Pushbacks 4/4

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...