Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
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, 20215 min read
'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, 202110 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20218 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20215 min read
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 26, 20216 min read
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
Sep 24, 20216 min read
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, 202128 min read
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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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 10, 202116 min read
The simple way for the EU to end people smuggling: do a better job
The EU's policy on people-smuggling has failed. But there is a simpe solution, which will end smuggling, and unnecessary deaths at sea.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 5, 20218 min read
Mitarachis at a crossroads: to resign, or to finally take responsibility
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis has reached a crossroads: he must now resign or commit to doing his job properly.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 19, 20218 min read
We Must All End The Greek Government’s Abuse of Human Rights
The Greek government continues to break international law, setting men, women and children adrift on the Aegean Sea: we must stop this, now.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 23, 202111 min read
Turkey, Afghanistan and How Greece is Breaking International Law
The Greek government took less than three working days to deny 19 Afghan people asylum, after illegally declaring Turkey a 'safe state'.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 7, 20217 min read
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
Jun 1, 20216 min read
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, 202116 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20216 min read
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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