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Greece: Hearing Reveals Hostile Environment for Human Rights Defenders, Strategy of Deflection and Denials on Pushbacks Continue, ESTIA Cash Scheme Unravels as Government Takes Over
A hearing with United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor revealed that Greek civil society organisations are forced to operate under hostile conditions of harassment and intimidation imposed by authorities as well as far-right activists....![France: Minister of Interior Praises Low Recognition Rates as a Success, Visa Cut Back for Maghreb as Punitive Measure, Concern over Dublin Transfers to Bulgaria](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/France-.png)
France: Minister of Interior Praises Low Recognition Rates as a Success, Visa Cut Back for Maghreb as Punitive Measure, Concern over Dublin Transfers to Bulgaria
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin states that France is doing “better” than its neighbours, citing comparatively low recognition rates. The French government will cut visas for Algerians, Moroccans, and Tunisian nationals as a punitive measure to push the North...![Greece: Mitarakis Rejects Border Monitor Mechanism as New Reports of Abuse Emerge – Greek Facilities Empty Out while People Move Onwards](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Greece.png)
Greece: Mitarakis Rejects Border Monitor Mechanism as New Reports of Abuse Emerge – Greek Facilities Empty Out while People Move Onwards
Amid new reports of abuse, Minister for Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarakis rejects the need for a human rights monitoring mechanism at Greek borders, stating that it would infringe upon national sovereignty. While the number of people in the Greek island hotspots...![Spain: Mass Expulsion to Morocco Alarms NGOs and Ombudsman – Bodies of People on the Move Wash up on Spanish Shores](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SPAIN-1.jpg)