Amid elections, systematic pushbacks continue in Greece while Turkiye continues push for return of Syrian refugees. Five border Guards arrested on charges of facilitating the entry of “illegal aliens” while more lives have been lost in the Aegean Sea. Following the...
As the Greek government is “extremely proud” over “tough but fair” migration policies, reports of pushbacks continue to mount. The dire situation in Closed Controlled Access Centre’s (CCACs) reported by EU representatives overseeing operations and condemned by NGOs....
Reports of pushbacks and abuse continue to mount across Greece including the Aegean Sea, the Evros region and the Western part of the country. Syrian and Afghan refugees in fear amid harsh election debate as the future of the already “collapsing” EU-Turkey deal is...
By Phili Cool and Inês Avelãs, from ECRE member, Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid (Fenix) Fenix is a legal NGO based on Lesvos and in Athens, which provides Holistic Legal Aid with the aim of empowering asylum seekers through provision of information, medical and...
Residents in EU-funded and highly surveilled Closed Controlled Access Centres (CCAC) in the Aegean islands live under regime of incarceration and excessive policing. Authorities continue the use of criminalisation as an intimidation tactic towards organisations and...
