🎥Throughout May and June’s brutal heat, my relentless captivity protest outside the UNHCR office underscored profound neglect and unrelenting starvation amid severe adversities. My repeated pleas for nourishment were met with hostility and derision, evidenced by discarded food mockingly placed under my blanket. Demeaning harassment further dehumanized me while the glaring proximity to bustling eateries emphasized societal and humanitarian hypocrisies, exacerbating my plight amid daily struggles with dust, debris, and inadequate provisions, leaving me perpetually hungry and isolated. Watch 👆
🎥 Over a decade of relentless efforts and visits to ‘SolidarityNow’ revealed systemic neglect on December 28th, 2023, with deficient support and bureaucratic evasion, escalating to police involvement, xenophobic remarks and expedited dismissal, illustrating an institutional strategy to suppress refugee voices and maintain exclusion. Further encounters on April 05th and 12th, 2024, with evasive staff and locked offices, reinforce the intent to deny rights and support.
📸 Enduring a scorching 42°C amidst my captivity protest outside the UNHCR office, I face stark contrasts between the filthy pavement and their luxurious, air-conditioned interiors. Denied sustenance and aid, my health deteriorates, exacerbated by incessant perspiration and unbearable itching. Since my seventh shelter demolition, I remain unwashed and in tattered clothes, my plight echoing urgent pleas for action.
🎥 Suffering inhumane captivity in Greece, I’m left at the mercy of indifferent NGOs and UNHCR. Amidst appalling conditions and atrocious treatment, my fundamental rights are flouted; I desperately call for urgent aid and restoration of my dignity and security in this relentless struggle. Watch 👆
🎥 In a world of plenty, my sustenance hinges on scant and conditional aid amidst harassment and the city’s blistering heat and relentless traffic noise, threatening my existence due to neglect and malice. Encounters with motorcyclists perpetuating indignities underscore my plight. Your support is my lifeline.
📃 Despite persistent pleas to the UNHCR Inspector General, vital aid is still lacking, posing a critical threat. The prospect of enduring starvation is not a choice I am willing to make, nor have I declared another hunger strike. Urgent, compassionate action is paramount. Read 👆
🎥 Maintenance of cleanliness of my vicinity—plagued by dust, debris, and an abundance of leaves shed by the pair of burgeoning trees outside the UNHCR office, where I steadfastly continue my captivity protest 24/7 on grimy pavement devoid of a shelter—is hindered on weekends by the unavailability of a broom, normally borrowed on weekdays from the adjacent Supermarket. Inordinate amounts of energy are expended singularly on this, aggravated by the janitor’s conscious omission of my immediate area during her bi-daily cleaning rounds.
🎥 A month subsequent to the razing of my seventh shelter outside the UNHCR premises, there remains the absence of aid or a viable resolution to my plight, underscoring a persistent battle against my ten-year captivity protest and ongoing oppression, including shelter demolition and enforced daily hunger. Your urgent support remains crucial. Watch 👆
📖 UNHCR’s lack of action on my protracted captivity and deprivation in Greece, remains inexplicable unless their goal is to endanger my life discreetly without addressing the underlying issues. The significance of a small tent to their response, or the lack thereof, to resolve the situation requiring its demolition also warrants explanation. Read more: 👆
🎥 Despite my urgent requests to the UNHCR for essential daily supplies being ignored, they resorted to intimidation by involving the Police on the rainy morning of May 10th. The officers threatened arrest, insisting on moving my belongings to the damp sidewalk, regardless of the potential for more rain. Additionally, the area needed to be cleaned of dust, debris, and leaves, requiring washing. Watch 👆
🎥 Amidst midnight relentless rain on May 16th, 2024, my protest against captivity in Greece persists under harsh conditions—forceful starvation, filthy pavement, no shelter, and concealment of my plight. Your continued support is vital for my sustenance and securing another shelter. Please Donate and share. Watch 👆
📸 Amidst cleaning efforts of my surroundings outside the UNHCR office following early morning’s precipitation on May 10th, a police car arrived and post discussion with the reception, imperatively directed me to move my items to the still-wet pavement, under threat of arrest. But they eventually departed, leaving a stern warning of arrest upon return.
🎥 Soaked again this morning by the rain. My seeking shelter next to the building prompted a warning from the receptionist and subsequent police involvement, who directed me to move my belongings to the still-wet pavement, under threat of arrest, despite lingering clouds suggesting further rainfall and a damp pavement. Watch 👆
🎥 My numerous requests for legal authorization regarding the demolition of my shelter and seizure of my property were met with elusive replies and derisive, intimidating conduct by the Police, clearly indicating the absence of a judicial mandate or formal documentation for their actions.
🎥 Continuing my protest outside the UNHCR office after the recent destruction of my seventh shelter, I have received no aid from the UNHCR, NGOs, or civil society. For three days, I've been without food, surviving on a small bottle of water left near my banner during a brief absence yesterday. Your support remains crucial. 🆘
📸 After contacting the UNHCR via two emails, two representatives visited but only provided a blue pamphlet with familiar organizations that have never assisted me over the past 10-years. They dismissed my claim of being held hostage and did not facilitate a prompt resolution.