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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...