Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
The threat made by Turkey: a guide
Since the immoral and illegal EU/Turkey Deal was enacted on 20 March 2016, it seems as if we have written almost once a week about the...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Oct 7, 201915 min read
Turkey and Northern Syria part two: a ‘safe zone’ which will not long be either
We had intended to publish this yesterday, 7 October 2019, but as news broke of the Trump administration’s decision to ‘stand aside’ and...
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Rory O'Keeffe
Jul 31, 201934 min read
Idlib, Istanbul, Turkey and the EU: Review, 30 July 2019
2019 Statistics so far 1. New arrivals by sea 2. Transfers from the islands to mainland 3. Other removals from the islands 4. Detention...
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Rory O'Keeffe
Dec 10, 201810 min read
Curious November: movement and winter
More than 30,000 (30,138) people have arrived in Greece by sea since 1 January 2018: 254 more than arrived by sea in the whole of 2017....
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Rory O'Keeffe
Nov 5, 201813 min read
Blame; or, very few stories have only one side
In brief: More than 1,000 people arrived by sea to the Aegean islands this week; Vagiochori closes (officially on 2 November, but some...
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Rory O'Keeffe
Oct 22, 20189 min read
Numbers: the missing 17,951?
There are at least 17,951 people who were registered as refugees and/or made an application for asylum, in Greece, from 1 January-18...
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Rory O'Keeffe
Apr 28, 201819 min read
Movement and the gathering storm
Thessaloniki, 28 April Arrivals to Eastern Aegean islands, 1 January – 26 April 2018, inclusive Lesvos, 4,613. Total arrivals since 3...
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Rory O'Keeffe
Apr 6, 201829 min read
Greece - an ongoing, and growing, crisis
Arrivals to Eastern Aegean islands, 1 January – 4 April 2018, inclusive Lesvos, 3,079. Total arrivals since 30 March: 351. Chios, 397....
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Rory O'Keeffe
Mar 30, 201833 min read
Open Arms? Closing borders and refusing to talk is handing Europe to the far-Right
The – justified – outrage over the impounding of the ship ‘Open Arms’ has its roots in Italy’s refusal to make a case for aiding...
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Rory O'Keeffe
Mar 20, 201820 min read
The EU/Turkey Deal, two years on
The exact date of the anniversary of the initiation of the EU/Turkey Deal is a matter of some debate, as the document was signed on 16...
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