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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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A story of Maria: how the Greek government killed a five-year-old girl

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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Josoor: human rights and human safety unravel before our eyes

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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Ms. Baerbock: we already had the investigation. It is now time to act

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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EU watchdog revelations mean Commissioners must resign

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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Greek government dissembles, misleads, over deaths and inhuman treatment of travelling people

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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Kiriakos Mitsotakis: Strange, erroneous, claims at the EU Parliament

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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Greek government: the world’s largest people-trafficking operation?

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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International law: a piece you can copy and paste, and/or link to

Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki

Jul 1, 20225 min read

International law: a piece you can copy and paste, and/or link to

Despite the howls and wails of the Right, the simple fact is that it is not illegal to travel in order to apply for asylum.

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Misdirection and blame-shifting: Mitarachis misses another opportunity

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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Aegean deaths: Mitarachis misleads Greek public

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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UN warns Greek government: you are damaging Greece

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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