New Report: The Exemption from Criminalisation: A Real Safeguard or an Illusion?
A new report by Legal Centre Lesvos and Human Rights Legal Project Samos which compares the practices of the Courts on Samos, […]
Author: Flo Bohsung
Pylos shipwreck: Criminal prosecution on felony charges against the current head of the Coast Guard and senior members of its leadership
[Ελληνικά] Appeals by survivors of the tragic shipwreck accepted By order of the Prosecutor of the Court of Appeal, criminal proceedings are […]
Four Migrants acquitted in Shipwreck and Facilitation Cases
Last month, Legal Centre Lesvos (LCL) represented three clients before the Three-member Felony Appeal Court of North Aegean in Lesvos. 24 September […]
They took my wedding ring and my necklace
In October 2020 I was in Thessaloniki. When I was walking in the street, a motorbike, three cars and one black van […]
Justice for the Symi 10: Hold Greece Accountable for Abandoning Migrants at Sea
On 23 March 2020, a group of 31 migrants arrived by boat on Symi, a small Greek island, seeking asylum in Europe. […]
Joint Statement of More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected
On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind […]
Under Attack for Defending Rights: The Criminalization of Lawyers in Turkey
The Legal Centre Lesvos and European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) invite you to join the following […]
I Will Never Forget the Fear
We left from Canakkale in the early morning. I think it was 5:15 or 5:20 when we left Turkey. I was on […]
Lesvos Situation Report January – June 2025
Photo: Map of deaths in the Aegean between January and June 2025 The first half of 2025 has seen an intensification of […]
Press Release: Solidarity with ÇHD Lawyer Günay Dağ Ahead of Appeal Hearing
[Ελληνικά] Tomorrow, on 18 July 2025, ÇHD lawyer Günay Dağ will face an appeal hearing in Athens regarding the revocation of his […]