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AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-03 · 17:32 UTC

(from de:criminalize)

'ON MONDAY, D. FROM SOUTH SUDAN WILL STAND TRIAL AND FACE 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR "SMUGGLING"

Next Monday, 5th of October, D. will stand trial in Chania, Crete. He is a young boy from South Sudan.

He has been arrested in January 2026 near the coast of Crete and charged with "smuggling" after being forced to drive the boat from Libya to Greece, on his way to seek asylum.

He has already been in pre-trial detention for 9 months awaiting for his trial. Now, with this accusations, he could face 25 years in prison.

D.'S STORY:

"The war in Sudan broke out and my father was killed. After that I left for Libya, I lost contact with my mother and siblings. In Libya I was alone, I was 15. There was no work and nothing to eat. My eyes would swell for days and I couldn't see properly. People would kidnap me and ask for money. The last time they took me, I had no money: so they made me drive the boat. Now l am in prison. My siblings have no one to feed them and my mom cant manage alone. The war in Sudan is still going on."

Like so many others, D. has been charged with "facilitating the unauthorized entry" of the other people on the boat - simply because he took on a task during the journey.

This charge is systematically used to criminalize people on the move. On almost every boat, at least one person is arrested. Every year, countless people are imprisoned - punished simply for arriving, and for helping others along the way.

D. is a young person with a future ahead of him - stripped of his freedom by a system that criminalizes survival.

Thanks to your support, we were able to hire a lawyer for him, ensuring he has proper defense at Monday's trial.

SHARE HIS STORY,
DEMAND HIS RELEASE!
FREE D., FREE THEM ALL!'

#Greece #decriminalize #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome #SouthSudan #Sudan

#greece #decriminalize #migrants #refugees #refugeeswelcome #southsudan

AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-03 · 17:32 UTC

(from de:criminalize)

'ON MONDAY, D. FROM SOUTH SUDAN WILL STAND TRIAL AND FACE 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR "SMUGGLING"

Next Monday, 5th of October, D. will stand trial in Chania, Crete. He is a young boy from South Sudan.

He has been arrested in January 2026 near the coast of Crete and charged with "smuggling" after being forced to drive the boat from Libya to Greece, on his way to seek asylum.

He has already been in pre-trial detention for 9 months awaiting for his trial. Now, with this accusations, he could face 25 years in prison.

D.'S STORY:

"The war in Sudan broke out and my father was killed. After that I left for Libya, I lost contact with my mother and siblings. In Libya I was alone, I was 15. There was no work and nothing to eat. My eyes would swell for days and I couldn't see properly. People would kidnap me and ask for money. The last time they took me, I had no money: so they made me drive the boat. Now l am in prison. My siblings have no one to feed them and my mom cant manage alone. The war in Sudan is still going on."

Like so many others, D. has been charged with "facilitating the unauthorized entry" of the other people on the boat - simply because he took on a task during the journey.

This charge is systematically used to criminalize people on the move. On almost every boat, at least one person is arrested. Every year, countless people are imprisoned - punished simply for arriving, and for helping others along the way.

D. is a young person with a future ahead of him - stripped of his freedom by a system that criminalizes survival.

Thanks to your support, we were able to hire a lawyer for him, ensuring he has proper defense at Monday's trial.

SHARE HIS STORY,
DEMAND HIS RELEASE!
FREE D., FREE THEM ALL!'

#Greece #decriminalize #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome #SouthSudan #Sudan

#greece #decriminalize #migrants #refugees #refugeeswelcome #southsudan

AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-03 · 17:32 UTC

(from de:criminalize)

'ON MONDAY, D. FROM SOUTH SUDAN WILL STAND TRIAL AND FACE 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR "SMUGGLING"

Next Monday, 5th of October, D. will stand trial in Chania, Crete. He is a young boy from South Sudan.

He has been arrested in January 2026 near the coast of Crete and charged with "smuggling" after being forced to drive the boat from Libya to Greece, on his way to seek asylum.

He has already been in pre-trial detention for 9 months awaiting for his trial. Now, with this accusations, he could face 25 years in prison.

D.'S STORY:

"The war in Sudan broke out and my father was killed. After that I left for Libya, I lost contact with my mother and siblings. In Libya I was alone, I was 15. There was no work and nothing to eat. My eyes would swell for days and I couldn't see properly. People would kidnap me and ask for money. The last time they took me, I had no money: so they made me drive the boat. Now l am in prison. My siblings have no one to feed them and my mom cant manage alone. The war in Sudan is still going on."

Like so many others, D. has been charged with "facilitating the unauthorized entry" of the other people on the boat - simply because he took on a task during the journey.

This charge is systematically used to criminalize people on the move. On almost every boat, at least one person is arrested. Every year, countless people are imprisoned - punished simply for arriving, and for helping others along the way.

D. is a young person with a future ahead of him - stripped of his freedom by a system that criminalizes survival.

Thanks to your support, we were able to hire a lawyer for him, ensuring he has proper defense at Monday's trial.

SHARE HIS STORY,
DEMAND HIS RELEASE!
FREE D., FREE THEM ALL!'

#Greece #decriminalize #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome #SouthSudan #Sudan

#sudan #southsudan #refugeeswelcome #refugees #migrants #decriminalize

AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-03 · 17:32 UTC

(from de:criminalize)

'ON MONDAY, D. FROM SOUTH SUDAN WILL STAND TRIAL AND FACE 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR "SMUGGLING"

Next Monday, 5th of October, D. will stand trial in Chania, Crete. He is a young boy from South Sudan.

He has been arrested in January 2026 near the coast of Crete and charged with "smuggling" after being forced to drive the boat from Libya to Greece, on his way to seek asylum.

He has already been in pre-trial detention for 9 months awaiting for his trial. Now, with this accusations, he could face 25 years in prison.

D.'S STORY:

"The war in Sudan broke out and my father was killed. After that I left for Libya, I lost contact with my mother and siblings. In Libya I was alone, I was 15. There was no work and nothing to eat. My eyes would swell for days and I couldn't see properly. People would kidnap me and ask for money. The last time they took me, I had no money: so they made me drive the boat. Now l am in prison. My siblings have no one to feed them and my mom cant manage alone. The war in Sudan is still going on."

Like so many others, D. has been charged with "facilitating the unauthorized entry" of the other people on the boat - simply because he took on a task during the journey.

This charge is systematically used to criminalize people on the move. On almost every boat, at least one person is arrested. Every year, countless people are imprisoned - punished simply for arriving, and for helping others along the way.

D. is a young person with a future ahead of him - stripped of his freedom by a system that criminalizes survival.

Thanks to your support, we were able to hire a lawyer for him, ensuring he has proper defense at Monday's trial.

SHARE HIS STORY,
DEMAND HIS RELEASE!
FREE D., FREE THEM ALL!'

#Greece #decriminalize #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome #SouthSudan #Sudan

#greece #decriminalize #migrants #refugees #refugeeswelcome #southsudan

AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-02 · 18:10 UTC

(from SOS Humanity)

"RACIST MOBS THREATEN TO KILL MIGRANTS WHO HAVEN'T LEFT LIBYA BY TODAY.

The emergency:

• Libya is already dangerous for people who flee. They are always at risk to be detained in prisons, where they face torture and (sexual) abuse.

• Top diplomats and UN officials describe concentration camp-like conditions inside these prisons.

Now mobs threaten to start pogroms from OCTOBER 1ST

• These mobs are angry that the EU turned Libya into a detention center, paying it to trap people trying to cross the sea while refusing responsibility for the moral and humanitarian consequences.

But: instead of attacking the system, they BRUTALLY ATTACK THOSE SEEKING SAFETY AND THOSE HELPING

The EU - Libya gate:

• As you know, (EU) politicians are obsessed with the idea of stopping migration by any means.
• And Libya is a main departure point for people hoping to reach EU shores.

That's why the EU TRAINS, FUNDS AND EQUIPS LIBYAN MILITIAS to capture people at sea.

The vicious cycle:

• Funded by Europe, Libyan militias intercept people at sea ⏩️
• People are forced back to Libya and handed over to militiamen in detention centers ⏩️
• To be released, people must pay extensive ransoms - or risk being killed ⏩️
• Militiamen organize departures themselves -for more money. 🔁

The EU - Libya gate:

• At sea we often see a race: Between Libyan militias who race to capture people in distress and civil rescue crews who race to save lives and offer a safe harbor.

As prescribed in international law.

• But the Italian government wants us to inform militias of our rescue intentions,
so they can abduct the people instead.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

There is more on what's happening in Libya but first:

here's what YOU can do:

PAY ATTENTION.
SPREAD THE MESSAGE.
SUPPORT THE REFUGEES IN
LIBYA-NETWORK."

Website: https://sos-humanity.org

#Libya #racism #mobs #pogroms #Frontex #EuropeanUnion #EU #HumanRights #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome

#libya #racism #mobs #pogroms #frontex #europeanunion

AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-02 · 18:10 UTC

(from SOS Humanity)

"RACIST MOBS THREATEN TO KILL MIGRANTS WHO HAVEN'T LEFT LIBYA BY TODAY.

The emergency:

• Libya is already dangerous for people who flee. They are always at risk to be detained in prisons, where they face torture and (sexual) abuse.

• Top diplomats and UN officials describe concentration camp-like conditions inside these prisons.

Now mobs threaten to start pogroms from OCTOBER 1ST

• These mobs are angry that the EU turned Libya into a detention center, paying it to trap people trying to cross the sea while refusing responsibility for the moral and humanitarian consequences.

But: instead of attacking the system, they BRUTALLY ATTACK THOSE SEEKING SAFETY AND THOSE HELPING

The EU - Libya gate:

• As you know, (EU) politicians are obsessed with the idea of stopping migration by any means.
• And Libya is a main departure point for people hoping to reach EU shores.

That's why the EU TRAINS, FUNDS AND EQUIPS LIBYAN MILITIAS to capture people at sea.

The vicious cycle:

• Funded by Europe, Libyan militias intercept people at sea ⏩️
• People are forced back to Libya and handed over to militiamen in detention centers ⏩️
• To be released, people must pay extensive ransoms - or risk being killed ⏩️
• Militiamen organize departures themselves -for more money. 🔁

The EU - Libya gate:

• At sea we often see a race: Between Libyan militias who race to capture people in distress and civil rescue crews who race to save lives and offer a safe harbor.

As prescribed in international law.

• But the Italian government wants us to inform militias of our rescue intentions,
so they can abduct the people instead.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

There is more on what's happening in Libya but first:

here's what YOU can do:

PAY ATTENTION.
SPREAD THE MESSAGE.
SUPPORT THE REFUGEES IN
LIBYA-NETWORK."

Website: https://sos-humanity.org

#Libya #racism #mobs #pogroms #Frontex #EuropeanUnion #EU #HumanRights #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome

#libya #racism #mobs #pogroms #frontex #europeanunion

AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-02 · 18:10 UTC

(from SOS Humanity)

"RACIST MOBS THREATEN TO KILL MIGRANTS WHO HAVEN'T LEFT LIBYA BY TODAY.

The emergency:

• Libya is already dangerous for people who flee. They are always at risk to be detained in prisons, where they face torture and (sexual) abuse.

• Top diplomats and UN officials describe concentration camp-like conditions inside these prisons.

Now mobs threaten to start pogroms from OCTOBER 1ST

• These mobs are angry that the EU turned Libya into a detention center, paying it to trap people trying to cross the sea while refusing responsibility for the moral and humanitarian consequences.

But: instead of attacking the system, they BRUTALLY ATTACK THOSE SEEKING SAFETY AND THOSE HELPING

The EU - Libya gate:

• As you know, (EU) politicians are obsessed with the idea of stopping migration by any means.
• And Libya is a main departure point for people hoping to reach EU shores.

That's why the EU TRAINS, FUNDS AND EQUIPS LIBYAN MILITIAS to capture people at sea.

The vicious cycle:

• Funded by Europe, Libyan militias intercept people at sea ⏩️
• People are forced back to Libya and handed over to militiamen in detention centers ⏩️
• To be released, people must pay extensive ransoms - or risk being killed ⏩️
• Militiamen organize departures themselves -for more money. 🔁

The EU - Libya gate:

• At sea we often see a race: Between Libyan militias who race to capture people in distress and civil rescue crews who race to save lives and offer a safe harbor.

As prescribed in international law.

• But the Italian government wants us to inform militias of our rescue intentions,
so they can abduct the people instead.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

There is more on what's happening in Libya but first:

here's what YOU can do:

PAY ATTENTION.
SPREAD THE MESSAGE.
SUPPORT THE REFUGEES IN
LIBYA-NETWORK."

Website: https://sos-humanity.org

#Libya #racism #mobs #pogroms #Frontex #EuropeanUnion #EU #HumanRights #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome

#refugeeswelcome #refugees #migrants #humanrights #eu #europeanunion

AFA Nederland @[email protected] · 2026-10-02 · 18:10 UTC

(from SOS Humanity)

"RACIST MOBS THREATEN TO KILL MIGRANTS WHO HAVEN'T LEFT LIBYA BY TODAY.

The emergency:

• Libya is already dangerous for people who flee. They are always at risk to be detained in prisons, where they face torture and (sexual) abuse.

• Top diplomats and UN officials describe concentration camp-like conditions inside these prisons.

Now mobs threaten to start pogroms from OCTOBER 1ST

• These mobs are angry that the EU turned Libya into a detention center, paying it to trap people trying to cross the sea while refusing responsibility for the moral and humanitarian consequences.

But: instead of attacking the system, they BRUTALLY ATTACK THOSE SEEKING SAFETY AND THOSE HELPING

The EU - Libya gate:

• As you know, (EU) politicians are obsessed with the idea of stopping migration by any means.
• And Libya is a main departure point for people hoping to reach EU shores.

That's why the EU TRAINS, FUNDS AND EQUIPS LIBYAN MILITIAS to capture people at sea.

The vicious cycle:

• Funded by Europe, Libyan militias intercept people at sea ⏩️
• People are forced back to Libya and handed over to militiamen in detention centers ⏩️
• To be released, people must pay extensive ransoms - or risk being killed ⏩️
• Militiamen organize departures themselves -for more money. 🔁

The EU - Libya gate:

• At sea we often see a race: Between Libyan militias who race to capture people in distress and civil rescue crews who race to save lives and offer a safe harbor.

As prescribed in international law.

• But the Italian government wants us to inform militias of our rescue intentions,
so they can abduct the people instead.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

There is more on what's happening in Libya but first:

here's what YOU can do:

PAY ATTENTION.
SPREAD THE MESSAGE.
SUPPORT THE REFUGEES IN
LIBYA-NETWORK."

Website: https://sos-humanity.org

#Libya #racism #mobs #pogroms #Frontex #EuropeanUnion #EU #HumanRights #migrants #refugees #refugeesWelcome

#libya #racism #mobs #pogroms #frontex #europeanunion

Flüchtlingsrat NRW @[email protected] · 2026-10-02 · 17:14 UTC

Zum Tag des Flüchtlings: #Bleiberechte statt Abschiebungen! ✊🧡

Statt das Budget für Abschiebungen massiv aufzustocken, muss #NRW in Bleiberechte investieren: #Flüchtlingsberatung stärken und kommunale Initiativen unterstützen.
www.frnrw.de
#TagDesFlüchtlings #refugeeswelcome