223767
Testimony- Testimony collected by
- Border Violence Monitoring Network
- Date and location recorded
- 2022, Thessaloniki, Northern Greece
- Detention centre related
- Detention Centre Country
- Greece 2
- Duration of detention
- 6 - 12 months
- Nationality
- Afghanistan
- Age
- 20
- Gender
- Male
- LGBTQI
- No answer
- Type of arrest
- Mass/sweep
- Why was the respondent detained?
- Undocumented
- Detained before?
- Yes, in a police station
- Was the respondent informed of the duration of detention?
- No
- Did the respondent experience any violence?
- Yes
- Type of violence experienced
- Physical violence
- Tazer/electroshock
- Was the respondent forced to sign documents?
- Unknown
- Did the respondent have access to translation?
- Yes
- Did the respondent have access to medical aid?
- Yes, limited
- Did the respondent have access to NGOs?
- Unknown
- Did the respondent have access to legal support?
- No
- Did the respondent apply for asylum?
- Yes
- Appealed?
- Yes
- Number detained in cell
- 10
- Number detainees sharing WC
- Unknown
- Hygiene rating
- Satisfactory
- Type of cell
- Isobox/container, shared
- Had access to phone?
- Yes, without camera
- Had access to WiFi?
- Unknown
- Ventilation
- Unknown
- Participated in hunger strike / protest?
- Unknown
- Had conflicts with other detainees?
- Physical
- Verbal
- Meal quality
- Low quality
- Meal quantity
- Unknown
- Had access to water?
- Unknown
- Had access to outdoor space?
- Yes, limited space
- Had access to educational resources?
- None
- Had access to religious space?
- Unknown
- Had access to electricity?
- Unknown
- Had access to bed?
- Unknown
- Had access to laundry?
- Unknown
- Had access to toilet articles?
- Provided, limited
- Had access to mattress?
- Unknown
- Narrative
The respondent is a 20-year-old from Afghanistan. He was arrested due to the lack of documents. He was first detained in a police station for a week, then spent a month in Fylakio RIC, where he applied for asylum and got rejected, and after that he was detained in Paranesti PRDC for nearly a year. During his detention he had no information about his case. In Paranesti, he stayed in a container with another 10 people on average. They had access to an outdoor space but it was very small, with no place to walk or sit down. Fights between detainees are intercepted by detention authorities violently; those involved are reportedly taken to another room, are beaten up, including with an electric discharge weapon, and then transferred back to their cells. Other times they are punished by having to clean the toilets or their room. According to the respondent, they are offered hygiene items once a month. The food is not enough and of bad quality. Access to a doctor was limited and more than often they are simply offered painkillers.