Since the beginning of large scale refugee arrivals in 2015 and the closure of the Balkan route in 2016, the Greek authorities have established in total 32 refugee camps in mainland Greece. Until March 2020, the vast majority of these camps lacked a legal basis. Poor conditions including sleeping in tents exposed to the weather elements, severe lack of safety and violence, remoteness of location and limited access to health care are among the deficiencies in these camps.
Due to the increase in persons arriving via North-Eastern Greece over the past year, a substantial number of asylum seekers have not officially undergone a referral from the authorities for the purpose of reception and remain as unofficial residents of mainland camps such as Malakasa under wholly substandard conditions.
RSA regularly documents conditions in mainland camps and supports cases of vulnerable individuals living there.
A family of refugees had unlawfully been detained under a “restriction of freedom” in the RIC of Malakasa
Official 2024 statistics
Inadequate reception conditions in sites isolated from urban centres and with difficult access thereto
Flood victims in Greece are housed in unsuitable conditions at the refugee structure in Koutsochero
Refugee single mothers face aggravated challenges and protection risks in Greece.
Greece encampment policy and services takeover lead to isolation and deny protection
Observations on access to the asylum procedure in the Attica region
Despite constant appeals from humanitarian organisations and dozens of media reports regarding the economic impasse faced by thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Greece in recent months, the problem has not been solved.
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In a report titled “Excluded and Segregated. The vanishing education of refugee children in Greece”, Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) tracks…
Despite repeated promises by the Migration Policy Minister, Giannis Mouzalas, Derveni (Alexil) camp has not been closed in spring 2017[i]….