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ECtHR puts a stop sign to Greek deportation without prior assessment
22 September 2025
ECtHR puts a stop sign to Greek deportation without prior assessment

Interview

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Open Call: “Lesvos 2015 – 10 Years Later” – Photography Exhibition in Mytilene
30 July 2025
Open Call: “Lesvos 2015 – 10 Years Later” – Photography Exhibition in Mytilene

Submission Deadline: 15 September 2025

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The unlawful suspension of access to asylum in Greece must be immediately withdrawn
16 July 2025
The unlawful suspension of access to asylum in Greece must be immediately withdrawn

109 civil society organisations condemn the legislative provision as unlawful and impermissible

A last farewell to the victims of the deadly Lesvos shipwreck on 3 April who had remained unburied
A last farewell to the victims of the deadly Lesvos shipwreck on 3 April who had remained unburied
15 July 2025
A last farewell to the victims of the deadly Lesvos shipwreck on 3 April who had remained unburied

A last farewell

Suspension of processing of asylum applications is illegal!
Suspension of processing of asylum applications is illegal!
9 July 2025
Suspension of processing of asylum applications is illegal!

Suspension of processing of asylum applications just announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is illegal!

Mapping refugee arrivals in Crete
Crete – Gavdos: 7,336 refugee arrivals in the first half of 2025, lack of management plan
9 July 2025
Crete – Gavdos: 7,336 refugee arrivals in the first half of 2025, lack of management plan

Arrival data for the first half of 2025

Refugee women reflect on the belongings they carried and the memories they cherish
What did you manage to bring along to Greece from your home country after escaping?
20 June 2025
What did you manage to bring along to Greece from your home country after escaping?

Refugee women reflect on the belongings they carried and the memories they cherish

17 senior officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard leadership, including its then-Chief, have been referred for felonies for the Pylos shipwreck.
Pylos Shipwreck: Criminal prosecution for felonies against 17 members of the Coast Guard, including senior officers of its leadership
23 May 2025
Pylos Shipwreck: Criminal prosecution for felonies against 17 members of the Coast Guard, including senior officers of its leadership

Joint Press Release by lawyers and organisations representing the survivors of the Pylos shipwreck: PYLOS SHIPWRECK: CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR FELONIES…

ECHR condemns Greece for Coast Guard shooting
European Court of Human Rights Condemns Greece Over Deadly Coast Guard Shooting
26 March 2025
European Court of Human Rights Condemns Greece Over Deadly Coast Guard Shooting

Near Symi in August 2015 (case of Almukhlas and Al-Maliki v. Greece).​

No support for refugees returned to Greece
No support for refugees returned to Greece
20 March 2025
No support for refugees returned to Greece

Systemic barriers and neglect continue to affect recognised refugees forcibly returned to Greece from other EU countries

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At least 61 refugees dead and 59 missing in 27 shipwrecks in Greece in 2024
10 March 2025
At least 61 refugees dead and 59 missing in 27 shipwrecks in Greece in 2024

These figures derive from the data we are publishing today for the whole of 2024, following our own collection and analysis.

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International Women’s Day 2025: “A rainbow in the clouds”
6 March 2025
International Women’s Day 2025: “A rainbow in the clouds”

Four refugee women share their thoughts​

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