Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
EU must use power to protect rights activists
UN human rights expert Mary Lawlor says the EU must demand Tajikistan ends attacks on human rights defenders or not upgrade trade relations.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Apr 25
- 7 min
Fatmata. A woman not killed ‘by accident’
The woman killed on Greece's border with N. Macedonia was Fatmata. She was 23. She was not killed 'by accident'. And this has to stop.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Apr 20
- 3 min
It is time to stop
A woman was shot dead on Wednesday for trying to find a safe place to live. It is time to stop.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Mar 19
- 6 min
Δεν μπορώ να δεχτώ τη μετατροπή της αλληλεγγύης σε αδίκημα
The Greek version of our interview with UN Speecial Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor, published in EFSYN on 18 March 2023.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Mar 14
- 10 min
UN SR: ‘It shouldn’t be a crime to help people. In Greece, it's made to seem like it is.'
UN Special Rapporter on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, expresses her shock and frustration with Greece in this interview with Koraki.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jun 23, 2022
- 7 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
- Apr 11, 2022
- 6 min
Μηταραχής: ψεύδος ή έλλειψη εφαρμογής;
Ο Υπουργός Μετανάστευσης της Ελλάδας παραπλανά επανειλημμένα τον ελληνικό λαό σχετικά με το νόμο και πρέπει να αρχίσουμε να ρωτάμε γιατί.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Mar 23, 2022
- 5 min
Ukrainian arrivals: the hypocrisy and what we must make it mean
We must take this ‘new approach’ to Ukrainian people – as an opportunity, and work to make sure everyone, receives decent, legal treatment.
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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 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 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
- 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
- Jun 7, 2021
- 7 min
Greece, and Turkey as a ‘safe state’ – hollow, illegal and dangerous
Greece's declaration that Turkey is a 'safe state' for people from five nations is hollow, illegal and dangerous. It must be rescinded.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 28, 2021
- 34 min
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea
Kiriakos Mitsotakis' claims about refugees hide some extremely worrying and unpleasant truths...
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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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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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