refugees

Amnesty International has published a report regarding “the ongoing, persistent and shameful treatment by the Greek authorities of people risking their...

The Coast Guard has been searching for refugees, who were lost at sea in the maritime area near cape Korakas, near Mytilene...

The courts have decided to ban the broadcast of a television documentary by investigative journalist Stavros Theodorakis on Mega Channel. According to judge Antigone Stamoleka, the broadcast of the documentary will interfere with the ongoing judicial investigation and as such violates the privacy principle. The journalist spoke to To Vima and revealed that he interviewed […]

The Ministry of Interior recently decided to pass an amendment according to which expatriates and legally-residing nationals from third countries are not allowed to participate in municipal elections, prompting migrant clubs and anti-racist organizations to react. A demonstration against what is being perceived as a racist amendment has been organized for Tuesday afternoon at 7pm […]

The European Commissioner for Human Rights has demanded from the Greek EU presidency to take initiatives to address the refugee situation, while expressing its concern about the allegations of refugees illegally being pushed back into Turkey. The Commissioner maintains that Syrian asylum seekers who reach the borders of EU member states are under the responsibility […]

The Coast Guard reported that on Sunday evening they were alerted by a resident in Rhodes that eight refugees, seven men and one woman, appeared on a beach in the Ladiko Bay. According to the Syrian refugees, traffickers transported them from the Dalaman region in Turkey and threw them in the sea where they approached […]

The sixteen immigrants who were salvaged from a shipwreck near Farmakonisi a few days ago have been transferred to the port of Piraeus, after being accommodated in Leros for a few days. The ferryboat tickets for their transfer were paid for by an NGO and members of the United Nations’ High Commission offices in Athens […]

The Hellenic Coast Guard has issued a response to allegations by the UN’s High Commission that it caused a boat containing refugees to overturn, while it was being tugged towards Turkish shores. While 16 refugees were eventually rescued, 12 (including women and children) are still missing at sea. In the announcement, the Coast Guard claims […]

A search for 12 refugees is currently under way, about 1.5 nautical miles off the coast of Farmakonisi, as its engine appears to have broken down. After locating the fishing boat containing immigrants, the Coast Guard began tugging it to safety. During the rescue operation, two of the passengers fell overboard. The rest of the […]