Tag: Petrou Ralli

Athens. Greece. The pre-removal Aliens’ detention center of Attiki, in Tavros (Petrou Ralli), once again comes under the spotlight as a quagmire of sexual abuse for detained women.

The hellhole of Petrou Ralli Aliens’ Pre-removal Detention Center of Attiki, in Tavros, is perhaps the worst environment that a human being who the state and EU deem “illegal” (solely for the fact s/he/@ lacks proper documentation) can experience while in Greece. Detention in this prison normally lasts for months, exceeding the legal time limits, with cases of individuals abandoned there for up to 18 months. Conditions at Petrou Ralli fail to meet even the minimum requirements of a prison: hygiene is unacceptable, meals are inedible, the mattresses are full of bugs, and the blankets unwashed. The most basic cleaning and disinfection procedures are not carried out.

HUNGER STRIKE: Today 11 / July on the 2nd floor in the D4 ward, the three detainees mentioned in this article continue their hunger strike. We have no confirmation as to whether others, in different wards of Petrou Ralli Police Detention center, are also on hunger strike… Solidarity with the hunger strikers! No one is illegal, no one is invisible. Immediate release for all detainees! The passion for freedom is stronger than all prisons! Detention centers cannot improve, they can only be destroyed. SOLIDARIANS for PETROU RALLI

Athens (Greek territory). In the female section of the detention center of Petrou Ralli, 16 prisoners, Syrian and two Palestinian, started a hunger strike, yesterday Saturday, November 2, 2019, in protest, because although they are a long-time prisoners, eg. two months, some others even more, they have no idea when they are to be transferred to the islands where they got their fingerprints, to finish the process of asylum.