Refugees in distress at sea in Kerkyra
On March 30th, 2012 17 sans-papiers from Afghanistan and Pakistan were found at distress at sea and transferred to Kerkyra. They had tried to cross from Albania to Italy as they said. news in Greek
View ArticleDublin’s Trap: Another Side of the Greek Crisis (2012)
Watch: “Dublin’s Trap: Another Side of the Greek Crisis” (2012) by Bryan Carter
View ArticleItalian authorities discover dead migrant in Venice port
Authorities in Venice on Wednesday, May 2, discovered a dead migrant, and a second man who was said to be in critical condition, after opening the luggage compartment of a truck that had been aboard a...
View ArticleBoat with 60 migrants found near Paxoi Island
A big sailing boat with 60 migrants on board was discovered on May 13 at 4am by an airplane of Frontex flying over the Ioanian. The sailing boat was heading towards Italy. The coast guard of Kerkyra...
View ArticleJune 23, 2012: Tragic death of two refugees in ferry that arrived in Ancona,...
Two dead refugees were found inside a bus that arrived on June 23, 2012 in Ancona, Italy. The heat and lack of oxygen lead to the death of the unfortunate refugees and to the devastating health...
View ArticleSamos – detained Syrian refugees on hunger strike since yesterday
35 Syrians who are detained since 9 days on the roof of Samos Port authorities began yesterday a hunger strike including the 6 children among them. until today they were not given any access to the...
View ArticleAfghan detainee of Xanthi in protest
An afghan refugee who is being detained in the new detention centre in the former Xanthi police academy sew his lips in protest against the new maximum detention periods. The authorities immediately...
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Call for Solidarity from Mytilini, Lesvos: New arrivals of refugees / PIKPA...
CALL FOR SOLIDARITY Since yesterday (28.11.12) the civil society has managed to temporarily win the struggle for an open first reception centre with the authorities agreeing to transfer all the...
View ArticleAccounts of the only survivor of the ship tragedy nearby Lesvos on Friday 14th
The interview was held by Ilias Maravas for EPA Aigaiou I remember that I arrived at the shore. I looked for them but I couldn’t find anyone. Then I remember that I woke up in the hospital. The only...
View ArticleUnaccompanied minor dies in Evros
On January 21st, 2013 nine Afghans were found in the region of Mandra, Didimotixos in Evros (five women, two minor boys and one minor girl with one man). One of the minors – a 16-year-old – had died....
View Article159 migrants in distress at sea saved near Calabria
Yesterday the 159 migrants from Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt had started from turkey some days earlier heading towards italy when their ship got at distress at sea close to the Calabrian coast. Among...
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3 Videos / CNN / Europe’s Lost Children: Journeys of pain, despair – and joy.
Immigrants fleeing violence pay people smugglers thousands of dollars to enter Europe through Greece. The exodus includes children, alone and at risk. Their dreams are big, but the reality far...
View ArticleAfghan man struggling for life / police guards in corinth detention centre...
The Afghan community of Greece denounces about the critical health condition of Mohammad Hassan who has been transferred to hospital on July 2nd from Corinth detention centre and is fighting to survive...
View ArticleSuicide attempt by Afghan sans papiers in Corinth detention center
On August 24th, 2013 an Afghani migrant jumped out of the window of the detention center in Corinth. He was seriously injured. Earlier, the detainee had climbed the iron bars of the windows,...
View ArticleSecond Afghan refugee dies in Corinth detention centre
According to the Afghan community in Greece, Nezam Hakimi died on November 4th, 2013 after four months of detention. His cancer had not been treated during that period. He is another victim of the new...
View Article15-year-old Afghan died of suffocation inside a truck in Igoumenitsa port
Igoumenitsa port police has discovered the dead body of an Afghan refugee inside the cargo ares of a truck. The truck was going to board on a ship departing for Italy. The corpse has been transferred...
View ArticleAthens court rules more than 18 months detention of migrants is illegal!
The appeal against detention that was brought to court by the Greek Council for Refugees is of broader significance as it was the first case of its kind against the “endless detention duration. The...
View ArticleMass rejection of renewal of 2-year refugee status
How “real” asylum recognition rates are in Greece in reality… About the temporariness of being a recognised refugee in Greece: by D. Angelidis The General Secretary of the Ministry of Citizen...
View ArticleMother with baby detained one month in Petrou Ralli detention cells
Detention of babies and children under inhuman and degrading conditions in Greece Z.M. from Afghanistan, a young mother of a one-year-old and a six-year old was arrested in the end of April 2014 in...
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17-year-old Afghan self-injured himself to protest detention in Lesvos
A 17-year-old Afghan self-injured himself to protest against the long detention duration in Moria “first Reception” detention camp in Lesvos, Greece. He has been transferred to the psychiatric clinic...
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