Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
French woman in Turkish jail after (yet another) illegal pushback from Greece
Greece's despration to force all new arrivals into Turkey is now at the point of mania: it has forced a French woman into a Turkish jail.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Feb 16
- 7 min
Greece’s education scandal
Greece, an EU member state says it does not have enough school places for the children living there. We can and must do better.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Feb 10
- 8 min
Pekka Haavisto: Greece’s Finnish false friend
Pretending Greece and the wider EU do not push people back from its borders helps no-one: including Greek and EU citizens. We must do better
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jan 11
- 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
- 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
- Dec 5, 2021
- 2 min
Make no mistake, the Pope's message was for Greece
It may be convenient for the Greek government to pretend otherwise, but the Pope's message at Lesvos was directly targeted at it.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Nov 28, 2021
- 5 min
'People smugglers’ are not smugglers and are not breaking the law
Though they are described as 'people smugglers', those selling places on boats are not smugglers, and are not breaking the law.
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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 20, 2021
- 8 min
Poland and Belarus: How did we forget the people?
In its struggle to survive, the EU is jettisoning its principles, and - including on the Poland/Belarus border - condemning people to death.
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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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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Nov 14, 2021
- 7 min
Have you been to Samos? Which Samos have you been to, Mr. Prime Minister?
The people of Samos have spoken against the Greek governments' repeated pushbacks of refugees. It's well worth reading what they have to say
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Nov 11, 2021
- 5 min
Poland, Belarus and the EU: how have we forgotten the people?
If Belarus is breaking international law, so is Poland. Our priority must be the rights and safety of the people trapped on the border.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
Nea Dimokratia attempts largest ever pushback
Despite its - entirely incorrect - claims, the Greek government's latest sea 'rescue' was in fact an attempt to break international law.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Oct 26, 2021
- 6 min
The doomed - and deadly - 'travel prevention' policy
After of the death of four (likely five) more people in the Aegean, we must change attitudes and policy on people travelling to seek asylum.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
If not a crime against humanity… Greece and the policy of pushbacks
Pushbacks carried out by Greek government operatives have reached astonishing levels. Is the government committing crimes against humanity?
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Sep 24, 2021
- 6 min
Creating the problems one hopes to solve
Greece and the EU's policies on pushbacks are creating the exact circumstances in which smugglers thrive, and creating chaos within states.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Aug 20, 2021
- 28 min
Afghanistan: what we must do
If we do not provide Afghan men, women and children safe transportation and decent places to live, who are we? What do we stand for?
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