International political analysis

Politicians must accept responsibility for the deaths of people in transit

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 22, 20233 min read

Politicians must accept responsibility for the deaths of people in transit

We must hold politicians who attempt to prevent desperate people from travelling at least partially responsible for those people's deaths.

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Mitarachis and the Turkish earthquakes: using catastrophe to spread bigotry

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 21, 20233 min read

Mitarachis and the Turkish earthquakes: using catastrophe to spread bigotry

Greek Minister Notis Mitarachis' comment on the Turkish earthquakes may be electorally 'smart', but Greece and the EU deserve better.

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Distraction and Dishonesty: Greece’s Migration Ministry and its distant relationship with truth

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 20, 202314 min read

Distraction and Dishonesty: Greece’s Migration Ministry and its distant relationship with truth

The Greek Migration Ministry's response to the New York Times is a mix of the irrelevant and the untrue. We deserve better.

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Pushbacks, Mitarachis, and the ‘safety’ lie

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 11, 20236 min read

Pushbacks, Mitarachis, and the ‘safety’ lie

Despite his claims to the contrary, Mitarachis' pushbacks from Greece are killing people in ever greater number each year.

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Illegal discrimination and detention – the EU and the Greek government on new arrivals

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 10, 20239 min read

Illegal discrimination and detention – the EU and the Greek government on new arrivals

The EU Commission is correct that Greece is breaking international law. But its own plans must also be opposed for the good of all humanity.

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The end of ESTIA II: ethnic cleansing in Greece

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Feb 7, 20236 min read

The end of ESTIA II: ethnic cleansing in Greece

ESTIA II worked for everyone in Greece. Its deliberate destruction by the Greek government looks a lot like ethnic cleansing.

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jan 30, 202313 min read

‘A wall’, or ‘The collapse of the law’

The Greek government, backed by the EU and a UK ever closer to being a rogue state, is boasting about assaulting the law and human decency.

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2022 Summary: Pushbacks: the facts, and the realities behind them.

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jan 22, 202312 min read

2022 Summary: Pushbacks: the facts, and the realities behind them.

Our 2022 report reveals that the numnber of pushbacks from Greece is likely far higher than previously believed, and why this is a disaster.

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 16, 20226 min read

Concerning claims from Evros border

Several very significant questions must be answered about what happened at the Evros border on Friday 14 October 2022.

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Sea blindness: Greece’s Maritime Ministry attacks EU’s legal watchdog

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 14, 202211 min read

Sea blindness: Greece’s Maritime Ministry attacks EU’s legal watchdog

Greece's Maritime Ministry has published a delerious response to the OLAF report. It is time for the Greek government to go.

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CNN wastes opportunity to speak to Mitarachis

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 14, 20225 min read

CNN wastes opportunity to speak to Mitarachis

When a country's government is as limited and unpleasant as Greece's, it needs its journalists to step up. CNN Greece failed to do so.

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OLAF publication indicates catastrophe for Frontex, Greece, EU Commission

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 14, 20226 min read

OLAF publication indicates catastrophe for Frontex, Greece, EU Commission

The Olaf Report has been published. How is Greek Migration Miniser Notis Mitarachis still in a job? How is he not facing trial?

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 11, 20224 min read

Evros islet not Turkish after all

Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis openly lied about the status of an islet on which he left a five-year-old girl to die.

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Mitarachis treats Greek people like morons

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Oct 6, 20227 min read

Mitarachis treats Greek people like morons

With his latest social media post, Greece’s Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis has shown his outright contempt for the Greek public.

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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 25, 20227 min read

Mitsotakis seeks to mislead the world

We have to counter the Greek Prime Minister's claims about his country's behaviour towards refugees because he does not tell the truth.

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Mitarachis lies – again – about deaths in the Aegean

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 22, 20224 min read

Mitarachis lies – again – about deaths in the Aegean

Every time Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis misleads about deaths he has caused, we must correct himwith the truth.

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‘Convoy of light’ – what to expect from our governments

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 10, 20223 min read

‘Convoy of light’ – what to expect from our governments

If a 'convoy of light' really is set to travel from Türkiye, we must be prepared to counter the lies with which the Right will respond.

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Mitarachis: is he being hoodwinked? Are we?

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 10, 20223 min read

Mitarachis: is he being hoodwinked? Are we?

Greece's Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis plans to spend millions of euros on 'border tech' Greece does not need. Is he being robbed?

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UNHCR envoy suggests punishing parents if children travel for safety

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Sep 6, 20225 min read

UNHCR envoy suggests punishing parents if children travel for safety

Comments by UNHCR's Vincent Cochetel highlight a serious problem. We must stop falling into the Right's narrative trap of victim-blaming.

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Mitsotakis disgraces Greece with joke about dead five-year-old girl

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Aug 29, 202210 min read

Mitsotakis disgraces Greece with joke about dead five-year-old girl

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis has brought shame on his office and his country by joking about the death of a five-year-old girl.

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