{"id":5865,"date":"2018-09-07T12:52:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2018-09-07T12:52:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:52:48","slug":"sarah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/sarah\/","title":{"rendered":"[:el]\u0397 \u03b2\u03bf\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1: \u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03af\u03c0\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03b3\u03cd\u03b7\u03c2[:en]Help is no crime: stand with volunteers against the criminalisation of solidarity[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The arrest of Sarah Mardini and Se\u00e1n Binder is the latest case of a worrying trend towards the criminalisation of solidarity <\/em><\/strong>in Europe. The two volunteers were arrested by the Greek authorities on 21 August for helping refugees and migrants<\/strong> arriving by sea on Lesbos island. With this joint letter, European civil society organisations call on the Greek authorities to release Sarah and Sean while their trial is pending.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sarah Mardini and Se\u00e1n Binder<\/strong> \u2013 who are accused of smuggling by Greek Authorities \u2013 are currently in pre-trial detention<\/strong>. Sarah became known when she and her sister \u00a0pulled a boat to safety and saved a dozen refugees in 2015<\/a>. Like many individuals and organisations providing support and first aid to migrants and refugees across Europe, the two volunteers could face jail time.<\/p>\n

European civil society actors have continuously opposed the intimidation and punishment of volunteers and non-governmental organisations. State practices that criminalise EU citizens for their solidarity with migrants and refugees are intolerable and risk our fundamental European values of justice and human rights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Charges against Sarah and Se\u00e1n occur in a broader context of a pan-European trend towards criminalising solidarity. As part of the #WelcomingEurope<\/a> European Citizens\u2019 Initiative, hundreds of civil society organisations and thousands of European citizens are fighting back against these restrictive policies that have created a hostile environment for people who help refugees and migrants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Through this official EU tool, 1 million signatures from European citizens have the power to get the European Commission to comply with our joint-demand: end the criminalisation of solidarity acts across Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Join the call<\/a> to #FreeSarahAndSean
\nTell EU leaders that helping people in need is no crime<\/strong> by signing the petition: www.weareawelcomingeurope.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Follow and share: #HelpIsNoCrime #FreeSarahAndSean<\/p>\n

Signatories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Migration Policy Group<\/em><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Picum<\/em><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>VolontEurope<\/em><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>JRS<\/em><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Emma\u00fcs Europe<\/em><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>AEDH<\/em><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Sick of waiting<\/em><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>CCME<\/em><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Migrant Voice<\/em><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 <\/em>International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe<\/em><\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 <\/em>Refugees Welcome Denmark<\/em><\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 <\/em>Maisha e.V. African Women in Germany<\/em><\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 <\/em>Association for Integration and Migration<\/em><\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 <\/em>Federaci\u00f3n SOS Racismo<\/em><\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 <\/em>Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria<\/em><\/p>\n

16.\u00a0 <\/em>FLEX<\/em><\/p>\n

17.\u00a0 <\/em>La Strada International<\/em><\/p>\n

18.\u00a0 <\/em>Consortium of Migrants Assisting Organizations<\/em><\/p>\n

19.\u00a0 <\/em>Health Centre for Undocumented Migrants<\/em><\/p>\n

20.\u00a0 <\/em>Medinetz Mainz e.V.<\/em><\/p>\n

21.\u00a0 <\/em>Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in Belgi\u00eb \u2013 Eglise Protestante Unie de Belgique<\/em><\/p>\n

22.\u00a0 <\/em>Jugendliche ohne Grenzen – Youth without borders<\/em><\/p>\n

23.\u00a0 <\/em>Rosengrenska<\/em><\/p>\n

24.\u00a0 <\/em>LEGIS Volunteers<\/em><\/p>\n

25.\u00a0 <\/em>Medib\u00fcro Kiel e.V<\/em><\/p>\n

26.\u00a0 <\/em>Secours Catholique<\/em><\/p>\n

27.\u00a0 <\/em>Parents International <\/em><\/p>\n

28.\u00a0 <\/em>Borderline-Europe<\/em><\/p>\n

29.\u00a0 <\/em>Afrique Culture Maroc<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

30.\u00a0 <\/em>Stichting LOS<\/em><\/p>\n

31.\u00a0 <\/em>SB OverSeas<\/em><\/p>\n

32.\u00a0 <\/em>The Salvation Army Europe<\/em><\/p>\n

33.\u00a0 <\/em>ForumFer<\/em><\/p>\n

34.\u00a0 <\/em>Menedek<\/em><\/p>\n

35.\u00a0 <\/em>J&P<\/em><\/p>\n

36.\u00a0 <\/em>SOS Racism<\/em><\/p>\n

37.\u00a0 <\/em>ASTI<\/em><\/p>\n

38.\u00a0 <\/em>Greek Council for Refugees<\/em><\/p>\n

39.\u00a0 <\/em>Mundo en Movimiento<\/em><\/p>\n

40.\u00a0 <\/em>SolidarityNow<\/em><\/p>\n

41.\u00a0 <\/em>HIAS<\/em><\/p>\n

42.\u00a0 <\/em>Human rights league<\/em><\/p>\n

43.\u00a0 <\/em>La Cimade<\/em><\/p>\n

44.\u00a0 <\/em>Oxfam Belgium<\/em><\/p>\n

45.\u00a0 <\/em>Passerell<\/em><\/p>\n

46.\u00a0 <\/em>Liga voor de Rechten van de Mens<\/em> – Dutch League for Human Rights<\/em><\/p>\n

47.\u00a0 <\/em>CNCD<\/em><\/p>\n

48.\u00a0 <\/em>Positive Action<\/em><\/p>\n

49.\u00a0 <\/em>European Network of Migrant Women<\/em><\/p>\n

50.\u00a0 <\/em>New Europeans<\/em><\/p>\n

51.\u00a0 <\/em>Hellenic League for human rights<\/em><\/p>\n

52.\u00a0 <\/em>LIDU- Lega italiana dei Diritti dell’Uomo<\/em><\/p>\n

53.\u00a0 <\/em>Oxfam Germany<\/em><\/p>\n

54.\u00a0 <\/em>Welcoming Europe: Per un’Europa che accoglie<\/em><\/p>\n

55.\u00a0 <\/em>R\u00e9seau Education Sans Fronti\u00e8res <\/em><\/p>\n

56.\u00a0 <\/em>Ligue des droits de l’Homme<\/em><\/p>\n

57.\u00a0 <\/em>League for Human Rights \u2013 Civitas<\/em><\/p>\n

58.\u00a0 <\/em>ENAR<\/em><\/p>\n

59.\u00a0 <\/em>JRS Greece<\/em><\/p>\n

60.\u00a0 <\/em>The Greek Forum of Refugees<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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