3 March 2026 – Asylum seekers in Greece have not received regular cash assistance payments since April 2024. The cash cards are used for the payment of the monthly allowances, to which asylum seekers are legally entitled. These continued delays have left people without a consistent income for almost 21 months, effectively denying asylum seekers their legal right to dignified living conditions.
21 January 2026 – Working for an organisation registered in the “NGO Registry” of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum becomes a punishable offence with the proposed changes to Articles 24 and 25 of the Migration Code.
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Migration Ministry bill Read More »
15 December 2025 – Survivors of gender-based violence in Greece are routinely denied international protection. As Greece tightens its migration policies, survivors will face prolonged detention and criminalisation instead of safety. Urgent civil society intervention and dedicated philanthropy are essential to ensure protection and dignity for those in need.
16 September 2025 – The EU’s new “Return Regulation” is in reality a Deportation Regulation. It expands detention – including in offshore sites – fuels racial profiling & strips away rights.
More than 200 Organisations signed: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected Read More »
15 September 2025 – English translation of the article published in June 2023 by Athina Kalogiri, a lawyer with ELA, on a legal briefing on the malfunctioning of the appeal procedure in Greece. (Plein Droit)
Who really gets a second chance in Greece? Read More »
04.06.2025 – In early May, Greek media reported that the Ministry of Migration and Asylum issued a verbal directive to the authorities of refugee camps across Greece to evict beneficiaries of International Protection as well as rejected asylum seekers from their facilities. No guidance on alternative accommodation solutions was provided.
22.05.2025 – A Greek court has ruled that asylum seekers living in reception facilities must be notified of decisions in person. The court rejected the growing practice of email notifications, deeming it unlawful and harmful to the right to appeal, particularly in light of the increasing digitalisation of asylum procedures, which often neglect the specific vulnerabilities of this population.
In refugee camps, notifications must be made in person, Greek court rules Read More »
14.03.2025 – Joint statement by Mobile Info Team, I Have Rights, Equal Legal Aid, Refugee Legal Support and Avocats Sans Frontières France
12.03.2025 – 100+ organisations condemns Facilitation Directive’s failure to protect migrants and call for rejection of Europol Regulation.
JOINT LETTER: EU: Stop criminalising migration in the Facilitator’s Package law Read More »
30.01.2024 – I Have Rights, Equal Legal Aid and Mobile Info Team jointly presented evidence to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the implementation of ECtHR judgements on M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece and Rahimi v. Greece, highlighting ongoing deficiencies in reception conditions and asylum procedures in Greece.