Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
‘A wall’, or ‘The collapse of the law’
The Greek government, backed by the EU and a UK ever closer to being a rogue state, is boasting about assaulting the law and human decency.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jan 22, 202312 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
Oct 6, 20227 min
Mitarachis treats Greek people like morons
With his latest social media post, Greece’s Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis has shown his outright contempt for the Greek public.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 10, 20223 min
‘Convoy of light’ – what to expect from our governments
If a 'convoy of light' really is set to travel from Türkiye, we must be prepared to counter the lies with which the Right will respond.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 6, 20225 min
UNHCR envoy suggests punishing parents if children travel for safety
Comments by UNHCR's Vincent Cochetel highlight a serious problem. We must stop falling into the Right's narrative trap of victim-blaming.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 29, 202210 min
Mitsotakis disgraces Greece with joke about dead five-year-old girl
Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis has brought shame on his office and his country by joking about the death of a five-year-old girl.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 17, 20226 min
Josoor: human rights and human safety unravel before our eyes
The closure of Josoor points to some stark, disturbing truths. We are watcing human rights and human safety be snatched away by governments.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 28, 20229 min
EU watchdog revelations mean Commissioners must resign
Frontex’ illegal acts, and the Commission’s response to them, mean Margaritis Schinas must leave, or be fired.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 9, 20226 min
Greek government dissembles, misleads, over deaths and inhuman treatment of travelling people
Nea Dimokratia's response to the European Court of Human Rights is aggression and fabrication. People are dying as a result of its actions.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 6, 20225 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, 20225 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
Jul 1, 20225 min
International law: a piece you can copy and paste, and/or link to
Despite the howls and wails of the Right, the simple fact is that it is not illegal to travel in order to apply for asylum.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 29, 202213 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 19, 20226 min
What happened at Agios Georgios?
Four people died in a 'rescue' in which it appears the Greek Coastguard sent a ship carrying more than 100 people to smash on coastal rocks
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 9, 20228 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
Jun 6, 20224 min
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’, Part Four. Government feeds media its narrative
As we noted, Greece's government has told media increased new arrivals will be Türkiye's fault, and it will use its military against them.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 3, 20223 min
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’. Part Three
Greek Defence Ministry 'officials' complete the 'narrative': The Greek government will use its military against new arrivals this summer.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 2, 20225 min
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’. Part Two
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis helped spread a false narrative for the European public about what will happen this summer.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 1, 20224 min
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘it’s Turkey’s fault’ Part One
Greek Civil Prorection Minister Takis Theodorikakos launched an effort to mislead the European public about what will happen this summer.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
May 30, 20228 min
Margaritis Schinas: a study in failure
In a schocking interview, Margaritis Schinas raises some serious questions about whether he is capable or willing to do his job.
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