The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Enters into Force: Institutionalising Border Violence Across Europe
Today, the EU New Pact on Migration and Asylum (the Pact) enters into force, marking a devastating blow to the right to […]
Category: Hotspot Camps
Lesvos Situation Report January – April 2026
Between January and April 2026, developments in Greece and across the EU reflected a deepening of deterrence-based migration policies, expanding border militarisation, […]
CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE HALT OF VASTRIA CCAC
JOINT STATEMENT We are calling for the immediate halt of all plans to construct, open, or operate the Vastria Closed Controlled Access […]
Joint Statement: Provision of cash assistance to asylum seekers in Greece must resume immediately
[English below] Κοινή Δήλωση: Άμεση αποκατάσταση του προγράμματος καταβολής οικονομικού βοηθήματος στους αιτούντες άσυλο Οι αιτούντες άσυλο στην Ελλάδα δεν έχουν λάβει […]
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 […]
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 […]
Joint Statement: The Ministry of Migration and Asylum Must Rescind The Eviction Order of People on the Move From Camps
In early May, Greek media reported that the Ministry of Migration and Asylum issued a verbal directive to the authorities of refugee […]
Trapped in Limbo: The Inhumane Freeze of Syrian Asylum Claims
Meet Emad and Amal: a Syrian couple in limbo, waiting for their nieces’ asylum decisions To illustrate the kafkaesque administrative nightmare faced […]
Expert Opinion: No Returns to Greece—Dublin Returnees Face Real Risk of Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
This expert opinion assesses the risks and conditions faced by asylum seekers, particularly Dublin returnees, in Greece. Despite legal frameworks intended to […]