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...

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...

AIDA 2019 Update: Hungary*

13th March 2020 | News

The updated country report on Hungary documents developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2019. The quasi-state of exception that has been introduced into Hungarian law...

Balkans: New Protests Along the EU Borders

21st February 2020 | News

A new round of marches and protests have taken place in the Balkans along EU’s external borders. In Bosnia and Herzegovina 700 people were prevented by police from breaking out of the Miral camp, protesting their conditions as well as abuse by authorities across the...

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...