For years people have been illegally sent back from #Italy to #Greece in secret prisons on private ships.
After months of investigating, we’ve found where asylum seekers, including children, are being detained.
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While European passengers are enjoying their holiday trips on board #Superfast ferries, below deck - in metal boxes & dark rooms - asylum seekers from #Afghanistan #Syria & #Iraq are detained.
This metal box is next to where trucks are parked - an area that is considered to be unsafe for passengers during the journey.
On another trip to #Igoumenítsa, I met an Afghan refugee who managed to take a selfie while being handcuffed, as he was illegally deported from #Bari #Italy to #Greece. A 12-hours journey.
We went to the same spot & took a footage, which matches the surroundings.
On another ferry, the Asterion II, people are locked behind this door for more than 20 hours. It is a former bathroom with broken showers & toilets.
Outside the prison, the wall is covered with photos of Greek popular summer resorts.
We obtained visual evidence of this room, which matches descriptions given by asylum seekers.
Names & dates of detainees are scribbled on the walls in different languages.
Since the @ECHR_CEDH judgement in 2014, #Italy has repeatedly claimed that this practice has stopped & violations are no longer happening.
In fact, there's a lot of evidence to the contrary. lighthousereports.nl/investigation/…
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