Subject: Afghan minor looking for his family in Greece

> Dear all,
>
> My name is Isabelle Caillol and I work for an organisation called Helsinki

> Citizens Assembly. For those who don't know me and our work, this
> organization is based in Istanbul and our work is to advocate for refugee
> rights in Turkey. Among our activities we provide legal assistance to
> refugees in their application for refugee status to the UNHCR and Turkish
> Ministry of Interior.
>
>
>
> I am assisting an Afghan minor named Abbas Khavari who applied for refugee

> status in Turkey. Abbas was born in Iran of Afghan parents. He and his
> family left Iran few months ago and transited through Turkey to go to
> Greece. In December 2008, he and his family arrived in Athens. After ten
> days spent in Athens, when he was out the house without his family, he was

> arrested by Greek authorities and deported to Turkey. Since his
> deportation to Turkey at the end of December he has no news from his
> family and no telephone number to contact them. He does not even know the
> name of the neighborhood he lived in while he was in Athens.
>
>
>
> Abbas does not know if his family is still in Greece but he thinks that
> they might have moved forward to another European country.
>
> The names of his relatives that we are looking for are the following:
>
>
> Father - Hussein Khavari - around 40 years old.
>
> Mother - Zehra Khavari - around 32 years old.
>
> Brother - Hamid Khavari - 6 years old
>
> Brother - Ali Khavari - 4 years old.
>
>
> As you can imagine, Abbas is very depressed about the fact that he does
> not know his family whereabouts and he has no way to find their trace by
> himself. Here in Istanbul he is not in contact with the Afghan community
> as he is staying in a center for unaccompanied minors, therefore he can't
> use the Afghan community to launch his search.
>
> I encourage everyone to forward this message to any person or organization

> that would be able to help. Don't hesitate to contact me if you need
> further information.
>
>
> Thank you very much for your assistance.
>
>
> Isabelle Caillol
>
> ____________________________________
> Isabelle Caillol
> Refugee Advocacy and Support Program
> Helsinki Citizens' Assembly - Turkey
> Kumbaraci Yokusu 50/3
> Beyoglu - Istanbul, Turkey
> isabelle@hyd.org.tr
> www.hyd.org.tr
> tel. +90 212 292 4830
> fax. +90 212 292 4833
>