Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
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 It must be rescinded.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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Dec 3, 20204 min read
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, 202017 min read
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, 20208 min read
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, 20203 min read
'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, 202013 min read
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, 202020 min read
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, 202022 min read
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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