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...
The unworkable Rwanda scheme continues to face legal challenges one year after its announcement. Conservatives openly view Greece’s self-described “strict but fair” migration policies as a model to follow. The British government is giving itself powers to turn bases...
Greece systematically fails to identify survivors of modern slavery among asylum seekers, leaving them at high risk of being re-subjected to abuse. Greek Migration Minister continues to deny allegations of pushbacks while admitting “interception” of boats amid ongoing...
Thousands of cases dismissed as inadmissible on “safe third country” grounds in 2022 – situation for refugees in Türkiye is worsening. As the government reports a significant decrease of asylum seekers residing in Greece, reports and critique of systematic...
As the seventh anniversary of the EU-Turkey Agreement is marked the situation for refugees in Turkije continues to worsen. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has signed an agreement with Greece on the return of irregular migrants amid ongoing...
