Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
‘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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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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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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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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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 20, 20225 min read
Mitarachis and Elaionas: lack of interest, lack of empathy
Elaionas' closure has been chaotic and harrowing. Unfortunately, it's entirely in keeping with Mitarachis and his ministry's behaviour.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 18, 20229 min read
A story of Maria: how the Greek government killed a five-year-old girl
A five year-old girl was killed as a result of the actions of the Greek government and police.This is how that outrage happened.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Aug 17, 20226 min read
Josoor: human rights and human safety unravel before our eyes
The closure of Josoor points to some stark, disturbing truths. We are watcing human rights and human safety be snatched away by governments.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 30, 20225 min read
Ms. Baerbock: we already had the investigation. It is now time to act
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wants an 'investigation' into the Greek government's barbaric pushbacks. We have already had it.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 28, 20229 min read
EU watchdog revelations mean Commissioners must resign
Frontex’ illegal acts, and the Commission’s response to them, mean Margaritis Schinas must leave, or be fired.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 9, 20226 min read
Greek government dissembles, misleads, over deaths and inhuman treatment of travelling people
Nea Dimokratia's response to the European Court of Human Rights is aggression and fabrication. People are dying as a result of its actions.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 6, 20225 min read
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: Strange, erroneous, claims at the EU Parliament
At the EU Parliament, Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis' address left MEPs worse-informed than if he had never spoken.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jul 1, 20225 min read
Greek government: the world’s largest people-trafficking operation?
It is becoming increasingly difficult not to regard Nea Dimokratia, the Greek government, as Europe's biggest people trafficking operation.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 29, 202213 min read
Misdirection and blame-shifting: Mitarachis misses another opportunity
Eschewing another chance to reflect and maybe even change, Notis Mitarachis instead misled: there was nothing new to see at the LIBE meeting
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 24, 20223 min read
Aegean deaths: Mitarachis misleads Greek public
Yet another untruth to Greek people raises the question: is Mitarachis incapable of doing his job, or just does not want to?
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 23, 20227 min read
UN warns Greek government: you are damaging Greece
The Greek government has been handed yet another opportunity to stop and change the policies with which it is damaging Greece and the world.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 19, 20226 min read
What happened at Agios Georgios?
Four people died in a 'rescue' in which it appears the Greek Coastguard sent a ship carrying more than 100 people to smash on coastal rocks
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 17, 20224 min read
TV Presenters wildly mislead Greek public
Whether misinformed or deliberately misleading the public, journalists must do better than spreading falsehoods on live television.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 9, 20228 min read
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’ Part Five. Police gather, transport, weapons
The Greek police are moving officers and weapons to the country's border. Its armed forces are also to be used against people seeking safety
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 6, 20224 min read
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’, Part Four. Government feeds media its narrative
As we noted, Greece's government has told media increased new arrivals will be Türkiye's fault, and it will use its military against them.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 3, 20223 min read
The Sound of Greece’s Summer: ‘It’s Turkey’s fault’. Part Three
Greek Defence Ministry 'officials' complete the 'narrative': The Greek government will use its military against new arrivals this summer.
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