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Free Humanitarians: Drop the Charges for Sarah Mardini, Seán Binder, Nassos Karakitsos and 21 others

Open Letter 50 civil society organisations are releasing an open letter in support of Sarah, Seán and Nassos and 21 others who were...

The real crime is the border regime - Justice for N. & Hasan #Samos2

Joint Statement After shipwreck, survivor faces more than 230 years for “boat driving” and father charged with the death of his...

New Campaign against criminalization of migration - Free The #Samos2

[08.11.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release As the first asylum seeker ever, N., a young father, is charged with the drowning of his...

Relocation from Greece: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead

Joint Briefing Paper As the voluntary EU relocation scheme is scheduled to come to an end, 29 civil society organizations call for the...

Denying food: instead of receiving protection people go hungry on EU soil

Joint Open Letter 33 humanitarian, human rights and civil society organizations and initiatives are calling on Greek and European...

Are you eligible to eat?

[18.10.2021, 16:00 CET] For Immediate Release The Greek government should immediately disburse belated payments of cash assistance and...

Breaking Convention - Border Force endangering lives at sea

by Helen Barber A second suspected asylum seeker has been found drowned in the Channel in two months. This tragedy follows the death of a...

Concerns of Samos new camp residents 3 weeks after its opening: “When will I become a human?”

[11.10.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release Three weeks ago on the Aegean island of Samos, the people seeking asylum were transferred...

“Where are our rights?” Refugees and NGOs are concerned about opening of prison-like camp on Samos

[15.09.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release On Saturday, 18th September 2021, Greece together with the European Union put in operation...

One year after the Moria fire: Few lessons learned as Greece expands barriers to refugees protection

[08.09.2021, 00:01 CET] For Immediate Release 45 NGOs and civil society groups have today released a report urging the European Union and...

WALLING OFF WELCOME: New reception facilities in Greece reinforce a policy

Joint Policy Briefing 45 civil society organisations urge EU institutions and national governments to abandon policies that contain...

1 year after the Moria fire: EU and Greece fail to protect asylum seekers

[07.09.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release On September 8th & 9th, 2020, the Moria Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) —...