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Greece: Parliament Ratifies Emergency Decree Amid Intensifying Critique

Greece: Parliament Ratifies Emergency Decree Amid Intensifying Critique

27th March 2020 | News

UN Special Rapportour urges immediate action from the Greek authorities to stop violence, abuse and pushbacks at the Greek Turkish border. The Greek Parliament ratified on March 26, the controversial emergency decree suspending asylum procedures. The Committee on...
Greece: Fire and Virus Fear in Moria, 450 People Detained on Vessel Moved to Closed Camp

Greece: Fire and Virus Fear in Moria, 450 People Detained on Vessel Moved to Closed Camp

19th March 2020 | News

A young child died in a fire in the overcrowded Moria camp on Lesbos. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that living conditions in the island hotspots “provide the perfect storm for a COVID-19 outbreak”. 450 people who have been detained for weeks in the habour of...
Greece: Fire and Virus Fear in Moria, 450 People Detained on Vessel Moved to Closed Camp

Violations Continue in Greece, EU Says Asylum Procedures Cannot be Suspended

13th March 2020 | News

Greek authorities are continuing apparently illegal actions in an attempt to stop people entering from Turkey. EU confirms that violations will be discussed and short of declaring Greek suspension of procedures illegal, states that they cannot be suspended. A group of...
Greece: Fast Track Procedures Cutting the Line – Turmoil Over Closed Centres and Transfers to Mainland

Greece: Fast Track Procedures Cutting the Line – Turmoil Over Closed Centres and Transfers to Mainland

21st February 2020 | News

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

Greece: Situation in Lesvos Intensifies after Police Crackdown on Protesters

7th February 2020 | News

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...
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