Facts and figures

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10 Mar: The greek asylum procedure in figures: most asylum seekers continue to qualify for international protection in 2021

This Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) policy note analyses the main trends and developments in the Greek asylum procedure through statistics provided by national authorities in response to parliamentary questions and in monthly reports of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. It formulates observations and recommendations for filling existing gaps in the quality of data published by the administration.

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30 Jul: Immigration detention in the first half of 2021: Systematic deprivation of liberty and inaccessibility of remedies

Official data demonstrate that the Greek authorities continue to systematically detain asylum seekers and irregular migrants. The figures reveal a severe violation of the duty of the state to use deprivation of liberty only as a last resort, when necessity and proportionality so require.