon while the mother faced criminal proceedings. The woman was convicted of âassisting the irregular entry, transit and stay of a foreigner in Franceâ although the Court of Appeals of Paris eventually reversed the decision 16 months from the time of the womanâs initial arrest.\n"},"slug":"87.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recITbKc4SqHdp8hw","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"61.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T15:21:11.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian imprisoned for helping North Korean defectors to leave China","Summary":"In 2001 a South Korean citizen, Pastor Chun Ki-won, was arrested or trying to help refugees from North Korea cross the China/Mongolia border near the border town of Dongchi in northeastern Inner Mongolia. Pastor Chun served eight months in a Chinese prison.","Date":"2001-01-01","Link":"http://www.seoultrain.com/content/resources/the_list.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"In 2001 a South Korean citizen, Pastor Chun Ki-won, was arrested or trying to help refugees from North Korea cross the China/Mongolia border near the border town of Dongchi in northeastern Inner Mongolia. Pastor Chun served eight months in a Chinese prison.
\n","plaintext":"In 2001 a South Korean citizen, Pastor Chun Ki-won, was arrested or trying to help refugees from North Korea cross the China/Mongolia border near the border town of Dongchi in northeastern Inner Mongolia. Pastor Chun served eight months in a Chinese prison.\n"},"slug":"61.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recpQX9rVJOQKFniU","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"21.0","Country":["reco0c4MbcMm7zW6G"],"countryCode":["CA"],"countryName":["Canada "],"countrySlug":["canada"],"LastModified":"2022-07-12T13:58:05.000Z","Name":"No humanitarian exemption in Canadian smuggling law","Summary":"There is no humanitarian exemption in Canadian smuggling law. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2001. S.117 states that no person shall organise, induce, aid or abet the coming into Canada of one or more persons knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, their coming into Canada is or would be in contravention of this Act. There is no need for a perpetrator to have received payment for smuggling. However, in 2015 the Supreme Court ruled (in case RvAppulonappa) that S.117 was overboard and should not be read as applying to humanitarian acts or asylum seeker mutual aid.","Date":"2001-01-01","Link":"https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Canada","emoji":{"code":"CA","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1E6","name":"Canada","emoji":"đ¨đŚ"},"iso3166":"CA","latitude":60,"longitude":-95,"bbox":[-140.99778,41.6751050889,-52.6480987209,83.23324]}]},"summary":{"html":"There is no humanitarian exemption in Canadian smuggling law. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2001. S.117 states that no person shall organise, induce, aid or abet the coming into Canada of one or more persons knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, their coming into Canada is or would be in contravention of this Act. There is no need for a perpetrator to have received payment for smuggling. However, in 2015 the Supreme Court ruled (in case RvAppulonappa) that S.117 was overboard and should not be read as applying to humanitarian acts or asylum seeker mutual aid.
\n","plaintext":"There is no humanitarian exemption in Canadian smuggling law. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2001. S.117 states that no person shall organise, induce, aid or abet the coming into Canada of one or more persons knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, their coming into Canada is or would be in contravention of this Act. There is no need for a perpetrator to have received payment for smuggling. However, in 2015 the Supreme Court ruled (in case RvAppulonappa) that S.117 was overboard and should not be read as applying to humanitarian acts or asylum seeker mutual aid.\n"},"slug":"21.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recVOy6kYmdu2R3en","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"47.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:31:30.000Z","Name":"Irregular migrant with humanitarian motivations arrested for people smuggling in Australia","Summary":"Irregular migrant arrested, and eventually found guilty, of people smuggling in spite of humanitarian motivations. Hadi Ahmadi fled from Iraq to Iran with his mother and his siblings in the 1980s, and in 1999 moved on to Malaysia and Indonesia. Here, he became involved in migrant smuggling activities after two failed attempts to reach Australia with the assistance of another smuggler. Mr Ahmadi was implicated in the arrival of four vessels, carrying a total of 911 smuggled people to Australia between 25 March and 22 August 2001. According to a newspaper report, Mr Ahmadi told the court he âhelped them for free out of a sense of duty and compassion for people who could face persecution or death if deported back to their countries.â No profit was made. In August 2010, he was found guilty in relation to two of these vessels, SIEVs Conara and Flinders. ","Date":"2001-01-01","Link":"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2354222","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["rec7pkIXvTGkSNN8Q"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"Irregular migrant arrested, and eventually found guilty, of people smuggling in spite of humanitarian motivations. Hadi Ahmadi fled from Iraq to Iran with his mother and his siblings in the 1980s, and in 1999 moved on to Malaysia and Indonesia. Here, he became involved in migrant smuggling activities after two failed attempts to reach Australia with the assistance of another smuggler. Mr Ahmadi was implicated in the arrival of four vessels, carrying a total of 911 smuggled people to Australia between 25 March and 22 August 2001. According to a newspaper report, Mr Ahmadi told the court he âhelped them for free out of a sense of duty and compassion for people who could face persecution or death if deported back to their countries.â No profit was made. In August 2010, he was found guilty in relation to two of these vessels, SIEVs Conara and Flinders.
\n","plaintext":"Irregular migrant arrested, and eventually found guilty, of people smuggling in spite of humanitarian motivations. Hadi Ahmadi fled from Iraq to Iran with his mother and his siblings in the 1980s, and in 1999 moved on to Malaysia and Indonesia. Here, he became involved in migrant smuggling activities after two failed attempts to reach Australia with the assistance of another smuggler. Mr Ahmadi was implicated in the arrival of four vessels, carrying a total of 911 smuggled people to Australia between 25 March and 22 August 2001. According to a newspaper report, Mr Ahmadi told the court he âhelped them for free out of a sense of duty and compassion for people who could face persecution or death if deported back to their countries.â No profit was made. In August 2010, he was found guilty in relation to two of these vessels, SIEVs Conara and Flinders.\n"},"slug":"47.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec66zFkZvrgOpvzv","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"11.0","Country":["recKAnvPcZNyOsqRO"],"countryCode":["CN"],"countryName":["China "],"countrySlug":["china"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T14:11:22.000Z","Name":"Humanitarian worker who helped North Korean defectors disappeared in China","Summary":"Reverend Dong Shik Ki, a known supporter of North Koreans in China was visited by three men in 2000 who told him they wanted him to see a North Korean refugee couple who needed help. He served the three men lunch, and then the three men took Reverend Kim away and he has not been seen since. It is believed that he was taken by the Chinese government.","Date":"2000-01-01","Link":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg93682/html/CHRG-108hhrg93682.htm","Public":true,"Type":["recLugQpi7bdGh24G"],"TypeName":["Extra-legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"China","emoji":{"code":"CN","unicode":"U+1F1E8 U+1F1F3","name":"China","emoji":"đ¨đł"},"iso3166":"CN","latitude":35,"longitude":105,"bbox":[73.6753792663,18.197700914,135.026311477,53.4588044297]}]},"summary":{"html":"Reverend Dong Shik Ki, a known supporter of North Koreans in China was visited by three men in 2000 who told him they wanted him to see a North Korean refugee couple who needed help. He served the three men lunch, and then the three men took Reverend Kim away and he has not been seen since. It is believed that he was taken by the Chinese government.
\n","plaintext":"Reverend Dong Shik Ki, a known supporter of North Koreans in China was visited by three men in 2000 who told him they wanted him to see a North Korean refugee couple who needed help. He served the three men lunch, and then the three men took Reverend Kim away and he has not been seen since. It is believed that he was taken by the Chinese government.\n"},"slug":"11.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recJ6o8f5wMOCv8tC","createdTime":"2022-08-12T14:16:02.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"295.00","Country":["rec3yYueBB19oDiCO"],"countryCode":["MY"],"countryName":["Malaysia "],"countrySlug":["malaysia"],"LastModified":"2022-08-12T14:22:55.000Z","Name":"Campaigner arrested for exposing ill-treatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the migrant detention centres in Malaysia","Summary":"Irene Fernandez, director and co-founder of Tenaganita, a non-governmental organization (NGO) which promotes the rights of migrant workers in Malaysia, was arrested in 1996 and charged with âmaliciously publishing false newsâ following the release of a report by Tenaganita recording allegations of ill-treatment of undocumented migrant workers in detention centres. \n\nAfter a trial lasting more than seven years, she was found guilty on 16th October 2003 and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. \n\nIn 1994-5, as part of a research project into health and HIV/AIDS among migrant workers in detention centres, Tenaganita staff interviewed over 300 migrant workers following their release from detention centres in Semenyih, Juru, Kelantan, Johor and Malacca. Most of the interviewees were of Bangladeshi, Indonesian or Filipino nationality. Patterns of alleged ill-treatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the detention centres were reported. A series of deaths caused by malnutrition, beri-beri and other treatable illnesses was also documented.\nIn August 1995, Tenaganita issued a memorandum detailing their findings and calling for the authorities to open the centres for inspection and set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged human rights abuses. The following month, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs stated that 42 deaths due to ânatural causesâ had occurred in the detention centres and announced the appointment of an independent Visitorsâ Panel to study conditions in the centres. However, at the same time, a senior Police Field Force officer filed a complaint of criminal defamation against Irene Fernandez, and she and other Tenaganita volunteers were repeatedly called in for questioning by police.\nSubsequently, in March 1996, Irene Fernandez was arrested and charged under Section 8A (2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA), on charges of âmaliciously publishing false newsâ.\n\ntreatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the detention centres were reported. A series of deaths caused by malnutrition, beri-beri and other treatable illnesses was also documented.\nIn August 1995, Tenaganita issued a memorandum detailing their findings and calling for the authorities to open the centres for inspection and set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged human rights abuses. The following month, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs stated that 42 deaths due to ânatural causesâ had occurred in the detention centres and announced the appointment of an independent Visitorsâ Panel to study conditions in the centres. However, at the same time, a senior Police Field Force officer filed a complaint of criminal defamation against Irene Fernandez, and she and other Tenaganita volunteers were repeatedly called in for questioning by police.\nSubsequently, in March 1996, Irene Fernandez was arrested and charged under Section 8A (2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA), on charges of âmaliciously publishing false newsâ.\n\nIrene Fernandez's appeal at the High Court resumed on 28 October 2008. On 24th November 2008, Justice Mohamed Apandi Ali overturned her earlier conviction and acquitted her, ending the thirteen-year case.","Date":"1996-03-01","Link":"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa28/015/2004/en/","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Malaysia","emoji":{"code":"MY","unicode":"U+1F1F2 U+1F1FE","name":"Malaysia","emoji":"đ˛đž"},"iso3166":"MY","latitude":2.5,"longitude":112.5,"bbox":[100.085756871,0.773131415201,119.181903925,6.92805288332]}]},"summary":{"html":"Irene Fernandez, director and co-founder of Tenaganita, a non-governmental organization (NGO) which promotes the rights of migrant workers in Malaysia, was arrested in 1996 and charged with âmaliciously publishing false newsâ following the release of a report by Tenaganita recording allegations of ill-treatment of undocumented migrant workers in detention centres.
\nAfter a trial lasting more than seven years, she was found guilty on 16th October 2003 and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
\nIn 1994-5, as part of a research project into health and HIV/AIDS among migrant workers in detention centres, Tenaganita staff interviewed over 300 migrant workers following their release from detention centres in Semenyih, Juru, Kelantan, Johor and Malacca. Most of the interviewees were of Bangladeshi, Indonesian or Filipino nationality. Patterns of alleged ill-treatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the detention centres were reported. A series of deaths caused by malnutrition, beri-beri and other treatable illnesses was also documented.\nIn August 1995, Tenaganita issued a memorandum detailing their findings and calling for the authorities to open the centres for inspection and set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged human rights abuses. The following month, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs stated that 42 deaths due to ânatural causesâ had occurred in the detention centres and announced the appointment of an independent Visitorsâ Panel to study conditions in the centres. However, at the same time, a senior Police Field Force officer filed a complaint of criminal defamation against Irene Fernandez, and she and other Tenaganita volunteers were repeatedly called in for questioning by police.\nSubsequently, in March 1996, Irene Fernandez was arrested and charged under Section 8A (2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA), on charges of âmaliciously publishing false newsâ.
\ntreatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the detention centres were reported. A series of deaths caused by malnutrition, beri-beri and other treatable illnesses was also documented.\nIn August 1995, Tenaganita issued a memorandum detailing their findings and calling for the authorities to open the centres for inspection and set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged human rights abuses. The following month, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs stated that 42 deaths due to ânatural causesâ had occurred in the detention centres and announced the appointment of an independent Visitorsâ Panel to study conditions in the centres. However, at the same time, a senior Police Field Force officer filed a complaint of criminal defamation against Irene Fernandez, and she and other Tenaganita volunteers were repeatedly called in for questioning by police.\nSubsequently, in March 1996, Irene Fernandez was arrested and charged under Section 8A (2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA), on charges of âmaliciously publishing false newsâ.
\nIrene Fernandez's appeal at the High Court resumed on 28 October 2008. On 24th November 2008, Justice Mohamed Apandi Ali overturned her earlier conviction and acquitted her, ending the thirteen-year case.
\n","plaintext":"Irene Fernandez, director and co-founder of Tenaganita, a non-governmental organization (NGO) which promotes the rights of migrant workers in Malaysia, was arrested in 1996 and charged with âmaliciously publishing false newsâ following the release of a report by Tenaganita recording allegations of ill-treatment of undocumented migrant workers in detention centres.\nAfter a trial lasting more than seven years, she was found guilty on 16th October 2003 and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.\nIn 1994-5, as part of a research project into health and HIV/AIDS among migrant workers in detention centres, Tenaganita staff interviewed over 300 migrant workers following their release from detention centres in Semenyih, Juru, Kelantan, Johor and Malacca. Most of the interviewees were of Bangladeshi, Indonesian or Filipino nationality. Patterns of alleged ill-treatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the detention centres were reported. A series of deaths caused by malnutrition, beri-beri and other treatable illnesses was also documented.\nIn August 1995, Tenaganita issued a memorandum detailing their findings and calling for the authorities to open the centres for inspection and set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged human rights abuses. The following month, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs stated that 42 deaths due to ânatural causesâ had occurred in the detention centres and announced the appointment of an independent Visitorsâ Panel to study conditions in the centres. However, at the same time, a senior Police Field Force officer filed a complaint of criminal defamation against Irene Fernandez, and she and other Tenaganita volunteers were repeatedly called in for questioning by police.\nSubsequently, in March 1996, Irene Fernandez was arrested and charged under Section 8A (2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA), on charges of âmaliciously publishing false newsâ.\ntreatment, sexual abuse and denial of adequate medical care in the detention centres were reported. A series of deaths caused by malnutrition, beri-beri and other treatable illnesses was also documented.\nIn August 1995, Tenaganita issued a memorandum detailing their findings and calling for the authorities to open the centres for inspection and set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged human rights abuses. The following month, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs stated that 42 deaths due to ânatural causesâ had occurred in the detention centres and announced the appointment of an independent Visitorsâ Panel to study conditions in the centres. However, at the same time, a senior Police Field Force officer filed a complaint of criminal defamation against Irene Fernandez, and she and other Tenaganita volunteers were repeatedly called in for questioning by police.\nSubsequently, in March 1996, Irene Fernandez was arrested and charged under Section 8A (2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA), on charges of âmaliciously publishing false newsâ.\nIrene Fernandez's appeal at the High Court resumed on 28 October 2008. On 24th November 2008, Justice Mohamed Apandi Ali overturned her earlier conviction and acquitted her, ending the thirteen-year case.\n"},"slug":"295.00","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recksPhLAMlEqE2lg","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"36.0","Country":["reclovZl4zIqQTcEj"],"countryCode":["ES"],"countryName":["Spain "],"countrySlug":["spain"],"LastModified":"2022-07-07T13:47:41.000Z","Name":"Law against 'promoting or favouring' illegal immigration introduced in Spain","Summary":"Law 10/1995 introduced sanctions into the Spanish Criminal Code for promoting or favouring irregular immigration, including what has been referred to as âcrimes of solidarityâ. In Spanish law the latter refers to a person who helps someone who is not a citizen of an EU member state enter Spanish territory. This law contains an exemption for people whose primary motivation is humanitarian aid but 'promoting or favouring' is still a very loose concept and motivation can be difficult to prove.","Date":"1995-01-01","Link":"https://noticias-juridicas-com.translate.goog/base_datos/Penal/lo10-1995.l2t15b.html?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Spain","emoji":{"code":"ES","unicode":"U+1F1EA U+1F1F8","name":"Spain","emoji":"đŞđ¸"},"iso3166":"ES","latitude":40,"longitude":-4,"bbox":[-9.39288367353,35.946850084,3.03948408368,43.7483377142]}]},"summary":{"html":"Law 10/1995 introduced sanctions into the Spanish Criminal Code for promoting or favouring irregular immigration, including what has been referred to as âcrimes of solidarityâ. In Spanish law the latter refers to a person who helps someone who is not a citizen of an EU member state enter Spanish territory. This law contains an exemption for people whose primary motivation is humanitarian aid but 'promoting or favouring' is still a very loose concept and motivation can be difficult to prove.
\n","plaintext":"Law 10/1995 introduced sanctions into the Spanish Criminal Code for promoting or favouring irregular immigration, including what has been referred to as âcrimes of solidarityâ. In Spanish law the latter refers to a person who helps someone who is not a citizen of an EU member state enter Spanish territory. This law contains an exemption for people whose primary motivation is humanitarian aid but 'promoting or favouring' is still a very loose concept and motivation can be difficult to prove.\n"},"slug":"36.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"rec5hwsqvUPg275ek","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"15.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T11:42:09.000Z","Name":"No humanitarian exemption in Australian criminal code","Summary":"The Australian Criminal Code Act 1995 elaborates federal people smuggling offences. Division 73 of the Criminal Code establishes people smuggling and related offences. Under section 73.1, an offence of people smuggling is committed if a person organises or facilitates the entry of another person into a foreign country (whether or not via Australia) in a way that does not comply with the requirements under that country's law for entry into the country, and the person smuggled is not a citizen or permanent resident of the foreign country. This offence attracts a penalty of up to ten years' imprisonment.","Date":"1995-01-01","Link":"https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021C00183","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"The Australian Criminal Code Act 1995 elaborates federal people smuggling offences. Division 73 of the Criminal Code establishes people smuggling and related offences. Under section 73.1, an offence of people smuggling is committed if a person organises or facilitates the entry of another person into a foreign country (whether or not via Australia) in a way that does not comply with the requirements under that country's law for entry into the country, and the person smuggled is not a citizen or permanent resident of the foreign country. This offence attracts a penalty of up to ten years' imprisonment.
\n","plaintext":"The Australian Criminal Code Act 1995 elaborates federal people smuggling offences. Division 73 of the Criminal Code establishes people smuggling and related offences. Under section 73.1, an offence of people smuggling is committed if a person organises or facilitates the entry of another person into a foreign country (whether or not via Australia) in a way that does not comply with the requirements under that country's law for entry into the country, and the person smuggled is not a citizen or permanent resident of the foreign country. This offence attracts a penalty of up to ten years' imprisonment.\n"},"slug":"15.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recHgWa0XPK5V2DKi","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"167.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:23:09.000Z","Name":"Two humanitarians arrested for driving two pregnant women into the US","Summary":"Two people were arrested in the US in 1988 for for driving two pregnant Salvadorian women from Mexico into the US. Reverend Glen Remer-Thamert and journalist Demetria Martinez were prosecuted in Albuquerque (New Mexico). They thought the women wanted to claim asylum but they actually wanted to give their babies up for adoption to save them from Salvadorian orphanages. The accused were charged with conspiring to bring two pregnant women into the country in violation of federal immigration laws. The U.S. Attorney Bill Lutz charged that Glen planned to âsell these womenâs babies to Americans desiring to adopt babies.â They were eventually acquitted.","Date":"1988-01-01","Link":"https://apnews.com/article/0733534b648d54f461b71c1f31ab152d","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"Two people were arrested in the US in 1988 for for driving two pregnant Salvadorian women from Mexico into the US. Reverend Glen Remer-Thamert and journalist Demetria Martinez were prosecuted in Albuquerque (New Mexico). They thought the women wanted to claim asylum but they actually wanted to give their babies up for adoption to save them from Salvadorian orphanages. The accused were charged with conspiring to bring two pregnant women into the country in violation of federal immigration laws. The U.S. Attorney Bill Lutz charged that Glen planned to âsell these womenâs babies to Americans desiring to adopt babies.â They were eventually acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"Two people were arrested in the US in 1988 for for driving two pregnant Salvadorian women from Mexico into the US. Reverend Glen Remer-Thamert and journalist Demetria Martinez were prosecuted in Albuquerque (New Mexico). They thought the women wanted to claim asylum but they actually wanted to give their babies up for adoption to save them from Salvadorian orphanages. The accused were charged with conspiring to bring two pregnant women into the country in violation of federal immigration laws. The U.S. Attorney Bill Lutz charged that Glen planned to âsell these womenâs babies to Americans desiring to adopt babies.â They were eventually acquitted.\n"},"slug":"167.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recemoJHmLKYD3uyK","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"166.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:19:17.000Z","Name":"Sixteen Sanctuary activists arrested for conspiring to break US immigration law","Summary":"In January 1985 sixteen sanctuary workers were arrested in the US for engaging in a conspiracy to violate US immigration law. The arrests occurred in Arizona. In addition 49 Central Americans were named as \"illegal aliens unindicted co-conspirators\" and 25 unindicted North American co-conspirators were also named. Each was charged under 8 U.S.C. section 371 with engaging in a conspiracy to violate 8 U.S.C. section 1324225 and 8 U.S.C. section 1325. 226 others were also accused of specific substantive crimes under 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(1)(a), (2)(a),(3), and some were additionally indicted on a charge of aiding and abetting others to violate their immigration statutes. The accused faced a prison sentence of five years for every separate offence, which meant that some defendants faced up to 25 years in prison. Eleven defendants actually went to trial in Aguilar. Included were Reverend John Fife; Jim Corbett; Philip Willis-Conger; Sister Darlene Nicgorski, who was forced to flee Gua- temala after her pastor was killed by security forces; Father Tony Clark of Nogales, Arizona; Father Quinones, a Mexican parish priest for 28 years in Sonora, Mexico; Mary K. Doan Espinoza, coordinator of religious education at Sacred Heart Church in Nogales, Arizona; Peggy Hutchison, director of border ministry for the Tucson Metropolitan Ministry; Maria del Socorro Padro de Aguilar, a 58-year old Mexican national from Sonora, Mexico; Wendy LeWin, a 26-year old refugee worker; and Nena McDonald, a Quaker and registered nurse. The remaining five individuals either pled guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge or had the charges against them dismissed. ","Date":"1985-01-01","Link":"https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1586&context=hlr","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In January 1985 sixteen sanctuary workers were arrested in the US for engaging in a conspiracy to violate US immigration law. The arrests occurred in Arizona. In addition 49 Central Americans were named as "illegal aliens unindicted co-conspirators" and 25 unindicted North American co-conspirators were also named. Each was charged under 8 U.S.C. section 371 with engaging in a conspiracy to violate 8 U.S.C. section 1324225 and 8 U.S.C. section 1325. 226 others were also accused of specific substantive crimes under 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(1)(a), (2)(a),(3), and some were additionally indicted on a charge of aiding and abetting others to violate their immigration statutes. The accused faced a prison sentence of five years for every separate offence, which meant that some defendants faced up to 25 years in prison. Eleven defendants actually went to trial in Aguilar. Included were Reverend John Fife; Jim Corbett; Philip Willis-Conger; Sister Darlene Nicgorski, who was forced to flee Gua- temala after her pastor was killed by security forces; Father Tony Clark of Nogales, Arizona; Father Quinones, a Mexican parish priest for 28 years in Sonora, Mexico; Mary K. Doan Espinoza, coordinator of religious education at Sacred Heart Church in Nogales, Arizona; Peggy Hutchison, director of border ministry for the Tucson Metropolitan Ministry; Maria del Socorro Padro de Aguilar, a 58-year old Mexican national from Sonora, Mexico; Wendy LeWin, a 26-year old refugee worker; and Nena McDonald, a Quaker and registered nurse. The remaining five individuals either pled guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge or had the charges against them dismissed.
\n","plaintext":"In January 1985 sixteen sanctuary workers were arrested in the US for engaging in a conspiracy to violate US immigration law. The arrests occurred in Arizona. In addition 49 Central Americans were named as "illegal aliens unindicted co-conspirators" and 25 unindicted North American co-conspirators were also named. Each was charged under 8 U.S.C. section 371 with engaging in a conspiracy to violate 8 U.S.C. section 1324225 and 8 U.S.C. section 1325. 226 others were also accused of specific substantive crimes under 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(1)(a), (2)(a),(3), and some were additionally indicted on a charge of aiding and abetting others to violate their immigration statutes. The accused faced a prison sentence of five years for every separate offence, which meant that some defendants faced up to 25 years in prison. Eleven defendants actually went to trial in Aguilar. Included were Reverend John Fife; Jim Corbett; Philip Willis-Conger; Sister Darlene Nicgorski, who was forced to flee Gua- temala after her pastor was killed by security forces; Father Tony Clark of Nogales, Arizona; Father Quinones, a Mexican parish priest for 28 years in Sonora, Mexico; Mary K. Doan Espinoza, coordinator of religious education at Sacred Heart Church in Nogales, Arizona; Peggy Hutchison, director of border ministry for the Tucson Metropolitan Ministry; Maria del Socorro Padro de Aguilar, a 58-year old Mexican national from Sonora, Mexico; Wendy LeWin, a 26-year old refugee worker; and Nena McDonald, a Quaker and registered nurse. The remaining five individuals either pled guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge or had the charges against them dismissed.\n"},"slug":"166.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recQz4SpNkIMzTYKF","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"165.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:14:05.000Z","Name":"Sanctuary activists arrested for transporting illegal aliens within the US","Summary":"In December 1984 two activists in the Sanctuary movement were arrested for conspiring to violate immigration laws and various substantive crimes under 8 U.S.C. section 1324.2 (moving irregular migrants within the US). Stacy Merkt and John Elder were convicted at trial; Merkt's conviction was reversed on appeal, (United States v. Merkt, 764 F.2d 266 (5th Cir. 1985)), and the government declined to reprosecute. John Elder received a sentence of probation which included living in a half-way house for six months.","Date":"1984-12-01","Link":"https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1586&context=hlr","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In December 1984 two activists in the Sanctuary movement were arrested for conspiring to violate immigration laws and various substantive crimes under 8 U.S.C. section 1324.2 (moving irregular migrants within the US). Stacy Merkt and John Elder were convicted at trial; Merkt's conviction was reversed on appeal, (United States v. Merkt, 764 F.2d 266 (5th Cir. 1985)), and the government declined to reprosecute. John Elder received a sentence of probation which included living in a half-way house for six months.
\n","plaintext":"In December 1984 two activists in the Sanctuary movement were arrested for conspiring to violate immigration laws and various substantive crimes under 8 U.S.C. section 1324.2 (moving irregular migrants within the US). Stacy Merkt and John Elder were convicted at trial; Merkt's conviction was reversed on appeal, (United States v. Merkt, 764 F.2d 266 (5th Cir. 1985)), and the government declined to reprosecute. John Elder received a sentence of probation which included living in a half-way house for six months.\n"},"slug":"165.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recyakhpk30fxbEUg","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"164.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:12:02.000Z","Name":"Sanctuary activist arrested for transporting illegal aliens within the US","Summary":"In the US in August 1984 a man was arrested and charged with violating 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(2) -transporting immigrants of irregular status within the US. Philip Willis-Conger was the director of the Tucson Ecumenical Council. The case was dismissed following a successful motion to suppress based upon the fact that his automobile was unlawfully searched.","Date":"1984-08-01","Link":"https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1586&context=hlr","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In the US in August 1984 a man was arrested and charged with violating 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(2) -transporting immigrants of irregular status within the US. Philip Willis-Conger was the director of the Tucson Ecumenical Council. The case was dismissed following a successful motion to suppress based upon the fact that his automobile was unlawfully searched.
\n","plaintext":"In the US in August 1984 a man was arrested and charged with violating 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(2) -transporting immigrants of irregular status within the US. Philip Willis-Conger was the director of the Tucson Ecumenical Council. The case was dismissed following a successful motion to suppress based upon the fact that his automobile was unlawfully searched.\n"},"slug":"164.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recI8wSyon29cRpn1","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"163.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T14:10:21.000Z","Name":"Sanctuary activist arrested for transporting illegal aliens within the US","Summary":"In April 1984 the US government indicted the director of Casa Romero, an organisation of the Sanctuary movement, John Elder, for transporting \"illegal aliens ' within the United States. He was acquitted.","Date":"1984-04-01","Link":"https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1586&context=hlr","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In April 1984 the US government indicted the director of Casa Romero, an organisation of the Sanctuary movement, John Elder, for transporting "illegal aliens ' within the United States. He was acquitted.
\n","plaintext":"In April 1984 the US government indicted the director of Casa Romero, an organisation of the Sanctuary movement, John Elder, for transporting "illegal aliens ' within the United States. He was acquitted.\n"},"slug":"163.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recLWnhnqnL2hbw5E","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"162.0","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2022-05-20T13:57:42.000Z","Name":"Two Sanctuary Workers arrested for driving a migrant couple and their baby within the US","Summary":"In the US in March 1984 two sanctuary workers were arrested by border patrolmen and charged with conspiring to violate immigration laws. Each was charged with transporting a Salvadoran couple and their baby within the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(2).210. They were volunteers at the Casa Romero church (which was central in the Sanctuary Movement). Stacy Merkt was convicted at trial and was sentenced to one year in prison. Sister Diane Muhlenkemp's case closed when she agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program. ","Date":"1984-03-01","Link":"https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1586&context=hlr","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"In the US in March 1984 two sanctuary workers were arrested by border patrolmen and charged with conspiring to violate immigration laws. Each was charged with transporting a Salvadoran couple and their baby within the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(2).210. They were volunteers at the Casa Romero church (which was central in the Sanctuary Movement). Stacy Merkt was convicted at trial and was sentenced to one year in prison. Sister Diane Muhlenkemp's case closed when she agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program.
\n","plaintext":"In the US in March 1984 two sanctuary workers were arrested by border patrolmen and charged with conspiring to violate immigration laws. Each was charged with transporting a Salvadoran couple and their baby within the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(2).210. They were volunteers at the Casa Romero church (which was central in the Sanctuary Movement). Stacy Merkt was convicted at trial and was sentenced to one year in prison. Sister Diane Muhlenkemp's case closed when she agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program.\n"},"slug":"162.0","cdnMap":[]},{"id":"recayOEfjNIU49Omz","createdTime":"2022-09-08T10:37:39.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"286.00","Country":["recrR7adMRsmS5MuN"],"Document":[{"id":"attlGdaBfX4VVnQTa","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/Gy6ZbZY67ezf_Mgc-C_WyQ/uvuDFY7MOX4FS7TijE8-406esggnp_IVNOSuI1iIhN-eghTeTTyDpfJz5n88sO2sCp_Ru6dEim8opS-CJ91_h2OvZT-YjG5dv36H_JIae8MHe-N6ZXPiSdbEEO6o2UscVSd5-BZgR6qYpQsDumYetuDzQCZs3fXnzNyGwAZjttY/bY_p1E0EUXASk1YhgIaNiM-lmFm8GzK-Tlds7AxYqH4","filename":"Nun 3 Others Face Trial_1976_LAT.pdf","size":162448,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/bgWE3ob-uOZWa4D5mwWOwQ/xQtjHGHawlpDTOxwrpRbAZIh_EwhmX3ehcBhk1Fg3eKWv8_o3u9wQCNOOlfqhHyrYHqWtDqI2LFKlkMUNqCbNWJvWEwZIR63MG-UjM0aRPKHHHeFG0rjVoikJivqCViUpBkRgzfJLwwK_4izjBx_Sg/LCtMLMCqeGC8fyoaGdRRSIXKbeDniOanqWLsUeC2zew","width":24,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/ziebYl-Ajw3m8woZn-I_uA/viBi_8dRpMAy34lu-oPJJKFsHQ6M9xYuzQqQLKu6TGyDtE1lTfgbTeCpNu7VCD1qMfLA_5NuXenxxX-bMEGWaJXo0WxRDVMeIQlX6cTaUp86O9sFSrYN_5XHrQFNpMbzZ1wD9J4JipGWFhAdg--apA/a49ft8P0VU5rvhasjv9IH9DTCU4MDdFL-TMqhrHuZms","width":252,"height":377}}},{"id":"att87PFQgFgjwk4Un","url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/xXafguGKMOq1gCJmmLa53A/LjoovZ_7ak1ldRpT467mM4kZn-es7taj21lAYIC85SYjmhc6xyxzXHwYri4mEoecT3lvxD7zNZA7z8OmpF-hcPb1K-vRNBIB7dEpSrZurBrYzrUAwWD5KPmxd72FnMKrYfB8r-4S6lVPMGcangHi908JU8qxJvlpGAHEzWyvnr4/l6AWwL8Q9KFxTs2WbOPBUprx-71NeCEmVYbYZOFtkks","filename":"Of Aliens and Justice_1976.pdf","size":82842,"type":"application/pdf","thumbnails":{"small":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/4U1IOT4pkOvLvF_tfvYrxQ/MSz-wIS5tZTVme2g2LIM9XcFxQ_OQu9FZ1GjwAETg7vEUbe8zahg-k0l7LiPuCmvMeKoDAchMYPHiHx6fHp9xTta-Si4V0UM8upyNN6LXR5UhIzHgHy8j8Wnod6a3QB1gjz5H6pnF4bPyLTHh6Kngg/3Iv8WiwO8DP3DJ4pYKAsLyjox5ek5iGrgdVGqq3ui5A","width":24,"height":36},"large":{"url":"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/52/52/1777672800000/QXyVO5gnc-Z59TE-N2tXJg/Oab4IhTGwejs_NyTQM7ecdMuek5ZHmdeoWrHdKxSJlx-A9xEkaAqnVrcs7lhXzlJc2UX9vV1sQ1M8Mz_btYxLmw7NhmwPJaa5_uKe3Ja_U7llNmeaDOWRQIEZNyiHvB11ow39BgKos8_DDME_lIQDg/NQz58tuXIoxL7FxORwlIaAmdmG5-mFLMQAzfmg_TiBU","width":345,"height":512}}}],"countryCode":["US"],"countryName":["USA"],"countrySlug":["usa"],"LastModified":"2023-02-09T12:57:32.000Z","Name":"Migrant support centre raided, documents removed and staff arrested in the US","Summary":"On April 9th 1976 the Manzo Area Council office (an antipoverty program funded by the federal government, in Tucson, Arizona) was raided by three other government agencies (US Border patrol, the Immigration Service, and the US Attorney's Office). Government agents said they had reason to believe that the Manzo centre had been engaged in illegal activity on hehalf of undocumented Mexico migrants. The main purpose of the raid was to target social workers who assisted undocumented immigrants. Archival research by Professor Cybelle Fox (UC Berkley) has found that officials hoped to uncover evidence that âthe counselors were helping the aliens make illegal claims for welfare and food stamps.â They were unable, however, to substantiate those claims. \n\nManzo helped area residents find shelter, apply for public assistance, access health services, translation, transportation and other social service needs. The agency was funded by the Committee for Economic Opportunity (CEO) to undertake âimmigration counselingâ for undocumented immigrants who wanted to âlegalize their status.ââ Officials claimed to have seized between 600 and 800 case files during the raid and to use the seized files to locate 150 undocumented immigrants. Manzo staff put the number higher at 1,000 files seized, 250 of which were used to locate undocumented immigrants, who were then reported to the Immigration and Nationality Service.\n\nManzo officials claimed, that they had received approval from the CEO, Margo Cowan, for efforts to aid undocumented immigrants. The U.S. District Attorneyâs office, claimed that any assistance to undocumented immigrants was a violation of American law. Four Manzo employees were indicted on up to 25 counts, including âtransporting illegal aliens, aiding and abetting aliens to elude inspection, knowingly aiding felons, entering false statements, unlawfully copying citizenship papers, and conspiracy.â The transportation charge was for driving an undocumented teenager who was 7 months pregnant to a scheduled hearing at the Tucson Juvenile Court to get the judgeâs permission to marry her fiancĂŠ, a U.S. citizen. âMaximum penalties range from 77 years in prison and a $98,500 fineâ for the agency director, Ms. Cowan, 26, who was charged on all 25 counts, âto 10 yearsâ imprisonment and a $15,000 fine for Sister Ann Gabriel, a Catholic nun, charged on only 3 counts.â The charges were dropped in April 1977.","Date":"1976-04-08","Public":true,"Type":["recDg7JNTQEW1bNi2"],"TypeName":["Legal action"],"StatusOfAccused":["recF9ZYHm332YOtf0"],"cdn_urls":"[{\"filename\":\"Nun 3 Others Face Trial_1976_LAT.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"attlGdaBfX4VVnQTa\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attlGdaBfX4VVnQTa-Nun%203%20Others%20Face%20Trial_1976_LAT.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attlGdaBfX4VVnQTa-Nun%203%20Others%20Face%20Trial_1976_LAT.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":252,\"thumbnailHeight\":377},{\"filename\":\"Of Aliens and Justice_1976.pdf\",\"filetype\":\"application/pdf\",\"airtableDocID\":\"att87PFQgFgjwk4Un\",\"downloadURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att87PFQgFgjwk4Un-Of%20Aliens%20and%20Justice_1976.pdf\",\"thumbnailURL\":\"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att87PFQgFgjwk4Un-Of%20Aliens%20and%20Justice_1976.pdf-thumbnail.jpg\",\"thumbnailWidth\":345,\"thumbnailHeight\":512}]"},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"United States","emoji":{"code":"US","unicode":"U+1F1FA U+1F1F8","name":"United States","emoji":"đşđ¸"},"iso3166":"US","latitude":38,"longitude":-97,"bbox":[-171.791110603,18.91619,-66.96466,71.3577635769]}]},"summary":{"html":"On April 9th 1976 the Manzo Area Council office (an antipoverty program funded by the federal government, in Tucson, Arizona) was raided by three other government agencies (US Border patrol, the Immigration Service, and the US Attorney's Office). Government agents said they had reason to believe that the Manzo centre had been engaged in illegal activity on hehalf of undocumented Mexico migrants. The main purpose of the raid was to target social workers who assisted undocumented immigrants. Archival research by Professor Cybelle Fox (UC Berkley) has found that officials hoped to uncover evidence that âthe counselors were helping the aliens make illegal claims for welfare and food stamps.â They were unable, however, to substantiate those claims.
\nManzo helped area residents find shelter, apply for public assistance, access health services, translation, transportation and other social service needs. The agency was funded by the Committee for Economic Opportunity (CEO) to undertake âimmigration counselingâ for undocumented immigrants who wanted to âlegalize their status.ââ Officials claimed to have seized between 600 and 800 case files during the raid and to use the seized files to locate 150 undocumented immigrants. Manzo staff put the number higher at 1,000 files seized, 250 of which were used to locate undocumented immigrants, who were then reported to the Immigration and Nationality Service.
\nManzo officials claimed, that they had received approval from the CEO, Margo Cowan, for efforts to aid undocumented immigrants. The U.S. District Attorneyâs office, claimed that any assistance to undocumented immigrants was a violation of American law. Four Manzo employees were indicted on up to 25 counts, including âtransporting illegal aliens, aiding and abetting aliens to elude inspection, knowingly aiding felons, entering false statements, unlawfully copying citizenship papers, and conspiracy.â The transportation charge was for driving an undocumented teenager who was 7 months pregnant to a scheduled hearing at the Tucson Juvenile Court to get the judgeâs permission to marry her fiancĂŠ, a U.S. citizen. âMaximum penalties range from 77 years in prison and a $98,500 fineâ for the agency director, Ms. Cowan, 26, who was charged on all 25 counts, âto 10 yearsâ imprisonment and a $15,000 fine for Sister Ann Gabriel, a Catholic nun, charged on only 3 counts.â The charges were dropped in April 1977.
\n","plaintext":"On April 9th 1976 the Manzo Area Council office (an antipoverty program funded by the federal government, in Tucson, Arizona) was raided by three other government agencies (US Border patrol, the Immigration Service, and the US Attorney's Office). Government agents said they had reason to believe that the Manzo centre had been engaged in illegal activity on hehalf of undocumented Mexico migrants. The main purpose of the raid was to target social workers who assisted undocumented immigrants. Archival research by Professor Cybelle Fox (UC Berkley) has found that officials hoped to uncover evidence that âthe counselors were helping the aliens make illegal claims for welfare and food stamps.â They were unable, however, to substantiate those claims.\nManzo helped area residents find shelter, apply for public assistance, access health services, translation, transportation and other social service needs. The agency was funded by the Committee for Economic Opportunity (CEO) to undertake âimmigration counselingâ for undocumented immigrants who wanted to âlegalize their status.ââ Officials claimed to have seized between 600 and 800 case files during the raid and to use the seized files to locate 150 undocumented immigrants. Manzo staff put the number higher at 1,000 files seized, 250 of which were used to locate undocumented immigrants, who were then reported to the Immigration and Nationality Service.\nManzo officials claimed, that they had received approval from the CEO, Margo Cowan, for efforts to aid undocumented immigrants. The U.S. District Attorneyâs office, claimed that any assistance to undocumented immigrants was a violation of American law. Four Manzo employees were indicted on up to 25 counts, including âtransporting illegal aliens, aiding and abetting aliens to elude inspection, knowingly aiding felons, entering false statements, unlawfully copying citizenship papers, and conspiracy.â The transportation charge was for driving an undocumented teenager who was 7 months pregnant to a scheduled hearing at the Tucson Juvenile Court to get the judgeâs permission to marry her fiancĂŠ, a U.S. citizen. âMaximum penalties range from 77 years in prison and a $98,500 fineâ for the agency director, Ms. Cowan, 26, who was charged on all 25 counts, âto 10 yearsâ imprisonment and a $15,000 fine for Sister Ann Gabriel, a Catholic nun, charged on only 3 counts.â The charges were dropped in April 1977.\n"},"slug":"286.00","cdnMap":[{"filename":"Nun 3 Others Face Trial_1976_LAT.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"attlGdaBfX4VVnQTa","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attlGdaBfX4VVnQTa-Nun%203%20Others%20Face%20Trial_1976_LAT.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/attlGdaBfX4VVnQTa-Nun%203%20Others%20Face%20Trial_1976_LAT.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":252,"thumbnailHeight":377},{"filename":"Of Aliens and Justice_1976.pdf","filetype":"application/pdf","airtableDocID":"att87PFQgFgjwk4Un","downloadURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att87PFQgFgjwk4Un-Of%20Aliens%20and%20Justice_1976.pdf","thumbnailURL":"https://crimesofsolidarity.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/att87PFQgFgjwk4Un-Of%20Aliens%20and%20Justice_1976.pdf-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnailWidth":345,"thumbnailHeight":512}]},{"id":"recQ6qFr7Kuty9sK6","createdTime":"2022-05-06T14:57:29.000Z","fields":{"hasPassedValidation":true,"slug":"14.0","Country":["recyJSPO5CxnD252j"],"countryCode":["AU"],"countryName":["Australia "],"countrySlug":["australia"],"LastModified":"2022-05-16T11:34:36.000Z","Name":"No humanitarian exemption in Australian federal smuggling law","Summary":"The Migration Act 1958 sets out federal smuggling offences into Australia, and does not include a humanitarian exemption.","Date":"1958-01-01","Link":"https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021C00156","Public":true,"Type":["recLyaP7EUp1abDlH"],"TypeName":["Law"]},"geography":{"country":[{"name":"Australia","emoji":{"code":"AU","unicode":"U+1F1E6 U+1F1FA","name":"Australia","emoji":"đŚđş"},"iso3166":"AU","latitude":-27,"longitude":133,"bbox":[113.338953078,-43.6345972634,153.569469029,-10.6681857235]}]},"summary":{"html":"The Migration Act 1958 sets out federal smuggling offences into Australia, and does not include a humanitarian exemption.
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