20 »I really cannot believe what is going on here in Greece!« A.S.H., from Iran 55 ■ A.S.H. left Iran at the beginning of July 2011 as he was in danger of political persecution and wanted to save his life. He had been detained several times in Iran. Both he him-self and his family had repeatedly been threatened by the authorities. On July 11, he was arrested in Greece. »I really cannot believe what is going on here in Greece!« On August 5, GCR was contacted via fax by the sister of A.S.H. She is a recognized refugee in Germany. She informed the lawyers that her brother was in detention in Fylakio and that he wanted to claim asylum. GCR lawyer met ASH, who also himself requested legal support in order to apply for asylum. On August 8, GCR56 sent a fax to the police headquarters in Orestiada and the asylum office. informing them about his case. In the same month 4. Refoulement, readmissions and deportations A.S.H. was transferred from Fylakio to the asylum office in Orestiada in order to register his request. However, when the GCR lawyer talked to him on September 6, he maintained that he did not understand what was going on. He got afraid. The asylum office, on their part said that he preferred not to apply. On September 16, he contacted the lawyer again and said he wanted to seek for asylum. On September 17, a GCR lawyer sent an email sent to the police headquarters in Orestiada, as well as a fax57 to the asylum office in Orestiada, informing them that A.S.H. does indeed wish to lodge an asylum claim. On September 26, the lawyer was informed of A.S.H.’s readmission to Turkey. On the morning of September 27, she discussed the incident with the police director of Orestiada who claimed that A.S.H. was deported because he had withdrawn from seeking asylum. Furthermore, the director said that he was not aware of the second fax regarding the present case. Frontex and the Greek authorities observe migrants at the border with infrared cameras 55 A.S.H. from Iran, Interview with a GCR-lawyer in Orestiada in October 2011 56 GCR fax ref. no. 79/2011 57 GCR fax ref. no. 85/2011