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EU’s top court rules: Anti-smuggling laws must not violate fundamental rights

June 3, 2025 by de criminalize
Ruling in Kinsa case

In a landmark ruling issued today, the European Union’s highest court declared that helping minors under one’s care to enter the EU to apply for asylum is not a crime.

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Trial against 18-Year-Old Abdulrahman and another Sudanese teenager

May 23, 2025May 20, 2025 by de criminalize
Two boys from the back - image created with AI

Greece, Crete.
18-year-old Abdulrahman spoke up for his co-passenger, yet both were charged — their story is a stark example of both the absurdity of this criminalization and the solidarity of those affected.

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​18-Year-Old Ariad and 19-Year-Old Chatiem Sentenced to ‘only’ 10 years instead of 300

May 23, 2025May 2, 2025 by de criminalize

Greece, Crete.
On April 30, 2025, the trials of Ariad & Chatiem took place. They faced the prospect of 355 and 90 years in prison. This is what a ‘legal victory’ looks like in a deeply unjust system.

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“I fled my home not because I wanted to, but because I had to.”

April 28, 2025April 26, 2025 by de criminalize
Ariad K.

Greece, Crete.
With a broken arm and still a minor, he fled the war. Five days after turning 18, he was arrested and now faces life in prison for helping on the boat.

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19-Year-Old Refugee Faces Life in Prison for Distributing Food on the Boat

April 26, 2025April 4, 2025 by de criminalize

Greece, Crete.
On April 7, 2025, Emmanuel, a 19-year-old refugee from Sudan who lost half of his family during the war, will stand trial in Chania.

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Abdelhafiz O. sentenced to 36 years and 6 months

April 2, 2025April 1, 2025 by de criminalize

Greece, Crete
On December 28, 2023, Abdelhafiz O., a father of two from Egypt, set …

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H. and M. Elfallah, father and son, faced 4670 years in prison

April 2, 2025April 1, 2025 by de criminalize

Greece, Crete
On November 22, 2022, a fishing boat departed from Libya carrying nearly 500 …

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Younes acquitted after being sentenced to 155 years in prison

April 10, 2025April 1, 2025 by de criminalize

Greece, Crete
In September 2021, Younes from Afghanistan, tried to reach the EU from Türkiye …

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“EU: Stop criminalising migration in the Facilitator’s Package law” – Joint statement

April 11, 2025March 11, 2025 by de criminalize

11.03.25 – 110 civil society organizations strongly condem the proposed reforms to the so-called “Facilitators Package” and reject Europol Regulation.

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“Freedom of Movement in Times of Authoritarian Shifts” at HAU Berlin

May 19, 2025March 4, 2025 by de criminalize

04.03.25 – Together with medico, we launched to Fund for Freedom of Movement in Berlin.

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  • EU’s top court rules: Anti-smuggling laws must not violate fundamental rights
  • Trial against 18-Year-Old Abdulrahman and another Sudanese teenager
  • ​18-Year-Old Ariad and 19-Year-Old Chatiem Sentenced to ‘only’ 10 years instead of 300
  • “I fled my home not because I wanted to, but because I had to.”
  • 19-Year-Old Refugee Faces Life in Prison for Distributing Food on the Boat

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