Greece: Fast Track Procedures Cutting the Line – Turmoil Over Closed Centres and Transfers to Mainland
According to Greek authorities the accelerated asylum procedure reduced the decision process for new arrivals in 2020 to 24 days, yet leaving out people awaiting decisions for up to two years. The government has been forced to halt expropriation of land to host closed...
Greece: Situation in Lesvos Intensifies after Police Crackdown on Protesters
2000 men, women and children participated in a rally on February 3 to protest the conditions in the overcrowded Moria camp and demand an acceleration of their asylum procedures. The protests were met with excessive force by police and clashes erupted continuing on...
Greece: Nationality-based Detention in the Moria Refugee Camp
The NGO HIAS recently published a policy brief entitled ‘Locked Up Without Rights’ concerning the legal framework regulating the detention of asylum seekers in Greece and the use of automatic detention of single males based on their nationality. The policy of...