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Daily Update (12/09/20)

Ongoing protests in the streets near Kara Tepe | NGOs working together to distribute food | Tear gas fired by riot police in Lidl car park

Daily Update (11/09/20)

In light of the recent fire outbreak in Moria, we will give a brief summary of the current situation from the refugee camp each day.

Europe Must Act Moria Fire Response

Kirsty Evans, field and campaigns coordinator for Europe Must Act reports from Moria after devastating fires hit the refugee camp.

In Moria sind die europäischen Werte verbrannt

Nachdem unzählige Warnungen über Jahre hinweg nicht gehört werden wollten, ist heute Nacht das Horrorszenario eingetreten: Das völlig...

Devastating Fire in Moria: Europe Must Act Now

On Tuesday 8th September, fires broke out across Moria refugee camp on Lesvos, the largest migrant camp in Europe. The flames have...

Like a wave that never breaks

This is the story of thousands of people every year, trying to cross the stretch of sea between Turkey and Greece, to seek asylum in Europe

Aegean Grassroots Report: Policy Recommendations

The Aegean Grassroots Report is a report written by Europe Must Act based on the input of 21 grassroots organisations

Refugee Hosting Program = Rejected!

German home secretary Horst Seehofer has prohibited two German federal states, Thuringia and Berlin, to rescue migrants from Greece.

Grassroots NGOs demand equal lockdown measures for refugees on the Aegean Islands

[Press Release] Europe Must Act and 40 NGOs will publish a joint letter to Greek Ministers of Migration & Asylum and Civil Protection

Joint Statement on the Extension of Restrictive Measures for Asylum-Seekers

A joint letter to Greek Ministers of Migration & Asylum and Civil Protection to seek clarification on the extension of restrictive measures

Volunteers übernehmen auch in schwierigen Zeiten Verantwortung

Ich möchte zeigen, wie wichtig die Arbeit von NGOs und Volunteers, gerade in diesen schwierigen Zeiten, auf den ägäischen Inseln ist.

Volunteers are taking on responsibility even in difficult times

I had started planning my volunteer assignment for "Movement on the ground" (MOTG) on Samos in January 2020 and of course I had never expect