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Latest news from current events and policy changes regarding EU migration and asylum
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Blocked from the System focuses on the experiences of people seeking asylum on mainland Greece, Crete and Rhodes since the policy changes in late November 2021.
8th, May 2022
Fabrice Leggeri, le directeur de Frontex, démissionne à la suite d’une enquête de l’Office de lutte antifraude de l’UE portant notamment sur des cas présumés illégaux de refoulement de migrants.
Frontex, l’agence européenne de gardes-frontières, a maquillé des renvois illégaux de migrants en mer Egée.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Greek government ministers and MPs have spread false claims about refugees and international law. While experts, the UNHCR, and EU data refute their claims and more allegations are reported regarding Greece’s illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers.
4 février 2022
Migrations : Il faut mettre fin à « la politique qui ne génère que maltraitance et violence », créée par les accords du Touquet.
EU: Number of irregular migrants back to pre-pandemic levels, says Frontex
UNHCR issues recommendations to the 2022 French and Czech Presidencies of the Council of the EU
In 2021, an NGO counts 629 cases of illegal refoulements in the Greek islands
Afghans in Greece Feel Abandoned After Getting Asylum
Fortress Europe increasingly stingy on asylum
N. Mitarakis confirms the disappearance of 25,000 rescued in the Aegean
The more vulnerable, the more exposed the refugees
Malakasa – The first closed refugee structure was inaugurated in mainland Greece
Turks fleeing Erdogan regime forced back as they cross into Greece
Frontex Denies ‘Expelling’ Migrant Watchdog Team from Greek Border
Joint statement by 19 organisations active on refugee issues in Greece
Fortress Europe: the millions spent on military-grade tech to deter refugees
Greece: migrants between doubt and hope after the visit of Pope Francis to Lesbos
Mistaken for a migrant, a Frontex interpreter is beaten and deported by the Greek police
Brussels: € 325 million in Turkey for refugees
According to Greek authorities, unrecognized refugees cannot return to Turkey
Protection of unaccompanied children in Greece
The right to asylum in the context of « instrumentalisation » – lessons from Greece
Who is affected by the truth of the illegal deportations ?
Detained and Forgotten at the Gates of the EU, Detention of Migrants on the Island of Kos
Greece accused of ‘biggest pushback in years’ of stricken refugee ship
Against migrants, always more technology
Prisons in paradise: Refugees detentions in Greece raise alarm
ARSIS: 194 unaccompanied minors found in the streets of Thessaloniki
Revealed: The UE-funded pushback operations violently forcing asylum seekers across borders
Greece: Nea Kavala, an isolated camp “where a concrete wall cuts off the sound and blocks the view”
Ambassador in limbo makes plea for Afghans to be allowed into UE
EU: Tracking the Pact: Member state comments on the proposed Asylum and Migration Management Regulation
Europe is politicising Afghan refugees instead of helping them
Council of Europe slams Greece’s deportations and returns bill
Seriously injured Syrian refugee by fire in Evros
UN warns of up to 500,000 more Afghan refugees by year-end
Greece says Turkey continues to block returns of illegal migrants
24, June 2021
Greek police arrest Dutch journalist for helping Afghan asylum seeker
24, June 2021
EU to support Turkey with another € 3.5 billion for refugees
A big setback in integration: The cut in aid to asylum seeker
16, June 2021
From 17/6 replacement of DADP from the new PGA cards of Thessaloniki
9, June 2021
MSF: 456 children in Lesvos migrant camp have been treated for mental health problems
EU sends mixed message on Turkey as ‘safe’ haven
31, May 2021
In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress
29, May 2021
In the face of migration, the limits and excesses of Fortress Europe
Migration lawsuit launched against EU’s border agency
12, May 2021
Greek authorities should investigate allegations of pushbacks and ill-treatment of migrants
10, May 2021
“We call it ‘modernization’” – reception centers for migrants will be ‘closed’ facilities
Frontex ‘mislabelling minors as adults’ on Greek islands
05, May 2021
Revealed: 2,000 refugee deaths linked to illegal EU pushbacks
29, April 2021
Thessaloniki: 128 people in five months appealed to the social service of ARSIS
Greek camps for asylum seekers to introduce partly automated surveillance systems
8, April 2021
The EU-Turkey deal, five years on: A frayed and controversial but enduring blueprint
April 2021
Data and new technologies, the hidden face of mobility control
17, March 2021
Greek Government instructed by European Court of Human Rights to guarantee rights of 3 LCL clients: An indictment of reception conditions in Lesvos
16, March 2021
5 Years of violence and misery under the EU-Turkey Deal
March 2021
The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees
5, March 2021
Re: The Guardian (Reads in English)
Greece: Thousands of migrants at risk of homelessness as EU scheme ends
December 2020
The widening gap in migrant
protection in the Mediterranean
23, February 2021
Greece: Residents in Lesbos rally in solidarity for migrants
4, February 2021
Re: Statewatch (Reads in English)
Frontex: Management Board pushed back against secrecy proposals in preliminary report
1, February 2021
Re: Legal Centre Lesvos (Reads in English)
Greece accused of committing crimes against humanity at its borders
28, January 2021
Re: European Court of Human Rights (Reads in English)
Annual Report with an overview of statistics on judgements, pending cases, violations by subject matter and country
19, January 2021
Re: The Guardian (Reads in English)
EU border force head faces calls to quit over allegations he ‘misled’ MEPs
19, January 2021
Re: Parapolitika (Reads in Greek)
A total of 2,565 migrants returned voluntarily to their countries from Greece in 2020
18, January 2021
Re: Statewatch(Listens in English)
Frontex director accused of misleading parliament over fundamental rights obligations
18, January 2021
Re: ProtoThema (Reads in Greek)
Greece: from an outsider to Europe’s favorite in refugee management; 80% less migrants in 2020
14, January 2021
Re: RSA (Reads in Greek)
Refugee support aegean on lack of medical care to migrants detained at pre-removal centers amidst the pandemic
14, January 2021
Re: YouTube (Listens in English)
Greece submits request for return of 1,450 failed asylum seekers to Turkey
12, January 2021
Re: Ekathemerini (Reads in English)
Migration ministry to speed up plan for new Chios camp after court ruling
7, January 2021
Re: The New Humanitarian (Reads in English)
Even as lockdowns, travel restrictions and hardline policies saw a precipitous drop in asylum claims, application backlogs have piled up
14, December 20210
Re: InfoMigrants (Reads in English)
Migrants: 18 Associations ask EU to abandon hotspot centers
