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Situation Update: Island of Kos

Kos is one of the Greek Aegean Islands near Turkey and one of five ‘hotspots’ in Greece - the EU’s approach to receiving and identifying...

NGOs launch takeover of Frontex' controversial competition

Cover Image, Credits: EU Observer/Frontex

Alternatives to camps: caring for unaccompanied and separated children on the move

This article is the first of a series of blog posts examining viable alternatives to refugee camps on Greece’s Aegean Islands. The focus...

Tightening restrictions on grassroots organizations in Greece

by Mariana Kouprianoff Refugee camps in Greece are known for the worst reasons: inhumane conditions, with refugees and asylum-seekers...

NGOs release new report on the ‘invisible’ mental health emergency for asylum seekers on Samos

[06.04.2021, 16:00 CET] For Immediate Release To mark World Health Day, NGOs have released a new report examining the impact of reception...

Humanitarian crisis continues as EU funding announced for 5 new camps

by Rowan Simpson The humanitarian crisis on the Aegean islands to continue as EU funding announced for construction of five new refugee...

Five years of EU-Turkey deal: Europe Must Act demands respect for human rights

[17.03.2021, 09:15 CET] For Immediate Release 18 March 2021 marks the fifth anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal, even though Ylva...

Europe Must Act condemns the EU Commission's plans to build closed camps on the Greek islands

[27.01.2021, 09:00 CET] For Immediate Release Today the Deputy Director-General in charge of the “Task Force Migration Management” in DG...

Winter in the Aegean - spotlight on Samos

In the second week of January 2021, temperatures dropped to below 0 degrees as snow, rain and hail fell across the Aegean Islands. On...

Our wave of solidarity will grow

The so-called “New Pact on Migration and Asylum” presented by the EU Commission in September comes as a slap in the face of asylum seekers.

What is happening in the Aegean now? (30/9/20)

Three weeks on from the fire which destroyed much of the Moria RIC on Lesvos we feel it is time for an update to keep you all in touch...

Protests in 27 European cities defending the human rights of refugees after Moria fire

Under the banner “We have space” and “No more Moria!”, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in 27 European cities today