Lesvos Situation Report July – December 2025
As we look back at the last six months in Lesvos, it is difficult not to feel the futility of the words […]
Category: Criminalisation
Acquittal of Z. by the Dodecanese Single-Member Court of Appeal for Felonies.
[ENGLISH] 22 Ιανουαρίου 2026: Αθώωση του Z. στο Μονομελές Εφετείο Κακουργημάτων Δωδεκανήσου. Ο Ζ., Παλαιστίνιος από τη Γάζα, κατάφερε τον Αύγουστο του […]
Urgent Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyer Naim Eminoğlu
[Turkish below]We express our deep concern over the police operation conducted on the morning of 10 December 2026 against the People’s Law […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Justice Delayed and Denied: Trials of D.K. and I.I. Highlight Systemic Criminalization of Migrants in Greece
On 8 May 2025, two separate trials were scheduled in Mytilene for LCL’s clients D.K. and I.I. at the Three Members Appeals […]
After five years of waiting A.B. has been acquitted of all criminal charges
On the 10th of March 2025, LCL’s client A.B. has been acquitted of all charges against him. A.B. was accused of smuggling […]