Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Distraction and Dishonesty: Greece’s Migration Ministry and its distant relationship with truth
The Greek Migration Ministry's response to the New York Times is a mix of the irrelevant and the untrue. We deserve better.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Feb 11, 20236 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, 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 11, 20224 min
Evros islet not Turkish after all
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis openly lied about the status of an islet on which he left a five-year-old girl to die.
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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 25, 20227 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, 20224 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
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
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 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 24, 20223 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 23, 20227 min
UN warns Greek government: you are damaging Greece
The Greek government has been handed yet another opportunity to stop and change the policies with which it is damaging Greece and the world.
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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 17, 20224 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, 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 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
May 13, 20228 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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