Iranian of the Day

Shame on Greece Gov

They made Mullahs regime look humane. Let's save our Iranian friends from this hell in every possible way.

44€ Per Day Per Refugee

The Greek government receives 44€ per day from the UN for each refugee that lives on Greek soil. There are an estimated 3700 Iranian refugees in Greece and a total of 4600 refugees in all. You do the math!

The entire population of refugees in Greece has been in a state of limbo for years. The Greek government simply refuses to process their asylum application to give them an answer. Any answer! The refugees’ request is simple: “Even if the answer is no, please give us an answer.”

While other European countries distribute the funds to the refugees and provide social services to help them to better their lives, the Greek government mistreats the refugees and ignores them. The Greek police and other government officials are corrupt to the bone! Together with the bribes regularly distributed by the Islamic Republic, the funds received from the UN have become another source of income for the Greek officials.

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بیش از ۱۸ روز از اعتراض و تحصن تعدادی از پناهجویان ایرانی‌ در مقابل دفتر سازمان ملل متحد در شهر آتن یونان می‌گذرد. بنابه گزارشات رسیده، ۲ نفر از این پناهجویان همراه تعدادی دیگر در اعتصاب غذا به سر میبرند. در این مدت تعداد دیگری از پناهجویان نیز به این تحصن پیوسته اند. وضعیت جسمانی این پناهجویان به شدت نگران کننده است و در بی‌ حقوقی مطلق به سر میبرند.

روز جمعه برابر با ۱۳ آگوست، پلیس یونان به پناهجویان متحصن حمله ور شده است و وحید فرش باف و حمید صادقی را به همراه ۳ پناهجو دیگر دستگیر کرده است. هر چند این پناهجویان ساعتی‌ پس از آن آزاد شده اند ولی‌ همچنان در بلا تکلیفی به سر میبرند و دولت یونان حاضر به پاسخگویی به هیچکدام از خواستها و مطالبات این پناهجویان نیست .

ما امضا کنندگان زیر ضمن محکومیت شدید تعرض وحشیانه پلیس یونان به پناهجویان متحصن، از خواسته‌های بر حق این عزیزان قاطعانه حمایت می‌کنیم و دولت یونان و دفتر سازمان ملل متحد در این کشور را مسئول زندگی‌ و امنیّت این پناهجویان و هر گونه اتفاق ناگوار در این راستا میدانیم.

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why Greece?

Their economy is in shambles.  Turkey or Malaysia would be better alternatives.  At least those countries have sizable Iranian expat communities who could help these guys.

pop. control needed

There have been reports of stampedes during these renewals. Women and men alike have been crushed and seriously injured in an attempt to reach the iron gates to deliver their papers for renewal.

.............hehehe...........i love it.......i'm sure our best and brightest are amongst them ............................NOT!!!

Anyway, Iran is overpopulated...

I wrote that I have place and work for all of them.

I have a boarding school, with eight acres farm. I have work and place for them to stay, and also education possibilities for all of them. Iranian S American Language and Boarding School  in Orlando. If you want more information, I can send.

It's not released n DVD yet but I saved it 4 when it's available

Everything is sacred

Yup

That's the One !

DK jaan is this the movie?

For a Moment, Freedom  (2008).

I'll order it through Netflix. 

Everything is sacred

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I sent it before, the problem is GREEK immig. system not E.U rules !

they would still be better

they would still be better off in iran than being spat on in athens.

I hate to sound insensetive

I hate to sound insensetive - but I have 2 comments about what makes the lives of REAL refugees difficult.  

1- All the games IP played over the years - placing their people in different countries under the name of reugees.

2- All Iranians who faked as "Political Refugees" to get residency in better countries such as USA, France, Sweden, Canada, Holland, Germany........ and after recieving their residency started traveling to Iran.   As a result westerners no longer believe the true patriots whose lives would realy be in danger if they ever go back to Iran. 

Sent email

Done !

Recommended Reading:

My Article and interview of Arash T. Riahi on his film " For a Moment: Freedom" about the predicament of Iranian refugees fleeing Iran in a bid for Freedom and the risks that involves and the dissapointments endured in their desperate attempt to find a safe haven in the so called "Democratic" West !

Pour Un Instant: LA LIBERTE! by Darius KADIVAR

When you're a refugee you're a person without country & no means

Refugees final act if their own country is to muster all they can to get out with what they have which is nothing.  They don't go and get visas and then board a plane, choose window seat and go through customs.

They just get the hell out and probably didn't pick Greece they just landed there somehow by boat or bus or perhaps even a plane with forged documents.

Once they land they're often put in prisons or camps and then not allowed to go out and they don't have any money to go to other countries.  So they seek UNHCR to help them however they can.  They're refugees, think of them as such regardless of where they are. Refugees are often not treated well be it in Iran (Iraq or Afghan refugees) Asia or Europe or Australia or USA.

Everything is sacred

Economic refugees...

Not sure why would someone want to take asylum in Greece anyway.  Not exactly the most prosperous country in Western Europe.  Another thing is that most of these refugees are economic asylum seekers, and don't necessarily fall in to the category requiring UNHCR help in the first place.  All the same, it's terrible they are being treated that way.  But the solution is not forcing a country that clearly doesn't want them and whose allegiance lies elsewhere to take them.  In my humble opinion most of these economic asylum seekers, would probably be better off in Iran.  I've seen quite a few here in the United States and also in Europe. Some of them are living truly miserable lives with no real education or skill. Perhaps there should be some sort of mediation with the Iranian government to take these folks back.

I sent an email too and urge others as well. Text below;

 To United Nations High Commission on Refugees (Greece)

As you know a group of Iranian refugees are seeking political asylum in Greece.  As I write this letter it is day 18 of their hunger strike to be recognized as refugees and given asylum. Without such recognition they'll be again political prisoners with no rights or means to carry on with their lives.

The Islamic Republic in Iran holds thousands of political prisoners in the notorious Evin prison where many have been tortured, forced to give TV confessions and ultimately killed for having participated in political gatherings to seek justice and human rights for their fellow political prisoners.

Please acknowledge them as refugees of a brutal regime that will harm them up to and including execution if they're deported back to Iran.

Everything is sacred

Acceptance of many millions

Acceptance of many millions of Afghan and Iraqi refugees from war and persecution into the Islamic Republic of Iran sure appears more forthcoming, than that compared to the dribbles of Iranian malcontents seeking alternative living in the West.

Go figure. 

Sent email

Thanks Laleh. I sent an email to the UNHCR in Athens with this link. I urge others as well: info@unhcr.gr