The Greek section of Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) has issued an urgent appeal to the Greek government, demanding immediate intervention to halt what it describes as a…
Former deputy prime minister Evangelos Venizelos, who served in a coalition government with the currently ruling New Democracy, has publicly criticised the government’s legal justification for a recent amendment on…
A new application for annulment has been submitted to Greece’s Council of State by the Greek Council for Refugees (ESP) and Refugee Support Aegean (RSA). The two organisations are challenging…
The Minister of Migration and Asylum, Makis Voridis, is set to introduce a new anti-immigration bill that marks a sharp turn towards stricter and more punitive migration policies in Greece.…
Seventeen members of the Greek Coast Guard are being referred to an investigating judge over the Pylos shipwreck, according to Dimitris Zotos, the lawyer representing survivors of the tragedy.
A migrant boat capsized off the coast of Kos on Sunday morning. According to a statement from the Hellenic Coast Guard, a patrol vessel arrived at the scene and “found…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has issued new urgent measures concerning the living conditions of 45 unaccompanied minors held in the Closed Controlled Access Center on the Greek…
KEERFA (United Movement Against Racism and the Fascist Threat) has condemned the brutal assault of a migrant worker at a petrol station and car wash in Patissia, Athens. The attack…
A memorandum by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, following his visit to Greece, highlights ongoing pushback practices by Greek authorities both on land and at…
Amnesty International’s latest annual report on the world’s state of human rights places a harsh spotlight on Greece. The collapse of the country’s public health system, widespread allegations of police…