On 24 and 25 September 2024, Aegean Migrant Solidarity (AMS), the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN), the European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH),  Borderline Europe e.V., the Legal Centre Lesvos (LCL), and the Feminist Autonomous Centre for research (FAC) observed the proceedings of the Appeal trial of Homayoun Sabetara at the Appeal Court of Thessaloniki. This preliminary statement outlines our findings, a full report will follow.