Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
How is Alexandrakis Georgios still in a job?
The commander of the Greek Coastguard has drawn unfortunate attention to his litany of avoidable deaths, by lying about NGOs.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Feb 11
- 6 min
Pushbacks, Mitarachis, and the ‘safety’ lie
Despite his claims to the contrary, Mitarachis' pushbacks from Greece are killing people in ever greater number each year.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jan 22
- 12 min
2022 Summary: Pushbacks: the facts, and the realities behind them.
Our 2022 report reveals that the numnber of pushbacks from Greece is likely far higher than previously believed, and why this is a disaster.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Sep 25, 2022
- 7 min
Mitsotakis seeks to mislead the world
We have to counter the Greek Prime Minister's claims about his country's behaviour towards refugees because he does not tell the truth.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
Mitarachis lies – again – about deaths in the Aegean
Every time Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis misleads about deaths he has caused, we must correct himwith the truth.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jul 6, 2022
- 5 min
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: Strange, erroneous, claims at the EU Parliament
At the EU Parliament, Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis' address left MEPs worse-informed than if he had never spoken.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jul 1, 2022
- 5 min
Greek government: the world’s largest people-trafficking operation?
It is becoming increasingly difficult not to regard Nea Dimokratia, the Greek government, as Europe's biggest people trafficking operation.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jun 29, 2022
- 13 min
Misdirection and blame-shifting: Mitarachis misses another opportunity
Eschewing another chance to reflect and maybe even change, Notis Mitarachis instead misled: there was nothing new to see at the LIBE meeting
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Aegean deaths: Mitarachis misleads Greek public
Yet another untruth to Greek people raises the question: is Mitarachis incapable of doing his job, or just does not want to?
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jun 17, 2022
- 4 min
TV Presenters wildly mislead Greek public
Whether misinformed or deliberately misleading the public, journalists must do better than spreading falsehoods on live television.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jun 9, 2022
- 8 min
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’ Part Five. Police gather, transport, weapons
The Greek police are moving officers and weapons to the country's border. Its armed forces are also to be used against people seeking safety
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 13, 2022
- 8 min
The EAD report: a lesson in bad practice and/or proof the Greek government is breaking the law
The EAD's pushbacks report is either an object lesson in bad practice, or a deliberate effort to show Greece is breaking international law.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 6, 2022
- 4 min
Mitarachis fights as the walls close in over pushbacks
As the walls close in around Mitarachis over his barbaric pushbacks regime, he is increasingly relying on falsehood as his sole defence.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
Greek pushbacks ‘a stain on humanity’ – End Pushbacks Now
The Greek government's brutal pushbacks campaign is a stain on Greece and on humanity. Greek people - all people - deserve far, far better.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jan 10, 2022
- 6 min
Greek government ‘loses’ more than 25,000 people
Even on its own terms, the Greek government's barbarian treatment of refugees is failing. It is in a state of self-inflicted chaos.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Dec 30, 2021
- 7 min
Notis Mitarachis' race to shift blame for Christmas killings
Sixty-one people died in Greek waters in the week before Christmas. Instead of apologising, Notis Mitarachis is shifting blame to others.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Dec 21, 2021
- 5 min
'Does the EU Commission believe EU states may break international law?' - a response to a letter
In response to a report, the EU Commission appears to say EU member states have the right to overrule international law. We ask, why?
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Nov 25, 2021
- 10 min
Jail for asylum seekers: now an official Greek policy? A ‘development’ on the theme…
Though the new circular is a cause for some celebration, it still directly contravenes international law. It must be opposed
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Nov 24, 2021
- 6 min
Jail for asylum seekers: now an official Greek policy
Under Greece's latest flagrant attack on international law all asylum seekers will be sent to jails, from where they may well be pushed back
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Nov 15, 2021
- 5 min
A trial against 24 people threatens the entire system of international law
Twenty-four people face trial on Thursday 18 November 2021. The threat is not just to their freedom, but to international law itself.
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