Challenging the systematic criminalization of asylum seekers on human smuggling charges: a young Syrian asylum seeker was cleared of smuggling charges before Rhodes Court, but now faces prison for facilitating illegal entry of migrants.
On July 7th, Equal Rights Beyond Borders appeared before the Court of Rhodes, representing a young asylum -seeker from Syria who was accused of being a human smuggler and faced a heavy incarceration sentence. Despite the harsh anti-immigration political climate prevailing in Greece, we persuaded the Court to clear the asylum seeker of the smuggling charges, but he is now facing imprisonment for the facilitation of illegal entry, waiting for his appeal hearing.
