Joan of Contention 😷Jan 15

Seán Binder and 23 others - all accused of people smuggling, belonging to a criminal organisation and money laundering - all found NOT GUILTY on all charges.

They had been volunteering to save people from drowning in the sea off Lesvos in Greece.

Had they been found guilty, they would have faced up to 20 years in prison.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0115/1553359-sean-binder-trial/

#MastoDaoine #SeánBinder #Solidarity #Greece #Migration

emamaDec 11

Guerra alle ong È iniziato il processo all’attivista irlandese e alla nuotatrice Sarah Mardini, accusati di associazione criminale per aver salvato migranti a largo di Lesbo
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https://ilmanifesto.it/sean-binder-alla-sbarra
#ong
#seanbinder #sarahmardini
#Grecia #processoattivisti

@attualita

Sean Binder alla sbarra | il manifesto

Grecia (Europa) «A una persona in pericolo di vita controlli prima il battito, non il passaporto», ha ripetuto più volte Sean Binder, l’attivista irlandese di trentuno anni che ieri, assieme ad altre ventitré persone, alcune di nazionalità greca, si è presentato davanti alla corte di appello di Lesbo. Chiamato, con i suoi compagni, a rispondere di accuse

il manifesto
MAUDec 5

"È possibile rischiare vent’anni di carcere per aver aiutato delle persone a non morire in mare?
È quello che sta accadendo a #SeánBinder, 31enne tedesco cresciuto in #Irlanda, esperto di soccorso subacqueo."

#Migranti #refugees #Grecia #ShamEUrope🇪🇺 #5dicembre

https://www.pressenza.com/it/2025/12/sean-binder-rischia-ventanni-di-carcere-per-aver-salvato-vite/

Seán Binder rischia vent’anni di carcere per aver salvato vite

È possibile rischiare vent’anni di carcere per aver aiutato delle persone a non morire in mare? È quello che sta accadendo a Seán Binder, 31enne tedesco

Pressenza
News BeepDec 4

Amnesty says ‘humanity on trial’ as court proceedings against Irishman due to begin in Greece – The Journal

Amnesty says ‘humanity on trial’ as court proceedings against Irishman due to begin in Greece  The JournalTrial of aid…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #amnesty #AmnestyInternational #Greece #IE #Ireland #lesbos #seanbinder
https://www.newsbeep.com/288555/

anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Jan 15, 2023

“We urge the Greek authorities once more to drop all of the charges and allow Sarah and Sean to go back to their lives. The criminalization of these brave human rights defenders solely for helping refugees and migrants in need shows Greece and Europe’s callous behaviour towards people seeking safety at their borders.”

- Nils Muižnieks, Director of Amnesty International’s European Regional Office

https://www.amnesty.ie/greece-sean-binder-reaction/

#freehumanitarians #SeanBinder #SarahMardini

anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Jan 15, 2023

"The European Union often lectures the rest of the world on the “European values” of #humanrights and justice. But these amount to nothing if we aren’t willing to practice them".

- Sean Binder

#FreeHumanitarians #SeanBinder #DropTheCharges #refugees #EU

https://www.politico.eu/article/migration-europe-imprisoned-for-helping/

I was imprisoned for trying to help migrants — here’s what I learned

Framing the act of helping someone as either criminal or heroic, implies that it’s somehow abnormal. But it isn’t. Helping someone in distress is the most normal thing to do.

POLITICO
Show threadFeders 😷 wear a maskJan 15, 2023
"rather counterproductively, it’s the EU’s anti-smuggling policies that incentivize smuggling." #SeanBinder #FreeHumanitarians #AbolishFrontex
https://www.politico.eu/article/migration-europe-imprisoned-for-helping/?s=09
I was imprisoned for trying to help migrants — here’s what I learned

Framing the act of helping someone as either criminal or heroic, implies that it’s somehow abnormal. But it isn’t. Helping someone in distress is the most normal thing to do.

POLITICO
iamBullivantJan 13, 2023

Deutsche Welle: "Greece drops misdemeanor charges against migrant rescuers [Seán Binder, Sarah Mardini And Nassos Karakitsos]

Misdemeanor charges files filed against activists were declared invalid after the UN called for them to be dropped. But some are still facing further investigations on felony charges, including people trafficking."

https://www.dw.com/en/greece-drops-misdemeanor-charges-against-migrant-rescuers/a-64379055

#SeánBinder #SarahMardini #NassosKarakitsos #FreeHumanitarians #Refugees #AsylumSeekers #RefugeeAction #RefugeesWelcome

Greece drops misdemeanor charges against migrant rescuers

Misdemeanor charges files filed against activists were declared invalid after the UN called for them to be dropped. But some are still facing further investigations on felony charges, including people trafficking.

Deutsche Welle
Show threadanna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Jan 12, 2023

https://www.dw.com/en/migrant-aid-workers-in-greece-could-face-years-in-prison/a-64330878

#FreeHumanitarians #DropTheCharges #SeanBinder #NassosKarakitsos #SarahMardini #Greece 🇬🇷

Migrant aid workers in Greece could face years in prison

Humanitarian activists are back in a Greek court on Tuesday, accused of helping migrants cross the Aegean Sea.. Rights groups and EU lawmakers have called on Greece to stop criminalizing their lifesaving work.

Deutsche Welle
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Jan 12, 2023

Sea rescuers #SarahMardini , #SeanBinder
and #NassosKarakitsos are facing baseless charges in #Greece for saving lives at sea. #DropTheCharges and #FreeSarahSeanNassos as saving lives is not a crime.

#FREEHUMANITARIANS #HumanRights