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27 Feb: Putting lives at Risk, Separating Families after Pushbacks Operations

During these pushbacks families of asylum seekers are often forcibly separated.

06 Feb: Disgraceful living conditions in the ‘state-of-the-art’ Closed Controlled Access Centre of Samos

Disgraceful living conditions prevail in the overcrowded Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos.

24 Jan: Greece in institutional decline: Civil society tracks persisting rule of law backsliding

Report: Persisting deficiencies and emerging threats to the rule of law in Greece – 2024

26 Sep: Beyond Farmakonisi: The responsibility of the Greek Coast Guard for human rights violations at sea

Οι παραβιάσεις που εντοπίστηκαν από το Δικαστήριο στην υπόθεση του Φαρμακονησίου δεν αποτελούν ένα μεμονωμένο περιστατικό.

20 Jul: In search of safety: The struggle of Afghan single mothers in Greece

Refugee single mothers face aggravated challenges and protection risks in Greece.

03 May: Lesvos

What is happening today in the refugee structures in the Aegean islands: Lesvos CCAC

03 May: Chios

What is happening today in the refugee structures in the Aegean islands: Chios CCAC

03 May: Samos

What is happening today in the refugee structures in the Aegean islands: Samos CCAC.

03 May: Kos

What is happening today in the refugee structures in the Aegean islands: Kos CCAC.

03 May: Leros

What is happening today in the refugee structures in the Aegean islands: Leros CCAC

30 Mar: Systemic deficiencies in the access of beneficiaries of international protection to documents and socio-economic rights

Systemic deficiencies in the access of beneficiaries of international protection to documents and socio-economic rights

21 Feb: Registration of asylum applications in the new mainland RIC in Greece

Observations on access to the asylum procedure in the Attica region

27 Jan: Rule of law backsliding continues in Greece

Joint Civil Society Submission to the European Commission on the 2023 Rule of Law Report January 2023

11 Oct: THE STATE OF THE BORDER PROCEDURE ON THE GREEK ISLANDS

Report prepared by Equal Rights Beyond Borders, HIAS Greece & Refugee Support Aegean

14 Jul: The new “Cartoneros” of Athens

Mini documentary, briefing, stories of four families of recognised refugees in Greece and photos about The Cartoneros of Athens

24 Jun: Systemic breaches of the rule of law and of the EU asylum acquis at Greece’s borders brought before the European Parliament

six Greek civil society organisations, members of the Informal Forced Returns Recording Mechanism established by the Greek National Commission for Human Rights in response to systematic push back allegations in the country, submitted a briefing to the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), covering systemic breaches of the rule of law and the EU acquis by Greek authorities.

31 Mar: Beneficiaries of international protection in Greece | Report

The updated report on the situation of beneficiaries of international protection in Greece, published today by RSA and Stiftung PRO ASYL, highlights chronic legal and practical barriers excluding them from the basic documents and socio-economic rights needed to rebuild their lives.

23 Dec: Refugees in Greece experience third month of humanitarian crisis and hunger

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.

22 Jun: Administrative detention: A human rights “black hole”

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.

15 Jun: The EASO Report on Turkey

RSA publishes the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) “Turkey: Content of Protection – Country Information Pack”, last updated in August 2019.

13 Apr: Excluded and Segregated | The vanishing education of refugee children in Greece

Excluded and Segregated The vanishing education of refugee children in Greece​ Excluded and Segregated The vanishing education of refugee children…

17 Mar: An avoidable institutional deviation | EU-Turkey “deal”: 5 Years of Shame

The Statement / “Deal” of the Heads of European Union (EU) Member States and Turkey represents an institutional deviation, five…

09 Jan: Returned recognized refugees face a dead-end in Greece

PROTECTION FOR RECOGNIZED REFUGEES IN GREECE REMAINS IN PAPER In June 2017, Refugee Support Aegean (RSA)/ PRO ASYL published a…

09 Oct: The “hotspots” experiment: removing human rights from the equation

Gradually, hotspots on the Greek islands have acquired more characteristics far different to those initially announced in terms of their…

26 Jun: #AgathonisiShipwreck: The case file

On 16 March 2018, a refugee boat sank near the Greek island of Agathonisi. Sixteen persons perished including seven children…

20 Mar: Stop The Toxic Deal NOW

In the framework of their campaign #StopTheToxicDeal RSA and PRO ASYL publish today their common statement against the toxic EU-Turkey…

17 Mar: #StopTheToxicDeal TURKEY AS A “SAFE THIRD COUNTRY”

In the framework of their campaign #StopTheToxicDeal RSA and PRO ASYL publish today the final topic that concerns Turkey as…

15 Mar: #StopTheToxicDeal DETENTION

In the framework of their campaign #StopTheToxicDeal RSA and PRO ASYL publish today the fourth topic that concerns Detention. #StopTheToxicDeal

09 Mar: #StopTheToxicDeal XENOPHOBIA

In the framework of their campaign #StopTheToxicDeal RSA and PRO ASYL publish today the second topic that concerns xenophobia #StopTheToxicDeal

07 Mar: #StopTheToxicDeal Reception Conditions

In the framework of their campaign #StopTheToxicdeal RSA and PRO ASYL publish today the first topic that concerns reception conditions…

06 Mar: STOP THE TOXIC EU-TURKEY DEAL – STORIES FOR 2 DISGRACEFUL YEARS FOR EUROPE

#StopTheToxicDeaL Two years after its implementation, the EU-Turkey ‘deal’ still stands at the forefront of European Union (EU) Policy on…

25 Oct: WINTER HAS ARRIVED: Thousands left at the mercy of winter in Greek hot-spots

Despite repeated warnings from numerous organisations thousands of refugees will be in danger as weather deteriorates. The Greek government has…

13 Sep: No more separations of families! 2nd part

Many vulnerable refugees in Greece are waiting for prolonged periods to reunify with their family members in Germany. PRO ASYL…

03 Aug: No more separations of families! 1st part

Foto: Salinia Stroux Refugees in Greece are waiting for indefinite periods for their family reunification to Germany. PRO ASYL and…

15 Jun: Greek Hotspots: Deaths Not to Be Forgotten

(a joint PRO ASYL / Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) Policy Note) 14th June 2017 Greek Hotspots: Deaths Not to Be…

17 Mar: One year since the EU-Turkey Statement: refugees trapped in a buffer zone

A policy note of the RSA team and partner of PRO ASYL in Greece lays open the fatal consequences the…