Just Two Single Men And One Minor Managed Run Away
Testimony of a woman pushed back 54 times before she and her family made it to Greece We left from Canakkale, Turkey […]
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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 […]
European Ombudsman calls for reforms in EU border funding
Picture: ‘4082 people murdered at Greek borders’, graffiti near Victoria square, Athens. Press release On 21 February 2025, the European Ombudsman issued […]
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 […]
Update On The Case Of Baris Buyuksu’s Death
GREECE’S DELAYED DISCLOSURE OF AN INADEQUATE AND INEFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION Barış Büyüksu, who was a Turkish citizen, was found unconscious in a life […]
We Were Moving With The Waves
Our journey started in September, around 10pm. We left the smuggler’s place for Izmir. I remember we were exactly thirty two people. […]
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 […]
Lesvos Situation Report October – December 2024
Photo: Vastria CCAC under construction as of February 2025. Photo credit: Anonymous In the last quarter of 2024, Greek islands experienced a […]
Challenging Impunity in Border Violence: Third-Party Intervention in Muhammad v. Greece
On 19 November 2024, the Legal Centre Lesvos, together with the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH), […]
Unlawful Confiscation and Surveillance of Migrants’ Phones in Lesvos CCAC
Over a two week period in January, as our partners at I Have Rights and the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) published […]