Despite repeated promises by the Migration Policy Minister, Giannis Mouzalas, Derveni (Alexil) camp has not been closed in spring 2017[i]….

Greece is intensifying its detention policy under the hypocritical and tolerating gaze of the EU. More specifically, on Kos and – during the operation of the pre-removal centre – in Evros the authorities apply a policy of generalised and systematic detention of newly arrived asylum seekers subject to a few exceptions, whereas even vulnerable people are detained for prolonged periods.

The story of a survivor of a different impending shipwreck, two years ago

Wednesday, January 24, at 12.00, at DSA – Athens Bar Association (60 Akadimias, Athens)

The Council of the European Union sets impermissible restrictions on refugees’ access to asylum procedures in Europe.

Refugees receiving protection in Greece and those returned thereto from other European countries continue to face prolonged delays in the renewal of their residence permits.

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

The European Commission tabled legislative proposals to amend the Schengen Borders Code and to address so-called “instrumentalisation” in migration and asylum, two months after 12 Member States, including Greece, Cyprus, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, requested the “adaptation of EU law to new realities” and after the European Council called on the Commission to take legislative measures.

On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, we publish a transcript of the testimony given to us by Bilal*, a survivor of the Pylos shipwreck.

This paper summarises comments from legal organisations Refugee Support Aegean (RSA), the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR), HIAS Greece and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) on the bill amending migration and asylum legislation,[1] submitted to public consultation by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum one year after the last migration reform. The organisations offer a detailed analysis of key provisions of the bill and of their impact on refugees and asylum seekers, as well as recommendations to achieve the necessary harmonisation of Greek legislation with EU law.

Αίτηση ακύρωσης στο Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας

Four experts present the impact of confinement on the mental health, rights and life of the “children of the deal”.

Even asylum interviews are no longer being conducted

On March 30th a new pre-removal detention center was opened on Kos Island. Similar detention centers are planned on other…