How European courts are wrongfully prosecuting asylum seekers as smugglers

By Ottavia Spiaggiari, Isobel Thompson and Iliana Papangeli, The New Humanitarian

In May this year, a Greek court sentenced Abdallah, Kheiraldin, and Mohamad, three Syrian refugees whose full names have not been disclosed in court documents, to a combined 439 years in prison for “facilitating unauthorised entry” into Greece.

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HRLP's lawyers represented Abdallah, Kheiraldin and Mohamad during their trial. You can read about the outcome of the trial here: Paros 3: Driving a boat is not a crime.