Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
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 8
- 7 min
UK plans to break international law by banning asylum
The UK's latest refugee proposals amount to a ban on anyone seeking safety in the country. They are illegal, immoral, and unworkable.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Mitarachis and the Turkish earthquakes: using catastrophe to spread bigotry
Greek Minister Notis Mitarachis' comment on the Turkish earthquakes may be electorally 'smart', but Greece and the EU deserve better.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Feb 11
- 6 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 30
- 13 min
‘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
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 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, 2022
- 3 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 29, 2022
- 10 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
- Jul 6, 2022
- 5 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, 2022
- 5 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, 2022
- 5 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 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
- Jun 19, 2022
- 6 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, 2022
- 8 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, 2022
- 4 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 2, 2022
- 5 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, 2022
- 4 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 13, 2022
- 8 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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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Feb 22, 2022
- 19 min
Factcheck: Mitarachis’ latest effort to sidestep the reality of Greece’s refugee policies
Given a chance to engage with the reality of his policies and practice, Notis Mitarachis instead chose, to attack, mislead and excuse.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
- Jan 11, 2022
- 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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