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Mar 30
4 min

Madam Commissioner, we are here to help

Dear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson, We watched your press conference this afternoon (29 March 2021) with interest and – we have to say...

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One Year On: We Need Your Help, Commissioner

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Mar 27
6 min

One Year On: We Need Your Help, Commissioner

Dear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson, Welcome back to Greece. We hope you will enjoy your time here, but we are afraid we must let you...

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End illegal, immoral and potentially lethal pushbacks now

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Mar 23
4 min

End illegal, immoral and potentially lethal pushbacks now

At least three – and in fact almost certainly four – men died on Friday 19 March 2021. They drowned having been adrift as part of a group...

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Dec 3, 2020
4 min

Change the broken Statement

Thessaloniki, 2 December 2020 An open letter to Greek, EU and international specialists in migration, asylum and law. We were alarmed and...

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Riot Police instead of Shelters – a deeper look at the response to Moria

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 18, 2020
17 min

Riot Police instead of Shelters – a deeper look at the response to Moria

Last week (Wednesday 9 September), fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had become infamous over the past...

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Riot Police instead of Shelters – an Analysis of the Political Response to the Moria Fires

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 17, 2020
8 min

Riot Police instead of Shelters – an Analysis of the Political Response to the Moria Fires

Originally posted 16 September 2020, by Soup and Socks Last week, fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had...

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 12, 2020
3 min

'Closed camps': Jail, and the law

We talked yesterday (Friday 11 September) as part of a wider briefing, about the Greek government's plans to open 'closed camps' for...

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 11, 2020
13 min

Moria - fire and response

The following is a collection of updates we offered in the immediate wake of the fire which burned Moria to the ground on Wednesday 9...

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Pushbacks and rhetoric: defending international law and how the EU must do better

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 4, 2020
20 min

Pushbacks and rhetoric: defending international law and how the EU must do better

As evidenced by events over the last few weeks – and indeed months – the very existence of international law must now be recognised as...

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What just happened? Cynicism, fear, and the manipulation of reality

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 28, 2020
22 min

What just happened? Cynicism, fear, and the manipulation of reality

What happened on Turkey's border with Greece today? Did the Turkish government really 'open' the border? the truth is a little more complex.

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Chaos in paradise: a government using violence, to be allowed to break the law

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 27, 2020
12 min

Chaos in paradise: a government using violence, to be allowed to break the law

Nea Dimokratia's shocking use of violence to crush demonstrations against illegal prisons for refugees can offer opportunities for all.

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jan 30, 2020
14 min

'Incriminating the Greeks?' Um, no.

We find ourselves forced to counter erroneous claims and insinuations from the Greek author Takis Theodoropulos regarding NGOs in Greece.

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Libya: a war, war crimes, and the man responsible for both

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jan 15, 2020
23 min

Libya: a war, war crimes, and the man responsible for both

A piece on the situation in Libya at present, relevant for its international implications, human rights issues for Libyan and other...

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Iran, international law, black and white, and 'just war'

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jan 14, 2020
21 min

Iran, international law, black and white, and 'just war'

We were not sure whether to post this piece, but as it relates to international law, the UN's Declaration of Human Rights and the...

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jan 13, 2020
21 min

Australia, the world, and the sysem

Oh good. Someone writing about Australia… Don’t panic. It’s really about the world and what we do next. Better? Well, tough… OK, so this...

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International protection and other provisions: Greece’s new (illegal) refugee law

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Nov 9, 2019
48 min

International protection and other provisions: Greece’s new (illegal) refugee law

Context The Greek government has, as expected, passed an Act which will significantly reduce the rights of men, women and children who...

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 9, 2019
14 min

The threat made by Turkey: a guide

Since the immoral and illegal EU/Turkey Deal was enacted on 20 March 2016, it seems as if we have written almost once a week about the...

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Turkey and Northern Syria part two: a ‘safe zone’ which will not long be either

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 7, 2019
15 min

Turkey and Northern Syria part two: a ‘safe zone’ which will not long be either

We had intended to publish this yesterday, 7 October 2019, but as news broke of the Trump administration’s decision to ‘stand aside’ and...

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Turkey and Northern Syria part one: Invasion?

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 7, 2019
9 min

Turkey and Northern Syria part one: Invasion?

i. Turkey to be ‘allowed’ to enter/invade Northern Syria The US’ White House Press Spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham announced this morning...

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Fact Check: Mitsotakis ‘vast majority’ of new arrivals to Greece ‘economic migrants not refugees’

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 4, 2019
4 min

Fact Check: Mitsotakis ‘vast majority’ of new arrivals to Greece ‘economic migrants not refugees’

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the governing Nea Dimokratia party, told the Greek parliament on Friday 4 October...

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