Report & Newsletter Archive

1. Reports
2. Updates
3. Joint Publications
4. Webinars and Documentaries

Reports

• January 2022: Quarterly Report: October – December 2021
• November 2021: Family reunification in Greece: A few hard wins among many bureaucratic and systemic obstacles
• October 2021: Quarterly Report: July – September 2021
• July 2021: Quarterly Report: April – June 2021
• April 2021: Quarterly Report: January – March 2021
• 1 February 2021, Crimes Against Humanity in the Aegean
• July 2020, Collective Expulsions in the Aegean Sea
• January 2020, Rights Violations and Resistance in Lesvos.

Updates

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• 22 December 2021, European Court of Human Rights to examine 32 cases filed against Greece concerning illegal collective expulsions / Το Ευρωπαϊκό Δικαστήριο Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων θα εξετάσει 32 υποθέσεις κατά της Ελλάδας σχετικά με παράνομες ομαδικές απελάσεις

• 14 September 2021, One year of Mavrovouni camp – THERE IS NOTHING MORE PERMANENT THAN THE TEMPORARY, ΟΥΔΈΝ ΜΟΝΙΜΌΤΕΡΟΝ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΩΡΙΝΟΎ

• 9 September 2021, One year after the Moria fires – NO LESSONS LEARNT AND NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN

• 26 August 2021, European Court of Human Rights recognises Greek authorities’ persistent disregard for migrants’ health and lives in Mavrovouni camp.

• 25 June 2021, ΔΗΛΩΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΝΗΓΟΡΩΝ ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΣΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΤΕΣΣΑΡΩΝ ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΕΜΠΡΗΣΜΟ ΤΗΣ ΜΟΡΙΑΣ / FREE THE MORIA 6: A STATEMENT FROM THE DEFENCE LAWYERS ON THE UNFAIR TRIAL OF FOUR OF THOSE ACCUSED OF THE MORIA FIRES.
  
• 8 June 2021, GREEK AUTHORITIES DECLARE TURKEY SAFE FOR AFGHAN, BANGLADESHI, SYRIAN, SOMALI AND PAKISTANI NATIONALS / ΟΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΈΣ ΑΡΧΈΣ ΚΗΡΎΣΣΟΥΝ ΤΗΝ ΤΟΥΡΚΊΑ ΑΣΦΑΛΉ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΥΠΗΚΌΟΥΣ ΑΦΓΑΝΙΣΤΆΝ, ΜΠΑΓΚΛΑΝΤΈΣ, ΣΎΡΙΟΥΣ, ΣΟΜΑΛΟΎΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΚΙΣΤΑΝΟΎΣ.
  
• 15 May 2021, Enough is enough: say no to EU policies and cooperation with Israel!
  
• 10 May 2021, Justice for K.S./ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ K.S.
  
• 26 April 2021, New case filed against Greece in European Court for massive pushback operation of over 180 migrants caught in storm near Crete / Άλλη μία προσφυγή στο Ευρωπαϊκό Δικαστήριο Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων εναντίον του Ελληνικού Κράτους επιδιώκει αποκατάσταση για μαζική επαναπροώθηση από τις Ελληνικές Αρχές στο Αιγαίο.
  
• 30 March 2021, Spring is the best time to tour Europe’s prison islands for migrants in a helicopter.
  
• 17– 20 March 2021, 5 YEARS OF VIOLENCE AND MISERY UNDER THE EU-TURKEY DEAL
  ◦ 1. Turkey is not a ‘Safe Third Country’
  ◦ 2. ‘Admissibility’
  ◦ 3. New ‘controlled’ camp in Lesvos and the ‘new’ EU Migration and Asylum Pact
  ◦ 4. Systematic pushbacks in the Aegean
  ◦ 5. Nowruz reminds us that a different world is possible – (فار, ENG, ΕΛΛ, سۆر, FR, عرب, KUR)

• 17– 20 March 2021, 5 ANS DE VIOLENCE ET DE MISERE OU “L’ACCORD UE-TURQUIE’
  • 1. La Turquie n’est pas un ‘Pays Tiers Sûr’
  • 2. « Admissibilité »
  • 3. Un nouveau camp “contrôlé” à Lesvos et le “nouveau” Pacte européen sur la migration et l’asile
  • 5. Norouz nous rappelle qu’un monde différent est possible. – (فار, ENG, ΕΛΛ, سۆر, FR, عرب, KUR)

• 17-20 March 2021, 5 ΧΡΌΝΙΑ ΒΊΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΣΤΥΧΊΑΣ ΑΠΌ ΤΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΊΑ ΕΕ-ΤΟΥΡΚΊΑΣ
  • 1. Η ΤΟΥΡΚΊΑ ΔΕΝ ΕΊΝΑΙ ΑΣΦΑΛΉΣ ΤΡΊΤΗ ΧΏΡΑ
  • 4. Συστηματικές επαναπροωθήσεις στο Αιγαίο
  • 5. Nowruz μας υπενθυμίζει ότι η ύπαρξη ενός διαφορετικού κόσμου είναι δυνατή – ένα κείμενο που γράφτηκε από τη Φατεμα, μέλος της ομάδας του ΛΣΛ – (فار, ENG, ΕΛΛ, سۆر, FR, عرب, KUR)

• 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
  
• 9 March 2021, Justice for the Moria 6 / Δικαιοσύνη στους 6 φυλακισμένους για τη φωτιά στη Μόρια
  
• 4 March 2021, GREEK GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTED BY EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO GUARANTEE LIVING CONDITIONS COMPATIBLE WITH ARTICLE 3 ECHR FOR LCL CLIENT A.J.
  
• 17 February 2021, GREEK AUTHORITIES MUST URGENTLY TRANSFER ‘VULNERABLE’ MIGRANTS TO THE MAINLAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN LAWS: LCL SUBMITS COMPLAINT TO GREEK OMBUDSMAN URGING ACTION ON BEHALF OF 21 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
  
• 15 February 2021, The Legal Centre Lesvos and Front-Lex call upon FRONTEX to immediately suspend or terminate its activities in the Aegean Sea region / Legal Center Lesvos et Front-Lex demandent à FRONTEX de suspendre ou de mettre fin immédiatement à ses activités dans la mer Égée.
  
• 25 November 2020, While Europe struggles with second wave of COVID-19 infections, Greece rushes asylum seekers through procedures in Lesvos;
  
• 27 September 2020, Dire conditions in Lesvos’ new containment camp, while Greek authorities’ assault on those in solidarity with migrants continues;
  
• 23 September 2020, The Migration Pact: a “fresh start”?;
  
• 11 September 2020, No More Moria;
  
• 9 September 2020, Fire Destroys Much of Moria Camp, Following Four Years of European Tolerance of Fatal Risks to Migrants;
  
• 3 September 2020, Confirmation of Covid-19 in Moria Camp Leads to Immediate Transformation to a Closed Centre, Following Five Months of Deliberate Failure of European Member States to Respond to Foreseeable and Preventable Disaster;
  
• 18 August 2020, Despite the discriminatory lockdown on camps and hostility towards migrants and those in solidarity, resistance grows;
  
• 27 May 2020, Hostility towards migrants and those working to support them continues as state policy in Lesvos;
  
• 8 May 2020, Iraqi infant’s death at sea off coast of Lesvos unreported by Greek authorities, exposed by Al Jazeera;
  
• 28 April 2020, Authorities’ tolerance of fascist violence and brutality towards migrants in Lesvos continues, two years after Sapfous Square attack;
  
• 30 March 2020, Discriminatory restrictions on movement further contain migrants in unsanitary conditions – and at risk of COVID-19 outbreak;
  
• 19 March 2020, COVID-19 paves the way for mass detention of migrants;
  
• 13 March 2020, No Man’s Land for Europe’s “Undesirables”;
  
• 5 March 2020, Illegal and Immoral: European border priorities become policy;
  
• 27 February 2020, Riot police recalled from Lesvos and Chios, following demonstrations against new detention sites;
  
• 25 February 2020, Demonstrations against the construction of new detention centres in Lesvos and Chios;
  
• 19 January 2020, Call for accountability: Apparent Suicide in Moria Detention Centre followed failure by Greek State to provide obligated care.

Joint Publications

• 8 December 2021, Joint statement by 19 organisations active in Greece – On the rejection of RSA from the NGO registry / Κοινη δηλωση 19 οργανωσεων που δραστηριοποιουνται στο προσφυγικο – Σχετικα με την απορριψη του RSA απο το μητρωο ΜΚΟ.

• 18 October 2021, Εσυ δικαιουσαι να φας; Are your eligible to eat ?

• 13 October 2021, No room for complacency towards racist violence one year after the conviction of Golden Dawn /

• 9 September 2021, Μεταφέρθηκε στη Γερμανία η 27χρονη Μ.Μ. που είχε προσπαθήσει να θέσει τέλος στη ζωή της στο ΚΥΤ Μαυροβουνίου της Λέσβου

• 7 September 2021, ΑΦΓΑΝΙΣΤΑΝ: ΑΠΑΡΑΙΤΗΤΗ Η ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΑΣΦΑΛΩΝ ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΕΣ

• 14 June 2021, Greece deems Turkey “safe”, but refugees are not / “Ασφαλής” η Τουρκία, ανασφαλείς οι πρόσφυγες

• 22 April 2021, Νέο Σύμφωνο για τη Μετανάστευση και Άσυλο | Ερμηνεία διατάξεων στη νομολογία / New Pact on Migration and Asylum | Interpretation of provisions in Greek case law

• 30 March 2021, Κοινή δράση για δημιουργία πρωτοβουλίας οργανώσεων σχετικά με τις επαναπροωθήσεις / Joint Action for the creation of an initiative of organisations in relation to push-backs

• 10 March 2021, ΑΝΟΙΧΤΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ: «ΟΛΑ ΤΑ ΠΑΙΔΙΑ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΔΙΚΑΙΩΜΑ ΣΤΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ, ΜΗΝ ΤΟΥΣ ΤΟ ΣΤΕΡΕΙΤΕ» / OPEN LETTER: “ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL. DO NOT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM”

• 9 March 2021, Δελτίο Τύπου σχετικά με την υπόθεση της M.M. – μιας 27χρονης γυναίκας που προσπάθησε να αυτοπυρποληθεί στο ΚΥΤ του Καρά Τεπέ στις 21 Φεβρουαρίου του 2021 / Press Release regarding the case of M.M. – a 27-year-old woman who attempted to self-immolate at the Kara Tepe camp of Lesvos on February 21, 2021

• 26 January 2021, Σταματήστε να παίζετε με τις ζωές ανθρώπων: επείγει η διασφάλιση της υγείας φιλοξενουμένων και εργαζομένων στο ΚΥΤ της Λέσβου

• 26 January 2021, The Workings of the Screening Regulation: Juxtaposing proposed EU rules with the Greek reception and identification procedure

• 9 November 2020, Stop Israeli Killer Drones: Non-renewal of CEiiA contract

• 30 October 2020, AN ATTACK ON SOLIDARITY AND SAFE ACCOMMODATION: THE FORCED CLOSURE OF PIKPA CAMP

• 13 October 2020, PROTECT DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: CALL FOR SOLIDARITY GATHERING IN SUPPORT OF PIKPA, 14/10/2020

• 6 October 2020, HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS DEMAND THAT GREECE INVESTIGATE PUSHBACKS AND VIOLENCE AT ITS BORDERS

1. 17 September 2020, Press Release of Legal Organizations operating in Lesvos regarding the procedures concerning asylum seekers during the state of emergency that has been created

• September 2020, Fire in Moria Camp: Call for urgent evacuation and radical change

• 21 July 2020, Organisations in Greece, local and international health bodies warn: “discrimination does not protect against COVID-19”

• 7 May 2020, 20 Organizations and Lawyers call for voting against provisions that jeopardize fundamental rights of applicants for international protection

• 22 April 2020, Stop the use of Israeli drones for EU’s Anti-Migrant Policies

• 30 March 2020, No Israeli drones for EU’s Anti-Migrant Policies

• 25 March 2020, Protect the most vulnerable to ensure protection for everyone! ‘Restore legality to protect refugees and the society at large amidst the pandemic’

• 24 March 2020, Greece: Move Asylum Seekers, Migrants to Safety Immediate Hotspot Decongestion Needed to Address COVID-19

• 18 March 2020, Say No to Dirty Deals! Over 30 groups demand an end to EU-Turkey Deal

• 10 March 2020, Protect Our Laws and Humanity: Open Letter by 120 organisations

• 7 February 2020, Criminal complaint filed regarding the death of a 31-year-old Iranian national at the Pre-Removal Detention Centre of Moria

Webinars and Documentaries

• 23 January 2021, panelist in “Pushbacks on the Greek-Turkish border“, organised by Mediterranea Saving Humans;
• 25 November 2020, panelist in “Dismantling asylum: the EU Migration Pact viewed from Greece and Italy“, organised by Goldsmiths, University of London;
• 10 November 2020, panelist in “The EU-Israel Nexus: Militarization, Migration, Apartheid”, organised by World Without Walls – Europe;
• 24 October 2020, panelist in “Hostile Environments Conference: Unlawful pushbacks in the Mediterannean and the English Channel“, organised by European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights and the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers;
• 24 October 2020: the Legal Centre contributed testimony to the Permanent People’s Tribunal – Berlin, on the necropolitical violence inflicted on migrants throughout the EU. Watch our contribution here;
• 14 October 2020, panelist in “Fires in Moria – law, migratory policies and asylum in Lesvos“, organized by the Centre on Law and Social Transformation;
• 23 September 2020, panelist in webinar, “Hearing zum Migtations- und Asylpakt” organized by Cornelia Ernst of the Left Party, Member of the European Parliament from Germany;
• 22 June 2020, Contribution to webinar, “Routes of Solidarity. The European Border Regime, the Balkans and connecting resistances,” organised by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung office in Greece and South-east-Europe;
• 27 March 2020, Redfish, “Lesbos Refugee Camp: The Crisis at the EU Border”, featuring Lorraine Leete of the Legal Centre Lesvos.