Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
European Commission - stop funding the Greek government
The European Commission must stop funding Greece's government, which carries out illegal pushbacks and is jailing innocent people.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 28, 2021
- 16 min
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part one – The Data
Kiriakos Mitsotakis' Greek government has broken the law to achieve far smaller reductions in refugee numbers than he claims.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 28, 2021
- 7 min
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part two – Registered arrivals
In 2021 the Greek government has denied a shocking 75 per cent of people seeking asylum the right even to apply to live in Greece or the EU.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 28, 2021
- 6 min
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part three – Deaths
Despite his claims, Kiriakos Mitsotakis' government has overseen the highest proportion of deaths per safe arrival in the Aegean's history.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 28, 2021
- 6 min
Mitsotakis: ‘reducing flows’ of refugees: Part four – ‘Irregular arrivals' and 'border protection'
Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis' use of the terms 'irregular arrivals' and 'border protection' are egregious and should be ignored.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- May 28, 2021
- 12 min
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part five – Change in ‘flow’
To what extent can Kiriakos Mitsotakis claim 'credit' for reducing refugee arrivals in Greece? Apart from breaking the law, very little...
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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
- May 12, 2021
- 10 min
Failure to act, acting to fail, and the human cost of each
Late in March this year, we sent two letters to European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to coincide with her visit to the...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Mar 30, 2021
- 4 min
Madam Commissioner, we are here to help
Dear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson, We watched your press conference this afternoon (29 March 2021) with interest and – we have to say...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Mar 27, 2021
- 6 min
One Year On: We Need Your Help, Commissioner
Dear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson, Welcome back to Greece. We hope you will enjoy your time here, but we are afraid we must let you...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
End illegal, immoral and potentially lethal pushbacks now
At least three – and in fact almost certainly four – men died on Friday 19 March 2021. They drowned having been adrift as part of a group...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
Change the broken Statement
Thessaloniki, 2 December 2020 An open letter to Greek, EU and international specialists in migration, asylum and law. We were alarmed and...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Sep 18, 2020
- 17 min
Riot Police instead of Shelters – a deeper look at the response to Moria
Last week (Wednesday 9 September), fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had become infamous over the past...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Sep 17, 2020
- 8 min
Riot Police instead of Shelters – an Analysis of the Political Response to the Moria Fires
Originally posted 16 September 2020, by Soup and Socks Last week, fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Sep 12, 2020
- 3 min
'Closed camps': Jail, and the law
We talked yesterday (Friday 11 September) as part of a wider briefing, about the Greek government's plans to open 'closed camps' for...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Sep 11, 2020
- 13 min
Moria - fire and response
The following is a collection of updates we offered in the immediate wake of the fire which burned Moria to the ground on Wednesday 9...
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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
- Feb 28, 2020
- 22 min
What just happened? Cynicism, fear, and the manipulation of reality
What happened on Turkey's border with Greece today? Did the Turkish government really 'open' the border? the truth is a little more complex.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Feb 27, 2020
- 12 min
Chaos in paradise: a government using violence, to be allowed to break the law
Nea Dimokratia's shocking use of violence to crush demonstrations against illegal prisons for refugees can offer opportunities for all.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jan 30, 2020
- 14 min
'Incriminating the Greeks?' Um, no.
We find ourselves forced to counter erroneous claims and insinuations from the Greek author Takis Theodoropulos regarding NGOs in Greece.
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