Refugee facilities on the Aegean islands
What is the current situation in the Closed Controlled Access Centres?
What is the current situation in the Closed Controlled Access Centres?
The situation in the CCAC on Samos.
Disgraceful living conditions prevail in the overcrowded Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos.
Joint call for the closure of the Samos CCAC and for adequate accommodation for people, within communities and in housing.
What is happening today in the refugee structures in the Aegean islands: Samos CCAC.
Report prepared by Equal Rights Beyond Borders, HIAS Greece & Refugee Support Aegean
At a time when international organizations[1] point out that quarantines in refugee camps are not the right tool to stop the spread of Covid-19, as they are areas of high…
According to the official statistics, the total number of refugees on the island of Samos has reached more than 7,900 individuals, which is approximately the number of the permanent population…
On Monday night, 14 October 2019, a fire broke out in Vathy hotspot on the island of Samos and hundreds of refugees had to flee the camp in order to…
The situation on Samos island has reached the edge as the grim conditions under which hundreds of refugees live in Vathi hotspot are a humanitarian disaster. Meanwhile, reactions by local…
Gradually, hotspots on the Greek islands have acquired more characteristics far different to those initially announced in terms of their operation and human rights guarantees. Everything shows that a new…
Despite repeated warnings from numerous organisations thousands of refugees will be in danger as weather deteriorates. The Greek government has failed to react leaving people in Reception and Identification Centers…