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The doomed - and deadly - 'travel prevention' policy

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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If not a crime against humanity… Greece and the policy of pushbacks

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 14, 20214 min read

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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Creating the problems one hopes to solve

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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The simple way for the EU to end people smuggling: do a better job

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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Mitarachis at a crossroads: to resign, or to finally take responsibility

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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We Must All End The Greek Government’s Abuse of Human Rights

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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Turkey, Afghanistan and How Greece is Breaking International Law

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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Greece, and Turkey as a ‘safe state’ – hollow, illegal and dangerous

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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European Commission - stop funding the Greek government

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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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part one – The Data

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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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part two – Registered arrivals

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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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part three – Deaths

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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Mitsotakis: ‘reducing flows’ of refugees: Part four – ‘Irregular arrivals' and 'border protection'

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 28, 20216 min read

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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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea: Part five – Change in ‘flow’

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 28, 202112 min read

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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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 28, 202134 min read

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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Failure to act, acting to fail, and the human cost of each

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

May 12, 202110 min read

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, 20214 min read

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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One Year On: We Need Your Help, Commissioner

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Mar 27, 20216 min read

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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End illegal, immoral and potentially lethal pushbacks now

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Mar 23, 20214 min read

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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