The main tenets of the Greek legal framework on the NGO Registry of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum were declared unconstitutional by the Plenary of the Greek Council of State
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Criminalisation of seeking asylum: The first month of implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum has been marked by arbitrary arrest, detention and criminalisation of refugees, collapse of procedures, and suspension of registration of asylum applications.
The Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) has recently noted an increasing number of incidents of online hate speech.
Gavdos, source: 50 out of Many Introduction In the first half of 2026, arrivals of refugees and asylum seekers in Crete and Gavdos reached 8,552, continuing the rapid increase recorded…
A survivor of the Pylos shipwreck meets a relative. Kalamata, June 2023. Photo: Maria Sidiropoulou Three years ago, on the night of June 13, 2023, more than 600 people drowned…
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World Refugee Day 2026
Pylos Shipwreck: 3 years later
The night of 13-14 June 2023 marks three years since the Pylos shipwreck, when the overcrowded trawler Adriana capsized 47 nautical miles south-west of Pylos, within the Greek search and rescue zone. The omissions and actions of the Greek authorities led to one of the deadliest known shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, with approximately 650 people dead or missing.The timeline that follows documents the critical developments of these three years: the events of that night, the findings of independent investigations, the findings and conclusions of institutional bodies, the testimonies and current legal status of the survivors, and the progress of the ongoing criminal proceedings. Three years on, the crime of Pylos still seeks justice and accountability.
The dangerous manoeuvres carried out by the Hellenic Coast Guard put refugees’ lives at risk.
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One year since the 3 April Lesvos shipwreck: Survivor acquittal as a first step towards justice
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The stories of two recognised refugee women returned to Greece from other EU countries
