Greece: migrants’ rights activists face trial for helping asylum-seekers
Greek authorities have levied unfounded charges against two migrants' rights activists, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, in connection with their peaceful activism. The charges allege that Dimitras and Olsen aided the entry and stay of third-country nationals in Greece by sending information to the authorities about the details and whereabouts of newly arrived migrants, so that they could claim asylum in Greece.
Greece: migrants’ rights activists face trial for helping asylum-seekers
Greek authorities have levied unfounded charges against two migrants' rights activists, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, in connection with their peaceful activism. The charges allege that Dimitras and Olsen aided the entry and stay of third-country nationals in Greece by sending information to the authorities about the details and whereabouts of newly arrived migrants, so that they could claim asylum in Greece.